Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 70

Powers of Political Subdivisions to Cooperate or Contract with Governmental Units

←70.230

Section 70.240.1

70.250→

August 28, 2015

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







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