SCS SB 1015 -- STATE PARKS

Currently, state park concession contracts awarded for 10 or more
years must be approved by the General Assembly through a
concurrent resolution.  This bill repeals this approval process
and allows the Department of Natural Resources to award contracts
for more than 10 years only if the director considers the
extended contract period necessary for the contractor to make
substantial capital and other improvements.

The bill also increases the maximum amount that can be provided
for the revolving fund at each state park from $500 to $1,500.

Further, the bill establishes a permanent endowment fund for
interpretive programs at Arrow Rock State Historic Site.  Initial
funding is provided from personal property bequeathed to the
department by Bill and Cora Lee Miller.  The department can
expend up to half of the interest earned by the fund annually
until January 1, 2100, and can expend all of the interest earned
annually thereafter.

Finally, the bill authorizes the department to develop agreements
with private not-for-profit organizations to enhance interpretive
and educational functions in state parks.  Eligible organizations
must have been formed solely to provide these services.  Net
proceeds from sales of publications and other items by the
organizations must be used for services in their designated
parks.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated October 11, 2002 at 9:04 am