236.450. Removal or repair of abandoned dam--recovery of expenses. - Missouri Statutes

Removal or repair of abandoned dam--recovery of expenses.

236.450. An existing dam or reservoir which the chiefengineer determines to be abandoned and considered to be a threatto public safety, life, or property may be altered, repaired, orremoved upon such determination at the expense of the state ofMissouri, and the chief engineer may request either the attorneygeneral or a prosecuting attorney to bring an action in the nameof the people of the state of Missouri to recover such expensesfrom the owner through appropriate legal processes. Such actionmay be brought in any county where the defendant or defendant'sprincipal place of business is located or where the dam orreservoir is located.

(L. 1979 H.B. 603 § 11)