PURPOSE: This rule provides the public with the required application procedures necessary to nominate a road or highway for scenic byway designation.

1. (1) Eligibility. Any agency, group or individual may nominate a road or highway for scenic byway designation by following the application procedures provided below. This includes the Missouri Highways and Transportation Department and the Scenic Byway Advisory Committee described in 7 CSR 10- 12.030(5).
2. (2) Application. One (1) original and eight

3. (8) copies of the application package for nominating a road or highway for official scenic byway designation should be sent to the Missouri Highways and Transportation Department, Transportation Planning and Policy Development Section, Attention: Scenic Byways Advisory Committee, P.O. Box 270, Jefferson City, MO 65102. This package should be in a typed eight and one-half inches by eleven inches (8 1/2" × 11") paper format and include the following in the order presented:

   1. (A) The application should include a cover letter which requests nomination for scenic byway designation of the identified route and describes the benefits to state and local communities of such designation. Local support letters from the community may also be included;
   2. (B) A table of contents for the application package should be included;

   3. (C) A data sheet should be included which consists of:

      1. 1. Date of application;
      2. 2. Contact name and name of the nomi-

nating individual or organization;

1. 3. Address, phone and fax numbers;
2. 4. Route name and number;
3. 5. Total mileage of the proposed scenic

byway;

1. 6. Communities adjacent to the pro-

posed scenic byway (cities/counties/towns); and

1. 7. Paragraph containing reasons for

scenic byway designation;

1. (D) Beginning and ending locations of the proposed byway should be clearly identified on an official state or county map. Supplementary hand drawn maps may also be included to define features or points of inter 7 CSR 10-12

est. Distance from all points of interest to the proposed byway should be indicated;

1. (E) Descriptions of any or all of the following points of interest should be provided:

   1. 1. Cultural/historical/archeological;
   2. 2. Recreational resources;
   3. 3. Natural or scenic resources;
   4. 4. Seasonal aspects (fall foliage, etc.);

and

1. 5. Special events which occur along the

route;

1. (F) A brief overview of the history of the area and sites which relate to the proposed byway's history is also recommended;
2. (G) Indicate how areas adjacent to the proposed byway are zoned including all commercial and industrial areas;
3. (H) Photographs in plastic covers of the area should be included. Videos or slides are also acceptable; and

4. (I) A corridor management plan provides the community's vision of the proposed byway and outlines a process of commitment to specific strategies and actions to manage the route over time. Guidelines for preparing a corridor management plan can be obtained from the Transportation Planning and Policy Development Section of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Department.

   1. 1. An action plan should be included in

the corridor management plan. This action plan should provide general goals for a five (5)-year period and more specific goals for the first year. This action plan should include timelines and schedules for the following:

1. A. Protection for the maintenance of

points of interest, scenic and historic qualities of the proposed byway;

1. B. Proposed improvements or devel-

opments along the route and any promotional or marketing activities;

1. C. Proposed public involvement

allowing for local participation in the development of the management plan; and

1. D. Availability of financial resources

with which to upgrade, develop, promote and otherwise make the scenic corridor available for its intended uses. If no funding is currently available, indicate how the applicant plans to locate funding sources.

1. 2. Biennial reports of the progress of the

corridor management plan shall be required to be submitted to the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission by the applicant and affected governing bodies.

AUTHORITY: sections 226.020, 226.150 and 226.797, RSMo 1994 and 226.798 and 226.799, RSMo Supp. 1995* and section 1047 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, P.L. 102-240. Original rule filed April 10, 1996, effective Oct. 30, 1996. *Original authority: 226.020, RSMo 1939; 226.150, RSMo 1939, amended 1977; 226.707, RSMo 1990; and 226.798 and 226.799, RSMo 1995.