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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 257 - Water Conservancy Districts › Section 257.210 - Board and agents may enter lands for surveys — interference, penalty.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 257
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
257.210. Board and agents may enter lands for surveys — interference, penalty. —
The board of trustees of a district, or their employees or agents, including contractors and their employees, may enter upon lands or premises within or without the district in order to make surveys and examinations to accomplish the necessary purposes of the district, or to have access to the work, being liable, however, for actual damage done, but no unnecessary damage shall be done. Any person preventing such entrance is guilty of misdemeanor, punishable by fine not exceeding fifty dollars.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 21)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 257 - Water Conservancy Districts › Section 257.220 - Condemnation of land by board.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 257
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
257.220. Condemnation of land by board. —
The board may condemn for the use of the district, any land or property within the district not previously acquired or condemned by order or judgment of the court, according to the procedure provided by law for the appropriation of land or other property as provided in chapter 523, for the condemnation of property for public use, except that:
(1) The original jurisdiction for such condemnation shall rest in the court as such court is defined in this chapter, and
(2) Any provisions of chapter 523 which conflict with the provisions of this chapter do not apply herein. Whenever the constitution of the state permits, the board shall have the right to exercise the power of excess condemnation on such property as the court decrees as reasonable and desirable for the district to acquire.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 22)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 257 - Water Conservancy Districts › Section 257.230 - Cemetery lands, procedure on taking or damaging.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 257
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
257.230. Cemetery lands, procedure on taking or damaging. —
Whenever it is necessary for the purposes of a district to take or damage any cemetery, the district shall appraise the cost of such taking or easement in the same manner as appraisals are made for other property. The board of trustees in the case of the removal of a cemetery may agree for such removal with the persons or authorities owning or controlling the cemetery; and in case of agreement, the board of trustees may purchase the necessary land, and remove or contract for the removal of those buried, together with all monuments. They may also contract for an easement therein if removal is not desired. In case condemnation proceedings are necessary, they shall be instituted and conducted under the provisions therefor in this chapter. Compensation granted for taking any cemetery shall include the cost of removal of those buried and their monuments.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 23)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 257 - Water Conservancy Districts › Section 257.240 - Board to make regulations, violation, misdemeanor, enforcement by civil process.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 257
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
257.240. Board to make regulations, violation, misdemeanor, enforcement by civil process. —
1. In order to secure the best results from the execution and operation of the plans and facilities of the district, the board of trustees, after due publication and public hearings, and subject to appeal to and decree of the court, shall make regulations for the administration of the district and for the adjustment, connection or coordination of watercourses or works, facilities or operations to or with the waters, improvements, works, operations or facilities of the district.
2. The construction or operation of any works or facilities harmful to the district and contrary to regulations adopted or approved by the board of trustees is deemed a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars for each offense.
3. The board of trustees may enforce by mandamus or otherwise all necessary regulations made by them in accordance with this chapter and may remove any harmful construction or may close any operation improperly done and they may bring such suits in mandamus in the court of appeals in the first instance, if deemed advisable by them.
4. Any public corporation or person willfully failing to comply with the regulations is liable for damage caused by such failure, and for the cost of renewing any construction damaged or destroyed.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 24)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 257 - Water Conservancy Districts › Section 257.250 - Contracts, procedure for letting — concessions, how granted.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 257
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
257.250. Contracts, procedure for letting — concessions, how granted. —
Whenever the board of trustees lets contracts for necessary works or concessions, it shall be governed as follows:
(1) Contracts let for necessary works may be either as a whole or in parts, except that for works costing over five thousand dollars the board shall advertise and award same by open competitive letting and public contract as hereinafter provided:
(a) Advertisements calling for bids shall be published, once a week for three consecutive weeks, completed on date of last publication, in at least one newspaper of general circulation within the district.
(b) The board may let the contract to the lowest or best bidder having adequate experience, skill, plant equipment and responsibility and who shall give a good bond and sufficient bond, with a reputable surety company as security conditioned on the carrying out of the contract.
