MO Rev Stat § 99.939 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 99 - Municipal Housing|Section 99.939 - Fund established for community development corporations (Kansas City, St. Louis County, St. Louis City, Boone County) — fund administration — diversion of certain sales tax revenues to general revenue fund — grants and loans awarded.

Effective - 07 Jul 2003   99.939. Fund established for community development corporations (Kansas City, St. Louis County, St. Louis City, Boone County) — fund administration — diversion of certain sales tax revenues to general revenue fund — grants and loans awarded. — 1. Any home rule city with more than four hundred thousand inhabitants and located in more than one county, any county with a charter form of government and with more than one million inhabitants, any city not within a county, and any county of the first classification with more than one hundred thirty-five thousand four hundred but less than one hundred thirty-five thousand five hundred inhabitants and any municipality located therein shall by ordinance establish a fund for the purpose of providing funds to community development corporations in such city for comprehensive programs within such city to stimulate economic development, housing, and other public benefits leading to the development of economically sustainable neighborhoods or communities, such fund to be known as the "Community Development Corporation Revolving Fund". Notwithstanding section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund.  2. The community development corporation revolving fund shall be administered by a community development corporation revolving fund board, which shall consist of six members appointed by the chief elected official of such municipality or county, of which one shall be a member of the economic stimulus authority, three shall be members of the local regional community development association, and two shall be members of local business or financial organizations. The initial members shall serve staggered terms of one, two, and three years as determined by the chief elected official at the time of appointment. Thereafter, successor members shall be appointed by the chief elected official for a term of three years, and shall hold office until a successor is appointed. Any member may be removed by the chief elected official for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct. All vacancies shall be filled by appointment of the chief elected official for the unexpired term. No member shall receive compensation for the member's services, but shall be entitled to necessary and reasonable expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in the discharge of the member's duties. The chief elected official shall appoint the chair of the board, and the members of the board shall elect officers from the membership of the board.  3. Beginning January 1, 2004, up to five percent of the state sales tax increment portion of other net new revenues generated by development projects certified for state supplemental downtown development financing pursuant to sections 99.915 to 99.980, but not being used for state supplemental downtown development financing, may be available for appropriation by the general assembly from the state supplemental downtown development fund, to the general revenue fund, for the purpose of providing grants to cities or counties as set forth herein. A city or county described in subsection 1 of this section may, upon application to the department of economic development, receive a grant for deposit into the city or county community development corporation revolving fund for the purposes of funding a community development corporation revolving fund program pursuant to subsection 4 of this section. Any city or county otherwise eligible shall not be denied participation in the grant program due to a lack of projects certified for state supplemental downtown development financing, but such grants shall be limited to incremental revenues generated from certified projects in any city or county described in subsection 1 of this section. At no time shall the sum of the grants exceed one million five hundred thousand dollars annually.  4. From money granted to a city or county described in subsection 1 of this section for deposit in the community development corporation revolving fund, the city or county, through the community development corporation revolving fund board, shall provide grants and forgivable loans to community development corporations in such municipality for community economic development activities implemented by such corporations. The board shall give special funding consideration to collaborations on community development projects between developers organized for profit and nonprofit developers. All expenses for such projects shall be paid for out of the community development corporation revolving fund. Any money appropriated, and any other money made available by gift, grant, bequest, contribution, or otherwise to carry out the purposes of this section, and all interest earned on, and income generated from, money in the fund shall be paid to, and deposited in, the community development corporation revolving fund. ­­-------- (L. 2003 H.B. 289)  Effective 7-07-03