Modifies provisions relating to certain convention and visitors commissions

EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
and is intended to be omitted in the law.
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 1538
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR GREGORY (15).
6291S.02I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To repeal sections 67.601, 67.604, 67.607, 67.651, 67.652, 67.653, 67.657, and 99.585, RSMo,
and to enact in lieu thereof nine new sections relating to certain convention and visitors
commissions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Sections 67.601, 67.604, 67.607, 67.651, 1
67.652, 67.653, 67.657, and 99.585, RSMo, are repealed and nine 2
new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 3
67.601, 67.604, 67.607, 67.618, 67.651, 67.652, 67.653, 67.657, 4
and 99.585, to read as follows:5
67.601. 1. In each constitutional charter city not 1
within a county and each constitutional charter county 2
adjoining such city there is hereby established a "Regional 3
Convention and Visitors Commission"[, to consist of eleven 4
members, five of whom shall be appointed by the chief 5
executive of the city and six of whom shall be appointed by 6
the chief executive of the county. Of the members so 7
appointed, two members appointed by the county executive and 8
only two members and one member appointed by the city 9
executive and only one member shall be representatives of 10
the hotel and motel industry, one member appointed by the 11
city executive shall be a representative of the restaurant 12
industry, and one member appointed by the city executive 13
shall be a representative from a major tourist attraction. 14
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Of the members first appointed, two members and only two 15
members appointed by the city executive and two members 16
appointed by the county executive shall be appointed for a 17
term of three years, two members appointed by the city 18
executive and two members appointed by the county executive 19
shall be appointed for a term of two years, and one member 20
appointed by the city executive and two members appointed by 21
the county executive shall be appointed for a term of one 22
year. Thereafter, each member appointed shall serve a four- 23
year term. The chief executive of the city and the chief 24
executive of the county shall designate, in alternate years, 25
one of the members appointed by him to be chairman. All 26
members shall serve without compensation. Any vacancy shall 27
be filled by the respective chief executive officer. The 28
commission shall elect its own treasurer, secretary and such 29
other officers as it deems necessary and expedient, and it 30
may make such rules, regulations, and bylaws consistent with 31
sections 67.601 to 67.626 to effectuate its purposes as it 32
deems necessary. 33
2. Any provision of subsection 1 of this section to 34
the contrary notwithstanding, the terms of all members of 35
the regional convention and visitors commission established 36
by subsection 1 of this section shall terminate August 28, 37
1991. Thereafter, such regional convention and visitors 38
commission shall consist of eleven members, five of whom 39
shall be appointed by the chief executive of the city with 40
the approval of the governing body of the city, five of whom 41
shall be appointed by the chief executive of the county, and 42
one of whom shall be appointed by the governor from a panel 43
of three nominees submitted jointly by the city executive 44
and the county executive and who shall serve as chairman. 45
Of the members so appointed not less than three members 46
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appointed by the county executive and not less than three 47
members appointed by the city executive shall be individuals 48
actively engaged in the hotel and motel industry and one 49
member appointed by the city executive shall be a 50
representative of the restaurant industry. Of the members 51
first appointed, two members appointed by the city executive 52
and two members appointed by the county executive shall be 53
appointed for a term of three years, two members appointed 54
by the city executive and two members appointed by the 55
county executive shall be appointed for a term of two years, 56
and one member appointed by the city executive and one 57
member appointed by the county executive shall be appointed 58
for a term of one year. Thereafter, each member appointed 59
by the city executive or the county executive shall serve a 60
four-year term. The member appointed by the governor shall 61
serve a two-year term. All members shall serve without 62
compensation. Any vacancy shall be filled by the respective 63
chief executive officer. The commission shall elect its own 64
treasurer, secretary and such other officers as it deems 65
necessary and expedient, and it may make such rules, 66
regulations and bylaws consistent with sections 67.601 to 67
67.626 to effectuate its purposes as it deems necessary. 68
3. In the event the state of Missouri or the city or 69
the county fails to make any appropriation or to pay any 70
rents, fees or charges provided in any lease among the 71
regional convention and sports complex authority established 72
by section 67.650 and the state of Missouri, the city and 73
the county, of a facility of such authority with respect to 74
which the regional convention and visitors commission has 75
contracted to provide operations or management services, the 76
member of the regional convention and visitors commission 77
appointed by the governor, if the state of Missouri has 78
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failed to make such appropriation or to pay such rents, fees 79
or charges, and the members of such commission appointed by 80
the chief executive of the city or county, if the city or 81
county, as applicable, has failed to make such appropriation 82
or to pay such rents, fees or charges, shall be disqualified 83
from voting on any matter, action or resolution to come 84
before such commission, and from participating in any of the 85
business of such commission, so long as any such failure 86
continues. If less than a majority of the members then 87
appointed are thereby qualified to vote, the members that 88
remain qualified to vote shall constitute a quorum and any 89
action of the commission which is approved by a majority of 90
such qualified members shall be binding upon the 91
commission]. Beginning August 28, 2026, the commission 92
shall consist of fifteen members, five of whom shall be 93
appointed by the chief executive of the city, five of whom 94
shall be appointed by the chief executive of the county, and 95
five of whom shall be appointed by the governor. One of the 96
gubernatorial appointees shall be appointed by the governor 97
to serve as the chairman of the commission. Of the members 98
so appointed, three members appointed by the governor shall 99
be a representative of the hotel and motel industry, three 100
members appointed by the county executive and three members 101
appointed by the city executive shall be representatives of 102
the hotel and motel industry, one member appointed by the 103
city executive shall be a representative of the restaurant 104
industry, and one member appointed by the city executive 105
shall be a representative from a major tourist attraction. 106
Except as set forth in subsection 2 of this section, each 107
member appointed shall serve a four-year term. All members 108
shall serve without compensation. Any vacancy shall be 109
filled by the respective chief executive officer or 110
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governor, as applicable. The commission shall elect its own 111
treasurer, secretary, and such other officers as it deems 112
necessary and expedient, and it may make such rules, 113
regulations, and bylaws consistent with sections 67.601 to 114
67.626 and sections 67.650 to 67.658 to effectuate its 115
purposes as it deems necessary. The commission shall be a 116
body corporate and political subdivision of the state of 117
Missouri. 118
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of 119
this section to the contrary, all members of the regional 120
convention and visitors commission serving on the board of 121
