Clean Missouri Act
Missouri water quality 305 b report.
Clean missouri act. Clean missouri capped lobbyist gifts to lawmakers at 5 banned lawmakers and staff from becoming lobbyists for two years after leaving state government and opened all legislative records to the. Missouri department of natural resources. Under section 303 d 305 b and 314 of the clean water act each state is required to report to the u s. For more information about responsible agencies see below.
The clean missouri initiative proposes to clean up the show me state s ethics with the following actions. Clean air act permitting in missouri is the shared responsibility of the missouri department of natural resources modnr and epa region 7. While the republican controlled missouri legislature is stalling action it has placed amendment 3 on the november ballot to dupe us into voting against our own. In november 2018 missouri voters passed amendment 1 the clean missouri act by 62 to revamp our election processes and reduce corruption and conflicts of interest.
Environmental protection agency epa on the status of their state waters on april 1 every even numbered year. According to clean missouri communications director benjamin singer with amendment 1 s gift cost cap set at 5 lobbyists would have to come up with other strategies for influencing missouri. It wasn t a close call. Governor eric greitens called for a revolving door ban from the legislature.
The clean missouri amendment passed by an almost 2 to 1 margin in 2018 after a year long signature gathering effort by missouri citizens and a statewide campaign. In november 2018 missouri voters passed amendment 1 the clean missouri act by 62 to revamp our election processes and reduce corruption and conflicts of interest. The victory margin was 62 to 38 percent. The fair map reforms in amendment 1 earned endorsements from republican independent and democratic reformers and endorsements from every major anti gerrymandering organization.
Almost two years later little progress has been made to enact it.