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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 226 - Department of Transportation › Section 226.961 - Applications or requests not to be approved by city or county without commission approval — procedure.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 226
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
226.961. Applications or requests not to be approved by city or county without commission approval — procedure. —
1. A city or county regulatory authority shall not approve any application or request described in sections 226.959 to 226.967 concerning property abutting or within a highway corridor without the concurrence of the commission until at least forty-five days have elapsed after the commission received the application or request, unless the regulatory authority has received a notice of concurrence in the application or request from the commission.
2. Within the forty-five-day period, the commission by written notice to the regulatory authority and the property owner may concur in the application or request, may recommend that the approval of the application or request be conditioned upon certain modifications or limits set forth in the notice, or may give notice of probable intent to acquire the whole or any part of the subject property which is within the highway corridor.
3. If the commission concurs in the application or request, the regulatory authority shall be free to act upon the application in such manner as may be provided by law.
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(L. 1995 S.B. 212 § 226.954 subsecs. 2 to 4)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 226 - Department of Transportation › Section 226.963 - Approval by commission may be conditioned upon modification or limits — rejection by city, county or landowner procedure.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 226
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
226.963. Approval by commission may be conditioned upon modification or limits — rejection by city, county or landowner procedure. —
If the commission recommends that the approval of the application or request be conditioned upon special modifications or limits, either the regulatory authority or the applicant property owner may reject the conditions, and written notice of this rejection shall be served upon the commission and the regulatory authority or applicant by personal delivery or certified mail. In the event the conditions requested by the commission are rejected, the commission shall be deemed to have given notice of probable intent to acquire the whole or any part of the subject property which is within the highway corridor on the date it received the written notice of rejection of its conditions, and no action shall be taken by the regulatory authority to approve the application or request at that time.
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(L. 1995 S.B. 212 § 226.954 subsec. 5)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 226 - Department of Transportation › Section 226.965 - Commission not concurring with application or request may acquire property — notice of intent, procedure.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 226
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
226.965. Commission not concurring with application or request may acquire property — notice of intent, procedure. —
If the commission does not concur in the application or request, and determines that it may wish to acquire the property or any portion of it before action is taken upon the application or request, it shall serve written notice on the regulatory authority and the property owner of its probable intent to acquire the subject property within the forty-five-day period provided, and no action shall be taken by the regulatory authority to approve the application or request at that time.
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(L. 1995 S.B. 212 § 226.954 subsec. 6)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 226 - Department of Transportation › Section 226.967 - Notice of intent to acquire by commission, procedure, time limitation, effect — corridor location changes or failure to start construction, prior property owner first refusal to reacquire property at cost.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 226
• Effective - 28 Aug 1998
226.967. Notice of intent to acquire by commission, procedure, time limitation, effect — corridor location changes or failure to start construction, prior property owner first refusal to reacquire property at cost. —
From the date the commission gives notice of probable intent to acquire the whole or any part of the subject property which is within the highway corridor, or is deemed to have given such notice, the regulatory authority shall take no action to approve the property owner's application or request for a further period of one hundred twenty days. If the commission does not acquire, agree to acquire, or commence an action in circuit court to condemn the property within this one hundred twenty-day period, the regulatory authority shall then be free to act upon the pending application in such manner as may be provided by law. If the location of a corridor is changed after property is acquired by the commission or the commission fails to initiate construction within ten years after a certified copy of the corridor map is filed under sections 226.952 to 226.957, the person from whom the property was acquired shall have the right of first refusal to reacquire the property at a cost of not more than the compensation paid by the commission to such person for the property.
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(L. 1995 S.B. 212 § 226.954 subsec. 7, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1596)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 226 - Department of Transportation › Section 226.969 - Recorder of deeds not to record plat, or city or county issue building permits, until commission has time to act on request or agreement to acquire.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 226
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
226.969. Recorder of deeds not to record plat, or city or county issue building permits, until commission has time to act on request or agreement to acquire. —
1. No recorder of deeds shall record any plat for a subdivision or other real property development when either the property owner, or a regulatory authority, or both, has not complied in full with the provisions of sections 226.950 to 226.973.
