Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 256 - Geology, Water Resources and Geodetic Survey
Section 256.600 - Title of law.

Effective - 28 Aug 1985
256.600. Title of law. — Sections 256.600 to 256.640 shall be known and may be cited as "The Water Well Drillers' Act".
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(L. 1985 S.B. 281 § 1)

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

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 256.055 - Revolving fund for cash transactions involving the sale of Division of Geology and Land Survey items established.

Section 256.060 - Survey of water resources.

Section 256.070 - Maintenance of cabinet collection.

Section 256.080 - Duty of assistants.

Section 256.090 - Information released to press — confidential material released, when — use of collections by educational institutions.

Section 256.100 - Additional technical work — authorization.

Section 256.110 - Cooperation with federal agencies.

Section 256.112 - Mine map repository established in office of state geologist — contents to be maps of closed or abandoned underground mines.

Section 256.113 - Maps to be open for inspection in presence of authorized personnel — copies made with consent of owner, exceptions.

Section 256.115 - State geologist to acquire maps — owners or operators of underground mines closed permanently or temporarily to furnish true copies, when, contents.

Section 256.117 - Funding for operation of map repository from document services fund — money from sales of maps or products deposited in fund.

Section 256.120 - Geodetic surveyors may enter on lands.

Section 256.130 - Damages — hearings — procedure.

Section 256.140 - Costs, how adjusted.

Section 256.150 - Appeals.

Section 256.155 - Interstate earthquake emergency compact.

Section 256.170 - Definitions.

Section 256.173 - Cities and counties to be furnished geologic hazard assessment prepared by division of geology and land survey.

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 256.280 - Definition.

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 256.405 - Purpose to develop information for future water resource management — water usage law applicable to — exemptions.

Section 256.410 - Major water users withdrawing or diverting water required to file registration with division, content.

Section 256.415 - Nuisance, unregistered diversion of water by major water user — injunction — injunction dissolved, when.

Section 256.420 - Inspection by state geologist — court order if permission refused.

Section 256.425 - Division to compile information to determine water needs and usage of state — staff limitation.

Section 256.430 - Department may accept gifts, grants — law not to be construed to limit common law water rights.

Section 256.433 - Southeast Missouri regional water district, limitation on withdrawal or diversion by major water users.

Section 256.435 - Citation of law.

Section 256.437 - Definitions.

Section 256.438 - Fund created, use of moneys--rulemaking authority.

Section 256.440 - Multipurpose water resource program established, department to administer — state may participate in water resource project, when.

Section 256.443 - Plan, content — approval of plan by director — eligibility of projects to receive contributions, grants or bequests for construction or renovation costs, limitation.

Section 256.445 - Political subdivision, with sponsor's plan approved, submit to voters ballot to incur debt, issue bonds, levy and collect taxes — bonds, procedure to issue — rate of tax — how calculated — collection.

Section 256.447 - Rulemaking authority.

Section 256.450 - Citation of law.

Section 256.453 - Definitions.

Section 256.456 - Geology work to be performed under supervision of registered geologist, when — reports, supervised by registered geologist — prohibited designations, when — penalty.

Section 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.

Section 256.462 - Meetings of board — officers — rules — examinations, preparation of — certificates of registration, issuance of, code of professional conduct — suspension, revocation of certificate, when — specialty fields, board may recognize.

Section 256.465 - Fund, established — fees to be set by board, limit.

Section 256.468 - Application for certification, contents, requirements — examination required — geologist-registrant in-training, designation — board, powers and duties.

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 256.480 - Complaints, board shall investigate, procedures — board may issue order, powers — appeal of order or action of board.

Section 256.483 - Alteration of document prohibited, when, penalty — false evidence or testimony, penalty — action under expired certificate of registration, penalty.

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 256.614 - Notice to division, when — forms — registration and certification, fee — encountering gas or oil.

Section 256.615 - Abandoned wells, plugging required — test holes, plugging — confidentiality of information — penalty.

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 256.628 - Obligation to plug abandoned well, notification — information to be filed, form — inspection, injunction, penalty.

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 256.643 - Southeast Missouri regional water district, certain counties may be included — governed by commission.

Section 256.645 - Counties to adopt plan to set boundaries of district — meeting of landowners — notice requirement.

Section 256.647 - Qualified voters to elect chairman and secretary — vote to become part of district and to select one commissioner, elections procedure.

Section 256.649 - Counties not joining may subsequently join, procedure — commissioners' qualifications.

Section 256.651 - Meeting of commission, location — terms of office, how determined — vacancies — per diem — oath.

Section 256.653 - President and secretary to be elected, qualifications, terms — commission's powers and duties.

Section 256.655 - Fees may be established for persons owning irrigation wells — qualification, limitation — to raise fee must submit to voters.

Section 256.657 - Secretary of commission to serve as treasurer — salary, expenses, staff and equipment — bond requirement — deposit of funds — duties — annual audit — report — warrants, form.

Section 256.660 - Disincorporation of district, procedure.

Section 256.670 - Definitions — geographical information system, public access — community creation of system — fee — licensing of system, factors — construction of law — liability shield.

Section 256.700 - Surface mining, fee — director to require fee, when — amount of fee — expiration date — rulemaking authority.

Section 256.705 - Fund created, use of moneys.

Section 256.710 - Industrial minerals advisory council created, members, duties, terms, vacancies.