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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.270 - Department of natural resources may prescribe form of bonds — holder may compel performance of duties.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
• Effective - 28 Aug 1957
253.270. Department of natural resources may prescribe form of bonds — holder may compel performance of duties. —
1. The department of natural resources is authorized to prescribe when not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 253.210 to 253.280 the form, details and incidents of the bonds and to make such covenants as in its judgment may be advisable or necessary properly to secure the payment of the bonds.
2. The holder of any bond issued hereunder or of any coupons representing interest accrued may, by proper civil action either at law or in equity, compel the department of natural resources to perform all duties imposed upon it by sections 253.210 to 253.280, including the making and collecting of sufficient rates and charges for the use of the project for which the bonds were issued and may enforce the performance of any covenant made by the board in the issuance of the bonds.
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(L. 1957 p. 300 § 7)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.290 - Leases for development and operation of resort facilities — rentals.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
• Effective - 28 Aug 1981
253.290. Leases for development and operation of resort facilities — rentals. —
The director of the department of natural resources may grant leases for the development, construction, maintenance and operation of resort and related facilities on federal reservoir lands purchased, leased, or licensed by the state from the federal government for a period of not to exceed fifty years. The consideration for the lease shall be based upon a specified annual rental for each acre plus a percentage of the gross business done on the land.
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(L. 1959 H.B. 317 § 1, A.L. 1981 S.B. 445)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.300 - Leases to be let on competitive bids.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
• Effective - 28 Aug 1981
253.300. Leases to be let on competitive bids. —
All leases granted under sections 253.290 to 253.320 shall be entered into only upon the basis of competitive sealed bids. A sworn financial statement shall accompany each bid, and all contracts shall be let by the director of the department of natural resources at a regular meeting after public notice of the time of such letting. All bids submitted prior to the opening of the meeting shall be considered. Such advertisements for bids shall be made in daily or weekly newspapers of general circulation for three consecutive weeks as necessary to give notice by the director. The director shall accept the bid most favorable to the state from a responsible and reputable person but may, for good cause, reject any bid.
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(L. 1959 H.B. 317 § 2, A.L. 1981 S.B. 445)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.310 - Lessees to give bond.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
• Effective - 28 Aug 1967
253.310. Lessees to give bond. —
A good and sufficient bond conditioned upon the faithful performance of the conditions of the lease and compliance with this law shall be required of all lessees.
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(L. 1959 H.B. 317 § 3, A.L. 1961 p. 236, A.L. 1967 p. 362)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.320 - Conditions required in leases — effect of encumbrances of lessee.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
253.320. Conditions required in leases — effect of encumbrances of lessee. —
Any lease granted under the provisions of sections 253.290 to 253.320 shall be conditioned as follows and also contain such provisions as the attorney general may prescribe:
(1) The director of the department of natural resources shall retain the right to enter upon the lands at all times;
(2) The director shall control the style of architecture used in construction on the lands, and the quality of materials used in said construction shall be approved by the director of the division of facilities management, design and construction for the state of Missouri, and may control all fees and prices charged to the public as may be required by the director;
(3) The director shall inspect and audit the books and records of the lessee at least once every two years;
(4) The lessee shall provide such care, maintenance, repair, conservation and improvement of the lands and shall render such services to the public as may be required by the director;
(5) The lessee shall keep true and accurate records of his or her receipts and disbursements arising out of the operation of facilities upon the leased lands and shall permit the director to inspect and audit them at all reasonable times;
(6) Nothing in sections 253.290 to 253.320 shall be construed as denying the lessees the right to execute mortgages and other evidences of interest in or indebtedness upon their leasehold interest or properties thereon for the purpose of installing, enlarging or improving plant and equipment and extending facilities for the accommodation of the public within said state park; provided, however, that no such mortgage or other encumbrance shall be valid unless authorized and approved by the written order of the director; and further provided that the period for payment of such mortgage or indebtedness shall not extend beyond the lease period, and that no obligation or indebtedness shall incur to the state.
