260.300. Regions, division of state into--procedures, purpose. - Missouri Statutes

Regions, division of state into--procedures, purpose.

260.300. 1. The department shall propose a plan to dividethe state into proposed solid waste management regions inconsultation with the governing bodies of the counties of thestate. The department shall propose the boundaries of solidwaste management regions by March 1, 1991.

2. The department shall hold public meetings in each of theregions proposed pursuant to subsection 1 of this section withinthree months of its division of the state into proposed regions.Any county may request that it be placed with another regionalgrouping, and the department shall authorize any such change ifthe county clearly and convincingly demonstrates that the changeis necessary for effective solid waste management within thecounty and will not negatively affect the solid waste managementsystem of either region. The department shall adopt finalboundaries for the regions by June 30, 1991.

3. Counties may, for the purpose of managing districts,cooperate as provided in sections 260.300 to 260.345 orformulate an alternative management structure agreed to by eachcounty in the district. A solid waste management district,regardless of how formed, shall be governed by an executiveboard and comply with the provisions of sections 260.200 to260.345.

(L. 1990 S.B. 530)