HCS/HB 2352 - This act modifies the Waterways and Ports Trust Fund. The act requires that a Missouri port authority have requested funds for statutorily permitted port purposes before funds may be withdrawn, and repeals a requirement that the money be used as matching funds for specific port development undertakings. The act also specifies that port projects located on land owned by the City of St. Louis and managed by a Missouri port authority, or within an adjacent waterway, may be eligible for an appropriation from the fund.
Lastly, the act repeals the requirement that eligible projects be approved by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission in accordance with its statewide plan for waterborne commerce.
ERIC VANDER WEERD