Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-101 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / Section 25-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-101
Status: in_force

The Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint three (3) commissioners to enter into a compact on behalf of the State of Mississippi with the State of Arkansas. If the Senate is not in session at the time for making such appointments, the Governor shall make temporary appointments as in the case of a vacancy. Any two (2) of the commissioners so appointed, together with the Attorney General of the State of Mississippi, may act to enter into the following compact:

COMPACT BETWEEN ARKANSAS AND MISSISSIPPI CREATING AN ARKANSAS-MISSISSIPPI BRIDGE COMMISSION

Article I

There is hereby created an Arkansas-Mississippi Bridge Commission (hereinafter referred to as the commission) which shall be a body corporate and politic and which shall have the following powers and duties:

1. To plan, construct, maintain and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Mississippi River at or near Helena, Arkansas, and Friars Point, Mississippi, at a point deemed by the commission as most suitable to the interests of the citizens of the States of Arkansas and Mississippi in accordance with the provisions of an act of the Seventy-Ninth Congress, Second Session, of the United States entitled “The General Bridge Act of 1946”;

2. To purchase, maintain and, in its discretion, to operate all or any ferries across the Mississippi River within twenty-five miles of the site selected for the bridge;

3. To contract, to sue and be sued in its own name; to purchase or otherwise acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal property;

4. To acquire by proper condemnation proceedings such real property as may be necessary for the construction and operation of the bridge and the approaches thereto;

5. To issue bonds on the security of the revenues derived from the operation of the bridge and ferries for the payment of the cost of the bridge, its approaches, ferry or ferries, and the necessary lands, easements and appurtenances thereto including interest during construction and all necessary engineering, legal, architectural, traffic surveying and other necessary expenses. Such bonds shall be the negotiable bonds of the commission, the income of which shall be tax free. The principal and interest of the bonds, and any premiums to be paid for their retirement before maturity, shall be paid solely from the revenues derived from the bridge and ferries;

6. To establish and charge tolls for transit over such bridge and ferries in accordance with the provisions of this compact;

7. To perform all other necessary and incidental functions.

Article II

The rates of tolls to be charged for transit over such bridge and ferries shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable cost of maintenance, repairs and operation (including the approaches to the bridge) under economical management, and also to provide a sinking fund sufficient to pay the principal and interest of the outstanding bonds. All tolls and other revenues derived from facilities of the commission are hereby pledged to such uses.

Article III

The commission shall keep an accurate record of the cost of the bridge and other expenses and of the daily revenues collected and shall report annually to the governor of each state setting forth in detail the operations and transactions conducted by it pursuant to this agreement and any legislation thereunder.

Article IV

When the bonds have been retired, the part of the bridge within the State of Arkansas shall be conveyed to the State of Arkansas, and the part within the State of Mississippi to the State of Mississippi, and the high contracting parties to this compact do hereby agree that thereafter the bridge shall be free of tolls and shall be properly maintained, operated and repaired by the two states as may be agreed upon.

Article V

The commission shall consist of eighteen members, nine of whom shall be qualified electors of the State of Mississippi and nine of whom shall be qualified electors of the State of Arkansas. The Arkansas members are to be chosen by the State of Arkansas, and the Mississippi members are to be chosen by the State of Mississippi, in the manner and for the term fixed by the Legislature of each state, except as herein provided. The first commission, acting under this compact, shall be the present members of the Arkansas-Mississippi Bridge Commission heretofore appointed under the terms and provisions of Act of Congress approved May 17, 1939 (Public Act 80, 76th Congress), as amended by Act of Congress approved June 19, 1948 (Public Act 701, 80th Congress), said commission consisting of the following members: J. B. Lambert, Helena, Arkansas; R. L. Brooks, Helena, Arkansas; K. B. Lasswell, Helena, Arkansas; John C. Sheffield, Helena, Arkansas; C. N. Houck, Marianna, Arkansas; William Campbell, Forrest City, Arkansas; Clarence Thomas, Clarendon, Arkansas; Ballard Deane, St. Charles, Arkansas; DeWitt Poe, McGehee, Arkansas; W. K. Anderson, Clarksdale, Mississippi; E. Cage Brewer, Jr., Clarksdale, Mississippi; M. D. Brett, Clarksdale, Mississippi; R. N. Baltzer, Clarksdale, Mississippi; Sol Hirsburg, Friars Point, Mississippi; John Dunlap, Batesville, Mississippi; Noel M. Hodge, Oxford, Mississippi; Grady Cook, Pontotoc, Mississippi; James A. Finley, Tupelo, Mississippi.

