HOUSE BILL NO. 3267 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON.
7034H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT To amend chapter 643, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to air conservation.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 643, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be 2 known as section 643.680, to read as follows: 643.680. 1. The intentional injection, release, or dispersion, by any means, of 2 chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus within the borders of this 3 state into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, or 4 the intensity of the sunlight is prohibited. 5 2. The air conservation commission of the state of Missouri established under 6 section 643.040 shall establish standards and guidelines for the enforcement of this 7 section. 8 3. The department of natural resources may promulgate all necessary rules and 9 regulations for the administration of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that 10 term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this 11 section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the 12 provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 13 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 14 pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul 15 a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority 16 and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2026, shall be invalid and void. ✔
EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
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