HCSHB1757--STATEBUILDINGUSAGETASKFORCE
SPONSOR: Railsback
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonCorrectionsandPublicInstitutionsbyavoteof9to
0.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
1757.
Thisbillestablishesthe"StateBuildingUsageTaskForce".The
dutiesoftheTaskForcewillbetoevaluatetheconditionsofall
stategovernment-ownedandleasedrealproperties,aswellasthe
currentfundingreceivedformaintainingeachrealproperty. Real
propertiesownedandleasedbypublicschoolsareexcludedfromthe
TaskForce'sevaluations.
ThemembershipoftheTaskForceshallconsistof:
(1)ThreemembersoftheHouseofRepresentatives withtwomembers
appointedbytheSpeakeroftheHouseandonememberappointedby
theMinorityLeaderoftheHouse;
(2)ThreemembersoftheSenate,withtwoappointedbythe
PresidentProTemoftheSenateandonememberappointedbythe
MinorityLeaderoftheSenate;
(3)TheGovernororhisorherdesignee;
(4)TheCommissioneroftheOfficeofAdministration orhisorher
designee;and
(5)TheChiefJusticeoftheMissouriSupremeCourtorhisorher
designee.
ThisbillspecifiesthesupportstafffortheTaskForce,andwhen
theTaskForceistosuspendandresumeoperationseachyear.This
billalsorequirestheOfficeofAdministration toprovidealist
ofallgovernment-ownedandleasedrealpropertytotheTaskForce
within60daysoftheeffectivedateofthisbill.TheOfficeof
Administration shallprovideanupdatedlisttotheTaskForce
followinganychangesaswellaseachtimetheTaskForceresumes
operationseachyear.
TheTaskForceistosubmitareporttotheGeneralAssemblyby
September30,2023withitsrecommendations astowhatshouldbe
donewitheachrealproperty,includingfundingrecommendations.
IftheTaskForcerecommendsthatanyrealpropertiesshouldbe rehabilitatedorliquidated,thentheTaskForceshallcreatea
detailedplanthatcanbeimplementedwithintwoyearsforthe
rehabilitation orliquidationofthoserealproperties.
TheTaskForceshallsubmitasecondreporttotheGeneralAssembly
afterresumingoperationsandbeforeSeptember30,2025.The
provisionsofthebillwillexpire12yearsaftertheeffective
date.
ThissectionshallterminateonSeptember30,ofthecalendaryear
immediatelyfollowingthecalendaryearinwhichtheprogram
authorizedunderthissectionissunset
ThisbillissimilartoHB1180(2021).
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthebillwillhelpidentifyvacant
andunderutilizedbuildingsandencourageadecisiononthesaleor
transferofsuchproperties. Forexample,thereisaclosedprison
whichcosts$1.5milliontomaintainandwhichmaybeabletobe
usedforotherpurposes.
TestifyingforthebillwasRepresentative Railsback.
OPPONENTS: Thosewhoopposethebillprovidedwrittentestimony.
TestifyingagainstthebillwasArnieC.AcDienoff.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonycanbefoundunderTestimonyonthebillpageon
theHousewebsite.