Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.005 Law, how cited.
348.005. Law, how cited. — Sections 348.005 to 348.180 shall be known and may be cited as the "Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Loan Act".
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 348
Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 348
in effectMo. Rev. Stat. § 348.010 Purposes.
348.010. Purposes. — 1. It is hereby found and declared that:
(1) The high and increasing cost of agricultural land, improvements, and equipment creates an urgent demand for financing which is not available in the amounts needed and at reasonable interest rates in the present market, and the inability on the part of persons engaged in agriculture to acquire modern agricultural property at reasonable financing costs makes it difficult for such persons to continue their operations at present levels; and
(2) Such inability to continue agricultural operations decreases employment and results in unemployment and its attendant problems; and
(3) That environmental damage, resulting from air, water, and other pollution and from public water supply, solid waste disposal, noise and other environmental problems, seriously endangers the public health and welfare; and
(4) That the high cost of financing capital improvements and the need to comply with environmental quality standards impose a heavy economic burden on small business in this state; and
(5) That it is desirable to provide small business with additional and alternative methods of financing the costs of acquisition and installation of the devices, equipment, and facilities required to comply with the quality standards which have been established to reduce, control, and prevent pollution and related problems; and
(6) That the viability of small business is threatened by the high cost of obtaining funds to meet general capital improvement programs and that the continued existence of small business enterprise in this state is desirable and necessary for the maintenance and expansion of employment opportunities in and the preservation of the economic well-being of this state; and
(7) It is necessary, desirable, and in the best interest of the citizens of this state that provision be made for the establishment of a public corporation to promote the development of agriculture and small business and to reduce, control, and prevent environmental damage in this state by making available to persons engaged in agriculture in this state and to small businesses located in this state, at interest rates lower than would be otherwise obtainable, funds for use in agriculture operations or for use in the reduction, control, and prevention of environmental damage or, in the case of small business, for use in general capital improvement programs, and to vest such corporation with all powers that may be necessary to enable it to accomplish such purposes; and
(8) It is the intent of the general assembly that such public corporation shall give special consideration to small business, as defined in sections 348.005 to 348.180 , in authorizing the issuance of bonds for the financing of agricultural property or pollution control facilities in order to assist small business in assuming the economic burdens imposed by the required financing of such agricultural property or pollution control facilities.
2. Sections 348.005 to 348.180 shall be liberally construed to accomplish the intentions expressed in this section.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 2)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.015 Definitions.
348.015. Definitions. — As used in sections 348.005 to 348.225 , the following terms shall mean:
(1) "Agricultural development loan" , a loan for the acquisition, construction, improvement, or rehabilitation of agricultural property;
(2) "Agricultural property" , any land and easements and real and personal property, including, but not limited to, buildings, structures, improvements, equipment, and livestock, which is used or is to be used in Missouri by Missouri residents for:
(a) The operation of a farm or ranch;
(b) Planting, cultivating, or harvesting cereals, natural fibers, fruits, vegetables, or trees;
(c) Grazing, feeding, or the care of livestock, poultry, or fish;
(d) Dairy production;
(e) Storing, transporting, or processing farm and ranch products, including, without limitation, facilities such as grain elevators, cotton gins, shipping heads, livestock pens, warehouses, wharfs, docks, creameries, or feed plants;
(f) Supplying and conserving water, draining or irrigating land, collecting, treating, and disposing of liquid and solid waste, or controlling pollution, as needed for the operations set out in this subdivision; and
(g) A vermiculture operation. For purposes of this paragraph, "vermiculture" means the raising of earthworms under a controlled environment;
(3) "Authority" , the Missouri agricultural and small business development authority organized pursuant to the provisions of sections 348.005 to 348.180 ;
(4) "Bonds" , any bonds, notes, debentures, interim certificates, bond, grant, or revenue anticipation notes, or any other evidences of indebtedness;
(5) "Borrower" , any individual, partnership, corporation, including a corporation or other entity organized pursuant to section 274.220 , firm, cooperative, association, trust, estate, political subdivision, state agency, or other legal entity or its representative executing a note or other evidence of a loan;
(6) "Eligible borrower" , a borrower qualifying for an agricultural development loan, a small business development loan, or a small business pollution control facility loan under such criteria and priorities as may be established in rules of the authority or in procedural manuals issued thereunder for the purpose of directing the use of available loan funds on the basis of need for and value of each loan for the maintenance of the agricultural economy or small business and on the meeting of pollution control objectives and assuring conformity with conditions established by insurers or guarantors of loans and the preservation of the security of bonds or notes issued to finance the loan;
(7) "Insurer" or "guarantor" , the Farmers Home Administration of the Department of Agriculture of the United States, the United States Small Business Administration, or any other or successor agency or instrumentality of the United States having power, or any insurance company qualified under Missouri law, to ensure or guarantee the payment of agricultural development loans, small business development loans, or small business pollution control facility loans and interest thereon, or any portion thereof;
(8) "Lender" , any state or national bank, federal land bank, production credit association, bank for cooperatives, federal or state-chartered savings and loan association or building and loan association or small business investment company that is subject to credit examination by an agency of the state or federal government, or any other lending institution approved by the insurer or guarantor of an agricultural development loan, small business development loan, or small business pollution control facility loan which undertakes to make or service such a loan;
(9) "Pollution" , any form of environmental pollution including, but not limited to, water pollution, air pollution, land pollution, solid waste pollution, thermal pollution, radiation contamination, or noise pollution;
(10) "Pollution control facility" or "facilities" , any land, interest in land, building, structure, facility, system, fixture, improvement, appurtenance, machinery, equipment, or any combination thereof, and all real and personal property deemed necessary therewith, having to do with, or the end purpose of which is, reducing, controlling, or preventing pollution;
(11) "Small business" , those enterprises which, at the time of their application to the authority, meet the criteria, as interpreted and applied by the authority, for definition as a "small business" established for the Small Business Administration and set forth in Section 121.301 of Part 121 of Title 13 of the Code of Federal Regulations;
(12) "Small business development loan" , a loan for the acquisition, construction, improvement, or rehabilitation of property owned or to be acquired by a small business as defined herein;
(13) "Small business pollution control facility loan" , a loan for the acquisition, construction, improvement, or rehabilitation of a pollution control facility or facilities by a small business;
(14) "Value-added agricultural products" , any product or products that are the result of:
(a) Using an agricultural product grown in this state to produce a meat or dairy product in this state;
(b) A change in the physical state or form of the original agricultural product;
(c) An agricultural product grown in this state whose value has been enhanced by special production methods such as organically grown products; or
(d) A physical segregation of a commodity or agricultural product grown in this state that enhances its value such as identity preserved marketing systems.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 3, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048, A.L. 1997 H.B. 557, A.L. 1998 H.B. 950, A.L. 2003 H.B. 289, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1739)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.020 Authority created - powers to vest in commission - commissioners, number, ...
*348.020. Authority created — powers to vest in commission — commissioners, number, appointment, qualifications. — There is hereby created, with such duties and powers as are set forth in sections 348.005 to 348.415 to carry out the provisions hereof, a body politic and corporate, an independent instrumentality exercising essential public functions, to be known as the "Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority". The powers of the authority shall be vested in seven commissioners, who shall be residents of this state, to be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, except that the director of the department of agriculture shall serve as a member of the authority as an ex officio member. Not more than four of the commissioners shall be of the same political party.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 4, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048, A.L. 1999 H.B. 888) Effective 7-02-99 *Authority assigned to department of agriculture. See Appendix A Reorganization Plan No. 4, 1982, on file with the Secretary of State.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.025 Commission members, who may serve.
348.025. Commission members, who may serve. — Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary:
(1) No officer or employee of this state shall be deemed to have forfeited or shall forfeit his office or employment by reason of his acceptance of membership on the authority or his service thereto;
(2) It shall not constitute a conflict of interest for a director, officer, or employee of any financial institution, investment banking firm, brokerage firm, commercial bank or trust company, architectural firm, insurance company, or any other firm, person, or corporation, to serve as a member of the authority, provided such trustee, director, officer, or employee shall abstain from deliberation, action, and vote by the authority in each instance where the business affiliation or public office association of any such trustee, director, officer, or employee is involved.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 5)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.030 Commissioners' terms.
348.030. Commissioners' terms. — The commissioners shall serve five-year terms, with each term beginning July first and ending on June thirtieth; except, that of the commissioners first appointed, one shall be appointed for a term of two years, two shall be appointed for a term of three years, two shall be appointed for a term of four years, and two shall be appointed for a term of five years. Each commissioner appointed thereafter shall be appointed for a term ending five years from the date of expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed; except, that a person appointed to fill a vacancy prior to the expiration of such a term shall be appointed for the remainder of the term. No commissioner appointed pursuant to sections 348.005 to 348.180 by the governor shall serve more than two consecutive full terms. Each commissioner shall hold office for the term of his appointment and until his successor shall have been appointed and qualified.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 6)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.035 Bond required for commissioners, executive director and employees, cost.
348.035. Bond required for commissioners, executive director and employees, cost. — Before entering into his duties, each commissioner of the authority shall execute a surety bond in the penal sum of fifty thousand dollars, and the executive director shall execute a surety bond in the penal sum of one hundred thousand dollars or, in lieu thereof, the chairman of the authority shall execute a blanket bond covering all members, the executive director, and the employees or other officers of the authority, each surety bond to be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the office or offices covered, to be executed by a surety company authorized to transact business in this state as surety and to be approved by the attorney general and filed in the office of the secretary of state. The cost of each such bond shall be paid by the authority.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 7)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.040 Removal of commissioners from office, procedure.
348.040. Removal of commissioners from office, procedure. — A commissioner shall be removed from office by the governor for misfeasance, malfeasance, or willful neglect of duty or other cause after notice and public hearing, unless such notice or hearing shall be expressly waived in writing.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 8)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.045 Officers, terms.
348.045. Officers, terms. — The commissioners shall annually elect from among their number a chairman and a vice chairman, and such other officers as they may deem necessary.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 9)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.050 Meetings, quorum - actions by resolution, requirements.
348.050. Meetings, quorum — actions by resolution, requirements. — Meetings shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever two commissioners so request. Four commissioners of the authority shall constitute a quorum, and any action taken by the authority under the provisions of sections 348.005 to 348.180 may be authorized by resolution approved by a majority, but not less than four, of the commissioners present at any regular or special meeting. No vacancy in the membership of the authority shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the authority.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 10)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.055 Expenses of commission, no compensation to be paid.
348.055. Expenses of commission, no compensation to be paid. — Commissioners shall receive no compensation for the performance of their duties under sections 348.005 to 348.180 , but each commissioner shall be reimbursed from the funds of the authority for his actual and necessary expenses incurred in carrying out his official duties under sections 348.005 to 348.180 .
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 11)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.060 Employees, appointment, qualifications, compensation - executive director ...
348.060. Employees, appointment, qualifications, compensation — executive director to be secretary. — The commissioners shall employ an executive director. The executive director shall be the secretary of the authority and shall administer, manage, and direct the affairs and business of the authority, subject to the policies, control, and direction of the commissioners. The commissioners may employ technical experts and such other officers, agents, and employees as they deem necessary, and may fix their qualifications, duties, and compensation. The executive director and all other employees of the authority shall be state employees and eligible for all corresponding benefits. The commissioners may delegate to the executive director, or to one or more of its agents or employees, such powers and duties as it may deem proper.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 12, A.L. 1999 H.B. 888) Effective 7-02-99
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.065 Secretary's duties
348.065. Secretary's duties — The secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of the authority and shall be custodian of all books, documents, and papers filed with the authority and of its minute book and seal. He shall have the authority to cause to be made copies of all minutes and other records and documents of the authority and to give certificates, under the seal of the authority, to the effect that such copies are true copies, and all persons dealing with the authority may rely upon such certificates. Resolutions of the authority need not be published or posted unless the authority shall so direct.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 13)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.070 Powers of authority.
348.070. Powers of authority. — 1. The authority shall have all of the powers necessary and convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of sections 348.005 to 348.180 , including, but not limited to, the power to:
(1) Sue and be sued in its own name;
(2) Have an official seal and alter the same at pleasure;
(3) Have perpetual succession; and
(4) Maintain an office at such place or places within this state as it may designate.
2. For purposes of effectuating its public purposes, the authority may:
(1) Borrow money and issue bonds as provided in sections 348.005 to 348.180 ;
(2) Procure insurance or guarantees from any public or private entities, including any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, for payment of any bonds issued by the authority, including the power to pay premiums on any such insurance;
(3) Receive and accept from any source aid or contributions of money, property, labor, or other things of value to be held, used, and applied to carry out the purposes of sections 348.005 to 348.180 , subject to the conditions upon which the grants or contributions are made, including, but not limited to, gifts or grants from any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States for any purpose consistent with sections 348.005 to 348.180 ;
(4) Enter into agreements with any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States or this state, or with any lender, and into loan agreements, sales contracts, and leases with contracting parties, for the purpose of planning, regulating, and providing for the financing and refinancing of any agricultural property and pollution control facilities or general property for small businesses;
(5) Enter into contracts or agreements with lenders for the servicing and processing of loans pursuant to sections 348.005 to 348.180 ;
(6) Provide technical assistance to local public bodies and to profit and not-for-profit entities in the development or operation of agricultural enterprises and pollution control facilities for small businesses;
(7) To the extent permitted under its contract with the holders of bonds of the authority, consent to any modification with respect to the rate of interest, time and payment of any installment of principal or interest, or any other term of any contract, loan, loan note, loan note commitment, contract, lease, or agreement of any kind to which the authority is a party; and
(8) To the extent permitted under its contract with the holders of bonds of the authority, enter into contracts with any lender containing provisions enabling it to reduce the rental or carrying charges to persons unable to pay the regular schedule of charges when, by reason of other income or payment by any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States or of this state, the reduction can be made without jeopardizing the economic stability of the agricultural property being financed.
3. In addition to the powers specifically enumerated under the provisions of sections 348.005 to 348.180 , the authority shall have the power to do any and all things necessary or convenient to carry out its purposes and exercise the powers given and granted in sections 348.005 to 348.180 .
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 §§ 14, 16, 22)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.075 Rules and regulations, promulgation, procedure.
348.075. Rules and regulations, promulgation, procedure. — The authority shall have the power, as necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of sections 348.005 to 348.180 . Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of sections 348.005 to 348.180 shall become effective only if it has been promulgated in compliance with the provisions of chapter 536 as it may be amended from time to time.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 15, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3, A.L. 1997 H.B. 557) CROSS REFERENCE: Rulemaking authority, effective when, null and void, when, 348.426
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.080 Duties of authority.
348.080. Duties of authority. — The authority shall have the following duties:
(1) To invest any funds not needed for immediate disbursement, including any funds held in reserve, in direct and general obligations of or obligations fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the United States or any agency of the United States, obligations issued by agencies of the United States, obligations of this state, or any obligations or securities which may from time to time be legally purchased by political subdivisions of this state, or unsecured promissory notes of national banking associations having the highest investment rating;
(2) To collect fees and charges, as the authority determines to be reasonable, in connection with its loans, advances, insurance, commitments, and servicing;
(3) To cooperate with and exchange services, personnel, and information with any federal, state, or local governmental agency;
(4) To sell, at public or private sale, with or without public bidding, any loan or other obligation held by the authority; and
(5) To do any act necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers granted by sections 348.005 to 348.180 or reasonably implied from the provisions of sections 348.005 to 348.180 .
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 17) CROSS REFERENCES: Bi-state development agency, bonds of, investment in authorized, 70.377 Multinational banks, securities and obligations of, investment in, when, 409.950 Savings accounts in insured savings and loan associations, investment in authorized, 369.194
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.085 Cooperation with federal and state agencies.
348.085. Cooperation with federal and state agencies. — The authority shall have the power, as necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of sections 348.005 to 348.180 , to enter into agreements or other transactions with, and accept grants and the cooperation of, the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof or of this state or any agency or instrumentality thereof, in furtherance of the purposes of sections 348.005 to 348.180 , and to do any and all things necessary in order to avail itself of such aid and cooperation.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 18)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.090 Additional powers of authority.
348.090. Additional powers of authority. — The authority shall have the power, as necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of sections 348.005 to 348.180 , to:
(1) Make contracts with the state or any governmental agency or political subdivision thereof, the federal government, public corporations or bodies, and private corporations or individuals in furtherance of the purposes of sections 348.005 to 348.180 ; and
(2) Make and execute contracts and all other instruments necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers and functions under sections 348.005 to 348.180 ; and
(3) Receive and accept aid or contributions, from any source, of money, property, labor, or other things of value, to be held, used, and applied to carry out the purposes of sections 348.005 to 348.180 , subject to such conditions upon which such grants and contributions may be made;
(4) Borrow money and issue bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness thereof, as provided in sections 348.005 to 348.180 ;
(5) Include in any borrowing such amounts as may be deemed necessary by the authority to establish reserves and to pay financing charges, interest on the obligations for a period not exceeding three years from the date of issuance of such obligations, consultant, advisory, and legal fees, and such other expenses as are necessary or incidental to such borrowing;
(6) Procure, or agree to the procurement of, insurance or guarantees from the federal government for the payment of any bonds, notes, or any other evidences of indebtedness thereof issued by the authority, including the power to pay premiums on any such insurance;
(7) Purchase bonds or notes of the authority out of any funds or money of the authority available therefor, and to hold, cancel, or resell such bonds or notes.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 19)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.095 Termination of authority, rights and property to vest in state - exceptions.
