FIRSTREGULARSESSION HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR HOUSEBILLNO.272 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY 1025H.02C JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk ANACT Torepealsections226.510,226.540,and226.550,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofeight newsectionsrelatingtooutdooradvertising. BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: SectionA.Sections226.510,226.540,and226.550,RSMo,arerepealedandeight 2newsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections71.025,226.006,226.510, 3226.540,226.550,226.1170,227.850,and227.855,toreadasfollows: 71.025.BeginningAugust28,2024,citypopulationsshallbeincludedoncity 2limitsignsonstatehighways. 226.006.1.Thedepartmentoftransportationshalllimitthemessagesdisplayed 2onroadsidedynamicmessagesignstothefewestnumberofcharactersnecessaryto 3practicallyconveytheintendedinformation.Messagesdisplayedonroadsidedynamic 4messagesignsgenerallyshallbelimitedtoinformationrelatedtotrafficconditions, 5weather,oremergencyalerts,andshallnotcontaincommercialadvertisements. 6 2.Forpurposesofthissection,"dynamicmessagesign"meansachangeable 7messagetrafficcontroldeviceusedfortrafficwarning,regulation,routing,and 8management. 226.510.Asusedinsections226.500to226.600,thefollowingwordsorphrases 2mean: 3 (1)"Freewayprimaryhighway",thatpartofafederal-aidprimaryhighwaysystem,as 4ofJune1,1991,whichhasbeenconstructedasdivided,duallanefullycontrolledaccess 5facilitieswithnoaccesstothethroughwaysexcepttheestablishedinterchanges.When 6existingtwo-lanehighwaysarebeingupgradedtofour-lanelimitedaccess,theregulationsfor EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 7freewayprimaryhighwaysshallapplyasofthedatethestatehighwaysandtransportation 8commissionacquiresallaccessrightsontheadjoiningright-of-way; 9 (2)"Interstatesystem",thatportionofthenationalsystemofinterstatehighways 10locatedwithintheboundariesofMissouri,asofficiallydesignatedormaybehereafter 11designatedbythestatehighwaysandtransportationcommissionwiththeapprovalofthe 12SecretaryofTransportation,pursuanttoTitle23,UnitedStatesCode,asamended; 13 (3)"Outdooradvertising",anoutdoorsign,display,device,figure,painting,drawing, 14message,plaque,poster,billboard,orotherthingdesigned,intendedorusedtoadvertiseor 15inform,anypartoftheadvertisingorinformationcontentsofwhichisvisiblefromanypoint 16ofthetraveledwaysoftheinterstateorprimarysystems;exceptthatnoneofthepreceding 17itemsshallbedeemed"outdooradvertising"whenlocatedon,attachedto,orerectedas 18partof,afence,fences,orwallsthatenclose,inwholeorinpart,anathleticfieldthatis 19ownedorleasedbyaschooloranentitydescribedinsection501(c)(3)oftheInternal 20RevenueCode,asamended.Whentheaudienceofsuchsignsisintendedtobethe 21patrons,participants,orattendeesofaneventoccurringattheathleticfield,thesigns 22shallnotrequirepermittingfromtheMissouridepartmentoftransportation; 23 (4)"Primarysystem",thefederal-aidprimaryhighwaysasofJune1,1991,andall 24highwaysdesignatedaspartoftheNationalHighwaySystembytheNationalHighway 25SystemDesignationActof1995andthosehighwayssubsequentlydesignatedaspartofthe 26NationalHighwaySystem; 27 (5)"Restarea",anareaorsiteestablishedandmaintainedwithinoradjacenttothe 28highwayright-of-wayunderpublicsupervisionorcontrol,fortheconvenienceofthe 29travelingpublic,exceptthatthetermshallnotincludeautomotiveservicestations,hotels, 30motels,restaurantsorothercommercefacilitiesoflikenature; 31 (6)"Urbanarea",anurbanplaceasdesignatedbytheBureauoftheCensus,havinga 32populationoffivethousandormorewithinboundariestobefixedbythestatehighwaysand 33transportationcommissionandlocalofficialsincooperationwitheachotherandapprovedby 34theSecretaryofTransportation,oranurbanizedareaasdesignatedbytheBureauofthe 35Censuswithinboundariestobefixedbythestatehighwaysandtransportationcommission 36andlocalofficialsandapprovedbytheSecretaryofTransportation.Theboundaryofthe 37urbanareashall,asaminimum,encompasstheentireurbanplaceasdesignatedbytheBureau 38oftheCensus. 