Effective - 11 Jul 2011, 3 histories
644.036. Public hearings — rules and regulations, how promulgated — listings under Clean Water Act, requirements, procedures. — 1. No standard, rule or regulation or any amendment or repeal thereof shall be adopted except after a public hearing to be held after thirty days' prior notice by advertisement of the date, time and place of the hearing and opportunity given to the public to be heard. Notice of the hearings and copies of the proposed standard, rule or regulation or any amendment or repeal thereof shall also be given by regular mail, at least thirty days prior to the scheduled date of the hearing, to any person who has registered with the director for the purpose of receiving notice of such public hearings in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the commission at least forty-five days prior to the scheduled date of the hearing. However, this provision shall not preclude necessary changes during this thirty-day period.
2. At the hearing, opportunity to be heard by the commission with respect to the subject thereof shall be afforded any interested person upon written request to the commission, addressed to the director, not later than seven days prior to the hearing, and may be afforded to other persons if convenient. In addition, any interested persons, whether or not heard, may submit, within seven days subsequent to the hearings, a written statement of their views. The commission may solicit the views, in writing, of persons who may be affected by, or interested in, proposed rules and regulations, or standards. Any person heard or represented at the hearing or making written request for notice shall be given written notice of the action of the commission with respect to the subject thereof.
3. Any standard, rule or regulation or amendment or repeal thereof shall not be deemed adopted or in force and effect until it has been approved in writing by at least four members of the commission. A standard, rule or regulation or an amendment or repeal thereof shall not become effective until a certified copy thereof has been filed with the secretary of state as provided in chapter 536.
4. Unless prohibited by any federal water pollution control act, any standard, rule or regulation or any amendment or repeal thereof which is adopted by the commission may differ in its terms and provisions as between particular types and conditions of water quality standards or of water contaminants, as between particular classes of water contaminant sources, and as between particular waters of the state.
5. Any listing required by Section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq., to be sent to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its approval that will result in any waters of the state being classified as impaired shall be adopted by the commission after a public hearing, or series of hearings, held in accordance with the following procedures. The department of natural resources shall publish in at least six regional newspapers, in advance, a notice by advertisement the availability of a proposed list of impaired waters of the state and such notice shall include at least ninety days' advance notice of the date, time, and place of the public hearing and opportunity given to the public to be heard. Notice of the hearings and copies of the proposed list of impaired waters also shall be posted on the department of natural resources' website and given by regular mail, at least ninety days prior to the scheduled date of the hearing, to any person who has registered with the director for the purpose of receiving notice of such public hearings. The proposed list of impaired waters shall identify the water segment, the uses to be made of such waters, the uses impaired, identify the pollutants causing or expected to cause violations of the applicable water quality standards, and provide a summary of the data relied upon to make the preliminary determination. Contemporaneous with the publication of the notice of public hearing, the department shall make available on its website all data and information it relied upon to prepare the proposed list of impaired waters, including a narrative explanation of how the department determined the water segment was impaired. At any time after the public notice and until seven days after the public hearing, the department shall accept written comments on the proposed list of impaired waters. After the public hearing and after all written comments have been submitted, the department shall prepare a written response to all comments and a revised list of impaired waters. The commission shall adopt a list of impaired waters in a public meeting during which the public shall be afforded an opportunity to respond to the department's written response to comments and revised list of impaired waters. Notice of the meeting shall include the date, time, and place of the public meeting and shall provide notice that the commission will give interested persons the opportunity to respond to the department's revised list of impaired waters and written responses to comments. At its discretion, the commission may extend public comment periods or hold additional public hearings on the proposed and revised lists of impaired waters. The commission shall not vote to add to the list of impaired waters any waters not recommended by the department in the proposed or revised lists of impaired waters without granting the public at least thirty additional days to comment on the proposed addition. The list of impaired waters adopted by the commission shall not be deemed to be a rule as defined by section 536.010. The listing of any water segment on the list of impaired waters adopted by the commission shall be subject to judicial review by any adversely affected party under section 536.150.
