The general assembly hereby declares that it is necessary for sound and healthful urban and metropolitan development, and in the public interest, for the state or any county having a population in excess of two hundred thousand, or any county adjoining, or city not within but adjoining such county, to expend or advance public funds for, or to accept, any interest in land herein described for the purpose of acquiring, maintaining, improving, protecting, limiting the future use of, or otherwise conserving and properly utilizing open spaces and areas within such counties, or cities, and the acquisition of such interests in land shall be deemed for a public purpose.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.875
Provisions of sections 67.870 to 67.910 applicable to state and certain..
Known as the State-Local Technical Services Act
The act spans §§ 67–67 (560 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1971; (L. 1971 H.B. 570 § 2)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.