Effective - 28 Aug 2001
256.459. Board of geologist registration created — members, qualifications, appointment — public members — terms — bond not required — attorney general to represent board — expenses, reimbursement, compensation, rules authorized. — 1. The "Board of Geologist Registration" is hereby created to administer the provisions of sections 256.450 to 256.483. The official domicile of the board of geologist registration is the division of professional registration. The division shall provide necessary staff support services, but all administrative costs of board operation shall be paid, upon appropriation, by moneys in the board of geologist registration fund created in section 256.465.
2. The board shall be composed of eight members, seven of whom shall be voting members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The state geologist shall serve as "ex officio" nonvoting member.
3. Five of the appointed members shall be registered geologists, except that this requirement shall not apply for the initially appointed geologist members. Four members shall be chosen to represent experience in different geologic specialties. The fifth member shall be a geologist employed by the state or a city or county. The initially appointed geologist members must be eligible for registration pursuant to sections 256.450 to 256.483 and must be registered pursuant to sections 256.450 to 256.483 within twelve months following appointment to the board to maintain eligibility as a member of the board.
4. Two of the appointed members shall be public members. Each public member shall, at the time of appointment, be a citizen of the United States, a resident of Missouri for at least three years immediately preceding appointment, a registered voter, a person who is not and never was a member of any profession licensed or regulated pursuant to this chapter or the spouse of such person and a person who does not have and never has had a material, financial interest in either the providing of professional services regulated by this chapter or any activity or organization directly related to any profession licensed or regulated pursuant to this chapter. The duties of the public members shall not include the determination of the technical requirements to be met for licensure or whether any person meets such technical requirements or of the technical competence or technical judgment of a licensee or a candidate for licensure.
5. Each geologist member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States and shall have been a resident of Missouri for at least three years immediately preceding appointment.
6. Appointed members of the board shall serve terms of three years except that two of the first appointed members shall be appointed to one-year terms and two of the first appointed members shall be appointed to two-year terms. Members shall hold office until the expiration of the terms for which they were appointed and until their successors have been appointed and duly qualified unless removed for cause by the governor. No person may serve more than two consecutive terms.
7. The board shall not be required to give any appeal bond in any cause arising under application of sections 256.450 to 256.483. The attorney general shall represent the board in all actions and proceedings to enforce the provisions of sections 256.450 to 256.483.
8. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any appointed member of the board shall receive as compensation an amount established by the director of the division of professional registration not to exceed seventy dollars per day for board business plus actual and necessary expenses. The director of the division of professional registration shall establish by rule guidelines for payment.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 649, A.L. 1999 H.B. 343, A.L. 2001 H.B. 567)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development
Chapter 256 - Geology, Water Resources and Geodetic Survey
Section 256.010 - State geologist — appointment — duties.
Section 256.030 - Governor, state geologist — powers.
Section 256.040 - Oath of office — private consulting prohibited.
Section 256.050 - State geologist and assistants — duties.
Section 256.060 - Survey of water resources.
Section 256.070 - Maintenance of cabinet collection.
Section 256.080 - Duty of assistants.
Section 256.100 - Additional technical work — authorization.
Section 256.110 - Cooperation with federal agencies.
Section 256.120 - Geodetic surveyors may enter on lands.
Section 256.130 - Damages — hearings — procedure.
Section 256.140 - Costs, how adjusted.
Section 256.155 - Interstate earthquake emergency compact.
Section 256.170 - Definitions.
Section 256.175 - High seismic risk area data — duties of department.
Section 256.200 - Duties and powers of commission.
Section 256.230 - Bonds of members and employees.
Section 256.250 - Public agencies to cooperate with commission.
Section 256.260 - Reports of commission.
Section 256.290 - Water development fund created, purposes — funds not to revert.
Section 256.300 - Commission may contract with federal agencies.
Section 256.310 - Duties of commission.
Section 256.320 - Basis of payment — debt to be lien on property, how collected.
Section 256.330 - Commission to report to legislature, contents.
Section 256.340 - Legislature may appropriate from fund, purposes.
Section 256.350 - Law not to affect existing contracts.
Section 256.360 - Commission to protect public interest in federal reservoirs.
Section 256.400 - Definitions.
Section 256.420 - Inspection by state geologist — court order if permission refused.
Section 256.435 - Citation of law.
Section 256.437 - Definitions.
Section 256.438 - Fund created, use of moneys--rulemaking authority.
Section 256.447 - Rulemaking authority.
Section 256.450 - Citation of law.
Section 256.453 - Definitions.
Section 256.465 - Fund, established — fees to be set by board, limit.
Section 256.471 - Exempt activities.
Section 256.474 - Failure to abide by requirements, board may reprimand.
Section 256.477 - Prohibited activities, penalties — board to revoke certificate, when.
Section 256.600 - Title of law.
Section 256.603 - Definitions.
Section 256.605 - Well installation board established — membership — terms — qualifications.
Section 256.606 - Rules and regulations — applicants' qualifications.
Section 256.607 - Well installation contractor, permit — heat pump installation contractor, permit.
Section 256.611 - Application, qualifications.
Section 256.613 - Written examinations.
Section 256.616 - Performance bond or letter of credit may be required — conditions.
Section 256.617 - Drilling rigs, how marked — rig permits.
Section 256.620 - Certain wells exempted from regulation.
Section 256.621 - Surface water tracing, registration required — renewal — documentation required.
Section 256.623 - Fees — appeals process for disciplinary action.
Section 256.626 - Promulgation of rules and regulations — heat pump coolants, preference.
Section 256.630 - Violations of the law, suspension, revocation — procedure, appeals.
Section 256.633 - Injunctions — attorney general to represent division.
Section 256.635 - Audit of division — groundwater protection fund, purpose.
Section 256.637 - Violations of law, civil and criminal penalties.
Section 256.640 - Rules, procedure.
Section 256.641 - Definitions.
Section 256.660 - Disincorporation of district, procedure.
Section 256.705 - Fund created, use of moneys.
Section 256.710 - Industrial minerals advisory council created, members, duties, terms, vacancies.