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(L. 1959 H.B. 317 § 4, A.L. 1961 p. 236, A.L. 1967 p. 362, A.L. 1981 S.B. 445, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.350 - Babler memorial state park — powers of department of natural resources.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
• Effective - 28 Aug 1965
253.350. Babler memorial state park — powers of department of natural resources. —
1. All personal and real property bequeathed or devised to the state of Missouri for the benefit of the Doctor Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park under the will of Jacob L. Babler and all other personal and real property acquired through any grant, gift, donation, devise, or bequest to or for the use of the state of Missouri for such purpose shall be a permanent endowment fund to be used solely for the maintenance, beautification and further development or enlargement of the Doctor Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park in St. Louis County as provided in section 253.350.
2. All real property and interests in land acquired as provided in this section shall be taken in the name of the Missouri department of natural resources. The department of natural resources shall have the power to convey such lands or interests therein and the proceeds of such sale shall be deposited to the credit of the fund established in section 253.360.
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(L. 1965 p. 387 §§ 1, 3)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.360 - Fund created, use of income and corpus, investments.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
• Effective - 28 Aug 1965
253.360. Fund created, use of income and corpus, investments. —
1. There is hereby created the "Doctor Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park Fund". All money, funds, and securities acquired as provided in section 253.350 shall be deposited with the state treasurer to the credit of the fund. All income, interest, rights or rent earned through the operation of the fund shall also be credited to the fund.
2. The state treasurer shall be the custodian of all money, bonds, securities or interests and rights therein deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the Doctor Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park fund and he and his sureties are responsible on his official bond for the faithful performance of his duties in the safekeeping of all money or property of the fund as provided in this section and section 253.350 and for the disbursement of such money or property upon warrants drawn by the Missouri department of natural resources.
3. The Missouri department of natural resources is authorized to use the income of the fund created by this section for the purposes for which the fund is dedicated and, in addition, may expend annually an amount equal to seven and one-half percent of the corpus of the fund for the same purposes. Such amounts shall be subject to appropriation by the general assembly.
4. So far as practicable, the money, bonds, and other securities of the fund shall be kept safely invested so as to earn a reasonable return. The Missouri department of natural resources shall select such investments as are permitted by the laws of Missouri relating to the investment of the capital, reserve and surplus funds of life insurance companies or casualty insurance companies organized under the laws of Missouri, and the state treasurer shall make such investments or reinvestments as directed by the department. The department may retain the services of and pay a reasonable fee to a professional investment counselor or a trust company to advise it in the selection of such investments.
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(L. 1965 p. 387 §§ 2 to 6)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.370 - Thomas Hart Benton homestead memorial.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
Effective - 28 Aug 1975
253.370. Thomas Hart Benton homestead memorial. —
1. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 48 of Article III of the Constitution of the State of Missouri, the department of natural resources is hereby authorized to acquire by purchase, from funds appropriated or otherwise available to that department, the Thomas Hart Benton homestead located at 3616 Belleview, Kansas City, Missouri, for the establishment of a suitable state memorial to Thomas Hart Benton to be operated and maintained by the division of state parks and recreation of that department.
2. In acquiring this homestead, which may include both real and personal property, the department may grant a life estate or similar interest therein to Mrs. Benton, but it shall make adequate provisions for the proper care, maintenance and safekeeping of the property to the end that the homestead will truly become a living memorial to this native Missourian as it is used and enjoyed by all the citizens of this state.
3. The attorney general shall approve the form of the instrument of conveyance.
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(L. 1975 S.B. 430 § 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.385 - Acquisition of Rice-Tremonti Home by department of natural resources — duties.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
Effective - 28 Aug 1996
253.385. Acquisition of Rice-Tremonti Home by department of natural resources — duties. —
1. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 48 of Article III of the Constitution of the State of Missouri, the department of natural resources is hereby authorized to acquire by purchase from funds appropriated or otherwise available to the department or to acquire by gift, if such gift is unencumbered by any lien or mortgage, the Rice-Tremonti Home at 66th and Blue Ridge Boulevard in Raytown, Missouri, for the establishment of a state historic site as a tribute to Archibald Rice and his family who supplied food and other essentials to pioneers striking out for a new home in the great westward expansion.
