1. The department shall have the authority to develop a plan for implementing a program that provides financial assistance via loans or grants to owners of dwellings or child-occupied facilities for performing lead abatement projects. In developing the plan, the department shall consult with the department of natural resources and the department of economic development.

2. The program shall accept applications from local entities for implementing at the local level of lead abatement projects that conform with the requirements of sections 701.300 to 701.338, and any rules promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this section, “local entities” shall include any municipality or county, any local not-for-profit community or housing organization or any community assistance project agency.

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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 701.337

  • hereafter: means the time after the statute containing it takes effect. 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

3. There is hereby established in the state treasury the “Missouri Lead Abatement Loan Fund”. The state treasurer shall receive and deposit to the credit of the fund moneys from appropriations by the general assembly, penalties paid because of violations of sections 701.301 to 701.338 and those rules promulgated thereto, repayments by applicants of loans made pursuant to this section, including interest on such loans, and gifts, bequests, donations or any other payments made by any public or private entity for use in carrying out the provisions of this section. The state treasurer shall deposit all moneys in the fund in any of the qualified depositories of the state. All such deposits shall be secured in such a manner and shall be made upon such terms and conditions as are now or may hereafter be provided by law relative to state deposits. Interest accrued by the fund shall be credited to the fund. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, moneys in the fund shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund at the end of the biennium. The fund shall be used solely for the purposes of this section and for no other purpose.