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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.227 - Funding mechanisms authorized — deposits with commission or authority, purpose.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 28 Aug 1997
238.227. Funding mechanisms authorized — deposits with commission or authority, purpose. —
1. A district may use any one or more of the taxes or other funding methods specifically authorized by sections 238.200 to 238.275 to fund a project.
2. At any time during the existence of the district the board may submit or resubmit a proposed funding method authorized by sections 238.200 to 238.275 for a project to the qualified voters for approval.
3. The commission may by contract with a district receive any revenue received by the district from any funding method authorized by sections 238.200 to 238.275. Such revenue shall be deposited by the commission pursuant to section 227.180 and applied by the commission to project costs including debt service on revenue bonds or refunding bonds issued by the district or the commission under sections 238.200 to 238.275.
4. If the proposed project is not intended to be merged into the state highways and transportation system under the commission's jurisdiction, the local transportation authority that will assume maintenance of the project may by contract with a district receive any revenue received by the district and deposit such revenue in a special trust account. Such revenue and interest therefrom shall be applied by the local transportation authority to project costs or debt service on revenue bonds issued by the district or the local transportation authority pursuant to sections 238.200 to 238.275.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 46, A.L. 1997 S.B. 303)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.232 - Property tax, vote required — election, ballot form — collection of tax.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 28 Aug 1997
238.232. Property tax, vote required — election, ballot form — collection of tax. —
1. If approved by at least four-sevenths of the qualified voters voting on the question in the district, the district may impose a property tax in an amount not to exceed the annual rate of ten cents on the hundred dollars assessed valuation. The district board may levy a property tax rate lower than its approved tax rate ceiling and may increase that lowered tax rate to a level not exceeding the tax rate ceiling without voter approval. The property tax shall be uniform throughout the district.
2. The ballot of submission shall be substantially in the following form:
Shall the ______ Transportation Development District impose a property tax upon all real and tangible personal property within the district at a rate of not more than ______ (insert amount) cents per hundred dollars assessed valuation for the purpose of providing revenue for the development of a project (or projects) in the district (insert general description of the project or projects, if necessary)?
☐ YES
☐ NO
If you are in favor of the question, place an "X" in the box opposite "YES". If you are opposed to the question, place an "X" in the box opposite "NO".
3. The county collector of each county in which the district is partially or entirely located shall collect the property taxes and special benefit assessments made upon all real property and tangible personal property within that county and the district, in the same manner as other property taxes are collected.
4. Every county collector having collected or received district property taxes shall, on or before the fifteenth day of each month and after deducting his commissions, remit to the treasurer of that district the amount collected or received by him prior to the first day of the month. Upon receipt of such money, the district treasurer shall execute a receipt therefor, which he shall forward or deliver to the collector. The district treasurer shall deposit such sums into the district treasury, credited to the appropriate project or purpose. The collector and district treasurer shall make final settlement of the district account and commissions owing, not less than once each year, if necessary.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 48, A.L. 1997 S.B. 303)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.233 - Collection of revenues.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 28 Aug 1997
238.233. Collection of revenues. —
1. The county collector of each county in which the district is located shall collect the real property taxes and special assessments made upon all real property within that county and district, in the same manner as other real property taxes are collected. If the special assessment is based on something other than the assessed value of real property, the district shall provide the information on which such special assessment is based for all applicable real property. In addition, the city treasurer of the city in which the district is located shall collect business license taxes imposed by the district in the same manner as other business license taxes, if any, are collected.
2. Every county collector and city treasurer having collected or received district assessments or taxes shall, on or before the fifteenth day of each month and after deducting the cost of such collection but not to exceed one percent of the total amount collected, remit to the treasurer of that district the amount collected or received by him or her prior to the first day of such month. Upon receipt of such money, the district treasurer shall execute a receipt therefor, which he or she shall forward or deliver to the county collector or city treasurer which collected such money. The district treasurer shall deposit such sums into the district treasury, credited to the appropriate fund or account. The county collector or city treasurer, and district treasurer shall make final settlement of the district account and costs owing not less than once each year, if necessary.
3. As an alternative to the method of collection set forth in subsections 2 and 3 of this section, the district may elect to collect any such special assessments, real property taxes or business license taxes on its own behalf.
