Title II — SOVEREIGNTY, JURISDICTION AND EMBLEMS

8.001. Second state capitol commission established. — The general assembly, recognizing the work of the original state capitol commission board established March 24, 1911, and the work of the capitol decoration commission established April 10, 1917, and seeking to assure the futu…

8.003. Membership of commission, terms, meetings, annual report. — 1. The commission shall consist of nine persons, as follows: the commissioner of the office of administration; one member of the senate from the majority party, appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate…

8.007. Duties of the commission — state capitol commission fund created, lapse to general revenue prohibited — copyright and trademark permitted, when. — 1. The commission shall: (1) Exercise general supervision of the administration of sections 8.001 to 8.007; (2) Evaluate and a…

8.010. Board of public buildings created — members — powers and duties. — 1. The governor, attorney general and lieutenant governor constitute the board of public buildings. The governor is chairman and the lieutenant governor, secretary. The speaker of the house of representativ…

8.012. Flags authorized to be displayed at all state buildings. — 1. At all state buildings and upon the grounds thereof, the board of public buildings shall accompany the display of the flag of the United States and the flag of this state with the display of the POW/MIA flag, wh…

8.015. Senate accounts committee to control use of certain space and equipment in capitol. — The senate chamber, the senate committee rooms, the offices of the members of the senate on the third and fourth floors of the state capitol building and all other rooms and offices of th…

8.016. State capitol dome key, members of general assembly to be provided with — training required. — 1. The commissioner of the office of administration shall provide each member of the senate and each member of the house of representatives with a key that accesses the dome of t…

8.017. House accounts committee to control use of certain space and equipment in capitol. — The house chamber, the house committee rooms, the offices of the members of the house on the third and fourth floors of the state capitol building and all other rooms and offices of the st…

8.020. Governor's mansion preservation advisory commission created — qualifications and compensation of members. — 1. There is hereby created a "Governor's Mansion Preservation Advisory Commission". 2. The commission shall be composed of widows of former governors of Missouri. Ea…

8.051. Gift shop in state capitol — staff — items sold. — 1. The commissioner of administration shall establish a gift shop in the museum of the state capitol. 2. The commissioner shall contract with the licensing agent, as defined in section 8.700 to operate the capitol gift sho…

8.055. High speed Wi-Fi internet access at Capitol building. — Beginning January 1, 2024, unified high speed Wi-Fi internet access shall be provided to the public within the Capitol building and on Capitol grounds. Such Wi-Fi access shall be of adequate bandwidth and connectivity…

8.110. Division of facilities management, design and construction created, duties. — There is hereby created within the office of administration a "Division of Facilities Management, Design and Construction", which shall supervise the design, construction, renovations, maintenanc…

8.115. Armed security guards for state-owned or leased facilities, not applicable to Cole County. — Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 571, the office of administration, division of facilities management, design and construction, is authorized to provide armed security gua…

8.150. Defacing state facilities, penalty — acts by minors, liability. — No person shall write or scribble on the walls or other parts of the facilities, or mark the same with pictures or deface the same in any manner under the penalty of not more than five hundred dollars to be …

8.170. Shall prosecute for injuries. — The director shall prosecute, in the name of the state, for all trespasses and injuries of every kind done to the public buildings and other property, and shall attend to the suits relative to the same. The attorney general shall give counse…

8.172. Parking on capitol grounds, regulations — enforcement. — The commissioner of administration shall make rules and regulations for the regulation of traffic and parking at all parking space upon the capitol grounds and upon the grounds of other state buildings located within…

8.173. Joint committee on Capitol security created, members, duties, meetings. — 1. There is hereby created a "Joint Committee on Capitol Security". 2. The committee shall be composed of the president pro tempore of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives, or g…

8.175. Capitol parking garages under joint control of general assembly — employee parking when not in session, exceptions. — The parking garage located on the northeast capitol complex grounds and the parking garage located on the northwest capitol complex grounds shall be under …

8.177. Missouri capitol police officers, powers and duties. — 1. The director of the department of public safety shall employ Missouri capitol police officers for public safety at the seat of state government. Each Missouri capitol police officer, upon appointment, shall take and…

8.178. Violation of parking regulations, penalty. — Any person who violates sections 8.172 to 8.174*, or section 8.177, or any of the traffic or parking regulations of the commissioner shall be punished as follows: Fines for traffic violations shall not, except as provided by sec…

8.180. Director to pay certain costs. — In all cases where a court or other officer performs any lawful service, at the instance of any director of the division of facilities management, design and construction in and about the collection of debts due the state, and the costs hav…

8.200. Director may proceed against sheriff. — The director of the division of facilities management, design and construction shall proceed against any sheriff or peace officer who refuses to perform any duty, in the name of the state, in the same way and to the full extent that …

8.210. Duty of peace officers of Cole County. — Every conservator of the peace for the county of Cole shall, upon information on oath or of their own knowledge, cause any person committing waste, trespass or injury on state property at the seat of government to be brought before …

8.220. Amount expended for construction not to exceed appropriation. — Whenever the state of Missouri appropriates moneys for the erection of a public building designating the amount and naming a commission or board or any person to erect the building, or contract for the same, t…

