1. The boards of county commissioners of the various counties are empowered to enter into cooperative agreements with the State of Nevada, other counties of this state, or any private or public organization, and with private concerns engaged in weather modification (cloud seeding) operations.

2. The expenses incident and necessary for the participation of counties in such cooperative program, as provided in subsection 1, shall be paid out of the general funds of such counties, and the board of county commissioners of any county acting under the terms of this section shall annually, at the time of making its budget, make an estimate of the expenses necessary to carry out its agreement, under the provisions of this section, and budget the same, in all respects, as other items of the budget may be made.

3. All agreements for cooperation between the State of Nevada and the counties, and with any private organization as set forth in subsection 1, shall be evidenced by written agreements made and entered into by the boards of county commissioners interested, and the same shall be spread upon the minutes of each of the boards at the time of the adoption thereof.

4. All action taken and all proceedings adopted prior to March 2, 1955, by the boards of county commissioners of Pershing, Lander, Eureka, Humboldt, Elko and White Pine counties, relating to weather modification (cloud seeding), are ratified, approved and confirmed.

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