HB 2661

This bill modifies Missouri's Radioactive Waste Investigation Fund by removing the previous annual cap of $150,000 on both transfers into the fund and investigation expenditures. The fund will continue to be used by the Department of Natural Resources to investigate radioactive waste contamination concerns when requested by local governments, with investigations prioritized by order of receipt and proximity to known contamination sites. By eliminating the spending limit, the bill enables the state to conduct more extensive or numerous radioactive waste investigations as needed, though any unused funds at the end of each biennium will still revert to the hazardous waste fund.