commissioners as of August 28, 2026, shall remain as members 122
of the board of commissioners of the regional convention and 123
visitors commission, and shall continue to serve until the 124
expiration of the term for which they were appointed, or 125
until their successors are duly appointed and qualified. 126
The four additional members of the commission to be added as 127
of August 28, 2026, shall be appointees of the governor and 128
shall be selected from the commissioners appointed by the 129
governor serving as commissioners of the regional convention 130
and sports complex authority created in section 67.650 131
immediately prior to their appointment to the commission. 132
Of the members so appointed as of August 28, 2026, two 133
members shall be appointed for four-year terms, one member 134
shall appointed for a two-year term, and one member shall be 135
appointed for a one-year term. Thereafter, all such 136
appointments or reappointments shall be for a period of four 137
years. 138
67.604. For purposes of sections 67.601 to 67.626, the 1
following terms mean: 2
(1) "Business", any activity engaged in by any person, 3
or caused to be engaged in by him, with the object of gain, 4
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benefit or advantage, either direct or indirect, and the 5
classification of which business is of such a character as 6
to be subject to the terms of sections 67.601 to 67.626; 7
(2) "City", a constitutional charter city not within a 8
county; 9
(3) "Commission", the regional convention and visitors 10
commission created in section 67.601; 11
(4) "Convention district", the real property located 12
in the city or the county that contains an existing 13
convention center, sports stadium, sports practice facility 14
and field houses, playing fields, outdoor convention, 15
recreational, and entertainment facilities and centers, and 16
parking facilities that is leased, owned, maintained, or 17
operated by or on behalf of the commission, including any 18
expansion or acquisition thereof, which shall immediately 19
become a part of the convention district; 20
(5) "County", a constitutional charter county 21
adjoining a constitutional charter city not within a county; 22
[(5)] (6) "District", the regional cultural and 23
performing arts development district created in section 24
67.627; 25
(7) "Election authority", the election authority 26
having jurisdiction over the area in which the boundaries of 27
the convention district are located pursuant to chapter 115; 28
[(6)] (8) "Hotel and motel industry", the group of 29
enterprises actively engaged in the business of operating 30
lodging facilities for transient guests; 31
[(7)] (9) "Person", any individual, firm, 32
copartnership, joint venture, association, corporation 33
whether municipal or private and whether organized for 34
profit or not, estate, trust, business trust, receiver or 35
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trustee appointed by any state or federal court, syndicate, 36
or any other group or combination acting as a unit; 37
(10) "Qualified voters", for the purposes of elections 38
for the approval of sales taxes pursuant to section 67.617: 39
(a) Registered voters; or 40
(b) If no registered voters reside within the 41
convention district, the owners of one or more parcels of 42
real property located within the convention district as 43
determined by the tax records of real property for the 44
county clerk as of the thirtieth day before the date of the 45
applicable election; 46
(11) "Registered voters", persons who reside within 47
the convention district and who are qualified and registered 48
to vote pursuant to chapter 115, as determined by the 49
records of the election authority as of the thirtieth day 50
prior to the date of the applicable election; 51
[(8)] (12) "Transient guest", a person who occupies a 52
room or rooms in a hotel or motel for thirty-one days or 53
less during any calendar quarter. 54
67.607. Each regional convention and visitors 1
commission is empowered to: 2
(1) Develop and execute plans, policies, and programs 3
exclusively to promote convention and tourist business 4
within the area of the city and county involved; 5
(2) Cooperate and act jointly with other agencies, 6
bureaus, boards, and associations to promote conventions and 7
tourist business within the area of the city and county 8
involved; 9
(3) Contract with any public or private agency, 10
individual, partnership, association, corporation or other 11
legal entity for the furnishing of services and supplies for 12
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promotion of convention and tourist business within the city 13
and county involved; 14
(4) Lease and sublease[, for a period not to exceed 15
forty years, contract to bear the cost of operating] an 16
existing convention center, including any [adjoining 17
southern or eastward] expansion thereof, and to operate such 18
facilities; and to provide services to visitors to the area 19
of the city and county involved; 20
(5) Develop, devise, promote, fund or contribute to 21
the support of advertising and public relations campaigns 22
designed or intended to promote conventions and tourism in 23
the area of the city and county involved, or parts thereof; 24
(6) Contract for, or exact, a charge from any person 25
in connection with the use, enjoyment, purchase, license, or 26
lease of any property or facility operated under lease by 27
the commission, or any activity, exhibit, function, or 28
personnel of the commission; 29
(7) Appoint a director and necessary assistants, to 30
fix their compensation and to remove such appointees; 31
(8) Execute contracts and sue and be sued; 32
(9) Contract with the county and city, or any 33
convention and visitors bureau thereof, involved to allow 34
such county or city, or any convention and visitors bureau 35
thereof, to pay over to the commission the proceeds of any 36
convention and tourism tax or gross receipts tax on hotels 37
and motels imposed by such county or city for the purpose of 38
promoting conventions and tourism, or providing and 39
maintaining facilities therefor or sales tax on the amount 40
of sales or charges for rooms paid by transient guests of 41
hotels and motels imposed by such county or city pursuant to 42
section 67.657; 43
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(10) Contract with any public or private agency, 44
individual, partnership, association, corporation or other 45
legal entity to provide for limitations on marketing or use 46
or both of the facilities referred to in subdivision (4) of 47
this section or other special purpose civic facilities for 48
assembly, display and entertainment which are owned, leased 49
or operated, in whole or in part, by the city or the county; 50
(11) Exercise all powers, duties, rights, authority, 51
and all obligations on behalf of the regional convention and 52
sports complex authority created pursuant to section 67.650 53
and as set forth in sections 67.650 to 67.658, including, 54
but not limited to, those powers and duties set forth in 55
section 67.653; 56
(12) Develop, devise, promote, fund, or contribute to 57
the support and development of sports and entertainment 58
attractions, including, but not limited to, collegiate, 59
amateur, and professional sports; 60
(13) Levy and collect special assessments and taxes as 61
provided in sections 67.601 to 67.626; 62
(14) Levy sales taxes pursuant to sections 67.601 to 63
67.626. 64
67.618. 1. The commission may by resolution levy one 1
or more special assessments against real property within the 2
boundaries of the convention district, upon receipt of and 3
in accordance with a petition signed by: 4
(1) Owners of real property collectively owning more 5
than fifty percent by assessed value of real property within 6
the boundaries of the convention district; and 7
(2) More than fifty percent per capita of the owners 8
of all real property within the boundaries of the convention 9
district. 10
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2. The special assessment petition shall be in 11
substantially the following form: 12
The commission shall be authorized to levy 13
special assessments against real property within 14
the convention district (the "District") for the 15