Article VI

1. The Commission shall elect from its number a chairman and a vice-chairman and may appoint such officers and employees as it may require for the performance of its duties and shall fix and determine their qualifications and duties.

2. Until otherwise determined by the legislatures of the two states no action of the commission shall be binding unless taken at a meeting at which at least five members from each state are present and unless a majority of the members from each state present at such meeting shall vote in favor thereof. Each state reserves the right hereafter to provide by law for the exercise of the veto power by the governor thereof over any action of any commissioner appointed therefrom.

3. The two states shall provide penalties for violations of any order, rule or regulation of the commission, and for the manner of enforcing same.

Article VII

The commission is authorized and directed to proceed with the planning and construction of the bridge and the approaches thereto as rapidly as may be economically practicable and is hereby vested with all necessary and appropriate powers, not inconsistent with the constitution or the laws of the United States or of either state, to effect the same, except the power to assess or levy taxes.

Article VIII

In witness thereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals under authority vested in us by law.

(Signed)

In the presence of:

(Signed)
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-25 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 26-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-25
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the issuance and sale of such bonds, the Bond Commission shall transfer the principal proceeds of any such sale or sales to the bridge construction fund hereby created in the state treasury. The proceeds of such bonds shall be used solely for the payment of the cost of the project or combined projects, which shall include costs incident to the issuance and sale of such bonds, and shall be disbursed solely upon the order of the Highway Commission under such restrictions, if any, as may be contained in the resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds.

(2) Any revenues transferred to the bridge construction fund from the bond retirement fund as provided in this chapter shall be expended for the construction of any bridges described in Section 65-26-5 upon the order of the Highway Commission. Such revenues shall not be commingled with any other funds in the bridge construction fund but shall be kept separate and distinct therefrom.

(3) Any funds in the bridge construction fund which are not needed to make current payments to meet contractual obligations shall be invested in interest-bearing certificates of deposit in accordance with the provisions of Section 27-105-33 , except interest so earned shall be credited to the bridge construction fund.

(4) When all contracts for bridge construction are paid in full then all funds in the bridge construction fund and all funds invested as provided in subsection (3) of this section shall be transferred to the bond retirement fund and no further diversion or transfer of said funds shall be made to the bridge construction fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-25 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 39-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-25
Status: in_force

All bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33 shall be legal investments for trustees and other fiduciaries, and for savings banks, trust companies and insurance companies organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi, and such bonds shall be legal securities which may be deposited with and shall be received by all public officers and bodies of this state and all municipalities and political subdivisions for the purpose of securing the deposit of public funds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-97 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-97
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-97
Status: in_force

The boards of supervisors are hereby prohibited from purchasing any machinery or equipment under a contract requiring installment or deferred payments. However, this section shall not be construed to prohibit boards of supervisors from making purchases which shall be paid for not later than the next regular meeting of said board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-1 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 25-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-1
Status: in_force

This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the “Mississippi River Bridge Revenue Bond Law”.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-31 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 39-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-31
Status: in_force

