Title XVI, CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

260.552. Liability limitation for persons in business of hazardous waste cleanup created by others, exceptions — waste cleanup of environmental hazard defined. — 1. No person engaged in the business of waste cleanup of environmental hazards created by others, including asbestos, …

260.558. Radioactive waste investigation fund created, purpose, use of moneys — limitation on transfers. — 1. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Radioactive Waste Investigation Fund". The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance with sections …

260.565. Definitions. — As used in sections 260.565 to 260.575, the following terms mean: (1) "Hazardous substance", any hazardous substance specified in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 9601(14) (A)-(F), as amended, pet…

260.567. Application for voluntary remediation, requirements, form, fee — review by department — duties of applicant, reports — remedial action plan, review of — duties. — 1. Any person, including but not limited to a person acquiring, disposing of or possessing a lienholder inte…

260.569. Reimbursement for costs to department, computation — deposit of funds — termination from participation by department, when — refund of balance, when. — 1. The department shall be reimbursed for its site-specific costs incurred in administration and oversight of the volun…

260.571. Hazardous waste management commission may promulgate rules, scope. — The hazardous waste management commission may promulgate rules to implement sections 260.565 to 260.575. Such rules and regulations may include, but are not limited to, cleanup protocols, cleanup standa…

260.573. Completion of plan, department to issue letter, contents — effect. — If the provisions set forth in sections 260.565 to 260.575 and any rules promulgated thereunder are met, and the applicant has remitted all applicable participation fees, the department shall issue, to …

260.575. False information, submission of — penalty. — Any person who knowingly submits false or fraudulent information to the department in connection with a voluntary cleanup shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 1993 S.B. 80, et al.)

260.600. Area revitalization authorities to hold title in cleanup areas — transfer of title to department, when — dissolution of authority (certain first class counties, charter form). — Area revitalization authorities in any first class county with a charter form of government, …

260.602. Authorities' articles of incorporation, content. — The articles of incorporation shall set forth: (1) The names and residences of the applicants together with a recital that each of them is an elector of and taxpayer in the county or municipality; (2) The name of the cor…

260.603. Articles filed where — secretary of state, duties. — When executed and acknowledged in conformity with section 260.602, the articles of incorporation shall be filed with the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall examine the articles of incorporation and, if he…

260.605. Board of directors, number, qualifications, election, term. — The corporation shall have a board of directors in which all the powers of the corporation shall be vested and which shall consist of any number of directors, not less than three, all of whom shall be duly qua…

260.607. Powers and duties of board. — The corporation is hereby granted all powers necessary or appropriate to carry out and effectuate its purposes under sections 260.600 to 260.607, including but not limited to the following: (1) To adopt bylaws and rules for the regulation of…

260.609. Authority, state and state employees no liability, when. — The state of Missouri, its employees or the revitalization authority shall not be held liable for any injury caused by a dangerous condition at any abandoned or uncontrolled site as a result of the actions taken …

260.700. Membership authorized — compact — purposes. — The "Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact" is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this state with all other states legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: THE MIDWEST INTERSTATE…

260.705. Definitions. — Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following words and phrases mean: (1) "Care", the continued observation of a facility after closure for the purposes of detecting a need for maintenance, insuring environmental safety, and determining comp…

260.710. Extended care and long-term liability account established, purposes — if Missouri designated a host state, duties. — 1. There is hereby created within the state treasury an "Extended Care and Long-term Liability Account". In the event that Missouri is designated a host s…

260.715. Operators of regional disposal facilities to purchase maximum insurance — insurance to be used, how. — The operator of a regional disposal facility shall purchase the maximum amount of commercially available third-party nuclear liability insurance, pay the necessary peri…

260.720. Compact commissioner and alternate, appointment, compensation, when, expenses, duties. — 1. The governor shall appoint one member and one alternate member to represent Missouri's interests on the midwest low-level radioactive waste compact commission. Such appointment sh…

260.730. Tax levy authorized for counties containing regional disposal facilities. — Any county within the state of Missouri in which a low-level radioactive waste regional disposal facility is located is hereby authorized to levy and collect an annual tax of not more than three …

260.735. Designation as host state, governor's duty — approval by general assembly required, exception. — 1. In the event Missouri is designated by the commission to be a host state for a regional low-level radioactive waste disposal facility, the director of the department of na…

260.750. Environmental radiation monitoring program and fund established — purposes. — 1. The department of natural resources shall develop an environmental radiation monitoring program for the purpose of monitoring radioactivity in air, water, soil, plant and animal life as nece…

260.800. Definitions. — As used in sections 260.800 to 260.815, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Governing body", any city, municipality, county or combination thereof, or an authority or agency created by intergovernmental compact; (2) "Solid waste", garbage, refuse and othe…

260.805. Electric suppliers to purchase electricity generated, rate allowable. — When any portion of a waste to energy facility is owned, operated or leased by a governing body, the electrical supplier serving the area shall be required to enter into long-term contracts to purcha…

