EXPLANATION- Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
and is intended to be omitted in the law.
FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 782
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ROBERTS.
3116S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To repeal sections 67.1401 and 67.1461, RSMo, and section 67.1421 as enacted by house bill no.
1606, one hundred first general assembly, second regular session, and section 67.1421
as enacted by senate bills nos. 153 & 97, one hundred first general assembly, first
regular session, and to enact in lieu thereof four new sections relating to community
improvement districts.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Sections 67.1401 and 67.1461, RSMo, and section 1
67.1421 as enacted by house bill no. 1606, one hundred first 2
general assembly, second regular session, and section 67.1421 3
as enacted by senate bills nos. 153 & 97, one hundred first 4
general assembly, first regular session, are repealed and four 5
new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 6
67.1401, 67.1421, 67.1461, and 67.1535, to read as follows:7
67.1401. 1. Sections 67.1401 to 67.1571 shall be 1
known and may be cited as the "Community Improvement 2
District Act". 3
2. For the purposes of sections 67.1401 to 67.1571, 4
the following words and terms mean: 5
(1) "Approval" or "approve", for purposes of elections 6
pursuant to sections 67.1401 to 67.1571, a simple majority 7
of those qualified voters voting in the election; 8
(2) "Assessed value", the assessed value of real 9
property as reflected on the tax records of the county clerk 10
of the county in which the property is located, or the 11 SB 782 2
collector of revenue if the property is located in a city 12
not within a county, as of the last completed assessment; 13
(3) "Blighted area", the same meaning as defined 14
pursuant to section 99.805; 15
(4) "Board", if the district is a political 16
subdivision, the board of directors of the district, or if 17
the district is a not-for-profit corporation, the board of 18
directors of such corporation; 19
(5) "Director of revenue", the director of the 20
department of revenue of the state of Missouri; 21
(6) "District", a community improvement district, 22
established pursuant to sections 67.1401 to 67.1571; 23
(7) "Election authority", the election authority 24
having jurisdiction over the area in which the boundaries of 25
the district are located pursuant to chapter 115; 26
(8) "Entertainment district", an area located in any 27
city not within a county, within the area locally known as 28
the city's downtown or central business district, which 29
contains a minimum of one hundred acres and a combination of 30
entertainment venues, including, but not limited to, arenas, 31
amusement centers, auditoriums, athletic facilities, bars, 32
hotels, concert halls, convention facilities, music venues, 33
nightclubs, restaurants, and other entertainment facilities; 34
(9) "Municipal clerk", the clerk of the municipality; 35
[(9)] (10) "Municipality", any city, village, 36
incorporated town, or county of this state, or in any 37
unincorporated area that is located in any county with a 38
charter form of government and with more than one million 39
inhabitants; 40
[(10)] (11) "Obligations", bonds, loans, debentures, 41
notes, special certificates, or other evidences of 42
indebtedness issued by a district to carry out any of its 43 SB 782 3
powers, duties or purposes or to refund outstanding 44
obligations; 45
[(11)] (12) "Owner", for real property, the individual 46
or individuals or entity or entities who own a fee interest 47
in real property that is located within the district or 48
their legally authorized representative; for business 49
organizations and other entities, the owner shall be deemed 50
to be the individual which is legally authorized to 51
represent the entity in regard to the district; 52
[(12)] (13) "Per capita", one head count applied to 53
each individual, entity or group of individuals or entities 54
having fee ownership of real property within the district 55
whether such individual, entity or group owns one or more 56
parcels of real property in the district as joint tenants, 57
tenants in common, tenants by the entirety, tenants in 58
partnership, except that with respect to a condominium 59
created under sections 448.1-101 to 448.4-120, "per capita" 60
means one head count applied to the applicable unit owners' 61
association and not to each unit owner; 62
[(13)] (14) "Petition", a petition to establish a 63
district as it may be amended in accordance with the 64
requirements of section 67.1421; 65
[(14)] (15) "Qualified voters", 66
(a) For purposes of elections for approval of real 67
property taxes: 68
a. Registered voters; or 69
b. If no registered voters reside in the district, the 70
owners of one or more parcels of real property which is to 71
be subject to such real property taxes and is located within 72