(c) Contracts shall be in writing and shall be accompanied by or shall refer to plans or specifications for the work to be done, or materials, services or equipment to be furnished. All contracts shall be approved by the board of trustees and signed by a designated officer-trustee of the board and by the contractor, and shall be executed in duplicate.
(d) In case of a sudden emergency when it is necessary in the opinion of the board, in order to protect life or property within the district, the advertising of the contracts may be waived upon the consent of a majority of the board of trustees.
(2) Concessions may be granted or leased on, along, or between properties of the district for businesses serving people using the resources or facilities of the district, for definite periods, whenever the board deems it for the best interest and general welfare of the district. All sums so collected shall be placed in the general fund. No concession or privilege shall be granted or leased without public notice and competitive bidding therefor submitted in writing and accepted by the board of trustees, all in the same manner as provided in this section for contracts for necessary works.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 25)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 257 - Water Conservancy Districts › Section 257.260 - Concessions to be reappraised each twenty years.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 257
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
257.260. Concessions to be reappraised each twenty years. —
Assignments, leases or permissions by the board of trustees for periods of greater than twenty years, shall have the rates therefor reappraised or redetermined by the board every twenty years.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 26)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 257 - Water Conservancy Districts › Section 257.270 - Board to employ guards to enforce regulations, powers.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 257
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
257.270. Board to employ guards to enforce regulations, powers. —
The board of trustees may appoint and maintain from time to time such lifeguards or other guards as it may find necessary to patrol the waters and protect the property of the district and enforce regulations of the board. The guards shall have and exercise like police powers to those conferred upon the police of cities.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 27)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 257 - Water Conservancy Districts › Section 257.280 - Use resulting in damage prevented — liability — willful damage, penalty — local option as to stock law unchanged.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 257
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
257.280. Use resulting in damage prevented — liability — willful damage, penalty — local option as to stock law unchanged. —
1. The board may at any time prevent persons, vessels or vehicles from using, passing over or through such property, works, or facilities of the district in any manner which would result in damage thereto.
2. All persons and public corporations shall be liable for damage done to such domain of the district by themselves, their agents, or their employees.
3. All persons guilty of willful damage are guilty of a misdemeanor, and are punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars and costs, and shall be liable for all damages and costs.
4. The board of trustees shall have authority to repair such damage at the expense of the person or public corporation committing it.
5. Nothing herein shall be construed to abolish the rights of the citizens of any political subdivision to decide by local option as provided by law the question as to whether livestock shall be permitted to run at large.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 28)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 257 - Water Conservancy Districts › Section 257.290 - Plans of district, adoption, state agency designated by governor to approve.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 257
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
257.290. Plans of district, adoption, state agency designated by governor to approve. —
1. After its organization the board shall proceed without delay, and from time to time as needed, to prepare or cause to be prepared broad general plans, or detailed parts thereof, for the purposes for which the district was created. The plans shall include such maps, profiles, plans, specifications and other data and descriptions as are necessary to set forth properly the location and character of the work, with estimates of cost and specifications for doing such work and maintaining or operating same. Whenever the chief engineer shall make a report recommending such a plan, the board of trustees shall adopt the report or any modification thereof approved by the engineer. The adopted report shall be numbered by the board and shall thereafter be known and designated as "Preliminary Plan No. ______", which plan shall be filed with the secretary of the board and made a part of the records of the district.
2. Upon adoption of a preliminary plan it shall be transmitted forthwith to the appropriate state agency for review. Such state agency shall be officially designated by the governor as having the responsibility for review of conservancy district plans, and shall be that one in the government of the state mostly responsible for or concerned with matters relating to the purposes of this chapter. Ninety days after receipt of the preliminary plan the official agency shall certify the plan back to the district board with its approval or recommended changes, which will constitute a completed plan.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 29)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 257 - Water Conservancy Districts › Section 257.320 - Existing improvement districts not deprived of rights — cooperative contracts — approval of future plans.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 257
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
257.320. Existing improvement districts not deprived of rights — cooperative contracts — approval of future plans. —
1. Nothing in this chapter shall be so construed as to deprive any present levee, drainage, flood prevention, bank protection, sewer or other special soil or water district now organized and operating under laws of this state from exercising any of its rights or powers thereunder.
