| 1 | 1 | | SECONDREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.1724 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 102NDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEFALKNER. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 3752H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsections107.170and513.455,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonewsections |
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| 8 | 8 | | relatingtocontractswithpublicentities,withpenaltyprovisions. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Sections107.170and513.455,RSMo,arerepealedandtwonewsections |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections107.170and513.455,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 107.170.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2 (1)"Contractor": |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3 (a)Apersonorbusinessentitywho: |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4 a.Providesorarrangesforconstructionservicesonapublicworksprojectunder |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5contracttoapublicentityforagovernmentalpurpose;or |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6 b.Contracts,provides,orarrangesforconstructionservicesonapublicworksproject |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7foranongovernmentalpurposewhenactingasalessee,agent,designee,orrepresentativeofa |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8publicentity; |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9 (b)Contractorshallnotinclude: |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10 a.Professionalengineers,architectsorlandsurveyorslicensedpursuanttochapter |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11327; |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12 b.Thosewhoprovideenvironmentalassessmentservices; |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13 c.Thosewhodesign,createorotherwiseprovideworksofartunderacity'sformally |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14establishedprogramfortheacquisitionandinstallationofworksofartandotheraesthetic |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15adornmentstopublicbuildingsandproperty;or |
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| 27 | 27 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 28 | 28 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 16 d.Aconstructionmanagernot-at-riskwithinthemeaningofsection8.675,orwho |
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| 29 | 29 | | 17doesnototherwiseenterintocontractswithcontractorsforthefurnishingoflabor,materials, |
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| 30 | 30 | | 18orservicestothepublicworksproject; |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19 (2)"Publicentity",[anyofficial,board,commissionoragencyof]thisstate[or];any |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20county,city,town,township,municipality,school[, road] district, orotherpolitical |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21subdivisionofthisstate; oranyofficial,board,commission,oragencyofanyofthe |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22precedingentities; |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23 (3)"Publicofficial",anyofficial,officer,employee,ormemberofagoverning |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24bodyorboardofapublicentity,whetherelected,employed,orappointed,andany |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25personservinginacapacitythatcould,underapplicablelaworatequity,bepersonally |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26liableforthefailuretorequirethefurnishingofapaymentbondunderthissection; |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27 (4)"Publicworks",theerection,construction,alteration,repairorimprovementof |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28anybuilding,road,street,publicutilityorotherpublicfacilityownedbythepublicentity, |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29includingworkfornongovernmentalpurposes. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30 2.Itisherebymadethedutyofallpublicentitiesinthisstate,inmakingcontractsfor |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31publicworksexemptfromattachmentandexecutionundersection513.455, thecostof |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32whichisestimatedtoexceedfiftythousanddollars,tobeperformedfor: |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33 (1)Thepublicentity;or |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34 (2)Thepublicentity'slessee,agent,designee,orrepresentativeonworkfor |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35nongovernmentalpurposes, |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36 |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37torequireeverycontractorforsuchworktofurnishtothepublicentityabondwithgoodand |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38sufficientsureties,inanamountfixedbythepublicentity.Suchbond,amongother |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39conditions,shallbeconditionedforthepaymentofanyandallmaterials,incorporated, |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40consumedorusedinconnectionwiththeconstructionofsuchwork;allinsurancepremiums, |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41bothforcompensation,andforallotherkindsofinsurance,onsaidwork;andforalllabor |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42performedinsuchworkwhetherbyasubcontractor,asupplieratanytier,orotherwise. |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43Remotesuppliersshallnotbeentitledtorecoveryunderthebondrequiredbythissection, |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44unlesssuchsuppliersshallhavegivenwrittennoticetothecontractorthatithasnotbeenpaid |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45withinninetydaysofthetimethesupplierlastsuppliedmaterialsonthepublicworksproject. |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46Forpurposesofthisprovision,a"remotesupplier"isanymaterialsuppliertoapublicworks |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47projecthavingacontractwithasecond,orlower,tiersubcontractor,orwithanothermaterial |
