Chapter 256 Geology, Water Resources and Geodetic Survey
- 256.010. State geologist--appointment--duties.
- 256.030. Governor, state geologist--powers.
- 256.040. Oath of office--private consulting prohibited.
- 256.050. State geologist and assistants--duties.
- 256.060. Survey of water resources.
- 256.070. Maintenance of cabinet collection.
- 256.080. Duty of assistants.
- 256.090. Information released to press--confidential material released, when--use of collections by educational institutions.
- 256.100. Additional technical work--authorization.
- 256.110. Cooperation with federal agencies.
- 256.112. Mine map repository established in office of state geologist--contents to be maps of closed or abandoned underground mines.
- 256.113. Maps to be open for inspection in presence of authorized personnel--copies made with consent of owner, exceptions.
- 256.115. State geologist to acquire maps--owners or operators of underground mines closed permanently or temporarily to furnish true copies, when, contents.
- 256.117. Funding for operation of map repository from document services fund--money from sales of maps or products deposited in fund.
- 256.120. Geodetic surveyors may enter on lands.
- 256.130. Damages--hearings--procedure.
- 256.140. Costs, how adjusted.
- 256.150. Appeals.
- 256.155. Interstate earthquake emergency compact.
- 256.170. Definitions.
- 256.173. Cities and counties to be furnished geologic hazard assessment prepared by division of geology and land survey.
- 256.175. High seismic risk area data--duties of department.
- 256.200. Duties and powers of commission.
- 256.230. Bonds of members and employees.
- 256.250. Public agencies to cooperate with commission.
- 256.260. Reports of commission.
- 256.280. Definition.
- 256.290. Water development fund created, purposes--funds not to revert.
- 256.300. Commission may contract with federal agencies.
- 256.310. Duties of commission.
- 256.320. Basis of payment--debt to be lien on property, how collected.
- 256.330. Commission to report to legislature, contents.
- 256.340. Legislature may appropriate from fund, purposes.
- 256.350. Law not to affect existing contracts.
- 256.360. Commission to protect public interest in federal reservoirs.
- 256.400. Definitions.
- 256.405. Purpose to develop information for future water resource management--water usage law applicable to--exemptions.
- 256.410. Major water users withdrawing or diverting water required to file registration with division, content.
- 256.415. Nuisance, unregistered diversion of water by major water user--injunction--injunction dissolved, when.
- 256.420. Inspection by state geologist--court order if permission refused.
- 256.425. Division to compile information to determine water needs and usage of state--staff limitation.
- 256.430. Department may accept gifts, grants--law not to be construed to limit common law water rights.
- 256.435. Citation of law.
- 256.437. Definitions.
- 256.439. Multipurpose program established, department to administer and adopt rules.
- 256.440. Water resource program established to ensure public water supply storage, department to administer--state may participate in water resource project, when.
- 256.443. Plan, content--approval of plan by director--eligibility of projects to receive contributions, grants or bequests for construction or renovation costs, limitation.
- 256.445. Political subdivision, with sponsor's plan approved, submit to voters ballot to incur debt, issue bonds, levy and collect taxes--bonds, procedure to issue--rate of tax--how calculated--co
- 256.450. Citation of law.
- 256.453. Definitions.
- 256.456. Geology work to be performed under supervision of registered geologist, when--reports, supervised by registered geologist--prohibited designations, when--penalty.
- 256.459. Board of geologist registration created--members, qualifications, appointment--public members--terms--bond not required--attorney general to represent board--expenses, reimbursement, compensa
- 256.462. Meetings of board--officers--rules--examinations, preparation of--certificates of registration, issuance of, code of professional conduct--suspension, revocation of certificate, when--special
- 256.465. Fund, established--fees to be set by board, limit.
- 256.468. Application for certification, contents, requirements--examination required--geologist-registrant in-training, designation--board, powers and duties.
- 256.471. Exempt activities.
- 256.474. Failure to abide by requirements, board may reprimand.
- 256.477. Prohibited activities, penalties--board to revoke certificate, when.
- 256.480. Complaints, board shall investigate, procedures--board may issue order, powers--appeal of order or action of board.
- 256.483. Alteration of document prohibited, when, penalty--false evidence or testimony, penalty--action under expired certificate of registration, penalty.
- 256.500. (Transferred 1978; now 266.500)
- 256.505. (Transferred 1978; now 266.505)
- 256.510. (Transferred 1978; now 266.510)
- 256.515. (Transferred 1978; now 266.515)
- 256.520. (Transferred 1978; now 266.520)
- 256.525. (Transferred 1978; now 266.525)
- 256.530. (Transferred 1978; now 266.530)
- 256.535. (Transferred 1978; now 266.535)
- 256.540. (Transferred 1978; now 266.540)
- 256.545. (Transferred 1978; now 266.545)
- 256.550. (Transferred 1978; now 266.550)
- 256.600. Title of law.
- 256.603. Definitions.
- 256.605. Well installation board established--membership--terms--qualifications.
- 256.606. Rules and regulations--applicants' qualifications.
- 256.607. Well installation contractor, permit--heat pump installation contractor, permit.
- 256.611. Application, qualifications.
- 256.613. Written examinations.
- 256.614. Notice to division, when--forms--registration and certification, fee--encountering gas or oil.
- 256.615. Abandoned wells, plugging required--test holes, plugging--confidentiality of information--penalty.
- 256.616. Performance bond or letter of credit may be required--conditions.
- 256.617. Drilling rigs, how marked--rig permits.
- 256.620. Certain wells exempted from regulation.
- 256.621. Surface water tracing, registration required--renewal--documentation required.
- 256.623. Fees--appeals process for disciplinary action.
- 256.626. Promulgation of rules and regulations--heat pump coolants, preference.
- 256.628. Obligation to plug abandoned well, notification--information to be filed, form--inspection, injunction, penalty.
- 256.630. Violations of the law, suspension, revocation--procedure, appeals.
- 256.633. Injunctions--attorney general to represent division.
- 256.635. Audit of division--groundwater protection fund, purpose.
- 256.637. Violations of law, civil and criminal penalties.
- 256.640. Rules, procedure.
- 256.641. Definitions.
- 256.643. Southeast Missouri regional water district, certain counties may be included--governed by commission.
- 256.645. Counties to adopt plan to set boundaries of district--meeting of landowners--notice requirement.
- 256.647. Qualified voters to elect chairman and secretary--vote to become part of district and to select one commissioner, elections procedure.
- 256.649. Counties not joining may subsequently join, procedure--commissioners' qualifications.
- 256.650. (Transferred 1992; now 256.155)
- 256.651. Meeting of commission, location--terms of office, how determined--vacancies--per diem--oath.
- 256.653. President and secretary to be elected, qualifications, terms--commission's powers and duties.
- 256.655. Fees may be established for persons owning irrigation wells--qualification, limitation--to raise fee must submit to voters.
- 256.657. Secretary of commission to serve as treasurer--salary, expenses, staff and equipment--bond requirement--deposit of funds--duties--annual audit--report--warrants, form.
- 256.660. Disincorporation of district, procedure.
- 256.670. Definitions--geographical information system, public access--community creation of system--fee--licensing of system, factors--construction of law--liability shield.
- 256.700. Surface mining, fee--director to require fee, when--amount of fee--expiration date--rulemaking authority.
- 256.705. Fund created, use of moneys.
- 256.710. Industrial minerals advisory council created, members, duties, terms, vacancies.