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MO Rev Stat § 226.033 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIV - Roads and Waterways|Chapter 226 - Department of Transportation|Section 226.033 - Prohibited acts by certain commissioners.

 There are multiple enactments of 226.033Effective - 28 Aug 2003, 2 histories   *226.033. Prohibited acts by certain commissioners. — Any commissioner appointed or reappointed after March 1, 2004, shall not:  (1) Host or manage a political fund-raiser or solicit funds for any candidate who is seeking a statewide or nationally elected office;  (2) Serve on the board or chair any political action committee, political party committee, or continuing committee. ­­-------- (L. 2003 H.B. 668)  *Revisor's Note: S.B. 844 in 2010 amended this section. S.B. 844 was declared unconstitutional (see Legends Bank v. State, 361 S.W.3d 383 (Mo. banc)). This version of this section (the 2003 language from H.B. 668, effective 8/28/2003), reprinted in accordance with Section 3.066, is the current version.
MO Rev Stat § 226.040 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIV - Roads and Waterways|Chapter 226 - Department of Transportation|Section 226.040 - State highways and transportation commission to appoint director of department of transportation, qualifications, duties — chief engineer, qualifications, duties — assistants and other employees.

Effective - 28 Aug 1998   226.040. State highways and transportation commission to appoint director of department of transportation, qualifications, duties — chief engineer, qualifications, duties — assistants and other employees. — 1. The state highways and transportation commission shall appoint a chief executive officer with the title of director of the Missouri department of transportation. The director shall serve at the pleasure of the commission. The director shall be a citizen and a resident of this state, shall have had executive management experience for at least five years, and may be a registered professional engineer. The director's duties shall include appointment of a chief engineer, a chief financial officer and other department heads, engineers and other employees as the commission may designate and deem necessary. Under the direction of the commission, the director shall have general charge of, and be responsible for, the overall operations and performance of the department. The director shall provide quarterly to the commission at its regularly scheduled meetings a current unaudited written version of the report required in subsection 2 of section 21.795 with changes from the most recent audited report clearly marked. Such report shall be made available to the public.  2. The chief engineer shall be a registered professional engineer responsible for preparation and approval of all engineering documents, plans and specifications and shall have general oversight of construction and maintenance work for the department as determined by the director.  3. Engineers of the department responsible for supervising the activities of road and bridge design, construction, maintenance and materials inspection and analysis shall be registered professional engineers in this state. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 8744, A.L. 1951 p. 800, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1681 & 1342 merged with S.B. 883)  Prior revision: 1929 § 8096  CROSS REFERENCES:  Chief engineer may grant special permits for overweight vehicles, 304.200  Housemovers, special permit, duties of chief engineer, 324.715
MO Rev Stat § 226.050 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIV - Roads and Waterways|Chapter 226 - Department of Transportation|Section 226.050 - Secretary to be appointed — duties and powers.

Effective - 28 Aug 1951   226.050. Secretary to be appointed — duties and powers. — The state highways and transportation commission shall appoint a secretary who shall serve at its pleasure. The secretary shall keep complete and accurate records of all the proceedings of the commission, shall be the custodian of all books, maps, documents and papers filed with the commission and all orders made by the commission. Under the direction of the commission, the secretary shall have such authority and perform such duties as the commission may require. The secretary may designate one of the clerks in his office to perform the duties of the secretary during his absence, and during such time the clerk so designated shall, while at the office of the commission, possess the powers of the secretary. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 8745, A.L. 1951 p. 800)  Prior revision: 1929 § 8097
MO Rev Stat § 226.060 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIV - Roads and Waterways|Chapter 226 - Department of Transportation|Section 226.060 - Authorized to select chief legal counsel — salary and qualifications — assistant attorneys, how appointed.