348.095. Termination of authority, rights and property to vest in state — exceptions. — Upon termination or dissolution, all rights and properties of the authority shall pass to and be vested in the state of Missouri, subject to the rights of noteholders, bondholders, and other creditors.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 20)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.100 Loans, authority may purchase or participate, requirements.
348.100. Loans, authority may purchase or participate, requirements. — The authority may purchase agricultural development loans, small business development loans, and small business pollution control facilities loans originated by lenders, or may participate with lenders in making such loans, and may enter into commitments to lenders for such purchase or participation, provided that, as to each loan:
(1) The applicant cannot, in the authority's judgment, obtain a loan on equivalent terms without such purchase or participation;
(2) The yield to the authority on the loan or on its participation therein will, in its judgment, be sufficient to pay all costs and expenses incurred by the authority in making or participating in the loan and issuing bonds or notes to finance it, including any discount, principal, interest, redemption premium, reserves, and property or loan insurance and servicing cost not paid by the borrower or the lender;
(3) The payment of principal and interest with respect to the loans is guaranteed to the amount of the authority's participation therein, or is insured under a policy providing for payment of a percentage of any loss at least equal to that percentage by which the original principal amount of the loan exceeds seventy-five percent of the appraised value of the property, subject to a first mortgage or perfected security interest granted for the security of the loans; and
(4) The lender provides all documentation required to demonstrate that the applicant is an eligible borrower and that all conditions for insurance or guaranty of the loan have been fulfilled, and agrees to service the loan or provide for its servicing by another lender, in accordance with rules of the authority.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 21)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.110 Bond issues and notes authorized.
348.110. Bond issues and notes authorized. — The authority may issue from time to time its negotiable notes and bonds in such principal amount as it shall determine to be necessary to provide sufficient funds for achieving its corporate purposes, including the payment of interest on notes and bonds of the authority, establishment of reserves to secure such notes and bonds including any reserve funds, and all other expenditures of the authority incident to and necessary or convenient to carry out its corporate purposes and powers.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 23)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.115 Obligations not debt of the state or political subdivision - payable only ...
348.115. Obligations not debt of the state or political subdivision — payable only from revenues or assets of authority. — Obligations issued under the provisions of sections 348.005 to 348.180 shall not constitute a debt, liability, or obligation of this state or of any political subdivision of this state, nor shall any such obligation be a pledge of the faith and credit of this state or of any political subdivision of this state, but shall be payable solely from the revenues or assets of the authority. The issuance of bonds under sections 348.005 to 348.180 shall not, directly or indirectly, or contingently, obligate the state or any political subdivision thereof to levy any form of taxation therefor or to make any appropriation for their payment. Each obligation issued under sections 348.005 to 348.180 shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that the authority shall not be obligated to pay the same nor the interest thereon except from the revenues or assets pledged therefor, and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of this state or of any political subdivision of this state is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on such obligation.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 24)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.120 Note issue and renewal - bond issues and refunding authorized.
348.120. Note issue and renewal — bond issues and refunding authorized. — 1. The authority shall have the power, from time to time, to issue notes to renew notes and bonds to pay notes, including the interest thereon, and, whenever it deems refunding expedient, to refund any bonds by the issuance of new bonds, whether the bonds to be refunded have or have not matured, and to issue bonds partly to refund bonds then outstanding and partly for any of its corporate * purposes.
2. Bonds or notes may be issued under the provisions of sections 348.005 to 348.180 without obtaining the consent of any department, division, commission, board, body, bureau, or agency of this state, and without any other proceedings or the happening of any conditions or things other than those proceedings, conditions, or things which are specifically required by sections 348.005 to 348.180 and by the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or notes, or the trust agreement securing the same.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 §§ 25, 26) *Word "corporation" appears in original rolls.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.125 Notes and bond issues to be authorized by resolution containing terms.
348.125. Notes and bond issues to be authorized by resolution containing terms. — The notes and bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the authority, shall bear such date or dates and shall mature at such time or times as such resolution may provide; except, that no bond shall mature more than fifty years from the date of its issue. The bonds may be issued as serial bonds payable in annual installments or as term bonds, or as a combination thereof. The notes and bonds shall bear interest at such rate or rates, be in such denominations, be in such form, either coupon or registered, carry such registration privileges, be executed in such manner, be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places within or without the state, and be subject to such terms of redemption as such resolution may provide. The notes and bonds of the authority may be sold by the authority, at public or private sale, at such price as the authority shall determine.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 27)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.130 Pledges of authority to be liens on all authority assets.
348.130. Pledges of authority to be liens on all authority assets. — Any pledge made by the authority shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made. The revenues, moneys, or property so pledged and thereafter received by the authority shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the authority, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 28)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.135 Facsimile signatures, validity.
348.135. Facsimile signatures, validity. — In case any of the commissioners, executive director, or officers of the authority whose signatures or facsimile signatures appear on any notes, bonds, or coupons shall cease to be such commissioners, executive director, or officers before the delivery of such notes or bonds, such signatures or facsimile signatures shall, nevertheless, be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if such commissioners, directors, or officers had remained in office until such delivery.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 29)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.140 Redemption of notes and bonds - powers - price.
348.140. Redemption of notes and bonds — powers — price. — The authority, subject to such agreement with noteholders or bondholders as may then exist, shall have the power, out of any funds available therefor, to purchase notes or bonds of the authority, which shall thereupon be cancelled, at a price not exceeding:
(1) If the notes or bonds are then redeemable, the redemption price then applicable plus accrued interest to the next interest payment thereon; or
(2) If the notes or bonds are not then redeemable, the redemption price applicable on the first date after such purchase upon which the notes or bonds become subject to redemption plus accrued interest to such date.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 30)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.145 Issuance of refunding obligations - terms, how determined.
348.145. Issuance of refunding obligations — terms, how determined. — The authority may provide for the issuance of refunding obligations for the purpose of refunding any obligations then outstanding which have been issued under the provisions of sections 348.005 to 348.180 , including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of such obligations and for any corporate purpose of the authority. The issuance of such obligations, the maturities and other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof, and the rights, duties, and obligations of the authority in respect to the same shall be governed by the provisions of sections 348.005 to 348.180 which relate to the issuance of obligations, insofar as such provisions may be appropriate therefor.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 31)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.150 Sale or exchange of refunding obligation, proceeds, purposes and ...
348.150. Sale or exchange of refunding obligation, proceeds, purposes and investments authorized. — Refunding obligations issued as provided in section 348.145 may be sold or exchanged for outstanding obligations issued under sections 348.005 to 348.180 and, if sold, the proceeds thereof may be applied, in addition to any other authorized purposes, to the purchase, redemption, or payment of such outstanding obligations. Pending the application of the proceeds of any such refunding obligations, with any other available funds, to the payment of the principal, accrued interest, and any redemption premium on the obligations being refunded, and, if so provided or permitted in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such refunding obligations or in the trust agreement securing the same, to the payment of any interest on such refunding obligations and any expenses in connection with such refunding, such proceeds may be invested in direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and the interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States government, or any agency thereof, which shall mature or which shall be subject to redemption by the holders thereof, at the option of such holders, not later than the respective dates when the proceeds, together with the interest accruing thereon, will be required for the purposes intended.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 32)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.155 Compliance with other state laws regulating bonds, notes, obligations, not ...
348.155. Compliance with other state laws regulating bonds, notes, obligations, not required. — The issuance of bonds, notes, and other obligations and refunding bonds under the provisions of sections 348.005 to 348.180 need not comply with the requirements of any other state law applicable to the issuance of bonds, notes, and other obligations. No proceedings, notice, or approval shall be required for the issuance of any such bonds, notes, and other obligations, or any instrument as security therefor, except as is provided in sections 348.005 to 348.180 .
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 33)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.160 Alteration or impairment of terms, rights and remedies by state, prohibited ...
348.160. Alteration or impairment of terms, rights and remedies by state, prohibited — face of instruments to contain state pledge. — The state does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any notes or bonds issued under sections 348.005 to 348.180 that the state shall not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the authority to fulfill the terms of any agreement made with such holders thereof, nor in any way impair the rights and remedies of such holders until such notes and bonds, together with the interest thereon and the interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of such holders, are fully met and discharged. The authority is authorized to include this pledge and agreement of the state in any agreement with the holders of such notes or bonds.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 34)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.165 Official person executing bonds and notes, no personal liability.
348.165. Official person executing bonds and notes, no personal liability. — Neither the commissioners, the executive director of the authority, nor any other person executing the notes or bonds of the authority shall be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance thereof.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 35)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.170 Bonds and notes of authority deemed negotiable instruments, subject to ...
348.170. Bonds and notes of authority deemed negotiable instruments, subject to registration. — 1. Whether or not the notes and bonds are of such form and character as to be negotiable instruments under the terms of the Missouri uniform commercial code, the notes and bonds are hereby made negotiable instruments within the meaning of and for all the purposes of the Missouri uniform commercial code, subject only to the provisions contained in such notes and bonds for registration.
2. Bonds issued by the authority shall be deemed to be securities issued by a public instrumentality and body corporate.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 §§ 36, 37)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.175 Investment powers and limitations of authority.
348.175. Investment powers and limitations of authority. — The authority shall have the power, as necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of sections 348.005 to 348.180 , and subject to any agreement with bondholders or noteholders, to invest moneys of the authority, including proceeds form the sale of any bonds or notes, in:
(1) Direct obligations of or obligations guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States government, or any agency thereof, or by the state of Missouri;
(2) Obligations issued by the Government National Mortgage Association, Bank for Cooperatives, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, Federal Home Loan Bank System, or Federal Land Banks, or by the Federal National Mortgage Association;
(3) Negotiable or nonnegotiable certificates of deposit issued by any bank which is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or its successor corporation, if then in existence;
(4) Any other obligations of this state or of the United States, or any agency or instrumentality of either, which may then be purchased with funds belonging to this state or held in the state treasury; or
(5) Such securities and deposit accounts as are permissible for the investment of state public funds by the state treasurer.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 38)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.180 Annual report - audit.
348.180. Annual report — audit. — The authority shall, following the close of each fiscal year, submit an annual report of its activities for the preceding year to the governor and the general assembly. Each report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement for the authority during the fiscal year it covers. At least once in each year, an independent certified public accountant shall audit the books and accounts of the authority.
(L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 39)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.181 Records of Missouri agricultural and small business development authority ...
348.181. Records of Missouri agricultural and small business development authority to be closed, when. — Records and documents submitted by program applicants and lenders to the Missouri agricultural and small business development authority relating to financial investments in a business, or sales projections or processes or other business plan information which if released or otherwise made public may endanger the competitiveness of a business, or records and documents submitted to the authority relating to financial assistance that is awarded by the authority, except for the amount and recipient of any loan or grant from a program administered by the authority shall be deemed a closed record as such term is defined in section 610.010 , may be discussed in a meeting that has been closed pursuant to section 610.022 , and shall not be subject to the provisions of sections 109.200 to 109.310 , the state and local records laws. Such records and documents may be released by the authority upon written approval by the applicant.
(L. 1998 H.B. 950 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.185 Statement of purpose.
348.185. Statement of purpose. — In recognition of the role of agriculture in the economic well-being of this state and in recognition that opportunities to succeed in agriculture should not be limited by the economic means of persons engaged in agriculture, the general assembly of the state of Missouri declares that state assistance in the guarantee of loans made to enable independent family-farm producers to enter and succeed in the development and operation of single-purpose animal facilities will benefit the state of Missouri economically and socially and is a public purpose of great importance.
(L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.190 Loan guarantee program - rules, regulations, promulgation, procedure.
348.190. Loan guarantee program — rules, regulations, promulgation, procedure. — In addition to the duties and powers established in sections 348.005 to 348.180 , the Missouri agricultural and small business development authority shall develop and implement a single-purpose animal facilities loan guarantee program as provided in sections 348.185 to 348.225 . The authority shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 348.185 to 348.225 . The rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to sections 348.185 to 348.225 shall be designed to encourage maximum involvement and participation by lenders and financial institutions in the loan guarantee program. The authority shall be the administrative agency for the implementation of the loan guarantee program, and may employ such persons as necessary, within the limits of appropriations made for that purpose, to administer the loan guarantee program. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of sections 348.185 to 348.225 shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024 .
(L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.195 Certificate of guaranty may be issued, conditions - eligible lender, ...
348.195. Certificate of guaranty may be issued, conditions — eligible lender, defined — participation fee, amount — limitation of amount. — 1. The authority may issue certificates of guaranty covering a first loss guarantee up to but not more than fifty percent of the loan on a declining principal basis for loans to individuals executing a note or other evidence of a loan made for livestock production or other single-purpose animal facility, including animal waste systems or livestock purchase, but not to exceed the amount of two hundred fifty thousand dollars for any one individual and to pay from the single-purpose animal facilities loan guarantee fund to an eligible lender up to fifty percent of the amount on a declining principal basis of any loss on any guaranteed loan made under the provisions of sections 348.185 to 348.225 , in the event of default on the loan. Upon payment of the loan, the authority shall be subrogated to all the rights of the eligible lender.
2. As used in sections 348.185 to 348.225 , the term "eligible lender" means those entities defined as "lenders" under subdivision (8) of section 348.015 .
3. The authority shall charge for each guaranteed loan a one-time participation fee of one percent which shall be collected by the lender at the time of closing and paid to the authority. In addition, the authority may charge a special loan guarantee fee of up to one percent per annum of the outstanding principal which shall be collected from the borrower by the lender and paid to the authority. Amounts so collected shall be deposited in the single-purpose animal facilities loan program fund and used, upon appropriation, to pay the costs of administering the program.
4. All moneys paid to satisfy a defaulted guaranteed loan shall only be paid out of the single-purpose animal facilities loan guarantee fund established by sections 348.185 to 348.225 .
5. The total outstanding guaranteed loans shall at no time exceed an amount which, according to sound actuarial judgment, would allow immediate redemption of twenty percent of the outstanding loans guaranteed by the fund at any one time.
(L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048, A.L. 2003 H.B. 464 merged with S.B. 388)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.200 Single-purpose animal facilities loan guarantee fund established - ...
348.200. Single-purpose animal facilities loan guarantee fund established — administration. — 1. There is hereby established in the state treasury the "Single-Purpose Animal Facilities Loan Guarantee Fund". The fund shall consist of money appropriated to it by the general assembly, charges, gifts, grants and bequests from federal, private or other sources. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 , no portion of the fund shall be transferred to the general revenue fund.
2. All moneys received by the authority for payments made on previously defaulted guaranteed loans shall be paid promptly into the state treasury and deposited in the fund.
3. The fund shall be administered by the Missouri agricultural and small business development authority organized pursuant to sections 348.005 to 348.180 .
4. Beginning with fiscal year 1994-1995, the general assembly may appropriate moneys not to exceed four million dollars for the establishment and initial funding of the single-purpose animal facilities loan guarantee fund.
(L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048, A.L. 1997 H.B. 557)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.205 Money not needed may be invested.
348.205. Money not needed may be invested. — Moneys in the fund, both unobligated and obligated as a reserve, which in the judgment of the authority are not currently needed for payments of defaults of guaranteed loans, may be invested by the state treasurer, and any income therefrom shall be deposited to the credit of the fund.
(L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.210 Eligibility for guarantees for loans - rules - terms, conditions.
348.210. Eligibility for guarantees for loans — rules — terms, conditions. — 1. Persons eligible for guarantees for loans under the provisions of sections 348.185 to 348.225 are individuals engaged in farming operations as defined in section 348.015 , who intend to use the proceeds from the loan to finance breeding or feeder livestock, including the purchase of additional or replacement livestock, land, buildings, facilities, equipment, machinery, and animal waste facilities used to produce poultry, hogs, beef, or dairy cattle, or other animals and who are seeking a loan or loans to finance not more than ninety percent of the anticipated cost.
2. The authority shall adopt and promulgate regulations establishing eligibility under the provisions of sections 348.185 to 348.225 , taking into consideration the individual's ability to repay the loan, the general economic conditions of the area in which the individual will be located, the prospect of success of the particular facility for which the loan is sought and such other factors as the authority may establish. The eligibility of any person for a loan guarantee under the provisions of sections 348.185 to 348.225 shall not be determined or otherwise affected by any consideration of that person's race, religion, sex, creed, color, or location of residence. The authority may also provide for:
(1) The requirement or nonrequirement of security or endorsement and the nature thereof;
(2) The manner and time of repayment of the principal and interest;
(3) The maximum rate of interest;
(4) The right of the borrower to accelerate payments without penalty;
(5) The amount of the guaranty charge;
(6) The effective period of the guaranty;
(7) The percent of the loan, not to exceed fifty percent, covered by the guaranty;
(8) The assignability of loans by the lender;
(9) Procedures in event of default by the borrower;
(10) The due diligence effort on the part of lenders for collection of guaranteed loans;
(11) Collection assistance to be provided to lenders; and
(12) The extension of the guaranty in consideration of duty in the Armed Forces, unemployment, natural disasters, or other hardships.
(L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048, A.L. 2003 H.B. 464 merged with S.B. 388)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.215 Policy of collection and recovery.
348.215. Policy of collection and recovery. — The authority, by rules and regulations, shall determine the policy of collections and recovery of loans, including the use of private collection agencies. The authority may institute action to recover any amount due the state in any loan transaction, use private collection agencies, or otherwise carry out the policy of the authority. The lender making the original loan shall cooperate with the authority in the collection of the loan and shall use its regular collection procedures prior to any action being undertaken by the authority.
