Top Law and Government Legislation regarding 'Transportation' in Missouri

SB 896 - This act modifies the methods in which certain special road districts may form, expand or dissolve within counties of the fourth classification. Under current law, a special road district may be organized within cities and towns containing less than 100,000 inhabitants under Sections 233.010 to 233.165, provided the territory of the special road district does not exceed 8 square miles. Under the proposed act, the 8 mile square territorial restriction on certain city or town special road districts will not apply to special road districts organized with counties of the fourth classification. Under current law, the boundaries of special road districts may be extended under Sections 233.010 to 233.165 if a petition is signed by not less than 35 voters in the old district and not less than 50% of the voters in the territory proposed to be taken into the special road district. This act modifies the amount of signatures required from the voters in the proposed new territory. In [...]

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CCS/HCS/SCS/SB 930 & 947 - This act modifies several provisions of law relating to transportation and the regulation of motor vehicles.AIRCRAFT SALES TAX EXEMPTION - Under current law, purchases of materials, replacement parts and equipment purchased for use directly upon, and for the repair and maintenance or manufacture of aircraft engaged as common carriers of people and property are exempt from state and local sales tax. This act would expand the exemption to apply purchases of materials, replacement parts and equipment purchased for use directly upon, and for the modification, repair, replacement and maintenance of aircraft, aircraft power plants, and aircraft accessories from January 1, 2009, to January 1, 2015 (Section 144.030). This provision is contained in SCS/SB 1049 (2008).AVIATION TRUST FUND CAP REMOVAL - This act increases the cap on the amount of jet fuels sales taxes that can be deposited into the State Aviation Trust Fund. Under current law, only $6 million generated [...]

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SCS/SB 1139 - This act revises the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The Department of Health and Senior Services shall establish a first person consent organ and tissue donor registry. Any individual who agrees to have his or her name in the registry has given full legal consent to the donation of any of his or her organs or tissues upon death and as recorded in the registry. An individual may withdraw consent to be listed in the registry. The department and the Department of Revenue shall advise the individual that he or she is under no obligation to have his or her name in the registry. This act also encourages and establishes standards for donor registries. This act facilitates donations by expanding the list of those who may make an anatomical gift for another individual during that individual's lifetime to include healthcare agents and under some circumstances, parents or guardians. Minors who are of age to apply for a driver's permit or license are allowed to agree to donate an [...]

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SB 1265 - This act applies to contract carriers that transport railroad employees under the terms of a contractual agreement with a railroad corporation on a road or highway of this state in a vehicle designed to carry 8 or fewer passengers, including the driver. Under the act, a contract carrier that transports railroad employees shall: (1) Require each driver who transports railroad employees to have a valid chauffeur's license; (2) Provide drug and alcohol screening for each driver who transports railroad employees; (3) Conduct a background investigation of each person who transports railroad employees; (4) Require an application for employment from each prospective driver; (5) Conduct an annual review of the driving record of each driver who transports a railroad employee; and (6) Maintain a personnel file that includes a driving record for each driver who transports railroad employees.A contract carrier shall limit the hours of service by a driver who transports [...]

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SB 1217 - Under this act, the sales and use tax is increased by an additional one percent. The provision of law authorizing the sales and use tax increase expires on December 31, 2018. The revenue derived from the one percent increase shall be used for the purposes of assisting in the reconstruction, rebuilding, construction, and conversion of Interstate 70 and Interstate 44 into an eight-lane interstate system. The act provides that the one percent sales tax shall be reduced in political subdivisions where a TDD sales tax has been imposed to finance highway projects that are intended to be merged into the state highway system. The sales tax in those areas shall be the difference between the one percent sales tax and the amount of the TDD sales tax. The act establishes a fund known as the "State Transportation Interstate Fund" into which the proceeds of the sales and use tax will be deposited. The state transportation interstate fund shall, upon appropriation, be used for the construction,[...]

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SB 1201 - This act modifies several provisions relating to transportation development districts. This act makes it explicit that transportation development districts shall provide an annual budget (Section 67.010). This act makes it explicit that the board of directors of a transportation development district must prepare an annual financial report that is required by other governing boards of political subdivisions (Section 105.145). This act redefines the term "project" as used in the Missouri Transportation Development District Act. Under this act, the term "project" shall not include terrace walls, berms, landscaping, parking lots, parking lot lights, awnings, canopies, marquees, building facades, storefront improvements, or other types of internal development improvements which inure to the benefit of a private commercial developer or group of developers rather than promoting the general transportation infrastructure improvements related to the interests of the public at [...]

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