1. Upon public notice, the division of state parks shall once each year hold a stakeholder meeting in each park district.

2. A stakeholder may petition the director of state parks regarding any policy or park issue that has been presented to the relevant facility manager and district supervisor. The director, or his or her designee, shall respond to the stakeholder within fourteen days and may schedule a stakeholder meeting to determine if action is warranted in response to the petition. If a stakeholder meeting occurs, the director shall notify the stakeholder in writing that either no action is warranted or that specific action will be undertaken within thirty days of the meeting. The decision of the director shall be final and not subject to review.

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 253.078

  • Park: any land, site or object primarily of recreational value or of cultural value because of its scenic, historic, prehistoric, archeologic, scientific, or other distinctive characteristics or natural features. See Missouri Laws 253.010
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. 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. For purposes of this section, “stakeholder” shall mean any person with an interest in the subject matter of the petition who has visited the park in the past sixty days.