2016 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT (251-260)
Chapter 260 Environmental Control

• Chapter Cross References

GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Section 260.003 All licenses, permits or grants of authority by department must be in compliance with local area's zoning, building, health codes or ordinances, procedure to determine compliance.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY

• Section 260.005 Definitions.
• Section 260.010 Authority created.
• Section 260.015 Purpose of authority.
• Section 260.020 Membership of authority, appointed how, terms, quorum.
• Section 260.025 Officers, how selected.
• Section 260.030 Compensation and expenses.
• Section 260.035 Powers of authority.
• Section 260.040 Revenue bonds, issued when--sale, limitations--procedure--rate.
• Section 260.045 Notes issued when, how sold.
• Section 260.050 Renewal notes or refunding bonds issued when.
• Section 260.055 Resolution authorizing notes or bonds, contents of.
• Section 260.060 Resolution may provide for trust agreements.
• Section 260.065 Notes and bonds not an indebtedness of the state.
• Section 260.070 Notes and bonds approved as investments--who may invest.
• Section 260.075 Projects subject to taxation--notes, bonds and their income tax free, exceptions.
• Section 260.080 Funds of authority not to be distributed to members or private persons, except for compensation for services.
• Section 260.085 Termination or dissolution, property to pass to state.
• Section 260.090 Proposed expenditure of federal funds in coming fiscal year requires itemized report to appropriations and the oversight division, committee on legislative research.
• Section 260.095 Contracts between authority and political subdivisions, purpose.
• Section 260.100 Authority member not personally liable on notes or bonds issued.
• Section 260.110 Statutory conflicts, which prevails.
• Section 260.115 Loans for energy resource development, requirements--fee charged, when--deposit in and use of energy resources insured loan fund.
• Section 260.120 Interest rate on loans.
• Section 260.125 Severability.

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

• Section 260.200 Definitions.
• Section 260.203 Infectious waste, treatment of--hospitals, department of health and senior services to promulgate rules--transportation of--registration of hospitals--proper disposal, penalty--fee on delivery, exceptions--inspection fee, amount, fund, refund of, when.
• Section 260.204 Permit for treatment of infectious waste, not to be issued, when.
• Section 260.205 Permit required to operate facility, and construction permit to construct facility, requirements, exceptions, fees--plans to be submitted--permits revoked or suspended, when--disclosure statement, requirements.
• Section 260.206 Owner or operator shall provide quality assurance and quality control oversight of inspections during area closure, postclosure and corrective action plans, requirements--department may suspend, revoke or modify permit.
• Section 260.207 Permit not to be issued, when--notice to department of certain crimes, penalty for failure to notify--reinstatement, when.
• Section 260.208 Contracts with specified parties prohibited, when--notice of certain convictions required, penalty.
• Section 260.209 Property acquired outside city, county or district for solid waste disposal, compliance with zoning ordinances required.
• Section 260.210 Prohibited acts, exception--search warrants to issue, when--investigations, department may conduct, how--demolition waste, disposal of, requirements--building permits, notice of disposal of demolition waste required, form--exceptions--exceptions for Kansas City.
• Section 260.211 Demolition waste, criminal disposition of--penalties--conspiracy.
• Section 260.212 Solid waste, criminal disposition of--penalties--conspiracy.
• Section 260.213 Disclosure of landfill, sale of property, required.
• Section 260.214 Preliminary site investigation approval, not required for certain counties--severability clause.
• Section 260.215 Solid wastes, how handled--duties of cities and counties--exemptions--charges, how stated, how collected.
• Section 260.216 Solid waste disposal in receptacle of another, prohibited--penalty.
• Section 260.220 Plans to be submitted, contents of--disapproval, effect of.
• Section 260.225 Duties of department--rules and regulations, promulgation of, procedures--model solid waste management plans, contents--coordination with other state agencies.
• Section 260.226 Closure of facility, plan to be submitted, contents--notice, when--financial assurance instrument, release of, when--exceptions.
• Section 260.227 Postclosure plan, contents--financial assurance instrument required--owner or operator of sanitary or demolition landfill to take corrective action, when--plan required--financial assurance, amount, form required, released when.
• Section 260.228 Failure to implement closure, postclosure plan or corrective action plan, forfeiture of collateral, when.
• Section 260.230 Department may order repairs, alterations, construction or reconstruction, when--injunctive relief, when.
• Section 260.235 Appeal, judicial review, procedure--injunction based on seriousness of threat to environment--performance bond required, forfeited, when.
• Section 260.236 Severability of provisions.
• Section 260.240 Violations, how proceeded against--county regulations, how enforced, penalty for violation--exceptions.
• Section 260.241 Permit not to be issued, when.
• Section 260.242 Fly ash produced by coal combustion, exemption from solid waste permitting requirements, conditions--certain counties.
• Section 260.243 Buffer zone required, commercial processing facility, how determined.
• Section 260.245 Tax, how levied--limitation--form of ballot.
• Section 260.247 Annexation or expansion of solid waste services by city, notice to certain private entities, when--city to contract with private entity, duration, terms.
• Section 260.249 Administrative penalties--not to be assessed for minor violation, definition--amount set by rule, payment when--appeal effect--surcharge due when--unpaid penalty, collection--time limitation to assess violation--judicial appeal--civil action effect, exception.
• Section 260.250 Major appliances, waste oil, yard waste and batteries, disposal restricted--recycling of certain items, addressed in solid waste management plan.
• Section 260.253 Department to provide technical assistance and public education programs on collection of used motor oil--household consumer used motor oil, duty to maintain toll-free telephone for information.
• Section 260.254 Grants for household consumer-used motor oil collection systems, requirements--centers not to accept motor oil from commercial operation.

