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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 67 - Political Subdivisions, Miscellaneous Powers › Section 67.5110 - Citation of law, purpose.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 67
• Effective - 01 Jan 2019, see footnote
67.5110. Citation of law, purpose. —
Sections 67.5110 to 67.5121 shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Small Wireless Facility Deployment Act", which is intended to encourage and streamline the deployment of small wireless facilities and to help ensure that robust and dependable wireless radio-based communication services and networks are available throughout Missouri, which is a matter of legitimate statewide concern, by adopting a uniform statewide framework for the deployment of small wireless facilities and the utility poles to which they are attached consistent with sections 67.5110 to 67.5121 and sections 67.1830 to 67.1846.
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(L. 2018 H.B. 1991)
Effective 1-01-19
Expires 1-01-25
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 67 - Political Subdivisions, Miscellaneous Powers › Section 67.5114 - Authority wireless support structures, use for collocation — rates, fees, and terms.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 67
• Effective - 01 Jan 2019, see footnote
67.5114. Authority wireless support structures, use for collocation — rates, fees, and terms. —
1. This section only applies to collocations on authority poles and authority wireless support structures that are located on authority property outside the right-of-way.
2. Subject to subsection 3 of this section, an authority shall authorize the collocation of small wireless facilities on authority wireless support structures and authority poles to the same extent, if any, that the authority permits access to such structures for other commercial projects or uses. Such collocations shall be subject to reasonable and nondiscriminatory rates, fees, and terms as provided in an agreement between the authority, or its agent, and the wireless provider.
3. An authority shall not enter into an exclusive agreement with a wireless provider concerning authority poles or authority wireless support structures, including stadiums and enclosed arenas, unless the agreement meets the following requirements:
(1) The wireless provider provides service using a shared network of wireless facilities that it makes available for access by other wireless providers, on reasonable and nondiscriminatory rates and terms that shall include use of the entire shared network, as to itself, an affiliate, or any other entity; or
(2) The wireless provider allows other wireless providers to collocate small wireless facilities, on reasonable and nondiscriminatory rates and terms, as to itself, an affiliate, or any other entity.
4. When determining whether a rate, fee, or term is reasonable and nondiscriminatory for the purposes of this section, consideration may be given to any relevant facts, including alternative financial or service remuneration, characteristics of the proposed equipment or installation, structural limitations, or other commercial or unique features or components.
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(L. 2018 H.B. 1991)
Effective 1-01-19
Expires 1-01-25
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 67 - Political Subdivisions, Miscellaneous Powers › Section 67.5117 - Limitation on services permitted.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 67
• Effective - 01 Jan 2019, see footnote
67.5117. Limitation on services permitted. —
Nothing in sections 67.5110 to 67.5121 shall be interpreted to allow any entity to provide services regulated under 47 U.S.C. Sections 521 to 573 without compliance with all laws applicable to such providers, nor shall sections 67.5110 to 67.5121 be interpreted to impose any new requirements on cable providers for the provision of such service in this state.
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(L. 2018 H.B. 1991)
Effective 1-01-19
Expires 1-01-25
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 67 - Political Subdivisions, Miscellaneous Powers › Section 67.5118 - Authority may exercise certain authority, limitations.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 67
• Effective - 01 Jan 2019, see footnote
67.5118. Authority may exercise certain authority, limitations. —
Subject to the provisions of sections 67.5110 to 67.5121 and applicable federal law, an authority shall continue to exercise zoning, land use, planning, and permitting authority within its territorial boundaries, including with respect to wireless support structures and utility poles, except that no authority shall have or exercise any jurisdiction or authority over the design, engineering, construction, installation, or operation of any small wireless facility located in an interior structure or upon the site of any campus, stadium, or athletic facility not owned or controlled by the authority, other than to comply with applicable codes. Nothing in sections 67.5110 to 67.5121 authorizes the state or any political subdivision, including an authority, to require wireless facility deployment or to regulate wireless services.