2. No regulatory authority shall issue any building permit for the construction of a new commercial, industrial or residential building or an increase in the square footage of an existing commercial or industrial building, approve a subdivision or other plat, or zone, rezone, or grant a zoning variance or exception for any real property which is within a corridor map that has been properly filed and recorded, until the commission has been given the required time to act on the application or request and if appropriate, to acquire, agree to acquire or commence a condemnation action on any part of the subject property.
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(L. 1995 S.B. 212 § 226.956)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 226 - Department of Transportation › Section 226.971 - Violations, authority of commission to bring actions in circuit court — restoration of property to its original condition by court order — acts in violation to be unenforceable.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 226
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
226.971. Violations, authority of commission to bring actions in circuit court — restoration of property to its original condition by court order — acts in violation to be unenforceable. —
1. The commission may institute any action it deems necessary in the circuit courts of this state to prevent a violation of any provision of sections 226.950 to 226.973, or to undo any action taken in violation of sections 226.950 to 226.973. The commission may obtain a court order to stop any construction in violation of sections 226.950 to 226.973. If the commission acquires the property upon which development has occurred in violation of sections 226.950 to 226.973, the court shall order the property returned to its original condition prior to the commencement of the construction at the property owner's expense and without charge or cost to the commission.
2. Any action taken by a regulatory authority or recorder of deeds in violation of sections 226.950 to 226.973 shall be void and unenforceable.
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(L. 1995 S.B. 212 § 226.958)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 226 - Department of Transportation › Section 226.973 - Cities and counties to have authority to take actions to preserve and enforce highway corridor.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 226
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
226.973. Cities and counties to have authority to take actions to preserve and enforce highway corridor. —
1. Nothing in sections 226.950 to 226.973 shall be construed to prohibit or limit the ability of any regulatory authority from incorporating a highway corridor into its master plan, zoning ordinances or regulations, or to adjust setback lines from highways accordingly, or from taking any lawful action that may be within the scope of its jurisdiction to preserve, protect and enforce the highway corridor.
2. Nothing in sections 226.950 to 226.973 shall be deemed to limit or restrict the general authority of the commission to purchase or condemn fee simple or such lesser title or interest in real property for right-of-way or other authorized purposes.
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(L. 1995 S.B. 212 § 226.960)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 226 - Department of Transportation › Section 226.975 - Commission not required to file plans.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 226
Effective - 28 Aug 1998
226.975. Commission not required to file plans. —
In order to enable the commission to acquire property to preserve a corridor for future highway construction under the provisions of sections 226.950 to 226.973, the commission shall not be required to file detailed plans of the future highway construction with the county clerk as required by section 227.050.
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(L. 1996 H.B. 876 § 4, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1596)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 226 - Department of Transportation › Section 226.1115 - Property removed from roadway to be taken to shoulder or berm of roadway.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 226
Effective - 28 Aug 2002
226.1115. Property removed from roadway to be taken to shoulder or berm of roadway. —
If the department of transportation removes property from any roadway of this state pursuant to section 304.155, such property shall be immediately taken to the shoulder or berm of the roadway, and the department employees shall not use a wrecker, tow truck or roll-back in the removal process.
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(L. 2002 H.B. 1270 and H.B. 2032)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 226 - Department of Transportation › Section 226.1150 - German Heritage Corridor of Missouri designated for certain counties located along the Missouri River — signage.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 226
Effective - 28 Aug 2023, 2 histories
226.1150. German Heritage Corridor of Missouri designated for certain counties located along the Missouri River — signage. —
The counties located along the Missouri River that were greatly influenced by early German settlers including Boone, Chariton, Saline, Lafayette, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau, Cole, Callaway, Osage, Gasconade, Montgomery, Warren, Franklin, St. Charles, St. Louis, and Perry, and the City of St. Louis, shall be designated the "German Heritage Corridor of Missouri". The department of transportation may place suitable markings and informational signs in the designated areas. Costs for such designation shall be paid by private donations.