purpose of providing revenue for maintenance, 16
construction, reconstruction, operations, 17
rehabilitation, installations, and financing of 18
improvements located within the District and 19
entering into one or more contracts related 20
thereto for any of the foregoing or any other 21
necessary or desirable improvement to be made 22
within such District, such special assessments 23
to be levied against each tract, lot, or parcel 24
of real property listed below within the 25
District which receives special benefit as a 26
result of such use of assessment, the cost of 27
which shall be allocated by _____ (insert method 28
of allocation, which shall be any reasonable 29
method including, but not limited to, the 30
imposition of an assessment upon the gross 31
revenue generated from charges for tickets, 32
passes, entrance fees, admission fees, or other 33
similar charges or impositions permitting the 34
attendance of events within the District, as 35
allocated and imposed on a reasonable basis), 36
with such special assessment to be in the 37
maximum amount of _____ (insert unit of 38
measurement, which may include, but not be 39
limited to, basing such measurement on gross 40
revenues generated from charges for tickets, 41
passes, entrance fees, admission tickets, or 42
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similar charges). Such authorization to levy 43
the special assessment shall expire on _____ 44
(insert date). The tracts of land located in 45
the District which will receive special benefits 46
from such service, projects, or improvements are 47
_____ (insert list of properties by common 48
addresses and legal descriptions). 49
3. The method for allocating such special assessments 50
shall set forth in the petition and may be any reasonable 51
method which results in imposing assessments upon real 52
property benefitted in relation to the benefit conferred 53
upon each respective tract, lot, or parcel of real property 54
and the cost to provide such benefit. The commission may 55
establish different classes, based on classification of real 56
property or any other reasonable basis, within the district 57
for purposes of special assessments. The levy rate for 58
special assessments may vary for each class or subclass. 59
4. By resolution, the commission may levy a special 60
assessment rate lower than the rate ceiling set forth in the 61
petition authorizing the special assessment and may increase 62
such lowered special assessment rate to a level not 63
exceeding the special assessment rate ceiling set forth in 64
the petition without further approval of the real property 65
owners. 66
5. Each special assessment which is due and owing 67
shall constitute a perpetual lien against each tract, lot, 68
or parcel of property from which it is derived. Such lien 69
may be foreclosed in the same manner as any other special 70
assessment lien as provided in section 88.861. 71
Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection and 72
section 67.1541 to the contrary, the county collector may, 73
upon certification by the commission, add each special 74
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assessment to the annual real property tax bill for the 75
property and collect the assessment in the same manner the 76
collector uses for real property taxes. Any special 77
assessment remaining unpaid on the first day of January 78
annually is delinquent and enforcement of collection of the 79
delinquent bill by the county collector shall be governed by 80
the laws concerning delinquent and back taxes. The lien may 81
be foreclosed in the same manner as a tax upon real property 82
by land sale under chapter 140 or, if applicable to that 83
county, chapter 141. 84
6. A separate fund or account shall be created by the 85
commission for each special assessment levied and each fund 86
or account shall be identifiable by a suitable title. The 87
proceeds of such assessment shall be credited to such fund 88
or account. Such fund or account shall be used solely to 89
pay the costs incurred in undertaking the specified service 90
project. 91
7. Upon completion of the service or project, or both, 92
as set forth in the petition, the balance remaining in the 93
fund or account established for such service or project or 94
both shall be returned or credited against the amount of the 95
original assessment of each parcel of property pro rata 96
based on the method of assessment of such special assessment. 97
8. Any moneys in a fund or account created pursuant to 98
this section which are not needed for current expenditures 99
may be invested by the commission in accordance with 100
applicable laws relating to the investment of funds of the 101
city in which the convention district is located. 102
9. The authority of the district to levy special 103
assessments shall be independent of the limitations and 104
authorities of the municipality in which it is located; 105
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specifically, the provisions of section 88.812 shall not 106
apply to the commission. 107
10. In addition to the sales tax authorized in section 108
67.619, the commission may impose by resolution a convention 109
district sales and use tax on all retail sales made in such 110
district which are subject to taxation pursuant to sections 111
144.010 to 144.525, except sales of motor vehicles, 112
trailers, boats or outboard motors, and sales to or by 113
public utilities and providers of communications, cable, or 114
video services. Any sales and use tax imposed pursuant to 115
this section may be imposed in increments of one-eighth of 116
one percent, up to a maximum of two percent. Such 117
convention district sales and use tax may be imposed for the 118
purpose designated by the commissioners of the commission in 119
its ballot of submission to its qualified voters; except 120
that, no resolution adopted pursuant to this section shall 121
become effective unless the commission submits to the 122
qualified voters of the convention district, by mail-in 123
ballot, a proposal to authorize a sales and use tax pursuant 124
to this section. If a majority of the votes cast by the 125
qualified voters on the proposed sales tax are in favor of 126
the sales tax, then the resolution is adopted. If a 127
majority of the votes cast by the qualified voters are 128
opposed to the sales tax, then the resolution is void. 129
11. The ballot for the sales and use tax shall be in 130
substantially the following form: 131
132
133
134
135
136
137
Shall the regional convention and visitors
commission impose a convention district wide
sales and use tax at the maximum rate of ____
(insert amount) for the purpose of providing
revenue for the promotion of regional
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12. Within ten days after the qualified voters have 147
approved the imposition of the sales and use tax, the 148
commission shall, in accordance with section 32.087, notify 149
the director of the department of revenue. The sales and 150
use tax authorized by this section shall become effective on 151
the first day of the second calendar quarter after the 152
director of the department of revenue receives notice of the 153
adoption of such tax. 154
13. The penalties provided in sections 144.010 to 155
144.525 shall apply to violations of this section. 156
Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 115 to the 157
contrary, an election for the convention district sales and 158
use tax under subsection 8 of this section shall be 159
conducted in accordance with the provisions of this section. 160
67.651. As used in sections 67.650 to 67.658, the 1
following terms mean: 2
(1) "Authority", the regional convention and sports 3
complex authority created in section 67.650; 4
(2) "Bond", any bond, including refunding bonds, 5
notes, interim certificates, debentures, or other 6
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140
141
ongoing upkeep, maintenance, and operations of
the commission and its facilities, and any
other lawful purpose under sections 67.601 to
67.626?
142 □ YES □ NO
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144
145
146
If you are in favor of the question, place an
"X" in the box opposite "YES". If you are
opposed to the question, place an "X" in the
box opposite "NO".