2. In acquiring this home, which may include both real and personal property, the department shall make adequate provisions for the proper care, maintenance and safekeeping of the property so that the home will be a historic reminder of the sacrifices of our forefathers and ensure that the home is to be used and enjoyed by all the citizens of this state.
3. The attorney general shall approve the form of the instrument of conveyance.
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(L. 1996 H.B. 1237)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.387 - Antioch Cemetery in Clinton, department of natural resources authorized to purchase — procedure — fund created, use of moneys.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
Effective - 28 Aug 2021
253.387. Antioch Cemetery in Clinton, department of natural resources authorized to purchase — procedure — fund created, use of moneys. —
1. As provided in Article III, Section 48 of the Constitution of Missouri, the department of natural resources is hereby authorized to acquire by purchase, from funds appropriated or otherwise available to the department, or to acquire by gift, if such gift is unencumbered by any lien or mortgage, the Antioch Cemetery, a historic cemetery wherein is interred freed African-American slaves and their descendants, for the purpose of historic preservation and to inform and educate future generations to the contribution and sacrifice of freed African-American slaves and descendants to their country and to preserve for posterity this historic site located at 2300 Antioch Road, Clinton, Missouri, to be operated and maintained by the division of state parks within the department of natural resources. The cemetery is hereby designated as a state historic site.
2. In acquiring this cemetery, which may include both real and personal property, the department shall make adequate provisions for the proper care, maintenance, and safekeeping of the property. The department may contract for maintenance of the property.
3. The attorney general shall approve the form of the instrument of conveyance.
4. Upon acquisition of the property, the department shall allow for burials to continue in the same manner as they had been conducted prior to acquisition until all burial plots have been purchased. The department shall charge no more than one hundred dollars per burial credited to the Antioch cemetery fund established in this section and shall not be liable for any additional costs associated with any burial. The department shall not be responsible for active burials.
5. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Antioch Cemetery Fund", which shall consist of gifts, bequests, and moneys donated or collected under this section. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180, the state treasurer may approve disbursements. The fund shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appropriation, moneys in the fund shall be used solely for the administration of this section.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund.
(3) The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund.
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(L. 2021 H.B. 369)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.400 - Short title.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
• Effective - 28 Aug 1979
253.400. Short title. —
Sections 253.400 to 253.407 shall be known and may be cited as the "Historic Preservation Revolving Fund Act".
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(L. 1979 S.B. 127 § 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.401 - Definitions.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
• Effective - 28 Aug 1979
253.401. Definitions. —
As used in sections 253.400 to 253.407, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1)
"Department"
means the department of natural resources;
(2)
"Fund"
means the historic preservation revolving fund;
(3)
"Historic property"
or
"property"
means any building, structure, district, area or site that is significant in the history, architecture, archaeology or culture of this state, its communities or this country, which is eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.
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(L. 1979 S.B. 127 § 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.402 - Purpose of fund — administration.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
253.402. Purpose of fund — administration. —
For the purpose of protecting and preserving the historic properties of this state, there is hereby created a "Historic Preservation Revolving Fund" to be administered by the department of natural resources. All expenses incurred in the acquisition of and all revenues received from the disposition of property as provided in sections 253.400 to 253.407 shall be paid for out of and deposited in the historic preservation revolving fund. Any moneys appropriated and any other moneys made available by gift, grant, bequest, contribution or otherwise to the department to carry out the purpose of sections 253.400 to 253.407, and all interest earned on, and income generated from, moneys in the fund shall be paid to, and deposited in, the historic preservation revolving fund.
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(L. 1979 S.B. 127 § 3, A.L. 1995 H.B. 622)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.403 - Property, acquired how — condemnation prohibited — award of grants, procedure, rulemaking authority.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
• Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 2 histories
253.403. Property, acquired how — condemnation prohibited — award of grants, procedure, rulemaking authority. —
1. From the moneys in the historic preservation revolving fund, upon appropriation by the general assembly, the department of natural resources may acquire, preserve, restore, hold, maintain or operate any historic properties, together with such adjacent or associated lands as may be necessary for their protection, preservation, maintenance or operation, or may award grants to preserve, protect, or restore historic county courthouses and historic county courthouse grounds. Acquisition of historic property may include acquiring the fee simple title or any lesser interest therein. Property may be acquired by gift, grant, bequest, devise, lease, purchase or otherwise, but not by condemnation.