2. Agreements between such special district board and the board of trustees of a conservancy district may be made whenever mutually desirable by joint resolution of the boards of such special district board and the board of trustees of a conservancy district, which joint resolution may be passed either at a joint meeting or at separate meetings of the special district board and the board of trustees of a conservancy district.
3. Hereafter, no such special district or any new special district shall prepare and submit final plans and specifications for its improvements until they are first approved by the board of trustees of the conservancy district in which the special district wholly or partly lies. If the governing board of the special district and the board of trustees of the conservancy district cannot agree within a reasonable time upon the plans or specifications, either party may submit the plans or specifications for adjudication to the court having jurisdiction over the conservancy district.
4. Such special district may determine to appoint the board of trustees of the conservancy district as its governing board and the board of trustees may so act by vote spread upon its minutes.
5. By joint agreement of the respective boards, the chief engineer, attorney or other employees of the conservancy district may serve as joint employees of both districts, and the division of expense therefor shall be by equitable written agreement filed for public inspection.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 32)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 257 - Water Conservancy Districts › Section 257.330 - Funds of district, how kept — cost of plans, how paid — use of surplus.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 257
Effective - 28 Aug 1961
257.330. Funds of district, how kept — cost of plans, how paid — use of surplus. —
1. The moneys of every conservancy district organized hereunder shall consist of five separate funds:
(1)
Preliminary fund
, which shall include the proceeds of the organization tax authorized by this chapter and such advancements as may be made from the general county funds as provided in this chapter;
(2)
Bond fund
, which shall include the proceeds of the sale of general obligation river basin conservancy bonds;
(3)
Amortization fund
, which shall include the proceeds of levies made for interest on and amortization of general obligation bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter;
(4)
General fund
, which shall include all other revenues together with the proceeds of annual levies made for the purposes of administration, current expenses, improvements and facilities and for the maintenance and operation of the district; and
(5)
Aid fund
, which shall include any fund for aiding the work of the district furnished by the United States, this state, other states, public corporations, or persons.
2. It is intended that the cost of general improvements made or facilities provided by the district shall include the cost of preparing the official plans and specifications therefor, of any appraisals occasioned thereby, of any lands or property purchased or condemned therefor and of the entire cost of engineering, construction and superintendence, and all charges incidental thereto, and that the same may be paid for out of the bond fund from the proceeds of general obligation bonds issued for such improvements or facilities.
3. No vouchers shall be drawn against any fund until an authorizing resolution therefor shall have been properly passed by the board of trustees, and duly entered upon its records.
4. Any surplus funds in the treasury of the district may be used for retiring bonds, reducing the rate of assessment or for accomplishing any other of the legitimate objects of the district.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 33, A.L. 1961 p. 463)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 257 - Water Conservancy Districts › Section 257.340 - Use of money received as aid from public agency.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 257
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
257.340. Use of money received as aid from public agency. —
1. The board of trustees, in accepting financial aid from the United States government, the state, any public corporation or any person for the purposes of the district, shall place the funds in the aid fund, to be expended only for the specific purposes for which they were given. If any surplus remains after the accomplishment of such specific purpose, the balance may be transferred to the general fund.
2. Any public corporation may aid a district whenever its appropriating body duly makes appropriations therefor.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 34)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 257 - Water Conservancy Districts › Section 257.350 - Organization tax — pledge of anticipated revenues.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 257
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
257.350. Organization tax — pledge of anticipated revenues. —
1. As soon as any district is organized under this chapter, and a board of trustees is selected and qualified, all tangible property in the district may be taxed not to exceed one mill on each dollar of the assessed valuation thereof per annum for a period not to exceed three years. The tax moneys shall be used for paying expenses of organization, for preliminary surveys and plans, and for other incidental expenses which may be necessary to the proper establishment of the district. Such organization tax shall be certified by the board of trustees to the various county commissions of the various counties and by them extended upon the tax books and certified to the respective collectors of revenue of their counties. If the items of expense have already been paid in whole or in part from other sources, they may be repaid from the receipts of the levy. The collection of the tax levy shall conform in all matters to the collection of taxes and assessments for the district outlined in this chapter and the same provisions concerning the nonpayment of taxes shall apply.