(L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.220 Animal waste facilities loan program guarantees - priorities, limitations.
348.220. Animal waste facilities loan program guarantees — priorities, limitations. — If the Missouri clean water commission makes available to the authority any funds for implementation of the authority's animal waste facilities loan program, loans made pursuant to that program are eligible for loan guarantees under the provisions of sections 348.185 to 348.225 . A loan made under the animal waste facilities loan program may be combined with loans made by eligible lenders under the provisions of sections 348.185 to 348.225 , but the eligible lender shall have first priority on payments of defaults from the fund. A loan made under the animal waste facilities loan program shall not be subject to any dollar amount limitation otherwise imposed by any provision of law or a loan guaranteed under the provisions of sections 348.185 to 348.225 .
(L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.225 Single-purpose animal facilities loan program fund created - purpose.
348.225. Single-purpose animal facilities loan program fund created — purpose. — There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Single-Purpose Animal Facilities Loan Program Fund". The fund shall consist of money collected and deposited pursuant to subsection 3 of section 348.195 . Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 , no portion of the fund shall be transferred to the general revenue fund. The money in the single-purpose animal facilities loan program fund shall be used, upon appropriation, for administration of the program established under sections 348.185 to 348.225 and for no other purpose.
(L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.230 Linked deposit loans for dairy cows, first year of interest to be paid by ...
348.230. Linked deposit loans for dairy cows, first year of interest to be paid by authority — fee authorized. — 1. The Missouri agricultural and small business development authority, subject to appropriation, shall pay for the first full year of charged interest on any applicable Missouri linked deposit program loan, as provided in sections 30.750 to 30.850 . For the purpose of this section, the term "applicable loan" shall mean any loan made and used solely for the acquisition of dairy cows and other replacement dairy females.
2. The Missouri agricultural and small business development authority may charge a fee for the service in subsection 1 of this section, not to exceed fifty dollars per individual. Revenue generated from the fee shall be used to defray administrative costs.
(L. 2008 S.B. 931)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.235 Dairy business planning grants authorized - application procedure, fee - ...
348.235. Dairy business planning grants authorized — application procedure, fee — limit on grant — rulemaking authority. — 1. The Missouri agricultural and small business development authority, subject to appropriation not to exceed fifty thousand dollars, shall develop and implement dairy business planning grants as provided in this section.
2. The Missouri agricultural and small business development authority may charge an application fee for the grants developed under this section, not to exceed fifty dollars per application. Revenue generated from the application fee shall be used to defray the cost of administering the grants.
3. Eligible applicants shall be existing or start-up dairy operations wholly located in the state of Missouri that are at least fifty-one percent owned by residents of this state.
4. A single grant shall not exceed five thousand dollars or finance more than ninety percent of the cost of the business plan, whichever is less.
5. Proceeds from a grant shall only be used to contract with a dairy business planning professional that is approved by the Missouri agricultural and small business development authority.
6. The Missouri agricultural and small business development authority may promulgate rules establishing eligibility and award criteria under this section including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) The potential to improve the profitability, modernization, and expansion of the dairy operation;
(2) The education, experience, and past relevant experience of the dairy business planning professional;
(3) The qualifications, education, and experience of the dairy owner or owners and management team;
(4) The potential for timely near-term application of the results of the study;
(5) The potential economic benefit to the state of Missouri;
(6) Such other factors as the Missouri agricultural and small business development authority may establish.
7. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010 , that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028 . This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2008, shall be invalid and void.
(L. 2008 S.B. 931)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.250 Citation.
348.250. Citation. — Sections 348.250 to 348.275 shall be known and may be cited as the "Missouri Science and Innovation Reinvestment Act".
(L. 2011 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 7) Contingent effective date, see § 348.280 (2013) Provisions of S.B. 7 from First Extraordinary Session in 2011 are unconstitutional; section B of act as codified in section 348.280 is a violation of the single subject requirement of Article III, Section 23 and remaining provisions of bill could not be severed. Missouri Roundtable for Life, Inc. v. State, 396 S.W.3d 348 (Mo.banc).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.251 Missouri technology corporation, established - definitions - public ...
*348.251. Missouri technology corporation, established — definitions — public hearing, notice. — 1. As used in sections 348.251 to 348.266 , the following terms mean:
(1) "Applicable percentage" , six percent for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and the next fourteen consecutive fiscal years; five percent for the immediately subsequent five fiscal years; and four percent for the immediately subsequent five fiscal years;
(2) "Applied research" , any activity that seeks to utilize, synthesize, or apply existing knowledge, information, or resources to the resolution of a specific problem, question, or issue of science and innovation, including but not limited to translational research;
(3) "Base year" , fiscal year ending June 30, 2010;
(4) "Base year gross wages" , gross wages paid by science and innovation companies to science and innovation employees during fiscal year ending June 30, 2010;
(5) "Basic research" , any original investigation for the advancement of scientific or technical knowledge of science and innovation;
(6) "Commercialization" , any of the full spectrum of activities required for a new technology, product, or process to be developed from the basic research or conceptual stage through applied research or development to the marketplace, including without limitation, the steps leading up to and including licensing, sales, and service;
(7) "Corporation" , the Missouri technology corporation established under this section;
(8) "Fields of applicable expertise" , any of the following fields: science and innovation research, development, or commercialization, including basic research and applied research; corporate finance, venture capital, and private equity related to science and innovation; the business and management of science and innovation companies; education related to science and innovation; or civic or corporate leadership in areas related to science and innovation;
(9) "Inherent conflict of interest" , a fundamental or systematic conflict of interest that prevents a person from serving as a disinterested director of the corporation and from routinely performing his or her duties as a director of the corporation;
(10) "NAICS industry groups" or "NAICS codes" , the North American Industry Classification System developed under the auspices of the United States Office of Management and Budget and adopted in 1997, as may be amended, revised, or replaced by similar classification systems for similar uses from time to time;
(11) "Science and innovation" , the use of compositions and methods in research, development, and manufacturing processes for such diverse areas as agriculture-biotechnology, animal health, biochemistry, bioinformatics, energy, environment, forestry, homeland security, information technology, medical devices, medical diagnostics, medical instruments, medical therapeutics, microbiology, nanotechnology, pharmaceuticals, plant biology, and veterinary medicine, including future developments in such areas;
(12) "Science and innovation company" , a corporation, limited liability company, S corporation, partnership, registered limited liability partnership, foundation, association, nonprofit entity, sole proprietorship, business trust, person, group, or other entity that is:
(a) Engaged in the research, development, commercialization, or business of science and innovation in the state, including, without limitation, research, development, or production directed toward developing or providing science and innovation products, processes, or services for specific commercial or public purposes, including hospitals, nonprofit research institutions, incubators, accelerators, and universities currently located or involved in the research, development, commercialization, or business of science and innovation in the state; or
(b) Identified by the following NAICS industry groups or NAICS codes or any amended or successor code sections covering such areas of research, development, and commercial endeavors: 3251; 3253; 3254; 3391; 51121; 54138; 54171; 62231; 111191; 111421; 111920; 111998; 311119; 311211; 311221; 311222; 311223; 325193; 325199; 325221; 325222; 325611; 325612; 325613; 325311; 325312; 325314; 325320; 325411; 325412; 325414; 333298; 334510; 334516; 334517; 339111; 339112; 339113; 339114; 339115; 339116; 424910; 541710; 621511; and 621512. Each of the above listed four-digit and five-digit codes shall include all six-digit codes in such four-digit and five-digit industry; however, each six-digit code shall stand alone and not indicate the inclusion of other omitted six-digit codes that also are subsets of the pertinent four-digit or five-digit industry to which the included six-digit code belongs;
(13) "Science and innovation employee" , any employee, officer, or director of a science and innovation company who is a state income taxpayer and any employee of a university who is associated with or supports the research, development, commercialization, or business of science and technology in the state and is obligated to pay state income tax to the state;
(14) "Technology application" , the introduction and adaptation of refined management practices in fields such as scheduling, inventory management, marketing, product development, and training in order to improve the quality, productivity and profitability of an existing firm. Technology application shall be considered a component of business modernization;
(15) "Technology development" , strategically focused research directed at developing investment-grade technologies which are important for market competitiveness.
2. The governor may, on behalf of the state and in accordance with chapter 355 , establish a private not-for-profit corporation named the "Missouri Technology Corporation", to carry out the provisions of sections 348.251 to 348.266 . As used in sections 348.250 to 348.275 the word "corporation" means the Missouri technology corporation authorized by this section. Before certification by the governor, the corporation shall conduct a public hearing for the purpose of giving all interested parties an opportunity to review and comment on the articles of incorporation, bylaws and methods of operation of the corporation. Notice of the hearing shall be given at least fourteen days prior to the hearing.
(L. 1993 H.B. 566, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048, A.L. 2011 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 7) Contingent effective date, see § 348.280 *Revisor's Note: This section was declared unconstitutional in Missouri Roundtable for Life, Inc. v. State, 396 S.W.3d 348 (Mo.banc). (2013) Provisions of S.B. 7 from First Extraordinary Session in 2011 are unconstitutional; section B of act as codified in section 348.280 is a violation of the single subject requirement of Article III, Section 23 and remaining provisions of bill could not be severed. Missouri Roundtable for Life, Inc. v. State, 396 S.W.3d 348 (Mo.banc).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.253 Contracts with not-for-profit organizations, objectives.
*348.253. Contracts with not-for-profit organizations, objectives. — 1. The Missouri technology corporation may contract with not-for-profit organizations to carry out the provisions of sections 348.251 to 348.275 . By entering into such contracts, the corporation shall attempt to achieve the following objectives:
(1) The establishment of a research alliance which shall advance technology development, as defined in subdivision (3) of section 348.251 . The corporation, in this capacity, shall have the authority to contract directly with centers for advanced technology, as established by section 348.272 , and other not-for-profit entities. In proceeding with this objective, the corporation and centers for advanced technology shall utilize the results of targeted industry studies commissioned by the department of economic development;
(2) Technology commercialization, as defined in subdivision (2) of section 348.251 ;
(3) The establishment of a finance corporation to assist in the implementation of section 348.261 ; and
(4) The enhancement of technology application, as defined in subdivision (1) of section 348.251 .
2. Any contract signed between the corporation and any not-for-profit organization, including innovation centers as defined in section 348.271 , shall require that the not-for-profit organization must provide at least one-hundred-percent match for any funding received from the corporation through the technology investment fund, as established in section 348.264 .
(L. 1995 H.B. 414) *Revisor's Note: This section is reprinted in accordance with section 3.066. S.B. 7, First Extraordinary Session of the 96th General Assembly, 2011, repealed this section. S.B. 7 was declared unconstitutional as a violation of the single subject requirement of Article III, Section 23, of the Missouri Constitution (see annotation above), rendering the repeal of this section ineffective.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.256 Articles of incorporation, bylaws, methods of operation, content - members, ...
*348.256. Articles of incorporation, bylaws, methods of operation, content — members, qualifications — audits — evaluations — tax exemptions — conflicts of interest. — 1. The articles of incorporation, bylaws, and methods of operation of the Missouri technology corporation shall be consistent with the provisions of sections 348.250 to 348.275 .
2. The purposes of the corporation are to contribute to the strengthening of the economy of the state through the development of science and innovation, to promote the modernization of Missouri businesses by supporting the transfer of science, technology and quality improvement methods to the workplace; to enhance the productivity and modernization of Missouri businesses by providing leadership in the establishment of methods of technology application, technology commercialization and technology development; to make Missouri businesses, institutions, and universities more competitive and increase their likelihood of success; to support and enhance local and regional strategies and initiatives that capitalize on the unique science and innovation assets across the state; to make Missouri a highly desirable state in which to conduct, facilitate, support, fund, and perform science and innovation research, development, and commercialization; to facilitate and effect the creation, attraction, retention, growth, and enhancement of both existing and new science and innovation companies in the state; to make Missouri a national and international leader in economic activity based on science and innovation; to enhance workforce development; to create and retain quality jobs; to advance scientific knowledge; and to improve the quality of life for the citizens of the state of Missouri in both urban and rural communities.
3. The board of directors of the corporation shall be composed of fifteen persons. The governor shall annually appoint one of its members, who must be from the private sector, as chairperson. The board shall consist of the following members:
(1) The director of the department of economic development, or the director's designee;
(2) The president of the University of Missouri system, or the president's designee;
(3) A member of the state senate, appointed by the president pro tem of the senate;
(4) A member of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house;
(5) Eleven members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, who are recognized for outstanding knowledge, leadership, and expertise in one or more of the fields of applicable expertise. Each of the directors of the corporation who is appointed by the governor shall serve for a term of four years and until a successor is duly appointed.
4. Any changes in the articles of incorporation or bylaws must be approved by the governor.
5. At the discretion of the state auditor, the corporation is subject to an audit by the state auditor and the corporation shall bear the full cost of the audit.
6. Each of the directors of the corporation provided for in subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection 3 of this section shall remain a director until the designating individual specified in such subdivisions designates a replacement by sending a written communication to the governor and the chairperson of the board of the corporation; provided, however, that if the director of economic development or the president of the University of Missouri system designates himself or herself to the corporation board, such person's service as a corporation director shall cease immediately when that person no longer serves as the director of economic development or as the president of the University of Missouri system. Each of the directors of the corporation provided for in subdivisions (3) and (4) of subsection 3 of this section shall remain a director until the appointing member of the general assembly specified in such subdivisions appoints a replacement by sending a written communication to the governor and the chairperson of the corporation board; provided, however, that if the speaker of the house or the president pro tem of the senate appoints himself or herself to the corporation board, such person's service as a corporation director shall cease immediately when that person no longer serves as the speaker of the house or the president pro tem of the senate.
7. Each of the eleven members of the board appointed by the governor shall:
(1) Hold office for the term of appointment and until the governor duly appoints his or her successor; provided that if a vacancy is created by the death, permanent disability, resignation, or removal of a director, such vacancy shall become immediately effective;
(2) Be eligible for reappointment, but members of the board shall not be eligible to serve more than two consecutive four-year terms and shall not be reappointed to the board until they have not served on the board for a period of at least four interim years;
(3) Not have a known inherent conflict of interest at the time of appointment; and
(4) Not have served in an elected office or a cabinet position in state government for a period of two years prior to appointment, unless otherwise provided in this section.
8. Any member of the board may be removed by affirmative vote of eleven members of the board for malfeasance or misfeasance in office, regularly failing to attend meetings, failure to comply with the corporation's conflicts of interest policy, conviction of a felony, or for any cause that renders the member incapable of or unfit to discharge the duties of a director of the corporation.
9. The board shall meet at least four times per year and at such other times as it deems appropriate, or upon call by the president or the chairperson, or upon written request of a majority of the directors of the board. Unless otherwise restricted by Missouri law, the directors may participate in a meeting of the board by means of telephone conference or other electronic communications equipment whereby all persons participating in the meeting can communicate clearly with each other, and participation in a meeting in such manner will constitute presence in person at such meeting.
10. A majority of the total voting membership of the board shall constitute a quorum for meetings. The board may act by a majority of those at any meeting where a quorum is present, except upon such issues as the board may determine shall require a vote of more members of the board for approval or as required by law. All resolutions and orders of the board shall be recorded and authenticated by the signature of the secretary or any assistant secretary of the board.
11. Members of the board shall serve without compensation. Members of the board attending meetings of the board, or attending committee or advisory meetings thereof, shall be paid mileage and all other applicable expenses, provided that such expenses are reasonable, consistent with policies established from time to time by the board, and not otherwise inconsistent with law.
12. The board may adopt, repeal, and amend such articles of incorporation, bylaws, and methods of operation that are not contrary to law or inconsistent with sections 348.250 to 348.275 , as it deems expedient for its own governance and for the governance and management of the corporation and its committees and advisory boards; provided that any changes in the articles of incorporation or bylaws approved by the board must also be approved by the governor.
13. A president shall direct and supervise the administrative affairs and the general management of the corporation. The president shall be a person of national prominence that has expertise and credibility in one or more of the fields of applicable expertise with a demonstrated track record of success in leading a mission-driven organization. The president's salary and other terms and conditions of employment shall be set by the board. The board may negotiate and enter into an employment agreement with the president of the corporation, which may provide for compensation, allowances, benefits, and expenses. The president of the corporation shall not be eligible to serve as a member of the board until two years after the end of his or her employment with the corporation. The president of the corporation shall be bound by, and agree to obey, the corporation's conflicts of interest policy, including annually completing and submitting to the board a disclosure and compliance certificate in accordance with such conflicts of interest policy.
14. The corporation may employ such employees as it may require and upon such terms and conditions as it may establish that are consistent with state and federal law. The corporation may establish personnel, payroll, benefit, and other such systems as authorized by the board, and provide death and disability benefits. Corporation employees, including the president, shall be considered state employees for the purposes of membership in the Missouri state employees' retirement system and the Missouri consolidated health care plan. Compensation paid by the corporation shall constitute pay from a department for purposes of accruing benefits under the Missouri state employees' retirement system. The corporation may also adopt, in accordance with requirements of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, a defined contribution plan sponsored by the corporation with respect to employees, including the president, employed by the corporation. Nothing in sections 348.250 to 348.275 shall be construed as placing any officer or employee of the corporation or member of the board in the classified or the unclassified service of the state of Missouri under Missouri laws and regulations governing civil service. No employee of the corporation shall be eligible to serve as a member of the board until two years immediately following the end of his or her employment with the corporation. All employees of the corporation shall be bound by, and agree to obey, the corporation's conflicts of interest policy, including annually completing and submitting to the board a disclosure and compliance certificate in accordance with such conflicts of interest policy.