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(L. 1997 S.B. 303)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.237 - Toll roads, allowed when — election, ballot form.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 28 Aug 1997
238.237. Toll roads, allowed when — election, ballot form. —
1. If approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting on the question in the district, the district may charge and collect tolls or fees for the use of a project. The board may charge a lower toll rate or fee than that amount approved by the district voters, and may increase that lower toll rate or fee to a level not exceeding the toll or fee rate ceiling without voter approval. Toll rates or fees for the use of the same project may vary at the election of the board, depending upon the type or nature of the user, or the type or nature of the use.
2. The ballot of submission shall be substantially in the following form:
Shall the ______ Transportation Development District be authorized to charge tolls or fees in amounts not to exceed those given below:
Maximum Toll or Fee
Toll or Fee Description
(Insert amount)
(Insert a brief description of the toll or fee, distinguishing it from other tolls or fees to be charged on the same project)
(Insert amount)
(Describe the next toll or fee charged)
(Etc.)
(Etc.)
for the purpose of providing revenue for the development of a project (or projects) in the district (insert general description of the project or projects, if necessary)?
☐ YES
☐ NO
If you are in favor of the question, place an "X" in the box opposite "YES". If you are opposed to the question, place an "X" in the box opposite "NO".
3. To construct a toll facility, a district may relocate an existing state highway, subject to approval by the commission, or an existing local public street or road, subject to approval by the local transportation authority having control and jurisdiction over such street or road. A district shall not incorporate an existing free public street, road, or highway into a district project that will be subject to tolls.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 50, A.L. 1997 S.B. 303)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.240 - Indebtedness, authorized — bonds, authority to issue — limitations.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 28 Aug 1998
238.240. Indebtedness, authorized — bonds, authority to issue — limitations. —
1. A district may contract and incur liabilities appropriate to accomplish its purposes.
2. It may lease or lease-purchase any real or personal property necessary or convenient for its purposes.
3. It may borrow money for its purposes at such rates of interest as the district may determine.
4. It may issue bonds, notes and other obligations, and may secure any of such obligations by mortgage, pledge, assignment or deed of trust of any or all of the property and income of the district, subject to the restrictions provided in sections 238.200 to 238.275. The district shall not mortgage, pledge or give a deed of trust on any real property or interests which it obtained by eminent domain. The district shall not mortgage, pledge or give a deed of trust on any real property or interests which it acquired from the state of Missouri or any agency or political subdivision thereof without the written consent of the state, agency or political subdivision from which it obtained the property.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 51, A.L. 1997 S.B. 303, A.L. 1998 S.B. 861)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.245 - Property, district may purchase and control access.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 30 May 1990, see footnote
238.245. Property, district may purchase and control access. —
The district may, subject to commission or local transportation authority approval, as appropriate:
(1) Purchase land or receive contributions of land and cash for project right-of-way;
(2) Limit and control access from adjacent property to a district project; and
(3) Sell and convey excess right-of-way for fair market value to any person or entity.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 53)
Effective 5-30-90
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.247 - Condemnation, subject to commission or authority approval, ordinance of local governing body — procedures — relocation expenses to be paid, how.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 28 Aug 2006
238.247. Condemnation, subject to commission or authority approval, ordinance of local governing body — procedures — relocation expenses to be paid, how. —
1. The district may condemn lands for a project in the name of the state of Missouri, upon prior approval by the commission, or the local transportation authority and by ordinance of the local governing body as appropriate, as to the necessity for the taking of the description of the parcel and the interest taken in that parcel.
2. If condemnation becomes necessary the district shall act under chapter 523 and may condemn a fee simple or other interest in land.
3. The district may, after prior notice to the owner to enter upon private property, survey and determine the most advantageous route and design. The district shall be liable for all damages done to the property by such inspection.
4. Any person who involuntarily transfers any interest in land to a district which becomes insolvent and comes under the jurisdiction of a court may reacquire that property by paying to the district the total amount of the condemnation award for that parcel, plus statutory interest at the statutory rate from the date of taking on the amount of that award, if the project will not be completed by either the district, the commission or a local transportation authority.
