The proposed bill, known as the Clean Air Preservation Act, establishes regulations concerning atmospheric activities that may harm health, the environment, or agriculture. It defines various terms related to air quality and pollution, including "artificial intelligence," "geoengineering," "cloud seeding," and "pollutant." The bill mandates that all government and military projects comply with its requirements, and law enforcement agencies are tasked with enforcing these regulations. If hazardous activities are approved by the federal government, law enforcement must notify the appropriate federal agency that such activities cannot be conducted within Kansas.
Additionally, the bill outlines penalties for entities engaging in polluting atmospheric interventions, classifying such actions as a severity level 7 felony, with fines up to $100,000 for corporations and $5,000 for individual aircraft operators. It also includes provisions for compliance testing of communication facilities and establishes a process for law enforcement and the Kansas Air National Guard to assess and enforce violations. The bill repeals several existing statutes related to air quality, indicating a significant overhaul of the state's approach to atmospheric regulation.