§ 330c. — Authority of Secretary.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC330c]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 9A--WEATHER MODIFICATION ACTIVITIES OR ATTEMPTS; REPORTING
REQUIREMENT
Sec. 330c. Authority of Secretary
(a) Information; reports and records; inspection; availability of data
from any Federal agency as limitation of authority
The Secretary may obtain from any person whose activities relate to
weather modification by rule, subpena, or otherwise such information in
the form of testimony, books, records, or other writings, may require
the keeping and furnishing of such reports and records, and may make
such inspection of the books, records, and other writings and premises
and property of any person as may be deemed necessary or appropriate by
him to carry out the provisions of this chapter, but this authority
shall not be exercised to obtain any information with respect to which
adequate and authoritative data are available from any Federal agency.
(b) Noncompliance; application of Attorney General; jurisdiction;
orders; contempts
In case of contumacy by, or refusal to obey a subpena served upon
any person pursuant to this section, the district court of the United
States for any district in which such person is found or resides or
transacts business, upon application by the Attorney General, shall have
jurisdiction to issue an order requiring such person to appear and give
testimony or to appear and produce documents, or both; and any failure
to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as a
contempt thereof.
(Pub. L. 92-205, Sec. 4, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 736.)