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obligations issued by an authority pursuant to section 7
67.653; 8
(3) "Chief executive", the mayor of the city and the 9
county executive of the county; 10
(4) "City", a constitutional charter city not within a 11
county; 12
(5) "Commission", the regional convention and visitors 13
commission created in section 67.601; 14
(6) "County", a constitutional charter county 15
adjoining a constitutional charter city not within a county; 16
[(6)] (7) "Governing body", the board of aldermen 17
charged with governing the city and the county council 18
charged with governing the county; 19
[(7)] (8) "Multiple purposes", all purposes for which 20
a building operated by the authority can legally be used, 21
including multiple sports; 22
[(8)] (9) "Transient guest", a person who occupies a 23
room or rooms in a hotel or motel for thirty-one days or 24
less during any calendar quarter. 25
67.652. 1. The authority shall consist of up to 1
eleven commissioners who shall be qualified voters of the 2
state of Missouri and residents of either the city or the 3
county. The commissioners first appointed shall be 4
appointed as follows: 5
(1) Up to three commissioners who shall be residents 6
of the city may be appointed by the chief executive of the 7
city with the advice and consent of the board of aldermen; 8
(2) Up to three commissioners who shall be residents 9
of the county may be appointed by the chief executive of the 10
county with the advice and consent of the county council; and 11
(3) Up to five commissioners one of whom shall be the 12
chairman, two of whom shall be a resident of the city, two 13
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of whom shall be a resident of the county and one of whom 14
shall be a resident of the city, the county or a county 15
contiguous to the county, may be appointed by the governor 16
with the advice and consent of the senate. The governor 17
shall appoint one of the commissioners to be the chairman of 18
the authority. Of the commissioners appointed by the chief 19
executive of the city, no more than two shall be of the same 20
political party, of the commissioners appointed by the chief 21
executive of the county, no more than two shall be of the 22
same political party and of the commissioners appointed by 23
the governor, no more than three shall be of the same 24
political party. In addition, no elective or appointed 25
official of the state of Missouri or of any political 26
subdivision thereof shall be a commissioner of the 27
authority. Upon the appointment of eight commissioners as 28
above provided, the authority shall be deemed to be duly 29
constituted and shall be authorized to commence operations 30
as provided in sections 67.650 to 67.658; but, after the 31
authority is duly constituted nothing herein shall prohibit 32
the appointment of additional commissioners up to the limits 33
and in the manner provided in this section. 34
2. The commissioners shall serve for terms of six 35
years, except that of the first such commissioners 36
appointed, the first person, if any, appointed by the 37
governor, the chief executive of the city and the chief 38
executive of the county, respectively, shall serve for terms 39
of two years, the next two persons, if any, appointed by the 40
governor, and the next person, if any, appointed by the 41
chief executive of the city and the chief executive of the 42
county, respectively, shall serve for terms of four years, 43
and the final persons, if any, appointed by the governor, 44
the chief executive of the city and the chief executive of 45
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the county, respectively, shall serve for terms of six 46
years. Each commissioner shall hold office until his 47
successor has been appointed and qualified. No more than 48
six commissioners of the authority shall be of the same 49
political party. 50
3. In the event a vacancy exists or in the event a 51
commissioner's term expires, a successor commissioner shall 52
be appointed by whomever appointed the commissioner who 53
initially held the vacant position and if no person is so 54
selected within sixty days of the creation of the vacancy, 55
the unexpired term of such commissioner may be filled by a 56
majority vote of the remainder of the commissioners, 57
provided that such successor commissioner shall meet the 58
requirements set forth in subdivision (3) of subsection 1 59
above. Commissioners appointed to fill unexpired terms 60
shall only serve until such unexpired term expires. Pending 61
any such appointment to fill any vacancy, the remaining 62
commissioners may conduct authority business. 63
4. The authority shall elect from its number a 64
chairman and may appoint such officers and employ such 65
employees as it may require for the performance of its 66
duties, and may fix and determine their qualifications, 67
duties and compensation. No action of the authority shall 68
be binding unless taken at a meeting at which at least a 69
majority of the commissioners then appointed vote in favor 70
of such action. The commissioners shall be reimbursed by 71
the authority for the actual and necessary expenses incurred 72
in the performance of their duties. 73
5. In the event any of the state of Missouri, the city 74
or the county fails to make any appropriation or to pay any 75
rents, fees or charges provided in any contract, agreement 76
lease or sublease between the authority and one or more of 77
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the state of Missouri, the city and the county, the 78
commissioners, if any, appointed by the governor, if the 79
state of Missouri has failed to make such appropriation or 80
to pay such rents, fees or charges, and the commissioners, 81
if any, appointed by the chief executive of the city or 82
county, if the city or county, as applicable, has failed to 83
make such appropriation or to pay such rents, fees or 84
charges, shall be disqualified from voting on any matter, 85
action or resolution to come before the authority, and from 86
participating in any of the business of the authority, so 87
long as any such failure continues. If less than a majority 88
of the commissioners then appointed are thereby qualified to 89
vote, the commissioners that remain qualified to vote shall 90
constitute a quorum and any action of the authority which is 91
approved by a majority of such qualified commissioners, 92
shall be binding upon the authority. 93
6. Notwithstanding any provisions of this section to 94
the contrary, beginning August 28, 2026, the terms of the 95
existing commissioners for the authority shall expire and 96
terminate and the members serving on the commission shall 97
serve as the new commissioners of the authority. Any 98
commissioner serving for the authority prior to August 28, 99
2026, shall be replaced by the members of the commission 100
regardless of whether the terms of such commissioners have 101
expired. Each member serving on the commission shall serve 102
as a commissioner for the authority, with such terms, 103
vacancies, and appointments handled in the same manner as 104
set forth in sections 67.601 to 67.626. Notwithstanding the 105
foregoing, four commissioners of the authority selected by 106
the governor that were previously appointed by the governor 107
and serving as of August 28, 2026, shall be reappointed as 108
of August 28, 2026, to serve as members of the newly 109
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constituted commission in accordance with and pursuant to 110
the terms of section 67.601. 111
67.653. 1. The authority shall have the following 1
powers: 2
(1) To acquire by gift, bequest, purchase, lease or 3
sublease from public or private sources and to plan, 4
construct, operate and maintain, or to lease or sublease to 5
or from others for construction, operation and maintenance, 6
convention centers, sports stadiums, field houses, indoor 7
and outdoor convention, recreational, and entertainment 8
facilities and centers, playing fields, parking facilities 9
and other suitable concessions, and all things incidental or 10
necessary to a complex suitable for all types of convention, 11
entertainment and meeting activities and for all types of 12
sports and recreation, either professional or amateur, 13
commercial or private, either upon, above or below the 14
ground, except that no such stadium, complex or facility 15
shall be used, in any fashion, for the purpose of horse 16
racing or dog racing, and any stadium, complex or facility 17
newly constructed by the authority shall be suitable for 18
multiple purposes [and designed and constructed to meet 19
