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USA Statutes : missouri
Title : ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
Chapter : Chapter 625 Division of Commerce and Industrial Development
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The division shall foster and encourage industrial, commercial,
agricultural, recreational and resource development programs designed to
broaden and strengthen the economy of the state and shall provide
specific leadership in the following instances, among others, and shall:
(1) Encourage the location of new industrial and commercial enterprises
in the state and the expansion of industries now existing within the
state by appropriate legitimate methods;
(2) Support and assist the efforts of the state, regional and local
development corporations, industrial committees, chambers of commerce,
labor organizations and other similar public and private agencies to
obtain new, and foster the expansion of existing, industrial, commercial,
agricultural and recreational facilities or enterprises;
(3) Investigate, assemble, develop and study, or cause to have
investigated, assembled, developed and studied, all pertinent information
regarding the industrial opportunities and possibilities of the state of
Missouri and its economic resources and the particular sections thereof,
including raw materials and products that may be produced therefrom,
power and water resources, transportation facilities and rates available,
markets and the marketing limitations of the state, the availability of
labor, the availability of industrial sites, the advantages of the state
as a whole, and the particular sections thereof, as industrial locations,
and such other fields of research and study as the director may deem
necessary;
(4) Formulate and maintain coordinated plans for the state's economic and
resource development in order to promote the economic welfare of the
people of the state. The plans shall include description of the
development objectives and a statement of recommended means for achieving
such objectives. The plans, insofar as practical and desirable, shall be
coordinated with city, county or regional planning programs, with
national planning and with the planning of other states;
(5) Investigate, study and undertake ways and means to promote and
develop markets for industrial products and to promote the industrial use
of agricultural and mineral forest products;
(6) Encourage the development of recreational areas in the state and
encourage the traveling public to visit Missouri;
(7) Encourage the formation of local and sectional development committees
throughout the state and make available to such committees and to
municipalities, communities, other political subdivisions of the state,
private groups, organizations, associations and agencies such facts, data
and information as may be useful and desirable in their efforts to
encourage the location of industries and commercial enterprises within
this state, and in other ways to cooperate with the division in carrying
out the purposes of this chapter;
(8) Assist in the formulation and development of a more intensive program
to aid and expand the mining industry in Missouri;
(9) Provide advice and assistance to Missouri business and labor and
bring to the attention of the governor such significant problems as may
be relieved by state action;
(10) Perform such other related acts as shall be, in the judgment of the
director, necessary and proper to carry out the objectives of the
division; and
(11) Establish offices overseas for the promotion and export of Missouri
agricultural and manufactured products, for the promotion of commerce
through the ports and international airports of Missouri, to encourage
economic development, and to promote tourism into Missouri and encourage
the use by tourists of Missouri's recreational facilities. (L. 1961 p.
