SB 981 - The act modifies the definition of "waters of the state" to include various surface and subsurface waters that are adjacent or connected to relatively permanent, standing or continuously flowing bodies of water, as defined in the act.

JULIA SHEVELEVA

Statutes affected:
Introduced (4357S.01): 260.500, 644.016

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Senate Committee Minutes:
SENATE COMMITTEE MINUTES Bill No.: SB 981
Sponsor: Black
Hearing Date: 3/5/2024


COMMITTEE: Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources

CHAIRMAN: Bean

DATE REFERRED: 1/25/2024 DATE HEARING REQUESTED: 1/29/2024



STAFF:
Kyle Aubuchon
Jackie Buschjost
Julia Sheveleva
Chris Sutherland


WITNESSES GIVING INFORMATION:
Christine Doerr - Private
John Bognar - American Institute of Professional Geologists


WITNESSES FOR:
Robert Brundage - MO Cattlemen Assn.
Robert Brundage - Mo Pork Assn
Mike Deering - MO Cattlemen Assn.
Dan Engemann - MO Farm Bureau
Casey Wasser - MO Soybean Assn
Ray McCarty - Associated Industries of Missouri
Don Nikodim - Mo Pork Assn


WITNESSES AGAINST:
Zach Morris - Conservation Federation of Missouri
Stephen Jeffery - Attorney
John Madrus - Missouri Chapter Sierra Club
Mary Culler - Stream Team United
Ike Skelton - Camden County Presiding Commissioner
Douglas Doughty - Private-farmer
Tim Gibbons - Missouri Rural Crisis Center
Melissa Vatterott - Missouri Coalition for the Environment
Ethan Duke - MO River Bird Observatory
Steven Carroll - Private
Dawn Nicklas - MO Parks Association