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(L. 2016 H.B. 1851, A.L. 2023 S.B. 127 merged with S.B. 139)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 226 - Department of Transportation › Section 226.1160 - Stars and Stripes Historic Region of Missouri designated for counties — signage.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 226
Effective - 28 Aug 2023
226.1160. Stars and Stripes Historic Region of Missouri designated for counties — signage. —
The region of southeast Missouri that includes the South County area of St. Louis county and the counties of Jefferson, Franklin, Crawford, Dent, Shannon, Oregon, Ste. Genevieve, Washington, St. Francois, Madison, Iron, Perry, Wayne, Reynolds, Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Scott, Mississippi, Stoddard, Ripley, Butler, Carter, New Madrid, Pemiscot, and Dunklin shall be designated the "Stars and Stripes Historic Region of Missouri". The department of transportation may place suitable markings and informational signs in the designated areas. Costs for such designation shall be paid by private donation.
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(L. 2023 S.B. 127 merged with S.B. 139)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 227 - State Highway System › Section 227.010 - Definitions.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 227
Effective - 28 Aug 1949
227.010. Definitions. —
The definitions of the terms "civil subdivision", "commission", "commissioner", "engineer", "municipality", "state highway" and "hard-surfaced road" as provided by section 226.010 shall apply to such terms as used in this chapter.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8741, A. 1949 S.B. 1074)
Prior revision: 1929 § 8093
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 227 - State Highway System › Section 227.030 - Construction and maintenance of highway system under supervision and control of commission.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 227
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
227.030. Construction and maintenance of highway system under supervision and control of commission. —
1. The construction and maintenance of said highway system and all work incidental thereto shall be under the general supervision and control of the state highways and transportation commission, which is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to take whatever steps may be necessary to cause said state highway system to be constructed at the earliest possible time, consistent with good business management and funds available, after this chapter takes effect, and also to provide for the proper maintenance of said state highway system.
2. The state highways and transportation commission shall have power to make all final decisions affecting the work provided for herein and all rules and regulations it may deem necessary not inconsistent with this chapter for the proper management and conduct of said work and for carrying out all of the provisions of this chapter in such manner as shall be to the best interest and advantage of the people of the state.
3. The commission is hereby given power and authority to purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire and supply any tools, machinery, supplies, material and labor needed for said work and to pay for engineering, preparation of plans and specifications, cost of advertising, engineering supervision and inspection, and all expenses and contingencies in connection with the construction and maintenance of such state highway system.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8763)
Prior revision: 1929 § 8115
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 227 - State Highway System › Section 227.040 - Engineer to make surveys, plans, specifications.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 227
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
227.040. Engineer to make surveys, plans, specifications. —
The engineer shall proceed to cause surveys to be made of the state highway system as designated in section 227.020, and to prepare detail plans and specifications for each part thereof as soon as practicable; provided, however, that wherever surveys have heretofore been made, it shall be the duty of the engineer, when practicable, to adopt and utilize such surveys, together with plans and specifications if any have been made by the transportation department.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8769)
Prior revision: 1929 § 8121
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 227 - State Highway System › Section 227.050 - Commission may act on engineer's recommendations.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 227
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
227.050. Commission may act on engineer's recommendations. —
The engineer shall, as soon as practicable, submit to the commission in writing his recommendations as to detail plans, width of right-of-way and surfaced roadway and type and character of construction for each county, and at the same time furnish a copy thereof to the county clerk for public information. The commission may approve, disapprove, modify or amend the proposals so recommended, and the action of the commission thereon shall be the action of the department on such subject, and shall not be modified or disturbed except by subsequent action of the commission.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8774)
Prior revision: 1929 § 8126
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 227 - State Highway System › Section 227.060 - Commission to determine width and character of construction — minimum width.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 227
