Missouri Laws 260.735 – Designation as host state, governor’s duty — approval by general assembly ..
1. In the event Missouri is designated by the commission to be a host state for a regional low-level radioactive waste disposal facility, the director of the department of natural resources shall, within seven days, report to the governor, the legislature and the hazardous waste management commission with recommendations for further action.
2. If Missouri is designated as the host state for a regional disposal facility, the governor shall provide notification of withdrawal, pursuant to Article VIII(i) of the Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact, unless that designation is approved by the general assembly by a concurrent resolution; provided however, that if the general assembly, having had the opportunity to consider the issue of whether or not to remain in the compact, for a period of not less than sixty days within the ninety-day period immediately following such designation, fails to render a concurrent resolution approving such designation or a concurrent resolution calling for Missouri to withdraw from the compact, the governor need not provide such notification of withdrawal.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 260.735
- Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020