226.540.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionsofsections226.500to226.600, 2outdooradvertisingshallbepermittedwithinsixhundredandsixtyfeetofthenearestedgeof 3theright-of-wayofhighwayslocatedontheinterstate,federal-aidprimarysystemasitexisted 4onJune1,1991,orthenationalhighwaysystemasamendedinareaszonedindustrial, 5commercialorthelikeandinunzonedcommercialandindustrialareasasdefinedinthis HCSHB272 2 6section,subjecttothefollowingregulationswhichareconsistentwithcustomaryuseinthis 7state: 8 (1)Lighting: 9 (a)Norevolvingorrotatingbeamorbeaconoflightthatsimulatesanyemergency 10lightordeviceshallbepermittedaspartofanysign.Noflashing,intermittent,ormoving 11lightorlightswillbepermittedexceptscoreboardsandotherilluminatedsignsdesignating 12publicserviceinformation,suchastime,date,ortemperature,orsimilarinformation,willbe 13allowed;tri-vision,projection,andotherchangeablemessagesignsshallbeallowedsubject 14toMissourihighwaysandtransportationcommissionregulations; 15 (b)Externallighting,suchasfloodlights,thinlineandgooseneckreflectorsare 16permitted,providedthelightsourceisdirecteduponthefaceofthesignandiseffectively 17shieldedsoastopreventbeamsorraysoflightfrombeingdirectedintoanyportionofthe 18maintraveledwayofthefederal-aidprimaryhighwaysasofJune1,1991,andallhighways 19designatedaspartoftheNationalHighwaySystembytheNationalHighwaySystem 20DesignationActof1995andthosehighwayssubsequentlydesignatedaspartoftheNational 21HighwaySystemandthelightsarenotofsuchintensitysoastocauseglare,impairthevision 22ofthedriverofamotorvehicle,orotherwiseinterferewithadriver'soperationofamotor 23vehicle; 24 (c)Nosignshallbesoilluminatedthatitinterfereswiththeeffectivenessof,or 25obscures,anofficialtrafficsign,device,orsignal; 26 (2)Sizeofsigns: 27 (a)Themaximumareaforanyonesignshallbeeighthundredsquarefeetwitha 28maximumheightofthirtyfeetandamaximumlengthofseventy-twofeet,inclusiveofborder 29andtrimbutexcludingthebaseorapron,supports,andotherstructuralmembers.Thearea 30shallbemeasuredasestablishedhereinandinrulespromulgatedbythecommission.In 31determiningthesizeofaconformingornonconformingsignstructure,temporarycutoutsand 32extensionsinstalledforthelengthofaspecificdisplaycontractshallnotbeconsidereda 33substantialincreasetothesizeofthepermanentdisplay;providedtheactualsquarefootageof 34suchtemporarycutoutsorextensionsmaynotexceedthirty-threepercentofthepermanent 35displayarea.Signserectedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofsections226.500to226.600 36priortoAugust28,2002,whichfailtomeettherequirementsofthisprovisionshallbe 37deemedlegallynonconformingasdefinedherein; 38 (b)Themaximumsizelimitationsshallapplytoeachsideofasignstructure,and 39signsmaybeplacedbacktoback,doublefaced,orinV-typeconstructionwithnotmorethan 40twodisplaystoeachfacing,butsuchsignstructureshallbeconsideredasonesign; 41 (c)AfterAugust28,1999,nonewsignstructureshallbeerectedinwhichtwoor 42moredisplaysarestackedoneabovetheother.Stackedstructuresexistingonorbefore HCSHB272 3 43August28,1999,inaccordancewithsections226.500to226.600shallbedeemedlegally 44nonconformingandmaybemaintainedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofsections226.500 45to226.600.Structuresdisplayingmorethanonedisplayonahorizontalbasisshallbe 46allowed,providedthattotaldisplayareasdonotexceedthemaximumallowedsquarefootage 47forasignstructurepursuanttotheprovisionsofparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision; 48 (3)Spacingofsigns: 49 (a)Onallinterstatehighways,freeways,andnonfreewayfederal-aidprimary 