Effective - 28 Aug 2011
643.040. Air conservation commission created — members, terms, expenses, meetings. — 1. There is created hereby an air pollution control agency to be known as the "Air Conservation Commission of the State of Missouri", whose domicile for the purposes of sections 643.010 to 643.355 is the department of natural resources of the state of Missouri. The commission shall consist of seven members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. No more than four of the members shall belong to the same political party and no two members shall be a resident of and domiciled in the same senatorial district. At the first meeting of the commission and at yearly intervals thereafter, the members shall select from among themselves a chairman and a vice chairman.
2. All members shall be representative of the general interest of the public and shall have an interest in and knowledge of air conservation and the effects and control of air contaminants. At least three of such members shall represent agricultural, industrial and labor interests, respectively. The governor shall not appoint any other person who has a substantial interest as defined in section 105.450 in any business entity regulated under this chapter or any business entity which would be regulated under this chapter if located in Missouri. The commission shall establish rules of procedure which specify when members shall exempt themselves from participating in discussions and from voting on issues before the commission due to potential conflict of interest.
3. The members' terms of office shall be four years and until their successors are selected and qualified, except that the terms of those first appointed shall be staggered to expire at intervals of one, two and three years after the date of appointment as designated by the governor at the time of appointment. There is no limitation of the number of terms any appointed member may serve. If a vacancy occurs the governor may appoint a member for the remaining portion of the unexpired term created by the vacancy. The governor may remove any appointed member for cause. The members of the commission shall be reimbursed for travel and other expenses actually and necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties.
4. The commission shall hold at least nine regular meetings each year and such additional regular meetings as the chairman deems desirable at a place and time to be fixed by the chairman. Special meetings may be called by three members of the commission upon delivery of written notice to each member of the commission. Reasonable written notice of all meetings shall be given to all members of the commission. Four members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. All powers and duties conferred upon members of the commission shall be exercised personally by the members and not by alternates or representatives. All actions of the commission shall be taken at meetings open to the public, except as provided in chapter 610. Any member absent from four regular commission meetings per calendar year for any cause whatsoever shall be deemed to have resigned and the vacancy shall be filled immediately in accordance with subsection 1 and subsection 3 of this section.
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(L. 1965 p. 335 § 4, A.L. 1972 H.B. 1184, A.L. 1992 S.B. 544, A.L. 1994 S.B. 590, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al., A.L. 2011 H.B. 89)
CROSS REFERENCE:
Nonseverability clause, 640.099
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XL - Additional Executive Departments
Chapter 643 - Air Conservation
Section 643.010 - Short title.
Section 643.020 - Definitions.
Section 643.030 - Intent of law — commission to control air pollution.
Section 643.040 - Air conservation commission created — members, terms, expenses, meetings.
Section 643.050 - Powers and duties of commission — rules, procedure.
Section 643.060 - Powers and duties of director.
Section 643.070 - Commission to adopt rules, notice — public hearing.
Section 643.073 - Procedure for submission of applications, fee.
Section 643.076 - Sections not to apply to locomotives, exception.
Section 643.077 - Operating and construction permits, transferability.
Section 643.130 - Judicial review.
Section 643.170 - Existing penalties not to be impaired — no actionable rights created, exceptions.
Section 643.175 - Small business ombudsman, duties — appointment.
Section 643.210 - Rules, promulgation.
Section 643.240 - Friable material subject to regulation — air sample analysis, how conducted.
Section 643.251 - Certification authorized for persons completing asbestos and earthquake training.
Section 643.255 - Cities, counties, state agencies, requirements.
Section 643.263 - Testing for asbestos, schools — report, contents of — reports of departments.
Section 643.300 - Citation of law — mandate of Congress.
Section 643.312 - Reformulated gasoline program.
Section 643.325 - Certificate and sticker, commission to establish, display of, requirements.
Section 643.337 - Oversight of vehicle emissions inspection program — report — rulemaking authority.
Section 643.353 - Annual report on effectiveness of emissions inspection program, requirements.
Section 643.355 - Illegal acts, penalties.
Section 643.600 - Compact entered into.
Section 643.620 - Commissioners, per diem allowed.
Section 643.650 - Sulfur dioxide, ambient air quality monitoring or modeling network.