--- title: HR 513. Congress; investigate dispersion of chemicals into the sky by aircraft; encourage collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr513 cite_as: HR 513, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr513 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr513.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr513/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71184 date: 2025-03-11 status: introduced corpus_version: bills-2026-09-11 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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Congress; investigate dispersion of chemicals into the sky by aircraft; encourage ## Text 25 LC 59 0135 House Resolution 513 By: Representatives Greene of the 154th, Taylor of the 173rd, Hagan of the 156th, Carpenter of the 4th, Tarvin of the 2nd, and others A RESOLUTION Encouraging the United States Congress to investigate the dispersion of chemicals into the1 sky by aircraft, so as to understand the effects of such disper sion on air, soil, and water2 quality in the State of Georgia; and for other purposes.3 WHEREAS, it is documented that the federal government and other entities acting on the4 federal government's behalf or at the federal government's requ est may conduct5 geoengineering experiments by intentionally dispersing chemicals into the atmosphere, and6 those activities may occur within the State of Georgia; and7 WHEREAS, dispersing chemicals into the atmosphere has been obse rved to leave visible8 trails in the sky; and9 WHEREAS, the risk to human health and environmental welfare fro m broadscale10 geoengineering that leaves visible trails in the sky is currently not well understood; and11 WHEREAS, the United States has exclusive sovereignty of airspace of the United States; and12 H. R. 513 - 1 - 25 LC 59 0135 WHEREAS, it is the intent of the House of Representatives to protect the public health and13 welfare of Georgians.14 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that15 the members of this body encourage the United States Congress to investigate the dispersion16 of chemicals into the sky by aircraft, so as to understand the effects of such dispersion on air,17 soil, and water quality.18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized19 and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution avai lable for distribution to the20 members of the Georgia delegation to the United States Congress.21 H. R. 513 - 2 - ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution urges the United States Congress to investigate the intentional dispersion of chemicals into the sky by aircraft and study its effects on Georgia's air, soil, and water. ### Plain-language summary This resolution addresses concerns about geoengineering, which the text describes as the intentional dispersing of chemicals into the atmosphere by the federal government or entities acting on its behalf. The resolution states that this activity can leave visible trails in the sky and that its health and environmental effects are not well understood. Rather than changing any Georgia law, the resolution formally asks the United States Congress to investigate this dispersion of chemicals and study how it affects air, soil, and water quality, including within Georgia. It also directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send copies of the resolution to Georgia's congressional delegation, so members of Congress are made aware of the House's request. ### What it does - Formally encourages the United States Congress to investigate the intentional dispersion of chemicals into the sky by aircraft. - States the goal of that investigation is to understand effects on air, soil, and water quality in Georgia. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to Georgia's members of the United States Congress. - Does not create any new Georgia law, agency duty, funding, or penalty; it only expresses the House's position and request to Congress. ### Who it affects The resolution names the United States Congress and Georgia's congressional delegation as its direct targets. It also references the federal government and entities acting on its behalf that may conduct the described atmospheric activities, and it speaks broadly to the public health and environmental interests of Georgia residents. ### Why it matters Because this is a resolution rather than a law, it does not change any rule Georgians must follow. Its practical effect is to put the Georgia House's concerns about atmospheric chemical dispersion on record and press Congress, which controls U.S. airspace, to study the issue. ### Key provisions - The preamble (whereas clauses) states that the federal government or its agents may conduct geoengineering experiments by dispersing chemicals into the atmosphere, including within Georgia. - The preamble notes such dispersion can leave visible trails in the sky and that its health and environmental risks are not currently well understood. - The preamble notes the United States holds exclusive sovereignty over U.S. airspace, which is why the request is directed to Congress rather than addressed through state law. - The resolving clause formally has the House encourage Congress to investigate the dispersion of chemicals into the sky and its effects on air, soil, and water quality. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Georgia's delegation in Congress. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2025-03-06) - Last action: House Second Readers (2025-03-11) - Sponsors: Gerald Greene, Darlene Taylor, Leesa Hagan, Kasey Carpenter, Steve Tarvin, Rob Clifton - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71184 > The history, votes, and amendments (129 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr513.md?full=1