Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 109
Public and Business Records
←109.221
Section 109.225.1
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August 28, 2015
Missouri board on geographic names established, members, terms, meetings--secretary to be designated--duties of board.
109.225. 1. There is hereby established the "Missouri Board on
Geographic Names". The board shall be assigned for administrative purposes
to the office of the secretary of state.
2. The board shall consist of nineteen members as follows:
(1) The secretary of state, who shall serve as chair of the board;
(2) Nine citizens of Missouri appointed by the secretary of state;
(3) The director or the director's designee of the department of
transportation;
(4) The director or the director's designee of the department of
conservation;
(5) The director or the director's designee of the department of natural
resources;
(6) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee of the office of
administration;
(7) The director or the director's designee of the state archives;
(8) The executive director or the executive director's designee of the
state historical society of Missouri;
(9) The director or the director's designee of the United States
Geological Survey;
(10) The director or the director's designee of the United States Forest
Service; and
(11) The director or the director's designee of the United States Corps
of Engineers.
3. Appointed members of the board shall serve three-year terms and shall
serve until their successors are appointed. Vacancies on the board shall be
filled in the same manner as the original appointment and such member
appointed shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term.
4. The board shall meet annually and as otherwise required by the
secretary of state.
5. The board shall designate from its members a vice chair and shall
adopt written guidelines to govern the management of the board.
6. Each member of the board shall serve without compensation, but may be
reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the
performance of their duties as members of the board.
7. The secretary of state shall designate an employee of the secretary of
state's office as executive secretary for the board, who shall serve as a
nonvoting member and shall maintain the records of the board's activities and
decisions and shall be responsible for correspondence between the board and
the United States Board on Geographic Names and other agencies.
8. The board shall:
(1) Receive and evaluate all proposals for changes in or additions to
names of geographic features and places in the state of Missouri to determine
the most appropriate and acceptable names for use in maps and official
documents of all levels of government;
(2) Make official recommendations to the United States Board on
Geographic Names on behalf of the state of Missouri with respect to each
proposal;
(3) Assist and cooperate with the United States Board on Geographic
Names in matters relating to names of geographic features and places in
Missouri;
(4) Assist in the maintenance of a Missouri geographic names database as
part of the national database;
(5) Maintain a list of advisors* who have special interest and knowledge
in Missouri history, geography, or culture and consult with such advisors* on
a regular basis in the course of the board's deliberations;
(6) Develop and revise state priorities for geographic records projects
following guidelines of the United States Board on Geographic Names; and
(7) Submit a report on its activities annually to the general assembly.
9. The board may apply for moneys through federal and state grant
programs to sponsor and publish surveys of the condition and needs of
geographic records in the state of Missouri and to solicit or develop
proposals for projects to be carried out in the state for preservation of
geographic records and publications.
(L. 2009 S.B. 480)
*Word "advisers" appears in original rolls.
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