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MO Rev Stat § 260.550 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.550 - Information to be available to public, exceptions.

Effective - 27 Jun 1983   260.550. Information to be available to public, exceptions. — Information obtained under the provisions of sections 260.500 to 260.550 or any rule or regulation, order or condition adopted or issued thereunder, or any investigation authorized thereby, shall be available to the public unless:  (1) Nondisclosure is requested in writing;  (2) Such information constitutes trade secrets or information which is entitled to confidential treatment in order to protect any plan, process, tool, mechanism, or compound which is known only to the person claiming confidential treatment and confidential treatment is necessary to protect such person's trade, business or manufacturing process;  (3) Such nondisclosure will not result in an unreasonable threat to the health of humans or the environment; and  (4) Disclosure is not required under any federal act. Any employee of a department or any former employee of a department who, for a period of two years after the termination of such relationship, is convicted of willful disclosure or conspiracy to disclose trade secrets or information which is entitled to such confidential treatment to any person other than one entitled to the information under sections 260.500 to 260.550 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 1983 H.B. 528)  Effective 6-27-83
MO Rev Stat § 260.552 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.552 - Liability limitation for persons in business of hazardous waste cleanup created by others, exceptions — waste cleanup of environmental hazard defined.

Effective - 01 Jul 1987   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, shall be liable for any damages arising from the release or discharge of a pollutant, resulting from such activity, in an amount greater than one million dollars to any one person or three million dollars to all persons for a single occurrence. The limitation of liability of this section shall not:  (1) Affect any right of indemnification which such person has, or may acquire by contract, against any other person who is liable for creating an environmental hazard;  (2) Apply to persons who intentionally, wantonly, or willfully violate federal or state regulations respecting the clean-up process.  2. For purposes of this* section, the phrase "business of waste cleanup of environmental hazard" shall mean an activity including the investigation, evaluation, planning, design, engineering, removal, construction and ancillary services, which is carried out to abate or clean up a pollutant. ­­-------- (L. 1987 H.B. 700 § 37)  Effective 7-01-87  *Word "the" appears in original rolls.
MO Rev Stat § 260.565 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.565 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1999   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, petroleum and petroleum products, except where such petroleum and petroleum products were released to the environment from tanks subject to regulation by the department of natural resources or located on property which is eligible for moneys from the petroleum storage tank insurance fund pursuant to section 319.131, and any hazardous waste as defined in section 260.360 or any rules promulgated under sections 260.350 to 260.480;  (2) "Person", any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, company, public or private corporation, association, joint stock company, trust estate, political subdivision or any agency, board, department or bureau of the state or federal government, or any other legal entity whatever which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties;  (3) "Phase I environmental site assessment", a noninvasive physical assessment of the real property and a records review conducted by a technical consultant who is familiar with the nature of the operations and activities that have occurred on the real property;  (4) "Real property", any residential or nonresidential real property;  (5) "Remediation" or "remedial action", all appropriate actions taken to clean up contaminated real property, including but not limited to removal, remedial actions, and response actions as such terms are defined by the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 9601). ­­-------- (L. 1993 S.B. 80, et al., A.L. 1999 S.B. 334)
MO Rev Stat § 260.571 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.571 - Hazardous waste management commission may promulgate rules, scope.

Effective - 28 Aug 1993   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 standards, and cost administration. ­­-------- (L. 1993 S.B. 80, et al.)
MO Rev Stat § 260.573 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.573 - Completion of plan, department to issue letter, contents — effect.

Effective - 28 Aug 1993   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 the applicant, a letter stating that no further action need be taken at the site related to any contamination identified in the environmental assessments and for which remedial action has been taken in accordance with the approved remedial action plan. Such letter, however, shall provide that the department of natural resources may require the person to conduct additional environmental site assessments or remedial actions in the event that any monitoring conducted at or near the real property or other circumstances indicate that additional contamination is present which was not identified by the environmental site assessments or for which remedial action was not taken according to the remedial action plan. ­­-------- (L. 1993 S.B. 80, et al.)
MO Rev Stat § 260.575 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.575 - False information, submission of — penalty.

Effective - 28 Aug 1993   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.)
MO Rev Stat § 260.600 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 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).

