Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 640 - Department of Natural Resources
Section 640.674 - Rulemaking authority, procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995
640.674. Rulemaking authority, procedure. — 1. Under the provisions of sections 640.651 to 640.686, the department shall establish such procedures, policies and qualifications as may be necessary for the administration of sections 640.651 to 640.686. The department shall promulgate administrative rules that ensure an equitable distribution of funds among the energy using sectors. The department may establish interest rates. The department may develop rules relevant only to certain sectors or entities to assure an equitable program.
2. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of sections 640.651 to 640.686 shall become effective until it has been approved by the joint committee on administrative rules in accordance with the procedures provided in this section, and the delegation of the legislative authority to enact law by the adoption of such rules is dependent upon the power of the joint committee on administrative rules to review and suspend rules pending ratification by the senate and the house of representatives as provided in this section.
3. Upon filing any proposed rule with the secretary of state the department shall concurrently submit such proposed rule to the committee, which may hold hearings upon any proposed rule or portion thereof at any time.
4. A final order of rulemaking shall not be filed with the secretary of state until thirty days after such final order of rulemaking has been received by the committee. The committee may hold one or more hearings upon such final order of rulemaking during the thirty-day period. If the committee does not disapprove such order of rulemaking within the thirty-day period, the department may file such order of rulemaking with the secretary of state and the order of rulemaking shall be deemed approved.
5. The committee may, by majority vote of the members, suspend the order of rulemaking or portion thereof by action taken prior to the filing of the final order of rulemaking only for one or more of the following grounds:
(1) An absence of statutory authority for the proposed rule;
(2) An emergency relating to public health, safety or welfare;
(3) The proposed rule is in conflict with state law;
(4) A substantial change in circumstance since enactment of the law upon which the proposed rule is based.
6. If the committee disapproves any rule or portion thereof, the department shall not file such disapproved portion of any rule with the secretary of state and the secretary of state shall not publish in the Missouri Register any final order of rulemaking containing the disapproved portion.
7. If the committee disapproves any rule or portion thereof, the committee shall report its findings to the senate and the house of representatives. No rule or portion thereof disapproved by the committee shall take effect so long as the senate and the house of representatives ratify the act of the joint committee by resolution adopted in each house within thirty legislative days after such rule or portion thereof has been disapproved by the joint committee.
8. Upon adoption of a rule as provided in this section, any such rule or portion thereof may be suspended or revoked by the general assembly either by bill or, pursuant to Section 8, Article IV of the Constitution of Missouri, by concurrent resolution upon recommendation of the joint committee on administrative rules. The committee shall be authorized to hold hearings and make recommendations pursuant to the provisions of section 536.037. The secretary of state shall publish in the Missouri Register, as soon as practicable, notice of the suspension or revocation.
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(L. 1995 H.B. 414)

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XL - Additional Executive Departments

Chapter 640 - Department of Natural Resources

Section 640.010 - Department created — director, appointment, powers, duties — transfer of certain agencies.

Section 640.012 - Burden of proof in contested cases heard by administrative hearing commission, exceptions.

Section 640.013 - Appeals from certain environmental decisions to be heard by administrative hearing commission.

Section 640.015 - Environmental conditions or standards, rules to cite specific law or authority relied upon — regulatory impact report required, contents, procedure, not required when — section not applicable, when.

Section 640.016 - Permit restrictions by department of natural resources prohibited in absence of statutory authority — permit issuance procedures — denial of permit, basis to be detailed — approval of permit not to be altered for one year, when.

Section 640.017 - Unified permit schedule authorized for activities requiring multiple permits — director's duties — procedure — rulemaking authority.

Section 640.018 - Permit issuance after expiration of statutorily required time frame — engineering plans, specifications and designs — permit application or modification, statement required, use by department.

Section 640.026 - Enforcement and penalties, list of documents produced for external dissemination — JCAR review, contents.

Section 640.030 - Interagency plan, department of natural resources and department of conservation.

Section 640.033 - Department may not adopt certain rules.

Section 640.035 - Environmental control — conservation programs — department's duty to maintain records, content.

Section 640.040 - Cleanup of controlled substance laboratories — rules — fund.

Section 640.045 - Revolving fund for cash transactions for sale of items made by Department of Natural Resources divisions established.

Section 640.065 - Revolving services fund created, use of moneys.

Section 640.075 - Brochures on Thomas Hart Benton murals and capitol art work, publication.

Section 640.078 - Federal Clean Water Act and federal Safe Drinking Water Act, tax refunds in violation of — department of natural resources to identify other appropriated funds to department for transfer to the state general revenue fund.

Section 640.080 - E. coli measuring standard — posting of signs when beaches exceed, language — authority to close beaches.

Section 640.090 - Implementation impact report, submitted to whom — criteria.

Section 640.095 - Penalties, imposition of — department duties, procedure.

Section 640.099 - Nonseverability of act.

Section 640.100 - Commission, duties, promulgate rules — political subdivisions may set certain additional standards — certain departments test water supply, when — fees, amount — federal compliance — customer fees, effective, when.

Section 640.102 - Definitions.

Section 640.105 - Commission established, members appointed — organization — reimbursement for expenses.

