Title XIV — ROADS AND WATERWAYS

226.720. Unscreened junkyards near state and county roads prohibited — penalty. — 1. No junkyard shall be established, maintained or operated within two hundred feet of any other state or county road in this state unless such junkyard is fully screened from the state or county ro…

226.750. Beautification, rest, recreational areas authorized. — The state highways and transportation commission is hereby authorized to acquire, maintain, and improve areas abutting interstate highways and other highways in the primary system bearing federal designations for the…

226.760. Acquisition, condemnation authority. — The state highways and transportation commission may acquire such areas in fee, easement, or other interest as may be determined by the commission to be reasonably necessary to accomplish the purposes of sections 226.750 to 226.790.…

226.770. Authority to contract with public agencies for funds. — The state highways and transportation commission is authorized to enter into any necessary agreements with the Secretary of Commerce or other public agency necessary to obtaining of available funds for the purposes …

226.780. Expenditures limited to federal funds, when. — For the purposes set out in section 226.790, no state funds shall be expended and all expenditures under such sections shall be limited to funds granted to the state by the federal government for such purposes. ­­-------- (L…

226.790. Commercial facilities within rest or recreation areas prohibited. — The commission shall not operate any commercial facilities in any rest or recreation area. ­­-------- (L. 1965 2d Ex. Sess. p. 907 § 5)

226.792. U.S. Route 66, original roads and highways to be renamed "Route 66". — All highways and roadways, and portions thereof, within this state which constituted the original United States Route 66, as determined by the Missouri department of transportation, shall be renamed "…

226.793. Route 66 signage maintenance and enhancement act — definitions — program established, purpose — department guidelines — fund created — rulemaking authority. — 1. The provisions of this section shall be known and may be referred to as the "Route 66 Signage Maintenance and…

226.795. Scenic road, State Highway 19 designation, duties. — State Highway 19 is hereby designated as a rustic and scenic road dedicated to enjoyment of the scenic beauty of the area of the state of Missouri adjoining that highway. The department of transportation may place suit…

226.796. U.S. Highway 66 designated historic highway. — United States Highway 66 is hereby designated as a historic highway. The department of transportation may place suitable markings and informational signs along United States Highway 66. Such signs shall consist of the usual …

226.797. Scenic roads and highways system to be established — commission's powers and duties — counties or municipalities may make application, procedure to join or remove from scenic system. — 1. The general assembly finds that certain roads and highways serve scenic and natural…

226.798. Factors considered in designating a road or highway a scenic byway — rating system to be established. — 1. The highways and transportation commission shall consider, at a minimum, the following factors in designating a road or highway as a scenic byway: (1) Highway desig…

226.799. Procedure to designate a road or highway as scenic, publication — hearing — county or city in area affected to notify commission of approval or rejection, effect. — Prior to the designation of a road or highway as a scenic byway pursuant to the provisions of section 226.…

226.800. Marking national historic trails with approved signs — donations. — 1. The department of transportation shall mark the primary routes of all national historic trails including, but not limited to, the Pony Express Trail, Trail of Tears, Lewis and Clark Trail, Mormon Trai…

226.801. Signs and outdoor advertising, rules and regulations. — 1. The commission may adopt rules to regulate or prohibit outdoor advertising in order to preserve scenic corridors adjacent to, and visible from, roads and highways designated as scenic byways pursuant to the provi…

226.805. Interstate agency committee on special transportation created — members — powers and duties. — 1. There is hereby created the "Interagency Committee on Special Transportation" within the Missouri department of transportation. The members of the committee shall be: the di…

226.808. Duties of department to assist and furnish — staff for committee — annual report, content. — The Missouri department of transportation shall: (1) Provide staff assistance to the coordinating council on special transportation and interagency committee on special transport…

226.900. Goals and reports on minority employment, training and use of minority-owned construction companies. — The commission shall develop specific goals for minority employment and training and the use of minority-owned construction companies. The commission shall annually pro…

226.905. Contract requirements for use of minority-owned construction companies on projects with federal funding. — A minimum of ten percent of all contracts entered into by the Missouri highways and transportation commission in the design and construction of projects financed in…

226.907. Minority-owned construction companies not required, when. — 1. The provisions of sections 226.900 and 226.905 shall not apply to any contracts necessitated by damage inflicted in the flood of 1993. 2. If the report required by section 226.900 certifies that the ten perce…

226.910. Contract requirements not in compliance with federal law to be null and void. — If the United States Secretary of Transportation determines that sections 226.900 to 226.907 have the effect of placing the state of Missouri in noncompliance with any federal constitutional,…

226.925. Fund created, donations, use of moneys to pay for renewal fee and maintenance of signs for memorial bridges or highways designated for medal of honor recipients. — 1. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Missouri Medal of Honor Recipients Fund". The fund sh…

226.950. Definitions. — As used in sections 226.950 to 226.973, the following words and phrases mean: (1) "City", any incorporated city, town, village or municipality of the state of Missouri; (2) "Commission", the state highways and transportation commission; (3) "Corridor map",…

226.952. Approved location of highway corridor, certified copy of corridor map filed where — requirements prior to filing. — 1. Whenever the commission has approved the location of the highway corridor of a new or relocated state highway it may file a certified copy of a corridor…

[Repealed or reserved.]

226.957. Exceptions to highway corridor law — fee to be paid to city or county on filing of corridor map by commission. — 1. Sections 226.952 to 226.957 shall not apply to, and the commission shall not attempt to file or record corridor maps in those areas of the state having no …

226.959. Applications and requests by landowners on land abutting or in corridor, copies to be furnished to commission. — Whenever a corridor map or any amendment thereto has been filed by the commission pursuant to sections 226.950 to 226.973, each affected regulatory authority …

226.961. Applications or requests not to be approved by city or county without commission approval — procedure. — 1. A city or county regulatory authority shall not approve any application or request described in sections 226.959 to 226.967 concerning property abutting or within …

226.963. Approval by commission may be conditioned upon modification or limits — rejection by city, county or landowner procedure. — If the commission recommends that the approval of the application or request be conditioned upon special modifications or limits, either the regula…

226.965. Commission not concurring with application or request may acquire property — notice of intent, procedure. — If the commission does not concur in the application or request, and determines that it may wish to acquire the property or any portion of it before action is take…

226.967. Notice of intent to acquire by commission, procedure, time limitation, effect — corridor location changes or failure to start construction, prior property owner first refusal to reacquire property at cost. — From the date the commission gives notice of probable intent to…

226.969. Recorder of deeds not to record plat, or city or county issue building permits, until commission has time to act on request or agreement to acquire. — 1. No recorder of deeds shall record any plat for a subdivision or other real property development when either the prope…

226.971. Violations, authority of commission to bring actions in circuit court — restoration of property to its original condition by court order — acts in violation to be unenforceable. — 1. The commission may institute any action it deems necessary in the circuit courts of this…

226.973. Cities and counties to have authority to take actions to preserve and enforce highway corridor. — 1. Nothing in sections 226.950 to 226.973 shall be construed to prohibit or limit the ability of any regulatory authority from incorporating a highway corridor into its mast…

226.975. Commission not required to file plans. — In order to enable the commission to acquire property to preserve a corridor for future highway construction under the provisions of sections 226.950 to 226.973, the commission shall not be required to file detailed plans of the f…