National Football League franchise standards and shall be 20
located adjacent to an existing convention facility]; 21
(2) To adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs 22
and the conduct of its business; 23
(3) To maintain an office, and to conduct its meetings 24
at such place or places in the city or in the county as it 25
may designate; 26
(4) To charge and collect fees and rents for use of 27
the facilities owned or operated by it or leased or 28
subleased from or to others and to deposit any funds 29
received under the provisions of sections 67.650 to 67.658 30
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in a savings or checking account in a bank, credit union, or 31
savings and loan association in this state; 32
(5) To adopt a common seal; 33
(6) To contract and to be contracted with, including, 34
but without limitation, the authority to enter into 35
contracts with cities, counties and other political 36
subdivisions and public agencies under sections 70.210 to 37
70.325, and otherwise, and to enter into contracts with 38
other entities, in connection with the acquisition by gift, 39
bequest, purchase, lease or sublease and in connection with 40
the planning, construction, financing, leasing, subleasing, 41
operation and maintenance of any convention or sports 42
facility and for any other lawful purpose, and to sue and to 43
be sued; 44
(7) To receive for its lawful activities any rentals, 45
contributions or moneys appropriated or otherwise designated 46
for payment to the authority by municipalities, counties, 47
state or other political subdivisions or public agencies or 48
by the federal government or any agency or officer thereof 49
or from any other source; 50
(8) To disburse funds for its lawful activities and 51
fix salaries and wages of its officers and employees; 52
(9) To invest any of the authority's funds in such 53
types of investments as shall be determined by a resolution 54
adopted by the commissioners of the authority; 55
(10) To borrow money for the acquisition, planning, 56
construction, equipping, operation, maintenance, repair, 57
extension and improvement of any facility, or any part or 58
parts thereof, which it has the power to own, lease or 59
operate, and for any other proper corporate purpose, and to 60
issue negotiable notes, bonds, or other instruments in 61
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writing as evidence of sums borrowed, as hereinafter 62
provided in this section: 63
(a) Bonds issued hereunder shall be issued pursuant to 64
a resolution adopted by the commissioners of the authority 65
which shall set out the estimated cost to the authority of 66
the proposed facility or facilities, and shall further set 67
out the amount of bonds to be issued, their purpose or 68
purposes, their date or dates, denomination or 69
denominations, rate or rates of interest, time or times of 70
payment, both of principal and of interest, place or places 71
of payment and all other details in connection therewith. 72
Any such bonds may be subject to such provision for 73
redemption prior to maturity, with or without premium, and 74
at such times and upon such conditions as may be provided by 75
the resolution; 76
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 108.170, 77
such bonds shall bear interest at such rate or rates 78
determined by the authority and shall mature within a period 79
not exceeding fifty years and may be sold at public or 80
private sale for not less than ninety-five percent of the 81
principal amount thereof. Bonds issued by the authority 82
shall possess all of the qualities of negotiable instruments 83
under the laws of this state; 84
(c) Such bonds may be payable to bearer, may be 85
registered or coupon bonds and if payable to bearer, may 86
contain such registration provisions as to either principal 87
and interest, or principal only, as may be provided in the 88
resolution authorizing the same, which resolution may also 89
provide for the exchange of registered and coupon bonds. 90
Such bonds and any coupons attached thereto shall be signed 91
in such manner and by such officers of the authority as may 92
be provided for by the resolution authorizing the same. The 93
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authority may provide for the replacement of any bond which 94
shall become mutilated, destroyed or lost; 95
(d) Bonds issued by the authority shall be payable as 96
to principal, interest and redemption premium, if any, out 97
of all or any part of the general funds of the authority, 98
including rents, revenues, receipts and income derived and 99
to be derived for the use of any facility or combination of 100
facilities, or any part or parts thereof, acquired, 101
constructed, improved or extended in whole or in part from 102
the proceeds of such bonds, including but not limited to 103
convention center and stadium rentals, concessions, parking 104
facilities and from funds derived from any other facilities 105
or part or parts thereof, owned or operated by the 106
authority, all or any part of which rents, revenues, 107
receipts and income the authority is authorized to pledge 108
for the payment of said principal, interest, and redemption 109
premium, if any, except that direct appropriations of tax 110
revenues received by the authority pursuant to sections 111
67.656 and 67.657 or otherwise, other than appropriations 112
for the payment of rent, shall not be pledged for the 113
payment of such bonds. Neither the commissioners of the 114
authority nor any person executing its bonds shall be 115
personally liable on such bonds by reason of the issuance 116
thereof. Bonds issued under the provisions of sections 117
67.653 to 67.655 shall not constitute a debt, liability, or 118
obligation of this state, or any political subdivision of 119
this state, nor shall any such obligations be a pledge of 120
the faith and credit of this state, but shall be payable 121
solely from the revenues and assets held by the authority. 122
The issuance of bonds under sections 67.653 to 67.655 shall 123
not, directly, indirectly, or contingently, obligate the 124
state of Missouri or any political subdivision thereof, or 125
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the authority, to levy any form of taxation therefor or to 126
make any appropriation for their payment. Each obligation 127
or bond issued under sections 67.653 to 67.655 shall contain 128
on the face thereof a statement to the effect that the 129
authority shall not be obligated to pay the same nor the 130
interest on such bond, except from the revenues received by 131
the authority or assets of the authority lawfully pledged 132
therefor, and that neither the faith and credit nor the 133
taxing power of this state or of any political subdivision 134
of this state is pledged to the payment of the principal of 135
or the interest on such obligation or bond. Bonds issued 136
pursuant to this section may be further secured by a 137
mortgage, deed of trust, trust agreement, pledge agreement, 138
assignment or security agreement upon the rents, revenues, 139
receipts and income herein referred to or any part thereof, 140
or upon any leasehold interest or other property owned by 141
the authority, or any part thereof, whether then owned or 142
thereafter acquired, except that direct appropriations of 143
tax revenues received by the authority pursuant to sections 144
67.656 and 67.657 or otherwise, other than appropriations 145
for the payment of rent, shall not secure such bonds. The 146
proceeds of such bonds shall be disbursed in such manner and 147
under such restrictions as the authority may provide in the 148
resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or in any 149
such mortgage, deed of trust, trust agreement, pledge 150
agreement or security agreement; 151
(e) The authority shall fix and maintain rates and 152
rentals and make and collect charges for the use and 153
services of its interest in the facility or facilities or 154
any part thereof owned or operated by the authority which 155
shall be sufficient to pay the cost of operation and 156
maintenance thereof, to pay the principal of and interest on 157
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any such bonds payable from such rates, rentals and charges 158
and to provide funds sufficient to meet all requirements of 159
the resolution by which such bonds have been issued; 160
(f) The resolution authorizing the issuance of any 161
such bonds may provide for the allocation of rents, 162
revenues, receipts and income derived and to be derived by 163
the authority from the use of any facility or part thereof, 164
and of the proceeds received pursuant to sections 67.656 and 165