5. Whenever a district undertakes any project which results in the acquisition of real property or in any person or persons being displaced from their homes, businesses, or farms, the district shall provide relocation assistance and make relocation payments to such displaced person and do such other acts and follow such procedures as would be necessary to comply with the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 54, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1944)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.250 - Contractual powers.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 30 May 1990, see footnote
238.250. Contractual powers. —
The district may contract with:
(1) A federal agency, a state or its agencies and political subdivisions, the commission, a local transportation authority, a corporation, partnership or individual regarding funding, promotion, planning, designing, constructing, improving, maintaining, or operating a project or to assist in such activity; and
(2) The commission or a local transportation authority to transfer the project to the commission or the local transportation authority free of cost or encumbrance on such terms set forth by contract.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 55)
Effective 5-30-90
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.252 - Powers — generally.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 26 Jun 2001, see footnote
238.252. Powers — generally. —
In addition to all other powers granted by sections 238.200 to 238.275 the district shall have the following general powers:
(1) To sue and be sued in its own name, and to receive service of process, which shall be served upon the district secretary;
(2) To fix compensation of its employees and contractors. All construction contracts in excess of five thousand dollars between the district and any private person, firm, or corporation shall be competitively bid and shall be awarded to the lowest and best bidder;
(3) To purchase any real or personal property necessary or convenient for its activities. All outright purchases of personal property in excess of one thousand dollars between the district and any private person, firm or corporation shall be competitively bid and shall be awarded to the lowest and best bidder;
(4) To collect and disburse funds for its activities; and
(5) To exercise such other implied powers necessary or convenient for the district to accomplish its purposes which are not inconsistent with its express powers.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 56, A.L. 2001 H.B. 202)
Effective 6-26-01
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.255 - Insurance, district may obtain — purposes — self-insurance not allowed, exception.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 30 May 1990, see footnote
238.255. Insurance, district may obtain — purposes — self-insurance not allowed, exception. —
1. The district may obtain such insurance as it deems appropriate, considering its legal limits of liability, to protect itself, its officers and its employees from any potential liability and may also obtain such other types of insurance as it deems necessary to protect against loss of its real or personal property of any kind. The cost of this insurance shall be charged against the project.
2. The district may also require contractors performing construction or maintenance work on the project to obtain liability insurance having the district, its directors and employees as additional named insureds.
3. The district shall not attempt to self-insure for its potential liabilities unless it finds that it has sufficient funds available to cover any anticipated judgments or settlements and still complete its project without interruption. The district may self-insure if it is unable to obtain liability insurance coverage at a rate which is economically feasible to the district, considering its resources.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 57)
Effective 5-30-90
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.257 - Projects, number of, changes — procedures, election required, ballot form.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 30 May 1990, see footnote
238.257. Projects, number of, changes — procedures, election required, ballot form. —
1. At any time during the existence of a district, the board may submit to the voters of the district a proposition to increase or decrease the number of projects which it is authorized to complete.
2. If the board proposes to add one or more additional projects, the question shall be submitted in substantially the following form:
Shall the ______ Transportation Development District fund or develop the following additional transportation project (or projects): (summarize the proposed project or projects), and have the power to fund the proposed project upon separate voter approval by any or all of the following methods: (here specifically describe the proposed funding methods and require each voter to approve or disapprove of each proposed funding method)?
3. If the board proposes to discontinue a project, it shall first obtain approval from the commission if the proposed project is intended to be merged into the state highways and transportation system under the commission's jurisdiction or approval from the local transportation authority if the proposed project is intended to be merged into a local transportation system under the local authority's jurisdiction. If such approval is obtained, then the question shall be submitted to the district's voters in substantially the following form:
Shall the ______ Transportation Development District discontinue development of the following transportation project: (summarize the transportation project), for the reason that (describe the reason why the transportation project cannot be completed as approved)?
4. The board may modify the project previously approved by the district voters, if the modification is approved by the commission and, where appropriate, a local transportation authority.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 58)
Effective 5-30-90
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.260 - Commission and authority may provide assistance, how.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 30 May 1990, see footnote
238.260. Commission and authority may provide assistance, how. —
The commission and local transportation authorities may contract with a district to provide it assistance in project funding, promotion, planning, design, right-of-way acquisition, relocation assistance services, construction, maintenance, and operation. The commission or any local transportation authority may charge the district a reasonable fee, not exceeding the actual cost of providing the service.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 59)
Effective 5-30-90
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.262 - Rules, commission may adopt.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 30 May 1990, see footnote
238.262. Rules, commission may adopt. —
The commission is authorized to adopt reasonable administrative rules relating to transportation development districts under chapter 536.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 60)
Effective 5-30-90
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.265 - Conveyance of property to district, how.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 30 May 1990, see footnote
238.265. Conveyance of property to district, how. —
The state of Missouri, upon approval by an appropriate act of the general assembly, the commission, or a local transportation authority holding title to real estate, may give, grant and convey to or for the use of a district such right-of-way or other easement in such real estate as may be necessary for the development of a project.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 61)
Effective 5-30-90
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.267 - Projects, regulation of — treatment as part of state or local system, when.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 30 May 1990, see footnote
238.267. Projects, regulation of — treatment as part of state or local system, when. —
1. For the purpose of law enforcement, all district projects to be transferred to the commission shall be treated as commission highways under chapter 43 and all projects to be transferred to a local transportation authority shall be treated as streets or roads of that entity.
