Missouri 2025 Regular Session

Missouri Senate Bill SB569 Compare Versions

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2	2	EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
3	3	and is intended to be omitted in the law.
4	4	FIRST REGULAR SESSION
5	5	SENATE BILL NO. 569
6	6	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
7	7	INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ROBERTS.
8	8	2196S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
9	9	AN ACT
10	10	To repeal section 644.021, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the
11	11	membership requirements of the clean water commission.
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13	13	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
14	14	Section A. Section 644.021, RSMo, is repealed and one new 1
15	15	section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 644.021, 2
16	16	to read as follows:3
17	17	644.021. 1. There is hereby created a water 1
18	18	contaminant control agency to be known as the "Clean Water 2
19	19	Commission of the State of Missouri", whose domicile for the 3
20	20	purposes of sections 644.006 to 644.141 shall be deemed to 4
21	21	be that of the departme nt of natural resources. The 5
22	22	commission shall consist of seven members appointed by the 6
23	23	governor with the advice and consent of the senate. No more 7
24	24	than four of the members shall belong to the same political 8
25	25	party. All members shall be representativ e of the general 9
26	26	interest of the public and shall have an interest in and 10
27	27	knowledge of conservation and the effects and control of 11
28	28	water contaminants. [At least two members shall be 12
29	29	knowledgeable concerning the needs of agriculture, industry 13
30	30	or mining and interested in protecting these needs ] Each 14
31	31	member of the commission shall serve in a manner consistent 15
32	32	with the purposes of sections 644.006 to 644.141 [. One 16
33	33	member shall be knowledgeable concerning the needs of 17
34	34	publicly owned wastewater treatme nt works. No more than 18 SB 569 2
35	35	four members shall represent the public. No member shall 19
36	36	receive, or have received during the previous two years, a 20
37	37	significant portion of his or her income directly or 21
38	38	indirectly from permit holders or applicants for a permit 22
39	39	pursuant to any federal water pollution control act as 23
40	40	amended and as applicable to this state ] and the commission 24
41	41	shall be comprised of the following members: 25
42	42	(1) One member knowledgeable concerning the needs of 26
43	43	agriculture; 27
44	44	(2) One member knowledgeable concerning the needs of 28
45	45	industry or mining; 29
46	46	(3) One member knowledgeable concerning the needs of 30
47	47	publicly owned wastewater treatment works; and 31
48	48	(4) Four members representing the public . 32
49	49	All members appointed on or after Aug ust 28, 2002, shall 33
50	50	have demonstrated an interest and knowledge about water 34
51	51	quality. All members appointed on or after August 28, 2002, 35
52	52	shall be qualified by interest, education, training or 36
53	53	experience to provide, assess and evaluate scientific and 37
54	54	technical information concerning water quality, financial 38
55	55	requirements and the effects of the promulgation of 39
56	56	standards, rules and regulations. At the first meeting of 40
57	57	the commission and [at yearly intervals] annually 41
58	58	thereafter, the members shall sele ct from among themselves a 42
59	59	chairman and a vice chairman. The governor shall not 43
60	60	appoint any person who has a substantial interest, as 44
61	61	defined in section 105.450, in any business entity regulated 45
62	62	under this chapter or any business entity which would be 46
63	63	regulated under this chapter if located in the state. The 47
64	64	commission shall establish rules which specify when members 48
65	65	shall exempt themselves from participating in discussions 49 SB 569 3
66	66	and from voting on issues before the commission due to 50
67	67	potential conflict of interest. Prior to any vote on any 51
68	68	variance, appeal, or order, the commission shall adopt a 52
69	69	rule to exclude from such vote any member with a conflict of 53
70	70	interest. Any person may appeal the appointment of a member 54
71	71	on the grounds of conflict of int erest. A member of the 55
72	72	commission has a conflict of interest when he or she is able 56
73	73	to utilize the commission to obtain a personal or 57
74	74	professional benefit outside the jurisdiction of the 58
75	75	commission. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is 59
76	76	defined in section 536.010, that is created under the 60
77	77	authority delegated in this section shall become effective 61
78	78	only if it complies with and is subject to all of the 62
79	79	provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 63
80	80	536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and 64
81	81	if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 65
82	82	pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective 66
83	83	date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently 67
84	84	held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking 68
85	85	authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 69
86	86	2025, shall be invalid and void. 70
87	87	2. The members' terms of office shall be four years 71
88	88	and until their successors are selected and qualified. 72
89	89	Provided, however, that the first three members ap pointed 73
90	90	shall serve a term of two years, the next three members 74
91	91	appointed shall serve a term of four years, thereafter all 75
92	92	members appointed shall serve a term of four years. There 76
93	93	is no limitation on the number of terms any appointed member 77
94	94	may serve. If a vacancy occurs the governor may appoint a 78
95	95	member for the remaining portion of the unexpired term 79
96	96	created by the vacancy. The governor may remove any 80
97	97	appointed member for cause. The members of the commission 81 SB 569 4
98	98	shall be reimbursed for travel and other expenses actually 82
99	99	and necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. 83
100	100	3. The commission shall hold at least four regular 84
101	101	meetings each year and such additional meetings as the 85
102	102	chairman deems desirable at a place and time to be fixe d by 86
103	103	the chairman. Special meetings may be called by three 87
104	104	members of the commission upon delivery of written notice to 88
105	105	each member of the commission. Reasonable written notice of 89
106	106	all meetings shall be given by the director to all members 90
107	107	of the commission. Four members of the commission shall 91
108	108	constitute a quorum. All powers and duties conferred 92
109	109	specifically upon members of the commission shall be 93
110	110	exercised personally by the members and not by alternates or 94
111	111	representatives. All actions of the commission shall be 95
112	112	taken at meetings open to the public. Any member absent 96
113	113	from [six] four consecutive regular commission meetings for 97
114	114	any cause whatsoever shall be deemed to have resigned and 98
115	115	the vacancy shall be filled immediately in accordance wit h 99
116	116	subsection [1] 2 of this section. 100
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