All Natural Resources, Department Of Legislation - Missouri

HCS/SCS/SB 1261 - This act modifies provisions relating to environmental protection. SECTION 8.295 - FACILITIES MAINTENANCE RESERVE FUNDUp to 10% of the funds appropriated each year for the Facilities Maintenance Reserve Fund shall be used for otherwise eligible projects that are also energy projects with a 10-year payback or less. SECTION 8.305 - ENERGY EFFICIENT STATE APPLIANCESAny appliance purchased with any portion of state funding shall be an Energy Star appliance under the Energy Star program by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency. SECTION 8.309 - REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON STATE BUILDINGSThe Division of Facilities Management, Design, and Construction shall ensure that regular maintenance is conducted on lighting, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems in all state buildings. SECTIONS 8.800-8.8.837 - MINIMUM ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARD FOR STATE BUILDINGSDesign documents submitted to the Office of Administration for [...]

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CCS/HCS/SCS/SBs 1181, 1100, 1262 & 1263 - This act modifies and creates provisions regarding energy regulation. SECTIONS 8.295 - 8.837 - STATE BUILDINGS Up to 10% of the funds appropriated each year for the Facilities Maintenance Reserve Fund shall be used for otherwise eligible projects that are also energy projects with a 15-year payback or less. Design documents submitted to the Office of Administration for new construction or substantial renovation of certain state buildings shall include a projection of the energy savings of the building as a result of meeting the state minimum energy efficiency standard. The act requires that by January 1, 2009, the Department of Natural Resources shall modify the minimum energy efficiency standard so that it is at least as stringent as the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code (2006 IECC), or the latest version of the Code rather than the current standard of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers [...]

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SJR 45 - Currently, sewer districts and water districts in counties of the first classification and the city of St. Louis may receive grants and loans through the Department of Natural Resources for storm water control projects. This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, limits the eligibility for sewer and water districts to only those considered "public." The amendment removes the requirement that appropriations for the Stormwater Control Fund may not exceed $20 million in aggregate per fiscal year. Currently, the Department of Natural Resources is required to provide both grants and loans using the funds resulting from the issuance of storm water control bonds, with 50% of the funding to be used for grants and 50% for loans. This amendment removes the percentage requirements as well as the requirement that both forms of financial assistance must be offered together. Additionally, the amendment removes the requirement that grants are limited to 50% of the cost of [...]

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SCS/SB 1040 - Current law allows sewer districts and water districts in counties of the first classification and the city of St. Louis to receive grants and loans for storm water control projects. This act limits eligibility for sewer and water districts to only those considered "public." Current law requires the Department of Natural Resources to provide both grants and loans using the funds resulting from the issuance of storm water control bonds. This act modifies this requirement so that both are no longer simultaneously required, but either one is still permissible. The act removes the requirement that 50% of the proceeds from the bonds be allocated to grants and 50% to loans. Once the initial offer of grants or loans has been made to all eligible recipients, the act allows any remaining funds to be given to grant or loan recipients who need additional funding in proportions as described in the act. The act allows repayments of storm water loans and applicable interest [...]

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SB 920 - Under this act, shippers shipping radioactive waste in Missouri shall be subject to statutory fees established by the act. State-funded institutions of higher education who ship nuclear waste shall be exempt from the statutory fees but such institutions shall reimburse the Missouri Highway Patrol for costs associated with shipment escorts. The fee structure is described in the act and the Department of Natural Resources in coordination with the Departments of Health and Senior Services, and Public Safety may promulgate rules necessary to carry out the provisions of the act. Any shipper who fails to pay a fee or to provide notice of a shipment to the Department of Natural Resources shall be liable for a civil penalty of an amount not to exceed ten times the amount of the original fee assessed and not paid. The fees assessed and collected under the act shall be deposited into the environmental radiation monitoring fund. The department of natural resources may use moneys in [...]

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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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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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SCS/SB 895 - This act creates the Manufacturer Responsibility and Consumer Convenience Equipment Collection and Recovery Act. The act requires manufacturers of computers or televisions to implement "recovery plans" for the collection of and the recycling or reuse of their obsolete equipment. The recovery plan must be implemented and a copy of the plan submitted to the Department of Natural Resources before the manufacturer can sell its computers or televisions in Missouri. Such manufacturers must also label their equipment to identify themselves as the manufacturer. Consumers shall not be charged a fee for returning the obsolete equipment to the manufacturer under the recovery plan. Any collection methods offered by a manufacturer must be reasonably convenient and available to consumers in the state. Manufacturers' collection methods may include any or all of the following: a mail-back option for consumers at no charge, a physical collection site, or a collection event. Manufacturers [...]

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SB 731 - This act exempts certain motorists from submitting their motor vehicles to safety and/or emissions inspections when renewing their certificate of registrations on vehicles which were initially issued one year license plate tabs in that the vehicles were not qualified to be licensed on a biennial basis. The used motor vehicles are not eligible for biennial registrations because the vehicles are even-numbered model year vehicles being registered during an odd-numbered calendar year or the vehicles are odd-numbered model year vehicles being registered during an even-numbered calendar year. Therefore, when an owner renews his or her registration the year following the purchase of the used vehicle, he or she will not have to submit the vehicle to a safety or emissions inspection. The act provides that the Director of Revenue shall renew the person's certificate of registration without proof of such inspections provided the owner presents all other documents required by law and pays [...]

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HCS/SS/SCS/SB 738 - This act prohibits St. Louis County from enacting any charter provision governing waste collection in unincorporated areas of the county. This act requires a seller as part of a newly constructed residential home sales transaction occurring on or after August 28, 2008, to disclose its energy efficiency rating under the Energy Star rating system to the purchasers at least one week before completion of the sale. If a seller fails to disclose the rating on time, the purchaser may withhold $500 from the purchase price; or if full payment has already been made, he or she may pursue legal action for the $500 refund and other costs and attorney fees. Any company, except for a concentrated animal feeding operation, that violates any state air, water, or odor pollution standard at least 6 times in a 12-month period or 12 times in a 36-month period shall forfeit any air or water-related permits issued by the Department of Natural Resources. Any such company that violates [...]

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HCS/SB 845 - This act modifies various provisions relating to political subdivisions.SECTION 48.030 This section allows a county, after meeting the required assessed valuation, to become a second class county upon a vote of the governing body to change classifications. Currently, a county can only change classifications by a vote of the governing body if it is becoming a first class county; otherwise, the county must be at the required assessed valuation for five years before changing classifications. The effective date of the change in classification shall be at the beginning of the county fiscal year following the election by the governing body. This section is identical to HCS/SB 820 (2008) & HB 1995 (2008).SECTION 49.292 Currently, no transfer of title of real property to a county or other political subdivision by donation or dedication shall be valid for recording unless it has been proved or acknowledged. This act specifies that water and sewer line easements shall [...]

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