2. The department of natural resources is authorized to award grants to preserve, protect, or restore historic county courthouses and historic county courthouse grounds in accordance with rules the department shall promulgate. The department of natural resources shall administer and act as the fiscal agent for the grant program and shall be responsible for receiving and reviewing grant applications and awarding any grants under 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, 2019, shall be invalid and void.
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(L. 1979 S.B. 127 § 4, A.L. 2019 S.B. 196)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.404 - Property, interest limited to estate, or term necessary to preserve and protect.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
• Effective - 28 Aug 1979
253.404. Property, interest limited to estate, or term necessary to preserve and protect. —
Any interest in property acquired using the moneys in the historic preservation revolving fund shall be limited to that estate, agency, interest or term deemed by the department to be reasonably necessary for the continued protection or preservation of the property. The moneys in this fund may be used to acquire the fee simple title, but where the department finds that a lesser interest, including any development right, negative or affirmative easement in gross or appurtenant covenant, lease or other contractual right of or to any real property to be the most practical and economical method of protecting and preserving historical property, the lesser interest may be acquired.
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(L. 1979 S.B. 127 § 5)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.405 - Sale or lease of acquired property subject to restrictions — reversion clause.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
• Effective - 28 Aug 1979
253.405. Sale or lease of acquired property subject to restrictions — reversion clause. —
The department, using moneys from this fund, may acquire or, in the case of property on which moneys from this fund have been expended, dispose of the fee or lesser interest to any historic property, including adjacent and associated lands, for the specific purpose of conveying or leasing the property back to its original owner or to any such other person, firm, association, corporation or other organization under such covenants, deed restrictions, lease or other contractual arrangements as will limit the future use of the property in such a way as to insure its preservation. In all cases where property on which money from this fund has been expended is conveyed or leased, it shall be subjected by covenant, or otherwise, to such rights of access, public visitation and other conditions as may be agreed upon between the department and the grantee or lessee to accomplish the purpose of this section. Any conveyance or lease shall contain a reversion clause providing that, in the event the historic property is not operated, maintained, restored and repaired in accordance with the provisions of this section or in such a way as to insure its preservation, title and control of such property shall immediately revert to and vest in the governor.
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(L. 1979 S.B. 127 § 6)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.407 - Unexpended balance not to be transferred to general revenue.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
• Effective - 28 Aug 1979
253.407. Unexpended balance not to be transferred to general revenue. —
Any unexpended balance in the historic preservation revolving fund at the end of any appropriation period shall not be transferred to the general revenue fund of the state treasury and, accordingly, shall be exempt from the provisions of section 33.080 relating to transfer of funds to the general revenue funds of the state by the state treasurer.
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(L. 1979 S.B. 127 § 8)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.409 - Designation of historic districts, structure or sites, certain counties, procedure — property owners must concur — not applicable to cities (Greene and Christian counties).

