Mo. Rev. Stat. § 260.236
The provisions of this act* shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this act* is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to the constitution, the validity of the remainder of this act* and the applicability thereof shall not be affected thereby. All applications for permits or expansions of any solid waste disposal area in progress prior to January 1, 1986, shall be processed by the department under the statutes, rules and regulations in effect as of January 1, 1986. Such applicant shall comply with the provisions of subsections 7 and 10 of section 260.205, and shall meet the closure and postclosure requirements for currently permitted disposal areas within the time periods specified in sections 260.226 and 260.227.
§ 260.236, RSMo