260.810. Extraordinary costs and interconnection charges paid by governing body. — The governing body shall pay to the regulated electrical corporation those extraordinary costs directly applicable to receipt of the electricity. All charges for interconnection shall be no greater…

260.815. Loss of revenue, rate case before public service commission allowable. — The public service commission may consider any loss of revenue that may occur due to sections 260.800 to 260.815 and allow the electrical utility company to recover the same in a rate case before th…

260.818. Definitions. — As used in sections 260.818 and 260.819 the following terms mean: (1) "Damages", damages of any kind for which liability may exist under the laws of this state resulting from, arising out of, or related to the discharge or threatened discharge of oil; (2) …

260.819. Removal costs and damages, liability, limitations. — 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a person is not liable for removal costs or damages which result from actions taken or omitted to be taken in the course of rendering care, assistance, or …

260.820. Definitions. — When used in sections 260.820 to 260.826, the following words and phrases mean: (1) "Package", a container providing a means of marketing, protecting or handling a product including a unit package, an intermediate package, a shipping container as defined i…

260.822. Content concentration of certain elements, restrictions. — Except as provided in section 260.824, a manufacturer or distributor may not sell a package, packaging material, or packaging component and a manufacturer or distributor of products in the state of Missouri shall…

260.824. Exemptions. — 1. Before July 1, 1996, section 260.822 shall not apply with respect to a package, packaging material or packaging component made from recycled materials. 2. Section 260.822 shall not apply with respect to a package, packaging material or packaging componen…

260.830. Landfill fee authorized, counties of third and fourth classification — approval, ballot, limitation. — 1. Any county of the third classification or any county of the second classification with more than forty-eight thousand two hundred but less than forty-eight thousand …

260.831. Collection of fee by operator, payment required — separate surcharge, transmittal of funds. — 1. Each operator of a solid waste sanitary or demolition landfill in any county wherein a landfill fee has been approved by the voters pursuant to section 260.830 shall collect …

260.900. Definitions. — As used in sections 260.900 to 260.960, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms mean: (1) "Abandoned dry-cleaning facility", any real property premises or individual leasehold space in which a dry-cleaning facility formerly oper…

260.905. Hazardous waste management commission to promulgate rules for dry-cleaning facility environmental remediation. — 1. The commission shall promulgate and adopt such initial rules and regulations, effective no later than July 1, 2007, as shall be necessary to carry out the …

260.910. Violations of dry-cleaning remediation laws — civil damages. — 1. No person shall: (1) Operate an active dry-cleaning facility in violation of sections 260.900 to 260.960, rules and regulations adopted pursuant to sections 260.900 to 260.960 or orders of the director pur…

260.915. Registration of dry-cleaning facilities with department. — Each operator of an active dry-cleaning facility shall register with the department on a form provided by the department according to procedures established by the department by rule. ­­-------- (L. 2000 S.B. 577…

260.920. Dry-cleaning environmental response trust fund created — purpose — not to be considered total state revenue. — 1. There is hereby created within the state treasury a fund to be known as the "Dry-cleaning Environmental Response Trust Fund". All moneys received from the en…

260.925. Expenditures from fund, how used — fund not to be used, when — liability determinations — entry onto premises where corrective action required — fund payment limit — owner liability when fund payment obtained. — 1. On and after July 1, 2002, moneys in the fund shall be u…

260.930. State immunity from liability due to corrective action — private action against dry-cleaning facility not prohibited — corrective action not to be compelled at eligible dry-cleaning facilities — director approval of plans, when. — 1. Neither the state of Missouri, the fu…

260.935. Dry-cleaning facility registration surcharge — deposited in fund — penalties and interest for nonpayment. — 1. Every active dry-cleaning facility shall pay, in addition to any other environmental response surcharges, an annual dry-cleaning facility registration surcharge…

260.940. Dry-cleaning solvent surcharge, amount imposed due to solvent factor — deposited in fund — penalties and interest for nonpayment — operators not to purchase solvent from persons not paying surcharge. — 1. Every seller or provider of dry-cleaning solvent for use in this s…

260.945. Surcharges not collected, when. — 1. If the unobligated principal of the fund equals or exceeds five million dollars on April first of any year, the active dry-cleaning facility registration surcharge imposed by section 260.935 and the dry-cleaning solvent surcharge impo…

260.950. Judicial review. — 1. All final orders and determinations of the commission or the department made pursuant to the provisions of sections 260.900 to 260.960 are subject to judicial review pursuant to the provisions of chapter 536. All final orders and determinations shal…

260.955. Department to report on fund, corrective action from fund. — The department shall annually transmit a report to the general assembly and the governor regarding: (1) Receipts of the fund during the preceding calendar year and the sources of the receipts; (2) Disbursements…

260.960. Rulemaking. — Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicabl…