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Click below to hear KMZU’s Ashley Johnson speak with Representative Joe Don McGaugh of the 39th District.
Recently the Missouri House of Representatives formed a committee to look at what members stated was an “inappropriate use of settlement funds” intended to be utilized to mediate damage done by the ASARCO mining conglomerate to five sites in Southeast Missouri. According to Representative Joe Don McGaugh the trustees of the ASARCO settlement used the funds to acquire land several counties away. Missouri originally bought the lead mine and surrounding industries in St. Francois, Reynolds, Iron, and Madison counties.
The approved legislation would force the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to sell land it had acquired from Oregon County for use as a new state park.
Many House members appeared to take issue with the decision of the executive branch to acquire the Frederick Creek Ranch land with funds meant for remediation efforts such as clean drinking water projects in Missouri’s lead mining district.