the district per the tax records for real property of the 73
county clerk, or the collector of revenue if the district is 74 SB 782 4
located in a city not within a county, as of the thirtieth 75
day prior to the date of the applicable election; 76
(b) For purposes of elections for approval of business 77
license taxes or sales taxes: 78
a. Registered voters; or 79
b. If no registered voters reside in the district, the 80
owners of one or more parcels of real property located 81
within the district per the tax records for real property of 82
the county clerk as of the thirtieth day before the date of 83
the applicable election; and 84
(c) For purposes of the election of directors of the 85
board, registered voters and owners of real property which 86
is not exempt from assessment or levy of taxes by the 87
district and which is located within the district per the 88
tax records for real property of the county clerk, or the 89
collector of revenue if the district is located in a city 90
not within a county, of the thirtieth day prior to the date 91
of the applicable election; and 92
[(15)] (16) "Registered voters", persons who reside 93
within the district and who are qualified and registered to 94
vote pursuant to chapter 115, pursuant to the records of the 95
election authority as of the thirtieth day prior to the date 96
of the applicable election. 97
[67.1421. 1. Upon receipt of a proper 1
petition filed with its municipal clerk, the 2
governing body of the municipality in which the 3
proposed district is located shall hold a public 4
hearing in accordance with section 67.1431 and 5
may adopt an ordinance to establish the proposed 6
district. 7
2. A petition is proper if, based on the 8
tax records of the county clerk, or the 9
collector of revenue if the district is located 10
in a city not within a county, as of the time of 11 SB 782 5
filing the petition with the municipal clerk, it 12
meets the following requirements: 13
(1) It has been signed by property owners 14
collectively owning more than fifty percent by 15
assessed value of the real property within the 16
boundaries of the proposed district; 17
(2) It has been signed by more than fifty 18
percent per capita of all owners of real 19
property within the boundaries of the proposed 20
district; and 21
(3) It contains the following information: 22
(a) The legal description of the proposed 23
district, including a map illustrating the 24
district boundaries; 25
(b) The name of the proposed district; 26
(c) A notice that the signatures of the 27
signers may not be withdrawn later than seven 28
days after the petition is filed with the 29
municipal clerk; 30
(d) A five-year plan stating a description 31
of the purposes of the proposed district, the 32
services it will provide, each improvement it 33
will make from the list of allowable 34
improvements under section 67.1461, an estimate 35
of the costs of these services and improvements 36
to be incurred, the anticipated sources of funds 37
to pay the costs, and the anticipated term of 38
the sources of funds to pay the costs; 39
(e) A statement as to whether the district 40
will be a political subdivision or a not-for- 41
profit corporation and if it is to be a not-for- 42
profit corporation, the name of the not-for- 43
profit corporation; 44
(f) If the district is to be a political 45
subdivision, a statement as to whether the 46
district will be governed by a board elected by 47
the district or whether the board will be 48
appointed by the municipality, and, if the board 49
is to be elected by the district, the names and 50
terms of the initial board may be stated; 51
(g) If the district is to be a political 52
subdivision, the number of directors to serve on 53
the board; 54 SB 782 6
(h) The total assessed value of all real 55
property within the proposed district; 56
(i) A statement as to whether the 57
petitioners are seeking a determination that the 58
proposed district, or any legally described 59
portion thereof, is a blighted area; 60
(j) The proposed length of time for the 61
existence of the district, which in the case of 62
districts established after August 28, 2021, 63
shall not exceed twenty-seven years from the 64
adoption of the ordinance establishing the 65
district unless the municipality extends the 66
length of time under section 67.1481; 67
(k) The maximum rates of real property 68
taxes, and, business license taxes in the county 69
seat of a county of the first classification 70
without a charter form of government containing 71
a population of at least two hundred thousand, 72
that may be submitted to the qualified voters 73
for approval; 74
(l) The maximum rates of special 75
assessments and respective methods of assessment 76
that may be proposed by petition; 77
(m) The limitations, if any, on the 78
borrowing capacity of the district; 79
(n) The limitations, if any, on the 80
revenue generation of the district; 81
(o) Other limitations, if any, on the 82
