HB 495 -- Missouri State Park Board

Sponsor:  McGhee

This bill establishes the Missouri State Park Board, created by
Executive Order 86-26, which is responsible for managing all
aspects of the Historical Marker Program.  The board will consist
of eight members, two of whom must reside in a county in which a
state historic site of significant military history is located.

The Department of Natural Resources and other state agencies are
prohibited from erecting, modifying, or removing any state
historic military monument located on any site under its control
or located on state land listed on the board's registry without
first holding a public hearing and receiving the board's
approval.  The department must publish a public hearing notice in
the Missouri Register at least 60 days in advance of any action
to seek the board's approval.  The notice must also be published
once a week for two weeks in any qualified newspaper in the area
where the monument is located.

Anyone who knowingly removes, defaces, or destroys any registered
state historic military monument without the approval of the
General Assembly or the board will be guilty of a class A
misdemeanor.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated July 25, 2007 at 11:19 am