HB 235 -- SOIL AND WATER DISTRICTS COMMISSION

SPONSOR:  Legan

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass" by the Committee on Agri--
Business by a vote of 11 to 0.

This bill adds a member to the current 5 member State Soil and
Water Commission and requires that the new member be engaged in
farming. The additional member will be appointed by the Governor
before January 1, 1996, for a term which expires concurrently
with the expiration of the membership which was first appointed
for a term of one year.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that this bill provides equity in
the number of commissioners north and south of the Missouri
River.

Testifying for the bill were Representatives Legan and Prost;
and Missouri Farm Bureau.

OPPONENTS:  Those who oppose the bill say that the commission
functions fine the way it is and does not need to be modified.

Testifying against the bill was Merle Dottie, Past member of the
Soil and Water Districts Commission.

Roland Tackett, Research Analyst

HB 235 -- Soil and Water Districts Commission

Sponsor:  Legan

This bill adds a member to the current 5 member State Soil and
Water Commission and requires that the new member be engaged in
farming. The additional member will be appointed by the Governor
before January 1, 1996, for a term which expires concurrently
with the expiration of the membership which was first appointed
for a term of one year.