MO SB225

Transfers authority to hear contested case administrative appeals from various environmental commissions (hazardous waste management, Missouri mining, safe drinking water, air conservation, and clean water) to the Administrative Hearing Commission, which will issue recommended decisions that the respective commissions then use to make final determinations

Establishes a 30-day window for aggrieved persons to file appeals with the Administrative Hearing Commission following permit decisions related to solid waste, hazardous waste, mining operations, drinking water systems, air contaminant sources, and water pollution

Requires judicial review of commission decisions to be conducted by the court of appeals district with territorial jurisdiction over the county where the facility or source is located, rather than other courts

Mandates that all administrative remedies must be exhausted before judicial review becomes available, and commissions must provide written findings of fact and conclusions of law if they modify the Administrative Hearing Commission's recommended decision

Allows administrative hearing commission to consider five-year noncompliance history and potential future noncompliance when reviewing mining permit appeals, but past violations alone are insufficient basis to deny permits unless they caused environmental harm or health risks