HB 945 -- Accountability for Economic Incentives and Tax Credits

Sponsor:  Jolly

For any contract or agreement between the Department of Economic
Development and another party that provides grants, loans, or
other assistance to which a monetary value can be assigned,
current law requires the department to specify that the recipient
will use the grant, loan, or other assistance solely as required
by the program through which the assistance was provided and that
misappropriated funds be repaid in full to the department.  This
bill applies the same conditions to tax credits.

In addition, the bill requires the department for each grant,
loan, or tax credit to:

(1)  Describe the economic incentive, including its amount and
type;

(2)  State why the economic incentive is needed;

(3)  State the public purpose for the incentive;

(4)  State the goals for the incentive and the time periods by
which these goals must be met;

(5)  Describe the financial obligations of the party if the
requirements of the contract or agreement are not met;

(6)  State the name and address of the parent corporation of the
recipient, if any; and

(7)  State all other financial assistance known by the department
that was received by the recipient for the same project.

All contracts and agreements are governed by the applicable
provisions of contract law.

The department is also required to submit a report regarding all
economic incentives administered in the previous calendar year to
the President Pro Tem of the Senate and the Speaker of the House
of Representatives by July 1 of each year.  The bill specifies
the requirements of the report.

Missouri House of Representatives
92nd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 23, 2004 at 11:14 am