Missouri Laws 643.070 – Commission to adopt rules, notice — public hearing
1. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 536. The commission shall notify any air pollution control agency with a certificate of authority which may be affected by the rule and any person who has previously requested notice when the proposed rulemaking is submitted to the secretary of state for publication in the Missouri Register. In addition, any interested persons, whether or not heard, may submit, within seven days subsequent to the hearings, a written statement of their views. The commission may solicit the views, in writing, of persons who may be affected by, or interested in, proposed rules and regulations, or standards. Any person heard or represented at the hearing or making written request for notice shall be given written notice of the action of the commission with respect to the subject thereof.
2. Rules shall be approved after public hearing and shall be approved in writing by at least four members of the commission.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 643.070
- Air contaminant: any particulate matter or any gas or vapor or any combination thereof. See Missouri Laws 643.020
- Air pollution: the presence in the ambient air of one or more air contaminants in quantities, of characteristics and of a duration which directly and proximately cause or contribute to injury to human, plant, or animal life or health or to property or which unreasonably interferes with the enjoyment of life or use of property. See Missouri Laws 643.020
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Commission: the air conservation commission of the state of Missouri created in section 643. See Missouri Laws 643.020
- Person: any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, company, or public or private corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, political subdivision, or any agency, board, department, or bureau of the state or federal government, or any other legal entity whatever which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties. See Missouri Laws 643.020
- 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
3. Any rule or any amendment or repeal thereof which is adopted by the commission may differ in its terms and provisions for particular types and conditions of air pollution or air contamination, for particular air contaminant sources, and for particular areas of the state.