2. In order to facilitate the preliminary work and establishment of the district, the board of trustees may borrow money, authorized by a resolution therefor, at a rate of interest not exceeding six percent per annum, may issue and sell or pay to contractors or others, negotiable evidence of debt (herein called warrants) therefor signed by the president and secretary of the board of trustees and may pledge (after it has been levied) the organization tax of not exceeding one mill on each one dollar of assessed valuation per annum for the repayment thereof. If any warrant issued by the board of trustees is presented for payment and is not paid for want of funds in the treasury that fact with the date of refusal shall be endorsed on the back of the warrant and the warrant shall thereafter draw interest at the rate of six percent until such time as there is money on hand sufficient to pay the amount of the warrant with interest.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 35)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 257 - Water Conservancy Districts › Section 257.360 - Levy and collection of taxes generally, rates — increase to be voted at election, limit.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 257
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
257.360. Levy and collection of taxes generally, rates — increase to be voted at election, limit. —
1. The county clerk of each county within the district shall certify to the secretary of the board of trustees the total assessed valuation of all taxable tangible property lying within the district in his county. Thereupon, the board of trustees shall determine the rates of taxation necessary to be levied for the amortization fund and for the general fund for the year and shall direct the secretary to certify the rates to the county clerk of each county in which the district is situated. The several county clerks shall thereupon extend the rates upon and against the assessed valuation of all taxable tangible property lying within the district and shall certify the taxes to the collectors of revenue of their respective counties, who shall proceed to collect and enforce the taxes in like manner as state and county taxes are collected and enforced and shall make remittances of their collections monthly to the treasurer of the district.
2. The rate levied for the general fund shall in no year exceed one mill on each one dollar assessed valuation of taxable tangible property in such district, except as follows:
(1) When the board determines that needs for general fund moneys are greater than the one mill tax will provide and thereupon determines the rate of taxation necessary to be levied in excess of the authorized rate;
(2) When, accordingly, the question is submitted by the board to the electorate of the district in the same manner as provided in this chapter for bond elections;
(3) When, at such election, the increase is approved for a year, by a majority vote of those voting, or, in excess of one year and not to exceed four years, by a two-thirds vote of those voting; and provided that any such increase in the tax rate for the general fund shall in no year exceed two mills on each one dollar assessed valuation of taxable tangible property in the district.
3. In the event that an increase in the tax rate is voted as prescribed, the procedure for collection shall be as for any general fund levy.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 36)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 257 - Water Conservancy Districts › Section 257.380 - Form of ballot.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 257
Effective - 28 Aug 1986
257.380. Form of ballot. —
The ballots of a conservancy district election held upon the question of issuing bonds shall be in substantially the following form:
Shall the ______ Conservancy District issue bonds in the amount of ______ dollars for the purpose of ______?
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(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 38, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1554 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 257 - Water Conservancy Districts › Section 257.390 - Public sale of bonds, minimum price — use of proceeds.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 257
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
257.390. Public sale of bonds, minimum price — use of proceeds. —
The board of trustees on behalf of the district shall sell its bonds to the best advantage at public sale on sealed bids but for no less than ninety-five cents on the dollar and the proceeds shall be paid over to the treasurer of the district, who shall disburse the proceeds on order of the board of trustees in payment of costs incidental to the holding of the election, the issuance of the bonds and in paying the costs of constructing and carrying into execution the plan of improvement adopted for the district. The sale of the bonds shall be publicly advertised for such time and in such manner as the board directs.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 39)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 257 - Water Conservancy Districts › Section 257.400 - Tax lien not affected by disincorporation or failure of action — enforcement.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 257
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
257.400. Tax lien not affected by disincorporation or failure of action — enforcement. —
1. In the event of the disincorporation of any conservancy district pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the disincorporation shall not affect the lien of any tax imposed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or the liability of any property in the district to the levy of any future tax for the purpose of paying the principal of and interest on any bonds issued hereunder.
