HB 740 -- CONVEYANCE IN JOHNSON COUNTY SPONSOR: Pearce COMMITTEE ACTION: Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on Corrections and Public Institutions by a vote of 6 to 0. This bill authorizes the Governor to convey an easement over state property located in Johnson County to the City of Warrensburg. FISCAL NOTE: No impact on state funds in FY 2008, FY 2009, and FY 2010. PROPONENTS: Supporters say that there is a piece of property adjacent to the state veterans home in Warrensburg that was promised to the city. A road was built, but there was no grant of easement given. The bill grants that easement to the city giving them the right to use the property. Testifying for the bill were Representative Pearce; Barbara Carroll, City of Warrensburg; Missouri Veterans Commission; and Johnson County Economic Development Corporation. OPPONENTS: There was no opposition voiced to the committee.Copyright (c) Missouri House of Representatives