2. All laws of this state relating to the maintaining, signing, damaging and obstructing roads shall apply to district projects. The duties and powers imposed by such laws on certain officials shall devolve upon the district's engineer or other employee designated by the board. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to interfere with, restrict or limit the authority of the commission to govern and control highway marking, signalization and signing to the extent the commission is authorized by law.
3. For outdoor advertising and junkyard control purposes, a district project may be designated by the commission as a part of the state primary highway system and by a local transportation authority as a part of its street or road system.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 62)
Effective 5-30-90
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.270 - Local transportation authority not to control project improvements, exception.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 30 May 1990, see footnote
238.270. Local transportation authority not to control project improvements, exception. —
Unless otherwise approved by contract of the district, project improvements shall not be under the control and jurisdiction of a local transportation authority while the district retains control and jurisdiction over the project. The provisions of chapter 228 are inapplicable to transportation development districts.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 63)
Effective 5-30-90
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.272 - Audit authorized, when — costs, payment of.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories
238.272. Audit authorized, when — costs, payment of. —
1. The state auditor may audit each district not more than once every three years. The actual costs of this audit shall be paid by the district except that the costs of the audit to the district shall not exceed three percent of the gross revenues received by the district. Any audit costs in excess of three percent of the gross revenue received by the district shall be absorbed by the state auditor's office.
2. For petition audits performed on a district by the state auditor, all expenses incurred in performing the audit including salaries of auditors, examiners, clerks, and other employees of the state auditor shall be paid by the district, and the moneys shall be deposited in the petition audit revolving trust fund under section 29.230. The actual costs of this audit shall be paid by the district except that the costs of the audit to the district shall not exceed three percent of the gross revenues received by the district. Any audit costs in excess of three percent of the gross revenue received by the district shall be absorbed by the state auditor's office.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 64, A.L. 2013 H.B. 116 merged with H.B. 1035, A.L. 2016 H.B. 1418)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.280 - Posting of increase in sales tax, when.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
Effective - 28 Aug 2007
238.280. Posting of increase in sales tax, when. —
In each transportation development district in which a sales tax has been imposed or increased under section 238.235, every retailer shall prominently display the rate of the sales tax imposed or increased at the cash register area.
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(L. 2007 S.B. 22 § 4)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.300 - Citation of law.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 28 Aug 1997
238.300. Citation of law. —
Sections 238.300 to 238.367 may be cited as the "Missouri Transportation Corporation Act".
