| 1 | 1 | | SECONDREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.2755 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 101STGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEGREGORY(51). |
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| 5 | 5 | | 5624H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Toamendchapter256,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtofloodresiliency. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SectionA.Chapter256,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe |
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| 10 | 10 | | 2knownassection256.800,toreadasfollows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | 256.800.1.Thissectionshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe"Flood |
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| 12 | 12 | | 2ResiliencyAct". |
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| 13 | 13 | | 3 2.Asusedinthissection,unlessthecontextotherwiserequires,thefollowing |
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| 14 | 14 | | 4termsshallmean: |
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| 15 | 15 | | 5 (1)"Director",thedirectorofthedepartmentofnaturalresources; |
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| 16 | 16 | | 6 (2)"Floodresiliencymeasures",structuralimprovements,studies,andactivities |
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| 17 | 17 | | 7employedtoimprovefloodresiliencyinlocaltoregionalormulti-jurisdictionalareas; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 8 (3)"Floodresiliencyproject",aprojectcontainingplanning,design, |
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| 19 | 19 | | 9construction,orrenovationoffloodresiliencymeasuresortheconductofstudiesor |
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| 20 | 20 | | 10activitiesinsupportoffloodresiliencymeasures; |
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| 21 | 21 | | 11 (4)"Partner",apoliticalsubdivision,entity,orpersonworkinginconjunction |
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| 22 | 22 | | 12withapromotertofacilitatethecompletionofafloodresiliencyproject; |
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| 23 | 23 | | 13 (5)"Plan",apreliminaryreportdescribingtheneedfor,andimplementationof, |
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| 24 | 24 | | 14floodresiliencymeasures; |
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| 25 | 25 | | 15 (6)"Promoter",anypoliticalsubdivisionofthestate,oranyleveedistrictor |
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| 26 | 26 | | 16drainagedistrictorganizedorincorporatedinthestate. |
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| 27 | 27 | | 17 3.(1)Thereisherebyestablishedinthestatetreasuryafundtobeknownasthe |
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| 28 | 28 | | 18"FloodResiliencyImprovementFund",whichshallconsistofallmoneysdepositedin |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 19suchfundfromanysource,whetherpublicorprivate.Thestatetreasurershallbe |
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| 31 | 31 | | 20custodianofthefund.Inaccordancewithsections30.170and30.180,thestatetreasurer |
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| 32 | 32 | | 21mayapprovedisbursements.Thefundshallbeadedicatedfundandmoneysinthe |
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| 33 | 33 | | 22fundshallbeusedsolelyforthepurposesofthissection.Notwithstandingtheprovisions |
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| 34 | 34 | | 23ofsection33.080tothecontrary,anymoneysremaininginthefundattheendofthe |
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| 35 | 35 | | 24bienniumshallnotreverttothecreditofthegeneralrevenuefund.Thestatetreasurer |
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| 36 | 36 | | 25shallinvestmoneysinthefundinthesamemannerasotherfundsareinvested.Any |
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| 37 | 37 | | 26interestandmoneysearnedonsuchinvestmentsshallbecreditedtothefund. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 27 (2)Uponappropriation,thedepartmentofnaturalresourcesshallusemoneysin |
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| 39 | 39 | | 28thefundcreatedbythissubsectionforthepurposesofcarryingouttheprovisionsofthis |
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| 40 | 40 | | 29sectionincluding,butnotlimitedto,theprovisionofgrantsorotherfinancialassistance |
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| 41 | 41 | | 30and,iflimitationsorconditionsareimposed,onlyuponsuchotherlimitationsor |
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| 42 | 42 | | 31conditionsspecifiedintheinstrumentthatappropriates,grants,bequeaths,orotherwise |
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| 43 | 43 | | 32authorizesthetransmissionofmoneystothefund. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 33 4.InordertoincreasefloodresiliencyalongtheMissouriandMississippiRivers |
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| 45 | 45 | | 34andtheirtributariesandimprovestatewidefloodforecastingandmonitoringability, |
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| 46 | 46 | | 35thereisherebyestablisheda"FloodResiliencyProgram".Theprogramshallbe |
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| 47 | 47 | | 36administeredbythedepartmentofnaturalresources.Thestatemayparticipatewitha |
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| 48 | 48 | | 37promoterinthedevelopment,construction,orrenovationofafloodresiliencyprojectif |
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| 49 | 49 | | 38thepromoterhasaplanwhichhasbeensubmittedtoandapprovedbythedirector,or |
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| 50 | 50 | | 39thestatemaypromoteafloodresiliencyprojectandinitiateaplanonitsownaccord. |
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| 51 | 51 | | 40 5.Theplanshallincludeadescriptionofthefloodresiliencyproject,theneedfor |
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| 52 | 52 | | 41theproject,thefloodresiliencymeasurestobeimplemented,thepartnerstobeinvolved |
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| 53 | 53 | | 42intheproject,andothersuchinformationasthedirectormayrequiretoadequately |
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| 54 | 54 | | 43evaluatethemeritoftheproject. |
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| 55 | 55 | | 44 6.Thedirectorshallonlyapproveaplanuponadeterminationthatlong-term |
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| 56 | 56 | | 45floodmitigationisneededinthatareaofthestateandthatsuchaplanproposesflood |
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| 57 | 57 | | 46resiliencymeasuresthatwillprovidelong-termfloodresiliency. |
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| 58 | 58 | | 47 7.Promoterswithapprovedfloodresiliencyplansandtheirpartnersshallbe |
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| 59 | 59 | | 48eligibletoreceiveanygifts,contributions,grants,orbequestsfromfederal,state, |
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| 60 | 60 | | 49private,orothersourcesforcostsassociatedwithsuchprojects. |
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| 61 | 61 | | 50 8.Promoterswithapprovedfloodresiliencyplansandtheirpartnersmaybe |
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| 62 | 62 | | 51grantedmoneysfromthefloodresiliencyimprovementfundforeligiblecostsassociated |
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| 63 | 63 | | 52withsuchprojectsundersubsection3ofthissection. |
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| 64 | 64 | | 53 9.Thedepartmentofnaturalresourcesisherebygrantedauthorityto |
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| 65 | 65 | | 54promulgaterulestoimplementthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermis |
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| 66 | 66 | | 55definedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissection |
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| 67 | 67 | | HB2755 2 56shallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsof |
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| 68 | 68 | | 57chapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter536are |
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| 69 | 69 | | 58nonseverable,andifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuantto |
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| 70 | 70 | | 59chapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannularuleare |
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| 71 | 71 | | 60subsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthorityandanyrule |
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| 72 | 72 | | 61proposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2022,shallbeinvalidandvoid. |
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| 73 | 73 | | âś” |
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| 74 | 74 | | HB2755 3 |
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