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Proposal to elect Missouri Conservation Commissioners goes before House committee on Monday (AUDIO)
A southeast Missouri lawmaker says Missouri’s Conservation Commission needs more rural representation, and that commissioners should be elected.
State Rep. Chris Dinkins, R-Annapolis, has filed a House joint resolution that would increase the commission’s membership to nine nonpartisan members: one appointed by the governor and eight elected from each Conservation region. Her legislation will be heard Monday evening by the House Conservation and Natural Resources Committee.
State Rep. Chris Dinkins, R-Annapolis, speaks on the Missouri House floor on February 10, 2020 in Jefferson City (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications)