Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 100 - Industrial Development
Section 100.390 - Authority to be a body corporate and politic, powers and duties of authority.

Effective - 30 May 1986
100.390. Authority to be a body corporate and politic, powers and duties of authority. — An authority shall constitute a public body corporate and politic, exercising public and essential governmental functions and having all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this law, including the following powers in addition to others granted:
(1) To sue and to be sued; to have a seal and to alter the same at pleasure; to have perpetual succession; to make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers of the authority; and to make and from time to time amend and repeal bylaws, rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this law, to carry out the provisions of this law;
(2) To prepare or cause to be prepared plans for industrial development plans and to undertake and carry out industrial clearance projects for industrial development;
(3) To arrange or contract for the furnishing or repair, by any person or agency, public or private, of services, privileges, works, streets, roads, public utilities or other facilities for or in connection with a clearance project; and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this law or any other provision of law, to agree to any conditions that it may deem reasonable and appropriate attached to federal financial assistance and imposed pursuant to federal law relating to the determination of prevailing salaries or wages or compliance with labor standards, in the undertaking or carrying out of a clearance project, and to include in any contract let in connection with such a project provisions to fulfill such of the conditions as it may deem reasonable and appropriate;
(4) Within its area of operation, to purchase, lease, obtain options upon, acquire by gift, grant, bequest, devise, eminent domain or otherwise, any real or personal property or any interest therein, including fee simple absolute title, together with any improvements thereon, necessary or incidental to a project; to construct, reconstruct, remodel, repair, improve, install improvements, buildings, plants, additions, stores, shops, shopping centers, office buildings, hotels and motels and parking garages, multi-family housing facilities, warehouses, distribution centers, machines, fixtures, structures and other facilities related to industrial and commercial uses; to sell, lease, exchange, transfer, assign, subdivide, retain for its own use, mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise encumber or dispose of any real or personal property or any interest therein; to enter into contracts with developers of property and with other public agencies containing covenants, restrictions and conditions regarding the use of such property for industrial and commercial and related purposes in accordance with the planned project and such other covenants, restrictions and conditions as the authority may deem necessary to prevent a recurrence of blighted, insanitary, undeveloped industrial areas or to effectuate the purposes of this law; to make any of the covenants, restrictions or conditions of the foregoing contracts covenants running with the land, and to provide appropriate remedies for any breach of any such covenants or conditions, including the right in the authority to terminate such contracts and any interest in the property created pursuant thereto; to borrow money and issue bonds and provide security for loans or bonds; to insure or provide for the insurance of any real or personal property or operations of the authority against any risks or hazards, including the power to pay premiums on any such insurance; and to enter into any contracts necessary to effectuate the purposes of this law; provided, however, that no statutory provision with respect to the acquisition, clearance or disposition of property by other public bodies shall restrict an authority or other public bodies exercising powers hereunder, in such functions, unless the legislature shall specifically so state;
(5) To invest any funds held in reserves or sinking funds, or any funds not required for immediate disbursement, in property or securities in which savings banks may legally invest funds subject to their control; to redeem its bonds at the redemption price established therein or to purchase its bonds at less than redemption price, all bonds so redeemed or purchased to be cancelled;
(6) To borrow money and to apply for and accept advances, loans, grants, contributions and any other form of financial assistance from the federal government, the state, county, municipality or other public body or from any sources, public or private, for the purposes of this law, to give such security as may be required and to enter into and carry out contracts in connection therewith; an authority, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, may include in any contract for financial assistance with the federal government for a project such conditions imposed pursuant to federal law as the authority may deem reasonable and appropriate and which are not inconsistent with the purposes of this law;
(7) Within its area of operation, to make or have made all surveys, studies and plans necessary to the carrying out of the purposes of this law and, in connection therewith, to enter into or upon any land, building or improvement thereon for such purposes and to make soundings, test borings, surveys, appraisals and other preliminary studies and investigations necessary to carry out its powers, but such entry shall constitute no cause of action for trespass in favor of the owner of such land, building or improvement except for injuries resulting from wantonness or malice; and to contract or cooperate with any and all persons or agencies, public or private, in the making and carrying out of the surveys, appraisals, studies and plans;
(8) To prepare plans and provide reasonable assistance for the relocation of families displaced from an industrial or commercial clearance project area to the extent essential for acquiring possession of and clearing the area or parts thereof;
(9) To make such expenditures as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this law; and to make expenditures from funds obtained from the federal government without regard to any other laws pertaining to the making and approval of appropriations and expenditures;
(10) To delegate to a municipality or other public body any of the powers or functions of the authority with respect to the planning or undertaking of a project, and the municipality or public body is hereby authorized to carry out or perform such powers or functions for the authority;
(11) To loan the proceeds of the bonds or temporary notes hereinafter authorized to provide for the purchase, construction, extension, and improvement of a project by an industrial developer pursuant to an industrial development contract approved by the authority in accordance with subdivision (2) of section 100.410;
(12) To exercise all powers or parts or combinations of powers necessary, convenient or appropriate to undertake and carry out plans and projects and all the powers herein granted.
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(L. 1967 p. 172 § 10, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1477, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1411 & 1587, A.L. 1986 S.B. 591)
Effective 5-30-86
CROSS REFERENCES:
Bi-state development agency, bonds of, investment in authorized, 70.377
Multinational banks, securities and obligations of, investment in, when, 409.950
Savings accounts in insured savings and loan associations, investment in authorized, 369.194