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(L. 1972 S.B. 424, A.L. 1973 S.B. 259, S.B. 321, A.L. 2000 S.B. 741, A.L. 2002 S.B. 984 & 985, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1149, A.L. 2009 H.B. 661 merged with H.B. 734, A.L. 2011 H.B. 89)
Effective 7-11-11
CROSS REFERENCE:
Nonseverability clause, 640.099
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XL - Additional Executive Departments
Section 644.006 - Citation of act.
Section 644.011 - Statement of policy.
Section 644.016 - Definitions.
Section 644.018 - Reasonable use defined in cases involving surface water in flood-prone areas.
Section 644.021 - Commission created, members, qualifications, term — meetings.
Section 644.026 - Powers and duties of commission — rules, procedure.
Section 644.029 - New water quality requirements, grandfathering provision.
Section 644.037 - Wetlands impact by nationwide permit, department to certify.
Section 644.038 - Certification of nationwide permit by department, when.
Section 644.041 - Effluent regulations to be promulgated.
Section 644.042 - Losing streams, a rebuttable presumption, how determined.
Section 644.055 - Fees, nonpayment — penalty.
Section 644.057 - Clean water fee structure review, requirements.
Section 644.058 - Water quality standards revised, when — evaluation to be conducted, when.
Section 644.060 - Processed recycled asphalt shingles — use without permit, when.
Section 644.062 - Provisional variances granted, when — procedure.
Section 644.071 - Judicial review authorized.
Section 644.082 - Discharging water contaminants, permit required — violation, penalties.
Section 644.091 - State or its subdivisions not to contract with violator.
Section 644.096 - State or its subdivisions may recover actual damages from violators.
Section 644.101 - Certain drinking water and water pollution projects, state may provide assistance.
Section 644.102 - Matching grants for state revolving loan recipients.
Section 644.106 - State contributions limited — interest, limited — administrative fee allowed.
Section 644.111 - Commission to administer all state funds.
Section 644.117 - Small rural communities to have percentage of funds.
Section 644.121 - Rules and procedures, commission to adopt.
Section 644.123 - Repayment of loans credited to fund — administrative fees, deposit of, uses of.
Section 644.124 - State treasurer authorized to invest moneys of fund.
Section 644.150 - Subdivision defined.
Section 644.200 - Wastewater treatment system upgrades, department duties — analysis of options.
Section 644.500 - Commissioners authorized to borrow $20,000,000 for control of water pollution.
Section 644.507 - Exception to limitations on bond interest rates.
Section 644.508 - Borrowing additional sums, commissioners authority, state credit.
Section 644.509 - Debt authorization.
Section 644.510 - Bonds, how registered.
Section 644.511 - Additional bonds, how registered.
Section 644.515 - Bonds, how sold, deposits — proceeds — expenses of sale, how paid.
Section 644.516 - Additional bonds, how sold, deposits — proceeds — expenses of sale, how paid.
Section 644.520 - Proceeds of sale, how handled.
Section 644.521 - Proceeds of sale of additional bonds, how handled.
Section 644.526 - Investment of water pollution control funds — interest to accrue to fund.
Section 644.530 - Water pollution control bond and interest fund created, how used.
Section 644.531 - Water pollution control bond and interest fund, how used.
Section 644.535 - Water pollution control bond and interest fund, how deposited.
Section 644.540 - Tangible property tax, when levied.
Section 644.541 - Tangible property tax, when levied.
Section 644.551 - Additional bonds, principal and interest, how and when paid — repurchase when.
Section 644.555 - Treasurer to report on bond transactions to general assembly.
Section 644.556 - Treasurer to report on additional bond transactions to general assembly.
Section 644.566 - Commissioners authorized to borrow additional $2,500,000 for improvements.
Section 644.571 - Contingent effective date.
Section 644.572 - Commissioners authorized to borrow additional $10,000,000 for improvements.
Section 644.573 - Commissioners may borrow additional $10,000,000 for improvements.
Section 644.580 - Board may borrow additional $20,000,000 for purposes of storm water control.
Section 644.583 - Board may borrow additional $20,000,000 for purposes of storm water control.
Section 644.586 - Board may borrow additional $20,000,000 for purposes of storm water control.
Section 644.589 - Board may borrow additional $20,000,000 for purposes of storm water control.
Section 644.599 - Board may borrow additional $20,000,000 for purposes of storm water control.