240 § 7, A.L. 1973 H.B. 865)
*Transferred 1986; formerly 255.021
CROSS REFERENCE: Foreign market development, department of agriculture,
RSMo 261.095
Recognizing the need for energy and resource conservation as
well as the potential for new jobs and economic growth, the division of
commerce and industrial development shall encourage the expansion and
development of industries and commercial establishments which provide
markets for materials and energy which can be recovered from solid waste,
and may:
(1) Promote the expansion of existing industries and the development of
new industries which utilize secondary materials, or materials which can
be recovered from solid waste, in their manufacturing processes;
(2) Support and assist the efforts of the state, regional and local
development corporations, industrial committees, chambers of commerce,
and other similar public and private agencies to obtain new, and foster
the expansion of existing, industrial or commercial users of steam or
other energy which can be produced from solid waste;
(3) Assist the industries and commercial establishments referred to in
subdivisions (1) and (2) of this section with such government liaison
matters as siting, zoning, licensing, permitting, financing and other
such tasks through coordination with the appropriate state and local
agencies;
(4) Support federal incentives and policies designed to promote these
goals; and
(5) Prepare and provide upon request an annual report summarizing its
plans and activities pursuant to this section. (L. 1986 S.B. 475 §
255.025)
*Transferred 1986; formerly 255.025
The division shall provide coordinated services to aid state and
local groups in the promotion of new economic enterprises and shall
conduct such publicity and promotional activities as are desirable to
stimulate all facets of the economy, and to this end shall:
(1) Collect and disseminate information regarding the advantages of
locating and developing industrial, commercial, agricultural and
recreational enterprises in this state;
(2) Plan, with the cooperation of the department of conservation and the
state park board, programs designed to promote the tourist and
recreational advantages of the state;
(3) Serve as the official state liaison agency between persons interested
in locating new economic enterprises in Missouri and state and local
groups seeking new enterprises. In this respect, the division shall aid
communities in organizing for obtaining new business or expanding
existing business; and
(4) Encourage public and private agencies or bodies to publicize the
facilities and attractions of the state. (L. 1961 p. 240 § 8)
*Transferred 1986; formerly 255.031
So far as may be practicable in the performance of its duties in
connection with collecting and assembling of information, the department
of economic development shall make use of such pertinent data as may be
secured from the departments, boards, commissions, agencies and
institutions of this state. The department of economic development shall
have access to all records, data, information and statistics of other
departments, boards, commissions, agencies and institutions except such
records or information as is required by law to be kept confidential. It
is the duty of the department of conservation, the department of natural
resources, the state university, the university of Missouri-Rolla, the
division of geological survey and water resources, the department of
transportation and any other state department or agency, when requested
by the governor or the director to do so, in writing, to select an
advisory committee of at least three members, and to cooperate with the
department of economic development in the performance of its duties in
any practical manner within the limits of the appropriation provided the
department or agency. (L. 1961 p. 240 § 9, A.L. 1986 S.B. 426 § 255.041)
*Transferred 1986; formerly 255.041
The division may accept any gifts and grants, including grants
from the federal government, relating to any of the functions of the
division as described in this chapter. (L. 1961 p. 240 § 13)
*Transferred 1986; formerly 255.051
The work of the division may be carried out through such bureaus
or units within the division as may be established by the director, with
the advice and approval of the commission. There shall be one bureau or
unit within the division charged with the development and promotion of
the state's recreational advantages and facilities. (L. 1961 p. 240 §
5(a))
*Transferred 1986; formerly 255.091
In the performance of his duties, the director is empowered and
authorized to enter into contracts and to assume such other functions as
are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter that are not
inconsistent with law. The director may make and enter into contracts
with other boards, commissions, agencies and institutions of this state
or other states, public or private, upon such terms as may be mutually
agreed upon, and to have such studies and research activities conducted
as may be necessary and proper, the costs thereof to be paid out of funds
which may be appropriated to the division. (L. 1961 p. 240 § 10)
*Transferred 1986; formerly 255.101
The director is authorized to appoint advisory boards or
committees among interested groups of citizens, including those
representing industry, commerce, business, and all branches thereof,
labor, agriculture, forestry, transportation, the press, aviation, civic
affairs and such other matters as the director may deem advisable. The
boards or committees shall advise with the division as to its work, and
the director shall, as far as practicable, cooperate with the advisory
boards or committees to secure the active aid thereof in the
accomplishment of the aims and fulfillment of the duties of the division.
(L. 1961 p. 240 § 11)
*Transferred 1986; formerly 255.111
All payments for work done or obligations incurred under the
provisions of this chapter shall be made by the state treasurer out of
funds appropriated for the purpose upon duly issued warrants, based upon
bills of particulars and vouchers certified by the director. (L. 1961 p.
240 § 12)
*Transferred 1986; formerly 255.115
Biennial reports shall be made by the division and filed with
the governor and members of the general assembly and shall include
suggestions and recommendations for the improvement and advancement of
the economic welfare of the people of the state. (L. 1961 p. 240 § 15)
*Transferred 1986; formerly 255.125
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