Title XVI, CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

256.260. Reports of commission. — The clean water commission shall: (1) Within sixty days after the end of the fiscal year in even-numbered years, make a report to the governor and to the general assembly of its activities for the preceding biennial period; and (2) Report to the …

256.280. Definition. — As used in sections 256.280 to 256.350, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the word "fund" means the Missouri water development fund. ­­-------- (L. 1965 p. 389 § 1)

256.290. Water development fund created, purposes — funds not to revert. — The general assembly of Missouri may transfer money from the general revenue fund to the "Missouri Water Development Fund", which is hereby created, and may appropriate money from the fund for the purposes…

256.300. Commission may contract with federal agencies. — The clean water commission is authorized to make reasonable assurance that demands for use will be made within a period of time to permit payment of costs allocated to water supply within the life of the project, and upon …

256.310. Duties of commission. — The clean water commission: (1) Shall be responsible for proper distribution and allocation of water stored in the ownership of the state under provisions of sections 256.280 to 256.350; (2) May sell, assign or sublet water or water from storage, …

256.320. Basis of payment — debt to be lien on property, how collected. — 1. Payment for delivery of stored water shall be on a current basis or on some other basis as might be agreed to, but at least on an annual basis. 2. Any debt incurred by a purchaser of stored water shall b…

256.330. Commission to report to legislature, contents. — In order to serve the legislature with full information, the clean water commission shall report those segments of long-range planning which are applicable to management of the fund to each legislative session. The reports…

256.340. Legislature may appropriate from fund, purposes. — Based on reports required in section 256.330, the legislature may appropriate money from the fund to the clean water commission for specified participation in future municipal and industrial water supply storage costs in…

256.350. Law not to affect existing contracts. — Nothing in sections 256.280 to 256.350 shall be construed as preventing consummation of a contract between a municipality, water district, county, or political subdivision of this state, and a federal department for water storage. …

256.360. Commission to protect public interest in federal reservoirs. — The clean water commission is authorized to act in behalf of the state, as required by the federal government, to protect those public interests associated with federal reservoirs involving water use and wate…

256.400. Definitions. — As used in sections 71.287 and 256.400 to 256.433, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms mean: (1) "Department", the department of natural resources; (2) "Director", the director of the department of natural resources; (3) "Di…

256.405. Purpose to develop information for future water resource management — water usage law applicable to — exemptions. — The purpose of sections 71.287 and 256.400 to 256.430 is to insure the development of information required for the analysis of certain future water resourc…

256.410. Major water users withdrawing or diverting water required to file registration with division, content. — 1. No major water user shall withdraw or divert water from any water source without filing an official registration document with the division. The registration docum…

256.415. Nuisance, unregistered diversion of water by major water user — injunction — injunction dissolved, when. — Any unregistered diversion of water by a major water user is hereby declared to be a nuisance and the director may request the attorney general to file an action in…

256.420. Inspection by state geologist — court order if permission refused. — The state geologist or his authorized agent may enter upon the property of any major water user with permission. If permission is not granted, the department may request a court order for the purpose of…

256.425. Division to compile information to determine water needs and usage of state — staff limitation. — The division shall compile all information contained in the registration document and shall analyze such information on a periodic basis to assist in the determination of th…

256.430. Department may accept gifts, grants — law not to be construed to limit common law water rights. — 1. The department may accept gifts, contributions, donations and grants, and use the same for any purpose within the scope of sections 71.287 and 256.400 to 256.430; provide…

256.433. Southeast Missouri regional water district, limitation on withdrawal or diversion by major water users. — Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no major water user shall convey water withdrawn or diverted from within the southeast Missouri regional water …

256.435. Citation of law. — Sections 256.435 to 256.445 shall be known and may be cited as the "Multipurpose Water Resource Act". ­­-------- (L. 1992 S.B. 661 & 620 § 15)

*256.437. Definitions. — As used in sections 256.435 to 256.445, the following terms mean: (1) "Director", the director of the department of natural resources; (2) "Flood control storage", storage space in reservoirs to hold flood waters; (3) "Plan", a preliminary engineering rep…

*256.438. Fund created, use of moneys--rulemaking authority. — 1. There is hereby established in the state treasury a fund to be known as the "Multipurpose Water Resource Program Fund", which shall consist of all money deposited in such fund from whatever source, whether public o…

*256.440. Multipurpose water resource program established, department to administer — state may participate in water resource project, when. — In order to ensure adequate, long-term, reliable public water supply, treatment, and transmission facilities, there is hereby established…

*256.443. Plan, content — approval of plan by director — eligibility of projects to receive contributions, grants or bequests for construction or renovation costs, limitation. — 1. The plan shall include a description of the project, the need for the project, land use and treatme…

