HCS HB 1037 -- ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

SPONSOR:  Hobbs (Sander)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Conservation and Natural Resources by a vote of 12 to 0.

This substitute includes plasma arc technology as a way to
process waste.  Any facility designated as a waste to energy
facility that generates electricity fueled from solid waste can
use this technology.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2007, FY 2008, and
FY 2009.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that plasma arc technology is a
progressive process that can turn solid waste into either a gas
or a liquid, reducing a waste mass by 90%.  The by-product from
the process can be used to make bricks, sand, gravel in road
beds, and filler rock for flower beds.  The risks involved with
plasma arc technology are minimal compared to its potential
benefits.

Testifying for the bill were Representatives Sander and Harris
(110); and Dale Ann Behnen.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Kristina Jenkins, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated November 29, 2006 at 9:41 am