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
• Effective - 28 Aug 1994
253.409. Designation of historic districts, structure or sites, certain counties, procedure — property owners must concur — not applicable to cities (Greene and Christian counties). —
In any county of the first classification which contains a city with a population of one hundred thousand or more inhabitants which adjoins no other county of the first classification and in any county with a population of at least thirty-two thousand inhabitants which adjoins such a county, prior to the designation of any historic district, landmark, building, structure or site by any historic preservation officer, or by any county on the recommendation of any local historic preservation commission established pursuant to section 253.415, such historic preservation officer or the governing body of the county shall send notice to all owners of real property within any such district which is to be designated as a historic district or to all owners of real property whose property is to be designated as a historic landmark, building, structure or site in the manner prescribed in this section. Such notice shall be sent by registered mail at least fifteen days prior to the date of such designation and shall provide the property owner the right to approve or reject the proposed designation. If a majority of property owners within the proposed historic district object to the proposed designation, or if the owner of real property which is proposed to be designated as a historic landmark, building, structure or site objects to the proposed designation, the historic preservation officer or, in the case of a proposed local designation pursuant to section 253.412
*
, the governing body of the county, shall not designate the historic district, landmark, building, structure or site unless and until a majority of such property owners of the proposed historic district or the owner of real property which is proposed to be designated as a historic landmark, building, structure or site withdraw their objections. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any city located within a county described in this section.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1094)
*Section 253.412 was repealed by S.B. 843, 2018.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.410 - Deputy state preservation officer appointment — to serve as director — staff, qualifications.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
• Effective - 28 Aug 1991
253.410. Deputy state preservation officer appointment — to serve as director — staff, qualifications. —
The state historic preservation officer shall designate a deputy state historic preservation officer who shall serve as director of the state historic preservation office. At a minimum, the staff of the state historic preservation office shall include an archaeologist, an architectural historian, a historian and a historical architect.
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(L. 1991 S.B. 124 § 3)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.421 - Abandoned materials belong to the state — definitions — rulemaking.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
Effective - 28 Aug 2007
253.421. Abandoned materials belong to the state — definitions — rulemaking. —
1. As used in section 253.420 and this section, the following words and phrases mean:
(1)
"Department"
, the department of natural resources, state historic preservation office;
(2)
"Historic shipwreck"
, artifacts and remains of historic shipwreck sites which are over fifty years in age, including but not limited to a ship's structure and rigging, machinery, hardware, tools, utensils, cargo, personal items of crew passengers, and monetary or treasure trove;
(3)
"Lands beneath navigable waters"
:
(a) All lands within the boundaries of this state which are covered by nontidal waters that are now navigable, or were navigable under the laws of the United States at the time this state became a member of the Union or acquired sovereignty over such lands and waters thereafter, up to the ordinary high water mark as heretofore or hereafter modified by accretion, erosion, river channel shifts, and reliction;
(b) All filled in, made, or reclaimed lands which formerly were lands beneath navigable waters;
(4)
"Shipwreck"
, a vessel or wreck, its cargo, and other contents, reasonably believed to have wrecked or been abandoned at least fifty years prior to any permit application.
2. Under the Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987, 43 U.S.C. Sections 2101-2106, all historic shipwreck materials and such objects having intrinsic or historical and archaeological value which have been abandoned on lands beneath navigable waters shall belong to the state with jurisdiction thereto vested in the department for the purposes of administration and protection. The department shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations for the acceptable visitation, study, and salvage of such historic shipwreck materials.
3. Any plan of regulated activities submitted by an applicant under subsection 2 of section 253.420 shall include authorized written permission from any affected landowner allowing access both to and from sites on the property and permitting any ground-disturbing activities on such property.
