SB 705
Establishes the Joint Committee on Rural Economic Development
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LR Number:
4333S.01I
Last Action:
3/28/2022 - SCS Voted Do Pass S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee (4333S.02C)
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Effective Date:
August 28, 2022

Current Bill Summary

SCS/SB 705 - This act modifies several provisions relating to agricultural economic opportunities.

JOINT COMMITTEE ON RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

This act establishes the Joint Committee on Rural Economic Development, which shall be composed of five members of the Senate to be appointed by the President Pro Tem and five members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Committee shall investigate and examine issues relating to the economic development of rural areas of the state, as described in the act. The Committee may submit a report of its activities to the General Assembly, which shall include any recommendations for legislative action or administrative and procedural changes. (Section 21.915)

This provision is identical to a provision in CCS/SS/SCS/HCS/HB 1720 (2022), SS/SCS/SB 672 (2022), SCS/SB 750 (2022), and HCS/HB 2203 (2022).

LAND SURVEYS

This act modifies definitions relating to conducting land surveys. The definition of "corners of the United States public land survey" is modified by adding the "center of section". The definition of "obliterated, decayed or destroyed corner" by changing the phrase "an existent corner" to "a position". The definition of "double proportionate measurement" is modified by repealing a description of the procedure used to relate the intersection of meridional and latitudinal lines to the measurement between four known corners.

This act repeals methods of reestablishing lost standard corners and lost section and quarter-section corners and replaces such methods with the single proportionate method.

This act also provides that the proportional position shall be offset, if necessary, in a cardinal direction to the true line defined by the nearest adjacent corners on opposite sides of the quarter-section corner to be established. (Sections 60.301 to 60.345)

These provisions are identical to provisions in CCS/SS/SCS/HCS/HB 1720 (2022) and SCS/SB 750 (2022).

WOOD ENERGY TAX CREDIT

A tax credit for the production of certain wood-energy processed wood products expired on June 30, 2020. This act extends the tax credit until June 30, 2028. (Section 135.305)

This provision is substantially similar to SB 677 (2022), HB 1862 (2022), SB 127 (2021), HB 393 (2021), SB 674 (2020), and HB 2274 (2020), and to a provision in SB 644 (2022), CCS/SS/SCS/HCS/HB 1720 (2022), SCS/SB 750 (2022), SB 986 (2022), SS/SCS/SB 354 (2021), HCS/HB 601 (2021), HCS/HB 693 (2021), SS/SCS/HB 948 (2021), HCS/SS/SCS/SB 570 (2020), HCS/SCS/SB 616 (2020), HCS/SS#2/SB 704 (2020), and SB 454 (2019).

MEAT PROCESSING FACILITIES TAX CREDIT

Current law authorizes the Meat Processing Facility Investment Tax Credit for the expansion or modernization of meat processing facilities, with such tax credit program to expire December 31, 2021. This act extends such tax credit until December 31, 2028.

This act also modifies the definition of "taxpayer" to require that a taxpayer shall own a meat processing facility located in this state and employs a combined total of fewer than 500 individuals in all meat processing facilities owned by the individual in the United States.

Current law limits the total amount of tax credits that may be authorized in a calendar for the Meat Processing Facilities tax credit and the Qualified Beef tax credit to $2 million. This act allows $2 million in tax credits for the Meat Processing Facilities tax credit without regard for the amount of Qualified Beef tax credits issued. (Section 135.686)

This provision is substantially similar to HB 2126 (2022), SB 355 (2021), and to a provision contained in CCS/SS/SCS/HCS/HB 1720 (2022), SCS/SB 750 (2022), SB 986 (2022), SB 644 (2022), SS/SCS/SB 354 (2021), HCS/HB 601 (2021), SS/SCS/HB 948 (2021), and HCS/HB 1095 (2021).