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
227.060. Commission to determine width and character of construction — minimum width. —
The commission shall determine the width of the right-of-way and of the surface roadway of state highways and shall also determine the type and character of construction. In making decision as to widths, types and character of construction, there shall be taken into consideration the probable volume and weight of intercounty and intracounty vehicular traffic over such state highways, the density of population and the character of the territory through which such state highways are to be constructed. Durability and low maintenance cost shall be considered in connection with the probable volume and weight of such traffic; provided, that in the construction of state roads, no width of less than twelve feet of hard surface shall be considered.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8773)
Prior revision: 1929 § 8125
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 227 - State Highway System › Section 227.070 - State highway through municipality — construction.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 227
• Effective - 28 Aug 1949
227.070. State highway through municipality — construction. —
Whenever any state highway passes through a municipality the state shall not pay for road surfacing wider or of a higher type of construction than the road as constructed up to the boundary of such municipality.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8781, A. 1949 S.B. 1074)
Prior revision: 1929 § 8133
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 227 - State Highway System › Section 227.080 - Certain bridges part of state highway system.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 227
• Effective - 28 Aug 1949
227.080. Certain bridges part of state highway system. —
All bridges which have heretofore been constructed or rebuilt or which may hereafter be constructed or built over navigable streams by or under the order of the state highways and transportation commission of Missouri, either entirely with state funds or in part with state funds, and local funds, or with local funds or any easement over any privately owned bridge now or hereafter constructed or built in good repair which may be tendered free and without consideration to the state highways and transportation commission, and which bridges are located at points where such streams intersect the state highways, and all bridges now under contract to be erected by the state highways and transportation commission, or in whole or in part from funds of the state highways and transportation commission, shall be regarded as part of the state highways, and all such bridges shall be maintained by the state highways and transportation commission.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8787, A. 1949 S.B. 1074)
Prior revision: 1929 § 8139
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 227 - State Highway System › Section 227.090 - Laws relating to roads to apply to state highways and officers of commission, when.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 227
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
227.090. Laws relating to roads to apply to state highways and officers of commission, when. —
All laws of this state relating to the construction, maintenance or obstruction of roads, which do not conflict with the provisions of chapters 226 and 227 and are consistent with the provisions of said chapters, shall apply to the construction, maintenance and obstruction of all state highways, and the duties and powers imposed by such laws on certain officials shall devolve upon the engineer, or other officer of the highways and transportation commission designated by the commission.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8761)
Prior revision: 1929 § 8113
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 227 - State Highway System › Section 227.100 - Publication of notices, where — construction bids — rejection — bond required.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 227
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
227.100. Publication of notices, where — construction bids — rejection — bond required. —
1. All contracts for the construction of said work shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder or bidders after notice and publication of an advertisement in a newspaper published in the county where the work is to be done, and in such other publications as the commission may determine.
2. Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check or a cashier's check or a bid bond, guaranteed by a surety company authorized by the director of the department of commerce and insurance to conduct surety business in the state of Missouri, equal to five percent of the bid, which certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond shall be deposited with the commissioner as a guaranty and forfeited to the state treasurer to the credit of the state road fund in the event the successful bidder fails to comply with the terms of the proposal, and return to the successful bidder on execution and delivery of the performance bond provided for in subsection 4. The checks of the unsuccessful bidders shall be returned to them in accordance with the terms of the proposal.
3. All notices of the letting of contracts under this section shall state the time and place when and where bids will be received and opened, and all bids shall be sealed and opened only at the time and place mentioned in such notice and in the presence of some member of the commission or some person named by the commission for such purpose.