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(L. 2007 S.B. 198)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.500 - Disapproval of conveyance by United States to state of land related to Meramec Park Lake Project, exceptions — restrictive covenants, exceptions.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
• Effective - 26 Apr 1982, see footnote
253.500. Disapproval of conveyance by United States to state of land related to Meramec Park Lake Project, exceptions — restrictive covenants, exceptions. —
The general assembly of the state of Missouri, pursuant to authority granted by the provisions of an act of the Ninety-seventh Congress of the United States known as Senate Bill No. 1493, PL 97-128, does hereby disapprove the general conveyance to the state of Missouri by the federal government or any agency of the federal government of any lands, and any interests in lands, related to the Meramec Park Lake Project, but expressly accepts the following conveyances:
(1) The state of Missouri is hereby authorized to accept conveyance of fee title interests in lands consisting of no more than five thousand one hundred twenty-two acres, with those lands further described by a map titled "Meramec Land Map (Reference to amended H.B. 1539, 81st General Assembly)", dated March 1, 1982, and on file with the Missouri department of natural resources, parts of which are accepted for the department of transportation, the department of conservation, and the department of natural resources as indicated on said map;
(2) The state of Missouri is hereby authorized to accept a conveyance of restrictive covenants on certain lands presently owned by the United States government, such lands to be in addition to those identified in subdivision (1), and which shall consist of those lands which lie within six hundred feet of either side of a center line of the Meramec River, Huzzah and Courtois creeks within lands referred to in PL 97-128, as part of the Meramec Lake Project, or if necessary to comply with PL 97-128, to the minimum distance from the normal high water mark established by said law. Such center line shall be established by the state land surveyor prior to the conveyance;
(3) Such covenants shall only restrict the erection, placement or maintenance of structures on said lands, the depositing of any trash or foreign material which is unsightly or offensive, and the cutting, destruction or removal of any living timber which occupies the banks of said river and creeks within the designated area. Farm buildings, including farm residences, and livestock fences shall not be considered structures for the purposes of this authorization, and presently existing buildings or structures shall not be affected by this restriction. The state of Missouri is hereby restricted from using any authority granted by PL 97-128 to use lands within the areas affected by such covenants for the development of the Ozark Trail.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1539 § 1)
Effective 4-26-82
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.510 - Sale of land authorized — procedure — committee established, qualifications, appointment, duties.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
• Effective - 09 Jun 1983, see footnote
253.510. Sale of land authorized — procedure — committee established, qualifications, appointment, duties. —
1. At least one thousand five hundred thirty-two acres of the total amount of five thousand one hundred twenty-two acres accepted pursuant to the acceptance authorized by subdivision (1) of section 253.500 shall be sold as provided in this section. An additional two hundred acres may be sold if such sale is approved by the committee established by the provisions of subsection 2.
2. Title to those lands shall vest in the governor. All or portions of the one thousand seven hundred thirty-two acres shall be sold upon the recommendation of a committee composed of one member of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker, one member of the senate, appointed by the president pro tem of the senate, and the governor or his representative. Specific authorization is hereby given for the sale of such lands, and, the provisions of subsection 9 of section 37.005, the contrary notwithstanding, the governor, after recommendation by the committee, may transfer title to such land without specific legislative approval for each individual parcel sold. Any such conveyance shall be signed by the governor, and the form of the instrument of conveyance shall be approved by the attorney general.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1539 § 2 subsecs. 1, 2, A.L. 1983 H.B. 212)
Effective 6-09-83
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.520 - Distribution of proceeds from land sales — Meramec-Onondaga state parks fund, created, purpose.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
• Effective - 26 Apr 1982, see footnote
253.520. Distribution of proceeds from land sales — Meramec-Onondaga state parks fund, created, purpose. —
1. Ten percent of the sale price of any tract sold shall be paid to the county or counties wherein the lands are located, in a ratio equal to the portion which lies in each county to the total acreage involved, and the county or counties shall distribute those proceeds to each political subdivision which contains within its boundaries all or part of the land sold in the same ratio as the political subdivision's property tax rate bears to the total property tax rate which would normally be levied upon the land sold.
