Title II — SOVEREIGNTY, JURISDICTION AND EMBLEMS

7.001. Explanatory Note. — Explanatory Note.—The boundaries of the state of Missouri have been fixed as follows: The enabling act of Congress (March 6, 1820), authorizing the admittance of Missouri into the Union, described the boundaries of Missouri as follows: (Section 2, Act o…

7.002. Explanatory Note: Changes in the course of the Missouri River which serves as boundary between the states of Missouri and Nebraska necessitated this compact. — That on and after the approval and consent of the Congress of the United States of America to this act and a simi…

7.200. Missouri boundary commission established, members. — There is hereby established the "Missouri Boundary Commission" consisting of the governor or his designee, the attorney general or his designee, the state land surveyor or his designee, two members of the senate appointe…

7.210. Terms of office — successors — vacancies — expenses. — The governor, attorney general, and state land surveyor or their designees and the members of the general assembly shall serve on the commission for a term equal to their terms of office. The appointed commissioners fr…

7.220. Duties. — The Missouri boundary commission shall represent the state of Missouri and may enter into negotiations with representatives from any state having common borders with the state of Missouri for the purpose of negotiating compacts with each of these states for the e…

7.230. Ratification necessary. — Any compact negotiated by the Missouri boundary commission shall not be binding or obligatory on the state of Missouri or its citizens unless and until such compact has been ratified by the state legislatures of the states involved and approved by…

7.240. Governor to convene commission. — The Missouri boundary commission shall be convened by the governor when there is a need to conduct boundary negotiations with any adjoining state. The general public commission members shall be selected when the commission is convened for …

7.250. Dissolution of commission — dismissal of commission. — As soon as compact agreements to establish official boundaries with any state having common borders with the state of Missouri have been negotiated by the Missouri boundary commission, ratified by the state legislature…

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…