Mo. Rev. Stat. § 79.600

79.600. Annexation of trash and recyclable material facilities, procedure (City of Eureka) — Notwithstanding the annexation provisions of chapter 71 , if the governing body of a city of the fourth classification with more than seven thousand five hundred but fewer than seven thousand six hundred eighty inhabitants and located in any county with a charter form of government and with more than one million inhabitants finds it is in the public interest that a parcel of land located in an unincorporated area of said county, which is proposed for use as a trash and recyclable material transfer facility or recyclable material reclamation facility, should be located in the city for purposes of ensuring that there is more local legislative consideration, building inspections, and monitoring of ongoing operations, the city may annex such parcel, provided that the city obtains the written consent of all the property owners located within the unincorporated area of such parcel. Further, both such city and county shall adopt reciprocal ordinances authorizing the annexation of such parcel by the city. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 71.012 , the subject parcel shall be considered contiguous and compact with the city if it is located within two miles of the city by means of railroad line-owned property.

(L. 2005 H.B. 58)