| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.778 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECHAPPELL. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1708H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsection260.558,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto |
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| 8 | 8 | | radioactivewaste. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Section260.558,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2thereof,tobeknownassection260.558,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 260.558.1.Thereisherebycreatedinthestatetreasurythe"RadioactiveWaste |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2InvestigationFund".Thestatetreasurershallbecustodianofthefund.Inaccordancewith |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3sections30.170and30.180,thestatetreasurermayapprovedisbursements.Thefundshallbe |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4adedicatedfundand,uponappropriation,moneysinthefundshallbeusedsolelybythe |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5departmentofnaturalresourcestoinvestigateconcernsofexposuretoradioactivewaste. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6Uponwrittenrequestbyalocalgoverningbodyexpressingconcernsofradioactivewaste |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7contaminationinaspecifiedareawithinitsjurisdiction,thedepartmentofnaturalresources |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8shallusemoneysintheradioactivewasteinvestigationfundtodevelopandconductan |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9investigation,usingsoundscientificmethods,forthespecifiedareaofconcern.Therequest |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10byalocalgoverningbodyshallincludeaspecifiedareaofconcernandanysupporting |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11documentationrelatedtotheconcern.Thedepartmentshallprioritizerequestsintheorderin |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12whichtheyarereceived,exceptthatthedepartmentmaygiveprioritytorequeststhatarein |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13closeproximitytofederallydesignatedsiteswhereradioactivecontaminantsareknownor |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14reasonablyexpectedtoexist.Theinvestigationshallbeperformedbyapplicablefederalor |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15stateagenciesorbyaqualifiedcontractorselectedbythedepartmentthroughacompetitive |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16biddingprocess.Inconductinganinvestigationunderthissection,thedepartmentshallwork |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17withtheapplicablegovernmentagencyorapprovedcontractor,aswellaslocalofficials,to |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18developasamplingandanalysisplantodetermineifradioactivecontaminantsintheareaof |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19concernexceedfederalstandardsforremedialactionduetocontamination.Withina |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20residentialarea,thisplanmayincludedustsamplescollectedinsideresidentialhomesonly |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21afterobtainingpermissionfromthehomeowners.Thesamplesshallbeanalyzedforthe |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22isotopesnecessarytocorrelatethesampleswiththesuspectedcontamination,asdescribedin |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23thesamplingandanalysisplan.Withinforty-fivedaysofreceivingthefinalsamplingresults, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24thedepartmentshallreporttheresultstotheattorneygeneralandthelocalgoverningbody |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25thatrequestedtheinvestigationandmakethefinalizedreportandtestingresultspublicly |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26availableonthedepartment'swebsite. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27 2.[Thetransfertothefundshallnotexceedonehundredfiftythousanddollarsper |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28fiscalyear.Investigationcostsexpendedfromthisfundshallnotexceedonehundredfifty |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29thousanddollarsperfiscalyear.]Anymoneysremaininginthefundattheendofthe |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30bienniumshallreverttothecreditofthehazardouswastefund. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31 3.Thestatetreasurershallinvestmoneysinthefundinthesamemannerasother |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32fundsareinvested.Anyinterestandmoneysearnedonsuchinvestmentsshallbecreditedto |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33thefund. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34 4.Thedepartmentshallseekreimbursementofexpensesincurredduring |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35radioactivewastecleanupfromanyfederalagencyresponsibleforthesite. |
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| 48 | 48 | | âś” |
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| 49 | 49 | | HB778 2 |
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