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 10, A.L. 1997 S.B. 67)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.302 - Definitions.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 28 Aug 1997
238.302. Definitions. —
Wherever used in sections 238.300 to 238.367, the following terms mean:
(1)
"Board"
, the board of directors of the corporation;
(2)
"Commission"
, the Missouri highways and transportation commission;
(3)
"Corporation"
or
"transportation corporation"
, any transportation corporation organized under sections 238.300 to 238.367;
(4)
"Local transportation authority"
, a county, city, town, village, county highway commission, special road district, interstate compact agency, or any local public authority or political subdivision having jurisdiction over any bridge, street, highway, dock, wharf, ferry, lake or river port, airport, railroad, light rail or other transit improvement or service;
(5)
"Pay"
, paying a toll by cash, by permitting a charge against a valid account with the authority or by another means of payment approved by the corporation at the time;
(6)
"Photo monitoring system"
, a vehicle sensor installed to work in conjunction with a toll collection facility which automatically produces one or more photographs, one or more microphotographs, a videotape or other recorded images of each vehicle at the time it is used or operated in violation of toll collection regulations;
(7)
"Project"
includes any bridge, street, road, highway, access road, interchange, intersection, signing, signalization, parking lot, bus stop, station, garage, terminal, hangar, shelter, rest area, dock, wharf, lake or river port, airport, railroad, light rail, or other mass transit and any similar or related improvement or infrastructure;
(8)
"Toll"
or
"tolls"
, charges prescribed by the corporation for the use of its property;
(9)
"Toll collection regulations"
, those rules and regulations of a corporation providing for and requiring the payment of tolls for the use of bridges under its jurisdiction or those rules and regulations of a corporation making it unlawful to refuse to pay or to evade or to attempt to evade the payment of all or part of any toll for the use of bridges under the jurisdiction of the corporation;
(10)
"Vehicle"
or
"motor vehicle"
, every device in, upon or by which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway except devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 11, A.L. 1997 S.B. 67)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.305 - Purpose of law.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 30 May 1990, see footnote
238.305. Purpose of law. —
1. The general assembly declares that:
(1) The present and prospective traffic congestion and limited roadways in many areas of this state, and the limited availability of state funds, require as a public purpose the promotion and development of public transportation facilities and systems by new and alternative means;
(2) The creation of transportation corporations by private parties in cooperation with the commission is essential to the continued economic growth of this state, is in the public interest, and will promote the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of this state by securing for them expanded and improved transportation facilities and systems;
(3) The transportation corporations created under sections 238.300 to 238.360 will perform an essential function by acting to secure and obtain rights-of-way for urgently needed transportation systems and to assist in the planning and design of such systems;
(4) The transportation corporations created under sections 238.300 to 238.360 will perform many functions normally undertaken by the commission and its staff, and thus will reduce the burdens and demands on limited funds available to the commission, thereby increasing the effectiveness and impact of those funds available to the commission;
(5) The transportation corporations created under sections 238.300 to 238.360 will act in promoting and developing public transportation facilities and systems and in promoting economic development in this state, and will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interests even though many private interests may be benefitted by the transportation corporations, as will the general public. The transportation corporations created under sections 238.300 to 238.360 shall periodically make a showing to the state transportation department of a good faith effort of development and implementation of a women and minority employment and business plan. Only after such a showing of a good faith effort may the transportation corporations created under sections 238.300 to 238.360 waive the general policy of women and minority employment and business plan and involvement. If such policy is waived, the transportation corporations created under sections 238.300 to 238.360 shall make a showing of a good faith effort of development and implementation of a women and minority employment and business plan every three months until such policy is again in effect.
2. Sections 238.300 to 238.360 shall be liberally construed in conformance with the legislative findings and purposes set forth in this section.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 12)
Effective 5-30-90
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.307 - Corporation, creation of, purpose — organization, nonprofit — tax-exempt status.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 30 May 1990, see footnote
238.307. Corporation, creation of, purpose — organization, nonprofit — tax-exempt status. —
1. A corporation may be created to fund, promote, plan, design, construct, maintain, and operate one or more projects or to assist in such activity.
2. The corporation shall be a nonmember, nonstock corporation. It shall be organized under and governed by sections 238.300 to 238.360 and by the provisions of the general not-for-profit corporation law, chapter 355. Any provision of sections 238.300 to 238.360 shall take precedence over any conflicting provision of chapter 355.
3. No part of the earnings or assets of a transportation corporation shall inure to the benefit of any private interests, person, or entity.
4. Property held by and activities of a corporation created under the provisions of sections 238.300 to 238.360 exist and are conducted for purely civic, social welfare, and charitable purposes. A transportation corporation shall be exempt from taxation in accordance with Article X, Section 6 of the Missouri Constitution. The corporation shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon or with respect to a project or property acquired or used by the corporation or upon income therefrom.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 13)
Effective 5-30-90
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.312 - Articles of incorporation, contents, amendment — filing.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 30 May 1990, see footnote
238.312. Articles of incorporation, contents, amendment — filing. —
1. In addition to the information required under chapter 355, the articles of incorporation shall set forth:
(1) The purposes for which the corporation is organized including the project description, scope, area, and proposed sources of funding;
(2) That the corporation has no members and is a nonstock corporation; and
(3) A recital that the commission has specifically authorized the corporation to act, has approved the articles of incorporation, and the date of such authorization.
2. The articles of incorporation may be amended if the board files with the commission a written application specifying the proposed amendments and the commission approves the application by commission minute.