2. In that event, or in the event of any failure on the part of the officers of any district to qualify and act, or in the event of any resignations or vacancies in office, which prevent action by the district or by its proper officers, it shall be the duty of the county clerk and of all other officers charged in any manner with the duty of assessing, levying and collecting taxes for public purposes in any county, municipality or political subdivision in which such lands shall be situated, to do and perform all acts which may be necessary and requisite to the collection of any such tax which has been imposed and to the levying, imposing and collecting of any tax which it may be necessary to make for the purpose of paying the principal and interest of the bonds.
3. Any holder of any bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or any person or officer being a party in interest, may either at law or in equity by suit, action or mandamus, enforce and compel performance of the duties required by this chapter of any of the officers or persons mentioned in this chapter.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 40)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 257 - Water Conservancy Districts › Section 257.410 - Failure to collect taxes, penalty.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 257
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
257.410. Failure to collect taxes, penalty. —
Any collector of revenue or other person entrusted with the collection of taxes who refuses, fails or neglects to make prompt payment of the same or any part thereof collected under this chapter to the treasurer of the district upon his presentation of a proper demand, shall pay a penalty of ten percent on the amount of his delinquency; and such penalty shall become due and payable at once, and both he and his sureties shall be liable therefor on his official bonds.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 41)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 257 - Water Conservancy Districts › Section 257.430 - Profiting by officer from district contracts or moneys, penalty — liability.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 257
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
257.430. Profiting by officer from district contracts or moneys, penalty — liability. —
The making of profit, directly or indirectly, by any officer of any district organized under this chapter, or by any other public officer within the state, out of any contracts entered into by the district, or the use of any money belonging to a district by loaning it or otherwise using it, or by depositing the same in any manner, contrary to law, or by removal of any money by any officer or by his consent and placing it elsewhere than is prescribed either by law or by the official acts of the board of trustees, for the purpose of profit, constitutes a felony, punishable by imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or both fine and imprisonment; and the officer offending shall be liable personally and upon his official bond for all losses to the district and for all profits realized by such unlawful use of moneys.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 43)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 257 - Water Conservancy Districts › Section 257.440 - Performance of duties compelled by mandamus.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 257
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
257.440. Performance of duties compelled by mandamus. —
The performance of all duties prescribed in this chapter concerning the organization, administration and operation of the district may be enforced against any officer or against any person or public corporation refusing to comply with any order of the board by mandamus at the instance of the board of trustees or of any person or public corporation interested in any way in such district or proposed district.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 44)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 257 - Water Conservancy Districts › Section 257.460 - Defective notice of any proceeding, effect.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 257
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
257.460. Defective notice of any proceeding, effect. —
In any case of a proceeding before the court where a notice is provided for in this chapter, if the court finds for any reason that due notice was not given, the court shall not thereby lose jurisdiction, and the proceeding in question shall not be void; but the court shall in that case order due notice to be given, and shall continue the hearing until such time as notice shall be properly given, and thereupon shall proceed as though notice had been properly given in the first instance. In case the original notice as a whole was sufficient, and was faulty only with reference to publication as to certain tracts or areas, only the owners of and persons interested in those particular tracts or areas need be notified by such subsequent notice. If the publication of any notice in any county was defective or not made in time, republication of the defective notice need be had only in the county in which the defect occurred.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 46)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 257 - Water Conservancy Districts › Section 257.470 - District liable for negligence.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 257
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
257.470. District liable for negligence. —
Any district organized under the provisions of this chapter shall be liable for damages as a result of negligence of the district.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 47)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 257 - Water Conservancy Districts › Section 257.480 - Law not applicable to metropolitan areas.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 257
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
257.480. Law not applicable to metropolitan areas. —
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any city having four hundred fifty thousand or more inhabitants, nor any county containing a city having four hundred fifty thousand or more inhabitants.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 48)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 257 - Water Conservancy Districts › Section 257.490 - Liberal construction required.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 257
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
257.490. Liberal construction required. —
This chapter being necessary for securing the public health, safety, convenience and welfare shall be liberally construed to effect the control, conservation and utilization of the resources of this state.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 49)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 258 - Outdoor Recreation › Section 258.010 - Committees, councils and boards authorized — staffing by department.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 258
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013
*258.010. Committees, councils and boards authorized — staffing by department. —
1. The department of natural resources shall be responsible for convening any committee, council, or board the department deems necessary or advisable in order for the department to perform any functions or duties related to state parks or historic sites, recreational trails, outdoor recreation, any federal grant program pursuant to chapters 253 and 258, any federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Act, 23 U.S.C. 206
**
, or any other law.