67.657, into such separate accounts as shall be deemed to be 166
advisable to assure the proper operation and maintenance of 167
any facility or part thereof and the prompt payment of any 168
bonds issued to finance all or any part of the costs 169
thereof. Such accounts may include reserve accounts 170
necessary for the proper operation and maintenance of any 171
such facility or any part thereof, and for the payment of 172
any such bonds. Such resolution may include such other 173
covenants and agreements by the authority as in its judgment 174
are advisable or necessary properly to secure the payment of 175
such bonds; 176
(g) The authority may issue negotiable refunding bonds 177
for the purpose of refunding, extending or unifying the 178
whole or any part of such bonds then outstanding, or any 179
bonds, notes or other obligations issued by any other public 180
agency, public body or political subdivision in connection 181
with any facilities to be acquired, leased or subleased by 182
the authority, which refunding bonds shall not exceed the 183
amount necessary to refund the principal of the outstanding 184
bonds to be refunded and the accrued interest thereon to the 185
date of such refunding, together with any redemption 186
premium, amounts necessary to establish reserve and escrow 187
funds and all costs and expenses incurred in connection with 188
the refunding. The authority may provide for the payment of 189
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interest on such refunding bonds at a rate in excess of the 190
bonds to be refunded; 191
(h) In case any of the commissioners or officers of 192
the authority whose signatures appear on any bonds or 193
coupons shall cease to be such commissioners or officers 194
before the delivery of such bonds, such signatures shall, 195
nevertheless, be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the 196
same as if such commissioners or officers had remained in 197
office until such delivery; 198
(i) The authority is hereby declared to be performing 199
a public function and bonds of the authority are declared to 200
be issued for an essential public and governmental purpose 201
and, accordingly, interest thereon and income therefrom 202
shall be exempt from income taxation by the state of 203
Missouri; 204
(11) To condemn any and all rights or property of any 205
kind or character, necessary for the purposes of the 206
authority, in the manner provided in chapter 523, except 207
that no property now or hereafter vested in or held by the 208
state, the county or the city shall be taken by the 209
authority without the authorization or consent of such 210
party; provided however, that the authority shall provide 211
relocation benefits to all individuals and businesses, 212
occupying said property, in the same manner as such 213
relocation benefits are provided pursuant to the federal 214
Relocation Assistance Act; 215
(12) To perform all other necessary and incidental 216
functions, and to exercise such additional powers as shall 217
be conferred by the general assembly or by act of Congress. 218
2. The authority shall proceed to carry out its 219
duties, functions and powers in accordance with sections 220
67.650 to 67.658, and the authority is vested with all 221
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necessary and appropriate powers not inconsistent with the 222
constitution or the laws of the United States to effectuate 223
the same, except the power to levy taxes or assessments. In 224
no event shall the state be liable for any deficiency or 225
indebtedness incurred by the authority. 226
3. The authority shall grant or award at least fifteen 227
percent of all contracts, employment opportunities, 228
professional services and all other special contracts to 229
persons who are members of a racial minority group, as 230
defined in section 37.013. 231
4. The authority and any city, county, other political 232
subdivision or public agency obtaining funds pursuant to the 233
provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the 234
provisions of sections 34.073 and 34.076. 235
67.657. 1. Nothing contained in sections 67.650 to 1
67.658 shall impair the powers of any county, municipality 2
or other political subdivision to acquire, own, operate, 3
develop or improve any facility of the type the authority is 4
given the right and power to own, operate, develop or 5
improve. 6
2. Any county, municipality or other political 7
subdivision or public agency is authorized to make gifts, 8
donations, grants and contributions of money or real or 9
personal property to the authority, whether such money or 10
property is derived from tax revenues or from any other 11
source. 12
3. Prior to August 28, 2026, the state of Missouri or 13
any agency, department or instrumentality thereof and the 14
county, the city, or any political subdivision, public 15
agency or public body, or any combination thereof pursuant 16
to sections 70.210 to 70.325, or otherwise, are authorized 17
to enter into contracts, agreements, leases and subleases 18
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with each other, the authority and others to acquire, sell, 19
convey, lease, sublease, own, operate, finance, develop or 20
improve, or any combination thereof, any facility of the 21
type the authority is given the right to construct, own, 22
operate, develop or improve, including without limitation to 23
agree to pay rents or other fees or charges, subject to 24
annual appropriations, and to mortgage, pledge, assign, 25
convey, or grant security in any interest which any such 26
entity may have in such facility. 27
4. In addition to any other tax imposed by law, and 28
notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (2) of 29
subsection 5 of section 67.619, to the contrary, the 30
governing body of the county may submit to the voters of the 31
county a tax not to exceed three and one-half percent on the 32
amount of sales or charges for all sleeping rooms paid by 33
the transient guests of hotels and motels situated within 34
the county involved, and doing business within such county 35
for the purpose of funding a regional convention and sports 36
complex authority and for other recreational and 37
entertainment purposes. If the governing body so orders, 38
the election officials of the county shall submit a 39
proposition to the voters of such county at the next 40
statewide or countywide election or at a special election 41
called for that purpose, such special election to be held at 42
the expense of the regional convention and sports complex 43
authority. Such proposition shall be submitted to the 44
voters in substantially the following form at such election: 45
46
47
48
49
Shall a sales tax of ______ percent on the amount
of sales or charges for all rooms paid by the
transient guests of hotels and motels be levied in
the county of ______ to provide certain funds for

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In the event that a majority of the voters voting on such 53
proposition in such county at such election approve such 54
proposition, then such sales tax shall be in full force and 55
effect as of the first day of the calendar quarter following 56
the calendar quarter in which the election was held. 57
5. On and after the effective day of any tax 58
authorized under the provisions of subsection 4 of this 59
section, the governing body of the county may adopt one of 60
the two following provisions for the collection and 61
administration of the tax: 62
(1) The collector of revenue in such county may 63
collect the tax pursuant to rules and regulations 64
promulgated by the governing body of the county. The tax to 65
be collected by the collector of revenue, less an amount not 66
less than one percent and not more than three percent which 67
may be retained for costs of collection, shall be remitted 68
to the county and deposited in a special trust fund to be 69
known as the "County Convention and Recreation Trust Fund" 70
not later than thirty days following the end of each month; 71
(2) The governing body of the county may enter into an 72
agreement with the director of revenue of the state of 73
Missouri for the purpose of collecting the tax authorized in 74
subsection 4 of this section. In the event the governing 75
body enters into an agreement with the director of revenue 76
of the state of Missouri for the collection of the tax 77
authorized in subsection 4 of this section, the director of 78
revenue shall perform all functions incident to the 79
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51
the regional convention and sports complex
authority and for general revenue purposes?