15. No later than the first day of January each year, the corporation shall submit an annual report to the governor and to the Missouri general assembly which the corporation may contract with a third party to prepare and which shall include:
(1) A complete and detailed description of the operating and financial conditions of the corporation during the prior fiscal year;
(2) Complete and detailed information about the distributions from the Missouri science and innovation reinvestment fund and from any income of the corporation;
(3) Information about the growth of science and innovation research and industry in the state;
(4) Information regarding financial or performance audits performed in such year, including any recommendations with reference to additional legislation or other action that may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation; and
(5) Whether or not the corporation made any distribution during the prior fiscal year to a research project or other project for which a report shall be filed under Subsection 4 of Section 38(d) of Article III of the Constitution of the State of Missouri. If such a distribution was made, the corporation shall disclose in the annual report the amount of the distribution, the recipient of the distribution, and the project description.
16. The corporation shall keep its books and records in accordance with generally accepted accounting procedures. Within four months following the end of each fiscal year, the corporation shall cause a firm of independent certified public accountants of national repute to conduct and deliver to the board an audit of the financial statements of the corporation and an opinion thereon, to be conducted in accordance with generally accepted audit standards, provided, however, that this section shall be inapplicable if the board of directors of the corporation determines that insufficient funds have been appropriated to pay for the costs of compliance with these requirements.
17. Within four months following the end of every odd numbered fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2016, the corporation shall cause an independent firm of national repute that has expertise in science and innovation research and industry to conduct and deliver to the board an evaluation of the performance of the corporation for the prior two fiscal years, including detailed recommendations for improving the performance of the corporation, provided, however, that this section shall be inapplicable if the board of directors of the corporation determines that insufficient funds have been appropriated to pay for the costs of compliance with these requirements.
18. The corporation shall provide the state auditor a copy of the financial and performance evaluations prepared under subsections 16 and 17 of this section.
19. The corporation shall have perpetual existence until an act of law expressly dissolves the corporation; provided that no such law shall take effect so long as the corporation has obligations or bonds outstanding unless adequate provision has been made for the payment or retirement of such debts or obligations. Upon any such dissolution of the corporation, all property, funds, and assets thereof shall be vested in the state.
20. Except as provided under section 348.266 , the state hereby pledges to, and agrees with, recipients of corporation funding or beneficiaries of corporation programs under sections 348.250 to 348.275 that the state shall not limit or alter the rights vested in the corporation under sections 348.250 to 348.275 to fulfill the terms of any agreements made or obligations incurred by the corporation with or to such third parties, or in any way impair the rights and remedies of such third parties until the obligations of the corporation and the state are fully met and discharged in accordance with sections 348.250 to 348.275 .
21. The corporation shall be exempt from:
(1) Any general ad valorem taxes upon any property of the corporation acquired and used for its public purposes;
(2) Any taxes or assessments upon any projects or upon any operations of the corporation or the income therefrom;
(3) Any taxes or assessments upon any project or any property or local obligation acquired or used by the corporation under the provisions of sections 348.250 to 348.275 , or upon income therefrom. Purchases by the corporation to be used for its public purposes shall not be subject to sales or use tax under chapter 144 . The exemptions hereby granted shall not extend to persons or entities conducting business on the corporation's property for which payment of state and local taxes would otherwise be required.
22. No funds of the corporation shall be distributed to its employees or members of the board; except that, the corporation may make reasonable payments for expenses incurred on its behalf relating to any of its lawful purposes and the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered to, or for, its benefit relating to any of its lawful purposes, including to pay its employees reasonable compensation.
23. The corporation shall adopt and maintain a conflicts of interest policy to protect the corporation's interests by requiring disclosure by an interested party, appropriate recusal by such person, and appropriate action by the interested party or the board where a conflict of interest may exist or arise between the corporation and a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation.
(L. 1993 H.B. 566, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048, A.L. 1995 H.B. 414, A.L. 2011 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 7) Contingent effective date, see § 348.280 *Revisor's Note: This section was declared unconstitutional in Missouri Roundtable for Life, Inc. v. State, 396 S.W.3d 348 (Mo.banc). (2013) Provisions of S.B. 7 from First Extraordinary Session in 2011 are unconstitutional; section B of act as codified in section 348.280 is a violation of the single subject requirement of Article III, Section 23 and remaining provisions of bill could not be severed. Missouri Roundtable for Life, Inc. v. State, 396 S.W.3d 348 (Mo.banc).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.257 Executive committee established, members, duties - audit committee, duties ...
348.257. Executive committee established, members, duties — audit committee, duties — research alliance, report, contents — rules authority. — 1. The board shall establish an executive committee of the corporation, to be composed of the chairperson, the vice chairperson, and the secretary of the corporation, and two additional directors. The chairperson of the corporation shall serve as the chairperson of the executive committee.
2. The executive committee, in intervals between meetings of the board, may transact any business of the board that has been expressly delegated to the executive committee by the board. If so stipulated by the board, action delegated to the executive committee may be subject to subsequent ratification by the board; provided, however, that until ratified or rejected by the board, any action delegated to, and taken by, the executive committee between meetings of the board will be binding upon the corporation as if ratified, and may be relied upon by third parties.
3. The board shall establish an audit committee of the corporation, to be composed of the chairperson of the corporation and four additional directors. The secretary of the corporation shall serve as the chairperson of the audit committee. The audit committee shall be responsible for oversight of the administration of the conflicts of interest policy, working with the president of the corporation to facilitate communications with the corporation's contract auditors, and such other responsibilities delegated to it by the board.
4. The board shall establish and maintain a research alliance of Missouri to be comprised of the chief research officers, or their designee , of the state's leading research universities and a representative of other leading not-for-profit research institutes headquartered in Missouri. Members of the research alliance of Missouri shall be selected for such terms of membership under such terms and conditions as the board deems necessary and appropriate to advance the purposes of sections 348.250 to 348.275 and as comparable to other similar public sector bodies. The research alliance of Missouri shall elect a chairperson on an annual basis. The research alliance of Missouri shall prepare annual reports at the direction of the corporation that:
(1) Evaluate the specific areas of Missouri's research strengths and weaknesses and outline current research priorities of the state;
(2) Evaluate the ability of each member to realign their research and development resources, policies, and practices to seize emerging opportunities;
(3) Evaluate and summarize the best national and international practices for technology commercialization of university research and describe efforts that each university member has undertaken to implement best practices, including a description of the specific outcomes university members have achieved in technology commercialization; and
(4) Describe research collaborations by and between members and identify collaboration best practices that can or should be instituted in Missouri.
5. The board may establish other committees, both permanent and temporary, as it deems necessary. Such committees may include national strategic, scientific and/or commercialization advisory boards comprised of individuals of national or international prominence in science and innovation and/or the business and commercialization of science and innovation.
6. The board may establish rules, policies, and procedures for the selection and conduct of committees and advisory boards, and the research alliance of Missouri; provided, however, that the members of such committees and advisory boards agree to be bound by a conflict of interest policy consistent with the highest ethical standards that is suitable for such advisory roles and annually complete and certify to the board a disclosure and compliance certificate in accordance with such conflicts of interest policy.
(L. 2011 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 7) Contingent effective date, see § 348.280 (2013) Provisions of SB 7 from First Extraordinary Session in 2011 are unconstitutional; section B of act as codified in section 348.280 is a violation of the single subject requirement of Article III, Section 23 and remaining provisions of bill could not be severed. Missouri Roundtable for Life, Inc. v. State, 396 S.W.3d 348 (Mo.banc).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.261 Powers - leveraging of nonstate resources - moneys, authority over - notice ...
*348.261. Powers — leveraging of nonstate resources — moneys, authority over — notice of financial assistance recipients to general assembly. — 1. The corporation shall have all of the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and provisions of sections 348.250 to 348.275 , including the powers as specified therein, and without limitation, the power to:
(1) Establish a statewide business modernization network to assist Missouri businesses in identifying ways to enhance productivity and market competitiveness;
(2) Identify scientific and technological problems and opportunities related to the economy of Missouri and formulate proposals to overcome those problems or realize those opportunities;
(3) Identify specific areas where scientific research and technological investigation will contribute to the improvement of productivity of Missouri manufacturers and farmers;
(4) Determine specific areas in which financial investment in scientific and technological research and development from private businesses located in Missouri could be enhanced or increased if state resources were made available to assist in financing activities;
(5) Assist in establishing cooperative associations of universities in Missouri and of private enterprises for the purpose of coordinating research and development programs that will, consistent with the primary educational function of the universities, aid in the creation of new jobs in Missouri;
(6) Assist in financing the establishment and continued development of technology-intensive businesses in Missouri;
(7) Advise universities of the research needs of Missouri business and improve the exchange of scientific and technological information for the mutual benefit of universities and private business;
(8) Coordinate programs established by universities to provide Missouri businesses with scientific and technological information;
(9) Establish programs in scientific education which will support the accelerated development of technology-intensive businesses in Missouri;
(10) Provide financial assistance through contracts, grants and loans to programs of scientific and technological research and development;
(11) Determine how public universities can increase income derived from the sale or licensure of products or processes having commercial value that are developed as a result of university sponsored research programs;
(12) Contract with innovation centers, as established in section 348.271 , small business development corporations, as established in sections 620.1000 to 620.1007 , centers for advanced technology, as established in section 348.272 , and other entities or organizations for the provision of technology application, technology commercialization and technology development services;
(13) Make direct seed capital or venture capital investments in Missouri business investment funds or businesses that demonstrate the promise of growth and job creation. Investments from the corporation may be in the form of debt or equity in the respective businesses;
(14) Make and execute contracts, guarantees, or any other instruments and agreements necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers and functions;
(15) Contract for and to accept any gifts, grants, and loans of funds, property, or any other aid in any form from the federal government, the state, any state agency, or any other source, or any combination thereof, and to comply with the provisions of the terms and conditions thereof;
(16) Procure such insurance, participate in such insurance plans, or provide such self insurance or both as it deems necessary or convenient; provided, however, the purchase of insurance, participation in an insurance plan, or creation of a self-insurance fund by the corporation shall not be deemed as a waiver or relinquishment of any sovereign immunity to which the corporation or its officers, directors, employees, or agents are otherwise entitled;
(17) Partner with universities or other research institutions in Missouri to attract and recruit world-class science and innovation talent to Missouri;
(18) Expend any and all funds from the Missouri science and innovation reinvestment fund and all other assets and resources of the corporation for the exclusive purpose of fulfilling any purpose, power, or duty of the corporation under sections 348.250 to 348.275 , including but not limited to implementing the powers, purposes, and duties of the corporation as enumerated in this section;
(19) Participate in joint ventures and collaborate with any taxpayer, governmental body or agency, insurer, university, or college of the state, or any other entity to facilitate any activities or programs consistent with the purpose and intent of sections 348.250 to 348.275 ; and
(20) In carrying out any activities authorized by sections 348.250 to 348.275 , the corporation provides appropriate assistance, including the making of investments, grants, and loans, and providing time of employees, to any taxpayer, governmental body, or agency, insurer, university, or college of the state, or any other entity, whether or not any such taxpayer, governmental body or agency, insurer, university, or college of the state, or any other entity, is owned or controlled in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by the corporation.
2. The corporation shall endeavor to maximize the amount of leveraging of nonstate resources, including public and private, cash and in-kind, attained with its investments, grants, loans, or other forms of support. In the case of investments, grants, loans, or other forms of support that emphasize or are specifically intended to impact a particular Missouri county, municipality, or other geographic subdivision of the state, or are otherwise local in nature, the corporation shall give consideration and weight to local matching funds and other matching resources, public and private.
3. Except as expressly provided in sections 348.250 to 348.275 , all moneys earned or received by the corporation, including all funds derived from the commercialization of science and innovation products, methods, services, and technology by the corporation, or any affiliate or subsidiary thereof, or from the Missouri science and innovation reinvestment fund, shall belong exclusively to and be subject to the exclusive control of the corporation.
4. The corporation shall have all the powers of a not-for-profit corporation established under Missouri law.
5. The corporation shall assume all moneys, property, or other assets remaining with the Missouri seed capital investment board, established in section 620.641 . All powers, duties, and functions performed by the Missouri seed capital investment board shall be transferred to the Missouri technology corporation.
6. The corporation shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter 34 .
7. At least ten days prior to releasing funds to a recipient of financial assistance pursuant to the powers established in this section, the corporation shall submit to the president pro tem of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives the name of the recipient of such assistance, and post such information on the corporation's website.
(L. 1993 H.B. 566, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048, A.L. 1995 H.B. 574, A.L. 2011 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 7) Contingent effective date, see § 348.280 *Revisor's Note: This section was declared unconstitutional in Missouri Roundtable for Life, Inc. v. State, 396 S.W.3d 348 (Mo.banc). (2013) Provisions of S.B. 7 from First Extraordinary Session in 2011 are unconstitutional; section B of act as codified in section 348.280 is a violation of the single subject requirement of Article III, Section 23 and remaining provisions of bill could not be severed. Missouri Roundtable for Life, Inc. v. State, 396 S.W.3d 348 (Mo.banc).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.262 Department may contract with corporations.
*348.262. Department may contract with corporations. — In order to assist the corporation in achieving the objectives identified in section 348.261 , the department of economic development may contract with the corporation for activities consistent with the corporation's purpose, as specified in sections 348.250 to 348.275 . When contracting with the corporation under the provisions of this section, the department of economic development may directly enter into agreements with the corporation and shall not be bound by the provisions of chapter 34 .
(L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048, A.L. 2011 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 7) Contingent effective date, see § 348.280 *Revisor's Note: This section was declared unconstitutional in Missouri Roundtable for Life, Inc. v. State, 396 S.W.3d 348 (Mo.banc). (2013) Provisions of S.B. 7 from First Extraordinary Session in 2011 are unconstitutional; section B of act as codified in section 348.280 is a violation of the single subject requirement of Article III, Section 23 and remaining provisions of bill could not be severed. Missouri Roundtable for Life, Inc. v. State, 396 S.W.3d 348 (Mo.banc).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.263 Open meetings and sunshine law applicability - records, requirements.
*348.263. Open meetings and sunshine law applicability — records, requirements. — 1. Except as otherwise provided in sections 348.250 to 348.275 , the corporation shall be subject to requirements applicable to governmental bodies and records contained in sections 610.010 to 610.225 .
2. In addition to the exceptions available under sections 610.010 to 610.225 , the records of the corporation shall not be subject to the provisions of sections 610.010 to 610.225 , when, upon determination by the corporation, the disclosure of the information in the records would be harmful to the competitive position of the corporation and such records contain:
(1) Proprietary information gathered by, or in the possession of, the corporation from third parties pursuant to a promise of confidentiality;
(2) Contract cost estimates prepared for confidential use in awarding contracts for research, development, construction, renovation, commercialization, or the purchase of goods or services;
(3) Data, records, or information of a proprietary nature produced or collected by, or for, the corporation, its employees, officers, or members of its board;
(4) Third-party financial statements, records, and related data not publicly available that may be shared with the corporation;
(5) Consulting or other reports paid for by the corporation to assist the corporation in connection with its strategic planning and goals; or
(6) The determination of marketing and operational strategies where disclosure of such strategies would be harmful to the competitive position of the corporation.
3. In addition to the exceptions available under sections 610.010 to 610.225 , the corporation, including the board, executive committee, audit committee, and research alliance of Missouri, or other such committees or boards that the corporation may authorize from time to time, may discuss, consider, and take action on any of the following in closed session, when upon determination by the corporation, including as appropriate the board, executive committee, audit committee, and research alliance of Missouri, or other such committees or boards that the corporation may authorize from time to time, disclosure of such items would be harmful to the competitive position of the corporation:
(1) Plans that could affect the value of property, real or personal, owned, or desirable for ownership by the corporation;
(2) The condition, acquisition, use, or disposition of real or personal property; or
(3) Contracts for applied research; basic research; science and innovation product development, manufacturing, or commercialization; construction and renovation of science and innovation facilities; or marketing or operational strategies.
(L. 1993 H.B. 566, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048, A.L. 2011 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 7) Contingent effective date, see § 348.280 *Revisor's Note: This section was declared unconstitutional in Missouri Roundtable for Life, Inc. v. State, 396 S.W.3d 348 (Mo.banc). (2013) Provisions of S.B. 7 from First Extraordinary Session in 2011 are unconstitutional; section B of act as codified in section 348.280 is a violation of the single subject requirement of Article III, Section 23 and remaining provisions of bill could not be severed. Missouri Roundtable for Life, Inc. v. State, 396 S.W.3d 348 (Mo.banc).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.264 Science and innovation reinvestment fund established - source of funds - ...
*348.264. Science and innovation reinvestment fund established — source of funds — purpose. — There is hereby established in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the "Missouri Science and Innovation Reinvestment Fund", previously established as the Missouri technology investment fund in this section, which shall consist of all moneys which may be appropriated to it by the general assembly based on the applicable percentage of the amount by which science and innovation employees' gross wages for the year exceeds the base year gross wages pursuant to section 348.265 , other funds appropriated to it by the general assembly, and also any gifts, contributions, grants or bequests received from federal, private or other sources. Money in the Missouri science and innovation reinvestment fund shall be used to carry out the provisions of sections 348.250 to 348.275 . Moneys for business modernization programs, technology application programs, technology commercialization programs and technology development programs established pursuant to the provisions of sections 348.250 to 348.275 shall be available from appropriations made by the general assembly from the Missouri science and innovation reinvestment fund. Any moneys remaining in the Missouri science and innovation reinvestment fund at the end of any fiscal year shall not lapse to the general revenue fund, as provided in section 33.080 , but shall remain in the Missouri science and innovation reinvestment fund.