powers of the district; 83
(p) A request that the district be 84
established; and 85
(q) Any other items the petitioners deem 86
appropriate; 87
(4) The signature block for each real 88
property owner signing the petition shall be in 89
substantially the following form and contain the 90
following information: 91
92 Name of owner: ______
93
94
Owner's telephone number and mailing
address: ______
95 If signer is different from owner:
96 Name of signer: ______ SB 782 7
(5) Alternatively, the governing body of 132
any home rule city with more than four hundred 133
thousand inhabitants and located in more than 134
one county may file a petition to initiate the 135
process to establish a district in the portion 136
of the city located in any county of the first 137
97
98
State basis of legal authority to sign:
______
99
100
Signer's telephone number and mailing
address: ______
101
102
If the owner is an individual, state if
owner is single or married: _____
103
104
If owner is not an individual, state what
type of entity: ______
105
106
107
Map and parcel number and assessed value of
each tract of real property within the
proposed district owned: ______
108
109
110
111
112
By executing this petition, the undersigned
represents and warrants that he or she is
authorized to execute this petition on
behalf of the property owner named
immediately above
113
114
______________
____
______________
____
115
116
Signature of
person
Date
117
118
signing for
owner
119 STATE OF MISSOURI )
120 ) ss.
121 COUNTY OF ______ )
122
123
124
125
Before me personally appeared ______, to me
personally known to be the individual
described in and who executed the foregoing
instrument.
126
127
WITNESS my hand and official seal this
______ day of ______ (month), ______
(year).
128
129
_____________________
________
130 Notary Public
131 My Commission Expires: ______ ; and SB 782 8
classification with more than two hundred 138
thousand but fewer than two hundred sixty 139
thousand inhabitants containing the information 140
required in subdivision (3) of this subsection; 141
provided that the only funding methods for the 142
services and improvements will be a real 143
property tax. 144
3. Upon receipt of a petition the 145
municipal clerk shall, within a reasonable time 146
not to exceed ninety days after receipt of the 147
petition, review and determine whether the 148
petition substantially complies with the 149
requirements of subsection 2 of this section. In 150
the event the municipal clerk receives a 151
petition which does not meet the requirements of 152
subsection 2 of this section, the municipal 153
clerk shall, within a reasonable time, return 154
the petition to the submitting party by hand 155
delivery, first class mail, postage prepaid or 156
other efficient means of return and shall 157
specify which requirements have not been met. 158
4. After the close of the public hearing 159
required pursuant to subsection 1 of this 160
section, the governing body of the municipality 161
may adopt an ordinance approving the petition 162
and establishing a district as set forth in the 163
petition and may determine, if requested in the 164
petition, whether the district, or any legally 165
described portion thereof, constitutes a 166
blighted area. If the petition was filed by the 167
governing body of a municipality pursuant to 168
subdivision (5) of subsection 2 of this section, 169
after the close of the public hearing required 170
pursuant to subsection 1 of this section, the 171
petition may be approved by the governing body 172
and an election shall be called pursuant to 173
section 67.1422. 174
5. Amendments to a petition may be made 175
which do not change the proposed boundaries of 176
the proposed district if an amended petition 177
meeting the requirements of subsection 2 of this 178
section is filed with the municipal clerk at the 179
following times and the following requirements 180
have been met: 181 SB 782 9
(1) At any time prior to the close of the 182
public hearing required pursuant to subsection 1 183
of this section; provided that, notice of the 184
contents of the amended petition is given at the 185
public hearing; 186
(2) At any time after the public hearing 187
and prior to the adoption of an ordinance 188
establishing the proposed district; provided 189
that, notice of the amendments to the petition 190
is given by publishing the notice in a newspaper 191
of general circulation within the municipality 192
and by sending the notice via registered 193
certified United States mail with a return 194
receipt attached to the address of record of 195
each owner of record of real property within the 196
boundaries of the proposed district per the tax 197
records of the county clerk, or the collector of 198
revenue if the district is located in a city not 199
within a county. Such notice shall be published 200
and mailed not less than ten days prior to the 201
adoption of the ordinance establishing the 202
