Legal Opinion
Missouri Municipal League v. State
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided October 22, 1996No. 78567PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COVINGTON, Judge.
The Missouri Municipal League filed suit against the State of Missouri and the Missouri Safe Drinking Water Commission claiming that section 640.100.4, RSMo Supp. 19921, violated the Hancock Amendment. The Hancock Amendment prohibits the state from reducing the state financed proportion of any required activities or services. Mo. Const., art. X, section 21. Section 640.100.4, RSMo Supp.1992, requires public water suppliers to pay fees for laboratory services and program administration. At issue is whether water testing is a required activity of a political subdivision. The…
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