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Title XVI - Conservation, R...
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Chapter 256 - Geology, Water Resources and Geod...
Chapter 256 - Geology, Water Resources and Geodetic Survey
Section 256.010 State geologist — appointment — duties.
Section 256.030 Governor, state geologist — powers.
Section 256.040 Oath of office — private consulting prohibited.
Section 256.050 State geologist and assistants — duties.
Section 256.055 Revolving fund for cash transactions involving the sale of Division of Geology and Land Survey items established.
Section 256.060 Survey of water resources.
Section 256.070 Maintenance of cabinet collection.
Section 256.080 Duty of assistants.
Section 256.090 Information released to press — confidential material released, when — use of collections by educational institutions.
Section 256.100 Additional technical work — authorization.
Section 256.110 Cooperation with federal agencies.
Section 256.112 Mine map repository established in office of state geologist — contents to be maps of closed or abandoned underground mines.
Section 256.113 Maps to be open for inspection in presence of authorized personnel — copies made with consent of owner, exceptions.
Section 256.115 State geologist to acquire maps — owners or operators of underground mines closed permanently or temporarily to furnish true copies, when, contents.
Section 256.117 Funding for operation of map repository from document services fund — money from sales of maps or products deposited in fund.
Section 256.120 Geodetic surveyors may enter on lands.
Section 256.130 Damages — hearings — procedure.
Section 256.140 Costs, how adjusted.
Section 256.150 Appeals.
Section 256.155 Interstate earthquake emergency compact.
Section 256.170 Definitions.
Section 256.173 Cities and counties to be furnished geologic hazard assessment prepared by division of geology and land survey.
Section 256.175 High seismic risk area data — duties of department.
Section 256.200 Duties and powers of commission.
Section 256.230 Bonds of members and employees.
Section 256.250 Public agencies to cooperate with commission.
Section 256.260 Reports of commission.
Section 256.280 Definition.
Section 256.290 Water development fund created, purposes — funds not to revert.
Section 256.300 Commission may contract with federal agencies.
Section 256.310 Duties of commission.
Section 256.320 Basis of payment — debt to be lien on property, how collected.
Section 256.330 Commission to report to legislature, contents.
Section 256.340 Legislature may appropriate from fund, purposes.
Section 256.350 Law not to affect existing contracts.
Section 256.360 Commission to protect public interest in federal reservoirs.
Section 256.400 Definitions.
Section 256.405 Purpose to develop information for future water resource management — water usage law applicable to — exemptions.
Section 256.410 Major water users withdrawing or diverting water required to file registration with division, content.
Section 256.415 Nuisance, unregistered diversion of water by major water user — injunction — injunction dissolved, when.
Section 256.420 Inspection by state geologist — court order if permission refused.
Section 256.425 Division to compile information to determine water needs and usage of state — staff limitation.
Section 256.430 Department may accept gifts, grants — law not to be construed to limit common law water rights.
Section 256.433 Southeast Missouri regional water district, limitation on withdrawal or diversion by major water users.
Section 256.435 Citation of law.
Section 256.437 Definitions.
Section 256.438 Fund created, use of moneys--rulemaking authority.
Section 256.440 Multipurpose water resource program established, department to administer — state may participate in water resource project, when.
Section 256.443 Plan, content — approval of plan by director — eligibility of projects to receive contributions, grants or bequests for construction or renovation costs, limitation.
Section 256.445 Political 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.
Section 256.447 Rulemaking authority.
Section 256.450 Citation of law.
Section 256.453 Definitions.
Section 256.456 Geology work to be performed under supervision of registered geologist, when — reports, supervised by registered geologist — prohibited designations, when — penalty.
Section 256.459 Board of geologist registration created — members, qualifications, appointment — public members — terms — bond not required — attorney general to represent board — expenses, reimbursement, compensation, rules authorized.
Section 256.462 Meetings 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.
Section 256.465 Fund, established — fees to be set by board, limit.
Section 256.468 Application for certification, contents, requirements — examination required — geologist-registrant in-training, designation — board, powers and duties.
Section 256.471 Exempt activities.
Section 256.474 Failure to abide by requirements, board may reprimand.
Section 256.477 Prohibited activities, penalties — board to revoke certificate, when.
Section 256.480 Complaints, board shall investigate, procedures — board may issue order, powers — appeal of order or action of board.
Section 256.483 Alteration of document prohibited, when, penalty — false evidence or testimony, penalty — action under expired certificate of registration, penalty.
Section 256.600 Title of law.
Section 256.603 Definitions.
Section 256.605 Well installation board established — membership — terms — qualifications.
Section 256.606 Rules and regulations — applicants' qualifications.
Section 256.607 Well installation contractor, permit — heat pump installation contractor, permit.
Section 256.611 Application, qualifications.
Section 256.613 Written examinations.
Section 256.614 Notice to division, when — forms — registration and certification, fee — encountering gas or oil.
Section 256.615 Abandoned wells, plugging required — test holes, plugging — confidentiality of information — penalty.
Section 256.616 Performance bond or letter of credit may be required — conditions.
Section 256.617 Drilling rigs, how marked — rig permits.
Section 256.620 Certain wells exempted from regulation.
Section 256.621 Surface water tracing, registration required — renewal — documentation required.
Section 256.623 Fees — appeals process for disciplinary action.
Section 256.626 Promulgation of rules and regulations — heat pump coolants, preference.
Section 256.628 Obligation to plug abandoned well, notification — information to be filed, form — inspection, injunction, penalty.
Section 256.630 Violations of the law, suspension, revocation — procedure, appeals.
Section 256.633 Injunctions — attorney general to represent division.
Section 256.635 Audit of division — groundwater protection fund, purpose.
Section 256.637 Violations of law, civil and criminal penalties.
Section 256.640 Rules, procedure.
Section 256.641 Definitions.
Section 256.643 Southeast Missouri regional water district, certain counties may be included — governed by commission.
Section 256.645 Counties to adopt plan to set boundaries of district — meeting of landowners — notice requirement.
Section 256.647 Qualified voters to elect chairman and secretary — vote to become part of district and to select one commissioner, elections procedure.
Section 256.649 Counties not joining may subsequently join, procedure — commissioners' qualifications.
Section 256.651 Meeting of commission, location — terms of office, how determined — vacancies — per diem — oath.
Section 256.653 President and secretary to be elected, qualifications, terms — commission's powers and duties.
Section 256.655 Fees may be established for persons owning irrigation wells — qualification, limitation — to raise fee must submit to voters.
Section 256.657 Secretary of commission to serve as treasurer — salary, expenses, staff and equipment — bond requirement — deposit of funds — duties — annual audit — report — warrants, form.
Section 256.660 Disincorporation of district, procedure.
Section 256.670 Definitions — geographical information system, public access — community creation of system — fee — licensing of system, factors — construction of law — liability shield.
Section 256.700 Surface mining, fee — director to require fee, when — amount of fee — expiration date — rulemaking authority.
Section 256.705 Fund created, use of moneys.
Section 256.710 Industrial minerals advisory council created, members, duties, terms, vacancies.