district. Such notice shall also be sent to the 203
Missouri department of revenue, which shall 204
publish such notice on its website; 205
(3) At any time after the adoption of any 206
ordinance establishing the district a public 207
hearing on the amended petition is held and 208
notice of the public hearing is given in the 209
manner provided in section 67.1431 and the 210
governing body of the municipality in which the 211
district is located adopts an ordinance 212
approving the amended petition after the public 213
hearing is held. 214
6. Upon the creation of a district, the 215
municipal clerk shall report in writing the 216
creation of such district to the Missouri 217
department of economic development and the state 218
auditor. 219
7. (1) The governing body of the 220
municipality or county establishing a district 221
or the governing body of such district shall, as 222
soon as is practicable, submit the following 223
information to the state auditor and the 224
department of revenue: 225 SB 782 10
(a) A description of the boundaries of 226
such district as well as the rate of property 227
tax or sales tax levied in such district; 228
(b) Any amendments made to the boundaries 229
of a district or the tax rates levied in such 230
district; and 231
(c) The date on which the district is to 232
expire unless sooner terminated. 233
(2) The governing body of a community 234
improvement district established on or after 235
August 28, 2022, shall not order any assessment 236
to be made on any real property located within a 237
district and shall not levy any property or 238
sales tax until the information required by 239
paragraph (a) of subdivision (1) of this 240
subsection has been submitted.] 241
67.1421. 1. Upon receipt of a proper petition filed 1
with its municipal clerk, the governing body of the 2
municipality in which the proposed district is located shall 3
hold a public hearing in accordance with section 67.1431 and 4
may adopt an ordinance to establish the proposed district. 5
2. A petition is proper if, based on the tax records 6
of the county clerk, or the collector of revenue if the 7
district is located in a city not within a county, as of the 8
time of filing the petition with the municipal clerk, it 9
meets the following requirements: 10
(1) It has been signed by property owners collectively 11
owning more than fifty percent by assessed value of the real 12
property within the boundaries of the proposed district; 13
(2) It has been signed by more than fifty percent per 14
capita of all owners of real property within the boundaries 15
of the proposed district; and 16
(3) It contains the following information: 17
(a) The legal description of the proposed district, 18
including a map illustrating the district boundaries; 19
(b) The name of the proposed district; 20 SB 782 11
(c) A notice that the signatures of the signers may 21
not be withdrawn later than seven days after the petition is 22
filed with the municipal clerk; 23
(d) A five-year plan stating a description of the 24
purposes of the proposed district, the services it will 25
provide, each improvement it will make from the list of 26
allowable improvements under section 67.1461, an estimate of 27
the costs of these services and improvements to be incurred, 28
the anticipated sources of funds to pay the costs, and the 29
anticipated term of the sources of funds to pay the costs; 30
(e) A statement as to whether the district will be a 31
political subdivision or a not-for-profit corporation and if 32
it is to be a not-for-profit corporation, the name of the 33
not-for-profit corporation; 34
(f) If the district is to be a political subdivision, 35
a statement as to whether the district will be governed by a 36
board elected by the district or whether the board will be 37
appointed by the municipality, and, if the board is to be 38
elected by the district, the names and terms of the initial 39
board may be stated; 40
(g) If the district is to be a political subdivision, 41
the number of directors to serve on the board; 42
(h) The total assessed value of all real property 43
within the proposed district; 44
(i) A statement as to whether the petitioners are 45
seeking a determination that the proposed district, or any 46
legally described portion thereof, is a blighted area; 47
(j) The proposed length of time for the existence of 48
the district, which in the case of districts established 49
after August 28, 2021, shall not exceed twenty-seven years 50
from the adoption of the ordinance establishing the district 51 SB 782 12
unless the municipality extends the length of time under 52
section 67.1481; 53
(k) The maximum rates of real property taxes, and, 54
business license taxes in the county seat of a county of the 55
first classification without a charter form of government 56
containing a population of at least two hundred thousand, 57
that may be submitted to the qualified voters for approval; 58