50highwaysasofJune1,1991,andallhighwaysdesignatedaspartoftheNationalHighway 51SystembytheNationalHighwaySystemDesignationActof1995andthosehighways 52subsequentlydesignatedaspartoftheNationalHighwaySystem: 53 a.Nosignstructureshallbeerectedwithinonethousandfourhundredfeetofan 54existingsignonthesamesideofthehighway; 55 b.Outsideofincorporatedmunicipalities,nostructuremaybelocatedadjacenttoor 56withinfivehundredfeetofaninterchange,intersectionatgrade,orsafetyrestarea.Suchfive 57hundredfeetshallbemeasuredfromthebeginningorendingofthepavementwideningatthe 58exitfromorentrancetothemaintraveledway.Forpurposeofthissubparagraph,theterm 59"incorporatedmunicipalities"shallinclude"urbanareas",exceptthatsuch"urbanareas"shall 60notbeconsidered"incorporatedmunicipalities"ifitisfinallydeterminedthatsuchwould 61havetheeffectofmakingMissouribeinnoncompliancewiththerequirementsofTitle23, 62UnitedStatesCode,Section131; 63 (b)Thespacingbetweenstructureprovisionsofthissubdivisiondonotapplytosigns 64whichareseparatedbybuildings,naturalsurroundings,orotherobstructionsinsuchmanner 65thatonlyonesignfacinglocatedwithinsuchdistanceisvisibleatanyonetime.Directional 66orotherofficialsignsorthoseadvertisingthesaleorleaseofthepropertyonwhichtheyare 67located,orthosewhichadvertiseactivitiesonthepropertyonwhichtheyarelocated, 68includingproductssold,shallnotbecounted,norshallmeasurementsbemadefromthemfor 69thepurposeofcompliancewithspacingprovisions; 70 (c)Nosignshallbelocatedinsuchmannerastoobstructorotherwisephysically 71interferewiththeeffectivenessofanofficialtrafficsign,signal,ordeviceorobstructor 72physicallyinterferewithamotorvehicleoperator'sviewofapproaching,merging,or 73intersectingtraffic; 74 (d)Themeasurementsinthissectionshallbetheminimumdistancesbetween 75outdooradvertisingsignstructuresmeasuredalongthenearestedgeofthepavementbetween 76pointsdirectlyoppositethesignsalongeachsideofthehighwayandshallapplyonlyto 77outdooradvertisingsignstructureslocatedonthesamesideofthehighwayinvolved; 78 (4)Asusedinthissection,thewords"unzonedcommercialandindustrialland"shall 79bedefinedasfollows:thatareanotzonedbystateorlocallaworordinanceandonwhich HCSHB272 4 80thereislocatedoneormorepermanentstructuresusedforacommercialbusinessorindustrial 81activityoronwhichacommercialorindustrialactivityisactuallyconductedtogetherwith 82theareaalongthehighwayextendingoutwardlysevenhundredfiftyfeetfromandbeyondthe 83edgeofsuchactivity.Allmeasurementsshallbefromtheouteredgesoftheregularlyused 84improvements,buildings,parkinglots,landscaped,storageorprocessingareasofthe 85commercialorindustrialactivityandalongandparalleltotheedgeofthepavementofthe 86highway.Onnonfreewayprimaryhighwayswherethereisanunzonedcommercialor 87industrialareaononesideoftheroadinaccordancewiththissection,theunzoned 88commercialorindustrialareashallalsoincludethoselandslocatedontheoppositeside 89ofthehighwaytotheextentofthesamedimensions.Unzonedlandshallnotinclude: 90 (a)Landontheoppositesideofthehighwayfromanunzonedcommercialor 91industrialareaasdefinedinthissectionandlocatedadjacenttohighwayslocatedonthe 92interstate[, federal-aidprimarysystemasitexistedonJune1,1991,orthenationalhighway 93systemasamended,unlesstheoppositesideofthehighwayqualifiesasaseparateunzoned 94commercialorindustrialarea]orfreewayprimaryhighways; or 95 (b)Landzonedbyastateorlocallaw,regulation,orordinance; 96 (5)"Commercialorindustrialactivities"asusedinthissectionmeansthosewhichare 97generallyrecognizedascommercialorindustrialbyzoningauthoritiesinthisstate,except 98thatnoneofthefollowingshallbeconsideredcommercialorindustrial: 99 (a)Outdooradvertisingstructures; 100 (b)Agricultural,forestry,ranching,grazing,farming,andrelatedactivities,including 101seasonalroadsidefreshproducestands; 102 (c)Transientortemporaryactivities; 103 (d)Activitiesmorethansixhundredsixtyfeetfromthenearestedgeoftheright-of- 