Effective - 27 Jun 1983   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, adjoining a city not within a county, are authorized to temporarily hold title to property within any area designated for cleanup by the department of natural resources pursuant to this chapter or by any federal agency under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980. The authority shall transfer all rights, title and interests in all properties to the department of natural resources as soon as all owners of such property interests in the designated area have entered into legally binding agreements to convey those interests. The authority shall, within sixty days of such transfer of title, wind up its affairs and voluntarily dissolve in accordance with the provisions of chapter 355. ­­-------- (L. 1983 H.B. 528 § 3)  Effective 6-27-83
MO Rev Stat § 260.602 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.602 - Authorities' articles of incorporation, content.

Effective - 27 Jun 1983   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 corporation, which shall be "The Area Revitalization Authority of the ______ of ______" (the blank spaces to be filled in with the name of the county or municipality, including the proper designation thereof as county, city, town or village) if such name shall be available for use by (which shall be in the county);  (3) The purpose for which the corporation is proposed to be organized;  (4) The number of directors of the corporation;  (5) The period, if any, for the duration of the corporation;  (6) Any other matter which the applicants may choose to insert therein which shall not be inconsistent with this act* or with the laws of the state of Missouri. ­­The articles of incorporation shall be subscribed and acknowledged by each of the applicants before an officer authorized by the laws of Missouri to take acknowledgment to deeds. ­­-------- (L. 1983 H.B. 528 § 4)  Effective 6-27-83  *"This act" (H.B. 528, 1983) contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.
MO Rev Stat § 260.603 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.603 - Articles filed where — secretary of state, duties.

Effective - 27 Jun 1983   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 finds that the recitals contained therein are correct, that the requirements of section 260.602 have been complied with, and that the name is not identical with or so nearly similar to that of another corporation already in existence in this state as to lead to confusion and uncertainty, he shall approve the articles of incorporation, issue a certificate of incorporation and record the same in an appropriate book or record in his office. When such articles have been so approved, the certificate of incorporation issued and the same filed, the applicants shall constitute a public corporation under the name set out in the articles of incorporation. ­­-------- (L. 1983 H.B. 528 § 5)  Effective 6-27-83
MO Rev Stat § 260.605 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.605 - Board of directors, number, qualifications, election, term.

Effective - 27 Jun 1983   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 qualified electors of and taxpayers in the county or municipality. The directors shall serve as such without compensation. The directors shall be elected by the governing body of the county or municipality, and each director shall continue to hold office until his successor is elected. ­­-------- (L. 1983 H.B. 528 § 6)  Effective 6-27-83
MO Rev Stat § 260.607 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.607 - Powers and duties of board.

Effective - 27 Jun 1983   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 its affairs and the conduct of its business;  (2) To adopt an official seal;  (3) To sue and be sued;  (4) To make and execute leases, contracts, releases, compromises and other instruments necessary or convenient to carry out its purposes;  (5) To acquire, whether by purchase, exchange or gift, real properties located within any area designated for cleanup under this act*;  (6) To convey real properties whenever the board of directors finds that it has acquired all rights, title and interests in all properties within the area designated for cleanup;  (7) To employ and pay compensation to such employees and agents, including attorneys, and others, as the board of directors shall deem necessary to further the purposes of sections 260.600 to 260.607. ­­-------- (L. 1983 H.B. 528 § 7)  Effective 6-27-83  *"This act" (H.B. 528, 1983) contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.
MO Rev Stat § 260.609 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.609 - Authority, state and state employees no liability, when.

Effective - 27 Jun 1983   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 on behalf of the state or the revitalization agency under sections 260.600 to 260.607. ­­-------- (L. 1983 H.B. 528 § 8)  Effective 6-27-83
MO Rev Stat § 260.705 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.705 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 2011   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 compliance with applicable licensure and regulatory requirements and including the correction of problems which are detected as a result of that observation;  (2) "Clean-up", all actions necessary to contain, collect, control, identify, analyze, treat, disperse, remove, or dispose of low-level radioactive waste;  (3) "Closure", measures which must be taken by a facility owner or operator when he determines that the facility shall no longer accept low-level radioactive waste;  (4) "Commission", the midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste commission;  (5) "Decommissioning", the measures taken at the end of a facility's operating life to assure the continued protection of the public from any residual radioactivity or other potential hazards present at a facility;  (6) "Facility", a parcel of land or site, together with the structures, equipment and improvements on or appurtenant to the land or site, which is used or is being developed for the treatment, storage or disposal of low-level radioactive waste;  (7) "Host state", any state which is designated by the commission to host a regional facility;  (8) "Low-level radioactive waste" or "waste", radioactive waste not classified as high-level radioactive waste, transuranic waste, spent nuclear fuel or by-product material as defined in Section 11(e)(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954;  (9) "Midwest low-level radioactive waste compact", the midwest interstate compact on low-level radioactive waste as enacted by the Missouri general assembly;  (10) "Radioactive release", the emission, discharge, spillage, leakage, pumping, pouring, emptying or dumping of low-level radioactive waste into the biosphere which exceeds state or federal standards;  (11) "Region", the area of the party states to the midwest low-level radioactive waste compact;  (12) "Regional facility", a facility which is located within the region and which is established by a party state pursuant to designation of that state as a host state by the commission; and  (13) "Site", the geographic location of a facility. ­­-------- (L. 1983 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 6 § 2, A.L. 2011 H.B. 464)
MO Rev Stat § 260.710 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.710 - Extended care and long-term liability account established, purposes — if Missouri designated a host state, duties.