(l) The maximum rates of special assessments and 59
respective methods of assessment that may be proposed by 60
petition; 61
(m) The limitations, if any, on the borrowing capacity 62
of the district; 63
(n) The limitations, if any, on the revenue generation 64
of the district; 65
(o) Other limitations, if any, on the powers of the 66
district; 67
(p) A request that the district be established; and 68
(q) Any other items the petitioners deem appropriate; 69
(4) The signature block for each real property owner 70
signing the petition shall be in substantially the following 71
form and contain the following information: 72
73 Name of owner: ______
74
75
Owner's telephone number and mailing address:
______
76 If signer is different from owner:
77 Name of signer: ______
78 State basis of legal authority to sign: ______
79
80
Signer's telephone number and mailing address:
______
81
82
If the owner is an individual, state if owner is
single or married: _____
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(5) Alternatively, the governing body of any home rule 110
city with more than four hundred thousand inhabitants and 111
located in more than one county may file a petition to 112
initiate the process to establish a district in the portion 113
of the city located in any county of the first 114
classification with more than two hundred thousand but fewer 115
83
84
If owner is not an individual, state what type of
entity: ______
85
86
87
Map and parcel number and assessed value of each
tract of real property within the proposed
district owned: ______
88
89
90
91
By executing this petition, the undersigned
represents and warrants that he or she is
authorized to execute this petition on behalf of
the property owner named immediately above
92
93
________________
__
________________
__
94
95
Signature of
person
Date
96
97
signing for
owner
98 STATE OF MISSOURI )
99 ) ss.
100 COUNTY OF ______ )
101
102
103
Before me personally appeared ______, to me
personally known to be the individual described in
and who executed the foregoing instrument.
104
105
WITNESS my hand and official seal this ______ day
of ______ (month), ______ (year).
106
107
_________________________
_____
108 Notary Public
109 My Commission Expires: ______ ; [and] SB 782 14
than two hundred sixty thousand inhabitants containing the 116
information required in subdivision (3) of this subsection; 117
provided that the only funding methods for the services and 118
improvements will be a real property tax; and 119
(6) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to 120
the contrary, if the district is to be an entertainment 121
district, the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection 2 122
of this section shall not apply. 123
3. Upon receipt of a petition the municipal clerk 124
shall, within a reasonable time not to exceed ninety days 125
after receipt of the petition, review and determine whether 126
the petition substantially complies with the requirements of 127
subsection 2 of this section. In the event the municipal 128
clerk receives a petition which does not meet the 129
requirements of subsection 2 of this section, the municipal 130
clerk shall, within a reasonable time, return the petition 131
to the submitting party by hand delivery, first class mail, 132
postage prepaid or other efficient means of return and shall 133
specify which requirements have not been met. 134
4. After the close of the public hearing required 135
pursuant to subsection 1 of this section, the governing body 136
of the municipality may adopt an ordinance approving the 137
petition and establishing a district as set forth in the 138
petition and may determine, if requested in the petition, 139
whether the district, or any legally described portion 140
thereof, constitutes a blighted area. If the petition was 141
filed by the governing body of a municipality pursuant to 142
subdivision (5) of subsection 2 of this section, after the 143
close of the public hearing required pursuant to subsection 144
1 of this section, the petition may be approved by the 145
governing body and an election shall be called pursuant to 146
section 67.1422. 147 SB 782 15
5. Amendments to a petition may be made which do not 148
change the proposed boundaries of the proposed district if 149
an amended petition meeting the requirements of subsection 2 150
of this section is filed with the municipal clerk at the 151
following times and the following requirements have been met: 152
(1) At any time prior to the close of the public 153
hearing required pursuant to subsection 1 of this section; 154
provided that, notice of the contents of the amended 155
petition is given at the public hearing; 156
(2) At any time after the public hearing and prior to 157
the adoption of an ordinance establishing the proposed 158
district; provided that, notice of the amendments to the 159
petition is given by publishing the notice in a newspaper of 160