52 □ YES □ NO
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administration, collection, enforcement, and operation of 80
such tax, and the director of revenue shall collect such 81
additional tax. The tax shall be collected and reported 82
upon such forms and under such administrative rules and 83
regulations as may be prescribed by the director of revenue, 84
and the director of revenue shall retain not less than one 85
percent nor more than three percent for cost of collection 86
and shall transfer all other moneys collected for such tax 87
to the county for deposit in the county convention and 88
recreation trust fund. 89
6. All funds deposited in the county convention and 90
recreation trust fund shall, subject to annual 91
appropriation, be disbursed by the county only for [deposit 92
in the regional convention and sports complex fund], first, 93
to pay the county's share of any rent, fees or charges 94
payable pursuant to any contract, agreement, lease or 95
sublease provided for in subsection 3 of this section[; 96
provided that in the event the county chooses to participate 97
in a qualifying project and enters into any such contract, 98
agreement, lease or sublease, then any funds in excess of 99
its obligations hereunder which are deposited in the county 100
convention and recreation trust fund in any year pursuant to 101
subsection 4 of this section may be appropriated and 102
disbursed by the county for general revenue purposes. 103
7. Notwithstanding any provision of subsection 6 of 104
this section to the contrary, funds deposited in the county 105
convention and recreation trust fund pursuant to subsection 106
5 of this section in excess of amounts payable as the 107
county's share of any rent, fees or charges payable pursuant 108
to any contract, agreement, lease or sublease provided for 109
in subsection 3 of this section, including reasonable 110
reserves for future payments of such amounts, shall not be 111
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appropriated or paid except for funding of the regional 112
convention and sports complex authority or for regional 113
convention and tourism purposes to the regional convention 114
and visitors commission established by section 67.601 if it 115
is providing management and operations services for a 116
facility of the regional convention and sports complex 117
authority of which the state of Missouri, the city, and St. 118
Louis County are lessees pursuant to a contract, agreement 119
or sublease with such lessees], and the remainder, if any, 120
annually to the regional convention and visitors commission 121
established by section 67.601. 122
7. Provided that the county's share of any rent, fees, 123
or charges due and payable pursuant to any contract, 124
agreement, lease, or sublease provided for in subsection 3 125
of this section have been made, all funds on deposit in the 126
county convention and recreation trust fund as of August 28, 127
2026, shall be deemed excess funds and may be appropriated 128
and disbursed by the county for general revenue purposes. 129
Beginning August 28, 2026, all funds deposited in the county 130
convention and recreation trust fund shall be distributed in 131
accordance with subsection 6 of this section such that all 132
excess funds shall be remitted to the regional convention 133
and visitors commission established by section 67.601 for 134
the sole use by, and control of, such commission. No funds 135
generated by the tax imposed by this section shall be used 136
for the payment or support of the county's share of any 137
rent, fees, or other charges payable pursuant to any 138
contract, agreement, lease, or sublease entered into, 139
modified, or amended after August 28, 2026, pursuant to 140
subsection 3 of this section. 141
8. In addition to any other tax imposed by law, and 142
notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of 143
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subsection 5 of section 67.619 to the contrary, the 144
governing body of the city may repeal a present two-dollar 145
license fee per occupied room levied in such city on hotels 146
and motels and submit to the voters of the city a tax not to 147
exceed three and one-half percent on the amount of sales or 148
charges for all sleeping rooms paid by the transient guests 149
of hotels and motels situated within the city involved, and 150
doing business within such city for the purposes of funding 151
debt service, lease payments or other expenses of an 152
existing convention center, including any southern expansion 153
thereof, of such city, a regional convention and sports 154
complex authority or a regional convention and visitors 155
commission or any combination thereof as herein provided. 156
If the governing body so orders, the election officials of 157
the city shall submit a proposition to the voters of such 158
city at the next statewide or citywide election or at a 159
special election called for that purpose, such special 160
election to be held at the expense of the city. Such 161
proposition shall be submitted to the voters in 162
substantially the following form at such election: 163
In the event that a majority of the voters voting on such 172
proposition in such city at such election approve such 173
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166
167
168
169
170
Shall the present two-dollar license fee per occupied
room levied in the city of ______ on hotels and motels
be repealed and a sales tax of ______ percent on the
amount of sales or charges for all rooms paid by the
transient guests of hotels and motels be levied in the
city of ______ to provide funds for convention,
tourism and sports facilities purposes and agencies?