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(L. 2018 H.B. 1991)
Effective 1-01-19
Expires 1-01-25
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 67 - Political Subdivisions, Miscellaneous Powers › Section 67.5119 - Ordinance or agreement required, when.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 67
• Effective - 01 Jan 2019, see footnote
67.5119. Ordinance or agreement required, when. —
1. Within the later of two months after August 28, 2018, or two months after receiving a request from a wireless provider, an authority shall adopt an ordinance or develop an agreement that makes available to wireless providers rates, fees, and other terms that comply with sections 67.5110 to 67.5121, subject to subsection
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2 of this section. An authority and a wireless provider may enter into an agreement implementing sections 67.5110 to 67.5121, but an authority shall not require a wireless provider to enter into such an agreement.
2. Sections 67.5110 to 67.5121 shall not nullify, modify, amend, or prohibit a mutual agreement between an authority and a wireless provider made prior to August 28, 2018, but an agreement that does not fully comply with sections 67.5110 to 67.5121 shall apply only to small wireless facilities and utility poles that were installed or approved for installation before August 28, 2018, subject to any termination provisions in the agreement. Such an agreement shall not be renewed, extended, or made to apply to any small wireless facility or utility pole installed or approved for installation after August 28, 2018, unless it is modified to fully comply with sections 67.5110 to 67.5121. In the absence of an agreement, and until such a compliant agreement or ordinance is entered or adopted, small wireless facilities and utility poles that become operational or were constructed before August 28, 2018, may remain installed and be operated under the requirements of sections 67.5110 to 67.5121.
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(L. 2018 H.B. 1991)
Effective 1-01-19
Expires 1-01-25
*Word "subsections" appears in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 67 - Political Subdivisions, Miscellaneous Powers › Section 67.5120 - Court jurisdiction.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 67
• Effective - 01 Jan 2019, see footnote
67.5120. Court jurisdiction. —
A court of competent jurisdiction shall have jurisdiction to determine all disputes arising under sections 67.5110 to 67.5121.
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(L. 2018 H.B. 1991)
Effective 1-01-19
Expires 1-01-25
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 67 - Political Subdivisions, Miscellaneous Powers › Section 67.5122 - Expiration date, exception.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 67
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020, 2 histories
67.5122. Expiration date, exception. —
Sections 67.5110 to 67.5122 shall expire on January 1, 2025, except that for small wireless facilities already permitted or collocated on authority poles prior to such date, the rate set forth in section 67.5116 for collocation of small wireless facilities on authority poles shall remain effective for the duration of the permit authorizing the collocation.
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(L. 2018 H.B. 1991, A.L. 2020 H.B. 1768 merged with H.B. 2120)
Expires 1-01-25
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 67 - Political Subdivisions, Miscellaneous Powers › Section 67.5125 - Report to general assembly, when, contents.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 67
Effective - 01 Jan 2019, see footnote
67.5125. Report to general assembly, when, contents. —
By December 31, 2018, the department of revenue shall prepare and deliver a report to the general assembly on the amount of revenue collected by local governments for the previous three fiscal years from communications service providers, as such term is defined in section 67.5111; a direct-to-home satellite service, as defined in Public Law 104-104, Title VI, Section 602; and any video service provided through electronic commerce, as defined in Public Law 105-277, Title XI, as amended, Section 1105(3), from video fees, linear-foot fees, antenna fees, sales and use taxes, gross receipts taxes, business license fees, business license taxes, or any other taxes or fees assessed to such providers.
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(L. 2018 H.B. 1991)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 68 - Port Authorities › Section 68.010 - Cities and counties authorized to form port authorities, when.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 68
• Effective - 28 Aug 1975
68.010. Cities and counties authorized to form port authorities, when. —
1. Every city or county which is situated upon, or adjacent to, or which embraces within its boundaries a navigable waterway, is hereby authorized to form a local port authority, and upon approval of the highways and transportation commission of the state of Missouri, the port authority shall be a political subdivision of this state. In every constitutional charter city not within a county, a local "Port Authority" is created by sections 68.010, 68.015, 68.025, 68.040, 68.045, 68.060 and 68.070 and shall become a political subdivision of this state September 28, 1975.