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| 60 | 60 | | 48supplierofanytier. |
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| 61 | 61 | | 49 3.Allbondsexecutedandfurnishedundertheprovisionsofthissectionshallbe |
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| 62 | 62 | | 50deemedtocontaintherequirementsandconditionsashereinsetout,regardlessofwhetherthe |
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| 63 | 63 | | 51samebesetforthinsaidbond,orofanytermsorprovisionsofsaidbondtothecontrary |
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| 64 | 64 | | 52notwithstanding. |
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| 65 | 65 | | HB1724 2 53 4.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtorequirea[memberoftheschoolboard |
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| 66 | 66 | | 54ofanypublicschooldistrictofthisstate] publicofficialtoindependentlyconfirmthe |
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| 67 | 67 | | 55existenceorsolvencyofanybondingcompanyifacontractorrepresentstothe[member] |
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| 68 | 68 | | 56publicofficialthatthebondingcompanyissolventandthattherepresentationsmadeinthe |
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| 69 | 69 | | 57purportedbondaretrueandcorrect.Thissubsectionshallnotrelievefromanyliabilityany |
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| 70 | 70 | | 58[schoolboardmember] publicofficialwhohasanyactualknowledgeoftheinsolvencyof |
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| 71 | 71 | | 59anybondingcompany,orany[schoolboardmember] publicofficialwhodoesnotactin |
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| 72 | 72 | | 60goodfaithincomplyingwiththeprovisionsofsubsection2ofthissection. |
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| 73 | 73 | | 61 5.(1)Nopublicofficialorotherpersonwhowouldotherwisebepersonally |
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| 74 | 74 | | 62liableunderapplicablelaworatequitytoacontractor,subcontractor,supplieratany |
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| 75 | 75 | | 63tier,orotherwise,byreasonofthefailureofapublicentitytorequireacontractorto |
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| 76 | 76 | | 64furnishapaymentbondasrequiredbythissectionshallbesoliableunlessthe |
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| 77 | 77 | | 65contractorprovides,priortothetimethecontractisexecuted,tothepresidingofficial |
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| 78 | 78 | | 66orofficerandtothesecretary,clerk,orsimilarofficialorofficerofthepublicentitya |
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| 79 | 79 | | 67writtennoticeinbold,ten-pointorgreatertypeidentifyingthepersonswhowillhave |
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| 80 | 80 | | 68personalliabilityforpaymentandotherwiseprovidingasfollows: |
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| 81 | 81 | | 69 NOTICEOFPERSONALLIABILITY |
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| 82 | 82 | | 70 Failureofthe(insertthelegalnameofthepublicentity)topay |
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| 83 | 83 | | 71 (insertthelegalnameofthecontractor),thecontractor |
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| 84 | 84 | | 72 furnishingthisnotice,underthecontractfor(identifythe |
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| 85 | 85 | | 73 constructionservicesorpublicworksproject),orthefailureof |
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| 86 | 86 | | 74 thecontractortopayanypersonwhosuppliesmaterialsor |
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| 87 | 87 | | 75 servicesfortheworkdescribedinthecontract,canresultinthe |
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| 88 | 88 | | 76 personalliabilityof(identifyallthepublicofficialsorother |
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| 89 | 89 | | 77 personstobeheldliable,bytitleandlegalname)andtheirestate |
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| 90 | 90 | | 78 (s)forsuchpaymentifnopaymentbondmeetingthe |
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| 91 | 91 | | 79 requirementsofsection107.170,RSMo,hasbeenfurnished. |
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| 92 | 92 | | 80 (2)Compliancewiththissubsectionshallbeaconditionprecedenttothe |
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| 93 | 93 | | 81personalliabilityofanypublicofficialorotherpersonwithrespecttotheclaimfor |
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| 94 | 94 | | 82paymentofsuchoriginalcontractor,anysubcontractororsupplier,oranyotherperson |
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| 95 | 95 | | 83underorwithrespecttoacontractforanyworkthatisthesubjectofthissection. |
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| 96 | 96 | | 84 (3)Anyoriginalcontractorwhofailstoprovidethewrittennoticesetoutinthis |
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| 97 | 97 | | 85subsection,withintenttodefraud,shallbeguiltyofaclassBmisdemeanor. |
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| 98 | 98 | | 86 (4)Apublicentitymaydefend,saveharmlessandindemnifyanyofits[officersand |
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| 99 | 99 | | 87employees] publicofficials, whether[electiveorappointive] elected,employed,or |