Effective - 28 Aug 2004   226.060. Authorized to select chief legal counsel — salary and qualifications — assistant attorneys, how appointed. — 1. The director of the Missouri department of transportation, with the consent of the highways and transportation commission, shall select and fix the salary of a chief counsel who shall possess the same qualifications as judges of the supreme court and who shall serve at the pleasure of the director and shall appear for and represent the commission in all actions and proceedings under chapters 226 and 227, or any other law administered by the commission, or in any decision, order or proceeding of the commission, or of the director and shall commence, prosecute or defend all actions or proceedings authorized or requested by the commission or to which the commission is a party and shall advise the commission or the director, when requested, in all matters in connection with the organization, powers and duties of the commission or the powers and duties of the director.  2. The chief counsel shall, with the consent of the director, appoint such assistant attorneys as the director may deem necessary and their salaries shall be fixed by the director. The chief counsel's office shall be furnished offices in the department of transportation building.  3. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to conflict with the duties of the chief counsel as established in subsection 1 of this section. The chief counsel, or assistant attorneys designated by the chief counsel, shall render legal opinions and advise the commission and director on any matter required by the commission or the director. The commission, or an individual commissioner or commissioners, may request legal opinions or advice from the chief counsel pursuant to subsection 1 of this section and the chief counsel or an assistant attorney designated by the chief counsel shall provide such opinion or advice directly to the commission or individual commissioners making the request. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 8746, A.L. 1951 p. 800, A.L. 1999 S.B. 268, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al.)  Prior revision: 1929 § 8098
MO Rev Stat § 226.070 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIV - Roads and Waterways|Chapter 226 - Department of Transportation|Section 226.070 - Attorney general shall advise commission, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   226.070. Attorney general shall advise commission, when. — When directed by the governor, or requested in writing by the commission, the attorney general shall advise the commission and shall assist the legal adviser of the commission in any proceeding in any of the courts of the state in which the commission is a party. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 8747)  Prior revision: 1929 § 8099
MO Rev Stat § 226.080 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIV - Roads and Waterways|Chapter 226 - Department of Transportation|Section 226.080 - Salaries, how fixed — veterans' preference authorized.

Effective - 01 Jan 1978   226.080. Salaries, how fixed — veterans' preference authorized. — The salaries of the department heads, engineers, clerks and other employees shall be fixed by the commission, except that the compensation of clerical or other nontechnical employees of the department shall not exceed that of those in similar employment in other departments of the state. Preference shall be given, other conditions being equal, to employment of honorably discharged members of the armed services, but any other preference or discrimination in connection with employment is declared to be unlawful. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 8748, A.L. 1951 p. 800, A.L. 1955 p. 764, A.L. 1959 H.B. 134, A.L. 1963 p. 392, A.L. 1967 p. 315, A.L. 1969 H.B. 457, A.L. 1977 H.B. 841)  Prior revision: 1929 § 8100  Effective 1-1-78
MO Rev Stat § 226.090 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIV - Roads and Waterways|Chapter 226 - Department of Transportation|Section 226.090 - Commissioners and employees — oath — bond — selection and removal of employees to be without regard to political affiliation.