2. The highways and transportation commission of the state of Missouri is hereby authorized to accept applications, conduct hearings, and approve or disapprove applications for approval of local or regional port authorities as political subdivisions of this state, as provided herein, but in determining the approval or disapproval of such applications, the highways and transportation commission shall consider the following criteria:
(1) The population of any city and/or county submitting the application;
(2) The desirability and economic feasibility of having more than a single port authority within the same geographic area;
(3) The technical and economic capability of participating cities and/or counties, as well as private interests, to plan and carry out port development within the proposed district;
(4) The amount of actual and potential river traffic that would make use of any facilities developed by a port authority;
(5) The potential economic impact on the immediate area from which the application originates; and
(6) The potential impact on the economic development of the entire state and how the proposed port authority's developmental activities relate to any state plans.
­­Provided, however, any such application shall be granted if it is made by a city or county of at least three hundred thousand population, having a common boundary with the state of Kansas, or by a group of cities or counties at least one of which meets the aforesaid criteria, and if no proposed boundary of the port authority described in such application overlaps the boundary of any then existing port authority.
3. No city shall create a port authority under sections 68.010, 68.015, 68.025, 68.040, 68.045, 68.060 and 68.070 if said city is located within a county that has created a port authority which has received approval as a political subdivision of this state under sections 68.010, 68.015, 68.025, 68.040, 68.045, 68.060 and 68.070.
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(L. 1974 H.B. 1646 § 1, A.L. 1975 S.B. 135 § 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 68 - Port Authorities › Section 68.015 - Port district, how designated — boundaries, where filed, how altered.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 68
• Effective - 28 Aug 1979
68.015. Port district, how designated — boundaries, where filed, how altered. —
1. The legislative body, or county commission, of each county or city creating a port authority or any port authority created within said city pursuant to section 68.010 hereof shall designate what areas within such county or city shall comprise one or more port districts, subject to the limitation that any area designated as within a port district shall be or could be reasonably connected to the business of a port. The boundaries of any port district shall be filed with the clerk of the county commission, city clerk, or clerk of the legislative or governing body of the county as applicable and shall become effective upon approval of the transportation commission. The legislative body or county commission may from time to time enlarge or reduce the area comprising any port district. Any change of boundaries shall be submitted for approval to the highways and transportation commission and upon approval shall be filed with the appropriate clerk and thereupon become effective.
2. The legislative body or county commission of any county or city authorized to create a local port authority may appropriate, allocate and expend such funds of the county or city for the planning and development of a port district as are reasonable and necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
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(L. 1974 H.B. 1646 § 2, A.L. 1975 S.B. 135 § 2, A.L. 1979 H.B. 102)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 68 - Port Authorities › Section 68.020 - Purpose of port authority.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 68
• Effective - 28 Aug 2005
68.020. Purpose of port authority. —
It shall be the purposes of every port authority to promote the general welfare, to promote development within the port district, to encourage private capital investment by fostering the creation of industrial facilities and industrial parks within the port district and to endeavor to increase the volume of commerce, and to promote the establishment of a foreign trade zone within the port districts.
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(L. 1974 H.B. 1646 § 3, A.L. 1979 H.B. 102, A.L. 2005 S.B. 156)
(1980) The Port Authority Law serves a public purpose, and any aid provided to private corporations is merely incidental to such purpose, and thus does not violate Art. VI, Sections 23 and 25, in that it is an expenditure of public funds for a public purpose. State ex rel. Wagner v. St. Louis County Port Authority (Mo.), 604 S.W.2d 592.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 68 - Port Authorities › Section 68.030 - State or its subdivisions may transfer property to port authority, when.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 68
• Effective - 28 Aug 1979
68.030. State or its subdivisions may transfer property to port authority, when. —
This state and any political subdivision or municipal corporation thereof may in its discretion, with or without consideration, transfer or cause to be transferred to any port authority or may place in its possession or control, by lease or other contract or agreement, either for a limited period or in fee, any property within a port district or any property wherever situated. Nothing in this section, however, shall in any way impair, alter or change any obligations, contractual or otherwise, heretofore entered into by said entities.
