2013 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 70 Powers of Political Subdivisions to Cooperate or Contract with
Section 70.240 Lands may be acquired--how--by whom.

Lands may be acquired--how--by whom.

70.240. The parties to such contract or cooperative action or any of them, or any joint board or commission formed pursuant to section 70.260 for the purpose of providing water or sewer services, may acquire, by gift or purchase, or by the power of eminent domain exercised by one or more of the parties thereto in the same manner as now or hereafter provided for corporations created under the law of this state for public use, chapter 523 and amendments thereto, or any joint board or commission formed pursuant to section 70.260 for the purpose of providing water or sewer services, the lands necessary or useful for the joint use of the parties for the purposes provided in section 70.220 or section 70.260, either within or without the corporate or territorial limits of one or more of the contracting parties, and shall have the power to hold or acquire said lands as tenants in common with the parties to such contract or in the name of any joint board or commission formed pursuant to section 70.260; provided however, that in no event shall any joint board or commission formed pursuant to section 70.260 for the purpose of providing water or sewer services exercise the power of eminent domain within the corporate or territorial limits of one of the contracting parties without such party's consent.

(L. 1947 V. I p. 401 § 7403c, A.L. 1999 H.B. 450 merged with S.B. 160 & 82)

CROSS REFERENCES:

Fire departments, cities may contract for joint maintenance, costs how shared, bonds issued, when, 71.370 to 71.510

Fire protection districts, may contract with municipalities, 321.220

Housing authorities, may join or cooperate, 99.110; borrow or accept grants from federal government, 99.210

Levee district may contract with Mississippi River Commission, 245.390

National park or plaza, certain cities to have additional powers, 95.510 to 95.527

Sewerage facilities, authority of municipalities to contract with each other, 250.220

Street lighting districts may contract with other political subdivisions, 235.150

Taxes, delinquent, drainage and levee districts may cooperate to redeem, 246.140

Water, cities may contract to furnish or to buy, 91.050, 91.060

Water supply, cities may contract jointly for, 71.540, 71.550

Water supply district may contract with city for water service, procedure, 247.085