2. Ninety percent of the sale price of any tract sold shall be placed in the state treasury to the credit of the "Meramec-Onondaga State Parks Fund" which is hereby created. Moneys so received, together with all other property acquired through any grant, gift, donation, devise or bequest which may be received for the support and maintenance of the Meramec State Park and the Onondaga Cave State Park, which shall also be placed in said fund, shall be placed in the fund and shall be used solely for the maintenance, beautification and further development of the Meramec State Park and the Onondaga Cave State Park. All income, interest, rights or rent earned through the operation of the fund shall also be credited to the fund.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1539 § 2 subsecs. 3, 4)
Effective 4-26-82
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.530 - State treasurer to be custodian of fund, duties, powers.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
Effective - 26 Apr 1982, see footnote
253.530. State treasurer to be custodian of fund, duties, powers. —
The state treasurer shall be the custodian of all moneys, bonds, securities or interests and rights therein deposited in the state treasury to the credit of this fund. All such moneys, bonds, securities or interests and rights therein shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as other state funds are invested. He and his sureties are responsible on his official bond for the faithful performance of his duties in the safekeeping of all money or property of the fund as provided in sections 253.510 and 253.520 for the disbursement of such money or the proceeds from such property by the Missouri department of natural resources.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1539 § 2 subsec. 5)
Effective 4-26-82
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.540 - Department of natural resources' authority to use income and annual percentage of fund.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
Effective - 26 Apr 1982, see footnote
253.540. Department of natural resources' authority to use income and annual percentage of fund. —
The Missouri department of natural resources is authorized to use the income of the fund created by section 253.520 for the purposes for which the fund is dedicated and, in addition, may expend annually an amount equal to seven and one-half percent of the corpus of the fund for the same purposes. Such amounts shall be subject to appropriation by the general assembly. If the corpus is reduced to a total of ten thousand dollars or less, then the entire amount may be appropriated for such purposes.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1539 § 2 subsec. 6)
Effective 4-26-82
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.545 - Definitions.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
• Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories
253.545. Definitions. —
As used in sections 253.545 to 253.559, the following terms mean, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1)
"Certified historic structure"
, a property located in Missouri and listed individually on the National Register of Historic Places;
(2)
"Deed in lieu of foreclosure or voluntary conveyance"
, a transfer of title from a borrower to the lender to satisfy the mortgage debt and avoid foreclosure;
(3)
"Eligible property"
, property located in Missouri and offered or used for residential or business purposes;
(4)
"Leasehold interest"
, a lease in an eligible property for a term of not less than thirty years;
(5)
"Principal"
, a managing partner, general partner, or president of a taxpayer;
(6)
"Projected net fiscal benefit"
, the total net fiscal benefit to the state or municipality, less any state or local benefits offered to the taxpayer for a project, as determined by the department of economic development;
(7)
"Qualified census tract"
, a census tract with a poverty rate of twenty percent or higher as determined by a map and listing of census tracts which shall be published by the department of economic development and updated on a five-year cycle, and which map and listing shall depict census tracts with twenty percent poverty rate or higher, grouped by census tracts with twenty percent to forty-two percent poverty, and forty-two percent to eighty-one percent poverty as determined by the most current five-year figures published by the American Community Survey conducted by the United States Census Bureau;
(8)
"Structure in a certified historic district"
, a structure located in Missouri which is certified by the department of natural resources as contributing to the historic significance of a certified historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places, or a local district that has been certified by the United States Department of the Interior;
(9)
"Taxpayer"
, any person, firm, partnership, trust, estate, limited liability company, or corporation.
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(L. 1997 2d Ex. Sess. S.B. 1, A.L. 2009 H.B. 191, A.L. 2018 S.B. 590 merged with S.B. 773)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.557 - Credits exceeding tax liability — distribution — assignment.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
• Effective - 28 Aug 1998
253.557. Credits exceeding tax liability — distribution — assignment. —
1. If the amount of such credit exceeds the total tax liability for the year in which the rehabilitated property is placed in service, the amount that exceeds the state tax liability may be carried back to any of the three preceding years and carried forward for credit against the taxes imposed pursuant to chapter 143 and chapter 148, except for sections 143.191 to 143.265 for the succeeding ten years, or until the full credit is used, whichever occurs first. Not-for-profit entities, including but not limited to corporations organized as not-for-profit corporations pursuant to chapter 355 shall be ineligible for the tax credits authorized under sections 253.545 through 253.561. Taxpayers eligible for such tax credits may transfer, sell or assign the credits. Credits granted to a partnership, a limited liability company taxed as a partnership or multiple owners of property shall be passed through to the partners, members or owners respectively pro rata or pursuant to an executed agreement among the partners, members or owners documenting an alternate distribution method.
2. The assignee of the tax credits, hereinafter the assignee for purposes of this subsection, may use acquired credits to offset up to one hundred percent of the tax liabilities otherwise imposed pursuant to chapter 143 and chapter 148, except for sections 143.191 to 143.265. The assignor shall perfect such transfer by notifying the department of economic development in writing within thirty calendar days following the effective date of the transfer and shall provide any information as may be required by the department of economic development to administer and carry out the provisions of this section.
