Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 305 - Aircraft and Airports
Section 305.200 - Acquisition of property — definition — issuance of bonds.

Effective - 28 Aug 1943
305.200. Acquisition of property — definition — issuance of bonds. — 1. Any county, city or city under special charter shall have the power to acquire by purchase, property for an airport or landing field or addition thereto, and if unable to agree with the owners on the terms thereof, may acquire such property by condemnation in the manner provided by law under which such county or city is authorized to acquire real property for public purposes, or if there be no such law, then in the same manner as is now provided by law for the condemnation of property by any railroad corporation.
2. The term "property" as used in this section shall mean and include any real and personal property whether privately or publicly owned or any easement or use therein, including, but not by way of limitation, property owned by school districts, water districts, fire districts, road districts, sewer districts, drainage districts, levee districts, railroads, and property both real and personal owned by any other corporation and shall include churches, graveyards, graveyard associations, parks, private roads, bridges, culverts, pipelines, waterlines, water reservoirs or storage tanks, canals, ditches, and levees, railroads or other rights-of-way, streetcar or traction lines and tracks, telegraph, telephone and power lines, poles and conduits and including state roads or roads under the jurisdiction of the state highways and transportation commission.
3. The purchase price or the award of compensation or damages for the taking of any real or personal property or any easement or use therein acquired for an airport or a landing field or any addition thereto may be paid for wholly or in part from the proceeds of the sale of bonds of such county, city or city under special charter as the governmental or legislative body of such county, city or city under special charter shall determine, subject, however, to the adoption of a proposition therefor at any election to be held in such county, city or city under special charter for such purpose; also to permit said municipality or municipalities mentioned in this section to issue revenue bonds for said above mentioned purpose on authority of the governing body of said municipality; provided, that no airport or landing field shall be established or located in any county, city or city under special charter in violation of any plan or master airport plan or zoning regulation restricting the location of an airport or landing field adopted by the planning commission of any such county, city or city under special charter.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15125, A.L. 1943 p. 326)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13924
(2000) Adding of additional runways to existing airport, and expansion of existing facilities of such airport, is not deemed an establishment of new landing field or of new airport. City of Bridgeton v. City of St. Louis, 18 S.W.3d 107 (Mo.App.E.D.).

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation

Chapter 305 - Aircraft and Airports

Section 305.010 - Definitions.

Section 305.020 - Ownership of space.

Section 305.030 - Lawful flight — unlawful landing.

Section 305.040 - Liability of aircraft owner determined by tort law.

Section 305.050 - Laws of state to govern.

Section 305.060 - Contractual and other relations entered while in flight, effect of.

Section 305.070 - Uniform construction and interpretation of law.

Section 305.080 - Certain acts a misdemeanor.

Section 305.090 - Tampering with aircraft — penalty.

Section 305.100 - Tampering with airport a misdemeanor.

Section 305.110 - Leaving aircraft running — penalty.

Section 305.120 - Definitions.

Section 305.125 - Refusal to submit to test, effect, penalties.

Section 305.126 - Positive test results, test refusals and convictions of violations to be reported to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Section 305.130 - Unlawful to operate without an airman certificate and certificate of airworthiness.

Section 305.140 - Airman certificate to be kept in personal possession.

Section 305.150 - Exceptions to license requirements.

Section 305.160 - Violation of law a misdemeanor.

Section 305.170 - Operation of airports by cities.

Section 305.180 - Operation of airports by counties.

Section 305.190 - Declaration of acquisition of land a public necessity.

Section 305.200 - Acquisition of property — definition — issuance of bonds.

Section 305.205 - Revenue bonds authorized, first class counties.

Section 305.210 - Manner of operating airports — fees.

Section 305.220 - Authority to appropriate money.

Section 305.230 - Aeronautics program, highways and transportation commission to administer — purposes — aviation trust fund, administration, uses — appropriation — immediate availability of funds in the event of a disaster.

Section 305.233 - Technical advice, who shall give — approved airport design maintained.

Section 305.234 - Department of transportation to provide assistance, when.

Section 305.237 - Transportation department to accept federal and other moneys for air facilities.

