SECOND REGULAR SESSION

HOUSE BILL NO. 2063

95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 

 

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE KRAUS.

4756L.01I                                                                                                                                                  D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk


 

AN ACT

To amend chapter 323, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to liquified petroleum gases.




Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:


            Section A. Chapter 323, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 323.085, to read as follows:

            323.085. 1. For purposes of this section, "accident" shall mean any event resulting in physical damage to persons or property that is caused by either the emission or explosion of propane, liquified petroleum gas, or compressed natural gas including but not limited to events that occur during the manufacturing process or the maintenance of existing infrastructure.

            2. Any person or affiliated industry possessing an ownership interest in propane, liquified petroleum gas, or compressed natural gas or the storage and transportation infrastructure therefor shall report any accident to the commission. The report shall include the contact information and identity of the person or persons owning the gas or storage or transportation infrastructure involved in the accident, the date and time of the accident, and a brief description of the extent of the damages reasonably ascertained as a result of the accident. Such report shall be a public record under chapter 610.

            3. This section shall not apply to individual household end-users of propane, liquified petroleum gas, or compressed natural gas.