1. The titles which were vested in the governor by section 15 of the omnibus reorganization act of 1974, appendix B, RSMo, to mineral rights acquired by the state as a gift to the board of regents of Central Missouri State University from Howard W. Marolf and Margaret A. Marolf, in December, 1963, are hereby transferred to and vested in the board of regents of Central Missouri State University.

2. The board of regents for Central Missouri State University is hereby and hereafter authorized to grant, bargain and sell, convey and confirm, at its discretion, all or any portion of the mineral rights reserved in, on, under and to land, more particularly described in subsection 3 of this section, in Howell, Laclede, Taney, Texas, Webster, and Wright Counties in Missouri. The title to these mineral rights was acquired as a gift to Central Missouri State University for the expressed purpose of establishment of a fund for scholarships in 1963.

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 174.042

  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • hereafter: means the time after the statute containing it takes effect. 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 mineral rights are more particularly described as those reserved in, on, under and to land described in deeds, properly recorded in Howell, Laclede, Taney, Texas, Webster, and Wright Counties, Missouri, which deeds reflect transfer of ownership of the mineral rights to the board of regents for the Central Missouri State College, Warrensburg, Missouri, from Howard W. Marolf and Margaret A. Marolf, in December, 1963.

4. The consideration for any future conveyance shall be an amount equal to the fair market value of the mineral rights, as determined by the board of regents for Central Missouri State University, at the time of the conveyance.

5. In accordance with the expressed purpose of the gift by the donors of the mineral rights, proceeds from any future conveyance shall accrue to the scholarship fund of Central Missouri State University.