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(L. 1997 2d Ex. Sess. S.B. 1, A.L. 1998 S.B. 827)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 254 - State Forestry Law › Section 254.010 - Citation of law.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 254
Effective - 28 Aug 1945
254.010. Citation of law. —
This law shall be known and may be cited as "The State Forestry Law".
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(L. 1945 p. 672 § 2)
CROSS REFERENCE:
Encouragement of forestry and prevention of fires, Const. Art. IV § 36
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 254 - State Forestry Law › Section 254.020 - Definitions.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 254
Effective - 28 Aug 2002
254.020. Definitions. —
As used in this chapter, the following words mean:
(1)
"Best management practices"
, forest management practices, as defined by the commission in consultation with the clean water commission, that ensure protection of water quality;
(2)
"Commission"
, the conservation commission of Missouri being responsible for the control, management, restoration, conservation, and regulation of the bird, fish, game, forestry, and all wildlife resources of the state is
*
therefore vested the responsibilities for the administration of this chapter in conformance with Sections 40 to 46 of Article IV of the Constitution of Missouri; and the words
"rules and regulations"
shall mean those made by the commission pursuant thereto;
(3)
"Conservation commission fund"
, only the moneys arising from the additional sales and use taxes provided for in Section 43(a) of Article IV of the Constitution of Missouri;
(4)
"Forest croplands"
, those lands devoted exclusively to growing wood and timber, except for such other uses as shall be approved by the commission by regulations and which are tendered to the commission by any person and accepted and classified by the commission as such; and the commission shall prescribe the terms and conditions of such tender, acceptance and classification;
(5)
"Person"
, any individual, male or female, singular or plural, of whatever age. The term person shall include and refer to any owner, grantee, lessee, licensee, permittee, firm, association, copartnership, corporation, municipality or county, as the context may require;
(6)
"Precommercial forestry activities"
, proper forest management activities, as defined by the commission, that do not generate an immediate profit for the landowner;
(7)
"State forester"
, the administrative head of the state forestry program;
(8)
"Sustainable forestry principles"
, forest management activities, as defined by the commission, that ensure efficient use and continued availability of forest resources.
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(L. 1945 p. 672 § 3, A.L. 1974 H.B. 1210, A.L. 1981 H.B. 308, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1348)
*Word "are" appears in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 254 - State Forestry Law › Section 254.030 - Forest districts authorized — state forester authorized.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 254
Effective - 28 Aug 1974
254.030. Forest districts authorized — state forester authorized. —
The commission may create such forest districts as it may deem to be appropriate, having due regard for the character and extent of the timber stands, similarity of forest problems, convenience of administration and other pertinent factors. The commission may employ a state forester and such other employees as it deems necessary.
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(L. 1945 p. 672 § 4, A.L. 1974 H.B. 1210)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 254 - State Forestry Law › Section 254.040 - Designation as forest croplands, application for — refusal, appeal from — size of tract and value limitations.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 254
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
254.040. Designation as forest croplands, application for — refusal, appeal from — size of tract and value limitations. —
1. Any person desiring to have lands designated as forest croplands shall submit an application to the state forester on forms provided by the commission. The state forester shall make or cause to be made an examination of the lands covered by such application and shall forward a copy of such application, together with his or her recommendations, to the commission. If the commission approves and classifies such lands as forest croplands, they shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter.
2. If the commission refuses to accept and classify such lands, the applicant may appeal the decision of the commission to the circuit court in which such lands, or major part of such lands, are located and the decision of the circuit court in all such matters shall be final.
3. No application to designate lands as forest croplands shall be accepted for a tract of land containing less than twenty acres; and no such land shall be classified for tax relief if the value thereof shall exceed one hundred twenty-five dollars per acre or a greater value as set by regulation of the commission.
4. No application for the cost-share incentive program established in section 254.225 shall be accepted for lands designated as forest croplands.
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(L. 1945 p. 672 § 5, A.L. 1974 H.B. 1210, A.L. 1981 H.B. 308, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1348)