2. The department of natural resources shall provide all staff support and office space for any such bodies.
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(L. 1965 p. 391 § 1, A.L. 1967 p. 367, A.L. 1973 H.B. 259, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1554 Revision, A.L. 2013 H.B. 28 merged with H.B. 650)
Effective 8-28-13 (H.B. 28); 10-11-13 (H.B. 650)
*H.B. 650 effective 10-11-13, see § 21.250. H.B. 650 was vetoed July 12, 2013. The veto was overridden on September 11, 2013.
**Citation "28 U.S.C. 206" appears in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 258 - Outdoor Recreation › Section 258.060 - Duties and functions of department.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 258
Effective - 28 Aug 2013
*258.060. Duties and functions of department. —
The department of natural resources shall be:
(1) The official state agency for liaison with the federal bureau of outdoor recreation;
(2) The official state agency to receive and disburse federal funds available to this state for overall outdoor recreation planning and any recreational trails planning or programs;
(3) The official state agency to receive and allocate to the appropriate agency, or political subdivision, federal funds available for outdoor recreation or recreational trails programs; and
(4) Shall provide a forum for consideration of outdoor recreation problems affecting member agencies and as an advisory and planning agency for overall outdoor recreational programs. The department may provide information and advisory services for any political subdivision requesting its services.
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(L. 1965 p. 391 § 6, A.L. 2013 H.B. 28 merged with H.B. 650)
Effective 8-28-13 (H.B. 28); 10-11-13 (H.B. 650)
*H.B. 650 effective 10-11-13, see § 21.250. H.B. 650 was vetoed July 12, 2013. The veto was overridden on September 11, 2013.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 258 - Outdoor Recreation › Section 258.070 - Compensation, expenses of member agencies' representatives.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 258
Effective - 28 Aug 2013
*258.070. Compensation, expenses of member agencies' representatives. —
Representatives of any committee, council, or board convened by the department pursuant to section 258.010 shall not receive any additional compensation for their services, and all expenses of any agency representatives shall be paid by their respective agency.
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(L. 1965 p. 391 § 7, A.L. 2013 H.B. 28 merged with H.B. 650)
Effective 8-28-13 (H.B. 28); 10-11-13 (H.B. 650)
*H.B. 650 effective 10-11-13, see § 21.250. H.B. 650 was vetoed July 12, 2013. The veto was overridden on September 11, 2013.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 258 - Outdoor Recreation › Section 258.080 - Fund created — moneys appropriated, for what purposes — funds not to revert.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 258
Effective - 28 Aug 2013
*258.080. Fund created — moneys appropriated, for what purposes — funds not to revert. —
1. There is hereby created in the state treasury for the use of the department of natural resources a fund to be known as "The Inter-Agency Council Fund". All federal moneys received by the state of Missouri from the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, Public Law 88-578, shall be deposited in the fund.