Effective - 28 Aug 1951   226.090. Commissioners and employees — oath — bond — selection and removal of employees to be without regard to political affiliation. — All members of the commission, and every other person appointed to office, or employed by the commission, shall, before entering upon the duties of his office or employment, take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation to support the Constitution of the United States and of this state, and to faithfully and honestly discharge the duties of such office or employment. No member of the commission, engineer, or other person appointed or employed by the commission shall, directly or indirectly, have any pecuniary interest in, or act as agent for, the sale of road or bridge building material, equipment, tools, machinery or supplies, or in any contract for the construction or maintenance of state highways or bridges, or the financing thereof, or in any performance bond or workers' compensation or any other insurance furnished to the commission, or insurance furnished to any person, firm or corporation contracting with the commission. Any officer or employee of the commission who has custody or control of property or funds of the state, shall give a good and sufficient bond, in an amount and with sureties satisfactory to the commission, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of the duties of his office and upon the accounting for all property and funds coming into his hands by, through or from such office. Any officer or employee who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The commission shall have power to remove any officer or employee of the commission. The selection and removal of all employees of the highways and transportation commission, of the transportation department, or of the department of transportation, shall be without regard to political affiliations. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 8749, A.L. 1945 p. 1408, A.L. 1951 p. 800)  Prior revision: 1929 § 8101
MO Rev Stat § 226.092 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIV - Roads and Waterways|Chapter 226 - Department of Transportation|Section 226.092 - Commission may provide automobile liability insurance, when — self-insured and partial self-insured plans, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2004   226.092. Commission may provide automobile liability insurance, when — self-insured and partial self-insured plans, when. — The state highways and transportation commission is authorized, when considered by it to be in the public interest, to provide liability insurance covering the operation of all motor vehicles and equipment, including airplanes and boats, owned, leased, rented, or operated pursuant to commission authorization and used in the performance of official commission or department business. The commission is authorized to provide such insurance coverage for all authorized operators, as determined by the commission, and the commission's liability by a plan of self-insurance operated in accordance with commercial insurance industry standards for fleet vehicle coverage or by a plan partially self-insured and partially insured by a contract of insurance with an insurance company or by a plan fully insured by a contract of insurance with an insurance company as the commission deems to be in the public interest. If the commission provides for a plan of self-insurance or partial self-insurance, it shall annually determine the amount of contribution to the plan required to pay all accrued and anticipated claims and the cost of administering the plan and shall include such amount in its budget request for contribution to the commission's self-insurance plan. The commission may contract for the services of such actuaries, consultants, and claims administrators as it deems necessary for the effective administration of a self-insurance plan and is authorized to contract for excess insurance coverage with an insurance company authorized to write such coverage in this state. The immunity in tort actions of the state and the commission shall not be in any way affected by this section. ­­-------- (L. 1971 H.B. 60 § 1, A.L. 1986 S.B. 524, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1285 merged with S.B. 1233, et al.)  (1977) Statutes which contain disclaimer provisions that they shall not be construed as a waiver of sovereign immunity show desirability of providing relief rather than legislative expression favoring retention of sovereign immunity. Jones v. State Highway Commission (Mo.), 577 S.W.2d 225.
MO Rev Stat § 226.095 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIV - Roads and Waterways|Chapter 226 - Department of Transportation|Section 226.095 - Arbitration for negligence actions, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1999   226.095. Arbitration for negligence actions, when. — Upon request of the plaintiff in a negligence action against the department of transportation as defendant, the case shall be arbitrated by a panel of three arbiters pursuant to the provisions of chapter 435. ­­-------- (L. 1999 S.B. 295 & 46 § 2)  (2001) Section requiring Highways and Transportation Commission to submit to arbitration when plaintiff with negligence claim against Commission requests arbitration is constitutional. Murray v. Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, 37 S.W.3d 228 (Mo.banc).
MO Rev Stat § 226.096 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIV - Roads and Waterways|Chapter 226 - Department of Transportation|Section 226.096 - Certain controversies or claims to be settled by arbitration — rulemaking authority.

Effective - 28 Aug 2003   226.096. Certain controversies or claims to be settled by arbitration — rulemaking authority. — 1. This section shall govern any controversy or claim to which the Missouri department of transportation is a party that arises out of or relates to a contract awarded pursuant to subdivision (9) of subsection 1 of section 226.130, and the claim exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars, but is less than three hundred twenty-seven thousand dollars as adjusted on an annual basis effective January first of each year in accordance with the Implicit Price Deflator for Personal Consumption Expenditures as calculated pursuant to subsection 5 of section 537.610. Provided a claim has been filed pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Missouri standard specifications for highway construction, or its successor, upon issuance of a final decision as provided in such standards or upon expiration of ninety days from the date the claim was filed, the controversy or claim shall upon written demand by any party to the contract be settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Construction Industry Arbitration Rules, except as provided herein. The highways and transportation commission shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 536, to become effective on or before July 1, 2004, establishing a method for appointment of arbitrators and allowing for the mediation of claims upon agreement of both parties. Judgment upon awards rendered under arbitration shall be entered in the circuit court of Cole County, Missouri.  2. Any contract specification, special provision, contract clause, or rule pertaining to contracts governed by this section, which purports to waive, release or extinguish the rights of a contractor to file a claim, or which purports to bind any court of competent jurisdiction or alternate dispute resolution process to any determinations of fact rendered by the Missouri department of transportation or its employees and agents so as to prevent any such court or alternate dispute resolution process from fully considering the merits of any controversy or claim governed by this section, is against public policy and shall be void and unenforceable.  3. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2003, shall be invalid and void. ­­-------- (L. 2003 H.B. 668)
MO Rev Stat § 226.100 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIV - Roads and Waterways|Chapter 226 - Department of Transportation|Section 226.100 - Principal office to be in Jefferson City — persons authorized to administer oaths.

