Missouri Revised Statutes § 348.262

*348.262. Department may contract with corporations. — In order to assist the corporation in achieving the objectives identified in section 348.261, the department of economic development may contract with the corporation for activities consistent with the corporation's purpose, as specified in sections 348.250 to 348.275. When contracting with the corporation under the provisions of this section, the department of economic development may directly enter into agreements with the corporation and shall not be bound by the provisions of chapter 34. (L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048, A.L. 2011 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 7) Contingent effective date, see § 348.280 *Revisor's Note: This section was declared unconstitutional in Missouri Roundtable for Life, Inc. v. State, 396 S.W.3d 348 (Mo.banc). (2013) Provisions of S.B. 7 from First Extraordinary Session in 2011 are unconstitutional; section B of act as codified in section 348.280 is a violation of the single subject requirement of Article III, Section 23 and remaining provisions of bill could not be severed. Missouri Roundtable for Life, Inc. v. State, 396 S.W.3d 348 (Mo.banc).