2. Moneys deposited in the fund shall, upon appropriation by the general assembly to the department, be received and expended or allocated by the department for outdoor recreation for outdoor recreation planning, acquisition and development and for no other purposes; provided, however, that not less than fifty percent of the moneys appropriated shall be allocated by the department to political subdivisions of the state of Missouri, none of which moneys so allocated shall be expended for the improvement or operation of projects under the supervision or control of any state agency.
3. Any unexpended balance in such fund at the end of any appropriation period shall not be transferred to the general revenue fund of the state treasury and, accordingly, shall be exempt from the provisions of section 33.080 relating to transfer of funds to the general revenue funds of the state by the state treasurer.
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(L. 1965 p. 391 § 8, A.L. 2013 H.B. 28 merged with H.B. 650)
Effective 8-28-13 (H.B. 28); 10-11-13 (H.B. 650)
*H.B. 650 effective 10-11-13, see § 21.250. H.B. 650 was vetoed July 12, 2013. The veto was overridden on September 11, 2013.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 258 - Outdoor Recreation › Section 258.083 - General assembly may appropriate funds for grants to parks.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 258
Effective - 28 Aug 1985
258.083. General assembly may appropriate funds for grants to parks. —
The general assembly may appropriate funds to the department of natural resources for the purpose of making grants to local parks and related institutions, and the department shall administer and expend such funds in accordance with the terms of the appropriation.
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(L. 1985 S.B. 282)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 258 - Outdoor Recreation › Section 258.100 - Trail, definition — immunity from civil liability for adjoining landowners, when.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 258
• Effective - 28 Aug 2004
258.100. Trail, definition — immunity from civil liability for adjoining landowners, when. —
1. As used in this section, the word
"trail"
means any land which was acquired or utilized by the state for use as a public hiking, biking or recreational trail or any land or interest therein acquired or utilized hereafter by a political subdivision for use as a public hiking, biking or recreational trail. However, a trail not acquired by the state must be designated by the governing body of the political subdivision as a greenway system of trails or part of a dedicated system of trails, the acquisition conveyance whether by deed, easement agreement, grant, assignment, or reservation of rights to the political subdivision must state the interest in the land is being granted for such purposes, the greenway system or dedicated system of trails must be designed exclusively for the purposes herein designated, and shall not include roads or streets, nor sidewalks, walkways or paths which are intended to connect neighborhoods for pedestrian traffic, such as common sidewalks or walkways.
2. Any person owning land adjoining the trail shall be immune from civil liability for injuries to person or property of persons trespassing or entering on such person's land without implied or expressed permission, invitation, or consent where:
(1) The person who was injured entered the land by way of the trail; and
(2) Such person was subsequently injured on lands adjoining the trail.
3. The immunity created by this section does not apply if the injuries were caused by:
(1) The intentional or unlawful act of the owner or possessor of such land; or
(2) The willful or wanton act of the owner or possessor of such land.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1669 § 1, A.L. 1993 S.B. 221, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1115, A.L. 2004 S.B. 810)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 258 - Outdoor Recreation › Section 258.200 - Limited liability for person owning land adjoining streams or rivers, when.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 258
Effective - 28 Aug 2000
258.200. Limited liability for person owning land adjoining streams or rivers, when. —
1. Any person owning land adjoining navigable or nonnavigable free-flowing stream or river shall be immune from civil liability for injuries to persons
*
or property of persons trespassing or entering on such person's land without implied or expressed permission, invitation, or consent where:
(1) The person who was injured entered the land by way of the stream or river; and
(2) Such person was subsequently injured on lands adjoining the stream or river.
2. The immunity created by this section does not apply if the injuries were caused by:
(1) The intentional or unlawful act of the owner or possessor of such land; or
(2) The negligent, willful or wanton act of the owner or possessor of such land.
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(L. 2000 H.B. 1097 § 258.110)
*Word "person" appears in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 259 - Oil and Gas Production › Section 259.010 - Council established.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 259
• Effective - 28 Aug 2015, 2 histories
259.010. Council established. —
There shall be a "State Oil and Gas Council" composed of the following members in accordance with the provisions of section 259.020:
(1) The state geologist;
(2) One member from the department of economic development;
(3) One member from the Missouri public service commission;
(4) One member from the clean water commission;
(5) One member from the Missouri University of Science and Technology petroleum engineering program;
(6) One member from the Missouri Independent Oil and Gas Association; and
(7) Two members from the public.
