1. The Missouri-St. Louis metropolitan airport authority may expand the boundaries to include all or part of Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair counties in the state of Illinois provided that:

(1) The state of Illinois shall dissolve and terminate, in the same manner as created, any authorities, or districts, acting in the same, or similar, manner as the Missouri-St. Louis metropolitan airport authority;

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 305.545

  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • 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 state of Illinois has provided for such counties to become a part of the authority and to be subject to all the provisions, duties and powers as provided in sections 305.500 to 305.585.

2. The presiding officer of each county within the state of Illinois which is added to the authority shall appoint one member of the authority in the same manner as provided for counties and the city of St. Louis in the state of Missouri.

3. Expansion of the boundaries of the Missouri-St. Louis metropolitan airport authority by inclusion of additional counties shall not change the name of the authority, except the inclusion, or addition, of a county or counties in the state of Illinois shall change the name of the authority by deleting the word “Missouri”, and such deletion will not change or alter the purposes of sections 305.500 to 305.585.