Effective 28 Aug 2019

620.2475. Aerospace projects, certain state benefits considered in determining aggregate benefits eligibility — reports. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean:

(1) "Aerospace project", a project undertaken by or for the benefit of a qualified company with a North American Industry Classification System industry classification of 3364 involving the creation of at least two thousand new jobs within ten years following the approval of a notice of intent pursuant to section 620.2020 and for which the department of economic development has provided a proposal for benefits under job creation, worker training, and infrastructure development programs on or before June 10, 2014;

(2) "Job creation, worker training, and infrastructure development programs", the Missouri works program established under sections 620.2000 to 620.2020, the Missouri business use incentives for large-scale development act established under sections 100.700 to 100.850, the Missouri one start training program established under sections 620.800 to 620.809, and the real property tax increment allocation redevelopment act established under sections 99.800 to 99.865.

2. Provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, no benefits authorized under job creation, worker training, and infrastructure development programs for an aerospace project shall be considered in determining compliance with applicable limitations on the aggregate amount of benefits that may be awarded annually or cumulatively under subdivision (3) of subsection 10 of section 99.845, subsection 5 of section 100.850, subsection 8 of section 620.809, and subsection 7 of section 620.2020. No aerospace project shall be authorized for state benefits under job creation, worker training, and infrastructure development programs that exceed, in the aggregate, one hundred fifty million dollars annually under all such programs.

3. For any aerospace project receiving state benefits under this section, the department of economic development shall deliver to the general assembly an annual report providing detailed information on the state benefits received and projected to be received by the aerospace project and shall also denote the number of minorities that have been trained under the Missouri one start training program established under sections 620.800 to 620.809.

4. Any aerospace project receiving benefits under this section shall annually report to the general assembly and the department of economic development its minority and women employment outreach efforts.

5. For aerospace projects receiving benefits under this section, in no event shall disbursements of new state revenues under sections 99.800 to 99.865 be made to satisfy bond obligations incurred for improvements that do not directly benefit such project.

6. For aerospace projects receiving benefits under this section, in the tenth year following the approval of a notice of intent under sections 620.2000 to 620.2020, the department of economic development shall determine the net fiscal benefit to the state resulting from such project and shall take any action necessary to ensure a positive net fiscal benefit to the state by no later than the last year in which the aerospace project receives benefits under this section.

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(L. 2013 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 1, A.L. 2019 S.B. 68)