Effective – 28 Aug 1951 99.300. Citation of law. — Sections 99.300 to 99.660 shall be known and may be cited as the “Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority Law”. ——– (L. 1951 p. 300 § 1) (1954) This law is constitutional. State on Inf. Dalton v. Land Clearance for Redev. Auth. 364 Mo. 974, 270 […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1955 99.310. Declaration of policy. — It is hereby found and declared that there exists in municipalities of the state insanitary, blighted, deteriorated and deteriorating areas which constitute a serious and growing menace injurious to the public health, safety, morals and welfare of the residents of the state; that the existence […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories 99.320. Definitions. — As used in this law, the following terms mean: (1) “Area of operation”, in the case of a municipality, the area within the municipality except that the area of operation of a municipality under this law shall not include any area which lies within the […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1951 99.330. Authority may be created, when. — There is hereby created in each community (as herein defined) a public body corporate and politic, to be known as the “Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority” of the community; provided, however: (1) That such authority shall not transact any business or exercise its […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1997 99.340. Board of commissioners — appointment — qualifications — terms. — 1. When the governing body of a municipality adopts a resolution or ordinance as aforesaid, it shall promptly notify the mayor of such adoption. If the resolution or ordinance adopted is one approving the exercise of powers hereunder by […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1951 99.350. Board of commissioners — meetings — quorum — employees. — 1. The powers hereunder vested in each land clearance for redevelopment authority shall be exercised by the board of commissioners thereof. A majority of the commissioners shall constitute a quorum of such board for the purpose of conducting business […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1951 99.360. Regional authority — creation — area of operation increased, how. — 1. If the governing body of each of two or more communities declares, by resolution or ordinance, that there is a need for one land clearance for redevelopment authority to be created for all of such communities, and […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1951 99.370. Regional authority — commissioners — terms — additional commissioner appointed, when and how. — 1. If a regional authority is created as herein provided, one person shall be appointed as a commissioner of such authority for each community for which such authority is created. 2. When the area of […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1951 99.380. Commissioners — compensation — certificate of appointment. — A commissioner of an authority shall receive no compensation for his services, but shall be entitled to the necessary expenses, including traveling expenses, incurred in the discharge of his duties. Each commissioner shall hold office until his successor has been appointed […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1951 99.390. Commissioner — misconduct in office — removal — procedure. — For inefficiency or neglect of duty or misconduct in office, a commissioner of an authority may be removed by the mayor (or by the governing body of the county in case it appointed such commissioner), but a commissioner shall […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1951 99.400. Commissioner not to acquire interest voluntarily in clearance project — penalty. — 1. No commissioner or employee of an authority shall voluntarily acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in any land clearance project or in any property included or planned by the authority to be included in any such […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1951 99.410. Resolution creating authority deemed conclusive, when — filing. — 1. In any suit, action or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of or relating to any contract of an authority or other public body, such authority or other public body shall be conclusively deemed to have become established and […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1982 99.420. Powers of authority. — An authority shall constitute a public body corporate and politic, exercising public and essential governmental functions, and having all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this law, including the following powers in addition to others herein […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1982 99.430. Preparation and approval of redevelopment and urban renewal plans — modification of plan. — 1. Preparation and approval of redevelopment and urban renewal plans shall be carried out within the following regulations: (1) An authority shall not acquire real property for a land clearance or urban renewal project unless […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1951 99.450. Authority may dispose of property, how. — Property in a land clearance project may be disposed of as follows: (1) An authority may sell, lease, exchange or otherwise transfer real property or any interest therein in a land clearance project area to any redeveloper for residential, recreational, commercial, industrial […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2006 99.460. Power of eminent domain — procedure. — 1. An authority whose board members are appointed by one or more elected officials shall have the right to acquire by the exercise of the power of eminent domain any real property which it may deem necessary for a land clearance project […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1951 99.470. Vacant land may be developed, when. — Upon a determination, by resolution or ordinance, of the governing body of the community in which such land is located that the acquisition and development of undeveloped vacant land, not within a blighted, or insanitary area, is essential to the proper clearance […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1951 99.480. Bonds — authority to issue — how paid. — 1. An authority shall have power to issue bonds from time to time in its discretion for any of its corporate purposes including the payment of principal and interest upon any advances for surveys and plans for land clearance projects. […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1982 99.490. Bonds — conditions — interest rate — to be sold at par. — 1. Bonds of an authority shall be authorized by its resolution and may be issued in one or more series and shall bear such date or dates, be payable upon demand or mature at such time […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1951 99.500. Bonds — commissioners not personally liable — not to constitute debt of a political subdivision or state — exempt from income taxes. — 1. Neither the commissioners of an authority nor any person executing the bonds shall be liable personally on the bonds by reason of the issuance thereof. […]