Section 305.238 - Political subdivision funding air facilities with federal grants may request department to act as agent — laws and rules governing.

Section 305.239 - Contracts for air facilities with federal funding, laws and rules governing.

Section 305.240 - Establishment of air facilities in adjoining state.

Section 305.250 - Adjoining state may establish air facilities.

Section 305.260 - Rights and privileges of adjoining state.

Section 305.270 - Dependent upon reciprocity by adjoining state.

Section 305.295 - Establishment of an airport authority by an eligible entity, jurisdiction.

Section 305.300 - County airport authority, procedure to establish.

Section 305.304 - Boards of directors — number of members, terms — election — election not required when — certain exceptions, St. Charles County — expenses — meetings — officers, terms.

Section 305.307 - Powers of board — condemnation authorized.

Section 305.310 - Additional powers, competitive bids required, when — approval by authority of all transactions.

Section 305.312 - Additional powers of authority.

Section 305.315 - Bond issues authorized — interest rate — price of bonds — required provisions — refunding bonds, requirements.

Section 305.317 - Bond issues, procedure to authorize — limitations — resolution contents — duties.

Section 305.320 - Security for bonds deposited in separate fund — purpose — subsequent resolutions, effect — surplus funds, authorized disbursement.

Section 305.325 - Debts and obligations of authority not debts of state.

Section 305.330 - Property of authority exempt from state taxes.

Section 305.333 - Tax levy — rate — procedure to adopt — election, when — ballot form — use of revenue.

Section 305.400 - Definitions (Greene County).

Section 305.405 - Zoning regulations (Greene County).

Section 305.410 - Annexation of land within airport zone prohibited, exceptions — enforcement authority — board of adjustment authorized (Greene County).

Section 305.500 - Short title.

Section 305.505 - Definitions.

Section 305.510 - Authority established — state aid to terminate June 30, 1983.

Section 305.515 - Members of authority, how appointed, terms, qualifications, compensation, oath, bond.

Section 305.520 - General powers of authority.

Section 305.525 - Contractual and regulatory powers of authority.

Section 305.530 - Bonds, issue authorized, denominations, sale — refunding bonds.

Section 305.535 - Bonds, issue procedure — resolution to issue may contain.

Section 305.540 - Excess revenue, how used.

Section 305.545 - Authority may expand — certain Illinois counties may be included, when — effect of.

Section 305.550 - Additional powers of authority.

Section 305.555 - Authority property exempt from tax.

Section 305.560 - Authority not authorized to obligate state or political subdivision.

Section 305.565 - Bonds, who may invest in.

Section 305.570 - Authority airports to be individually considered.

Section 305.575 - Airport hazards, zoning — zoning committee — regulations, variances — penalty.

Section 305.580 - Noise zoning — major airport land use zoning committee — regulation, variances, procedures.

Section 305.585 - Authority to repay state for state general revenue funds used.

Section 305.600 - Displacing agencies defined — compliance with federal regulations.

Section 305.603 - Certain aid for displaced persons.

Section 305.606 - Acquisition costs for dwelling — interest and debt service costs — title, closing costs — eligibility — mortgage.

Section 305.609 - Dwelling costs — eligibility — payment amount.

Section 305.612 - Programs undertaken by displacing agency — relocation assistance advisory services — eligibility.

Section 305.615 - Head of displacing agency may provide dwellings — comparable replacement housing.

Section 305.618 - Administrative appeals — written process.

Section 305.621 - Benefits not additional.

Section 305.624 - Financial and emotional costs — search for new housing.

Section 305.627 - Clearing, seeding, and mowing of acquired property.

Section 305.630 - Noise mitigation — requirements — roads, relocation of highways — effect of plan on floodplain.

Section 305.800 - Definitions.

Section 305.802 - Derelict or abandoned aircraft discovered, airport superintendent duties — notification of owner.

Section 305.804 - Failure to remove, airport superintendent's authority — sale or disposal of aircraft, requirements — liability of owner for costs.

Section 305.806 - Lien on aircraft — perfection of lien requirements.

Section 305.808 - Sale of aircraft, use of proceeds — return to owner, when.

Section 305.810 - Divesting of owner's legal or equitable interests in aircraft.