Effective - 28 Aug 2007
70.545. Counties and commission may operate under compact if not authorized by Kansas, when. — If the state of Kansas has not enacted the compact by August 28, 2007, then the district described in section 70.515 shall nonetheless be created, and the district, any Missouri county in the district, the commission, and an oversight committee shall have all the powers and duties and may operate as set forth in sections 70.515 to 70.545, provided that:
(1) The regional investment district created in section 70.515 shall be known as the "Missouri Regional Investment District", shall be a political subdivision solely of the state of Missouri, and shall consist only of those Missouri counties that are within the Mid-America regional planning area and Buchanan County. All references to a "regional investment district" or "district" in section 70.515 shall be deemed to refer exclusively to the "Missouri regional investment district".
(2) Article XII of the compact shall be inapplicable.
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(L. 2006 S.B. 825, A.L. 2007 S.B. 22)