256.445. Political subdivision, with sponsor's plan approved, submit to voters ballot to incur debt, issue bonds, levy and collect taxes — bonds, procedure to issue — rate of tax — how calculated — collection. — 1. Any political subdivision which contains a sponsor which has subm…

*256.447. Rulemaking authority. — The department of natural resources may adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of sections 256.437 to 256.445. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authori…

256.450. Citation of law. — Sections 256.450 to 256.483 shall be known as the "Geologist Registration Act". ­­-------- (L. 1994 S.B. 649)

256.453. Definitions. — As used in sections 256.450 to 256.483, the following words and phrases shall mean: (1) "Board of geologist registration" or "board", the board of geologist registration created in section 256.459; (2) "Certificate of registration", a license issued by the…

256.456. Geology work to be performed under supervision of registered geologist, when — reports, supervised by registered geologist — prohibited designations, when — penalty. — 1. Except as provided in section 256.471, no person, firm, or corporation shall engage in the practice …

256.459. Board of geologist registration created — members, qualifications, appointment — public members — terms — bond not required — attorney general to represent board — expenses, reimbursement, compensation, rules authorized. — 1. The "Board of Geologist Registration" is here…

256.462. Meetings of board — officers — rules — examinations, preparation of — certificates of registration, issuance of, code of professional conduct — suspension, revocation of certificate, when — specialty fields, board may recognize. — 1. The board shall meet within forty-fiv…

256.465. Fund, established — fees to be set by board, limit. — 1. There is hereby created in the state treasury "The Board of Geologist Registration Fund". 2. The board shall establish, by rule, fees to be charged for applications, examinations, certification and certification re…

256.468. Application for certification, contents, requirements — examination required — geologist-registrant in-training, designation — board, powers and duties. — 1. An applicant for certification as a registered geologist shall complete and sign a personal data form, prescribed…

256.471. Exempt activities. — 1. Activities which are not regulated by sections 256.450 to 256.483 include work by employees or subordinates of a registered geologist, provided that such work does not include responsible charge of work, and such work is performed under the direct…

256.474. Failure to abide by requirements, board may reprimand. — A registered person, firm or corporation practicing geology may be reprimanded by the board for failure to abide by the requirements of sections 256.450 to 256.483. The board may impose limitations, conditions or r…

256.477. Prohibited activities, penalties — board to revoke certificate, when. — 1. No person shall employ fraud or deceit in obtaining the certificate of registration. A violation of this subsection shall be a class B misdemeanor. 2. Any person found to have performed geologic w…

256.480. Complaints, board shall investigate, procedures — board may issue order, powers — appeal of order or action of board. — 1. Any person may bring a complaint alleging a violation of sections 256.450 to 256.483 or the rules promulgated thereunder. The board shall investigat…

256.483. Alteration of document prohibited, when, penalty — false evidence or testimony, penalty — action under expired certificate of registration, penalty. — 1. Any person, firm or corporation who alters or revises any document, map, or work signed or sealed by a registered geo…

256.600. Title of law. — Sections 256.600 to 256.640 shall be known and may be cited as "The Water Well Drillers' Act". ­­-------- (L. 1985 S.B. 281 § 1)

256.603. Definitions. — As used in sections 256.600 to 256.640, the following terms mean: (1) "Abandoned well", a well shall be deemed abandoned which is in such a state of disrepair that continued use for the purpose of thermal recovery or obtaining groundwater is impractical an…

256.605. Well installation board established — membership — terms — qualifications. — 1. The "Well Installation Board" is hereby established which shall be composed of nine members. Appointment to the board shall be made without regard to race, creed, sex, religion, or national o…

256.606. Rules and regulations — applicants' qualifications. — 1. The board shall adopt and amend rules and regulations pursuant to chapter 536 which may be reasonably necessary to govern the regulation of the well, the heat pump, monitoring well, and pump installation industry i…

256.607. Well installation contractor, permit — heat pump installation contractor, permit. — 1. No person may engage in business in this state as a well installation contractor unless he has obtained from the division a permit to conduct such business or businesses. 2. Nothing in…

256.611. Application, qualifications. — The division shall issue a permit as a well installation contractor, heat pump installation contractor, monitoring well contractor or pump installation contractor to any person properly making application therefor, who is not less than eigh…

256.613. Written examinations. — Written examinations shall be designed to test the applicants' knowledge of the principles of well drilling and plugging, the methods of installation of pumping equipment and the rules and regulations promulgated under sections 256.600 to 256.640.…

256.614. Notice to division, when — forms — registration and certification, fee — encountering gas or oil. — 1. The division shall be notified, on certification or registration forms to be provided by the division, of the activities specified in this section within sixty days: (1…

256.615. Abandoned wells, plugging required — test holes, plugging — confidentiality of information — penalty. — 1. Wells abandoned by the landowner after August 28, 1991, shall be plugged or caused to be plugged by the landowner according to the regulations developed pursuant to…