3. The articles of amendment shall be executed in duplicate for the corporation by its president and verified by its secretary. In addition to the information required under chapter 355, the articles of amendment shall set forth the fact that such amendment was approved by the commission and the date of such approval.
4. The articles of incorporation, and any amendments thereto, shall be duly authenticated and filed by the corporation with the secretary of state and with the commission to be effective.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 15)
Effective 5-30-90
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.315 - Board, members, terms — expense reimbursement — advisors, commission to appoint — officers, appointment of.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 30 May 1990, see footnote
238.315. Board, members, terms — expense reimbursement — advisors, commission to appoint — officers, appointment of. —
1. The corporation shall have a board of directors. All powers of the corporation shall be vested in the board which shall consist of any number of directors, not less than six, each of whom shall be appointed by the commission for a term of no more than six years. Each director may be removed by the commission for cause. The terms shall be staggered in length, so that not more than one-third of the terms of the board of directors shall expire in a given year. The directors shall serve as such without compensation except that they shall be reimbursed by the corporation for their actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
2. No person shall be appointed or continue to serve on the board who owns land on which or adjacent to which a project to be developed by the corporation shall be located.
3. The commission shall appoint one or more advisors to the board, who shall have no vote but shall have authority to participate in all board meetings and discussions, whether open or closed, and shall have access to all records of the corporation and its board of directors.
4. At the first meeting of the board, it shall elect a chairman from its members. The board shall appoint an executive director, corporation secretary, treasurer and such other officers or employees as it deems necessary.
5. The board may appoint any number of advisory directors to advise and assist the directors in the development of a project. The advisory directors shall serve at the will of the directors, but advisory directors shall have no vote in the affairs of the corporation, shall not receive any compensation for their services, and shall not receive any reimbursement for expenses incurred by them.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 16)
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.317 - Bylaws, adoption and approval.

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• Effective - 30 May 1990, see footnote
238.317. Bylaws, adoption and approval. —
The board shall adopt corporation bylaws which shall be approved by a minute of the commission. The bylaws of a corporation shall not be amended without approval by a minute of the commission.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 17)
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.320 - Project plans, commission approval of.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 30 May 1990, see footnote
238.320. Project plans, commission approval of. —
Before construction of any project, the corporation shall submit the final financing plan and final construction plans and specifications to the commission for its approval. The corporation shall make any revisions in the plans and specifications required by the commission. After the commission approves the final financing plan, construction plans and specifications, the corporation shall obtain prior commission approval of any modification of such plans or specifications.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 18)
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.322 - Funding mechanisms, allowable — deposits with commission, purpose.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 30 May 1990, see footnote
238.322. Funding mechanisms, allowable — deposits with commission, purpose. —
1. A corporation may use any one or more of the funding methods specifically authorized by sections 238.300 to 238.360 and any other lawful funding the corporation may obtain for the project.
2. The commission may by contract with a corporation receive any revenue received by a corporation from any funding method authorized by sections 238.300 to 238.360. Such revenue shall be deposited by the commission pursuant to section 227.180 and applied by the commission to project costs including debt service on revenue bonds or refunding bonds issued by the corporation or the commission under sections 238.300 to 238.360.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 19)
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.325 - Fees, tolls and charges, allowed when, enforcement authority — relocation of highways and roads, authority.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 28 Aug 1997
238.325. Fees, tolls and charges, allowed when, enforcement authority — relocation of highways and roads, authority. —
1. The corporation may, subject to commission approval:
(1) Establish and impose fees for services provided by the corporation; and
(2) Charge and collect tolls, fees and rents for use of a project to pay project costs or operation and anticipated future maintenance costs of a project; and
(3) Enforce collection of tolls in conjunction with the Missouri department of transportation, Missouri highway patrol or any other law enforcement official in the state of Missouri.