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(L. 1974 H.B. 1646 § 5, A.L. 1979 H.B. 102)
(1980) Port Authority Law does not violate Art. III, Section 38(a), in that its purposes are legitimate public ones. State ex rel. Wagner v. St. Louis County Port Authority (Mo.), 604 S.W.2d 592.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 68 - Port Authorities › Section 68.035 - State authorized to make grants to port authorities.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 68
• Effective - 28 Aug 2010
68.035. State authorized to make grants to port authorities. —
1. The state may make grants to a state port fund, as appropriated by the general assembly, to be allocated by the department of transportation to local port authorities or regional port coordinating agencies. These grants, administered on a nonmatching basis, could be used for managerial, engineering, legal, research, promotion, planning and any other expenses.
2. In addition the state may make capital improvement matching grants contributing eighty percent of the funds and local port authorities contributing twenty percent of the funds for specific undertakings of port development such as land acquisitions, construction, terminal facility development, port improvement projects, and other related port facilities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any matching grants awarded by the Missouri highways and transportation commission under the Port Capital Improvement Program shall be transportation related.
3. The grants provided herein may be used as the local share in applying for other grant programs.
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(L. 1974 H.B. 1646 § 6, A.L. 1979 H.B. 102, A.L. 1983 S.B. 200, A.L. 2010 S.B. 578)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 68 - Port Authorities › Section 68.045 - Board of port authority commissioners minimum number required — compensation, terms, duties, how fixed.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 68
• Effective - 28 Aug 1986
68.045. Board of port authority commissioners minimum number required — compensation, terms, duties, how fixed. —
Every local port authority shall be administered by a board of port authority commissioners which shall consist of at least seven members; provided, however, that the number of members of one political party shall not exceed the number of members of the other party by more than one. Newly created port authorities as well as those presently constituted shall structure the terms of those commissioners so that no more than three members' terms shall expire in any one year. The legislative body or county commission of the county or city creating the port authority or in the case of a port authority created in this act
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in a constitutional charter city not within a county, the legislative body of that constitutional charter city shall determine the method of appointment, and subject to the limitations expressed in the first sentence of this section, shall determine their qualifications, salaries, powers and duties consistent with the provisions of this chapter. The legislative body or county commission shall also provide for the filing of annual reports by the board of port authority commissioners and for periodic independent audits of the accounts of the port authority.
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(L. 1974 H.B. 1646 § 8, A.L. 1975 S.B. 135 § 8, A.L. 1979 H.B. 102, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1554 Revision)
*"This act" apparently refers to chapter 68.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 68 - Port Authorities › Section 68.050 - Conflict of interest by port authority commissioners prohibited.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 68
• Effective - 28 Aug 1979
68.050. Conflict of interest by port authority commissioners prohibited. —
No port authority commissioner shall participate in any deliberations or decisions concerning issues where the port authority commissioner has a direct financial interest in contracts, property, supplies, services, facilities or equipment purchased, sold, or leased by the port authority. Such port authority commissioners shall additionally be subject to the limitations regarding the conduct of public officials as provided in chapter 105.
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(L. 1974 H.B. 1646 § 9, A.L. 1979 H.B. 102)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 68 - Port Authorities › Section 68.055 - Letting of contracts, manner, amounts.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 68
• Effective - 28 Aug 1994
68.055. Letting of contracts, manner, amounts. —
1. Every port authority shall let contracts for all work to be done and for equipment, supplies or materials to be purchased. Excepting as otherwise provided herein, such contracts shall be given to the lowest responsible bidder therefor, upon not less than twenty days' notice of the letting, given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or county creating the port authority; and in the discretion of the commissioners, in one or more newspapers of general circulation among contractors. The port authority shall have the power and authority to reject any and all bids and to readvertise the work or proposed purchase.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of this section, every port authority may let contracts in a manner consistent with the procedures set forth in 24 CFR Section 85.36, "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Government", as may be revised from time to time, regardless of the source of funds for the procurement, except that if a funding source mandates specific procedures for letting contracts as a condition to receipt of funds which are inconsistent with the procedures authorized in this section for letting contracts, a port authority may use such procedures required by the funding source.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 2 of this section, the dollar limit of procurements which may, pursuant to subsection 2 of this section, be accomplished using "small purchase procedures", shall, for the purposes of procurements to be paid for with funds other than federal funds, adjust annually based on the rate of inflation according to the Consumer Price Index, commencing in 1995.