Effective - 28 Aug 1999   226.100. Principal office to be in Jefferson City — persons authorized to administer oaths. — The principal office of the commission shall be in the City of Jefferson, Missouri. The said office shall be provided and assigned by the board of public buildings which board may rent or lease offices, if it be found necessary. The commission shall have a seal bearing the inscription, "Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission", which shall be in the custody of the secretary, and shall be affixed to all official documents of the commission, or of the director, and to such other instruments as the commission shall direct. The courts of this state shall take judicial notice of said seal. The commission may sue and be sued in its official name, and for the purpose of suit and other legal proceedings, service may be had on the secretary. The commission shall be supplied with all necessary books, maps, charts, stationery, office furniture, telephone and other necessary appliances, supplies and incidentals, to be paid for in the same manner as other expenses authorized by chapters 226 and 227. Each of the members of the commission, the secretary and the director shall have power and authority to administer oaths in all parts of the state, so far as such authority is incidental to the performance of their duties. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 8750, A. 1949 S.B. 1073, A.L. 1999 S.B. 268)  Prior revision: 1929 § 8102  (1974) Held that state of Missouri subjects itself to the same obligations as the federal government by accepting responsibility for administering relocation benefits and has thus consented to be sued in a controversy over relocation benefits. Also held that entry into occupation of property after initiation of negotiations for the property has begun does not bar recovery of relocation benefits. Tullock v. State Highway Commission of Missouri (CA Mo.), 507 F.2d 712.  (1987) For actions against the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission special venue is fixed in Cole County by 1927 judicial interpretation of section 226.100 since office is established in Jefferson City and thus venue in action against Commission pursuant to this section was improper. State ex rel. Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission, 731 S.W.2d 461 (Mo. App.).
MO Rev Stat § 226.110 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIV - Roads and Waterways|Chapter 226 - Department of Transportation|Section 226.110 - State transportation department building the official residence of the state highways and transportation commission — maintenance and repair in charge of board of public buildings.

Effective - 28 Aug 1949   226.110. State transportation department building the official residence of the state highways and transportation commission — maintenance and repair in charge of board of public buildings. — The state transportation department building shall constitute the official residence of the state highways and transportation commission. Such building shall be under the charge and control of the board of public buildings, which is directed and empowered to provide for the proper maintenance and repair of said building, and to preserve the same from waste and damage from fire and other causes. The board of public buildings may appoint and employ janitors, elevator operators and watchmen necessary for the proper use, maintenance, management and control of said building. The cost of material, labor and repair necessary for the maintenance and use of said building shall be paid by the state treasurer out of the state highway department fund, upon warrants based upon bills of particulars and vouchers certified by the board of public buildings. ­­-------- (L. 1927 p. 425 §§ 10, 12, A. 1949 S.B. 1073)
MO Rev Stat § 226.120 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIV - Roads and Waterways|Chapter 226 - Department of Transportation|Section 226.120 - Chairman and vice chairman, election, term — quorum — monthly meeting, required.

Effective - 28 Aug 1976   226.120. Chairman and vice chairman, election, term — quorum — monthly meeting, required. — The members of the commission shall elect a member as chairman and another vice chairman, each of whom shall hold such office for a term prescribed by the commission. Four members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and for the exercise of any of the powers or the discharge of any of the duties authorized or imposed by law. The commission shall meet at least once each month and at such other times, and at such places within the state, as the commission shall determine. The chairman or, in the event of his inability to act, the vice chairman may call special meetings of the commission upon notice to members. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 8751, A.L. 1951 p. 800, A.L. 1976 S.B. 631)  Prior revision: 1929 § 8103