BATTERIES

• Section 260.260 Batteries, lead-acid, disposal of restricted--penalty.
• Section 260.262 Retailers of lead-acid batteries, duties--notice to purchaser, contents.
• Section 260.264 Notices to public, batteries, duties of department.
• Section 260.266 Wholesalers of lead-acid batteries, duties--storage of batteries, requirements.
• Section 260.267 Restriction on sales of certain batteries, effective dates--sale of nonbutton cell mercuric-oxide battery requirements, duties of manufacturer, violation, penalty.

WASTE AND SCRAP TIRES

• Section 260.269 In-state private entity disposal permitted, when.
• Section 260.270 Scrap tires, prohibited activities--penalties--site owners, no new scrap tire sites permitted, when, exception--registration required, duty to inform department, contents--rules and regulations--permit fees--duties of department--inventory of processed scrap tires not to exceed limitation--auto dismantler, limited storage of tires allowed--recovered rubber, use by transportation department, how.
• Section 260.272 Scrap tires and rubber chips may be used as landfill cover, department of natural resources to promulgate rules.
• Section 260.273 Fee, sale of new tires, amount--collection, use of moneys--termination.
• Section 260.275 Scrap tire site, closure plan, contents--financial assurance instrument, purpose, how calculated.
• Section 260.276 Nuisance abatement activities, department may conduct--costs, civil action authorized, exception--resource recovery or nuisance abatement bids on contract, who may bid--content--nonprofits may be eligible for cleanup reimbursement, when.
• Section 260.278 Performance bond or letter of credit required for transporter of scrap tires, when--provisions required--forfeiture of bond, when, procedure--bond requirement ceases, when.
• Section 260.279 Preference and bonus points for contracts for the removal or clean up of waste tires, when.

PLASTIC CONTAINERS

• Section 260.280 Container defined--plastic ring or holding device must be biodegradable within two years--acceptable rings or holding device, department to furnish list--violations, penalty--effective when.
• Section 260.281 Plastic, plastic bottles or rigid plastic container defined--containers, must have coded label, content, form--exempt products, rules established by department--violations, penalty.
• Section 260.283 Paper or plastic bags, customers to have option, when--political subdivisions prohibited from imposing ban, fee, or tax on.

