SB 125 - This act requires that a Missouri port authority have requested funds for statutorily permitted port purposes before funds may be withdrawn from the Waterways and Ports Trust Fund.

The act also specifies that port projects located on land owned by the City of St. Louis and managed by a Missouri port authority, or within an adjacent waterway, may be eligible for an appropriation from the fund, provided the other conditions of the fund are met.

This act is identical to SCS/SB 1263 (2024), and similar to HB 2216 (2024) and HCS/HB 2352 (2024).

ERIC VANDER WEERD

Statutes affected:
Introduced (0487S.01): 68.080

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Senate Committee Minutes:
SENATE COMMITTEE MINUTES Bill No.: SB 125
Sponsor: Roberts
Hearing Date: 2/10/2025


COMMITTEE: Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety

CHAIRMAN: Fitzwater

DATE REFERRED: 1/23/2025 DATE HEARING REQUESTED: 1/23/2025



STAFF:
Bryce Beal
Alyssa Bruemmer
Tyler Gerling
Eric Vander Weerd


WITNESSES GIVING INFORMATION:



WITNESSES FOR:
Ben Travlos - Missouri Soybean Association
Jon Hensley - Missouri Port Authority Association
Jacqueline Bardgett - St. Louis City Port Authority


WITNESSES AGAINST:
Lisa Pannett - ArmorVine