2. To construct a toll facility, a corporation may relocate an existing state highway subject to approval by the commission or an existing local public street or road subject to approval by the local transportation authority having control and jurisdiction over such street or road. A corporation shall not incorporate an existing free public street, road, or highway into a corporation project that will be subject to tolls.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 20, A.L. 1997 S.B. 67)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.327 - Indebtedness authorized — bonds, may be issued.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 30 May 1990, see footnote
238.327. Indebtedness authorized — bonds, may be issued. —
1. A corporation may contract and incur liabilities appropriate to accomplish its purposes.
2. It may borrow money for its corporate purposes at such rates of interest as the corporation may determine.
3. It may issue bonds, notes and other obligations, and may secure any of such obligations by mortgage, pledge, or deed of trust of any or all of the property and income of the corporation, subject to the restrictions provided in sections 238.300 to 238.360. The corporation shall not mortgage, pledge or give a deed of trust on any real property or interests which it obtained by eminent domain or acquired from the state of Missouri or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 21)
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.332 - Property, corporation may purchase and control access.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 30 May 1990, see footnote
238.332. Property, corporation may purchase and control access. —
The corporation may, subject to commission approval:
(1) Purchase land or receive contributions of land and cash for project right-of-way;
(2) Limit and control access from adjacent property to a corporation project; and
(3) Sell and convey excess right-of-way for fair market value to any person or entity.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 23)
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.335 - Condemnation, subject to commission approval — procedures — relocation expenses to be paid, how.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 30 May 1990, see footnote
238.335. Condemnation, subject to commission approval — procedures — relocation expenses to be paid, how. —
1. The commission is authorized to condemn lands for the corporation in the name of the state of Missouri, upon prior approval by the commission as to the necessity for the taking, the description of the parcel, and the interest taken in that parcel.
2. If condemnation becomes necessary, the commission shall act for the corporation under chapter 523 and may condemn a fee simple or other interest in land.
3. Whenever a corporation undertakes any project which results in the acquisition of real property or in any person or persons being displaced from their homes, businesses, or farms, the commission shall act for the corporation to provide relocation assistance and to make relocation payments to such displaced persons and to do such other acts and follow such procedures as would be necessary to comply with the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended.
4. The corporation after prior notice to the owner may enter upon private property to survey and determine the most advantageous route and design. The corporation shall be liable for all damages done to the property by such inspection.
5. Any person who involuntarily transfers any interest in land to a corporation which becomes insolvent and comes under the jurisdiction of a court may reacquire that property by paying to the corporation the total amount of the condemnation award for that parcel, plus simple interest at the statutory rate from the date of taking on the amount of that award, if the project will not be completed by either the corporation or the commission.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 24)
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.337 - Contractual powers.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 30 May 1990, see footnote
238.337. Contractual powers. —
The corporation may contract with:
(1) A federal agency, a state or its agencies and political subdivisions
*
, the commission, a local transportation authority, a corporation, partnership or individual regarding funding, promotion, planning, designing, constructing, improving, maintaining or operating a project or to assist in such activity;
(2) The commission to transfer the project to the commission free of cost or encumbrance on such terms set forth by contract; and
(3) A person, a corporation, a local transportation authority, the commission, the state, or a federal agency for the purpose of jointly paying the cost of a project.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 25)
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*Words "a federal agency" appear here in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.340 - Powers — generally.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
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• Effective - 30 May 1990, see footnote
238.340. Powers — generally. —
In addition to all other powers granted by sections 238.300 to 238.360 and all powers granted to general not-for-profit corporations under chapter 355, the corporation shall have the following general powers:
(1) To sue and be sued in its own name, and to receive service of process, which shall be served upon the corporation secretary;
(2) To fix compensation of its employees and contractors and to disburse funds for its activities. The corporation shall advertise and let construction contracts in the same manner as the letting of public works contracts by the department of transportation;
(3) To purchase, lease, lease-purchase, or acquire by gift or grant any real or personal property necessary or convenient for its activities;
(4) To purchase insurance; and
(5) To exercise such other implied powers necessary or convenient for the corporation to accomplish its purposes which are not inconsistent with its express powers.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 26)
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIV - Roads and Waterways › Chapter 238 - Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects › Section 238.342 - Indemnification of directors, employees.

Title XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
Chapter 238
• Effective - 30 May 1990, see footnote
238.342. Indemnification of directors, employees. —
1. The corporation may indemnify any current or former director or employee for expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with any claim asserted against him in the absence of his gross negligence, intentional misconduct, or other willful and wrongful acts or omissions.
2. If the corporation has not fully indemnified him, the court in the proceeding in which any claim against such director or employee has been asserted or any court having the jurisdiction of an action instituted by such director or employee on his claim for indemnity may assess indemnity against the corporation, its receiver, or trustee for expenses authorized by this section.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 27)
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