Missouri § 8.623 - Repair, maintenance or new construction by state using federal funds, standards — Missouri to hold United States harmless from damages.
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§ 8.623. Repair, maintenance or new construction by state using federal funds, standards — Missouri to hold United States harmless from damages.
Any repair, maintenance, renovation or new construction of any building, facility, or other property of the state of Missouri undertaken after August 28, 1989, involving the use of federal funds or other federal assistance shall, whenever practicable, conform to the standards of sections 8.610 to 8.650, and any agency or entity of the state of Missouri authorizing such repair,* maintenance, renovation or new construction may enter into an agreement with the federal government or any agency thereof whereby the state of Missouri would hold harmless or hold free the government of the United States from any damages which may result from the repair, maintenance, renovation or new construction.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 77, A.L. 1989 H.B. 493)
*Word "or" appears here in original rolls.
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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