HCS SB 480 -- STATE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

This bill renames the Second State Capitol Commission the
Missouri State Capitol Commission and requires it to evaluate and
approve capitol studies and improvement, expansion, renovation,
and restoration projects to be paid for with funds appropriated
from the Second Capitol Commission Fund which is renamed the
State Capitol Commission Fund and to initiate planning efforts,
subject to appropriations, for a centennial celebration of the
laying of the capstone of the State Capitol.  Members of the
commission representing the General Assembly must be appointed by
the President Pro Tem of the Senate and the Speaker of the House
of Representatives.

The bill also establishes in statute the 19-member Missouri Board
on Geographic Names within the Office of the Secretary of State.
The board must:

(1)  Receive and evaluate all proposals for changes in or
additions to names of geographic features and places in Missouri
to determine the most appropriate and acceptable names for use in
maps and official documents of all levels of government;

(2)  Make official recommendations to the United States Board on
Geographic Names on behalf of the state with respect to each
proposal and assist and cooperate with the federal board in
matters relating to names of geographic features and places in
the state;

(3)  Assist in the maintenance of a Missouri geographic names
database as part of the national database;

(4)  Maintain a list of advisers who have special interest and
knowledge in Missouri history, geography, or culture and consult
with the advisers on a regular basis;

(5)  Develop and revise state priorities for geographic records
projects following guidelines of the federal board; and

(6)  Meet at least annually and submit an annual report to the
General Assembly on its activities.

The board is allowed to apply for funds through state and federal
grant programs to sponsor and publish surveys of the condition
and needs of geographic records in the state and to solicit or
develop proposals for the preservation of geographic records and
publications.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:26 am