Missouri § 256.635 - Audit of division — groundwater protection fund, purpose.
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§ 256.635. Audit of division — groundwater protection fund, purpose.
1. The state auditor shall audit the financial transactions of the division in connection with the administration of sections 256.600 to 256.640.
2. All money collected by the division under the provisions of sections 256.600 to 256.640 shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of a special fund hereby established to be known as the "Groundwater Protection Fund". Moneys in the fund shall be expended only for the purposes of administering sections 256.600 to 256.640. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080, any balance remaining in the fund at the end of an appropriation period shall not be transferred to general revenue, except that should there be a balance remaining in the fund at the end of an appropriation period exceeding one-half of the next year's projected operating budget for administration of sections 256.600 to 256.640, the amount exceeding one-half of the next year's projected budget shall be transferred to the general revenue fund.
3. Any balance in the water well drillers' fund on August 28, 1997, shall be transferred to the groundwater protection fund on that date, and following such transfer, the water well drillers' fund shall be abolished.
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(L. 1985 S.B. 281 § 12, A.L. 1997 S.B. 342)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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