Within sixty days after this section becomes effective, the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate shall appoint three commissioners to enter into a compact on behalf of the state of Missouri with the state of Illinois. If the senate is not in session at the time for making any appointment, the governor shall make a temporary appointment as in case of a vacancy. Any two of the commissioners so appointed together with the attorney general of the state of Missouri may act to enter into the following compact:
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 70.370
Compact between Missouri and Illinois — creation and powers of district...
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Ladue Local Lines, Inc. v. Bi-State Development Agency of Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District (1970)
Most recently applied in Gustafson v. Bi-State Development Agency (February 2019)
Effective: 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories; (L. 1949 p. 558 § 1, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1809 merged with S.B. 881)
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Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.