HB 651 Summary

• Transfers all powers, duties, and functions of the state land survey program from the Department of Natural Resources to the Department of Agriculture by type I transfer.

• Establishes the Missouri Land Survey Fund within the state treasury, funded by $1 per recorded instrument fee, to support land survey activities including corner restoration and monument maintenance.

• Creates a $3-per-instrument fee deposited into the Missouri housing trust fund for certain recorded instruments relating to real property transfers.

• Limits administrative expenses for dedicated funds to no more than 10 percent of the previous year's revenue deposited into such fund.

• Establishes the Department of Agriculture Revolving Services Fund to support land survey program operations, including document reproduction, map publication, and database development, with administrative costs capped at 10 percent of prior year revenue.