(L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048, A.L. 1995 H.B. 414, A.L. 2011 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 7) Contingent effective date, see § 348.280 *Revisor's Note: This section was declared unconstitutional in Missouri Roundtable for Life, Inc. v. State, 396 S.W.3d 348 (Mo.banc). (2013) Provisions of S.B. 7 from First Extraordinary Session in 2011 are unconstitutional; section B of act as codified in section 348.280 is a violation of the single subject requirement of Article III, Section 23 and remaining provisions of bill could not be severed. Missouri Roundtable for Life, Inc. v. State, 396 S.W.3d 348 (Mo.banc).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.265 Base year gross wages calculation - transfer of funds, amount - expenditure ...
348.265. Base year gross wages calculation — transfer of funds, amount — expenditure of funds — strategic plan required. — 1. As soon as practicable after February 3, 2012 * , the director of the department of economic development, with the assistance of the director of the department of revenue, shall establish the base year gross wages and report the amount of the base year gross wages to the president and board of the corporation, the governor, and the general assembly. Within one hundred eighty days after the end of each fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, and for each subsequent fiscal year prior to the end of the last funding year, the director of economic development, with the assistance of the director of the department of revenue, shall determine and report to the president and board of the corporation, governor, and general assembly the amount by which aggregate science and innovation employees' gross wages for the fiscal year exceeds the base year gross wages. The director of economic development and the director of the department of revenue may consider any verifiable evidence, including but not limited to the NAICS codes assigned or recorded by the United States Department of Labor for companies with employees in the state, when determining which organizations should be classified as science and innovation companies.
2. Notwithstanding section 23.250 to the contrary, for each of the twenty-five funding years, beginning July 1, 2012, subject to appropriation, the director of revenue shall transfer to the Missouri science and innovation reinvestment fund an amount not to exceed an amount equal to the product of the applicable percentage multiplied by an amount equal to the increase in aggregate science and innovation employees' gross wages for the prior fiscal year, over the base year gross wages. The director of revenue may make estimated payments to the Missouri science and innovation reinvestment fund more frequently based on estimates provided by the director of revenue and reconciled annually.
3. Local political subdivisions may contribute to the Missouri science and innovation reinvestment fund through a grant, contract, or loan by dedicating a portion of any sales tax or property tax increase resulting from increases in science and innovation company economic activity occurring after February 3, 2012 * , or other such taxes or fees as such local political subdivisions may establish.
4. Funding generated by the provisions of this section shall be expended by the corporation to further its purposes as specified in section 348.256 .
5. Upon enactment of this section, the corporation shall prepare a strategic plan for the use of the funding to be generated by the provisions of this section, and may consult with science and innovation partners, including but not limited to the research alliance of Missouri, as established in section 348.257 ; the life sciences research board established in section 196.1103 ; and the innovation centers or centers for advanced technology, as established in section 348.272 . The corporation shall make a draft strategic plan available for public comment prior to publication of the final strategic plan.
(L. 2011 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 7) Contingent effective date, see § 348.280 *This date by operation of Article III, Section 31 of the Missouri Constitution; except see contingency, section 348.280. (2013) Provisions of SB 7 from First Extraordinary Session in 2011 are unconstitutional; section B of act as codified in section 348.280 is a violation of the single subject requirement of Article III, Section 23 and remaining provisions of bill could not be severed. Missouri Roundtable for Life, Inc. v. State, 396 S.W.3d 348 (Mo.banc).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.266 Debts incurred not debt of the state - subject to not-for-profit ...
348.266. Debts incurred not debt of the state — subject to not-for-profit corporation law. — 1. Debts incurred by the Missouri technology corporation established pursuant to the authority of sections 348.251 to 348.275 do not represent or constitute a debt of this state within the meaning of the provisions of the constitution or statutes of this state.
2. The Missouri technology corporation established pursuant to sections 348.251 to 348.275 shall be subject to all provisions of chapter 355 which do not conflict with the provisions of sections 348.251 to 348.275 .
(L. 1993 H.B. 566, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048, A.L. 1995 H.B. 414)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.269 No limitation on enumerated powers - prior authorization of general ...
348.269. No limitation on enumerated powers — prior authorization of general assembly for sale of assets — inapplicability of sunset act — severability clause. — 1. Nothing contained in sections 348.250 to 348.275 shall be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any powers that the corporation might otherwise have under chapter 355 , and the provisions of sections 348.250 to 348.275 are cumulative to such powers.
2. Nothing in sections 348.250 to 348.275 shall be construed as allowing the board to sell the corporation or substantially all of the assets of the corporation, or to merge the corporation with another institution, without prior authorization by the general assembly.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 23.253 to the contrary, the provisions of sections 348.250 to 348.275 shall not sunset.
4. The provisions of sections 348.250 to 348.275 shall not terminate before the satisfaction of all outstanding obligations, notes, and bonds provided for under sections 348.250 to 348.275 .
5. If any provision of this act * or the application thereof is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act * that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act * are severable. Insofar as the provisions of sections 348.250 to 348.275 are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, general, specific or local, the provisions of sections 348.250 to 348.275 shall be controlling.
(L. 2011 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 7) Contingent effective date, see § 348.280 *"This act" (S.B. 7, 1st Ex. Sess., 2011) contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing. (2013) Provisions of SB 7 from First Extraordinary Session in 2011 are unconstitutional; section B of act as codified in section 348.280 is a violation of the single subject requirement of Article III, Section 23 and remaining provisions of bill could not be severed. Missouri Roundtable for Life, Inc. v. State, 396 S.W.3d 348 (Mo.banc).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.271 Innovation centers to be established to develop new science and ...
*348.271. Innovation centers to be established to develop new science and innovation-based business duties, reports — match requirements. — 1. In order to foster the growth of Missouri's economy and to stimulate the creation of new jobs in science and innovation-based industry for the state's work force, the Missouri technology corporation, in accordance with the provisions of this section and within the limits of appropriations therefor, is authorized to contract with Missouri not-for-profit corporations for the operation of innovation centers within the state. The primary emphasis of some, if not of all, innovation centers, shall be in the areas of science and innovation-based business ventures. Such assistance may include the provision of facilities, equipment, administrative and managerial support, planning assistance, and such other services and programs that enhance the development of such ventures and such assistance may be provided for fees or other consideration.
2. The innovation centers operated under this section shall counsel and assist the new science and innovation-based business ventures in finding a suitable site in the state of Missouri for location of the business upon its graduation from the innovation program. Each innovation center shall annually submit a report of its activities to the department of economic development and the Missouri technology corporation which shall include, but not be limited to, the success rate of the businesses graduating from the center, the progress and locations of businesses which have graduated from the center, the types of businesses which have graduated from the center, and the number of jobs created by the businesses involved in the center.
3. Any contract signed between the corporation and any not-for-profit organization to operate an innovation center in accordance with the provisions of this section shall require that the not-for-profit organization must provide at least a one hundred percent match for the funding received from the corporation pursuant to appropriation therefor.
(L. 1989 H.B. 249 & 47, A.L. 1993 H.B. 566, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048, A.L. 1995 H.B. 414, A.L. 2011 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 7) Contingent effective date, see § 348.280 *Revisor's Note: This section was declared unconstitutional in Missouri Roundtable for Life, Inc. v. State, 396 S.W.3d 348 (Mo.banc). (2013) Provisions of S.B. 7 from First Extraordinary Session in 2011 are unconstitutional; section B of act as codified in section 348.280 is a violation of the single subject requirement of Article III, Section 23 and remaining provisions of bill could not be severed. Missouri Roundtable for Life, Inc. v. State, 396 S.W.3d 348 (Mo.banc).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.272 Centers for advanced technology may be established in university-affiliated ...
348.272. Centers for advanced technology may be established in university-affiliated research institutes — requirements, funding limitations — duties of department of economic development. — 1. In order to encourage greater collaboration between private industry and the universities of this state in the development and application of new technologies, the director of the department of economic development is authorized to designate centers for advanced technology. Each center so designated shall conduct research in specific technological areas identified by the Missouri business modernization and technology corporation as having significant potential for economic growth in Missouri, or in which the application of new technologies could significantly enhance the productivity and stability of Missouri businesses. Such designations shall be made in accordance with the standards and criteria set forth in subsection 3 of this section. Centers so designated shall be eligible for support from the department of economic development in the manner provided for in subsection 4 of this section, and for such additional support as may otherwise be provided by law.
2. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean:
(1) "Applicant" , a university or university-affiliated research institute, or a consortium of such institutions, which requests designation as a center in accordance with such requirements as are established by the corporation for this purpose;
(2) "Center for advanced technology" or "center" , a university or university-affiliated research institute, or a consortium of such institutions, designated by the foundation, which conducts a continuing program of basic and applied research, development, and technology transfer in one or more technological areas, in collaboration with and through the support of private business and industry;
(3) "Corporation" , the Missouri business modernization and technology corporation;
(4) "University" , any institution of postsecondary education, including public and private universities, colleges, community colleges, vocational and technical schools, and other postsecondary institutions.
3. The corporation shall:
(1) Identify technological areas for which centers should be designated, including, but not limited to, technological areas that are related to industries with significant potential for economic growth and development in Missouri and technological areas that are related to the enhancement of productivity in various industries located in Missouri;
(2) Establish criteria that applicants must satisfy for designation as a center, including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) An established record of research, development and instruction in the area or areas of technology involved;
(b) The capacity to conduct research and development activities in collaboration with business and industry;
(c) The capacity to secure substantial private and other governmental funding for the proposed center;
(d) The ability and willingness to cooperate with other institutions in this state in conducting research and development activities, and in disseminating research results; and to work with technical and community colleges in this state to enhance the quality of technical education in the area or areas of technology involved;
(e) The ability and willingness to cooperate with the corporation, the department of economic development, and other economic development agencies in promoting the growth and development in Missouri of industries based upon or benefitting from the area or areas of technology involved;
(3) Establish such requirements as it deems appropriate for the format, content and filing of applications for designation as centers for advanced technology;
(4) Establish such procedures as it deems appropriate for the evaluation of applications for designation as centers for advanced technology, including the establishment of peer review panels composed of nationally recognized experts in the technological areas and industries to which the application is related.
4. From such funds as may be appropriated for this purpose by the general assembly, the department of economic development may provide financial support, through contracts or other means, to designated centers for advanced technology in order to enhance and accelerate the development of such centers. Funds received pursuant to this subsection may be used for the purchase of equipment and fixtures, employment of faculty and support staff, provision of graduate fellowships, and other purposes approved by the department of economic development, but may not be used for capital construction.
5. From such funds as may be appropriated for this purpose by the general assembly, the department of economic development may provide grants to any one university or university-affiliated research institution for purposes of planning and program development aimed at enabling such university or university-affiliated research institution to qualify for designation as a center. Such grants shall be awarded on a competitive basis, and shall be available only to those applicants which, in the judgment of the corporation and department of economic development, may reasonably be expected to be designated as centers.
(L. 1986 S.B. 426 § 5, A.L. 1989 H.B. 249 & 47, A.L. 1993 H.B. 566)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.275 Rulemaking authority, procedure.
348.275. Rulemaking authority, procedure. — 1. The department of economic development may draft and promulgate rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of sections 348.251 to 348.272 as are necessary or useful to carry out the provisions of those sections.
2. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of sections 348.251 to 348.272 shall become effective until it has been approved by the joint committee on administrative rules in accordance with the procedures provided in this section, and the delegation of the legislative authority to enact law by the adoption of such rules is dependent upon the power of the joint committee on administrative rules to review and suspend rules pending ratification by the senate and the house of representatives as provided in this section.
3. Upon filing any proposed rule with the secretary of state, the department shall concurrently submit such proposed rule to the committee, which may hold hearings upon any proposed rule or portion thereof at any time.
4. A final order of rulemaking shall not be filed with the secretary of state until thirty days after such final order of rulemaking has been received by the committee. The committee may hold one or more hearings upon such final order of rulemaking during the thirty-day period. If the committee does not disapprove such order of rulemaking within the thirty-day period, the department may file such order of rulemaking with the secretary of state and the order of rulemaking shall be deemed approved.
5. The committee may, by majority vote of the members, suspend the order of rulemaking or portion thereof by action taken prior to the filing of the final order of rulemaking only for one or more of the following grounds:
(1) An absence of statutory authority for the proposed rule;
(2) An emergency relating to public health, safety or welfare;
(3) The proposed rule is in conflict with state law;
(4) A substantial change in circumstance since enactment of the law upon which the proposed rule is based.
6. If the committee disapproves any rule or portion thereof, the department shall not file such disapproved portion of any rule with the secretary of state and the secretary of state shall not publish in the Missouri Register any final order of rulemaking containing the disapproved portion.
7. If the committee disapproves any rule or portion thereof, the committee shall report its findings to the senate and the house of representatives. No rule or portion thereof disapproved by the committee shall take effect so long as the senate and the house of representatives ratify the act of the joint committee by resolution adopted in each house within thirty legislative days after such rule or portion thereof has been disapproved by the joint committee.
8. Upon adoption of a rule as provided in this section, any such rule or portion thereof may be suspended or revoked by the general assembly either by bill or, pursuant to Section 8, Article IV of the Constitution of Missouri, by concurrent resolution upon recommendation of the joint committee on administrative rules. The committee shall be authorized to hold hearings and make recommendations pursuant to the provisions of section 536.037 . The secretary of state shall publish in the Missouri Register, as soon as practicable, notice of the suspension or revocation.
(L. 1995 H.B. 414)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.280 Contingent effective date.
348.280. Contingent effective date. — This act * relating to science and innovation shall not become effective except upon the passage and approval by signature of the governor only of senate bill no. 8 relating to taxation and enacted during the first extraordinary session of first regular session of the ninety-sixth general assembly.
(L. 2011 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 7 § B) Effective 2-03-12 * "This act" (S.B. 7, 1st Ex. Sess., 2011) contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing. Revisor's Note: The First Extraordinary Session of the First Regular Session of the Ninety-sixth General Assembly convened on September 6, 2011, and stood automatically adjourned sine die on November 5, 2011, in accordance with Article III, Section 20(b) of the Missouri Constitution. Senate Substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 7 was truly agreed to and finally passed by the General Assembly on September 23, 2011, and was signed by the Governor on October 21, 2011. Senate Bill No. 8 was introduced during the special session but was not truly agreed to and finally passed by the General Assembly prior to its automatic adjournment on November 5, 2011. (2013) Section is unconstitutional as a violation of the single subject requirement of Article III, Section 23 of the Missouri Constitution. Missouri Roundtable for Life, Inc. v. State, 396 S.W.3d 348 (Mo.banc).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.300 Definitions.
*348.300. Definitions. — As used in sections 348.300 to 348.318 , the following terms mean:
(1) "Commercial activity located in Missouri" , any research, development, prototype fabrication, and subsequent precommercialization activity, or any activity related thereto, conducted in Missouri for the purpose of producing a service or a product or process for manufacture, assembly or sale or developing a service based on such a product or process by any person, corporation, partnership, joint venture, unincorporated association, trust or other organization doing business in Missouri. Subsequent to January 1, 1999, a commercial activity located in Missouri shall mean only such activity that is located within a distressed community, as defined in section 135.530 ;
(2) "Follow-up capital" , capital provided to a commercial activity located in Missouri in which a qualified fund has previously invested seed capital or start-up capital and which does not exceed ten times the amount of such seed and start-up capital;
(3) "Person" , any individual, corporation, partnership, or other entity, including any charitable corporation which is exempt from federal income tax and whose Missouri unrelated business taxable income, if any, would be subject to the state income tax imposed under chapter 143 ;
(4) "Qualified contribution" , cash contribution to a qualified fund;
(5) "Qualified economic development organization" , any corporation organized under the provisions of chapter 355 which has as of January 1, 1991, obtained a contract with the department of economic development to operate an innovation center to promote, assist and coordinate the research and development of new services, products or processes in the state of Missouri; and the Missouri technology corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of sections 348.250 to 348.275 ;
(6) "Qualified fund" , any corporation, partnership, joint venture, unincorporated association, trust or other organization which is established under the laws of Missouri after December 31, 1985, which meets all of the following requirements established by this subdivision. The fund shall have as its sole purpose and business the making of investments, of which at least ninety percent of the dollars invested shall be qualified investments. The fund shall enter into a contract with one or more qualified economic development organizations which shall entitle the qualified economic development organizations to receive not less than ten percent of all distributions of equity and dividends or other earnings of the fund. Such contracts shall require the qualified fund to transfer to the Missouri technology corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of sections 348.250 to 348.275 this interest and make corresponding distributions thereto in the event the qualified economic development organization holding such interest is dissolved or ceases to do business for a period of one year or more;
(7) "Qualified investment" , any investment of seed capital, start-up capital, or follow-up capital in any commercial activity located in Missouri;
(8) "Seed capital" , capital provided to a commercial activity located in Missouri for research, development and precommercialization activities to prove a concept for a new product or process or service, and for activities related thereto;
(9) "Start-up capital" , capital provided to a commercial activity located in Missouri for use in preproduction product development or service development or initial marketing thereof, and for activities related thereto;
(10) "State tax liability" , any state tax liability incurred by a taxpayer under the provisions of chapters 143 , 147 and 148 , exclusive of the provisions relating to the withholding of tax as provided for in sections 143.191 to 143.265 and related provisions;
(11) "Uninvested capital" , the amount of any distribution, other than of earnings, by a qualified fund made within five years of the issuance of a certificate of tax credit as provided by sections 348.300 to 348.318 ; or the portion of all qualified contributions to a qualified fund which are not invested as qualified investments within five years of the issuance of a certificate of tax credit as provided by sections 348.300 to 348.318 to the extent that the amount not so invested exceeds ten percent of all such qualified contributions.
