Agriculture, Department Of Legislation - Missouri

SCS/SB 759 - The act requires the Department of Agriculture to issue a determination once it finds that the price of biodiesel or biodiesel-blended fuel has on average been less than or equal to the cost of conventional diesel fuel for one year. By the later of either June 1, 2010, or 120 days after the Department's price determination issuance, all diesel fuel sold at retail in Missouri shall be a biodiesel-blended fuel. By the later of either May 1, 2010, or 90 days after the Department's price determination issuance, fuel terminals in Missouri that sell diesel fuel shall sell biodiesel, conventional diesel fuel, and biodiesel-blended fuel that contains 5% biodiesel by volume. It shall not be considered a violation for a terminal to sell biodiesel-blended fuel that contains more than 5% biodiesel by volume provided any such sale adheres to notification requirements promulgated by the Department of Agriculture. The act allows distributors to purchase unblended gasoline at the terminal [...]

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SB 810 - The act requires that all diesel fuel sold at retail in Missouri on and after April 1, 2010 shall be a biodiesel-blended fuel. Under current law, if a distributor is not able to obtain fuel ethanol or fuel ethanol-blended gasoline at the terminal at the same or lower price as unblended gasoline, it is not considered a violation for the distributor and retailer to purchase or sell unblended gasoline. The act removes this exception, which means the retailers must sell fuel ethanol-blended gasoline regardless of its cost in comparison to unblended gasoline. Diesel fuel used by railroads and nuclear power generation facilities are exempt from the act’s provisions. The Director of the Department of Agriculture may exempt additional fuel uses from the requirements of the act. Under current law, the Governor may issue an Executive Order to waive any of the current fuel-ethanol requirements for reasons related to air quality. The act removes the air quality criteria, thereby [...]

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SB 847 - This act creates the Missouri Seed Availability and Competition Act. Farmers who want to retain patented seed from a current harvest for planting the following season must register with the Department of Agriculture and pay a fee of $7 per bushel of saved seed. The fees are to be deposited into the Genetically Engineered Seed Fund, which is created by the act. Six dollars per bushel collected are to be remitted to the patent holder of the seed on a quarterly basis. One dollar is to be retained by the Department for actual administrative costs of the fund. Any unused administrative funds are to be directed to a subaccount of the fund for use by the University of Missouri for agricultural research and development. A farmer will only be liable for health, safety, or environmental impacts if he or she intentionally or negligently fails to significantly follow the patent holder's or manufacturer's instructions and guidelines for planting the seed. A violation of this act is [...]

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SS/SCS/SB 898 - This act modifies provisions pertaining to the administration of agriculture incentives and programs. SECTIONS 32.057 and 105.485 - State Tax Credit ReportingThis act requires all members of the General Assembly to file a financial interest statement with the Missouri Ethics Commission disclosing any state tax credits claimed on the most recent state income tax return of the member, the member's spouse, or the member's dependent child. The Department of Revenue must make information regarding state tax credits claimed by a member of the General Assembly available to the public. SECTION 135.633 - Tax Credit for Odor AbatementThis act creates a tax credit for agricultural odor abatement activities. The tax credit shall be equal to either the lesser of $25,000 or 50% of the eligible expenses incurred by a Class IC or smaller concentrated animal feeding operation to implement certain odor abatement best management practices. The cumulative amount of tax credits issued [...]

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HCS/SCS/SB 907 - This act modifies provisions relating to the regulation of motor fuel storage tanks and equipment. The Hazardous Waste Management Commission shall propose rules by February 13, 2009 to establish requirements for the reporting of releases and corrective action taken in response to releases from underground petroleum storage tanks. The Board of Trustees of the Petroleum Storage Tank Insurance Fund shall be a type III agency and shall employ staff as needed. Under current law, the Petroleum Storage Tank Insurance Fund expires on December 31, 2010, or upon revocation of 40 CFR Parts 280 and 285, which are federal standards and corrective action requirements for owners of underground storage tanks. This act extends the expiration date until December 31, 2020, and removes the clause concerning revocation of federal law. Under current law, an owner or operator of petroleum storage tanks may participate in the Petroleum Storage Tank Insurance Fund to "partially" [...]

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CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SB 931 - This act modifies provisions pertaining to the administration of agriculture incentives and programs. SECTION 135.710 - TAX CREDIT FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL STATIONSThis act creates an income tax credit for the costs of constructing a qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property. The tax credit shall not exceed the lesser of $20,000 or 20% of the costs directly associated with the purchase and installation of any alternative fuel storage and dispensing equipment. The cumulative amount of credits which may be claimed shall not exceed $3,000,000 for taxable year 2009. For taxable year 2010, the cumulative amount of tax credits which may be claimed is reduced to $2,000,000, and for taxable year 2011, the amount is further reduced to $1,000,000. SECTIONS 135.800-135.805 - TAX REPORTING REQUIREMENTSThis act makes the Family Farm Breeding Livestock Loan tax credit and the Qualified Beef tax credit subject to the same reporting requirements as what is required [...]

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SB 1280 - The Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) shall develop and implement a Livestock Feed and Crop Input Loan Guarantee Program. The program shall provide loan guarantees for up to 50% of the amount of a loan on a declining principal basis, not to exceed $40,000 per individual loan. The loan guarantee program` shall make such payment to eligible lenders in the event of loan default by recipients of loans given for the purpose of purchasing or growing feed for livestock production. MASBDA shall charge a one-time $50 fee for each guaranteed loan and may charge a fee up to 1% per year on the outstanding principal of any guaranteed loan. These fees shall be used to administer the program. The act limits the total amount of outstanding loans that may be guaranteed by MASBDA to whatever amount is deemed to allow 20% of such loan guarantees to be immediately redeemed at any time. The act creates the Livestock Feed and Crop Input Loan Guarantee [...]

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SB 1111 - Under current law, the financial statements required to accompany an application for a grain dealer license must be audited or reviewed by a certified public accountant. This act retains this requirement for Class I grain dealer licenses but modifies the requirement for all other license classes so that, instead, the financial statement must be prepared by a qualified accountant. Currently, the surety bond amount required of a licensed grain dealer shall be established by the director of the Department of Agriculture and shall not be less than $20,000 nor more than $300,000. The act removes the provision requiring the director to establish the bond amount and raises the minimum to $50,000 and the maximum to $500,000. The formula for determining the surety bond amount currently requires the amount not to be less than 1%, nor greater than 5%, of the aggregate dollar amount paid for certain grain the previous fiscal year. The act increases the minimum to 2% and removes the [...]

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