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(L. 1974 H.B. 1646 § 10, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 68 - Port Authorities › Section 68.057 - Competitive bids required, when.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 68
• Effective - 28 Aug 2010
68.057. Competitive bids required, when. —
Any expenditure made by a port authority, as defined in section 68.205, that is over twenty-five thousand dollars, including professional service contracts, shall be competitively bid.
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(L. 2010 S.B. 578)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 68 - Port Authorities › Section 68.060 - Consolidation of port districts by contract, how.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 68
• Effective - 28 Aug 1975
68.060. Consolidation of port districts by contract, how. —
1. Any combination of cities and counties individually eligible to form local port authorities, and cities and counties with existing local port authorities, are authorized to directly apply to the highways and transportation commission of the state for approval of a regional port authority as a political subdivision of the state.
2. The legislative bodies or county commissions of cities or counties desiring to form a regional port authority are hereby authorized to enter into contractual agreements with each other for the purpose of creating within each jurisdiction regional port districts administered by the regional port authority. All terms and provisions of said contractual agreements shall be consistent with the provisions of this chapter. The contractual agreement shall be filed in the office of county clerk, city clerk or clerk of the county council of each party to the agreement.
3. The boundaries of any regional port district, and the number, method of appointment, terms, qualifications, salaries, powers and duties of a regional board of commissioners shall be fixed by the contractual agreement; provided, however, that any contractual agreement shall not become effective until it has been submitted to and approved by all of the legislative bodies or county commissions entering into said contractual agreement.
4. The port districts to be included within the regional port authority need not be contiguous, adjacent, or abutting.
5. Any local port authority is authorized to contract with an existing regional port authority for inclusion in the regional port authority. The contractual agreement shall be formulated by the terms and procedures expressed in subsections 2 and 3 of this section. Approval of the highways and transportation commission shall be required to make the annexation effective.
6. Any local port authority established by a city or county, that subsequently enters into a contractual agreement and is approved as part of a regional port authority, is dissolved as of the date that the annexation is approved by the highways and transportation commission of the state. On said date, all funds and other assets of the local port authority shall be transferred to the regional port authority. The regional port authority shall faithfully perform all existing contracts and assume all legal obligations of the local port authority.
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(L. 1974 H.B. 1646 § 11, A.L. 1975 S.B. 135 § 11)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 68 - Port Authorities › Section 68.070 - Dissolution, procedure for.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 68
• Effective - 28 Aug 2010
68.070. Dissolution, procedure for. —
Provided a local or regional port authority has no outstanding obligations, the legislative body or county commission of a city or county, in which a local port authority is situated, votes, by majority, to dissolve said port authority, the local port authority shall be dissolved effective the date of approval of the dissolution by the highways and transportation commission of the state. If, at any time, all of the legislative bodies or county commissions of members of a regional port authority vote, by majority, to dissolve the regional port authority, it shall be dissolved effective the date of the approval of dissolution by the highways and transportation commission of the state. In the event of dissolution of a local or regional port authority, all funds and other assets shall be distributed among the cities and counties, who were members, on a pro rata basis.
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(L. 1975 S.B. 135 § 13, A.L. 2010 S.B. 578)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 68 - Port Authorities › Section 68.080 - Waterways and ports trust fund, use of moneys — project criteria — termination date.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 68
Effective - 28 Aug 2023
68.080. Waterways and ports trust fund, use of moneys — project criteria — termination date. —
1. There is hereby established in the state treasury the "Waterways and Ports Trust Fund". The fund shall consist of revenues appropriated to it by the general assembly.
2. The fund may also receive any gifts, contributions, grants, or bequests received from federal, private, or other sources.
3. The fund shall be a revolving trust fund exempt from the provisions of section 33.080 relating to the transfer of unexpended balances by the state treasurer to the general revenue fund of the state. All interest earned upon the balance in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund.
