HB 1727 -- Night Sky Protection Act

Sponsor:  Bivins

This bill establishes the Night Sky Protection Act to reduce the
amount of light emitted into the night sky to near natural levels
for specified Missouri protected places including certain parks
and historic sights that allow camping, wilderness areas, and
riverways.  The standards for light pollution reduction are
specified in the bill and become mandatory starting in 2025.

The definition of "air contaminant" is revised to include light
and allows the Missouri Air Conservation Commission to regulate
it in the same way as other air contaminants under Chapter 643,
RSMo.

The commission must establish a plan for reducing night sky
luminance over the next year, five years, and 10 years and
annually report to the Department of Natural Resources on the sky
luminance of protected places in microcandela per square meter.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:11 pm