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages

Chapter 100 - Industrial Development

Section 100.010 - Definitions.

Section 100.020 - Municipality may carry out industrial development projects.

Section 100.030 - Acceptance of federal grants or gifts.

Section 100.040 - Plans for industrial development to be made.

Section 100.050 - Approval of plan by governing body of municipality — information required — additional information required, when — payments in lieu of taxes, applied how — reimbursement, when.

Section 100.059 - Notice of proposed project for industrial development, when, contents — limitation on indebtedness, inclusions — applicability, limitation.

Section 100.090 - General obligation bonds authorized.

Section 100.100 - Revenue bonds authorized, how paid.

Section 100.105 - Municipality to file annual report on bond issuances with department, content.

Section 100.120 - Time for election — subsequent elections.

Section 100.130 - Municipality to fix terms and form of revenue bonds.

Section 100.140 - Sinking fund for revenue bonds.

Section 100.150 - Revenue bonds payable from revenues only — statement on bond.

Section 100.155 - Revenue bonds, municipalities, refunding issue authorized — form and terms.

Section 100.160 - Municipality to carry out plan on receipt of funds.

Section 100.170 - Construction to be under contract — how let, notice.

Section 100.180 - Municipality's power to enter into loans, sales, leases or mortgages — terms — requirements.

Section 100.190 - Property acquired may be sold.

Section 100.200 - Sales of industrial development property acquired with revenue bonds.

Section 100.250 - Title of act.

Section 100.255 - Definitions.

Section 100.260 - Funds established — administration, investment — no transfer to general revenue, when — increase of certain revenue calculated and allocated to Jobs Now fund.

Section 100.263 - Infrastructure development fund, created, purpose — lapse into general revenue, prohibited.

Section 100.265 - Missouri development finance board created — members, qualifications, appointment, terms — meetings — quorum — expenses.

Section 100.270 - Board's powers and duties — rules, authority to promulgate.

Section 100.273 - Development finance board employees are state employees eligible for state retirement — not eligible for state health insurance plan unless requested by board — no purchase of creditable service, exception.

Section 100.275 - Bonds and notes issued — approved as investment, who may invest — tax exemptions, exceptions — power to contract with development agency.

Section 100.277 - Employment and business opportunities required to be provided, to whom.

Section 100.281 - Project plan, approval procedure — board to review and grant loan, when — borrowing power — sale of bonds.

Section 100.282 - Limitations on approval of loans.

Section 100.286 - Loans secured by certain funds — standards — information required — review and certification by participating lender — board approval — fee, tax credit, limitation.

Section 100.287 - Default procedure — subrogation to rights of lender upon payment from fund, amount.

Section 100.291 - Guarantees issued by board, when — application, fee — information required.

Section 100.292 - Guarantee agreement provisions.