4. Moneys in the fund shall be withdrawn only upon appropriation by the general assembly, to be administered by the state highways and transportation commission and the department of transportation, in consultation with Missouri public ports, for the purposes in subsection 2 of section 68.035 and for no other purpose. To be eligible to receive an appropriation from the fund, a project shall be:
(1) A capital improvement project implementing physical improvements designed to improve commerce or terminal and transportation facilities on or adjacent to the navigable rivers of this state;
(2) Located on land owned or held in long-term lease by a Missouri port authority, or within a navigable river adjacent to such land, and within the boundaries of a port authority;
(3) Funded by alternate sources so that moneys from the fund comprise no more than eighty percent of the cost of the project;
(4) Selected and approved by the highways and transportation commission, in consultation with Missouri public ports, to support a statewide plan for waterborne commerce, in accordance with subdivision (1) of section 68.065; and
(5) Capable of completion within two years of approval by the highways and transportation commission.
5. Appropriations made from the fund established in this section may be used as a local share in applying for other grant programs.
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6. The provisions of this section shall terminate on August 28, 2033, pending the discharge of all warrants. On December 31, 2033, the fund shall be dissolved and the unencumbered balance shall be transferred to the general revenue fund.
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(L. 2023 H.B. 202 merged with S.B. 138)
*Terminates 8-28-33
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 68 - Port Authorities › Section 68.100 - Mid-America port commission agreement, commission, powers, duties.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 68
• Effective - 28 Aug 1998
68.100. Mid-America port commission agreement, commission, powers, duties. —
The general assembly of the state of Missouri hereby ratifies an agreement on behalf of the state of Missouri with the states of Illinois and Iowa if those states legally join the agreement, in the form substantially as follows:
AGREEMENT
This agreement shall be known as and may be cited as the "Mid-America Port Commission Agreement". This agreement allows for the states of Illinois and Iowa to join the effort of the state of Missouri for developing the Mid-America port commission.
PORT COMMISSION
There is created a Mid-America port commission to be governed by a nine-member port commission. The governors of Missouri, Illinois and Iowa shall appoint one member to the port commission in accordance with the laws of the respective state. Each state shall also be represented by two members elected through the county governance in the geographical jurisdiction of the port commission. The port commission members shall hold office for a period of six years. The port commission members shall elect a chairperson of the port commission after all the members are selected. The position of chairperson shall rotate among the Missouri, Iowa and Illinois members for two-year periods. A member of the port commission shall not serve more than two terms.
POWERS OF COMMISSION
The port commission shall have the power to acquire, purchase, install, lease, construct, own, hold, maintain, equip, use, control or operate ports, harbors, waterways, channels, wharves, piers, docks, quays, elevators, tipples, compresses, bulk loading and unloading facilities, warehouses, dry docks, marine support railways, tugboats, ships, vessels, shipyards, shipbuilding facilities, machinery and equipment, dredges or any other facilities required or incidental to the construction, outfitting, dry docking or repair of ships or vessels, or water, air, or rail terminals, or roadways or approaches thereto, or other structures or facilities necessary for the convenient use of the same in the aid of commerce, including the dredging, deepening, extending, widening, or enlarging of any ports, harbors, rivers, channels, or waterways, the damming of inland waterways, the establishment of a water basin, the acquisition and development of industrial sites, or the reclaiming of submerged lands.
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(L. 1998 H.B. 1791 § 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 68 - Port Authorities › Section 68.105 - Mid-America port commission act.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 68
• Effective - 28 Aug 1998
68.105. Mid-America port commission act. —
Sections 68.100 to 68.120 shall be known and may be cited as the "Mid-America Port Commission Act".
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(L. 1998 H.B. 1791 § 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 68 - Port Authorities › Section 68.110 - Counties included (Scotland, Knox, Shelby, Clark, Ralls, Monroe, Lewis, Pike and Marion).

