Read 1st time February 3, 2000, and 1000 copies ordered printed.
ANNE C. WALKER, Chief Clerk
JOINT RESOLUTION
Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri, an amendment repealing section 29 of article IV of the Constitution of Missouri, relating to the state highways and transportation commission and adopting one new section in lieu thereof relating to the same subject.
That at the next general election to be held in the state of Missouri, on Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2000, or at a special election to be called by the governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to the qualified voters of this state, for adoption or rejection, the following amendment to article IV of the Constitution of the state of Missouri:
Section A. Section 29, article IV, Constitution of Missouri, is repealed and one new section adopted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 29, to read as follows:
Section 29. The department of highways and transportation shall be in charge of a highways and transportation
commission. The [number,] qualifications, compensation and terms of the members of the highways and transportation
commission shall be fixed by law, and not more than one-half of its members shall be of the same political party. The
commission shall consist of ten members, six appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate
with not more than three from the same political party; two appointed by the speaker of the house of
representatives, one of whom shall reside in any metropolitan statistical area in this state with a population of
more than six hundred thousand persons and the other of whom shall reside in any county in this state with a
population of less than thirty thousand persons; and two appointed by the president pro tem of the senate, one of
whom shall reside in any metropolitan statistical area in this state with a population of more than six hundred
thousand persons and the other of whom shall reside in any county in this state with a population of less than
thirty thousand persons. The selection and removal of all employees shall be without regard to political affiliation.
The highways and transportation commission shall have authority over all state transportation programs and facilities as
provided by law, including, but not limited to, bridges, highways, aviation, railroads, mass transportation, ports, and
waterborne commerce, and shall have authority to limit access to, from and across state highways where the public
interest and safety may require. The present members of the highway commission shall serve as members of the
highways and transportation commission for the remainder of the terms for which they were appointed. All references to
the highway commission and the department of highways in this constitution and in the statutes shall mean the highways
and transportation commission and the department of highways and transportation.
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