general circulation within the municipality and by sending 161
the notice via registered certified United States mail with 162
a return receipt attached to the address of record of each 163
owner of record of real property within the boundaries of 164
the proposed district per the tax records of the county 165
clerk, or the collector of revenue if the district is 166
located in a city not within a county. Such notice shall be 167
published and mailed not less than ten days prior to the 168
adoption of the ordinance establishing the district; 169
(3) At any time after the adoption of any ordinance 170
establishing the district a public hearing on the amended 171
petition is held and notice of the public hearing is given 172
in the manner provided in section 67.1431 and the governing 173
body of the municipality in which the district is located 174
adopts an ordinance approving the amended petition after the 175
public hearing is held. 176
6. Upon the creation of a district, the municipal 177
clerk shall report in writing the creation of such district 178 SB 782 16
to the Missouri department of economic development and the 179
state auditor. 180
67.1461. 1. Each district shall have all the powers, 1
except to the extent any such power has been limited by the 2
petition approved by the governing body of the municipality 3
to establish the district, necessary to carry out and 4
effectuate the purposes and provisions of sections 67.1401 5
to 67.1571 including, but not limited to, the following: 6
(1) To adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws, not 7
inconsistent with sections 67.1401 to 67.1571, necessary or 8
convenient to carry out the provisions of sections 67.1401 9
to 67.1571; 10
(2) To sue and be sued; 11
(3) To make and enter into contracts and other 12
instruments, with public and private entities, necessary or 13
convenient to exercise its powers and carry out its duties 14
pursuant to sections 67.1401 to 67.1571; 15
(4) To accept grants, guarantees and donations of 16
property, labor, services, or other things of value from any 17
public or private source; 18
(5) To employ or contract for such managerial, 19
engineering, legal, technical, clerical, accounting, or 20
other assistance as it deems advisable; 21
(6) To acquire by purchase, lease, gift, grant, 22
bequest, devise, or otherwise, any real property within its 23
boundaries, personal property, or any interest in such 24
property; 25
(7) To sell, lease, exchange, transfer, assign, 26
mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber or 27
dispose of any real or personal property or any interest in 28
such property; 29 SB 782 17
(8) To levy and collect special assessments and taxes 30
as provided in sections 67.1401 to 67.1571. However, no 31
such assessments or taxes shall be levied on any property 32
exempt from taxation pursuant to subdivision (5) of section 33
137.100. Those exempt pursuant to subdivision (5) of 34
section 137.100 may voluntarily participate in the 35
provisions of sections 67.1401 to 67.1571; 36
(9) If the district is a political subdivision, to 37
levy real property taxes and business license taxes in the 38
county seat of a county of the first classification 39
containing a population of at least two hundred thousand, as 40
provided in sections 67.1401 to 67.1571. However, no such 41
assessments or taxes shall be levied on any property exempt 42
from taxation pursuant to subdivisions (2) and (5) of 43
section 137.100. Those exempt pursuant to subdivisions (2) 44
and (5) of section 137.100 may voluntarily participate in 45
the provisions of sections 67.1401 to 67.1571; 46
(10) If the district is a political subdivision, to 47
levy sales taxes pursuant to sections 67.1401 to 67.1571; 48
(11) To fix, charge, and collect fees, rents, and 49
other charges for use of any of the following: 50
(a) The district's real property, except for public 51
rights-of-way for utilities; 52
(b) The district's personal property, except in a city 53
not within a county; or 54
(c) Any of the district's interests in such real or 55
personal property, except for public rights-of-way for 56
utilities; 57
(12) To borrow money from any public or private source 58
and issue obligations and provide security for the repayment 59
of the same as provided in sections 67.1401 to 67.1571; 60 SB 782 18
(13) To loan money as provided in sections 67.1401 to 61
67.1571; 62
(14) To make expenditures, create reserve funds, and 63
use its revenues as necessary to carry out its powers or 64
duties and the provisions and purposes of sections 67.1401 65
to 67.1571; 66
(15) To enter into one or more agreements with the 67
municipality for the purpose of abating any public nuisance 68
within the boundaries of the district including, but not 69
limited to, the stabilization, repair or maintenance or 70
demolition and removal of buildings or structures, provided 71
that the municipality has declared the existence of a public 72
nuisance; 73
