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Revised Statutes of Missouri

Chapter 256

Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 256

Geology, Water Resources and Geodetic Survey

256.010State geologist — appointment — duties 256.020(Repealed L. 1980 H.B. 1266 § 1)Repealed 256.030Governor, state geologist — powers 256.040Oath of office — private consulting prohibited 256.050State geologist and assistants — duties 256.055Revolving fund for cash transactions involving the sale of Division of Geology and Land Survey items established 256.060Survey of water resources 256.070Maintenance of cabinet collection 256.080Duty of assistants 256.090Information released to press — confidential material released, when — use of collections by educational institutions 256.100Additional technical work — authorization 256.110Cooperation with federal agencies 256.112Mine map repository established in office of state geologist — contents to be maps of closed or abandoned underground mines 256.113Maps to be open for inspection in presence of authorized personnel — copies made with consent of owner, exceptions 256.115State geologist to acquire maps — owners or operators of underground mines closed permanently or temporarily to furnish true copies, when, contents 256.117Funding for operation of map repository from document services fund — money from sales of maps or products deposited in fund 256.120Geodetic surveyors may enter on lands 256.130Damages — hearings — procedure 256.140Costs, how adjusted 256.150Appeals 256.155Interstate earthquake emergency compact 256.160Cities and counties to be furnished geologic hazard assessment prepared by division of geology and land survey 256.170Definitions 256.173Cities and counties to be furnished geologic hazard assessment prepared by division of geology and land survey 256.175High seismic risk area data — duties of department 256.180(Repealed L. 1983 H.B. 68 § 1 Revision)Repealed 256.190(Repealed L. 1983 H.B. 68 § 1 Revision)Repealed 256.200Duties and powers of commission 256.210(Repealed L. 1983 H.B. 68 § 1 Revision)Repealed 256.220(Repealed L. 1983 H.B. 68 § 1 Revision)Repealed 256.230Bonds of members and employees 256.240(Repealed L. 1983 H.B. 68 § 1 Revision)Repealed 256.250Public agencies to cooperate with commission 256.260Reports of commission 256.280Definition 256.290Water development fund created, purposes — funds not to revert 256.300Duties of commission 256.310Duties of commission 256.320Basis of payment — debt to be lien on property, how collected 256.330Commission to report to legislature, contents 256.340Legislature may appropriate from fund, purposes 256.350Law not to affect existing contracts 256.360Commission to protect public interest in federal reservoirs 256.370(Repealed L. 1983 H.B. 271 § A)Repealed 256.400Definitions 256.405Purpose to develop information for future water resource management — water usage law applicable to — exemptions 256.410Major water users withdrawing or diverting water required to file registration with division, content 256.415Nuisance, unregistered diversion of water by major water user — injunction — injunction dissolved, when 256.420Inspection by state geologist — court order if permission refused 256.425Division to compile information to determine water needs and usage of state — staff limitation 256.430Department may accept gifts, grants — law not to be construed to limit common law water rights 256.433Southeast Missouri regional water district, limitation on withdrawal or diversion by major water users 256.435Citation of law 256.437Definitions 256.438Fund created, use of moneys--rulemaking authority 256.439(Repealed L. 2016 H.B. 1713 merged with H.B. 1717)Repealed 256.440Multipurpose water resource program established, department to administer — state may participate in water resource project, when 256.443Plan, content — approval of plan by director — eligibility of projects to receive contributions, grants or bequests for construction or renovation costs, limitation 256.445Political 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 256.447Rulemaking authority 256.450Citation of law 256.453Definitions 256.456Geology work to be performed under supervision of registered geologist, when — reports, supervised by registered geologist — prohibited designations, when — penalty 256.459Board of geologist registration created — members, qualifications, appointment — public members — terms — bond not required — attorney general to represent board — expenses, reimbursement, compensation, rules authorized 256.462Meetings 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 256.465Fund, established — fees to be set by board, limit 256.468Application for certification, contents, requirements — examination required — geologist-registrant in-training, designation — board, powers and duties 256.471Exempt activities 256.474Failure to abide by requirements, board may reprimand 256.477Prohibited activities, penalties — board to revoke certificate, when 256.480Complaints, board shall investigate, procedures — board may issue order, powers — appeal of order or action of board 256.483Alteration of document prohibited, when, penalty — false evidence or testimony, penalty — action under expired certificate of registration, penalty 256.500(Transferred 1978; now 266.500)Repealed 256.501(Repealed L. 1994 S.B. 649 § A)Repealed 256.503(Repealed L. 1994 S.B. 649 § A)Repealed 256.505(Transferred 1978; now 266.505)Repealed 256.510(Transferred 1978; now 266.510)Repealed 256.515(Transferred 1978; now 266.515)Repealed 256.520(Transferred 1978; now 266.520)Repealed 256.525(Transferred 1978; now 266.525)Repealed 256.530(Transferred 1978; now 266.530)Repealed 256.535(Transferred 1978; now 266.535)Repealed 256.540(Transferred 1978; now 266.540)Repealed 256.545(Transferred 1978; now 266.545)Repealed 256.550(Transferred 1978; now 266.550)Repealed 256.600Title of law 256.603Definitions 256.605Well installation board established — membership — terms — qualifications 256.606Rules and regulations — applicants' qualifications 256.607Well installation contractor, permit — heat pump installation contractor, permit 256.611Application, qualifications 256.613Written examinations 256.614Notice to division, when — forms — registration and certification, fee — encountering gas or oil 256.615Abandoned wells, plugging required — test holes, plugging — confidentiality of information — penalty 256.616Performance bond or letter of credit may be required — conditions 256.617Drilling rigs, how marked — rig permits 256.620Certain wells exempted from regulation 256.621Surface water tracing, registration required — renewal — documentation required 256.623Fees — appeals process for disciplinary action 256.626Promulgation of rules and regulations — heat pump coolants, preference 256.628Obligation to plug abandoned well, notification — information to be filed, form — inspection, injunction, penalty 256.630Violations of the law, suspension, revocation — procedure, appeals 256.633Injunctions — attorney general to represent division 256.635Audit of division — groundwater protection fund, purpose 256.637Violations of law, civil and criminal penalties 256.640Rules, procedure 256.641Definitions 256.643Southeast Missouri regional water district, certain counties may be included — governed by commission 256.645Counties to adopt plan to set boundaries of district — meeting of landowners — notice requirement 256.647Qualified voters to elect chairman and secretary — vote to become part of district and to select one commissioner, elections procedure 256.649Counties not joining may subsequently join, procedure — commissioners' qualifications 256.650(Transferred 1992; now 256.155)Repealed 256.651Meeting of commission, location — terms of office, how determined — vacancies — per diem — oath 256.653President and secretary to be elected, qualifications, terms — commission's powers and duties 256.655Fees may be established for persons owning irrigation wells — qualification, limitation — to raise fee must submit to voters 256.660Disincorporation of district, procedure 256.670Definitions — geographical information system, public access — community creation of system — fee — licensing of system, factors — construction of law — liability shield 256.700Surface mining, fee — director to require fee, when — amount of fee — expiration date — rulemaking authority 256.705Fund created, use of moneys 256.710Industrial minerals advisory council created, members, duties, terms, vacancies 256.800Citation of law — definitions — flood resiliency improvement fund established, use of moneys — program established, requirements — rulemaking authority