AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND CLEAN AIR PRESERVATION ACT

SB 405, the Rhode Island Clean Air Preservation Act, prohibits all polluting atmospheric experiments and interventions within Rhode Island, including cloud seeding, solar radiation modification (SRM), and other weather-altering techniques. It directly affects any entity - such as government agencies, corporations, or AI systems - conducting these activities, banning the release of pollutants like PFAS ("forever chemicals") found in chaff or aerosols. Key provisions define "atmospheric activity" broadly to cover human, machine learning, or AI-driven experiments that release contaminants, and establish a regulatory process to prevent such releases. The law aims to protect public health and the environment by eliminating atmospheric pollution from these methods, without specifying enforcement details or outcomes.