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11 SECONDREGULARSESSION
2-HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
32 HOUSEBILLNO.1673
43 102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
5-4328H.02C DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
4+INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEMATTHIESEN.
5+4328H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsection260.558,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingtothe
88 radioactivewasteinvestigationfund.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Section260.558,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
1111 2thereof,tobeknownassection260.558,toreadasfollows:
1212 260.558.1.Thereisherebycreatedinthestatetreasurythe"RadioactiveWaste
1313 2InvestigationFund".Thestatetreasurershallbecustodianofthefund.Inaccordancewith
1414 3sections30.170and30.180,thestatetreasurermayapprovedisbursements.Thefundshallbe
1515 4adedicatedfundand,uponappropriation,moneysinthefundshallbeusedsolelybythe
1616 5departmentofnaturalresourcestoinvestigateconcernsofexposuretoradioactivewaste.
17-6[Uponwrittenrequestbyalocalgoverningbodyexpressingconcernsofradioactivewaste
18-7contaminationinaspecifiedareawithinitsjurisdiction,]
19-8 2.(1)Thedepartmentofnaturalresourcesshallusemoneysintheradioactivewaste
20-9investigationfundtodevelopandconductaninvestigation,usingsoundscientificmethods,
21-10forthespecifiedareaofconcern.[Therequestbyalocalgoverningbodyshallincludea
22-11specifiedareaofconcernandanysupportingdocumentationrelatedtotheconcern.The
23-12departmentshallprioritizerequestsintheorderinwhichtheyarereceived,exceptthatthe
24-13department] Theselectionandpriorityofsitesshallbedeterminedbythedepartment.
25-14Thedepartmentmaygiveprioritytorequeststhatareincloseproximitytofederally
26-15designatedsiteswhereradioactivecontaminantsareknownorreasonablyexpectedtoexist.
27-16 (2)Thedepartmentmayuseinformationreceivedfromlocaljurisdictionsor
28-17individualsastowhereinvestigationsmaybeneeded.Thedepartmentmayalsodecide
17+6Uponwrittenrequestbyalocalgoverningbodyexpressingconcernsofradioactivewaste
18+7contaminationinaspecifiedareawithinitsjurisdiction,thedepartmentofnaturalresources
19+8shallusemoneysintheradioactivewasteinvestigationfundtodevelopandconductan
20+9investigation,usingsoundscientificmethods,forthespecifiedareaofconcern.Therequest
21+10byalocalgoverningbodyshallincludeaspecifiedareaofconcernandanysupporting
22+11documentationrelatedtotheconcern.Thedepartmentshallprioritizerequestsintheorderin
23+12whichtheyarereceived,exceptthatthedepartmentmaygiveprioritytorequeststhatarein
24+13closeproximitytofederallydesignatedsiteswhereradioactivecontaminantsareknownor
25+14reasonablyexpectedtoexist.Theinvestigationshallbeperformedbyapplicablefederalor
26+15stateagenciesorbyaqualifiedcontractorselectedbythedepartmentthroughacompetitive
27+16biddingprocess.Inconductinganinvestigationunderthissection,thedepartmentshallwork
28+17withtheapplicablegovernmentagencyorapprovedcontractor,aswellaslocalofficials,to
2929 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
30-intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18basedonhistoricaldataorotherinformationsourceswhereaninvestigationmaybe
31-19needed.
32-20 (3)Thedepartmentshallorganizeandprioritizetheinformationfromall
33-21sourcestodevelopaplanastohowanyinvestigationmayproceed.Thedepartment
34-22mayholdpublicmeetingsrelatedtotheorganizationanddatacollection.Allmeetings
35-23relatedtotheprioritizationofinvestigationsshallbeheldduringapublicmeeting.All
36-24plansrelatedtoanyinvestigationshallbeconsideredpublicinformation.Preliminary
37-25investigationandworkproductmaybepublicatthedepartment'sdiscretion.Allfinal
38-26reports,includinganysupportingdocumentationandtestresults,shallbepublic
39-27followingapubliccommentperiodofnotlessthanninetydays.Duringthepublic
40-28commentperiod,thedepartmentshallacceptcommentsfromthepubliconthe
41-29preliminaryreport.Duringthepubliccommentperiod,thepreliminaryreportandall
42-30supportingdocumentationandtestresultsshallbeavailableonthedepartment's
43-31website.