ETHANOL FUEL TAX CREDIT

For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, this act authorizes a tax credit for retail dealers selling higher ethanol blend at the retail dealer's service station, as such terms are defined in the act. The credit shall be equal to five cents per gallon of higher ethanol blend sold and dispensed through metered pumps at the service station during the tax year. The tax credit shall be nontransferable and nonrefundable. The total amount of tax credits authorized under the act in a given fiscal year shall not exceed $5 million.

This act shall sunset on December 31, 2028, unless reauthorized by the General Assembly. (Section 135.755)

This provision is substantially similar to SB 707 (2022), HCS/HB 1695 (2022), and SCS/SB 140 (2021), and to a provision in CCS/SS/SCS/HCS/HB 1720 (2022), SCS/SB 750 (2022), SS/SCS/SB 354 (2021), SS/SCS/HB 948 (2021), HCS/SS/SCS/SB 4 (2021), and HCS/HB 601 (2021).

BIODIESEL RETAIL SALE TAX CREDIT

For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, this act authorizes a tax credit for retail dealers selling biodiesel blend at the retail dealer's service station and distributors selling biodiesel blend directly to the final user located in this state, as such terms are defined in the act. The credit shall be equal to two cents per gallon of biodiesel blend of between 5-10%, and five cents per gallon of biodiesel blend in excess of 10% sold and dispensed at the service station during the tax year.

Tax credits authorized by the act shall not be transferable but shall be refundable. The total amount of tax credits authorized under the act in a given fiscal year shall not exceed $16 million. If the amount of tax credits claimed during the fiscal year exceed such amount, the tax credits shall be equally apportioned among the retail dealers claiming the credit by April 15 of such year.

This provision shall sunset on December 31, 2028, unless reauthorized by the General Assembly. (Section 135.775)

This provision is substantially similar to a provision contained in CCS/SS/SCS/HCS/HB 1720 (2022), SCS/SB 750 (2022), SB 805 (2022), HCS/HB 1875 (2022), and CCS/SB 37 (2021), and is similar to a provision contained in SS/SCS/SB 354 (2021).

BIODIESEL PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT

For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, this act authorizes a tax credit for Missouri biodiesel producers in the amount of two cents per gallon of biodiesel fuel produced by such producer. To qualify for a tax credit, a biodiesel producer shall be a facility that produces biodiesel fuel, is registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as required by federal law, has begun construction or has been selling biodiesel fuel on or before August 28, 2022.

Tax credits authorized by the act shall not be transferable but shall be refundable. The total amount of tax credits authorized under the act in a given fiscal year shall not exceed $4 million. If the amount of tax credits claimed during the fiscal year exceed such amount, the tax credits shall be equally apportioned among the biodiesel producers claiming the credit by April 15 of such year.

This provision shall sunset on December 31, 2028, unless reauthorized by the General Assembly. (Section 135.778)

This provision is substantially similar to a provision contained in CCS/SS/SCS/HCS/HB 1720 (2022), SCS/SB 750 (2022), SB 805 (2022) and HCS/HB 1875 (2022).

URBAN FARMS TAX CREDIT

For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, this act authorizes a tax credit in an amount equal to fifty percent of a taxpayer's expenses incurred in the construction or development of establishing or improving an urban farm in an urban area, as such terms are defined in the act.

The tax credit shall not exceed $5,000 for any single urban farm and shall not be transferable or refundable, but may be carried forward for three years. The total amount of tax credits that may be authorized for all taxpayers for any given urban farm shall not exceed $25,000. The total amount of tax credits authorized under this act during a calendar year shall not exceed $200,000.

The Missouri Agriculture and Small Business Authority shall recapture the amount of tax credits issued to a taxpayer who, after receiving the tax credit, uses the urban farm for the personal benefit of the taxpayer instead of for producing agricultural food products used solely for distribution to the public by sale or donation.

This provision shall sunset after six years unless reauthorized by the General Assembly. (Section 135.1610)

This provision is substantially similar to SB 717 (2022), HB 1570 (2022), HB 2020 (2022), SCS/SB 82 (2021), HB 652 (2021), HB 720 (2021), and HCS/HB 1586 (2020), and to a provision contained in CCS/SS/SCS/HCS/HB 1720 (2022), SCS/SB 750 (2022), HB 1919 (2022), CCS/SS/SB 22 (2021), and CCS/HCS/SB 365 (2021).

