Opinion letter to the Honorable Christopher S. Bond

March 19 , 1974 Honorable Christopher s. Bond Gover nor of Misoouri Lxccutive Office State Capitol Duilding Jefferson City, ~liasouri 65101 Dear Governor Bond: OPINION LETTER NO . 27 Answer by 1etter-Koppe FILED ~1 'lhis io l.n anowor to ~our opinion requt:Lt col,corning t he rc- s por1a iL .. iliticu o t t::.e C<4 . .rnissioner o f Ac..r inistl.~ation in relation to t he ~tissouri State Park Board . Your s pecifi c inquiry asked whether t he State Par k Board hao t he poHer and authority to ob- t ain architectural documents, l ot contracts for r epair, r ehabil- itation or new construction of facilities , supervise construction , and perfonn inspection and maintenance of facilities 'flit hout t he a pproval of t he Comr:tissioner of Adr1inistration. We r efer your attention to Opinion No. 25 r endered t·1arch 7, 1974 (copy enclosed), which held t hat t he Conservation Cow~ is s ion was not empowcreu or a uthorized to l et contracts for r epair, re- haLilitation or ne\. construction of facilities without t he approval of t he Co~issionor of Adminis tration, but t hat it need not secure formal approval of t he Commiss ioner o! Administration befor e ob- taining architectural documents, supervising cons truction and per - fanning inspection and ~aintenance, pr ovi ded t hat its procedur es i r~ carrying out s uch activities con fort~cd t o t l1e r easonabl e pro- cedur es outlined by t he Commi ssioner pursuant to his authority un- der Section 8. 320 , RSt1o 1969 . He havo specifically exar:dnod Section 253. 040, RSHo 1969 , \.,hich r elates to t he power and duties of t he .Hi ssouri State Par}~ Honorable Christopher s. Bond Board and can find nothing therein or in any other statutory pro- visions or Missouri constitutional provisions that would cause us to reach a different conclusion with respect to the Park Board. Enclosure: Op. No. 25 3-7-74, Bond Yours very truly, JOHN C. DANFORTH Attorney General -2-