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)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development
Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation
Section 253.010 - Definitions.
Section 253.035 - Rules and regulations, procedure.
Section 253.040 - Acquisition of land — eminent domain.
Section 253.048 - Flags authorized for display in state parks.
Section 253.050 - Obligations incurred only as authorized by appropriation.
Section 253.060 - Director's and staff's qualifications — compensation.
Section 253.065 - Park rangers, appointment, powers as peace officers.
Section 253.070 - Expenditures, how made.
Section 253.090 - State park earnings fund created, how used.
Section 253.100 - Removal of timber only on order of record.
Section 253.110 - The Confederate Memorial Park as state park.
Section 253.120 - Confederate Memorial Park endowment fund.
Section 253.130 - Portrait to be located in Mark Twain state park.
Section 253.147 - Maintenance, repair, and construction report to general assembly, contents.
Section 253.150 - Definitions.
Section 253.155 - Motor vehicles may operate, where, exception.
Section 253.160 - Speed limits in park.
Section 253.165 - Vehicles in parks subject to general law regulating such vehicles.
Section 253.180 - Domestic animals prohibited from running at large.
Section 253.190 - Exempted domestic animals.
Section 253.195 - Fireworks prohibited, exception.
Section 253.200 - Taking of wildlife prohibited, exception.
Section 253.210 - Definitions.
Section 253.220 - Erection of structure in park to accommodate visitors — may acquire land.
Section 253.240 - Bonds issued on resolution of board, when.
Section 253.250 - Revenue bonds not obligations of state.
Section 253.280 - Bonds refunded, when — refunding bonds may include interest — how paid.
Section 253.290 - Leases for development and operation of resort facilities — rentals.
Section 253.300 - Leases to be let on competitive bids.
Section 253.310 - Lessees to give bond.
Section 253.320 - Conditions required in leases — effect of encumbrances of lessee.
Section 253.350 - Babler memorial state park — powers of department of natural resources.
Section 253.360 - Fund created, use of income and corpus, investments.
Section 253.370 - Thomas Hart Benton homestead memorial.
Section 253.380 - Pansy Johnson-Travis memorial state gardens and trust fund.
Section 253.385 - Acquisition of Rice-Tremonti Home by department of natural resources — duties.
Section 253.395 - Historic preservation revolving fund authorized — definitions — use of fund.
Section 253.400 - Short title.
Section 253.401 - Definitions.
Section 253.402 - Purpose of fund — administration.
Section 253.404 - Property, interest limited to estate, or term necessary to preserve and protect.
Section 253.405 - Sale or lease of acquired property subject to restrictions — reversion clause.
Section 253.407 - Unexpended balance not to be transferred to general revenue.
Section 253.421 - Abandoned materials belong to the state — definitions — rulemaking.
Section 253.530 - State treasurer to be custodian of fund, duties, powers.
Section 253.545 - Definitions.
Section 253.557 - Credits exceeding tax liability — distribution — assignment.