8.231. Guaranteed energy cost savings contracts, definitions — bids required, when — proposal request to include what — contract, to whom awarded, to contain certain guarantees. — 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Energy cost savings measure", …

8.235. Office of administration to contract for guaranteed energy cost savings contracts by bid, criteria — use of funds by governmental units — procurement implementation date. — 1. Notwithstanding subsection 3 of section 8.231 and section 34.040, the office of administration is…

8.237. Office of administration to develop statewide plan of energy conservation and cost savings, state buildings and facilities — requirements — moneys to be used. — 1. The office of administration shall develop a statewide plan of energy conservation and cost savings for the b…

8.238. Energy efficiency implementation — deposits into administrative trust fund — annual report, contents — authority of office of administration, rulemaking. — 1. This section shall be known as the "Energy Efficiency Implementation Act". 2. The office of administration shall i…

8.240. Board may acquire lands for state, how. — The board of public buildings may acquire for the seat of government in the name of the state of Missouri, by gift, purchase, eminent domain or otherwise, real property necessary, useful or convenient for the use of the board of pu…

8.241. Certain land in St. Louis City — restrictions. — 1. In addition to other provisions of law relating to title to and conveyance of real property by the state, and notwithstanding any provisions of chapter 8 to the contrary, if the state should ever purchase or otherwise acq…

8.250. Contracts for projects by state or certain subdivisions, bidding required, when — prohibition against dividing project into component parts. — 1. "Project" for the purposes of this chapter means the labor or material necessary for the construction, renovation, or repair of…

8.255. Standing contracts, advertisement and bids — director, duties — agency reports. — 1. The director may authorize any agency of the state to establish standing contracts for the purpose of accomplishing construction, renovation, maintenance and repair projects not exceeding …

8.260. Appropriations of $100,000 or more for buildings, how paid out. — All appropriations made by the general assembly amounting to one hundred thousand dollars or more for the construction, renovation, or repair of facilities shall be expended in the following manner: (1) The …

8.270. Appropriations for less than $100,000, how paid out. — If the amount appropriated is less than one hundred thousand dollars for constructing, renovating or for repairing, or for both building and repairing, no warrant shall be drawn on the state treasury payable out of the…

8.275. Third state building trust fund establishment and maintenance. — 1. The "Third State Building Trust Fund" is hereby established in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of all moneys transferred to it from the third state building fund as provided in this section. 2. …

8.280. Missouri products shall be used in construction or repair of public buildings. — Every commission, board, committee, officer or other governing body of the state, charged with the construction or repair of public buildings, and every person acting as contracting or purchas…

8.285. Policy on contracts for architectural, engineering, land surveying services. — It shall be the policy of the state of Missouri and political subdivisions of the state of Missouri to negotiate contracts for architectural, engineering and land surveying services on the basis…

8.287. Definitions. — As used in sections 8.285 to 8.291 unless the context specifically requires otherwise: (1) "Agency" means each agency of the state and each agency of a political subdivision thereof authorized to contract for architectural, engineering and land surveying ser…

8.289. Agencies using services to be furnished statement of firm's qualifications and performance data. — Present provisions of law notwithstanding, in the procurement of architectural, engineering or land surveying services, each agency which utilizes architectural, engineering …

8.291. Negotiation for contract — not applicable for certain political subdivisions. — 1. The agency shall list three highly qualified firms. The agency shall then select the firm considered best qualified and capable of performing the desired work and negotiate a contract for th…

8.293. Rulemaking, procedure. — 1. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective until it has been approved by the joint committee on administrative rules in accordance with the procedures provided herein, and the delegation o…

8.294. State facility maintenance and operation fund created, administration. — There is hereby created within the state treasury the "State Facility Maintenance and Operation Fund", which shall be funded annually by appropriation, and which shall contain moneys transferred or pa…

8.295. Facilities maintenance reserve fund, up to ten percent of moneys to be used for certain energy projects. — Up to ten percent of the amount appropriated each year from the facilities maintenance reserve fund created in Section 27(b) of Article IV of the Missouri Constitutio…

8.310. Duties of director as to construction, repairs and purchases — exceptions. — Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, no contracts shall be let for design, repair, renovation or construction without approval of the director of the division of facilities …

8.315. Duties of director, capital improvement projects. — The director of facilities management, design and construction shall provide technical assistance to the director of the budget with regard to requests for capital improvement appropriations. The director shall review all…

8.316. Division to promulgate method to calculate replacement cost of buildings owned by public institutions of higher education. — The division of facilities management, design and construction shall promulgate a method to accurately calculate the replacement cost of all buildin…

8.320. Director to prescribe conditions and procedures for repair and maintenance of buildings. — The director of the division of facilities management, design and construction shall set forth reasonable conditions to be met and procedures to be followed in the repair, maintenanc…

8.325. Capital improvements, cost estimates, content requirements — rental quarters with defective conditions, reoccupation by state agencies, when. — 1. In addition to providing the general assembly with estimates of the cost of completing a proposed capital improvement project,…

8.330. Information as to condition of buildings, collection, availability. — The director of the division of facilities management, design and construction may secure information and data relating to state facilities from all departments and agencies of the state and each departm…

8.340. Director to keep file on state lands and condition of buildings. — The director of the division of facilities management, design and construction shall assemble and maintain complete files of information on the repair, utilization, cost and other data for all state facilit…