HB 2711

This bill modifies the Missouri Radioactive Waste Investigation Fund by removing the previous annual caps that limited both transfers into the fund and investigation expenses to $150,000 per fiscal year. The fund will continue to support the Department of Natural Resources in investigating radioactive waste contamination concerns raised by local governments, with investigations prioritized by request order and proximity to federally designated contamination sites. By eliminating these financial restrictions, the bill enables the state to conduct more comprehensive radioactive waste investigations without being constrained by the previous $150,000 annual spending limit, while maintaining all other existing procedures for requesting investigations, conducting sampling, and reporting results.