All Water Resources And Water Districts Legislation - Missouri

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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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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SB 956 - The act changes the expiration dates of the staggered terms for the first appointed members of a public water supply district board by changing the ending month from June to April. Under current law, a circuit court must follow certain public notice requirements when holding a hearing regarding the detachment of property that is part of a public water supply district. This act increases the timeframe from 5 to 7 for the maximum number of days before the hearing date in which the last public hearing notice must be published in the county newspaper. In the event the court approves a detachment of property from a public water supply district, the court shall include in its decree a description of the district after the detachment as well as make any appropriate changes to the subdistrict boundary lines. Any changes in subdistrict boundaries shall not become effective until the next annual board of directors election. Certified copies of any court order regarding a detachment [...]

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