After receipt of an application, the board may, with the approval of the department, enter into an agreement with an eligible industry for a credit pursuant to sections 100.700 to 100.850 if the board determines that all of the following conditions exist:

(1) The applicant’s project will create new jobs that were not jobs previously performed by employees of the applicant in Missouri;

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 100.760

  • Chambers: A judge's office.
  • 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

(2) The applicant’s project is economically sound and will benefit the people of Missouri by increasing opportunities for employment and strengthening the economy of Missouri;

(3) Significant local incentives with respect to the project or eligible industry have been committed, which incentives may consist of:

(a) Cash or in-kind incentives derived from any nonstate source, including incentives provided by the affected political subdivisions, private industry and/or local chambers of commerce or similar such organizations; and/or

(b) Relief from local taxes, in either case as acceptable to the board;

(4) Receiving the credit is a major factor in the applicant’s decision to go forward with the project and not receiving the credit will result in the applicant not creating new jobs in Missouri; and

(5) Awarding the credit will result in an overall positive fiscal impact to the state.