1. The commission shall determine as of January first of each year the number of acres of privately owned forest cropland which has been accepted in each county under this chapter. The commission shall pay to each county in which these lands are situated a certain sum from the conservation commission fund as a grant in lieu of taxes, this sum to be set by the commission at not less than fifty cents per acre per year for each acre so accepted.

2. The grants in lieu of taxes so received by the respective counties shall be placed in the general revenue fund of each such county.

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 254.110

  • Commission: the conservation commission of Missouri being responsible for the control, management, restoration, conservation, and regulation of the bird, fish, game, forestry, and all wildlife resources of the state isMissouri Laws 254.020
  • Conservation commission fund: only the moneys arising from the additional sales and use taxes provided for in Section 43(a) of Article IV of the Constitution of Missouri. See Missouri Laws 254.020
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

3. The commission shall annually certify to the commissioner of administration and the state auditor the amount payable to each county and the treasurer is authorized to pay, and, after appropriations are made as provided in this section, such amounts shall be paid to such counties on or before the first day of January following. This section shall not be retroactive.

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