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 68
• Effective - 28 Aug 1998
68.110. Counties included (Scotland, Knox, Shelby, Clark, Ralls, Monroe, Lewis, Pike and Marion). —
Any county of the third classification with a population greater than four thousand four hundred but less than five thousand, any county of the third classification greater than six thousand nine hundred but less than seven thousand, any county of the third classification with a population greater than seven thousand five hundred but less than seven thousand six hundred, any county of the third classification with a population greater than eight thousand four hundred seventy but less than eight thousand five hundred fifty, any county of the third classification with a population greater than nine thousand but less than nine thousand two hundred, any county of the third classification with a population greater than ten thousand but less than ten thousand five hundred, any county of the third classification with a population greater than fifteen thousand six hundred but less than sixteen thousand, and any county of the third classification with a population greater than twenty-seven thousand six hundred but less than twenty-eight thousand shall be included in the jurisdiction of the Mid-America port commission agreement.
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(L. 1998 H.B. 1791 § 3)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 68 - Port Authorities › Section 68.115 - Powers of commission.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 68
• Effective - 28 Aug 1998
68.115. Powers of commission. —
1. Any power or powers, privileges or authority exercised or capable of exercise by a public agency of this state may be exercised and enjoyed jointly with the Mid-America port commission according to the powers delegated to the commission pursuant to sections 68.100 to 68.120.
2. A public agency of this state may enter into a letter of understanding with the commission to advance the
*
purposes of the commission.
3. The Mid-America port commission shall exercise no control over the operation of port authorities established pursuant to sections 68.010 to 68.070, except by voluntary agreement between said port authority and the commission.
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(L. 1998 H.B. 1791 § 4)
*Word "to" appears in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 68 - Port Authorities › Section 68.120 - County commissioners to elect two members.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 68
• Effective - 28 Aug 1998
68.120. County commissioners to elect two members. —
The county commissions of the counties included in the jurisdiction of the Mid-America port commission pursuant to section 68.110 shall jointly elect two members to serve on the port commission.
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(L. 1998 H.B. 1791 § 5)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 68 - Port Authorities › Section 68.200 - Citation of law.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 68
• Effective - 28 Aug 2010
68.200. Citation of law. —
Sections 68.200 to 68.260 shall be known and may be cited as the "Port Improvement District Act".
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(L. 2010 S.B. 578)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 68 - Port Authorities › Section 68.215 - Public hearing required — notice.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 68
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013, 2 histories
68.215. Public hearing required — notice. —
1. Not more than sixty days prior to the submission of the petition to the circuit court, the port authority shall hold or cause to be held a public hearing on the proposed project or projects, proposed real property tax or sales and use tax, or both, as applicable, and the establishment of the proposed district and shall give notice of the public hearing in the manner provided in subsection 3 of this section. All reasonable protests, objections, and endorsements shall be heard at the public hearing.
2. The public hearing may be continued to another date without further notice other than a motion to be entered on the official port authority meeting minutes fixing the date, time, and place of the continuance of the public hearing.
3. Notice shall be provided by both publication and mailing, provided that no notice by mailing is required where the port authority is the owner of all of the real property within the proposed district. Notice by publication shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the municipality or county in which the port authority is located at least once not more than fifteen, but not less than ten, days prior to the date of the public hearing. Notice by mail shall be given not more than thirty, but not less than twenty, days prior to the date of the public hearing by sending the notice via registered or certified United States mail with a return receipt attached to the address of record of each owner within the boundaries of the proposed district. The published and mailed notices shall include the following:
(1) The date, time, and place of the public hearing;
(2) A statement that a petition for the establishment of a district has been drafted for public hearing by the board;
(3) The boundaries of the proposed district by street location, or other readily identifiable means if no street location exists, and a map illustrating the proposed boundaries;
(4) A brief description of the projects proposed to be undertaken, the estimated cost thereof, and the proposed method of financing such costs by a real property tax or sales and use tax, or both, as applicable;
(5) A statement that a copy of the petition is available for review at the office of the port authority during regular business hours;
(6) The address of the port authority's office; and
(7) A statement that all interested persons shall be given an opportunity to be heard at the public hearing.
