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MO HB835
Bill
Status
2/4/2015
Primary Sponsor
Robert Ross
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AI Summary
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Requires the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to prepare a regulatory impact report for any state implementation plan submitted to the U.S. EPA
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Report must be submitted to the governor, senate president pro tempore, and house speaker one calendar month before EPA submission, and posted on the department website
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Regulatory impact report must assess economic impacts on businesses and citizens, disproportionate effects on lower-income populations, anticipated job losses, technology costs, and whether reduction goals are achievable within timeframes
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Report must include flexible compliance options such as emissions averaging, plus a cost-benefit analysis of effects on the state economy, affected industries, and consumers
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No state implementation plan may be submitted to the EPA without approval by concurrent resolution of the General Assembly
Legislative Description
Requires the Department of Natural Resources to prepare a regulatory impact report when submitting a state implementation plan to the Environmental Protection Agency
Last Action
Referred: Select Committee on Agriculture(H)
4/14/2015