Mo. Rev. Stat. § 226.965

If the commission does not concur in the application or request, and determines that it may wish to acquire the property or any portion of it before action is taken upon the application or request, it shall serve written notice on the regulatory authority and the property owner of its probable intent to acquire the subject property within the forty-five-day period provided, and no action shall be taken by the regulatory authority to approve the application or request at that time.