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(L. 2010 S.B. 578, A.L. 2013 S.B. 257)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 68 - Port Authorities › Section 68.220 - Opposition, court to serve copy of petition, procedure.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 68
• Effective - 28 Aug 2010
68.220. Opposition, court to serve copy of petition, procedure. —
1. Within thirty days after the petition is filed, the circuit court clerk shall serve a copy of the petition on the respondents who shall have thirty days after receipt of service to file an answer stating agreement with or opposition to the creation of the district. If any respondent files its answer opposing the creation of the district, it shall recite legal reasons why the petition is defective, why the proposed district is illegal or unconstitutional, or why the proposed method for funding the district is illegal or unconstitutional. The respondent shall ask the court for a declaratory judgment respecting these issues. The answer of each respondent shall be served on each petitioner and every other respondent named in the petition. Any resident or taxpayer within the proposed district not qualifying as a respondent may join in or file a petition supporting or answer opposing the creation of the district and seeking a declaratory judgment respecting these same issues within thirty days after the date notice is last published by the circuit clerk pursuant to section 68.225.
2. The court shall hear the case without a jury. If the court shall thereafter determine the petition is defective or the proposed district is illegal or unconstitutional, or shall be an undue burden on any owner of property within the district or is unjust and unreasonable, it shall enter its declaratory judgment to that effect and shall refuse to make the certifications requested in the pleadings. If the court determines that any proposed funding method is illegal or unconstitutional, it shall enter its judgment striking that funding method in whole or in part. If the court determines the petition is not legally defective and the proposed district and method of funding are neither illegal nor unconstitutional, the court shall enter its judgment to that effect. The court shall then certify the single question regarding the proposed real property tax or sales and use tax, or both, as applicable, needed to fund the project for voter approval. If no objections to the petition are timely filed, the court may make such certifications based upon the pleadings before it without any hearing.
3. Any party having filed an answer or petition may appeal the circuit court's order or declaratory judgment in the same manner provided for other appeals.
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(L. 2010 S.B. 578)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 68 - Port Authorities › Section 68.225 - Notice, form.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 68
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013, 2 histories
68.225. Notice, form. —
Upon the receipt of the filed petition, the circuit court clerk in whose office the petition was filed shall give notice to the public by causing one or more newspapers of general circulation serving the counties or portions thereof contained in the proposed district to publish once a week for four consecutive weeks a notice substantially in the following form:
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
CREATE A PORT IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
Notice is hereby given to all persons residing or owning property in ______ (here specifically describe the proposed district boundaries), within the state of Missouri, that a petition has been filed asking that a port improvement district by the name of "______ Port District No. ______" be formed for the purpose of developing the following projects: (here summarize the proposed project or projects). A copy of this petition is on file and available at the office of the clerk of the circuit court of ______ County, located at ______, Missouri. You are notified to join in or file your own petition supporting or answer opposing the creation of the port improvement district and requesting a declaratory judgment, as required by law, no later than the ______ day of ______, 20______. You may show cause, if any, why such petition is defective or proposed port improvement district or its funding method, as set forth in the petition, is illegal or unconstitutional and should not be approved as directed by this court.
______________________________
Clerk of the Circuit Court of ______ County
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(L. 2010 S.B. 578, A.L. 2013 S.B. 257)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government › Chapter 68 - Port Authorities › Section 68.230 - Termination of district, procedure.

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 68
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013, 2 histories
68.230. Termination of district, procedure. —
1. Upon the port authority's own initiative, and after proper notice being provided and a public hearing being conducted in accordance with subsection 2 of this section, any district may be terminated by a resolution of the board, provided that there are no outstanding obligations secured in any way by district revenues produced from such district. A copy of such resolution shall be filed with the Missouri highways and transportation commission within thirty days of its passage.
2. The public hearing required by this section shall be held and notice of such public hearing shall be given in the manner set forth in section 68.215. The notice shall contain the following information:
(1) The date, time, and place of the public hearing;
(2) A statement that the port authority proposes a resolution terminating the district; and
(3) A statement that all interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard.
3. Notwithstanding the requirements of this section, if the port authority that has formed the district is dissolved in accordance with this chapter, the district shall automatically be terminated, and any taxes levied shall simultaneously be repealed, except that this subsection shall not apply in such instance when a local port authority is dissolved pursuant to subsection 6 of section 68.060 in order to consolidate into a regional port authority.
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(L. 2010 S.B. 578, A.L. 2013 S.B. 257)