(L. 1986 S.B. 591 § 1, A.L. 1991 S.B. 185, A.L. 1993 H.B. 566, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1656, A.L. 2007 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 1, A.L. 2011 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 7) Contingent effective date, see § 348.280 *Revisor's Note: This section was declared unconstitutional in Missouri Roundtable for Life, Inc. v. State, 396 S.W.3d 348 (Mo.banc). (2013) Provisions of S.B. 7 from First Extraordinary Session in 2011 are unconstitutional; section B of act as codified in section 348.280 is a violation of the single subject requirement of Article III, Section 23 and remaining provisions of bill could not be severed. Missouri Roundtable for Life, Inc. v. State, 396 S.W.3d 348 (Mo.banc).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.302 Tax credit, evidenced by certificate - may be used when - limitations on ...
348.302. Tax credit, evidenced by certificate — may be used when — limitations on credit, credits transferable. — 1. Any person who makes a qualified contribution to a qualified fund shall be entitled to receive a tax credit equal to fifty percent of the amount of the qualified contribution. The tax credit shall be evidenced by a tax credit certificate in accordance with the provisions of sections 348.300 to 348.318 and may be used to satisfy the state tax liability of the owner of such certificate that becomes due in the tax year in which the qualified contribution is made, or in any of the ten tax years thereafter. No person may receive a tax credit pursuant to sections 348.300 to 348.318 unless that person presents a tax credit certificate to the department of revenue for payment of such state tax liability.
2. The amount of such qualified contributions which can be made is limited so that the aggregate of all tax credits authorized under the provisions of sections 348.300 to 348.318 shall not exceed nine million dollars. All tax credits authorized under the provisions of this section may be transferred, sold or assigned.
(L. 1986 S.B. 591 § 2, A.L. 1992 S.B. 661 & 620, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1656) Effective 1-01-99 CROSS REFERENCE: Tax Credit Accountability Act of 2004, additional requirements, 135.800 to 135.830
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.304 Certificates, how issued, limitations, exchanges.
348.304. Certificates, how issued, limitations, exchanges. — The total amount of credit evidenced by certificates of tax credit issued to taxpayers at the request of any one qualified economic development organization shall not exceed two million dollars; except that, this two-million-dollar limitation shall not apply to certificates of tax credit issued after January 1, 1996. Prior to January 1, 1996, any qualified economic development organization may enter into a contractual agreement with any other qualified economic development organization to allocate to the latter any portion of the two million dollars of tax credits which it is authorized to issue to taxpayers under the provisions of this section. The certificate of tax credit may be issued in one aggregate certificate or in a reasonable number of multiple certificates in regard to one qualified contribution. Any issued certificate may be surrendered in exchange for new certificates not to exceed in value the value of the issued certificate. The number and denomination of multiple certificates, if issued, shall be determined by the director of the department of economic development.
(L. 1986 S.B. 591 § 3, A.L. 1991 S.B. 185) Effective 6-18-91
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.306 Transfer of certificates, procedure, limitations.
348.306. Transfer of certificates, procedure, limitations. — No person shall receive, by issuance, transfer or assignment, certificates of tax credit issued under the provisions of sections 348.300 to 348.318 * in an amount in excess of one million dollars. Subject to the provisions of this section, certificates of tax credit issued in accordance with sections 348.300 to 348.318 * may be transferred or assigned by notarized endorsement thereof which names the transferee.
(L. 1986 S.B. 591 § 4) Effective 5-30-86 *Words "this act" appear in original rolls. S.B. 591 (1986) also contained §§ 100.310 and 100.390.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.308 Duties of director of economic development - issuance of certificates.
348.308. Duties of director of economic development — issuance of certificates. — 1. The director of the department of economic development shall be responsible for the administration and issuance of the certificate of tax credits authorized by sections 348.300 to 348.318 * . The director of the department of economic development shall issue a certificate of tax credit at the request of any qualified economic development organization. Each request shall include a true copy of the documents creating the qualified fund and the interest of the qualified economic development organization in the qualified fund, the name of the person who is to receive a certificate of tax credit, the type of state tax liability, as specified in subdivision (10) of section 348.300 , against which the tax credit is to be used, and the amount of the certificate of tax credit to be issued to the person making the qualified contribution. Each request shall be acknowledged under oath by the person making the qualified contribution and the president of the qualified economic development organization.
2. In the event that two or more qualified economic development organizations have an interest in a qualified fund, either or both of such qualified economic development organizations may request issuance of certificates of tax credit in accordance with the provisions of sections 348.300 to 348.318 * to persons contributing to qualified funds.
(L. 1986 S.B. 591 § 5) Effective 5-30-86 *Words "this act" appear in original rolls. S.B. 591 (1986) also contained §§ 100.310 and 100.390.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.310 Acceptance of certificate in lieu of payment, reissuance of certificate for ...
348.310. Acceptance of certificate in lieu of payment, reissuance of certificate for amount of unused balance. — The Missouri department of revenue shall accept a certificate of tax credit in lieu of other payment in such amount as is equal to the lesser of the amount of the tax or the remaining unused amount of the credit as indicated on the certificate of tax credit; and shall indicate on the certificate of tax credit the amount of tax thereby paid, the date of such payment, and the remainder of the unused credit available to the taxpayer after such payment. The certificate of tax credit shall be returned to the director of the department of economic development. The director of the department of economic development shall issue a new certificate to the proper owner for any unused balance.
(L. 1986 S.B. 591 § 6) Effective 5-30-86
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.312 Construction of provisions.
348.312. Construction of provisions. — No provision of sections 348.300 to 348.318 * shall be construed to require a qualified economic development organization to accept an interest in any fund, nor shall any provision of sections 348.300 to 348.318 * be construed to limit or restrict the terms and conditions on which a qualified economic development organization may agree to accept an interest in any fund.
(L. 1986 S.B. 591 § 7) Effective 5-30-86 *Words "this act" appear in original rolls. S.B. 591 (1986) also contained §§ 100.310 and 100.390.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.316 Report required from qualified funds, when, form, verified by affidavit, ...
348.316. Report required from qualified funds, when, form, verified by affidavit, contents — duties of director of department of economic development — payment of taxes, due when. — 1. Each qualified fund, on or before the due date of its federal income tax return, shall make a report for a period corresponding to the qualified fund's federal income tax year. The report shall be made on a form required by the department of economic development. It shall be verified by the affidavit of the fund's president, or another authorized officer, to the department of economic development. It shall state the amount of all uninvested capital, whether distributions of equity or funds not invested in qualified investments, and it shall contain other such information as may be required by the director of the department of economic development.
2. Upon the receipt of such returns, the director of the department of economic development shall verify the same and certify the amount of tax due from the various funds to the director of revenue within sixty days from the date of the return. The director of revenue shall send each qualified fund a notice of tax due within thirty days of the date of certification by the department of economic development. The qualified fund shall pay the tax as provided in the notice within thirty days of the date of such notice.
(L. 1986 S.B. 591 § 9) Effective 5-30-86
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.318 Interest and penalty provisions, how determined - procedural matters, how ...
348.318. Interest and penalty provisions, how determined — procedural matters, how determined. — Except as otherwise specifically provided in sections 348.300 to 348.318 * , interest and penalty provisions and procedural matters under the provisions of sections 348.300 to 348.318 * shall be determined pursuant to and in the manner prescribed in the following sections of the revised statutes of Missouri, the state income tax law, governing similar procedures thereunder: sections 143.271 to 143.301 , 143.511 , 143.551 to 143.571 , 143.611 to 143.751 , 143.771 , 143.791 to 143.861 , 143.881 to 143.971 , and 143.986 .
(L. 1986 S.B. 591 § 10) Effective 5-30-86 *Words "this act" appear in original rolls. S.B. 591 (1986) also contained §§ 100.310 and 100.390.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.400 Definitions.
348.400. Definitions. — As used in sections 348.400 to 348.415 , the following terms mean:
(1) "Agricultural business development loan" , a loan for the acquisition, construction, improvement, or rehabilitation of agricultural property, or for the expansion, acquisition, construction, improvement, or rehabilitation of a qualifying agribusiness;
(2) "Agricultural product" , an agricultural, horticultural, viticultural, or vegetable product, growing of grapes that will be processed into wine, bees, honey, fish or other aquacultural product, planting seed, livestock, a livestock product, a forestry product, poultry or a poultry product, either in its natural or processed state, that has been produced, processed, or otherwise had value added to it in this state;
(3) "Agricultural property" , any land and easements and real and personal property, including, but not limited to, buildings, structures, improvements, and equipment which is used in Missouri by Missouri residents or Missouri-based businesses for the purpose of processing, manufacturing, marketing, exporting or adding value to an agricultural product. Agricultural property also includes any land and easements and real and personal property, including, but not limited to, buildings, structures, improvements, equipment and plant stock used for the growing of grapes which will be processed into wine;
(4) "Authority" , the Missouri agricultural and small business development authority;
(5) "Eligible borrower" , as defined in section 348.015 ;
(6) "Eligible lender" , lender as defined in section 348.015 ;
(7) "Fund" , the agricultural product utilization and business development loan guarantee fund or the agricultural product utilization grant fund;
(8) "Grant fund" the agricultural product utilization grant fund;
(9) "Program fund" , the agricultural product utilization and business development loan program fund;
(10) "Qualifying agribusiness" , any business whose primary customer base is producers of agricultural goods and products or any business whose function is the support of agricultural production or processing by providing goods and services used for producing or processing agricultural products.
(L. 1997 H.B. 557, A.L. 1998 H.B. 950, A.L. 2011 S.B. 161)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.403 Authority to develop program - rules - reject application, when.
348.403. Authority to develop program — rules — reject application, when. — 1. In addition to the duties and powers established in sections 348.005 to 348.225 , the authority shall develop and implement an agricultural business development loan guarantee program as provided in sections 348.400 to 348.415 . The authority shall promulgate only those rules that are necessary to carry out the stated purposes of sections 348.400 to 348.415 . The rules promulgated pursuant to this section shall encourage maximum involvement and participation by lenders and financial institutions in the loan guarantee program. The authority shall implement the loan guarantee program, and may employ such persons as necessary, within the limits of appropriations for that purpose, to administer the loan guarantee program.
2. Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of sections 348.400 to 348.415 shall become effective only if it has been promulgated in compliance with the provisions of chapter 536 as it may be amended from time to time.
3. The authority may reject any application for guaranty pursuant to sections 348.400 to 348.415 .
(L. 1997 H.B. 557) CROSS REFERENCE: Rulemaking authority, effective when, null and void, when, 348.426
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.406 Certificates of guaranty - fee - limitations.
348.406. Certificates of guaranty — fee — limitations. — 1. The authority, upon application, may issue certificates of guaranty covering a first loss guarantee up to but not more than fifty percent of the loan on a declining principal basis for loans to eligible borrowers, executing a note or other evidence of a loan made for the purpose of an agricultural business development loan, but not to exceed the amount of two hundred fifty thousand dollars for any eligible borrower and to pay from the fund to an eligible lender up to fifty percent of the amount on a declining principal basis of any loss on any guaranteed loan made pursuant to the provisions of sections 348.400 to 348.415 , in the event of default on the loan. Upon payment on the guarantee, the authority shall be subrogated to all the rights of the eligible lender.
2. The authority shall charge for each guaranteed loan a one-time participation fee of one percent which shall be collected by the eligible lender at the time of closing and paid to the authority. In addition, the authority may charge a special loan guarantee fee of up to one percent per annum of the outstanding principal which shall be collected from the eligible borrower by the eligible lender and paid to the authority.
3. All moneys paid to satisfy a defaulted guaranteed loan shall only be paid out of the fund.
4. The total outstanding guaranteed loans shall at no time exceed an amount which, according to sound actuarial judgment, would allow immediate redemption of twenty percent of the outstanding loans guaranteed by the fund at any one time.
(L. 1997 H.B. 557, A.L. 1999 H.B. 888, A.L. 2004 S.B. 740, et al.)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.407 Development and implementation of grants and loans - fee authority's powers ...
348.407. Development and implementation of grants and loans — fee authority's powers — assistance to businesses — rules. — 1. The authority shall develop and implement agricultural products utilization grants as provided in this section.
2. The authority may reject any application for grants pursuant to this section.
3. The authority shall make grants, and may make loans or guaranteed loans from the grant fund to persons for the creation, development and operation, for up to three years from the time of application approval, of rural agricultural businesses whose projects add value to agricultural products and aid the economy of a rural community.
4. The authority may make loan guarantees to qualified agribusinesses for agricultural business development loans for businesses that aid in the economy of a rural community and support production agriculture or add value to agricultural products by providing necessary products and services for production or processing.
5. The authority may make grants, loans, or loan guarantees to Missouri businesses to access resources for accessing and processing locally grown agricultural products for use in institutions, as defined in section 262.962 , within the state.
6. The authority may, upon the provision of a fee by the requesting person in an amount to be determined by the authority, provide for a feasibility study of the person's rural agricultural business concept.
7. Upon a determination by the authority that such concept is feasible and upon the provision of a fee by the requesting person, in an amount to be determined by the authority, the authority may then provide for a marketing study. Such marketing study shall be designed to determine whether such concept may be operated profitably.
8. Upon a determination by the authority that the concept may be operated profitably, the authority may provide for legal assistance to set up the business. Such legal assistance shall include, but not be limited to, providing advice and assistance on the form of business entity, the availability of tax credits and other assistance for which the business may qualify as well as helping the person apply for such assistance.
9. The authority may provide or facilitate loans or guaranteed loans for the business including, but not limited to, loans from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development Program, subject to availability. Such financial assistance may only be provided to feasible projects, and for an amount that is the least amount necessary to cause the project to occur, as determined by the authority. The authority may structure the financial assistance in a way that facilitates the project, but also provides for a compensatory return on investment or loan payment to the authority, based on the risk of the project.
10. The authority may provide for consulting services in the building of the physical facilities of the business.
11. The authority may provide for consulting services in the operation of the business.
12. The authority may provide for such services through employees of the state or by contracting with private entities.
13. The authority may consider the following in making the decision:
(1) The applicant's commitment to the project through the applicant's risk;
(2) Community involvement and support;
(3) The phase the project is in on an annual basis;
(4) The leaders and consultants chosen to direct the project;
(5) The amount needed for the project to achieve the bankable stage; and
(6) The project's planning for long-term success through feasibility studies, marketing plans, and business plans.
14. The department of agriculture, the department of natural resources, the department of economic development and the University of Missouri may provide such assistance as is necessary for the implementation and operation of this section. The authority may consult with other state and federal agencies as is necessary.
15. The authority may charge fees for the provision of any service pursuant to this section.
16. The authority may adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section.
17. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010 , that is created under the authority delegated in sections 348.005 to 348.180 shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028 . All rulemaking authority delegated prior to August 28, 1999, is of no force and effect and repealed. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to repeal or affect the validity of any rule filed or adopted prior to August 28, 1999, if it fully complied with all applicable provisions of law. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 1999, shall be invalid and void.
(L. 1997 H.B. 557, A.L. 1999 H.B. 888, A.L. 2011 S.B. 161, A.L. 2014 S.B. 672 merged with S.B. 701, A.L. 2016 S.B. 665)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.408 Agricultural product utilization grant fund established - limitation on grants.
348.408. Agricultural product utilization grant fund established — limitation on grants. — 1. There is hereby established in the state treasury the "Agricultural Product Utilization Grant Fund". The fund shall consist of money appropriated to it by the general assembly and investment income on the fund. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 , no portion of the fund shall be transferred to the general revenue fund.
2. The fund shall be administered by the authority.
3. The general assembly may appropriate moneys not to exceed three million dollars annually. In any given year, at least ten percent of the appropriation shall be awarded to grant requests of twenty-five thousand dollars or less. No single rural agricultural business concept shall receive more than two hundred thousand dollars in grant awards from the authority.
4. Moneys in the fund may be invested by the state treasurer, and any income therefrom shall be deposited to the credit of the fund.
(L. 1997 H.B. 557, A.L. 1999 H.B. 888) Effective 7-02-99
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.409 Agricultural product utilization and business loan guarantee fund established.
348.409. Agricultural product utilization and business loan guarantee fund established. — 1. There is hereby established in the state treasury the "Agricultural Product Utilization and Business Development Loan Guarantee Fund". The fund shall consist of money appropriated to it by the general assembly, charges, gifts, grants, bequests from federal, private or other sources, and investment income on the fund. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 , no portion of the fund shall be transferred to the general revenue fund.
2. All moneys received by the authority for payments made on previously defaulted guaranteed loans shall be paid promptly into the state treasury and deposited in the fund.
3. The fund shall be administered by the authority.
4. Beginning with fiscal year 1997-98, the general assembly may appropriate moneys not to exceed two and one-half million dollars for the establishment and initial funding of the fund.
5. Moneys in the fund, both unobligated and obligated as a reserve, which in the judgment of the authority are not currently needed for payments of defaults of guaranteed loans, may be invested by the state treasurer, and any income therefrom shall be deposited to the credit of the fund.
