HB 764 -- Transportation Development Districts

Sponsor:  Parson

Currently, the qualified electors of a proposed transportation
district include any people who live within the proposed district
who are registered voters or, if no one living within the
proposed district is eligible to vote, people who own property
within the proposed district.  This bill revises the definition
of "qualified electors" to include any people residing within the
district who are registered to vote and the owners of real
property.  Owners of real property will receive one vote per
acre, and any registered voter who also owns property must choose
whether to vote as an owner or a registered voter.

Currently, the district must submit the proposed project, with
the proposed plans and specifications, to the Highways and
Transportation Commission for its approval before construction or
funding for the project can begin.  The bill allows the
commission to give preliminary approval to the project, subject
to the district providing the plans and specifications for the
project.  After receiving preliminary approval, the district can
impose and collect taxes and assessments included in the
commission's preliminary approval.

Owners of all the property located within a district are allowed,
by unanimous petition filed with the district's board of
directors, to remove any property from the district if the
removal will not materially affect any of the district's
obligations.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated July 25, 2007 at 11:20 am