(16) Within its boundaries, to provide assistance to 74
or to construct, reconstruct, install, repair, maintain, and 75
equip any of the following public improvements: 76
(a) Pedestrian or shopping malls and plazas; 77
(b) Parks, lawns, trees, and any other landscape; 78
(c) Convention centers, arenas, aquariums, aviaries, 79
and meeting facilities; 80
(d) Sidewalks, streets, alleys, bridges, ramps, 81
tunnels, overpasses and underpasses, traffic signs and 82
signals, utilities, drainage, water, storm and sewer 83
systems, and other site improvements; 84
(e) Parking lots, garages, or other facilities; 85
(f) Lakes, dams, and waterways; 86
(g) Streetscape, lighting, benches or other seating 87
furniture, trash receptacles, marquees, awnings, canopies, 88
walls, and barriers; 89
(h) Telephone and information booths, bus stop and 90
other shelters, rest rooms, and kiosks; 91 SB 782 19
(i) Paintings, murals, display cases, sculptures, and 92
fountains; 93
(j) Music, news, and child-care facilities; and 94
(k) Any other useful, necessary, or desired public 95
improvement specified in the petition or any amendment; 96
(17) To dedicate to the municipality, with the 97
municipality's consent, streets, sidewalks, parks, and other 98
real property and improvements located within its boundaries 99
for public use; 100
(18) Within its boundaries and with the municipality's 101
consent, to prohibit or restrict vehicular and pedestrian 102
traffic and vendors on streets, alleys, malls, bridges, 103
ramps, sidewalks, and tunnels and to provide the means for 104
access by emergency vehicles to or in such areas; 105
(19) Within its boundaries, to operate or to contract 106
for the provision of music, news, child-care, or parking 107
facilities, and buses, minibuses, or other modes of 108
transportation; 109
(20) Within its boundaries, to lease space for 110
sidewalk café tables and chairs; 111
(21) Within its boundaries, to provide or contract for 112
the provision of security personnel, equipment, or 113
facilities for the protection of property and persons; 114
(22) Within its boundaries, to provide or contract for 115
cleaning, maintenance, and other services to public and 116
private property; 117
(23) To produce and promote any tourism, recreational 118
or cultural activity or special event in the district by, 119
but not limited to, advertising, decoration of any public 120
place in the district, promotion of such activity and 121
special events, and furnishing music in any public place; 122 SB 782 20
(24) To support business activity and economic 123
development in the district including, but not limited to, 124
the promotion of business activity, development and 125
retention, and the recruitment of developers and businesses; 126
(25) To provide or support training programs for 127
employees of businesses within the district; 128
(26) To provide refuse collection and disposal 129
services within the district; 130
(27) To contract for or conduct economic, planning, 131
marketing or other studies; 132
(28) To repair, restore, or maintain any abandoned 133
cemetery on public or private land within the district; and 134
(29) To partner with a telecommunications company or 135
broadband service provider in order to construct or improve 136
telecommunications facilities which shall be wholly owned 137
and operated by the telecommunications company or broadband 138
service provider, as the terms "telecommunications company" 139
and "telecommunications facilities" are defined in section 140
386.020 and subject to the provisions of section 392.410, 141
that are in an unserved or underserved area, as defined in 142
section 620.2450. Before any facilities are improved or 143
constructed as a result of this section, the area shall be 144
certified as unserved or underserved by the director of 145
broadband development within the department of economic 146
development; 147
(30) To carry out any other powers set forth in 148
sections 67.1401 to 67.1571. 149
2. Each district which is located in a blighted area 150
or which includes a blighted area shall have the following 151
additional powers: 152
(1) Within its blighted area, to contract with any 153
private property owner to demolish and remove, renovate, 154 SB 782 21
reconstruct, or rehabilitate any building or structure owned 155
by such private property owner; and 156
(2) To expend its revenues or loan its revenues 157
pursuant to a contract entered into pursuant to this 158
subsection, provided that the governing body of the 159
municipality has determined that the action to be taken 160
pursuant to such contract is reasonably anticipated to 161
remediate the blighting conditions and will serve a public 162
purpose. 163
3. Each district which is an entertainment district 164
shall have the following additional powers: 165
(1) Within its boundaries, to restrict or prohibit the 166
carrying of weapons or firearms in designated restricted 167
