Mo. Rev. Stat. § 70.843
There is hereby established a "State and Local Government Convention, Sports Facility, Meeting and Tourism Program". This program will assist in providing funding for qualifying projects by the state and any of the following: A county or a city in which a qualifying project is located, any county adjoining such county or city in which such project is located, or any city or cities within such county in which a qualifying project is located or within any county adjoining such county or city in which such project is located. As used in sections 70.840 to 70.858, the term "participating counties and cities" means any county or counties and city or cities, or any combination thereof, participating with the state in a qualifying project as provided in section 70.851.
§ 70.843, RSMo