Missouri § 251.500 - Definitions.
Full text of Missouri Revised Statutes of Missouri § 251.500 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 251.500. Definitions.
As used in sections 251.500 to 251.510, the following terms mean:
(1) "Board", an economic development district board, as created under the provisions of section 251.505;
(2) "Economic development district", a district formed by two or more adjoining counties in this state or by one or more counties and an adjoining city not within a county;
(3) "Governing body", a legislative body governing a county or a city not within a county.
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(L. 1988 H.B. 1201 § 1)
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