104wayornotvisiblefromthemaintraveledway; 105 (e)Activitiesconductedinabuildingprincipallyusedasaresidence; 106 (f)Railroadtracksandminorsidings; 107 (6)Thewords"unzonedcommercialorindustrialland"shallalsoincludeallareasnot 108specifiedinthissectionwhichconstitutean"unzonedcommercialorindustrialarea"within 109themeaningofthepresentSection131ofTitle23oftheUnitedStatesCode,orassuch 110statutemaybeamended.Asusedinthissection,thewords"zonedcommercialorindustrial 111area"shallrefertothoseareaszonedcommercialorindustrialbythedulyconstitutedzoning 112authorityofamunicipality,county,orotherlawfullyestablishedpoliticalsubdivisionofthe 113state,orbythestateandwhichiswithinsevenhundredfiftyfeetofoneormorepermanent 114commercialorindustrialactivities.Commercialorindustrialactivitiesasusedinthissection 115arelimitedtothoseactivities: 116 (a)Inwhichtheprimaryuseofthepropertyiscommercialorindustrialinnature; HCSHB272 5 117 (b)Whichareclearlyvisiblefromthehighwayandrecognizableasacommercial 118business; 119 (c)Whicharepermanentasopposedtotemporaryortransitoryandofanaturethat 120wouldcustomarilyberestrictedtocommercialorindustrialzoninginareascomprehensively 121zoned;and 122 (d)Indeterminingwhethertheprimaryuseofthepropertyiscommercialorindustrial 123pursuanttoparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision,thestatehighwaysandtransportation 124commissionshallconsiderthefollowingfactors: 125 a.Thepresenceofapermanentandsubstantialbuilding; 126 b.Theexistenceofutilitiesandlocalbusinesslicenses,ifany,forthecommercial 127activity; 128 c.On-premisesignsorotheridentification; 129 d.Thepresenceofanowneroremployeeonthepremisesforatleasttwentyhoursper 130week; 131 (7)Inzonedcommercialandindustrialareas,wheneverastate,countyormunicipal 132zoningauthorityhasadoptedlawsorordinanceswhichincluderegulationswithrespecttothe 133size,lightingandspacingofsigns,whichregulationsareconsistentwiththeintentofsections 134226.500to226.600andwithcustomaryuse,thenfromandaftertheeffectivedateofsuch 135regulations,andsolongastheyshallcontinueineffect,theprovisionsofthissectionshallnot 136applytotheerectionofsignsinsuchareas.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionsofthis 137section,afterAugust28,1992,withrespecttoanyoutdooradvertisingwhichisregulatedby 138theprovisionsofsubdivision(1),(3)or(4)ofsection226.520orsubsection1ofsection 139226.527: 140 (a)Nocountyormunicipalityshallissueapermittoallowaregulatedsigntobe 141newlyerectedwithoutapermitissuedbythestatehighwaysandtransportationcommission; 142 (b)Acountyormunicipalitymaychargeareasonableone-timepermitorinspection 143feetoassurecompliancewithlocalwindloadandelectricalrequirementswhenthesignis 144firsterected,butacountyormunicipalitymaynotchargeapermitorinspectionfeeforsuch 145signaftersuchinitialfee.Changingthedisplayfaceorperformingroutinemaintenanceshall 146notbeconsideredaserectinganewsign; 147 (8)Thestatehighwaysandtransportationcommissiononbehalfofthestateof 148Missouri,mayseekagreementwiththeSecretaryofTransportationoftheUnitedStatesunder 149Section131ofTitle23,UnitedStatesCode,asamended,thatsections226.500to226.600are 150inconformancewiththatSection131andprovideseffectivecontrolofoutdooradvertising 151signsassetforththerein.Ifsuchagreementcannotbereachedandthepenaltiesunder 152subsection(b)ofSection131areinvoked,theattorneygeneralofthisstateshallinstitute 153proceedingsdescribedinsubsection(1)ofthatSection131. HCSHB272 6 226.550.1.Nooutdooradvertisingwhichisregulatedbysubdivision(1),(3)or(4) 2ofsection226.520orsubsection1ofsection226.527shallbeerectedormaintainedonor 3afterAugust28,1992,withoutaone-timepermanentpermitissuedbythestatehighwaysand 4transportationcommission.Applicationforpermitsshallbemadetothestatehighwaysand 