Building Codes Assistance Project

During the summer of 2008, the state of Missouri passed a wide-ranging package of energy efficiency initiatives, including homeowner tax incentives and minimum energy standards for state buildings. Passed in the state legislature on May 29 and signed by then-Governor Matt Blunt on July 10, the bill (SB 1181) approved a series of energy efficiency provisions, including among others:

• Requires the Department of Natural Resources to establish minimum energy efficiency standards for state buildings, based on the 2006 IECC. State buildings must meet the new standards on or after July 1, 2009 (although the Commissioner of the Office of Administration may exempt any state building from meeting the minimum energy efficiency standard requirement for safety reasons or when the cost of compliance is expected to exceed the energy cost savings).
• Creates an income tax deduction for either the cost of a home energy audit conducted by an energy auditor certified by the Department of Natural Resources AND/OR for the cost of implementing any of the recommendations made in any such energy audit. The deduction is limited to $1,000 per taxpayer per year, up to $2,000 cumulative lifetime total per taxpayer. The deduction expires December 31, 2013.
• Creates the "Show Me Green Sales Tax Holiday", during which (for 2009 and every year thereafter), between the seven day period beginning on April 19th and ending April 25th, all sales of Energy Star certified new appliances will be exempt from state sales tax (political subdivisions may opt in at their choosing).
• Establishes annual guidelines for green cleaning programs and environmentally-sensitive cleaning product specifications for schools
• Representatives of various executive agencies will meet at least twice a year to discuss ways to secure grants established under the federal Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 that would fund green jobs, the production of renewable fuels, increasing energy efficiency of products, buildings and vehicles, and increasing research and development for manufacturing of renewable energy technologies

For more details, please view the bill summary and full text of SB 1181 on the site of the Missouri State Legislature

You can also consult the summary report of 2008 Missouri environmental legislation by Missouri Votes Conservation.

For more Missouri code status information, please consult the BCAP Missouri Code Status page.