(L. 1997 H.B. 557)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.410 Agricultural product utilization business development loan program fund ...
348.410. Agricultural product utilization business development loan program fund established — duties of department of agriculture. — 1. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Agricultural Product Utilization Business Development Loan Program Fund". The fund shall consist of money appropriated to it by the general assembly and investment income on the fund. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 , no portion of the fund shall be transferred to the general revenue fund. The money in the program fund shall be used, upon appropriation, for purposes established pursuant to sections 348.400 to 348.415 and for no other purpose. Moneys necessary for this program may be transferred to this program fund from the fund established pursuant to section 348.408 .
2. For purposes of this section, the department of agriculture shall, as part of the program administration, establish market promotion activities that assist grant recipients and loan applicants in the planning and marketing of value-added products. The department of agriculture is specifically authorized to employ qualified individuals to fulfill such duties.
3. The department of agriculture shall promote products derived from development facilities and renewable fuel production facilities as defined in section 348.430 .
(L. 1997 H.B. 557, A.L. 1999 H.B. 888) Effective 7-02-99
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.412 Use of loan proceeds - eligibility - rules.
348.412. Use of loan proceeds — eligibility — rules. — 1. Eligible borrowers:
(1) Shall use the proceeds of the agricultural business development loan to acquire agricultural property or for the expansion, acquisition, construction, improvement, or rehabilitation of a qualifying agribusiness; and
(2) May not finance more than ninety percent of the anticipated cost of the project through the agricultural business development loan.
2. The project shall have opportunities to succeed in the development, expansion and operation of businesses involved in adding value to, marketing, exporting, processing, or manufacturing agricultural products that will benefit the state economically and socially through direct or indirect job creation or job retention.
3. The authority shall promulgate rules establishing eligibility pursuant to the provisions of sections 348.400 to 348.415 , taking into consideration:
(1) The eligible borrower's ability to repay the agricultural business development loan;
(2) The general economic conditions of the area in which the agricultural property will be located;
(3) The prospect of success of the particular project for which the loan is sought; and
(4) Such other factors as the authority may establish.
4. The authority may promulgate rules to provide for:
(1) The requirement or nonrequirement of security or endorsement and the nature thereof;
(2) The manner and time or repayment of the principal and interest;
(3) The maximum rate of interest;
(4) The right of the eligible borrower to accelerate payments without penalty;
(5) The amount of the guaranty charge;
(6) The effective period of the guaranty;
(7) The percent of the agricultural business development loan, not to exceed fifty percent, covered by the guaranty;
(8) The assignability of agricultural business development loans by the eligible lender;
(9) Procedures in the event of default on an agricultural business development loan;
(10) The due diligence effort on the part of eligible lenders for collection of guaranteed loans;
(11) Collection assistance to be provided to eligible lenders; and
(12) The extension of the guaranty in consideration of duty in the Armed Forces, unemployment, natural disasters, or other hardships.
(L. 1997 H.B. 557, A.L. 2004 S.B. 740, et al., A.L. 2011 S.B. 161) CROSS REFERENCE: Rulemaking authority, effective when, null and void, when, 348.426
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.414 Executive director's powers, compensation - funds and services not to be ...
348.414. Executive director's powers, compensation — funds and services not to be provided for projects outside state. — 1. The executive director of the authority shall act for the authority except that the appeal of the executive director's decisions shall be to the authority.
2. The executive director of the authority shall be paid on a level to be determined by the authority but not to exceed that of a division director of the department of agriculture.
3. The authority shall not provide services or funds for any project not located in this state.
(L. 1999 H.B. 888) Effective 7-02-99
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.415 Collections.
348.415. Collections. — The authority, by rule, shall determine the policy of collections and recovery of agricultural business development loans, including the use of private collection agencies. The authority may institute action to recover any amount due the state in any loan transaction, use private collection agencies, or otherwise carry out the policy of the authority. The eligible lender making the original loan shall cooperate with the authority in the collection of the agricultural business development loan and shall use its regular collection procedures before any action taken by the authority.
(L. 1997 H.B. 557) CROSS REFERENCE: Rulemaking authority, effective when, null and void, when, 348.426
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.426 Rules, effective, when - rules invalid and void, when.
348.426. Rules, effective, when — rules invalid and void, when. — Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to this bill * shall become effective only as provided pursuant to chapter 536 including but not limited to section 536.028 , if applicable, after August 28, 1997. All rulemaking authority delegated prior to August 28, 1997, is of no force and effect and repealed. The provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 , if applicable, to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void.
(L. 1997 H.B. 557 § 2) *"This bill" (H.B. 557, 1997) contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.430 Agricultural product utilization contributor tax credit - definitions - ...
348.430. Agricultural product utilization contributor tax credit — definitions — requirements — limitations — report. — 1. The tax credit created in this section shall be known as the "Agricultural Product Utilization Contributor Tax Credit".
2. As used in this section, the following terms mean:
(1) "Authority" , the agriculture and small business development authority as provided in this chapter;
(2) "Contributor" , an individual, partnership, corporation, trust, limited liability company, entity or person that contributes cash funds to the authority;
(3) "Development facility" , a facility producing either a good derived from an agricultural commodity or using a process to produce a good derived from an agricultural product;
(4) "Eligible new generation cooperative" , a nonprofit cooperative association formed pursuant to chapter 274 , or incorporated pursuant to chapter 357 , for the purpose of operating within this state a development facility or a renewable fuel production facility;
(5) "Eligible new generation processing entity" , a partnership, corporation, cooperative, or limited liability company organized or incorporated pursuant to the laws of this state consisting of not less than twelve members, approved by the authority, for the purpose of owning or operating within this state a development facility or a renewable fuel production facility in which producer members:
(a) Hold a majority of the governance or voting rights of the entity and any governing committee;
(b) Control the hiring and firing of management; and
(c) Deliver agricultural commodities or products to the entity for processing, unless processing is required by multiple entities;
(6) "Renewable fuel production facility" , a facility producing an energy source which is derived from a renewable, domestically grown, organic compound capable of powering machinery, including an engine or power plant, and any by-product derived from such energy source.
3. For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 1999, a contributor who contributes funds to the authority may receive a credit against the tax or estimated quarterly tax otherwise due pursuant to chapter 143 , other than taxes withheld pursuant to sections 143.191 to 143.265 , chapter 148 chapter 147 , in an amount of up to one hundred percent of such contribution. Tax credits claimed in a taxable year may be done so on a quarterly basis and applied to the estimated quarterly tax pursuant to this subsection. If a quarterly tax credit claim or series of claims contributes to causing an overpayment of taxes for a taxable year, such overpayment shall not be refunded but shall be applied to the next taxable year. The awarding of such credit shall be at the approval of the authority, based on the least amount of credits necessary to provide incentive for the contributions. A contributor that receives tax credits for a contribution to the authority shall receive no other consideration or compensation for such contribution, other than a federal tax deduction, if applicable, and goodwill.
4. A contributor shall submit to the authority an application for the tax credit authorized by this section on a form provided by the authority. If the contributor meets all criteria prescribed by this section and the authority, the authority shall issue a tax credit certificate in the appropriate amount. Tax credits issued pursuant to this section may be claimed in the taxable year in which the contributor contributes funds to the authority. For all fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2004, tax credits allowed pursuant to this section may be carried forward to any of the contributor's four subsequent taxable years. Tax credits issued pursuant to this section may be assigned, transferred or sold and the new owner of the tax credit shall have the same rights in the credit as the contributor. Whenever a certificate of tax credit is assigned, transferred, sold or otherwise conveyed, a notarized endorsement shall be filed with the authority specifying the name and address of the new owner of the tax credit or the value of the credit.
5. The funds derived from contributions in this section shall be used for financial assistance or technical assistance for the purposes provided in section 348.407 to rural agricultural business concepts as approved by the authority. The authority may provide or facilitate loans, equity investments, or guaranteed loans for rural agricultural business concepts, but limited to two million dollars per project or the net state economic impact, whichever is less. Loans, equity investments or guaranteed loans may only be provided to feasible projects, and for an amount that is the least amount necessary to cause the project to occur, as determined by the authority. The authority may structure the loans, equity investments or guaranteed loans in a way that facilitates the project, but also provides for a compensatory return on investment or loan payment to the authority, based on the risk of the project.
6. In any given year, at least ten percent of the funds granted to rural agricultural business concepts shall be awarded to grant requests of twenty-five thousand dollars or less. No single rural agricultural business concept shall receive more than two hundred thousand dollars in grant awards from the authority. Agricultural businesses owned by minority members or women shall be given consideration in the allocation of funds.
7. The authority shall, at least annually, submit a report to the Missouri general assembly reviewing the costs and benefits of the program established under this section.
(L. 1999 H.B. 888 § 1, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1348, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1182 merged with S.B. 740, et al., A.L. 2005 S.B. 355, A.L. 2008 S.B. 931, A.L. 2016 S.B. 665) Expires 12-31-33; see § 348.436 CROSS REFERENCE: Tax Credit Accountability Act of 2004, additional requirements, 135.800 to 135.830
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.432 New generation cooperative incentive tax credit - definitions - ...
348.432. New generation cooperative incentive tax credit — definitions — requirements — limitations — report. — 1. The tax credit created in this section shall be known as the "New Generation Cooperative Incentive Tax Credit".
2. As used in this section, the following terms mean:
(1) "Authority" , the agriculture and small business development authority as provided in this chapter;
(2) "Development facility" , a facility producing either a good derived from an agricultural commodity or using a process to produce a good derived from an agricultural product;
(3) "Eligible new generation cooperative" , a nonprofit cooperative association formed pursuant to chapter 274 or incorporated pursuant to chapter 357 for the purpose of operating within this state a development facility or a renewable fuel production facility and approved by the authority;
(4) "Eligible new generation processing entity" , a partnership, corporation, cooperative, or limited liability company organized or incorporated pursuant to the laws of this state consisting of not less than twelve members, approved by the authority, for the purpose of owning or operating within this state a development facility or a renewable fuel production facility in which producer members:
(a) Hold a majority of the governance or voting rights of the entity and any governing committee;
(b) Control the hiring and firing of management; and
(c) Deliver agricultural commodities or products to the entity for processing, unless processing is required by multiple entities;
(5) "Employee-qualified capital project" , an eligible new generation cooperative with capital costs greater than fifteen million dollars which will employ at least sixty employees;
(6) "Large capital project" , an eligible new generation cooperative with capital costs greater than one million dollars;
(7) "Producer member" , a person, partnership, corporation, trust or limited liability company whose main purpose is agricultural production that invests cash funds to an eligible new generation cooperative or eligible new generation processing entity;
(8) "Renewable fuel production facility" , a facility producing an energy source which is derived from a renewable, domestically grown, organic compound capable of powering machinery, including an engine or power plant, and any by-product derived from such energy source;
(9) "Small capital project" , an eligible new generation cooperative with capital costs of no more than one million dollars.
3. Beginning tax year 1999, and ending December 31, 2002, any producer member who invests cash funds in an eligible new generation cooperative or eligible new generation processing entity may receive a credit against the tax or estimated quarterly tax otherwise due pursuant to chapter 143 , other than taxes withheld pursuant to sections 143.191 to 143.265 or chapter 148, chapter 147, in an amount equal to the lesser of fifty percent of such producer member's investment or fifteen thousand dollars.
4. For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2003, any producer member who invests cash funds in an eligible new generation cooperative or eligible new generation processing entity may receive a credit against the tax or estimated quarterly tax otherwise due pursuant to chapter 143 , other than taxes withheld pursuant to sections 143.191 to 143.265 , chapter 147 or chapter 148 , in an amount equal to the lesser of fifty percent of such producer member's investment or fifteen thousand dollars. Tax credits claimed in a taxable year may be done so on a quarterly basis and applied to the estimated quarterly tax pursuant to subsection 3 of this section. If a quarterly tax credit claim or series of claims contributes to causing an overpayment of taxes for a taxable year, such overpayment shall not be refunded but shall be applied to the next taxable year.
5. A producer member shall submit to the authority an application for the tax credit authorized by this section on a form provided by the authority. If the producer member meets all criteria prescribed by this section and is approved by the authority, the authority shall issue a tax credit certificate in the appropriate amount. Tax credits issued pursuant to this section may be carried forward to any of the producer member's four subsequent taxable years regardless of the type of tax liability to which such credits are applied as authorized pursuant to subsection 3 of this section. Tax credits issued pursuant to this section may be assigned, transferred, sold or otherwise conveyed and the new owner of the tax credit shall have the same rights in the credit as the producer member. Whenever a certificate of tax credit is assigned, transferred, sold or otherwise conveyed, a notarized endorsement shall be filed with the authority specifying the name and address of the new owner of the tax credit or the value of the credit.
6. Ten percent of the tax credits authorized pursuant to this section initially shall be offered in any fiscal year to small capital projects. If any portion of the ten percent of tax credits offered to small capital costs projects is unused in any calendar year, then the unused portion of tax credits may be offered to employee-qualified capital projects and large capital projects. If the authority receives more applications for tax credits for small capital projects than tax credits are authorized therefor, then the authority, by rule, shall determine the method of distribution of tax credits authorized for small capital projects.
7. Ninety percent of the tax credits authorized pursuant to this section initially shall be offered in any fiscal year to employee-qualified capital projects and large capital projects. If any portion of the ninety percent of tax credits offered to employee-qualified capital projects and large capital costs projects is unused in any fiscal year, then the unused portion of tax credits may be offered to small capital projects. The maximum tax credit allowed per employee-qualified capital project is three million dollars and the maximum tax credit allowed per large capital project is one million five hundred thousand dollars. If the authority approves the maximum tax credit allowed for any employee-qualified capital project or any large capital project, then the authority, by rule, shall determine the method of distribution of such maximum tax credit. In addition, if the authority receives more tax credit applications for employee-qualified capital projects and large capital projects than the amount of tax credits authorized therefor, then the authority, by rule, shall determine the method of distribution of tax credits authorized for employee-qualified capital projects and large capital projects.
8. The authority shall, at least annually, submit a report to the Missouri general assembly reviewing the costs and benefits of the program established under this section.
(L. 1999 H.B. 888 § 2, A.L. 2001 S.B. 462, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1348, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1182 merged with S.B. 740, et al., A.L. 2008 S.B. 931, A.L. 2016 S.B. 665) Expires 12-31-33; see § 348.436 CROSS REFERENCE: Tax Credit Accountability Act of 2004, additional requirements, 135.800 to 135.830
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.434 Limitations on credits issued.
348.434. Limitations on credits issued. — 1. The aggregate of tax credits issued per fiscal year pursuant to sections 348.430 and 348.432 shall not exceed six million dollars.
2. Upon July 2, 1999, and ending June 30, 2000, tax credits shall be issued pursuant to section 348.430 , except that, the authority shall allocate no more than three million dollars to fund section 348.432 in fiscal year 2000. Beginning in fiscal year 2001 and each subsequent year, tax credits shall be issued pursuant to section 348.432 .
3. Beginning the first day of May of each fiscal year following implementation of section 348.432 , the authority may determine the extent of tax credits, pursuant to section 348.432 , that will be utilized in each fiscal year. If the authority determines that:
(1) Less than six million dollars for a fiscal year is to be utilized in tax credits pursuant to section 348.432 ; and
(2) The assets available to the authority, pursuant to section 348.430 , do not exceed twelve million dollars; then, the authority may offer the remaining authorized tax credits be issued pursuant to section 348.430 .
(L. 1999 H.B. 888 § 3) Effective 7-02-99 Expires 12-31-33; see § 348.436
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.436 Expiration date.
348.436. Expiration date. — The provisions of sections 348.430 to 348.436 shall expire December 31, 2033.
(L. 1999 H.B. 888 § 4, A.L. 2008 H.B. 2058, A.L. 2016 S.B. 665, A.L. 2022 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 3, A.L. 2026 S.B. 913) Expires 12-31-33
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.438 Departments to provide assistance.
348.438. Departments to provide assistance. — The department of natural resources, the department of economic development and the department of agriculture may provide to an eligible new generation cooperative any technical support necessary to assist in the operation of the facility or the marketing of its products.
(L. 1999 H.B. 888 § 5) Effective 7-02-99
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.439 Oversight and report on credits.
348.439. Oversight and report on credits. — The tax credits issued in sections 348.430 to 348.439 by the Missouri agricultural and small business development authority shall be subject to oversight provisions. Effective January 1, 2000, notwithstanding the provisions of section 32.057 , the authority shall annually report to the office of administration, president pro tem of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives regarding the tax credits authorized pursuant to sections 348.430 to 348.439 which were issued in the previous fiscal year. The report shall contain, but not be limited to, the aggregate number and dollar amount of tax credits issued by the authority, the number and dollar amount of tax credits claimed by taxpayers, and the number and dollar amount of tax credits unclaimed by taxpayers as well as the number of years allowed for claims to be made. This report shall be delivered no later than November of each year.
(L. 1999 H.B. 888 § 6, A.L. 2015 S.B. 58)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.491 Citation of law - definitions - program established, eligibility, ...
348.491. Citation of law — definitions — program established, eligibility, requirements — rules — sunset provision. — 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Specialty Agricultural Crops Act".
2. As used in this section, the following terms mean:
(1) "Authority" , the Missouri agricultural and small business development authority created in section 348.020 ;
(2) "Family farmer" , a farmer who is a Missouri resident and who has less than one hundred thousand dollars in agricultural sales per year;
(3) "Lender" , the same definition as in section 348.015 ;
(4) "Specialty crop" , fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and horticulture and nursery crops including, but not limited to, floriculture. Specialty crop shall not include medical marijuana or industrial hemp.