5transportationcommissiononformsfurnishedbythecommissionandshallbeaccompanied 6byapermitfeeoftwohundreddollarsforallsigns;exceptthat,tax-exemptreligious 7organizationsasdefinedinsubdivision(11)ofsection313.005,serviceorganizationsas 8definedinsubdivision(12)ofsection313.005,veterans'organizationsasdefinedin 9subdivision(14)ofsection313.005,andfraternalorganizationsasdefinedinsubdivision(8) 10ofsection313.005shallbegrantedapermitforsignslessthanseventy-sixsquarefeetwithout 11paymentofthefee.Thepermitfeeoftwohundreddollarsshallbewaivedfor 12landowners,providedthatthelandowneristhepermitholderandownsboththeland 13uponwhichtheoutdooradvertisingisplacedandthebusinessbeingadvertisedonthe 14sign,solongasthebusinessbeingadvertisedislocatedwithinsevenhundredfiftyfeetof 15thesignlocation.Intheeventapermitholderfailstoerectasignstructurewithintwenty- 16fourmonthsofissuance,saidpermitshallexpireandanewpermitmustbeobtainedpriorto 17anyconstruction. 18 2.Nooutdooradvertisingwhichisregulatedbysubdivision(1),(3)or(4)ofsection 19226.520orsubsection1ofsection226.527whichwaserectedpriortoAugust28,1992,shall 20bemaintainedwithoutaone-timepermanentpermitforoutdooradvertisingissuedbythe 21statehighwaysandtransportationcommission.Ifaone-timepermanentpermitwasissuedby 22thestatehighwaysandtransportationcommissionafterMarch30,1972,andbeforeAugust 2328,1992,itisnotnecessaryforanewpermittobeissued.Ifaone-timepermanentpermit 24wasnotissuedforalawfullyerectedandlawfullyexistingsignbythestatehighwaysand 25transportationcommissionafterMarch30,1972,andbeforeAugust28,1992,aone-time 26permanentpermitshallbeissuedbythecommissionforeachsignwhichislawfullyin 27existenceonthedaypriortoAugust28,1992,uponapplicationandpaymentofapermitfee 28oftwohundreddollars.Allapplicationsandfeesduepursuanttothissubsectionshallbe 29submittedbeforeDecember31,1992.Thepermitfeeoftwohundreddollarsshallbe 30waivedforlandowners,providedthatthelandowneristhepermitholderandownsboth 31thelanduponwhichtheoutdooradvertisingisplacedandthebusinessbeingadvertised 32onthesign,solongasthebusinessbeingadvertisedislocatedwithinsevenhundredfifty 33feetofthesignlocation. 34 3.Forpurposesofsections226.500to226.600,theterminology"structurelawfullyin 35existence"or"lawfullyexisting"signoroutdooradvertisingshall,nevertheless,includethe 36followingsignsunlessthesignsviolatetheprovisionsofsubdivisions(3)to(7)ofsubsection 371ofsection226.580: HCSHB272 7 38 (1)AllsignserectedpriortoJanuary1,1968; 39 (2)AllsignserectedbeforeMarch30,1972,butonorafterJanuary1,1968,which 40wouldotherwisebelawfulbutforthefailuretohaveapermitforsuchsignspriortoMarch 4130,1972,exceptthatanysignorstructurewhichwasnotincompliancewithsizing,spacing, 42lighting,orlocationrequirementsofsections226.500to226.600asthesectionsappearedin 43therevisedstatutesofMissouri1969,wheresoeverlocated,shallnotbeconsideredalawfully 44existingsignorstructure; 45 (3)AllsignserectedafterMarch30,1972,whichareinconformitywithsections 46226.500to226.600; 47 (4)Allsignserectedincompliancewithsections226.500to226.600priortoAugust 4828,2002. 49 4.OnorafterAugust28,1992,thestatehighwaysandtransportationcommission 50may,inadditiontothefeesauthorizedbysubsections1and2ofthissection,collecta 51biennialinspectionfeeeverytwoyearsafterastatepermithasbeenissued.Biennial 52inspectionfeesdueafterAugust28,2002,andpriortoAugust28,2003,shallbefiftydollars. 53BiennialinspectionfeesdueonorafterAugust28,2003,shallbeseventy-fivedollars. 54BiennialinspectionfeesdueonorafterAugust28,2004,shallbeonehundreddollars;except 55that,tax-exemptreligiousorganizationsasdefinedinsubdivision(11)ofsection313.005, 56serviceorganizationsasdefinedinsubdivision(12)ofsection313.005,veterans' 57organizationsasdefinedinsubdivision(14)ofsection313.005,andfraternalorganizations 58asdefinedinsubdivision(8)ofsection313.005shallnotberequiredtopaysuchfee.The 59biennialinspectionfeeshallbewaivedforlandowners,providedthatthelandowneris 60thepermitholderandownsboththelanduponwhichtheoutdooradvertisingisplaced 61andthebusinessbeingadvertisedonthesign,solongasthebusinessbeingadvertisedis 62locatedwithinsevenhundredfiftyfeetofthesignlocation. 