Title XIV, ROADS AND WATERWAYS

238.320. Project plans, commission approval of. — Before construction of any project, the corporation shall submit the final financing plan and final construction plans and specifications to the commission for its approval. The corporation shall make any revisions in the plans an…

238.322. Funding mechanisms, allowable — deposits with commission, purpose. — 1. A corporation may use any one or more of the funding methods specifically authorized by sections 238.300 to 238.360 and any other lawful funding the corporation may obtain for the project. 2. The com…

238.325. Fees, tolls and charges, allowed when, enforcement authority — relocation of highways and roads, authority. — 1. The corporation may, subject to commission approval: (1) Establish and impose fees for services provided by the corporation; and (2) Charge and collect tolls,…

238.327. Indebtedness authorized — bonds, may be issued. — 1. A corporation may contract and incur liabilities appropriate to accomplish its purposes. 2. It may borrow money for its corporate purposes at such rates of interest as the corporation may determine. 3. It may issue bon…

238.330. Revenue bonds, authorized — procedures, requirements — refunding bonds — tax-exempt status. — 1. A corporation may at any time authorize or issue revenue bonds for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of any project. Every issue of such bonds shall be payabl…

238.332. Property, corporation may purchase and control access. — The corporation may, subject to commission approval: (1) Purchase land or receive contributions of land and cash for project right-of-way; (2) Limit and control access from adjacent property to a corporation projec…

238.335. Condemnation, subject to commission approval — procedures — relocation expenses to be paid, how. — 1. The commission is authorized to condemn lands for the corporation in the name of the state of Missouri, upon prior approval by the commission as to the necessity for the…

238.337. Contractual powers. — The corporation may contract with: (1) A federal agency, a state or its agencies and political subdivisions * , the commission, a local transportation authority, a corporation, partnership or individual regarding funding, promotion, planning, design…

238.340. Powers — generally. — In addition to all other powers granted by sections 238.300 to 238.360 and all powers granted to general not-for-profit corporations under chapter 355, the corporation shall have the following general powers: (1) To sue and be sued in its own name, …

238.342. Indemnification of directors, employees. — 1. The corporation may indemnify any current or former director or employee for expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with any claim asserted against him in the absence of his gross negligence, intention…

238.345. Commission may provide assistance, how. — The commission may contract with a corporation to provide it assistance in project funding, promotion, planning, design, right-of-way acquisition, relocation assistance services, construction, maintenance, and operation. The comm…

238.347. Rules, commission may adopt. — The commission is authorized to adopt reasonable administrative rules regarding transportation corporations under chapter 536. ­­-------- (L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 29) Effective 5-30-90

238.350. Projects, regulation of — treatment as part of highway system, when. — 1. For the purpose of law enforcement, a corporation project shall be treated as a commission highway under chapter 43. 2. All laws of this state relating to maintaining, signing, damaging, and obstru…

238.352. Transfer of project to commission, when — dissolution of corporation, required when — procedures. — 1. When a project is completed and all outstanding bonds, notes, obligations, liabilities or other debts of the corporation have been paid and retired or the corporation h…

238.355. Dissolution by commission, procedures, limitations. — 1. The commission may alter the organization, project or activities of the corporation by written directions to the board. 2. The commission may dissolve the corporation. The commission shall not dissolve the corporat…

238.357. Dissolution by board, procedures. — 1. Whenever the board by resolution shall determine that the purposes for which the corporation was formed have been complied with and that all obligations of the corporation have been fully paid or that appropriate judicial action to …

238.360. Articles of dissolution, execution of — secretary of state to issue certificate, when. — 1. Articles of dissolution shall be executed in triplicate by the corporation by its president and attested to by its secretary. Triplicate originals of such articles of dissolution …

238.362. Toll enforcement, authority — toll assessment and collection, methods — notice to be posted near toll facility. — 1. The commission may authorize transportation corporations which operate a toll facility to enforce the payment of tolls against the operator of a vehicle f…

238.365. Infraction for violation of toll collection regulation — report, admissibility, photo is rebuttable presumption, multiple vehicle owners. — 1. The driver of a vehicle involved in a violation of toll collection regulations is guilty of an infraction and upon conviction th…

238.367. Procedures to collect tolls and issue traffic citation for toll violation, report of violation. — The following procedures must be taken for the collection of tolls and issuance of traffic citations under the toll collection regulations: (1) Any toll booth operator witne…

238.400. County first class transit authority created — members, appointment, qualifications. — 1. Any county of the first class may, by ordinance or order of the county governing body, establish a county transit authority, which shall be known as the "______ County Transit Autho…

238.402. County first class transit authority — powers, generally. — Any transit authority established pursuant to section 238.400 shall have the following powers: (1) To acquire by gift, purchase or lease, sell or otherwise dispose of, and to plan, construct, operate and maintai…

238.404. County first class transit authority — powers with respect to bi-state development agency. — In addition to the powers prescribed in section 238.402, any transit authority established pursuant to section 238.400, with respect to its dealings with the bi-state development…

238.406. Instruments issued by transit authority to be recognized as securities. — Any notes, bonds or other instruments in writing issued by a transit authority pursuant to the provisions of sections 238.400 to 238.412 are recognized to be securities in which all state and munic…

238.408. Property held by transit authority — status for purposes of taxation. — All property, real and personal, owned or held by any transit authority established pursuant to section 238.400, and all interest income derived from any notes, bonds or other instruments in writing …

238.410. Transit authority sales tax — election, ballot language, amendment of tax, requirements — director of revenue, duties — trust fund established — surety bonds required — delinquent taxes, procedure. — 1. Any county transit authority established pursuant to section 238.400…

238.412. Certain public officials prohibited from award of government funds. — No elected official in any city or county establishing a transit authority under the provisions of sections 238.400 to 238.412, acting in his own self-interest for profit or acting on behalf of any fir…