areas, including, but not limited to, parks, public events, 168
and other public spaces within the boundaries of the 169
district; 170
(2) Within its boundaries, to promulgate and enforce 171
rules relating to curfews and the presence and activities of 172
unaccompanied minors under the age of eighteen in public 173
spaces during specified hours unless accompanied by a parent 174
or guardian; and 175
(3) Within its boundaries, to hire and train public 176
safety and security personnel to enforce the laws of the 177
municipality and rules of the district. 178
4. Each district shall annually reimburse the 179
municipality for the reasonable and actual expenses incurred 180
by the municipality to establish such district and review 181
annual budgets and reports of such district required to be 182
submitted to the municipality; provided that, such annual 183
reimbursement shall not exceed one and one-half percent of 184
the revenues collected by the district in such year. 185 SB 782 22
[4.] 5. Nothing in sections 67.1401 to 67.1571 shall 186
be construed to delegate to any district any sovereign right 187
of municipalities to promote order, safety, health, morals, 188
and general welfare of the public, except those such police 189
powers, if any, expressly delegated pursuant to sections 190
67.1401 to 67.1571. 191
[5.] 6. The governing body of the municipality 192
establishing the district shall not decrease the level of 193
publicly funded services in the district existing prior to 194
the creation of the district or transfer the financial 195
burden of providing the services to the district unless the 196
services at the same time are decreased throughout the 197
municipality, nor shall the governing body discriminate in 198
the provision of the publicly funded services between areas 199
included in such district and areas not so included. 200
[6.] 7. All construction contracts entered into after 201
August 28, 2021, in excess of five thousand dollars between 202
a district that has adopted a sales tax and any private 203
person, firm, or corporation shall be competitively bid and 204
shall be awarded to the lowest and best bidder. Notice of 205
the letting of the contracts shall be given in the manner 206
provided by section 8.250. 207
67.1535. 1. Subject to appropriation, the department 1
of economic development may, upon such terms and with 2
reasonable consideration as it may determine, expend funds 3
for the purpose of promoting, developing, and supporting 4
entertainment tourism within any district designated as an 5
entertainment district pursuant to section 67.1421, and for 6
which application is made and approved by the department of 7
economic development no later than August 28, 2027. Any 8
annual expenditure by the department of economic development 9
for entertainment tourism shall be limited to a portion of 10 SB 782 23
tax revenues derived directly or indirectly from any such 11
promotion, development, and support of entertainment tourism 12
supported by such annual expenditure within such designated 13
entertainment district, as stated in an agreement entered 14
into between the district and the department of economic 15
development; provided, however, that: 16
(1) The term of state appropriations under any such 17
agreement shall not exceed twenty-seven years; 18
(2) The annual amount of the state appropriation 19
authorized under this section shall not exceed two million 20
five hundred thousand dollars per year for any fiscal year 21
ending on or before June 30, 2031, and four million five 22
hundred thousand dollars per year for any fiscal year 23
thereafter. No such appropriation shall be made prior to 24
July 1, 2026; 25
(3) Any such promotion, development, and support of 26
entertainment tourism shall be determined to produce a 27
positive net fiscal impact for the state over the term of 28
such agreement, with such public or private assurances as 29
the department of economic development may reasonably 30
require; and 31
(4) The department of economic development shall make 32
an annual written report to the governor and the general 33
assembly within ninety days of the end of each fiscal year 34
detailing whether such promotion, development, and support 35
of entertainment tourism produced a positive net fiscal 36
impact for the state in the prior fiscal year and projecting 37
the overall net fiscal impact to the state over the term of 38
such agreement. 39
2. As used in this section, "entertainment tourism" 40
shall mean activities, services, and experiences designed 41
for leisure and enjoyment centered on athletic, 42 SB 782 24
recreational, and cultural events, attractions, and 43
enrichment sponsored by any public or private entity, the 44
provision and enhancement of public safety and the provision 45
of financial assistance to attract sporting events, 46
recreational, entertainment, or other meeting activities, 47
either professional or amateur, commercial or private. 48