Section 640.107 - Drinking water revolving fund — loans and grants — funds for training and technical assistance.

Section 640.110 - Fund established — deposits, disbursements — unexpended balance not transferred.

Section 640.115 - Information to be furnished — approval of supplies — system changes to conform to rules — permit applications — appeals.

Section 640.116 - Exemption from rules, system exclusively serving charitable or benevolent organization, when.

Section 640.120 - Tests, required when — inspections, sampling, entry denied, procedure — publication, community water quality — lead-free construction and repair materials required, exceptions.

Section 640.125 - Test results to be reported — records to be retained — notices — information to be provided.

Section 640.128 - Voluntary reporting by permit holders, department to notify local and state health departments of potential risks.

Section 640.130 - Emergencies — actions to be taken — water systems in violation, penalties.

Section 640.131 - Administrative penalties.

Section 640.135 - Fluoride rules prohibited.

Section 640.136 - Fluoridation modification, notification to department and customers, when.

Section 640.137 - Source water of public water systems — duties of department — petition program authorized.

Section 640.140 - Department may cooperate with others — may receive aid, conduct training and research — may financially assist in construction of water systems.

Section 640.141 - Citation of law — definition of public water system.

Section 640.142 - Plan for identifying and mitigating cyber risk — exemption, when — inapplicability, when.

Section 640.144 - Valve inspection program, requirements — hydrant inspection program, requirements — inapplicability, when.

Section 640.145 - Report, contents — inapplicability, when.

Section 640.153 - Home energy audits — definitions — certification process.

Section 640.155 - Energy information, defined — confidentiality — penalty for disclosure.

Section 640.157 - Energy center to serve as coordinator of energy sustainability activities, duties.

Section 640.160 - Energy futures fund created, use of moneys.

Section 640.220 - Natural resources protection fund created — purpose — funding — administration — fund relapses into general fund, when.

Section 640.235 - Damages received, use, limit, purpose — additional funds used, when — funds transferred, when, how much.

Section 640.236 - Punitive and exemplary damages, exempt from, when.

Section 640.400 - Citation of law.

Section 640.403 - Definitions.

Section 640.405 - Interstate use of water, negotiation of interstate compacts, duties of department — general assembly and other agencies to be consulted.

Section 640.409 - Surface and ground water monitoring program, duties of department, purpose.

Section 640.412 - Inventory to be maintained on ground and surface water uses, quantity and users.

Section 640.415 - State water resource plan to be established for use of surface and ground water — annual report, contents — powers of department.

Section 640.418 - Special water protection area, procedure to establish.

Section 640.420 - Special water protection area, information program to be established, purpose, duties.

Section 640.423 - Designation as protection area removed, when.

Section 640.426 - Report by department annually, content.

Section 640.430 - Interagency task force established, members, meetings.

Section 640.435 - Judicial review from final orders of department, procedure — duties of department not to conflict.

Section 640.600 - Grants in aid to certain public water supply sewer systems.

Section 640.605 - Purpose of grants.

Section 640.610 - Appropriation for grants made to the department of natural resources — to administer.

Section 640.615 - Applicant to obtain primary source to finance project and then apply for grant — rules governing grants, authority of department.

Section 640.620 - Limitation on grants — exceptions.

Section 640.648 - Right to private water systems and ground source systems retained, exceptions — right to rainwater collection systems retained.

Section 640.651 - Definitions.

Section 640.653 - Application and technical assistance report, content and form — loans, how granted — review and summary by agencies.

Section 640.657 - Annual computation of actual energy cost savings.

Section 640.660 - Loan repayment.

Section 640.663 - Record-keeping requirements for borrowers.

Section 640.665 - Energy set-aside program fund.

Section 640.668 - Transfer of funds from industrial/commercial energy conservation loan fund.

Section 640.670 - Transfer of funds from local government energy conservation loan fund.

Section 640.672 - Remittance for improper use of loan, procedure — failure to remit payment, collection, actions — audit of loan, when.

Section 640.674 - Rulemaking authority, procedure.

Section 640.676 - Public and private partnership agreements.

Section 640.678 - Administration of fund.

Section 640.680 - Administration of program moneys from sources other than appropriations.

Section 640.682 - Revenue bonds, purpose.

Section 640.686 - Form, details and incidents of revenue bonds.

Section 640.700 - Certain sections to apply only to facilities with a flush system.

Section 640.703 - Definitions.

Section 640.710 - Department to regulate facilities — rules — setback — exemption.

Section 640.715 - Notification by owners or operators, information required — department to issue permit, when.

Section 640.725 - Inspection of facility, when, records retention period — automatic shutoff system required.

Section 640.730 - Facility to have containment structure.

Section 640.735 - Discharge to be reported, when, to whom.

Section 640.740 - Fund created — how money to be expended — abandoned property defined — transfer of fund to general revenue, prohibited.

Section 640.745 - Fee to be paid by facility owner/operator, when, amount — fund expended, how, limit — closure activities.

Section 640.747 - Closure, funds to be returned, when.

Section 640.750 - Department to inspect, when.

Section 640.755 - Rulemaking, procedure — clean water commission to administer.

Section 640.758 - Does not apply to livestock markets.

Section 640.760 - Liquified manure, surface applied, required setback.