4. The successful bidders for the construction of said work shall enter into contracts furnished and prescribed by the commission and shall give good and sufficient bond, in a sum equal to the contract price, to the state of Missouri, with sureties approved by the commission and to ensure the proper and prompt completion of said work in accordance with the provisions of said contracts, and plans and specifications; provided, that if, in the opinion of the majority of the members of the commission, the lowest bid or bids for the construction of any of the roads, or parts of roads, herein authorized to be constructed, shall be excessive, then, and in that event, said commission shall have the right, and it is hereby empowered and authorized to reject any or all bids, and to construct, under its own direction and supervision, all of such roads and bridges, or any part thereof.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8764, A.L. 1963 p. 393, A.L. 1967 p. 351, A.L. 1969 p. 367, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1196)
Prior revision: 1929 § 8116
(1964) Insurance agents who procured insurance for subcontractors on highway construction project and paid the premiums to insurer and took a note from the subcontractor therefor were entitled to sue as beneficiaries on contractor's bond for insurance premiums paid. State v. Storms-Green Construction Co. (A.), 382 S.W.2d 812.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 227 - State Highway System › Section 227.102 - Electronic bidding authorized, requirements and criteria — rulemaking authority.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 227
Effective - 28 Aug 2008
227.102. Electronic bidding authorized, requirements and criteria — rulemaking authority. —
1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the commission is authorized to receive bids and bid bonds for any contract for construction, maintenance, repair, or improvement of any bridge or highway on the state highway system electronically via the internet. Such electronically submitted bids and bid bonds shall contain digital signatures and seals, and all other required bid information and certifications, in accordance with commission administrative rules, sections 432.200 to 432.295, and with any applicable federal competitive bidding requirements. At its discretion, the commission may elect to receive both electronic and paper bids, or the commission may specify electronic bidding exclusively for any proposed contract.
2. Any electronic bidding program or service implemented by the commission and the electronic bid and bid bond vendor shall meet the following criteria, at a minimum:
(1) Each bidder must be able to transmit an electronic bid and bid bond securely and confidentially through bid encryption or other protection measures;
(2) Each bidder must receive prompt confirmation of the timely electronic filing of the bidder's bid and bid bond;
(3) Each bidder must be able to withdraw or replace the bidder's filed electronic bid and bid bond prior to the time bids are opened;
(4) Each bid filed electronically must be inaccessible or unreadable to all others except for the bidder prior to the time bids are opened;
(5) The portal for filing bids must have a mechanism to block any additional bids or modifications to bids when bids are scheduled to be opened; and
(6) Commission representatives and officials of the department of transportation must have full and immediate access to the bids and bid bonds at the time bids are designated to be opened, but not prior to that time.
3. The commission is authorized to promulgate administrative rules to administer the provisions in this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2008, shall be invalid and void.
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(L. 2008 S.B. 930 & 947)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 227 - State Highway System › Section 227.103 - Annual bid bond for construction and maintenance projects authorized — rulemaking authority.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 227
Effective - 28 Aug 2008
227.103. Annual bid bond for construction and maintenance projects authorized — rulemaking authority. —
1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the commission is authorized to accept an annual bid bond for its construction and maintenance projects. The commission shall prescribe the form and content of an annual bid bond under the provisions set forth in the Missouri standard specifications for highway construction, or its successor.
2. The commission is authorized to promulgate administrative rules to administer the provisions of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2008, shall be invalid and void.
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(L. 2008 S.B. 930 & 947)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 227 - State Highway System › Section 227.110 - Specifications for state highway system.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 227
Effective - 28 Aug 1939
227.110. Specifications for state highway system. —
The state highway system shall be constructed in accordance with plans, specifications, estimates of cost, and contracts entered into with the commission, in the name of the state of Missouri. Said roads shall have a right-of-way not less than forty feet wide, or as much wider as may be necessary. Bridges and culverts over all nonnavigable streams which are located at points where such streams intersect the state highway system shall be regarded as part of the state highway.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8767)
Prior revision: 1929 § 8119
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 227 - State Highway System › Section 227.130 - Rights-of-way — power to grant.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 227
• Effective - 28 Aug 1945
227.130. Rights-of-way — power to grant. —
The state of Missouri, and all departments, boards, commissions, bureaus, institutions, public agencies and political subdivisions thereof, holding title to or having an interest in real estate, or having administrative jurisdiction and control of real estate or other property, are hereby authorized and empowered to give, grant and convey to or for the use of the state highways and transportation commission of Missouri such rights-of-way or other easements and appurtenances in said real estate or property as may be necessary for the proper and economical construction or maintenance of state highways.
