For purposes of sections 8.830 to 8.851, the following terms mean:

(1) “Department”, the department of economic development;

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 8.830

  • 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) “Director”, the director of the department of economic development;

(3) “Division”, the division of facilities management, design and construction;

(4) “Public building”, a building owned or operated by a governmental subdivision of the state, including, but not limited to, a city, county or school district;

(5) “State building”, a building owned or operated by the state, a state agency or department, a state college or a state university.