On a unanimous vote, the House removed a $150,000 annual cap on the state’s Radioactive Waste Investigative Fund, which was developed to allow cities and towns to address possible contamination in their communities. The measure awaiting Kehoe’s signature removes a previous requirement in the law that a local government make a written request to the state for a specific area of concern before an investigation can be initiated. In addition, the measure gives the DNR the ability to access government-owned property if contaminants are suspected in the area.
Author: By Kurt Erickson St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Published at: 2025-05-12 21:50:00
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