HCSHB2177--LANDBANKAGENCIES
SPONSOR: Owen
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonLocalGovernmentbyavoteof13to0.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
2177.
Thisbillexpandsthelistofcitiesauthorizedtoestablishaland
bankagencytoincludeanycitywith1,500ormoreinhabitants.
Thebillalsoprovidesthat,uponrequestbyanycitywithless
than1,500inhabitantslocatedincertainnonchartercounties,or
anyunincorporated communitylocatedincertainnoncharter
counties,thecountycommissionmustestablishalandbankagency.
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthebillwouldbeavaluabletool
incleaningupproblemproperties.
TestifyingforthebillwereRepresentative Owen;MattMorrow,
SpringfieldAreaChamberofCommerce;SusanGibson;Missouri
MunicipalLeague;MissouriAssociationOfCounties;JasonGage,
CityofSpringfield;andRobertAshford.
OPPONENTS: Thosewhoopposethebillsaythatlandbankagencies
haveaverypoortrackrecord.
TestifyingagainstthebillwereDavidStokes,Show-MeInstitute
andArnieC.Dienoff.
OTHERS:Otherstestifyingonthebillsayitshouldnotbemade
easytotakesomeone'sproperty.
TestifyingonthebillwasThomasWard.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonycanbefoundunderTestimonyonthebillpageon
theHousewebsite.