| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.1034 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESIMMONS. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 2398H.02I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsection386.572,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto |
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| 8 | 8 | | penaltiesforviolatingfederallymandatednaturalgassafetystandards,withpenalty |
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| 9 | 9 | | provisionsandanemergencyclause. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SectionA.Section386.572,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu |
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| 12 | 12 | | 2thereof,tobeknownassection386.572,toreadasfollows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 386.572.1.Nocorporation,person,publicutility,ormunicipalitythatownsanygas |
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| 14 | 14 | | 2plantshallviolateanylaworanyorder,decision,decree,rule,direction,demand,or |
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| 15 | 15 | | 3requirementofthecommissionoranypartorportionthereofrelatingtofederallymandated |
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| 16 | 16 | | 4naturalgassafetystandards.Notwithstandingtheabove,amunicipalitythatownsanygas |
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| 17 | 17 | | 5plantshallbesubjecttotheprovisionsofthissectiononlyforviolationsofnaturalgassafety |
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| 18 | 18 | | 6laws,rules,ororders. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 7 2.Themaximumpenaltiesforviolationsoffederallymandatednaturalgassafety |
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| 20 | 20 | | 8standards,orsuchstricternaturalgassafetystandardsorrulesasmaybeapprovedbythe |
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| 21 | 21 | | 9commission,shall[notbegreaterthanfifteenthousanddollarsforeachviolationwitha |
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| 22 | 22 | | 10maximumpenaltyforacontinuingviolationoramultipleseriesofviolationsofthesame |
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| 23 | 23 | | 11standardorruleprovisionnottoexceedonehundredfiftythousanddollars] notexceedan |
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| 24 | 24 | | 12amountasdeterminedbytheSecretaryofTransportationoftheUnitedStatesunder49 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 13CFRPart190.223(a), notwithstandinganyprovisionsofsubsection1ofsection386.570to |
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| 26 | 26 | | 14thecontrary.[Themaximumpenaltyforeachviolationshallincreasetotwentythousand |
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| 27 | 27 | | 15dollars,effectiveJanuary1,2015,twenty-fivethousanddollars,effectiveJanuary1,2025, |
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| 28 | 28 | | 16thirtythousanddollars,effectiveJanuary1,2035,andfortythousanddollars,effective |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17January1,2040.Themaximumpenaltyforacontinuingviolationoramultipleseriesof |
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| 31 | 31 | | 18violationsofthesamestandardorruleprovisionshallincreasetotwohundredthousand |
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| 32 | 32 | | 19dollars,effectiveJanuary1,2015,twohundredfiftythousanddollars,effectiveJanuary1, |
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| 33 | 33 | | 202025,threehundredthousanddollars,effectiveJanuary1,2035,andfourhundredthousand |
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| 34 | 34 | | 21dollars,effectiveJanuary1,2040.] Indeterminingtheamountofthepenalty,thecommission |
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| 35 | 35 | | 22shallconsiderthenature,circumstances,andgravityoftheviolation,andalsoshallconsider, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 23withrespecttotheentityfoundtohavecommittedtheviolation: |
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| 37 | 37 | | 24 (1)Thedegreeofculpability; |
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| 38 | 38 | | 25 (2)Anyhistoryofpriorviolations; |
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| 39 | 39 | | 26 (3)Theeffectofthepenaltyontheentity'sabilitytocontinueoperation; |
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| 40 | 40 | | 27 (4)Anygoodfaitheffortinattemptingtoachievecompliance; |
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| 41 | 41 | | 28 (5)Abilitytopaythepenalty;and |
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| 42 | 42 | | 29 (6)Suchothermattersasarerelevantinthecase. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 30 3.Everyviolationofaspecificnaturalgassafetystandardorrulebyanycorporation, |
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| 44 | 44 | | 31person,publicutility,ormunicipalitythatownsanygasplantisaseparateanddistinct |
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| 45 | 45 | | 32offense,regardlessofwhethersuchviolationsrelatetothesameincident.Incaseofa |
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| 46 | 46 | | 33continuingviolation,eachday'scontinuancethereofshallbeaseparateanddistinctoffense. |
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| 47 | 47 | | 34 4.Inconstruingandenforcingtheprovisionsofthissection,theact,omission,or |
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| 48 | 48 | | 35failureofanyofficer,agent,oremployeeofanycorporation,person,publicutility,or |
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| 49 | 49 | | 36municipalitythatownsanygasplantactingwithinthescopeofofficialdutiesofemployment |
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| 50 | 50 | | 37shallineverycasebeconsideredtheact,omission,orfailureofsuchcorporation,person, |
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| 51 | 51 | | 38publicutility,ormunicipalitythatownsanygasplant. |
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| 52 | 52 | | SectionB.BecauseimmediateactionisnecessarytoallowMissouritosetitsown |
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| 53 | 53 | | 2standardsfornaturalgassafety,sectionAofthisactisdeemednecessaryfortheimmediate |
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| 54 | 54 | | 3preservationofthepublichealth,welfare,peace,andsafety,andisherebydeclaredtobean |
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| 55 | 55 | | 4emergencyactwithinthemeaningoftheconstitution,andsectionAofthisactshallbeinfull |
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| 56 | 56 | | 5forceandeffectuponitspassageandapproval. |
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| 57 | 57 | | âś” |
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| 58 | 58 | | HB1034 2 |
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