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| 100 | 100 | | 88appointed, againstanyclaimordemand,whethergroundlessorotherwisearisingoutof |
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| 101 | 101 | | HB1724 3 89anallegedactoromissionoccurringintheperformanceofadutyunderthissection.The |
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| 102 | 102 | | 90provisionsofthissubsectiondonotapplyincaseofmalfeasanceinofficeorwillfulor |
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| 103 | 103 | | 91wantonneglectofduty. |
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| 104 | 104 | | 92 6.[Nothinginthissectionshallbedeemedtorequireanycontractorwhoprovides |
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| 105 | 105 | | 93constructionservicesforapublicworksprojectusedfornongovernmentalpurposesandwho |
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| 106 | 106 | | 94contractswithapublicentity'slessee,agent,designee,orrepresentativeonsuchpublicworks |
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| 107 | 107 | | 95projectusedfornongovernmentalpurposestofurnishabondwhenthepublicentity'slessee, |
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| 108 | 108 | | 96agent,designee,orrepresentativeisrequiredunderthissectiontofurnishabond] Ifconsent |
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| 109 | 109 | | 97thatmeetstherequirementsofsubsection2ofsection513.455hasbeenexecutedand |
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| 110 | 110 | | 98recordedasthereinrequired,nobondisrequiredtobefurnishedunderthissection. |
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| 111 | 111 | | 99 7.Nothinginthissectionshallbedeemedtorequireanypublicentity'slessee, |
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| 112 | 112 | | 100agent,designee,orrepresentativethatcontractswithacontractortoprovide |
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| 113 | 113 | | 101constructionservicesforapublicworksprojecttobeusedfornongovernmental |
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| 114 | 114 | | 102purposestofurnishabondwhenthecontractorisrequiredtofurnishabondunderthis |
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| 115 | 115 | | 103sectionorinfactfurnishesacomplyingbond. |
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| 116 | 116 | | 104 8.Theprovidingofabondunderthissectionshallprecludethefilingofamechanic's |
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| 117 | 117 | | 105lienunderchapter429byanysubcontractororsupplier.Anymechanic'slienfiledin |
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| 118 | 118 | | 106violationhereofshallbevoidandunenforceableandshallbesummarilydischargedbya |
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| 119 | 119 | | 107judgeofthecountyinwhichthemechanic'slienisfiled. |
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| 120 | 120 | | 513.455.1.Allcourthouses,jails,clerks'offices,andotherbuildings[ownedbyany |
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| 121 | 121 | | 2countyormunicipality] andimprovements, andthelotsonwhichthey[stand] arelocated, |
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| 122 | 122 | | 3andallburialgrounds[,] andotherlands,ownedbythisstate,anypublicbodycorporate |
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| 123 | 123 | | 4andpoliticofthisstate,oranycounty,city,town,township,municipality,roaddistrict, |
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| 124 | 124 | | 5waterdistrict,sewerdistrict,firedistrict,librarydistrict,hospitaldistrict,school |
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| 125 | 125 | | 6district,orotherpoliticalsubdivisionofthisstate,shallbeexemptfromattachmentand |
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| 126 | 126 | | 7execution. |
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| 127 | 127 | | 8 2.Ifthestateoranyentitydescribedinsubsection1ofthissectionentersintoa |
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| 128 | 128 | | 9leaseorotheragreementwithalessee,agent,designee,orrepresentativewhoisto |
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| 129 | 129 | | 10provideorarrangeconstructionservicesonaprojectforanongovernmentalpurpose, |
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| 130 | 130 | | 11thestateorentitymayconsenttothesubjectionoftheprojectandthelanduponwhich |
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| 131 | 131 | | 12itislocatedtotheattachmentofmechanics'liensfiledunderchapter429.Anysuch |
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| 132 | 132 | | 13consentshallbeinwritingspecificallystatingsuchconsent,shallcontainalegal |
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| 133 | 133 | | 14descriptionofthepropertytobesubjecttoattachment,shallbesignedand |
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| 134 | 134 | | 15acknowledgedbyitsauthorizedofficialorofficerinaformsuitableforrecording, |
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| 135 | 135 | | 16andshallberecordedintheofficeoftherecorderofdeedsforthecountyinwhichthe |
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| 136 | 136 | | 17propertyislocated.Suchconsentmaybeincludedaspartofanyleaseorother |
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| 137 | 137 | | 18agreement,oramemorandumthereof,executedandrecordedinthesamemanner. |
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| 138 | 138 | | HB1724 4 19Uponsuchrecording,thepropertydescribedthereinshallbesubjecttotheprovisionsof |
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| 139 | 139 | | 20chapter429asifthepropertywereownedbyaprivateperson. |
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| 140 | 140 | | âś” |
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| 141 | 141 | | HB1724 5 |
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