Missouri HB 2039: Creates the "Missouri Route 66 Centennial Commission"

Bill Text

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
[PERFECTED]
HOUSE BILL NO. 2039
99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE FRAKER.
5459H.01P D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapter 620, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the Missouri Route
66 centennial commission.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 620, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 620.2200, to read as follows:
620.2200. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Missouri Route 66
2 Centennial Commission Act”.
3 2. The commission shall be composed of eighteen members who reflect the interests,
4 history, and importance of the communities along Route 66 in Missouri. The members shall
5 be appointed as follows:
6 (1) Two public members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
7 (2) Two public members appointed by the minority leader of the house of
8 representatives;
9 (3) Two public members appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate;
10 (4) Two public members appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
11 (5) Three public members appointed by the governor, one of whom shall serve as
12 chairperson; and
13 (6) Seven ex officio members as follows:
14 (a) The governor, or his or her designee;
15 (b) The director of the department of transportation, or his or her designee;
EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended
to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.

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16 (c) The director of the department of natural resources, or his or her designee;
17 (d) The director of the division of tourism, or his or her designee;
18 (e) The director of the department of economic development, or his or her designee;
19 (f) The secretary of state, or his or her designee; and
20 (g) The president of the Route 66 Association of Missouri, or his or her designee.
21 3. An ex officio member of the commission vacates his or her position on the
22 commission if he or she ceases to hold the position that qualifies the person for service on
23 the commission.
24 4. (1) A public member of the commission is not entitled to compensation but is
25 entitled to reimbursement for the travel expenses incurred by the member while
26 transacting commission business.
27 (2) An ex officio member's service on the commission is an additional duty of the
28 underlying position that qualifies the member for service on the commission. The
29 entitlement of an ex officio member to compensation or reimbursement for travel expenses
30 incurred while transacting commission business is governed by the law that applies to the
31 member's service in that underlying position, and any payment to the member for either
32 purpose shall be made from an appropriation that may be used for the purpose and is
33 available to the state agency that the member serves in that underlying position.
34 5. (1) The commission shall meet at least quarterly at the times and places in this
35 state that the commission designates.
36 (2) A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum for
37 transacting commission business.
38 6. The duties of the commission shall be to:
39 (1) Plan and sponsor official Route 66 centennial events, programs, and activities
40 in the state;
41 (2) Encourage the development of programs designed to involve all citizens in
42 activities that commemorate Route 66 centennial events in the state; and
43 (3) To the best of the commission's ability, make available to the public information
44 on Route 66 centennial events happening throughout the state.
45 7. Subject to appropriation, the office of tourism shall provide administrative and
46 other support to the commission.
47 8. (1) The commission may accept monetary gifts and grants from any public or
48 private source, to be held in the Missouri Route 66 centennial commission fund. The
49 Missouri Route 66 centennial commission fund is created as a nonappropriated trust fund
50 to be held outside of the state treasury, with the state treasurer as custodian. The fund

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51 shall be expended solely for the use of the commission in performing the commission's
52 powers and duties under this section.
53 (2) The commission may also accept in-kind gifts.
54 9. Before June 30, 2027, a final report on the commission's activities shall be
55 delivered to the governor. The commission shall be dissolved on June 30, 2027, and any
56 moneys remaining in the Missouri Route 66 centennial commission fund shall be deposited
57 in the general revenue fund.
58 10. The provisions of this section terminate on December 1, 2027.
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