3. The authority shall establish a specialty agricultural crops loan program for family farmers for the purchase of specialty crop seeds, seedlings, or trees; soil amendments including compost; irrigation equipment; fencing; row covers; trellising; season extension equipment; refrigeration equipment; and equipment for planting and harvesting.
4. To participate in the loan program, a family farmer shall first obtain approval for a specialty agricultural crops loan from a lender. Each family farmer shall be eligible for only one specialty agricultural crops loan per family.
5. The maximum amount of the specialty agricultural crops loan for specialty crop producers shall be thirty-five thousand dollars.
6. Eligible borrowers under the program:
(1) Shall use the proceeds of the specialty agricultural crops loan to acquire the farming resources described in subsection 3 of this section;
(2) Shall not finance more than ninety percent of the anticipated cost of the purchase of such farming resources through the specialty agricultural crops loan; and
(3) Shall not be charged interest by the lender for the first year of the qualified specialty agricultural crops loan.
7. Upon approval of the specialty agricultural crops loan by a lender under subsection 4 of this section, the loan shall be submitted for approval by the authority. The authority shall promulgate rules establishing eligibility under this section, taking into consideration:
(1) The eligible borrower's ability to repay the specialty agricultural crops loan;
(2) The general economic conditions of the area in which the farm is located;
(3) The prospect of a financial return for the family farmer for the type of farming resource for which the specialty agricultural crops loan is sought; and
(4) Such other factors as the authority may establish.
8. For eligible borrowers participating in the program, the authority shall be responsible for reviewing the purchase price of any farming resources to be purchased by an eligible borrower under the program to determine whether the price to be paid is appropriate for the type of farming resources purchased. The authority may impose a one-time loan review fee of one percent, which shall be collected by the lender at the time of the loan and paid to the authority.
9. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude a family farmer from participating in any other agricultural program.
10. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010 , that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028 . This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after January 2, 2023, shall be invalid and void.
11. Under section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act:
(1) The provisions of the new program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset on December 31, 2033, unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly; and
(2) If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset twelve years after the effective date of the reauthorization of this section; and
(3) This section shall terminate on September first of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the program authorized under this section is sunset.
(L. 2022 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 3, A.L. 2026 S.B. 913) Sunset date 12-31-33 Termination date 9-01-34
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.493 Program lenders - tax credit, amount - certificate of tax credit, issuance ...
348.493. Program lenders — tax credit, amount — certificate of tax credit, issuance of, when — tax credit requirements — sunset provision. — 1. As used in this section, "state tax liability" means any state tax liability incurred by a taxpayer under the provisions of chapter 143 , 147 , or 148 , exclusive of the provisions relating to the withholding of tax as provided for in sections 143.191 to 143.265 and related provisions.
2. Any eligible lender under the specialty agricultural crops loan program under section 348.491 shall be entitled to receive a tax credit equal to one hundred percent of the amount of interest waived by the lender under section 348.491 on a qualifying loan for the first year of the loan only. The tax credit shall be evidenced by a certificate of tax credit issued by the Missouri agricultural and small business development authority and may be used to satisfy the state tax liability of the owner of such certificate that becomes due in the tax year in which the interest on a qualified loan is waived by the lender under section 348.491 . No lender shall receive a tax credit under this section unless such lender presents a certificate of tax credit to the department of revenue for payment of such state tax liability. The amount of the tax credits that may be issued to all eligible lenders claiming tax credits authorized in this section in a fiscal year shall not exceed three hundred thousand dollars.
3. The Missouri agricultural and small business development authority shall be responsible for the administration and issuance of the certificate of tax credits authorized by this section. The authority shall issue a certificate of tax credit at the request of any lender. Each request shall include a true copy of the loan documents, the name of the lender who is to receive a certificate of tax credit, the type of state tax liability against which the tax credit is to be used, and the amount of the certificate of tax credit to be issued to the lender based on the interest waived by the lender under section 348.491 on the loan for the first year.
4. The department of revenue shall accept a certificate of tax credit in lieu of other payment in such amount as is equal to the lesser of the amount of the tax or the remaining unused amount of the credit as indicated on the certificate of tax credit and shall indicate on the certificate of tax credit the amount of tax thereby paid and the date of such payment.
5. The following provisions shall apply to tax credits authorized under this section:
(1) Tax credits claimed in a tax year may be claimed on a quarterly basis and applied to the estimated quarterly tax of the lender;
(2) Any amount of tax credit that exceeds the tax due, including any estimated quarterly taxes paid by the lender under subdivision (1) of this subsection that result in an overpayment of taxes for a tax year, shall not be refunded but may be carried over to any subsequent tax year, not to exceed a total of three years for which a tax credit may be taken for a qualified specialty agricultural crops loan;
(3) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a lender may assign, transfer, sell, or otherwise convey tax credits authorized under this section, with the new owner of the tax credit receiving the same rights in the tax credit as the lender. For any tax credits assigned, transferred, sold, or otherwise conveyed, a notarized endorsement shall be filed by the lender with the authority specifying the name and address of the new owner of the tax credit and the value of such tax credit; and
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, any commercial bank may use tax credits created under this section as provided in section 148.064 and receive a net tax credit against taxes actually paid in the amount of the first year's interest on loans made under this section. If such first year tax credits reduce taxes due as provided in section 148.064 to zero, the remaining tax credits may be carried over as otherwise provided in this section and used as provided in section 148.064 in subsequent years.
6. Under section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act:
(1) The provisions of the new program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset on December 31, 2033, unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly; and
(2) If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset twelve years after the effective date of the reauthorization of this section; and
(3) This section shall terminate on September first of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the program authorized under this section is sunset.
(L. 2022 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 3, A.L. 2026 S.B. 913) Sunset date 12-31-33 Termination date 9-01-34
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.500 Family farms act - definitions - loan program for livestock, qualifications ...
348.500. Family farms act — definitions — loan program for livestock, qualifications — rulemaking authority. — 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Family Farms Act".
2. As used in this section, "small farmer" means a farmer who is a Missouri resident and who has less than five hundred thousand dollars in gross sales per year.
3. The agricultural and small business development authority shall establish a family farm breeding livestock loan program for small farmers for the purchase of beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep and goats, and swine only.
4. To participate in the loan program, a small farmer shall first obtain approval for a family farm livestock loan from a lender as defined in section 348.015 .
5. The maximum amount of the family farm livestock loan for each type of livestock shall be as follows:
(1) One hundred fifty thousand dollars for beef cattle;
(2) One hundred fifty thousand dollars for dairy cattle;
(3) Seventy thousand dollars for swine; and
(4) Sixty thousand dollars for sheep and goats.
6. Eligible borrowers under the program:
(1) Shall use the proceeds of the family farm loan to acquire breeding livestock;
(2) Shall not finance more than ninety percent of the anticipated cost of the purchase of such livestock through the family farm livestock loan; and
(3) Shall not be charged interest by the lender, as defined in section 348.015 , for the first year of the qualified family farm livestock loan.
7. Upon approval of the family farm livestock loan by a lender under subsection 4 of this section, the loan shall be submitted for approval by the agricultural and small business development authority. The authority shall promulgate rules establishing eligibility under this section, taking into consideration:
(1) The eligible borrower's ability to repay the family farm livestock loan;
(2) The general economic conditions of the area in which the farm is located;
(3) The prospect of a financial return for the small farmer for the type of livestock for which the family farm livestock loan is sought; and
(4) Such other factors as the authority may establish.
8. For eligible borrowers participating in the program, the authority shall be responsible for reviewing the purchase price of any livestock to be purchased by an eligible borrower under the program to determine whether the price to be paid is appropriate for the type of livestock purchased. The authority may impose a one-time loan review fee of one percent which shall be collected by the lender at the time of the loan and paid to the authority.
9. Nothing in this section shall preclude a small farmer from participating in any other agricultural program.
10. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010 , that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028 . This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2006, shall be invalid and void.
(L. 2006 S.B. 1017, A.L. 2022 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 3) Effective 1-02-23
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.505 Tax credit for family farm livestock loan program, procedure.
348.505. Tax credit for family farm livestock loan program, procedure. — 1. As used in this section, "state tax liability" , any state tax liability incurred by a taxpayer under the provisions of chapters 143 , 147 , and 148 , exclusive of the provisions relating to the withholding of tax as provided for in sections 143.191 to 143.265 and related provisions.
2. Any eligible lender under the family farm livestock loan program under section 348.500 shall be entitled to receive a tax credit equal to one hundred percent of the amount of interest waived by the lender under section 348.500 on a qualifying loan for the first year of the loan only. The tax credit shall be evidenced by a tax credit certificate issued by the agricultural and small business development authority and may be used to satisfy the state tax liability of the owner of such certificate that becomes due in the tax year in which the interest on a qualified loan is waived by the lender under section 348.500 . No lender may receive a tax credit under this section unless such person presents a tax credit certificate to the department of revenue for payment of such state tax liability. The amount of the tax credits that may be issued to all eligible lenders claiming tax credits authorized in this section in a fiscal year shall not exceed three hundred thousand dollars.
3. The agricultural and small business development authority shall be responsible for the administration and issuance of the certificate of tax credits authorized by this section. The authority shall issue a certificate of tax credit at the request of any lender. Each request shall include a true copy of the loan documents, the name of the lender who is to receive a certificate of tax credit, the type of state tax liability against which the tax credit is to be used, and the amount of the certificate of tax credit to be issued to the lender based on the interest waived by the lender under section 348.500 on the loan for the first year.
4. The Missouri department of revenue shall accept a certificate of tax credit in lieu of other payment in such amount as is equal to the lesser of the amount of the tax or the remaining unused amount of the credit as indicated on the certificate of tax credit, and shall indicate on the certificate of tax credit the amount of tax thereby paid and the date of such payment.
5. The following provisions shall apply to tax credits authorized under this section:
(1) Tax credits claimed in a taxable year may be claimed on a quarterly basis and applied to the estimated quarterly tax of the lender;
(2) Any amount of tax credit which exceeds the tax due, including any estimated quarterly taxes paid by the lender under subdivision (1) of this subsection which results in an overpayment of taxes for a taxable year, shall not be refunded but may be carried over to any subsequent taxable year, not to exceed a total of three years for which a tax credit may be taken for a qualified family farm livestock loan;
(3) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a lender may assign, transfer or sell tax credits authorized under this section, with the new owner of the tax credit receiving the same rights in the tax credit as the lender. For any tax credits assigned, transferred, sold, or otherwise conveyed, a notarized endorsement shall be filed by the lender with the authority specifying the name and address of the new owner of the tax credit and the value of such tax credit; and
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, any commercial bank may use tax credits created under this section as provided in section 148.064 and receive a net tax credit against taxes actually paid in the amount of the first year's interest on loans made under this section. If such first year tax credits reduce taxes due as provided in section 148.064 to zero, the remaining tax credits may be carried over as otherwise provided in this section and utilized as provided in section 148.064 in subsequent years.
(L. 2006 S.B. 1017, A.L. 2008 S.B. 931)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.515 Recognition of benefit of providing assistance to certain family farm ...
348.515. Recognition of benefit of providing assistance to certain family farm operations. — In recognition of the role of animal agriculture in the economic well-being of this state and in recognition that opportunities to succeed in agriculture should not be limited by the economic means of persons engaged in agriculture, the general assembly of the state of Missouri declares that state assistance in the guarantee of loans made to enable independent livestock and poultry family farm operations to succeed in the operation will benefit the state of Missouri economically and socially and is a public purpose of great importance.
(L. 2008 S.B. 931)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.518 Livestock feed and crop input loan guarantee program established - ...
348.518. Livestock feed and crop input loan guarantee program established — rulemaking authority. — 1. In addition to the duties and powers established in sections 348.005 to 348.505 , the Missouri agricultural and small business development authority shall develop and implement a livestock feed and crop input loan guarantee program as provided in sections 348.515 to 348.533 . The authority may promulgate rules necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 348.515 to 348.533 . The rules promulgated under sections 348.515 to 348.533 shall be designed to encourage maximum involvement and participation by lenders and financial institutions in the loan guarantee program. The authority shall be the administrative agency for the implementation of the loan guarantee program, and may employ such persons as necessary, within the limits of appropriations made for that purpose, to administer the loan guarantee program.
2. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010 , that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028 . This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2008, shall be invalid and void.
(L. 2008 S.B. 931)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.521 Authority to issue certificates of guaranty - eligible lender defined - fee ...
348.521. Authority to issue certificates of guaranty — eligible lender defined — fee authorized — limit on outstanding guaranteed loans. — 1. The authority may issue certificates of guaranty covering a first loss guarantee up to but not more than fifty percent of the loan on a declining principal basis for loans to individuals executing a note or other evidence of a loan made for livestock feed and crop input, but not to exceed the amount of one hundred thousand dollars for any one individual and to pay from the livestock feed and crop input loan guarantee fund to an eligible lender up to fifty percent of the amount on a declining principal basis of any loss on any guaranteed loan made under the provisions of sections 348.515 to 348.533 , in the event of default on the loan. Upon payment of the loan, the authority shall be subrogated to all the rights of the eligible lender.
2. As used in sections 348.515 to 348.533 , the term "eligible lender" means those entities defined as lenders under subdivision (8) of section 348.015 .
3. The authority shall charge for each guaranteed loan a one-time participation fee of fifty dollars which shall be collected by the lender at the time of closing and paid to the authority. In addition, the authority may charge a special loan guarantee fee of up to one percent per annum of the outstanding principal which shall be collected from the borrower by the lender and paid to the authority. Amounts so collected shall be deposited in the livestock feed and crop input loan program fund and used, upon appropriation, to pay the costs of administering the program.
4. All moneys paid to satisfy a defaulted guaranteed loan shall only be paid out of the livestock feed and crop input loan guarantee fund established by sections 348.515 to 348.533 .
5. The total outstanding guaranteed loans shall at no time exceed an amount which, according to sound actuarial judgment, would allow immediate redemption of twenty percent of the outstanding loans guaranteed by the fund at any one time.
(L. 2008 S.B. 931, A.L. 2013 H.B. 542)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.524 Livestock feed and crop input loan guarantee fund established - use of moneys.
348.524. Livestock feed and crop input loan guarantee fund established — use of moneys. — 1. There is hereby established in the state treasury the "Livestock Feed and Crop Input Loan Guarantee Fund". The fund shall consist of money appropriated to it by the general assembly, charges, gifts, grants and bequests from federal, private or other sources. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 , no portion of the fund shall be transferred to the general revenue fund.
2. All moneys received by the authority for payments made on previously defaulted guaranteed loans shall be paid promptly into the state treasury and deposited in the fund.
3. The fund shall be administered by the Missouri agricultural and small business development authority organized under sections 348.005 to 348.180 .
4. Beginning with fiscal year 2008-09, the general assembly may appropriate moneys not to exceed four million dollars for the establishment and initial funding of the livestock feed and crop input loan guarantee fund.
(L. 2008 S.B. 931)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.527 Investment of fund moneys.
348.527. Investment of fund moneys. — Moneys in the fund, both unobligated and obligated as a reserve, which in the judgment of the authority are not currently needed for payments of defaults of guaranteed loans, may be invested by the state treasurer, and any income therefrom shall be deposited to the credit of the fund.
(L. 2008 S.B. 931)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.530 Eligibility for loans - rulemaking authority.
348.530. Eligibility for loans — rulemaking authority. — 1. Persons eligible for guarantees for loans under the provisions of sections 348.515 to 348.533 are individuals engaged in farming operations as defined in section 348.015 , who intend to use the proceeds from the loan to finance the purchase of livestock feed used to produce livestock and input used to produce crops for the feeding of livestock, and who are seeking a loan or loans to finance not more than ninety percent of the anticipated cost.
2. The authority shall adopt and promulgate rules establishing eligibility under the provisions of sections 348.515 to 348.533 , taking into consideration the individual's ability to repay the loan, the general economic conditions of the area in which the individual will be located, the prospect of success of the particular farm operation for which the loan is sought and such other factors as the authority may establish. The eligibility of any person for a loan guarantee under the provisions of sections 348.515 to 348.533 shall not be determined or otherwise affected by any consideration of that person's race, religion, sex, creed, color, or location of residence. The authority may also provide for:
(1) The requirement or nonrequirement of security or endorsement and the nature thereof;
(2) The manner and time of repayment of the principal and interest;
(3) The maximum rate of interest;
(4) The right of the borrower to accelerate payments without penalty;
(5) The amount of the guaranty charge;
(6) The effective period of the guaranty;
(7) The percent of the loan, not to exceed fifty percent, covered by the guaranty;
(8) The assignability of loans by the lender;
(9) Procedures in event of default by the borrower;
(10) The due diligence effort on the part of lenders for collection of guaranteed loans;
(11) Collection assistance to be provided to lenders; and
(12) The extension of the guaranty in consideration of duty in the Armed Forces, unemployment, natural disasters, or other hardships.
(L. 2008 S.B. 931)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.533 Policy for collection and recovery of loans - action authorized to recover ...
348.533. Policy for collection and recovery of loans — action authorized to recover amounts due. — The authority, by rule, shall determine the policy of collections and recovery of loans, including the use of private collection agencies. The authority may institute action to recover any amount due the state in any loan transaction, use private collection agencies, or otherwise carry out the policy of the authority. The lender making the original loan shall cooperate with the authority in the collection of the loan and shall use its regular collection procedures prior to any action being undertaken by the authority.
(L. 2008 S.B. 931)
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