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS

• Section 260.300 Regions, division of state into--procedures, purpose.
• Section 260.302 County may apply for change in region, when, procedures.
• Section 260.305 Creation of district, procedures--boundaries, limitations--petition to establish--district a body corporate and politic, when--election.
• Section 260.310 Contractual authority, powers.
• Section 260.315 Council, selection of members, terms--meetings--powers--selection of executive board, terms.
• Section 260.320 Executive board, meetings, selection of officers--powers, duties--contractual authority.
• Section 260.324 Grants, familial relationships not a disqualifier--voting restrictions.
• Section 260.325 Solid waste management plan, submitted to department, contents, procedures--approval, revision of plan--funds may be made available, purpose--audits.
• Section 260.330 Landfill fee, amount--solid waste management fund, created, purpose--department to enforce--transfer station, fee charged--free disposal day, notice.
• Section 260.335 Distribution of fund moneys, uses--grants, distribution of moneys--advisory board, solid waste, duties.
• Section 260.345 Solid waste advisory board, members--qualifications--duties and powers--removal of board member for failure to attend meetings, when--report--meetings.

HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

• Section 260.350 Short title.
• Section 260.352 Department of natural resources shall verify compliance with corrective action plans for hazardous waste management.
• Section 260.355 Exempted wastes.
• Section 260.360 Definitions.
• Section 260.365 Hazardous waste management commission created--composition, qualifications--compensation--terms--meetings, notice required, quorum.
• Section 260.370 Duties and powers of commission--rules and regulations to be adopted, procedures--inspection fees, use of, refund, when--variances granted, when.
• Section 260.371 Severability clause, exceptions.
• Section 260.372 Powers and duties of commission.
• Section 260.373 Rulemaking authority, limitations on--identification of inconsistent rules.
• Section 260.375 Duties of department--licenses required--permits required.
• Section 260.377 Inspection by department.
• Section 260.380 Duties of hazardous waste generators--fees to be collected, disposition--exemptions--expiration of fees.
• Section 260.385 Activities not allowed and requirements to be met by hazardous waste transporters.
• Section 260.390 Duties of hazardous waste facility owners and operators--tax to be collected, disposition--duties upon termination of use of facility--inspection fees, commercial facilities, requirements.
• Section 260.391 Hazardous waste fund created--payments--not to lapse--subaccount created, purpose--transfer of moneys--restrictions on use of moneys--general revenue appropriation to be requested annually.
• Section 260.392 Definitions--fees for transport of radioactive waste--deposit of moneys, use--notice of shipments--sunset date.
• Section 260.393 Technology for treatment of hazardous waste, generators to use best available, exceptions.
• Section 260.394 Disposal of untreated hazardous waste, prohibited, exceptions--alternative to landfilling, best demonstrated available technology.
• Section 260.395 Transportation of hazardous waste, how permitted--fees, how determined--notice prior to issuance of permit--permit not required of whom--application for certification, when--permit maintained for postclosure care period--leachate collection system required--railroad hazardous waste transportation, fee.
• Section 260.396 PCB, definition--facilities, regulation of--list of PCB facilities--compliance with requirements, time limitation.
• Section 260.400 Procedure for conducting public hearings.
• Section 260.405 Variances granted, when.
• Section 260.410 Department to enforce standards, rules and regulations--appeal authorized.
• Section 260.412 Administrative penalties--not to be assessed for minor violation--conference, conciliation and persuasion--rules and regulations, payment--appeal, effect--unpaid penalty, collection--time limit--review.
• Section 260.415 Appeals--other remedies available, costs.
• Section 260.420 Imminent hazard, action to be taken.
• Section 260.423 Facility ordered to accept waste, reimbursement rate disagreement, procedure.
• Section 260.424 Underground injection prohibited.
• Section 260.425 Violations, how punished.
• Section 260.429 No permit in non-karst area of state over groundwater divide.
• Section 260.430 Confidential information--illegal disclosure, penalty.
• Section 260.431 Buffer zone required, commercial facility, how determined--limitations, requirements, certain facilities.
• Section 260.432 Hazardous waste, collection of small quantities, department to administer--fees--department may enter into contracts for collection--disposal in landfills prohibited, when.
• Section 260.433 Commercial hazardous waste facilities, prohibited activities (third or fourth class counties).