No elected or appointed official shall derive or receive, directly or indirectly, any income, compensation or pecuniary benefit, as a result of such elected or appointed official's duties under Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33 that provides for the issuance of bonds by the state, or any political subdivision thereof, contrary to the provisions of Section 109, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, or Article 3, Chapter 4, Title 25, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-37-15 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 37-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-37-15
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, when all deficient bridges, as defined by Section 65-37-3(1)(a) , of a county have been replaced or are under contract for replacement or rehabilitation, then monies in the Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fund created under Section 65-37-13 , that are allocated to a particular county may be expended for (a) the purpose of paying the principal, interest and debt service on any bonds, notes or obligations issued or incurred by that county before the effective date of this chapter for the purpose of replacing or rehabilitating any bridge or drainage-related structure on any highway, road or street under the jurisdiction of that county, (b) on bridges in the State Aid Road System, or (c) if bridges in the State Aid Road System of that county are in sufficient repair, such monies may be utilized for the repair of roads on the State Aid Road System or local system roads, upon presentation to the State Aid Engineer of a resolution duly adopted and entered on the minutes of the board of supervisors of such county requesting such expenditure and reciting in the resolution such information as may be necessary for the State Aid Engineer to determine that the county is eligible for expenditure of funds under the provisions of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-21-1 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 21-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-21-1
Status: in_force

All bridges and culverts hereafter built, rebuilt, or placed in the traveled way of any public road in this state shall conform to the design standards in effect at the time of design and shall extend across the full width of the crown of the roadway. On roads having a design width greater than sixteen feet (16’), bridges shall be not less than sixteen feet (16’) wide. All bridges hereafter built or rebuilt shall be built with railings or barriers and appropriate hazard marking signs on either side. This section shall not apply to public highways in this state within the area of, or contingent to, any national forest or reforestation project, which have been or may be taken over, constructed, or reconstructed by a department of the national government, may have bridges or culverts the width of said highways, bridges and culverts be less than twelve feet (12’) wide.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-219 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 17 / Section 23-219
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-219
Status: in_force

If the tax first levied shall prove insufficient to complete the improvement or to pay the bonds, both principal and interest, issued by the board of commissioners for such improvement, as the same shall become due and payable, the board of commissioners shall, from time to time, report the amount of the deficiency to the chancery court; and said commissioners shall make such levy or levies upon the property previously assessed for a sum or sums sufficient to complete the improvement and to pay the bonds and interest in the manner as the first levy above provided.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-83 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-83
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-83
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county may, by consent of or agreement with the proper governing authorities of any municipality within such county, assume concurrent jurisdiction over any street in such municipality for maintenance purposes where such street is a continuation of or intersects a local or county road already under the jurisdiction of such board of supervisors.

Such consent or agreement to the assumption of said concurrent jurisdiction shall be entered into only by the entering of an order on the minutes of both of said boards.

The liability heretofore imposed by law upon any municipality for or on account of the negligent construction or maintenance of any municipal street shall not be changed, diminished, or increased in any way by the provisions of this section.

Said boards of supervisors may, in their discretion, authorize the use of county-owned machinery and equipment in the construction and maintenance of municipal streets, whether or not said streets intersect a local or county road.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-9 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / Section 26-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-9
Status: in_force

(1) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Bridge Bond Retirement Fund. All revenues pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds authorized to be issued by this chapter shall be deposited into the bond retirement fund. Expenditures from the bond retirement fund shall be made only in accordance with this section.

(2) Subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of this section, amounts on deposit in the bond retirement fund and not immediately required for the making of any payments therefrom shall be invested in interest-bearing certificates of deposit in accordance with the provisions of Section 27-105-33 , except interest so earned shall be credited to the bond retirement fund.

(3)(a) There is hereby established within the bond retirement fund two (2) separate accounts as follows: (i) the “Tennessee-Tombigbee General Account”; and (ii) the “Tennessee-Tombigbee Principal and Interest Account.”

(b)(i) All amounts held in the bond retirement fund on April 23, 1986, and all amounts thereafter deposited in the bond retirement fund, shall be credited to the Tennessee-Tombigbee General Account.

(ii) Until such time as the transfer of funds from the Tennessee-Tombigbee General Account to the Tennessee-Tombigbee Principal and Interest Account occurs as provided in paragraph (b)(iii) of this subsection, amounts in the general account shall be applied to the following purposes and in the following order of priority: first, to the extent required, to the payment, the principal of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on general obligation bonds; second, to the extent required, to the General Fund of the state to reimburse the state for expenditures in excess of twenty-five percent (25%) of the total costs of the principal and interest on bonds issued under authority of subsection (1) of Section 65-26-15 and for all expenditures for costs of the principal of and interest on bonds issued under authority of subsection (2) of Section 65-26-15 ; and third, to the extent required, if any, to the bridge construction fund created in Section 65-26-25 to make current payments to meet contractual obligations for bridge construction.

