Bill > SB1033

This bill makes several changes to air quality regulations in Missouri. It establishes the "Natural Resources Protection Fund" to hold money from air pollution permit fees, gifts, and donations, which will be used for air quality protection and administration of air pollution control programs. Starting in July 2027, a portion of state general revenue sales and use taxes derived from electric power distribution will be transferred to this fund to support the air pollution control program, and these funds will not revert to the general revenue fund. The bill also modifies exemptions for motor vehicle emissions inspections, adding exemptions for certain farm vehicles over ten years old and clarifying requirements for new vehicles. Additionally, it allows for inspection reciprocity with other states and outlines procedures for licensed motor vehicle dealers selling vehicles with or without prior emissions inspections. Finally, the bill creates a new section exempting cotton gins that are not classified as "class A sources" from needing to submit "air dispersion modeling" (a process to predict how pollutants spread in the air) to obtain a construction permit.