Section 100.293 - Citation — jobs now recommendation committee created, membership, duties — applications — preference given to certain projects — requests granted, determinations required.

Section 100.296 - Application of provisions of other sections — state and local records laws — meetings of governmental bodies — conflict of interest or lobbying — prohibited loans — notifications of certain campaign contributions.

Section 100.297 - Tax credit for owner of revenue bonds or notes, purpose, when, amount, limitation.

Section 100.300 - Short title.

Section 100.310 - Definitions.

Section 100.320 - Planned industrial expansion authority created, powers exercised, when.

Section 100.330 - Commissioners, number reduced, appointment, term, vacancies.

Section 100.331 - Commissioners, number reduced, appointment, terms, qualifications, vacancies — consolidation plan authorized (St. Louis City).

Section 100.340 - Commission, quorum, officers, legal services, how obtained.

Section 100.350 - Commissioner, expenses — certificate of appointment.

Section 100.360 - Commissioner, removal for cause, hearing.

Section 100.370 - Commissioners or employees of authority, voluntary interest in project prohibited — disclosure of involuntary interest required and participation in action of authority forbidden — violation is misconduct, office forfeited.

Section 100.380 - Adoption of resolution or ordinance, effect of — certified copy admissible as evidence.

Section 100.390 - Authority to be a body corporate and politic, powers and duties of authority.

Section 100.400 - Preparation and approval of plans, regulations governing.

Section 100.410 - Property in a project, how disposed of.

Section 100.420 - Authority may exercise power of eminent domain.

Section 100.430 - Bonds, issuance by authority.

Section 100.440 - Bonds, how issued, authorized and sold.

Section 100.445 - Allowable rates of interest.

Section 100.450 - Bonds, no personal liability on, not a debt of issuing subdivision or state — interest on bonds exempt from income tax.

Section 100.460 - Signatures on bonds, validity of — bonds negotiable — conclusive presumption that bond was issued for stated purpose.

Section 100.470 - Payment of bonds secured, how.

Section 100.480 - Powers of obligee granted by authority.

Section 100.490 - Obligee, rights of, exception.

Section 100.500 - Bonds or other obligations legal investments for enumerated purposes, when.

Section 100.510 - Contracts with federal government, provisions for conveyance of project and land to federal government — authorized, reconveyance when.

Section 100.520 - Execution or judicial process, property and funds of authority exempt from, exceptions.

Section 100.530 - Public bodies may assist a project, how.

Section 100.540 - Sales by public body to authority, how made.

Section 100.550 - Cities may levy taxes or sell bonds to finance grants to an authority.

Section 100.560 - Two or more authorities may cooperate in a project.

Section 100.570 - Ad valorem tax benefits available, when.

Section 100.580 - Annual report of authority, contents — satisfactory progress of projects, procedure to determine.

Section 100.590 - Authority may assume projects of constitutional charter cities, when.

Section 100.600 - Any municipality authorized to prepare a master plan for physical development of community.

Section 100.610 - Law to be liberally construed.

Section 100.620 - Powers conferred in this law to be supplemental to existing powers.

Section 100.700 - Title.

Section 100.710 - Definitions.

Section 100.720 - Additional powers of Missouri development finance board — certificates, state credit for.

Section 100.730 - Establishment of procedures to determine eligible industries — authority to request information.

Section 100.740 - Financing agreement, authority to enter into.

Section 100.750 - Financing agreement, contents.

Section 100.760 - Credit agreement, conditions.

Section 100.770 - Factors considered in awarding credit.

Section 100.780 - Board authority to determine projects, assessments, credits and refunds, credit and assessment time limit.

Section 100.790 - Agreement contents.

Section 100.800 - Noncompliance by eligible industry, determination, penalty.

Section 100.810 - Evaluation of program.

Section 100.820 - Program costs, how paid, assessments.

Section 100.830 - Special fund, purposes — certification by employer.

Section 100.840 - Board, powers to borrow money — issue and sell certificates — sale or exchange of refunding certificates — certificates not indebtedness of state.

Section 100.850 - Assessments remittal, job development assessment fee — company records available to board, when — when remitted assessment ceases — tax credit amount, cap, claiming credit — refunds.