258.010. 1. There shall be a "State Interagency Council for Outdoor Recreation" composed of the following state agencies:
(1) Department of agriculture;
(2) Office of administration;
(3) Department of social services;
(4) Department of economic development;
(5) Department of conservation;
(6) Department of natural resources;
(7) Department of transportation;
(8) University of Missouri.
2. The department of natural resources shall provide all staff support and office space for the council.
(L. 1965 p. 391 § 1, A.L. 1967 p. 367, A.L. 1973 H.B. 259, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1554 Revision)*Section 640.010 transferred this agency to the department of natural resources by type II transfer. All personnel and property of the council were transferred to the department of natural resources by type I transfer.
258.020. The member agencies shall be represented on the council by the executive head of the agency. The executive head of any member agency may from time to time authorize any member of the agency's staff to represent it on the council and to fully exercise any of the powers and duties of an agency representative.
(L. 1965 p. 391 § 2)
258.030. 1. The officers of the council shall be a chairman and vice chairman appointed by the governor from the executive heads of the agencies represented on the council. A chairman may serve more than one term.
2. Duties of the chairman shall be to see that policies and directives of the council are carried out by the executive secretary and to preside at meetings of the council. If the chairman cannot perform the duties, the vice chairman shall assume them.
(L. 1965 p. 391 § 3)*Section 640.010 provides that the department of natural resources shall provide all staff services required by the council, notwithstanding the provisions of this section.
258.060. The state inter-agency council for outdoor recreation shall be:
(1) The official state agency for liaison with the federal bureau of outdoor recreation;
(2) The official state agency to receive and disburse federal funds available to this state for overall outdoor recreation planning;
(3) The official state agency to receive and allocate to the appropriate agency, or political subdivision, federal funds available for outdoor recreation programs; and
(4) Shall provide a forum for consideration of outdoor recreation problems affecting member agencies and as an advisory and planning agency for overall outdoor recreational programs. The council may provide information and advisory services for any political subdivision requesting its services.
(L. 1965 p. 391 § 6)
258.070. Representatives of the member agencies shall not receive any additional compensation for their services as representatives on the council and all expenses of agency representatives shall be paid by their respective agency.
(L. 1965 p. 391 § 7)
258.080. 1. There is hereby created in the state treasury for the use of the state inter-agency council for outdoor recreation a fund to be known as "The Inter-Agency Council Fund". All federal moneys received by the state of Missouri from the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, Public Law 88-578, shall be deposited in the fund.
2. Moneys deposited in the fund shall, upon appropriation by the general assembly to the state inter-agency council for outdoor recreation, be received and expended or allocated by the state inter-agency council for outdoor recreation for outdoor recreation planning, acquisition and development and for no other purposes; provided, however, that not less than fifty percent of the moneys appropriated shall be allocated by said council to political subdivisions of the state of Missouri, none of which moneys so allocated shall be expended for the improvement or operation of projects under the supervision or control of any state agency.
3. Any unexpended balance in the inter-agency council fund at the end of any appropriation period shall not be transferred to the general revenue fund of the state treasury and, accordingly, shall be exempt from the provisions of section 33.080, RSMo, relating to transfer of funds to the general revenue funds of the state by the state treasurer.
(L. 1965 p. 391 § 8)
258.083. The general assembly may appropriate funds to the department of natural resources for the purpose of making grants to local parks and related institutions, and the department shall administer and expend such funds in accordance with the terms of the appropriation.
(L. 1985 S.B. 282)
258.100. 1. As used in this section, the word "trail" means any land which was acquired or utilized by the state for use as a public hiking, biking or recreational trail or any land or interest therein acquired or utilized hereafter by a political subdivision for use as a public hiking, biking or recreational trail. However, a trail not acquired by the state must be designated by the governing body of the political subdivision as a greenway system of trails or part of a dedicated system of trails, the acquisition conveyance whether by deed, easement agreement, grant, assignment, or reservation of rights to the political subdivision must state the interest in the land is being granted for such purposes, the greenway system or dedicated system of trails must be designed exclusively for the purposes herein designated, and shall not include roads or streets, nor sidewalks, walkways or paths which are intended to connect neighborhoods for pedestrian traffic, such as common sidewalks or walkways.
2. Any person owning land adjoining the trail shall be immune from civil liability for injuries to person or property of persons trespassing or entering on such person's land without implied or expressed permission, invitation, or consent where:
(1) The person who was injured entered the land by way of the trail; and
(2) Such person was subsequently injured on lands adjoining the trail.
3. The immunity created by this section does not apply if the injuries were caused by:
(1) The intentional or unlawful act of the owner or possessor of such land; or
(2) The willful or wanton act of the owner or possessor of such land.
(L. 1990 H.B. 1669 § 1, A.L. 1993 S.B. 221, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1115, A.L. 2004 S.B. 810)
258.200. 1. Any person owning land adjoining navigable or nonnavigable free-flowing stream or river shall be immune from civil liability for injuries to persons* or property of persons trespassing or entering on such person's land without implied or expressed permission, invitation, or consent where:
(1) The person who was injured entered the land by way of the stream or river; and
(2) Such person was subsequently injured on lands adjoining the stream or river.
2. The immunity created by this section does not apply if the injuries were caused by:
(1) The intentional or unlawful act of the owner or possessor of such land; or
(2) The negligent, willful or wanton act of the owner or possessor of such land.
(L. 2000 H.B. 1097 § 258.110)*Word "person" appears in original rolls.
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