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Missouri Revised Statutes Title XVI. Conservation, Resources and Development § 256.200. Duties and powers of commission 1]

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

The clean water commission shall develop a plan for a gradual, long-range, comprehensive statewide program for the conservation, development, management and use of the water resources of the state, and to this end:

(1) Shall collect data, make surveys, investigations and recommendations concerning the water resources of the state as related to its social and economic needs;

(2) Shall act as a clearing house and coordinator for the collection of water resources data and for the use of water resources data collected by various other governmental agencies and organizations;

(3) May accept gifts, contributions, donations and grants, and use the same for any purpose within the scope of section 256.250;

(4) May enter upon any lands or waters in the state for the purpose of making any investigation, examination, or survey contemplated by this section, and such authority extends to its agents; and

(5) May cooperate with the United States or any agency thereof or with any other state or agency thereof for any purposes within the scope of this section.

1 Revisor’s note: All powers, duties and functions of the water resources board were transferred to the clean water commission, by type I transfer, by the Reorganization Act of 1974.
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