44-32 3.Theinvestigationshallbeperformedbyapplicablefederalorstateagenciesorbya
45-33qualifiedcontractorselectedbythedepartmentthroughacompetitivebiddingprocess.In
46-34conductinganinvestigationunderthissection,thedepartmentshallworkwiththeapplicable
47-35governmentagencyorapprovedcontractor,aswellaslocalofficials,todevelopasampling
48-36andanalysisplantodetermineifradioactivecontaminantsintheareaofconcernexceed
49-37federalstandardssetbytheUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyforremedial
50-38actionduetocontamination.Theinvestigationmayincludethecollectionofsoil,dust,
51-39andwatersamplesfromthespecifiedarea.Withinaresidentialarea,thisplanmayinclude
52-40[dust] samplescollectedinsideresidentialhomesonlyafterobtainingpermissionfromthe
53-41homeowners.Thesamplesshallbeanalyzedfortheisotopesnecessarytocorrelatethe
54-42sampleswiththesuspectedcontamination,asdescribedinthesamplingandanalysisplan.
55-43 4.Ifthedepartmenthasevidenceorreasonablysuspectsthatradioactive
56-44contaminantsarelocatedonpropertyownedbyagovernmentalagency,regardlessof
57-45whetherthepropertyisaccessibletothepublic,oraprivateentitythatwillnotgrant
58-46accesstocollectsamples,thedepartmentshallseekawarranttoaccessthepropertyto
59-47collectanysamplesauthorizedundersubsection4ofthissection.
60-48 5.Withinforty-fivedaysofreceivingthefinalsamplingresults,thedepartmentshall
61-49reporttheresultstotheattorneygeneral[andthelocalgoverningbodythatrequestedthe
62-50investigation] andmakethefinalizedreportandtestingresultspubliclyavailableonthe
63-51department'swebsite.
64-52 [2.]6.Thetransfertothefundfromthehazardouswastefundshallnotexceed[one
65-53hundredfiftythousand] onemilliondollarsperfiscalyear.Investigationcostsexpended
66-54fromthisfundshallnotexceed[onehundredfiftythousand] onemilliondollarsfromthe
67-HCSHB1673 2 55hazardouswastefundandanyadditionalgeneralrevenuefundsappropriatedperfiscal
68-56year.Anymoneysremaininginthefundattheendofthebienniumshallreverttothecredit
69-57ofthehazardouswastefund.
70-58 [3.]7.Thestatetreasurershallinvestmoneysinthefundinthesamemannerasother
71-59fundsareinvested.Anyinterestandmoneysearnedonsuchinvestmentsshallbecreditedto
72-60thefund.
30+intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18developasamplingandanalysisplantodetermineifradioactivecontaminantsintheareaof
31+19concernexceedfederalstandardsforremedialactionduetocontamination.The
32+20investigationmayincludethecollectionofsoil,dust,andwatersamplesfromthe
33+21specifiedarea.Withinaresidentialarea,thisplanmayinclude[dust] samplescollected
34+22insideresidentialhomesonlyafterobtainingpermissionfromthehomeowners.Thesamples
35+23shallbeanalyzedfortheisotopesnecessarytocorrelatethesampleswiththesuspected
36+24contamination,asdescribedinthesamplingandanalysisplan.Withinforty-fivedaysof
37+25receivingthefinalsamplingresults,thedepartmentshallreporttheresultstotheattorney
38+26generalandthelocalgoverningbodythatrequestedtheinvestigationandmakethefinalized
39+27reportandtestingresultspubliclyavailableonthedepartment'swebsite.
40+28 2.Thetransfertothefundfromthehazardouswastefundshallnotexceed[one
41+29hundredfifty]threehundredthousanddollarsperfiscalyear.Investigationcostsexpended
42+30fromthisfundshallnotexceed[onehundredfifty]threehundredthousanddollarsfromthe
43+31hazardouswastefundandanyadditionalgeneralrevenuefundsappropriatedperfiscal
44+32year.Anymoneysremaininginthefundattheendofthebienniumshallreverttothecredit
45+33ofthehazardouswastefund.
46+34 3.Thestatetreasurershallinvestmoneysinthefundinthesamemannerasother
47+35fundsareinvested.Anyinterestandmoneysearnedonsuchinvestmentsshallbecreditedto
48+36thefund.
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