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(L. 1945 p. 1464 § 8759a)
CROSS REFERENCE:
Conveyances and transfers of state property must first be approved by an act of the general assembly, 37.005
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 227 - State Highway System › Section 227.140 - Transportation department to reimburse for acquisition of roads and bridges, when — method.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 227
• Effective - 28 Aug 1949
227.140. Transportation department to reimburse for acquisition of roads and bridges, when — method. —
1. Counties and other political subdivisions of the state, except incorporated cities and towns, shall be reimbursed for money expended by them in the construction or acquisition of roads and bridges now or hereafter taken over by the state as permanent parts of the system of state highways to the extent of the value to the state of such roads and bridges at the time taken over, due consideration being given to the type of road the state would have constructed had such road not already been constructed, but not exceeding in any case the amount expended by such counties and subdivisions in the construction or acquisition of such roads and bridges, except that the state highways and transportation commission may, in its discretion, repay, or agree to repay, any cash advanced by a county or subdivision to expedite state road construction or improvement.
2. Any portion or all of such reimbursements shall be made either in the form of additional roads or in cash at the election of the authorities of the county or political subdivision to which reimbursement may be due. If said authorities elect to have any reimbursement made in the form of additional roads, such roads shall be constructed in such county or political subdivision under the supervision and direction of the commission and shall connect with the system of state highways; or, all or part of said sum may be used to construct a state highway of a higher type than that proposed by the commission. Any reimbursement which the authorities of a county or political subdivision elect to have made in cash may be used for the purchase of rights-of-way for state highways within such county or political subdivision.
3. When the commission takes over a road, to the construction of which more than one county or political subdivision has contributed, any reimbursement shall be divided among said counties or subdivisions in the same proportion as such counties or subdivisions contributed to said construction.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8775, A.L. 1945 p. 1465, A. 1949 S.B. 1074)
Prior revision: 1929 § 8127
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 227 - State Highway System › Section 227.150 - State highways and transportation commission may reimburse county or other subdivision for bridges, when.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 227
• Effective - 28 Aug 1949
227.150. State highways and transportation commission may reimburse county or other subdivision for bridges, when. —
Whenever a county, or other political subdivision of the state, except incorporated cities and towns, shall have, out of public funds, purchased or constructed across any navigable stream any bridge that forms a segment or part of the state road system or any easement thereon, then the state highways and transportation commission, at any such time or times as the road funds will justify without interfering with other state road construction or maintenance, may construct and build such roads in such county or other political subdivision as the county commission of such county or in which such political subdivision is situate may direct; the cost of which roads shall be equal to the value to the state at the time taken over of the portion of such bridge entirely within the state of Missouri, not exceeding in any case the amount expended by such county or other political subdivision in the acquisition of such bridge; provided, however, that any county or other political subdivision except incorporated cities and towns may elect to receive such reimbursement from the state highways and transportation commission in cash.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8777, A. 1949 S.B. 1074)
Prior revision: 1929 § 8129
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 227 - State Highway System › Section 227.160 - Higher type road may be constructed, when.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 227
Effective - 28 Aug 1939
227.160. Higher type road may be constructed, when. —
If any county, civil subdivision or persons interested desire a road of a higher type, more expensive construction, or better in any way than the road proposed by the department, and shall secure to the state, in the manner and within the time prescribed by the commission, the additional cost of such road, then such road shall be constructed with the funds of the state and funds so secured; provided, however, that the road shall be constructed under the supervision and direction of the commission, as provided for in section 227.030, for the construction of roads at the sole cost of the state.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8778)
Prior revision: 1929 § 8130
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 227 - State Highway System › Section 227.170 - Civil subdivision may convey rights-of-way to state of Missouri — no refunds.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 227
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
227.170. Civil subdivision may convey rights-of-way to state of Missouri — no refunds. —
Any civil subdivision as defined in section 226.010 shall have the power, right and authority, through its proper officers, to contribute out of funds available for road purposes all or a part of the funds necessary for the purchase of rights-of-way for state highways, and convey such rights-of-way or any other land, to the state of Missouri to be placed under the supervision, management and control of the state highways and transportation commission for the construction and maintenance thereupon of state highways and bridges. Funds may be raised for the purpose of this section in such manner and such amounts as may be provided by law for other road purposes in such civil subdivision; provided, that there shall not at any time be any refund of any kind or amount to said civil subdivision by the state of Missouri for lands acquired under this section.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8779)
