EXECUTIVE ORDER
22-07

WHEREAS, on July 21st, 2022, I declared a drought alert for 53 counties through Executive Order 22-04; and

WHEREAS, Executive Order 22-04 is set to expire on December 1, 2022; and

WHEREAS, the counties of Atchison, Barton, Bollinger, Boone, Cape Girardeau, Carroll, Cedar, Clay, Cooper, Dade, Dallas, Dunklin, Greene, Hickory, Howard, Jackson, Jasper, Johnson, Lafayette, Lawrence, McDonald, Mississippi, Moniteau, New Madrid, Newton, Pemiscot, Perry, Pettis, Platte, Polk, Saint Clair, Saline, Scott, Stoddard, Vernon, and Wayne continue to experience severe or extreme drought; and

WHEREAS, additional counties may enter severe, extreme, or exceptional drought according to the U.S. Drought Monitor and those counties shall also be declared in drought alert; and

WHEREAS, drought conditions remain such that the drought-response efforts described in Executive Order 22-04 are necessary to support continued mitigation; and

NOW, THEREFORE, I, MICHAEL L. PARSON, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI, by virtue and authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of Missouri, do hereby extend Executive Order 22-04 until March 1, 2023, unless terminated or extended by subsequent order.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Missouri, in the City of Jefferson, on this 28th day of November, 2022.

[Michael L. Parson's signature]
MICHAEL L. PARSON
GOVERNOR

ATTEST:

[Jay Ashcroft's signature]
JOHN R. ASHCROFT
SECRETARY OF STATE

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