Missouri Senate

Perfected

FENCE MAINTENANCE ALONG THE HISTORIC MISSOURI ROCK ISLAND RAILROAD CORRIDOR (Section 253.175) - This act requires the Division of State Parks within the Department of Natural Resources to maintain the fence coinciding with the boundary between individual landowner property and the historic Missouri Rock Island railroad corridor, with costs being paid by the State Park Earnings Fund. Nothing in this act shall be construed to require an individual landowner to locate a fence on his or her own property.

This provision is identical to SB 866 (2018), and is similar to SCS/SB 251 (2017).

LEAD-ACID BATTERY FEE (Section 260.262) - Currently, a person selling lead-acid batteries at retail shall collect at the time of sale a fee of 50 cents for each lead acid battery sold, with such fee being credited to the Hazardous Waste Fund . This requirement to collect such fee is set to expire on December 31, 2018. This act extends this fee expiration to December 31, 2023.

This act is identical to SB 525 (2017) and HB 1168 (2017).

FEES (Sections 260.380, 260.475, 444.768, 444.772, 644.054, and 644.057) - Currently, the Director of the Department of Natural Resources and the Hazardous Waste Management Commission, Missouri Mining Commission, and the Clean Water Commission may take certain actions to modify their respective fee structures. The authority of the Director and respective commissions to modify such fee structures expires on August 28, 2024. Under this act, any fee, bond, or assessment structure established under such fee modification process shall also expire on August 28, 2024.

Currently, application fees assessed to surface mining operating permits are set to expire on December 31, 2018. This act extends this expiration to December 31, 2024.

The Director of the Department of Natural Resources was required to conduct a comprehensive review of the clean water fee structure and submit a report to the General Assembly by December 31, 2012. This act repeals this provision.

PETROLEUM STORAGE TANK INSURANCE FUND (Section 319.140) - This act establishes the Task Force on the Petroleum Storage Tank Insurance Fund. The Task Force shall be composed of 6 members, with 3 being from the House of Representatives and 3 from the Senate. The Task Force shall conduct research and compile a report, by December 31, 2018, on certain topics relating to the Petroleum Storage Tank Insurance Fund as set forth in this act.

GRANTS FOR UTILITY PROJECTS (Section 640.620) - Currently, grants in aid are made available by the Department of Natural Resources to assist in financing certain utility projects, with such grants being limited to $1,400 per connection. This act instead limits such grants to $3,000 per connection.

This provision is identical to SB 659 (2018) and SB 528 (2017).

MISSOURI CLEAN WATER LAW (Section 644.059) - This act exempts agricultural storm water discharges and return flows from irrigated agriculture from clean water permitting requirements, and prevents such discharges and flows from being considered unlawful unless they have entered waters of the state rendering them harmful, detrimental, or injurious to public health, safety, or welfare, or to industrial or agricultural uses, or to wild animals, birds, or fish. Nothing in this act shall supersede current law relating to concentrated animal feeding operations.

KAYLA HAHN