SOYBEAN PRODUCERS ASSESSMENT

Current federal law requires a soybean producer to remit an assessment equal to 0.5% of the net market price of the soybeans sold. This act provides that as long as such federal assessment is equal to 0.5%, the assessment imposed and levied under state law shall be equal to one-half of the federal assessment. If the federal assessment is reduced to less than 0.5% or is eliminated, the state assessment shall be equal to 0.5% of the net market price, as defined in the act, of the soybeans sold. (Section 275.357)

This provision is identical to HB 2387 (2022) and to a provision in CCS/SS/SCS/HCS/HB 1720 (2022) and SCS/SB 750 (2022).

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION TAX CREDITS

Current law authorizes tax credits for contributions to the Missouri Agriculture and Small Business Development Authority and investments in new generation cooperatives for the purpose of development of agricultural business, with such tax credit programs to expire December 31, 2021. This act extends such tax credits until December 31, 2028. (Section 348.436)

This provision is identical to SB 866 (2022) and HB 2172 (2022), and to a provision in SB 644 (2022), CCS/SS/SCS/HCS/HB 1720 (2022), SCS/SB 750 (2022), SB 986 (2022), SB 1091 (2022), SS/SCS/SB 354 (2021), HCS/HB 601 (2021), HCS/HB 693 (2021), and SS/SCS/HB 948 (2021).

FAMILY FARMS ACT

In current law, "small farmer" is defined in the Family Farms Act as a farmer who is a Missouri resident and who has less than $250,000 in gross sales per year. This act changes the amount of gross sales to less than $500,000 per year.

The act repeals a provision that each small farmer is eligible for only one family farm livestock loan per family and for only one type of livestock.

Additionally, the maximum amount of the family farm livestock loan for each type of livestock under the act is as follows:

• Beef cattle: $150,000

• Dairy cattle: $150,000

• Swine: $70,000; and

• Sheep & goats: $60,000

This provision is identical to SB 817 (2022), HB 1596 (2022), SB 490 (2021), and HB 645 (2021), and to provisions contained in CCS/SS/SCS/HCS/HB 1720 (2022), SCS/SB 750 (2022), HCS/HB 601 (2021), and is similar to SB 868 (2020) and HB 2041 (2020). (Section 348.500)

ANHYDROUS AMMONIA

This act repeals provisions of law that give the Department of Agriculture oversight over standards relating to anhydrous ammonia.

Additionally, under the act the Air Conservation Commission shall have the power to adopt, promulgate, amend, and repeal rules and regulations for covered processes at agricultural stationary sources that use, store, or sell anhydrous ammonia, and regulations necessary to implement and enforce the risk management plans under the federal Clean Air Act.

Each retail agricultural facility that uses, stores, or sells anhydrous ammonia that is an air contaminant source subject to a risk management plan under the federal Clean Air Act shall pay an annual registration of $200. The act establishes an annual tonnage fee for anhydrous ammonia of $1.25 per ton used or sold.

Each distributor or terminal agricultural facility that uses, stores, or sells anhydrous ammonia that is an air contaminant source subject to a risk management plan program 3 under federal regulations relating to chemical accident prevention shall pay an annual registration of $5,000 and shall not pay a tonnage fee.

Finally, the act creates the Anhydrous Ammonia Risk Management Plan Subaccount within the Natural Resources Protection Fund which shall consist of fees required under the act. (Sections 643.050 to 643.245)

These provisions are identical to HB 1898 (2022) and are substantially similar to SB 37 (2021), SB 994 (2020), and HB 2573 (2020), and to provisions in CCS/SS/SCS/HCS/HB 1720 (2022) and SCS/SB 750 (2022).

This act contains an emergency clause.

JOSH NORBERG

Amendments

No Amendments Found.