HB 2297 -- Kansas City Zoological District

Sponsor:  Molendorp

This bill authorizes the establishment of the Kansas City
Zoological District which may be composed of the counties of
Cass, Clay, Jackson, and Platte at the option of the voters of
each county.  Each member county may impose, upon voter approval,
a sales tax of up to one-quarter of one cent for the financial
support of zoological activities within the district.  The
district will be governed by a commission comprised of one member
of the governing body of each county that is part of the
district; one member of the Kansas City, Missouri Board of Parks
and Recreation; and five members of the executive committee of
the Friends of the Zoo, Incorporated, one of which will be the
executive director.

The administrative expenses of the district incurred during the
first six months after its creation must be appropriated to the
commission by the member counties; thereafter, the district will
be financed by the sales tax revenues collected and deposited
into the newly created Kansas City Zoological District Sales Tax
Fund.  Five years after its creation, the commission will be
authorized to borrow money for the construction, operation,
improvement, and maintenance of zoological facilities.  The
commission must submit an annual report to the governing body of
each member county; the Kansas City, Missouri Board of Parks and
Recreation; and the Friends of the Zoo, Incorporated detailing
the commission's operations and transactions.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:13 pm