Prior revision: 1929 § 8131
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 227 - State Highway System › Section 227.180 - State highways and transportation commission to become trustee, when.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 227
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
227.180. State highways and transportation commission to become trustee, when. —
The state highways and transportation commission of Missouri is authorized to accept and receive as trustee moneys, credits, property or securities from any county, civil subdivision or interested parties who may contract to contribute toward the cost of construction of any road or bridge which is now being constructed or may be hereafter constructed by said state highways and transportation commission as a part of the state highway system as security for the performance of said contract of said county, civil subdivision or interested parties as provided by law and said commission is authorized and directed to deposit said moneys, properties and securities in various banks or trust companies throughout the state.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8784)
Prior revision: 1929 § 8136
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 227 - State Highway System › Section 227.190 - Surety bond necessary to guarantee payment of funds deposited — premium, how paid.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 227
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
227.190. Surety bond necessary to guarantee payment of funds deposited — premium, how paid. —
1. The state highways and transportation commission of Missouri is authorized and directed to purchase a surety bond or bonds to guarantee to the state highways and transportation commission of Missouri the payment of any funds which have been or may be hereafter advanced or furnished to the state highways and transportation commission as trustee by any county, civil subdivision or interested parties for the purpose of making secure contributions toward the cost of constructing any road or bridge now being constructed or hereafter to be constructed under the supervision and direction of the state highways and transportation commission of Missouri as part of the state highway system, and which moneys have been or may be deposited in the various banks or trust companies throughout the state to the credit of the state highways and transportation commission of Missouri as trustee.
2. The premium on said bond or bonds shall be paid by the county, civil subdivision or interested parties or the various banks or trust companies which are depositaries of said funds, and in the event a blanket bond is secured the amount of the premium which each bank or trust company having any of said funds on deposit shall be required to pay shall be determined by the percentage of such trust funds deposited in said bank or trust company; provided, any bank may deposit bonds as security for said money on deposit, such bonds to be approved by the state transportation department.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8785)
Prior revision: 1929 § 8137
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 227 - State Highway System › Section 227.200 - Failure to comply with requirements.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 227
Effective - 28 Aug 1939
227.200. Failure to comply with requirements. —
In the event any bank or trust company and the county, civil subdivision or interested parties shall fail or refuse to comply with the requirements of sections 227.180 and 227.190, the said bank or trust company shall forthwith surrender said moneys so deposited to the credit of the state highways and transportation commission of Missouri as trustee, and the said state highways and transportation commission shall immediately deposit said trust funds in some other Missouri bank or trust company which shall comply with said sections.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8786)
Prior revision: 1929 § 8138
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 227 - State Highway System › Section 227.210 - Commission to maintain state highways, how — cost, how paid.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 227
Effective - 28 Aug 1939
227.210. Commission to maintain state highways, how — cost, how paid. —
1. The state highways as designated in section 227.020 shall be under the jurisdiction and control of the commission; and the commission shall maintain such roads in a state and manner consistent with the present condition of such roads; provided, that when the roads included in said state highway system have been constructed by the commission, or acquired as provided for in sections 227.120 to 227.150 and section 227.170, they shall be maintained by the commission and kept in a good state of repair at whatever cost may be required.
2. The cost of repairing and maintaining said roads shall be paid out of the state road fund on the warrant of the state auditor, when such payment shall be ordered by the commission. For the purpose of maintaining and repairing such roads, the commission shall have authority to purchase or otherwise acquire, all necessary tools, machinery, supplies and materials, and may employ the necessary labor therefor, and the commission may provide for the proper repair and maintenance of such roads, or any portion thereof, by contract, which shall specify the nature and character of the work to be done. The commission shall also provide for a system of patrol for maintaining and repairing these state highways, so that such highways may be effectually and economically preserved and maintained.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8782)
Prior revision: 1929 § 8134
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 227 - State Highway System › Section 227.221 - White lines at outer edge of highway required.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 227
Effective - 28 Aug 1971
227.221. White lines at outer edge of highway required. —
The state transportation department shall mark all primary roads and highways outside the city limits of any incorporated city, town, or village with a white line along the outer or right-hand edge of such road or highway. The mark shall be made of the same substance and shall be of the same width as centerlines are on such roads and highways.
