Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 68 - Port Authorities
Section 68.035 - State authorized to make grants to port authorities.

Effective - 28 Aug 2010
68.035. State authorized to make grants to port authorities. — 1. The state may make grants to a state port fund, as appropriated by the general assembly, to be allocated by the department of transportation to local port authorities or regional port coordinating agencies. These grants, administered on a nonmatching basis, could be used for managerial, engineering, legal, research, promotion, planning and any other expenses.
2. In addition the state may make capital improvement matching grants contributing eighty percent of the funds and local port authorities contributing twenty percent of the funds for specific undertakings of port development such as land acquisitions, construction, terminal facility development, port improvement projects, and other related port facilities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any matching grants awarded by the Missouri highways and transportation commission under the Port Capital Improvement Program shall be transportation related.
3. The grants provided herein may be used as the local share in applying for other grant programs.
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(L. 1974 H.B. 1646 § 6, A.L. 1979 H.B. 102, A.L. 1983 S.B. 200, A.L. 2010 S.B. 578)

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government

Chapter 68 - Port Authorities

Section 68.010 - Cities and counties authorized to form port authorities, when.

Section 68.015 - Port district, how designated — boundaries, where filed, how altered.

Section 68.020 - Purpose of port authority.

Section 68.025 - Powers of port authority.

Section 68.030 - State or its subdivisions may transfer property to port authority, when.

Section 68.035 - State authorized to make grants to port authorities.

Section 68.040 - Bonds of port authority, issued, when — authorized as investments — tax exemption — procedure for issuance of bonds and notes.

Section 68.045 - Board of port authority commissioners minimum number required — compensation, terms, duties, how fixed.

Section 68.050 - Conflict of interest by port authority commissioners prohibited.

Section 68.055 - Letting of contracts, manner, amounts.

Section 68.057 - Competitive bids required, when.

Section 68.060 - Consolidation of port districts by contract, how.

Section 68.065 - Powers of state highways and transportation commission.

Section 68.070 - Dissolution, procedure for.

Section 68.075 - AIM zones — definitions — establishment, boundaries — retention of tax withholdings on new jobs, amount — fund created, use of moneys — approval of projects — expiration date.

Section 68.100 - Mid-America port commission agreement, commission, powers, duties.

Section 68.105 - Mid-America port commission act.

Section 68.110 - Counties included (Scotland, Knox, Shelby, Clark, Ralls, Monroe, Lewis, Pike and Marion).

Section 68.115 - Powers of commission.

Section 68.120 - County commissioners to elect two members.

Section 68.200 - Citation of law.

Section 68.205 - Definitions.

Section 68.210 - Establishment of districts authorized, procedure.

Section 68.215 - Public hearing required — notice.

Section 68.220 - Opposition, court to serve copy of petition, procedure.

Section 68.225 - Notice, form.

Section 68.230 - Termination of district, procedure.

Section 68.235 - Levy of property tax authorized — vote required — ballot language — repeal of tax.

Section 68.240 - County collector's and treasurer's duties — use of moneys upon expiration of tax.

Section 68.245 - Levy of sales and use tax authorized — ballot language — collection of tax, deposit of moneys — repeal of tax.

Section 68.250 - Conducting of election, procedure.

Section 68.255 - Statute of limitations.

Section 68.259 - Severability clause.

Section 68.260 - Applicability of law — report required.