ABANDONED OR UNCONTROLLED SITES

• Section 260.435 Definitions, sections 260.435 to 260.480--definition of hazardous waste not to include certain materials.
• Section 260.437 Rules and regulations, authority.
• Section 260.440 Registry of abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites, contents--investigation--department's powers and duties.
• Section 260.445 Abandoned and uncontrolled sites, annual report, content--sent to whom.
• Section 260.450 Priority of sites, listed in registry, determined by investigation--factors to be considered.
• Section 260.455 Registry, proposed site addition, procedure, notice.
• Section 260.460 Listing or proposed listing of site in registry, procedure to remove.
• Section 260.465 Change of use or transfer of site property--notice to buyer--appeal--violations, penalty.
• Section 260.470 Recording of sites, placed on or removed from registry--removal procedure.
• Section 260.475 Fees to be paid by hazardous waste generators--exceptions--deposit of moneys--violations, penalty--deposit--fee requirement, expiration--fee structure review.
• Section 260.480 Transfer of moneys in the hazardous waste remedial fund to hazardous waste fund.
• Section 260.482 Incineration of certain material by Department of Defense, limitation.

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE CLEANUP

• Section 260.500 Definitions.
• Section 260.505 Hazardous substance emergency response plan to be developed by department director--contents of plan.
• Section 260.510 Hazardous substances, director's powers and duties.
• Section 260.515 Actions to abate, control or clean up not construed as admission of liability.
• Section 260.520 Rules and regulations--procedure.
• Section 260.525 Investigation, no person to refuse entry--search warrant to be issued.
• Section 260.530 Cleanup costs, liability--failure to comply, damages, exceptions--records of expense to be kept.
• Section 260.535 Hazardous waste fund, deposits to--purpose for use.
• Section 260.540 State employees acting in official capacity, liability.
• Section 260.545 Providing assistance at request of department, political subdivision or volunteer fire protection district, liability for actions, when.
• Section 260.546 Emergency assistance--cost, how paid--cost statement, contents--payment, when--amount, appeal procedure--state fund to pay cost but repayment required.
• Section 260.550 Information to be available to public, exceptions.
• Section 260.552 Liability limitation for persons in business of hazardous waste cleanup created by others, exceptions--waste cleanup of environmental hazard defined.

HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT--VOLUNTARY REMEDIATION

• Section 260.565 Definitions.
• Section 260.567 Application for voluntary remediation, requirements, form, fee--review by department--duties of applicant, reports--remedial action plan, review of--duties.
• Section 260.569 Reimbursement for costs to department, computation--deposit of funds--termination from participation by department, when--refund of balance, when.
• Section 260.571 Hazardous waste management commission may promulgate rules, scope.
• Section 260.573 Completion of plan, department to issue letter, contents--effect.
• Section 260.575 False information, submission of--penalty.

HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT--AREA REVITALIZATION AUTHORITIES

• Section 260.600 Area revitalization authorities to hold title in cleanup areas--transfer of title to department, when--dissolution of authority (certain first class counties, charter form).
• Section 260.602 Authorities' articles of incorporation, content.
• Section 260.603 Articles filed where--secretary of state, duties.
• Section 260.605 Board of directors, number, qualifications, election, term.
• Section 260.607 Powers and duties of board.
• Section 260.609 Authority, state and state employees no liability, when.

MIDWEST INTERSTATE LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMPACT

• Section 260.700 Membership authorized--compact--purposes.
• Section 260.705 Definitions.
• Section 260.710 Extended care and long-term liability account established, purposes--if Missouri designated a host state, duties.
• Section 260.715 Operators of regional disposal facilities to purchase maximum insurance--insurance to be used, how.
• Section 260.720 Compact commissioner and alternate, appointment, compensation, when, expenses, duties.
• Section 260.730 Tax levy authorized for counties containing regional disposal facilities.
• Section 260.735 Designation as host state, governor's duty--approval by general assembly required, exception.

RADIATION MONITORING PROGRAM

• Section 260.750 Environmental radiation monitoring program and fund established--purposes.

WASTE TO ENERGY FACILITIES

• Section 260.800 Definitions.
• Section 260.805 Electric suppliers to purchase electricity generated, rate allowable.
• Section 260.810 Extraordinary costs and interconnection charges paid by governing body.
• Section 260.815 Loss of revenue, rate case before public service commission allowable.

