MO HB3362

Municipally owned utilities, public water supply districts, and rural electric cooperatives must develop tariff schedules for high-demand customers (50+ megawatts electricity or 2+ million gallons water per day) to ensure rates reflect actual service costs and prevent cost-shifting to other customer classes

Electric providers must establish load-shedding plans with large-load customers (100+ megawatts for providers with 250,000+ customers; 50-100 megawatts for smaller providers), prioritizing service continuation for critical facilities and residential customers

Water corporations must enter commission-approved contracts with customers projected to use 2+ million gallons per day or 80% of system capacity

Creates a new major industrial water user permit system through the Department of Natural Resources for withdrawals exceeding 2 million gallons per day, with permits valid for 5 years and subject to criteria including water availability, 80% capacity limit, and non-interference with existing beneficial uses

Grants the attorney general enforcement authority for permit violations and requires permit reevaluation during governor-declared drought emergencies, with authority to impose additional conditions or revoke permits