305.510. 1. "The Missouri-St. Louis Metropolitan Airport Authority" ishereby established. The authority is a body corporate and a politicalsubdivision of the state and shall be known as "The Missouri-St. LouisMetropolitan Airport Authority", and in that name may sue and be sued.Actions of the authority are declared to be in the public interest and for apublic purpose, and the authority may exercise the powers herein granted ornecessarily implied for the purpose of promoting the general welfare and toprovide safe and convenient air travel and transportation to and from thegreater St. Louis metropolitan area.
2. After June 30, 1983, the general assembly shall not appropriate orexpend any state moneys for the implementation and continuation of thissection or the Missouri-St. Louis metropolitan airport authority.
(L. 1972 H.B. 1341 ยง 3, A.L. 1974 S.B. 398, A.L. 1976 S.B. 517, A.L. 1978 S.B. 581, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1289, A.L. 1982 S.B. 521)