HB 2470 -- Missouri Global Warming Solutions Act of 2010

Sponsor:  Webb

This bill establishes the Missouri Global Warming Solutions Act
of 2010 to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.  In its main
provisions, the bill:

(1)  Requires the Air Conservation Commission within the
Department of Natural Resources to monitor and regulate sources
of emissions of greenhouse gases that cause global warming in
order to reduce the emissions.  These rules will be designed to
achieve an acceptable limit on emissions by 2024;

(2)  Requires the commission, by July 1, 2011, to publish and
make available to the public a list of discrete early action
greenhouse gas emission reduction measures and to adopt
regulations to implement the listed actions by January 1, 2014;
adopt, by January 1, 2012, regulations to require the reporting
and verification of statewide emissions and to monitor and
enforce compliance with the program; and prepare and approve a
plan by January 1, 2013, for achieving the maximum
technologically feasible and cost-effective reductions in
greenhouse gas emissions by 2024 through consultation with other
state agencies including the Missouri Public Service Commission.
The commission must conduct a series of public hearings to give
interested parties an opportunity to comment on the plan and must
update the plan at least once every five years;

(3)  Requires the commission, by January 1, 2015, to adopt
emissions limits and reduction measures by regulation to achieve
the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective
reductions to achieve the statewide limit.  The regulations must
become operative beginning January 1, 2016;

(4)  Requires the commission to make recommendations to the
Governor and General Assembly on how to continue reductions of
greenhouse gas emissions beyond 2024;

(5)  Requires the commission to consult with other states, the
federal government, and other nations to identify the most
effective strategies and methods to reduce greenhouse gases,
manage greenhouse gas control programs, and facilitate the
development of integrated and cost-effective regional, national,
and international gas reduction programs; and

(6)  Specifies that an individual who violates any provision of
the bill will be guilty of a class A misdemeanor and each day of
violation will constitute a separate and distinct offense.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:14 pm