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(L. 1965 2d Ex. Sess. p. 917 § 1, A.L. 1972 H.B. 1176, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1251 merged with H.B. 1647, A.L. 2015 H.B. 92)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 259 - Oil and Gas Production › Section 259.020 - Council membership.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 259
• Effective - 28 Aug 2015, 2 histories
259.020. Council membership. —
The member entities in section 259.010 shall be represented on the council by the executive head of each respective entity, except that:
(1) The Missouri University of Science and Technology shall be represented by a professor of petroleum engineering employed at the university;
(2) The Missouri Independent Oil and Gas Association shall be represented by a designated member of the association; and
(3) The public members shall be appointed to the council by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. Both public members shall have an interest in and knowledge of the oil and gas industry, and both shall be residents of Missouri.
­­The executive head of any member state agency, the professor of petroleum engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology and the member from the Missouri Independent Oil and Gas Association may from time to time authorize any member of the state agency's staff, another professor of petroleum engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology or another member of the Missouri Independent Oil and Gas Association, respectively, to represent it on the council and to fully exercise any of the powers and duties of the member representative.
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(L. 1965 2d Ex. Sess. p. 917 § 2, A.L. 1972 H.B. 1176, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1251 merged with H.B. 1647, A.L. 2015 H.B. 92)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 259 - Oil and Gas Production › Section 259.030 - Council officers.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 259
Effective - 28 Aug 2015, 2 histories
259.030. Council officers. —
1. The council shall elect a chairman and vice chairman from the members of the council. A chairman and vice chairman may serve more than a one-year term, if so elected by the members of the council.
2. The state geologist shall act as administrator for the council and shall be responsible for enforcing the provisions of this chapter.
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(L. 1965 2d Ex. Sess. p. 917 § 3, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1251 merged with H.B. 1647, A.L. 2015 H.B. 92)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 259 - Oil and Gas Production › Section 259.040 - Expenses of members.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 259
Effective - 28 Aug 2012
259.040. Expenses of members. —
Representatives of the member state agencies shall not receive any additional compensation for their services as representatives on the council and all expenses of the state agency representatives shall be paid by their respective agency. The professor of petroleum engineering, the member from the Missouri Independent Oil and Gas Association and the public members shall not receive any compensation for their services as representatives on the council and all expenses of such representatives shall be paid by their respective entities.
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(L. 1965 2d Ex. Sess. p. 917 § 4, A.L. 1972 H.B. 1176, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1251 merged with H.B. 1647)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 259 - Oil and Gas Production › Section 259.052 - Oil and gas resources fund created, use of moneys.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 259
Effective - 28 Aug 2015
259.052. Oil and gas resources fund created, use of moneys. —
1. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Oil and Gas Resources Fund" which shall consist of all gifts, donations, transfers, moneys appropriated by the general assembly, permit application fees collected under section 259.080, operating fees, closure fees, late fees, severance fees, and bequests to the fund. The fund shall be administered by the department of natural resources.
2. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund and may approve disbursements from the fund in accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180. Notwithstanding the provisions of 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. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys on such investments shall be credited to the fund.
3. After appropriation by the general assembly, the money in such fund shall be expended by the department to administer the provisions of chapter 259, and to collect, process, manage, interpret, and distribute geologic and hydrologic resource information pertaining to oil and gas potential, and not for any other purpose.
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(L. 2015 H.B. 92)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 259 - Oil and Gas Production › Section 259.060 - Waste prohibited.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 259
Effective - 28 Aug 1972
259.060. Waste prohibited. —
Waste of oil and gas is prohibited in the interest of conservation of natural resources.
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(L. 1965 2d Ex. Sess. p. 917 § 6, A.L. 1972 H.B. 1176)