OIL SPILL RESPONSE, NATIONAL CONTINGENCY PLAN

• Section 260.818 Definitions.
• Section 260.819 Removal costs and damages, liability, limitations.

PACKAGING COMPONENT MATERIAL REGULATION

• Section 260.820 Definitions.
• Section 260.822 Content concentration of certain elements, restrictions.
• Section 260.824 Exemptions.

LANDFILL FEE, CERTAIN COUNTIES

• Section 260.830 Landfill fee authorized, counties of third and fourth classification--approval, ballot, limitation.
• Section 260.831 Collection of fee by operator, payment required--separate surcharge, transmittal of funds.

DRY-CLEANING FACILITIES

• Section 260.900 Definitions.
• Section 260.905 Hazardous waste management commission to promulgate rules for dry-cleaning facility environmental remediation.
• Section 260.910 Violations of dry-cleaning remediation laws--civil damages.
• Section 260.915 Registration of dry-cleaning facilities with department.
• Section 260.920 Dry-cleaning environmental response trust fund created--purpose--not to be considered total state revenue.
• Section 260.925 Expenditures from fund, how used--fund not to be used, when--liability determinations--entry onto premises where corrective action required--fund payment limit--owner liability when fund payment obtained.
• Section 260.930 State immunity from liability due to corrective action--private action against dry-cleaning facility not prohibited--corrective action not to be compelled at eligible dry-cleaning facilities--director approval of plans, when.
• Section 260.935 Dry-cleaning facility registration surcharge--deposited in fund--penalties and interest for nonpayment.
• Section 260.940 Dry-cleaning solvent surcharge, amount imposed due to solvent factor--deposited in fund--penalties and interest for nonpayment--operators not to purchase solvent from persons not paying surcharge.
• Section 260.945 Surcharges not collected, when.
• Section 260.950 Judicial review.
• Section 260.955 Department to report on fund, corrective action from fund.
• Section 260.960 Rulemaking.
• Section 260.965 Expiration date.

MISSOURI ENVIRONMENTAL COVENANTS ACT

• Section 260.1000 Citation of law.
• Section 260.1003 Definitions.
• Section 260.1006 Holder of an environmental covenant--department bound by covenant--rules for interests in real property.
• Section 260.1009 Contents of a covenant.
• Section 260.1012 Enforceability of covenants, criteria.
• Section 260.1015 Use of real property subject to zoning laws and recorded instruments.
• Section 260.1018 Copy of covenant to be provided, to whom.
• Section 260.1021 Recording of a covenant, procedure.
• Section 260.1024 Covenants are perpetual, exceptions--department may terminate covenants, when.
• Section 260.1027 Amendment or termination of a covenant, requirements--interest in property not affected by amendment.
• Section 260.1030 Civil action may be maintained, when--department to maintain regulatory authority.
• Section 260.1033 Activity and use information system to be established, purpose--categories of sites--recording of amendments or termination, procedure, form.
• Section 260.1036 Inapplicability to storage tanks.
• Section 260.1039 Effect of act on certain federal laws.

MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBILITY AND CONSUMER CONVENIENCE EQUIPMENT COLLECTION AND RECOVERY

• Section 260.1050 Citation of act.
• Section 260.1053 Definitions.
• Section 260.1059 Applicability of act--exceptions.
• Section 260.1062 Recovery plan required, contents--use of existing infrastructure permitted--report required.
• Section 260.1065 Labeling requirements for sale of new equipment.
• Section 260.1068 Information on computer materials, immunity from liability, when.
• Section 260.1071 Department to educate consumers--internet site required.
• Section 260.1074 Audits and inspections by department permitted--enforcement of act--warning notices--penalties may be assessed, subaccount created.
• Section 260.1077 Financial and proprietary information not a public record.
• Section 260.1080 Report to legislative committees.
• Section 260.1083 Fee not authorized, when.
• Section 260.1089 Recycling and reuse, compliance with federal, state and local law required--rulemaking authority.
• Section 260.1092 Federal law may preempt, when.
• Section 260.1101 Rulemaking authority.