(iii) Upon certification of the State Treasurer, filed with and approved by the State Bond Commission, that the amount on deposit in the Tennessee-Tombigbee General Account, together with earnings on investments to accrue to it, is equal to or greater than the aggregate of the entire principal, redemption premium, if any, and interest due and to become due, until the final maturity date or earlier scheduled redemption date thereof, on all general obligation bonds outstanding as of the date of such certification, then the State Treasurer shall transfer from the Tennessee-Tombigbee General Account to the Tennessee-Tombigbee Principal and Interest Account an amount equal to the entire principal, redemption premium, if any, and interest due and to become due, until the final maturity date or scheduled redemption date thereof, on all general obligation bonds outstanding as of the date of such transfer. The State of Mississippi hereby covenants with the holders from time to time of general obligation bonds that amounts deposited in the Tennessee-Tombigbee Principal and Interest Account will be applied solely to the payment of the principal of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on general obligation bonds.

(iv) After the date of the transfer from the general account to the principal and interest account contemplated by paragraph (b)(iii) of this subsection, amounts from time to time on deposit in the Tennessee-Tombigbee General Account shall be applied monthly to the following purposes and in the following order of priority: first, to the extent required, to the payment of the principal of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on general obligation bonds issued under this chapter; second, to the extent required, to the General Fund of the state to reimburse the state for expenditures in excess of twenty-five percent (25%) of the total costs of the principal and interest on bonds issued under authority of subsection (1) of Section 65-26-15 and for all expenditures for costs of the principal of and interest on bonds issued under authority of subsection (2) of Section 65-26-15 ; and third, to the extent required, if any, to the bridge construction fund created in Section 65-26-25 to make current payments to meet contractual obligations for bridge construction.

(4) It is the intent of the Legislature that all outstanding general obligation bonds issued under this chapter shall be retired by the State Bond Commission on the earliest scheduled redemption date thereof, provided that there are sufficient funds in the bond retirement fund together with earnings on investments to accrue to it. When the principal of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on all such outstanding general obligation bonds are paid in full, then any amounts remaining in the bond retirement fund, or separate accounts therein, together with earnings on investments to accrue to it, shall be apportioned and paid as follows:

(a) Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,000.00) of such funds shall be paid into the appropriate fund for use by the Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority for equipment or facilities necessary to the operation of the port.

(b) Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,000.00) shall be paid into the State General Fund.

(c) Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($7,500,000.00) shall be paid to Tishomingo County. Of the Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($7,500,000.00), (i) Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00) shall be placed by the county in a special trust fund, the principal of which shall remain inviolate and the interest on which shall be expended solely for improvement of elementary and secondary education in Tishomingo County and distributed among the school districts therein based on the net enrollment in each, and (ii) Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) shall be placed in the county general fund and may be expended for general county purposes.