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(L. 1971 S.B. 75 § 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 227 - State Highway System › Section 227.230 - Commission may grant highway marking privileges.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 227
Effective - 28 Aug 1939
227.230. Commission may grant highway marking privileges. —
The commission is authorized to let the privilege of erecting, constructing and maintaining (during the period for which such privilege may be let) marking signs, guide boards and danger or warning signals with advertisements thereon, on and along the state highway system, at such points and places as may be designated by the commission, and all money received for such privilege shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the state road fund and may be used for maintenance purposes on the state highway system.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8756)
Prior revision: 1929 § 8108
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 227 - State Highway System › Section 227.250 - Commission may close state highway temporarily, when.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 227
Effective - 28 Aug 1939
227.250. Commission may close state highway temporarily, when. —
The commission shall have power to close temporarily for the purpose of construction or repair any portion of a state highway to public use and to issue regulations controlling the use of state highways and all properties relating thereto.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8758)
Prior revision: 1929 § 8110
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 227 - State Highway System › Section 227.260 - Commission may relocate state highways, when.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 227
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
227.260. Commission may relocate state highways, when. —
The state highways and transportation commission is hereby authorized to make minor relocations in any state highway or any part thereof when in its opinion such minor relocations are necessary in the interest of safety to the traveling public or in the interest of economy and directness of route; provided, that no such minor relocations shall deviate from any designated point named in any law which may now or hereafter be in force; provided, however, the terms, powers and authority granted in this section shall apply only when the conditions exist as enumerated in sections 227.270, 227.280 and 231.100.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8770)
Prior revision: 1929 § 8122
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 227 - State Highway System › Section 227.270 - Commission may abandon and relocate inundated portion of highway.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 227
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
227.270. Commission may abandon and relocate inundated portion of highway. —
Whenever the construction or operation of any waterpower and/or hydroelectric project results in the inundation of any portion of a state highway, the state highways and transportation commission is authorized to abandon said portion of said highway, and, in addition to the relocations mentioned in section 227.260, to relocate, construct and maintain, as in its opinion may be best from considerations of good engineering, safety to the general public, economy and directness of route and service to the locality, so much of said highway as in the judgment of said commission is necessary on account of such inundation, and abandon the portion of the highway in lieu of which the relocation is made, provided that any such relocation shall not deviate from any designated point, if any named in any law, unless such designated point shall itself be inundated; provided, that when the seat of county government of any county is inundated by virtue of the construction or operation of any waterpower, and/or hydroelectric project, rendering necessary the reestablishment and relocation of such seat of county government, such seat of county government having prior to such inundation, been a designated point on any state highway, such relocation and reestablished seat of county government shall be considered for all purposes of state road designation and construction, as the original seat of county government of such county.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8771)
Prior revision: 1929 § 8123
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 227 - State Highway System › Section 227.280 - Damages from inundation — how settled.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 227
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
227.280. Damages from inundation — how settled. —
Whenever the construction or operation by any person, firm, corporation, or association of any water power and/or hydroelectric project results in the inundation of any land, highway or part of a highway, under the control and supervision of the state highways and transportation commission, the state highways and transportation commission is hereby empowered to negotiate and agree to a settlement with such person, firm, corporation, or association, their heirs, administrators, executors, assigns, successors, receivers, or trustees, of the damages resulting to any such land, highway or part thereof from any such inundation; provided, that all moneys received in any such settlement shall be deposited with the state treasurer to the credit of the state road fund; provided, however, that sections 227.260, 227.270 and 227.280 shall not operate to deprive any county or other local subdivision of such refund, if any, to which it may otherwise by law be entitled.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8772)
Prior revision: 1929 § 8124