63 5.Inordertoeffectthemoreefficientcollectionofbiennialinspectionfees,thestate 64highwaysandtransportationcommissionisencouragedtoadoptarenewalsysteminwhich 65allpermitsinaparticularcountyarerenewedinthesamemonth.Inconjunctionwiththe 66conversiontothisrenewalsystem,thestatehighwaysandtransportationcommissionis 67specificallyauthorizedtoproraterenewalfeesbasedonchangesinrenewaldates. 68 6.Signownersorownersofthelandonwhichsignsarelocatedmustapplytothe 69statehighwaysandtransportationcommissionforbiennialinspectionandsubmitanyfeesas 70requiredbythissectiononorbeforeDecember31,1992.Forapermittedsignwhichdoesnot 71haveapermit,apermitshallbeissuedatthetimeofthenextbiennialinspection. 72 7.Thestatehighwaysandtransportationcommissionshalldepositallfeesreceived 73foroutdooradvertisingpermitsandinspectionfeesinthestateroadfund,keepingaseparate HCSHB272 8 74recordofsuchfees,andthesamemaybeexpendedbythecommissionintheadministration 75ofsections226.500to226.600. 226.1170.Thedepartmentoftransportation,inconsultationwiththeOzark 2HighlandDistillersGuild,shallerectandmaintainsuitablemarkingsandinformational 3signsdesignatingtheOzarkHighlandsSpiritsRegioninaccordancewiththemap 4producedpursuanttosubsection4ofsection311.028.Signsshallbelocatedalong 5highwaysapproachingorenteringtheregion,withthecoststobepaidbyprivate 6donation. 227.850.Notwithstandinganyprovisionoflawtothecontrary,thedepartment 2oftransportationshallnoterectanysigndesignatingahighwaynamedforanyperson 3whohasbeenconvictedofthekillingof,ortheattemptedkillingof,alawenforcement 4officerorpermitanysignageintheconvictedperson'smemory.Anysuchsigninplace 5priortoAugust28,2025,shallberemoved. 227.855.1.Thedepartmentoftransportationshallplaceasignatthecitylimits, 2orothersuitablelocationasdeterminedbythedepartmentoftransportation,ofthe 3hometownofanyMissouriresidentwhoisarecipientoftheMedalofHonor,withthe 4signlocationbasedonavailableright-of-way,coordinationwithexistingtrafficcontrol 5devices,andimpactonroadwaysafety.Suchsignsshallbeerected,maintained,and 6paidforbythedepartmentoftransportationbyappropriationfromtheMissourimedal 7ofhonorrecipient'sfund,establishedundersection226.925. 8 2.Thesignsshallincludethewords"MedalofHonorRecipient",thenameof 9therecipient,andtheyearinwhichsuchpersonreceivedtheaward.Theoveralldesign 10ofthesign,includingsize,color,andlettering,shallbedesignatedbythedepartment 11basedonavailablespaceintheright-of-wayandtoconformwiththeguidelines 12providedintheDepartmentofTransportationManualonUniformTrafficControl 13Devices. 14 3.Forpurposesofthissection,"hometown"meansthecity,town,orvillagein 15whichtheawardrecipientresidedforamajorityofhisorherlifetime.Onlyonecity, 16town,orvillageshallbedesignatedasarecipient'shometownandsignshonoringsuch 17recipientshallbeplacedononlyoneroutethroughtherecipient'shometown. 18 4.Thedepartmentoftransportationmaypromulgaterulesandregulationsto 19implementandadministertheprovisionsofthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule, 20asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegated 21inthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoallofthe 22provisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter 23536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassembly 24pursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannul HCSHB272 9 25arulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthority 26andanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2025,shallbeinvalidandvoid. ✔ HCSHB272 10