Effective - 16 Mar 1984   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 state, the governor and the general assembly shall allocate fee revenues received pursuant to article VI(i) of the midwest low-level radioactive waste compact to the account to adequately provide for the costs of:  (1) Decommissioning and other procedures required for the closure of a regional facility;  (2) Monitoring, inspection and other procedures required for the extended care of a regional facility;  (3) Cleaning up radioactive releases from a regional facility as is necessary to protect human health and the environment;  (4) Compensating any person for medical and other expenses incurred from damages to human health, personal injuries suffered from damages to human health and damages or losses to real or personal property, and cleaning up real or personal property as necessary because of radioactive releases from a regional facility; and  (5) Purchasing insurance or other similar financial protection arrangements consistent with the purposes of the account.  2. This section shall in no manner limit the financial responsibilities of the site operator pursuant to section 260.715. ­­-------- (L. 1983 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 6 § 3)  Effective 3-16-84
MO Rev Stat § 260.715 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.715 - Operators of regional disposal facilities to purchase maximum insurance — insurance to be used, how.

Effective - 16 Mar 1984   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 periodic premiums at all times, and make an annual payment to the extended care and long-term liability account for such amount as the department of natural resources reasonably determines is necessary. The department of natural resources may make expenditures from this account, upon appropriation, for the purposes authorized in section 260.710. In the event of expenditures from the account as a result of radioactive releases from a regional disposal facility, the department shall to the maximum extent possible seek to obtain moneys from such insurance prior to using moneys from the extended care and long-term liability account. ­­-------- (L. 1983 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 6 § 4)  Effective 3-16-84
MO Rev Stat § 260.720 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.720 - Compact commissioner and alternate, appointment, compensation, when, expenses, duties.

Effective - 28 Aug 2011   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 shall be with the advice and consent of the senate, as provided in Section 51 of Article IV of the Constitution of Missouri. The state's member on the commission, or the alternate, shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses necessarily incurred in the discharge of his official duties plus, if not an employee of the state, fifty dollars for each day devoted to the affairs of the commission.  2. Missouri's member on the commission shall report activities of the commission to the hazardous waste management commission, governor and general assembly as requested. ­­-------- (L. 1983 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 6 § 5, A.L. 2011 H.B. 464)
MO Rev Stat § 260.730 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.730 - Tax levy authorized for counties containing regional disposal facilities.

Effective - 16 Mar 1984   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 percent of the gross receipts of the facility. ­­-------- (L. 1983 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 6 § 7)  Effective 3-16-84
MO Rev Stat § 260.735 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.735 - Designation as host state, governor's duty — approval by general assembly required, exception.

Effective - 28 Aug 2011   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 natural resources shall, within seven days, report to the governor, the legislature and the hazardous waste management commission with recommendations for further action.  2. If Missouri is designated as the host state for a regional disposal facility, the governor shall provide notification of withdrawal, pursuant to Article VIII(i) of the Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact, unless that designation is approved by the general assembly by a concurrent resolution; provided however, that if the general assembly, having had the opportunity to consider the issue of whether or not to remain in the compact, for a period of not less than sixty days within the ninety-day period immediately following such designation, fails to render a concurrent resolution approving such designation or a concurrent resolution calling for Missouri to withdraw from the compact, the governor need not provide such notification of withdrawal. ­­-------- (L. 1983 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 6 § 8, A.L. 2011 H.B. 464)