171 □ YES □ NO
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proposition, then such two-dollar license fee per occupied 174
room shall be repealed and such sales tax shall be in full 175
force and effect as of the first day of the calendar quarter 176
following the calendar quarter in which the election was 177
held. 178
9. On and after the effective date of any tax 179
authorized under the provisions of subsection 8 of this 180
section, the governing body of the city may adopt one of the 181
two following provisions for the collection and 182
administration of the tax: 183
(1) The collector of revenue in such city may collect 184
the tax pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the 185
governing body of the city. The tax to be collected by the 186
collector of revenue, less an amount not less than one 187
percent and not more than three percent which may be 188
retained for costs of collection, shall be remitted to the 189
city and deposited in a special trust fund to be known as 190
the "City Convention and Sports Facility Trust Fund" not 191
later than thirty days following the end of each month; 192
(2) The governing body of the city may enter into an 193
agreement with the director of revenue of the state of 194
Missouri for the purpose of collecting the tax authorized in 195
subsection 8 of this section. In the event the governing 196
body enters into an agreement with the director of revenue 197
of the state of Missouri for the collection of the tax 198
authorized in subsection 8 of this section, the director of 199
revenue shall perform all functions incident to the 200
administration, collection, enforcement and operation of 201
such tax, and the director of revenue shall collect such 202
additional tax. The tax shall be collected and reported 203
upon such forms and under such administrative rules and 204
regulations as may be prescribed by the director of revenue, 205
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and the director of revenue shall retain not less than one 206
percent nor more than three percent for cost of collection 207
and shall transfer all other moneys collected for such tax 208
to the city for deposit in the convention and sports 209
facility trust fund. 210
10. All funds deposited in the city convention and 211
sports facility trust fund shall, subject to annual 212
appropriation, be disbursed by the city only for first, debt 213
service, lease payments or other expenses related to an 214
existing convention center, including any [southern] 215
expansion thereof, of such city, second, to pay the city's 216
share of any rent, fees or charges payable pursuant to any 217
lease provided for in subsection 3 of this section and 218
third, the remainder, if any, annually to the regional 219
convention and visitors commission established by section 220
67.601 [if it is providing management and operations 221
services for a facility of the regional convention and 222
sports complex authority of which the state of Missouri, the 223
city, and St. Louis County are lessees pursuant to a 224
contract, agreement or sublease with such lessees]. 225
99.585. 1. The state of Missouri, acting through the 1
department of economic development and the office of 2
administration, or any other public body may, upon such 3
terms and with reasonable consideration as it may determine, 4
expend funds for the purpose of aiding and cooperating in 5
the planning, undertaking, or carrying out of a land 6
clearance project or projects within the area in which the 7
public body is authorized to act, or expend funds for the 8
purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, 9
undertaking, or carrying out of a project or projects within 10
or upon any area, property, or facilities owned, managed, 11
leased, maintained, or operated by a regional convention and 12
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visitors commission, to develop, construct, reconstruct, 13
rehabilitate, repair, or improve any tourism infrastructure 14
facilities existing as of August 28, 2019, and for which 15
application is made and approved by the department of 16
economic development no later than August 28, [2020] 2028. 17
Any annual expenditure by a public body for such land 18
clearance projects or regional convention and visitors 19
commission projects related to tourism infrastructure 20
facilities shall be limited to a portion of tax revenues 21
derived directly or indirectly from any such land clearance 22
project or projects or regional convention and visitors 23
commission project or projects supported by such annual 24
expenditure within such designated land clearance project 25
area or areas or such area or areas owned, managed, leased, 26
maintained, or operated by a regional convention and 27
visitors commission, as stated in an agreement entered into 28
between the authority and the public body under subdivision 29
(10) of section 99.580 or section 67.607, as applicable; 30
provided, however, that: 31
(1) The term of state appropriations under any such 32
agreement entered into prior to August 28, 2021, shall not 33
exceed twenty years, and for any agreement entered into 34
between August 28, 2021, and August 28, 2028, shall not 35
exceed thirty years; 36
(2) The annual amount of the state appropriation 37
authorized under this section shall not exceed two million 38
five hundred thousand dollars per year for any fiscal year 39
ending on or before June 30, 2031, and four million five 40
hundred thousand dollars per year for any fiscal year 41
thereafter. No such appropriation shall be made prior to 42
July 1, 2021; 43
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(3) Any such land clearance project or regional 44
convention and visitors commission project shall be 45
determined to produce a positive net fiscal impact for the 46
state over the term of such agreement, with such public or 47
private assurances as the director of the department of 48
economic development may reasonably require; and 49
(4) The director of the department of economic 50
development shall make an annual written report on behalf of 51
the department to the governor and the general assembly 52
within ninety days of the end of each fiscal year detailing 53
whether such land clearance project or such regional 54
convention and visitors commission project produced a 55
positive net fiscal impact for the state in the prior fiscal 56
year and projecting the overall net fiscal impact to the 57
state over the term of such agreement. 58
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (2) 59
of this subsection to the contrary, for any regional 60
convention and visitors commission projects as described in 61
subsection 1 of this section, the annual appropriation 62
amount shall not exceed four million dollars per year for 63
any fiscal year. No such appropriation shall be made prior 64
to July 1, 2027, for any tourism infrastructure facilities 65
located in a convention district. 66
2. As used in this section, "tourism infrastructure 67
facilities" means structures, fixtures, systems, and 68
facilities of multipurpose sports and entertainment venues 69
with seating capacity less than twenty-five thousand, 70
including associated parking facilities, owned by any public 71
body and which the authority determines are a contributing 72
factor in the attraction of sports, recreational, 73
entertainment, or meeting activities, either professional or 74
amateur, commercial or private. Such structures, fixtures, 75
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systems, and facilities may include, but are not limited to, 76
foundations, roofs, interior and exterior walls or windows, 77
floors, steps, stairs, concourses, hallways, restrooms, 78
event or meeting spaces or other hospitality-related areas, 79
concession or food preparation areas, and services systems 80
such as mechanical, gas utility, electrical, lighting, 81
communication, sound, sanitary, HVAC, elevator, escalator, 82
plumbing, sprinkler, cabling and wiring, life-safety 83
security cameras, access deterrents, public safety 84
improvements, or other building systems. "Tourism 85
infrastructure facilities" shall also include any existing 86
convention center, including any expansion thereof, or any 87
sports stadiums, field houses, indoor and outdoor 88
convention, recreational, and entertainment facilities and 89
centers, playing fields, parking facilities and other 90
suitable concessions, and all things incidental or necessary 91
to a complex suitable for all types of convention, 92
entertainment, and meeting activities and for all types of 93
sports and recreation, that is owned, leased, operated, 94
maintained, or managed by the regional convention and 95
visitors commission as provided in sections 67.601 to 96
67.626, along with any of the aforementioned structures, 97
systems, and facilities associated therewith. 98
3. For any land clearance project for which funds are 99
expended under this section on a facility utilized by a 100
professional sports franchise, if the owners of such 101
franchise relocate the franchise to another state during the 102
period of the agreement entered into under subsection 1 of 103
this section, such owners shall repay to the general revenue 104
fund the amount of funds expended by the state pursuant to 105
such agreement. 106
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