2014 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES (160-186)
Chapter 184 Museums--Metropolitan Park Districts and Memorials
Section 184.360 Subdistrict's powers--duties.

184.360. 1. Each respective subdistrict is hereby empowered to own, hold, control, lease, acquire by donation, gift or bequest, purchase, contract, lease, sell, any and all rights in land, buildings, improvements, furnishings, displays, exhibits and programs and any and all other real, personal or mixed property, or to contract with other persons to provide for any and all services for the purposes of the subdistrict.

2. All buildings, property and facilities of existing publicly owned and operated zoological parks and museums established pursuant to the constitution or laws of this state or museum of science and natural history upon which a majority of the voters of both the city and county have passed upon as provided for in section 184.350 shall become the property of and vest in the respective and applicable subdistrict on the date such subdistrict shall be established as provided in section 184.350. Any obligations, duties, rights, privileges of whatever description pertaining to or relating to the maintenance, operation, construction, design, or affairs of any such existing zoological park or museum shall be assumed by the respective subdistricts.

3. Upon the creation of a botanical subdistrict as provided for in section 184.353, all buildings, property, and facilities which are wholly publicly owned and which are then in the care and custody of the botanical subdistrict or of any person providing botanical services to the botanical subdistrict by contract shall become the property of and vest in the botanical subdistrict on the date such subdistrict shall be established as provided in section 184.353. Any obligations, duties, rights, privileges of whatever description pertaining to or relating to the maintenance, operation, construction, design, or affairs of such buildings, property, and facilities shall be assumed by the botanical subdistrict.

4. Upon the creation of a transport museum subdistrict as provided for in section 184.353, all buildings, property, and facilities which are wholly publicly owned and which are then in the care and custody of the transport museum subdistrict, or of any person providing services to the transport museum subdistrict by contract, shall become the property of and vest in the transport museum subdistrict on the date such subdistrict shall be established as provided in section 184.353. Any obligations, duties, rights, privileges of whatever description pertaining to or relating to the maintenance, operation, construction, design, or affairs of such buildings, property, and facilities shall be assumed by the transport museum subdistrict.

5. Upon the creation of a Missouri history museum subdistrict as provided for in section 184.353, all buildings, property, and facilities which are wholly publicly owned and which are then in the care and custody of the Missouri history museum subdistrict or of any person providing Missouri history services to the Missouri history museum subdistrict by contract shall become the property of and vest in the Missouri history museum subdistrict on the date such subdistrict shall be established as provided in section 184.353. Any obligations, duties, rights, privileges of whatever description pertaining to or relating to the maintenance, operation, construction, design, or affairs of such buildings, property, and facilities shall be assumed by the Missouri history museum subdistrict.

6. Upon the creation of a symphony orchestra subdistrict as provided for in section 184.353, all buildings, property, and facilities which are wholly publicly owned and which are then in the care and custody of the symphony orchestra subdistrict by contract, shall become the property of and vest in the symphony orchestra subdistrict on the date such subdistrict shall be established as provided in section 184.353. Any obligations, duties, rights, privileges of whatever description pertaining to or relating to the maintenance, operation, construction, design, or affairs of such buildings, property, and facilities shall be assumed by the symphony orchestra subdistrict.

(L. 1969 3d Ex. Sess. H.B. 23 § 6, A.L. 1981 S.B. 48, A.L. 1982 S.B. 711, A.L. 1984 S.B. 628, A.L. 1985 S.B. 32, A.L. 1989 H.B. 116, et al., A.L. 1998 H.B. 1578)