(d) The balance of such funds shall be paid to the counties of Alcorn, Chickasaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lee, Lowndes, Monroe, Noxubee, Kemper, Pontotoc, Prentiss and Tishomingo. Such funds shall be paid to such counties in the proportion that each county's contribution to the bridge bond fund bears to the total contribution from all twelve (12) counties; however, no county shall be paid more than Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) under this paragraph (d). Such funds shall be deposited by the county into a special account to be expended solely for economic development purposes. No expenditure of funds from the special account shall be made unless the amount to be expended from the special account is matched by other county funds in an amount equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the special account funds to be expended and until the Mississippi Development Authority, upon application by the board of supervisors, has certified that the proposed expenditure is for economic development purposes and has approved the expenditure for such purposes; provided, however, the fifteen percent (15%) match hereinabove imposed shall not be required when the proposed expenditure for economic development purposes is on land owned or leased by the federal, state, county or municipal government.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-9-25 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 9-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-9-25
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the several boards of supervisors to properly maintain all state aid roads in their respective counties after construction of any such roads with state aid monies. It shall be the duty of the State Aid Engineer and his assistants to make annual maintenance inspections of completed projects, and such other periodic maintenance inspections as the State Aid Engineer shall deem necessary. If essential maintenance is not properly and regularly carried on, in the opinion of the State Aid Engineer, then notice thereof shall be given in writing to the board in default, and if such maintenance is not done and continued within sixty (60) days from date of such notice, then, and in such event, the State Aid Engineer may proceed to have done the necessary maintenance and repair work on such road and charge the same to any funds in the State Aid Road Fund in the State Treasury allocated to such county. If such failure to maintain continues, then such county shall be no longer eligible for state aid until proper maintenance is resumed by it, and notice of such withdrawal of state aid shall be duly given the State Treasurer; however, such ineligibility shall not affect payment from the State Aid Road Fund of progress or final estimates on contracts awarded prior to notice of such ineligibility, nor shall that ineligibility in any way affect the payment of principal and interest on state aid road bonds issued by any such county.

State aid roads which have been hard surfaced through the use of state aid funds or federal aid funds shall be eligible for state aid funds to provide one or more seal courses, as required. State aid roads in which the grading and drainage structures were constructed under state aid projects and which have been subsequently hard surfaced by the county through the use of county funds under the supervision of the county engineer shall likewise be eligible for state aid funds to provide one or more seal courses as required, provided that the hard surfacing and underlying base were constructed in accordance with the then prevailing state aid standards and specifications. The county shall furnish the State Aid Engineer with sufficient engineering data, including borings and tests, if necessary, to substantiate the required thickness and quality of the base and surfacing. The correction of base defects and pavement breaks may be made part of the plans and contract documents for each sealing project.

State aid roads which were constructed in accordance with the then prevailing state aid standards and specifications shall be eligible for state aid funds for maintenance, repair and reconstruction, subject to the prior written approval of such work by the State Aid Engineer and subject to the work being completed in accordance with the prior written approval.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-73 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / Section 19-73
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-73
Status: in_force

The road superintendent shall have the custody, care, and control of all the teams, machinery, materials, supplies, and any and all property owned or hired by the district and used in working the road. It shall be his duty to care for and preserve the same, and he and his bondsmen shall be responsible for the proper care and safekeeping of such property and the economical use of the supplies and materials. He shall make a monthly report to the commissioners, which shall be forwarded by them with their recommendations or criticisms to the board of supervisors. Such report shall be a complete inventory of such property, showing the present number, amount, and condition of such property and what was used since his preceding report.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.101 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.101
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.101
Status: in_force

(1) The interchange located at the intersection of Mississippi Highway 6 and the Natchez Trace Parkway in Lee County is designated and shall be known as the “S.A. (Junior) Hancock Memorial Interchange.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs approaching the interchange from the east and west that shall include the following: “S.A. (Junior) Hancock devoted his life to the completion of the Natchez Trace Parkway. His goal was achieved on May 21, 2005.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-321 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 17 / Section 23-321
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-321
Status: in_force

Any holder of any bonds issued under the provisions of this article or of any of the coupons attached thereto, and the trustee under the trust indenture, if any, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by resolution passed before the issuance of the bonds or by the trust indenture, may either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceeding, protect and enforce any and all rights granted hereunder or under such resolution or trust indenture, and may enforce and compel performance of all duties required by this article or by such resolution or trust indenture, to be performed by the county or counties, its or their governing body, including the fixing, charging, and collecting of tolls for transit over such bridges.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.181 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.181
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.181
Status: in_force

(1) That segment of highway that is designated as U.S. Highway 78 and will be redesignated as Interstate 22 beginning at the Marshall/DeSoto county line and extending to the Benton/Union county line shall be known and designated as the William R. “Bill” Minor Memorial Highway.

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.196 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.196
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.196
Status: in_force

(1) That segment of Mississippi Highway 590 from U.S. Interstate 59 east to Augusta Road including the Highway 590/29 Bypass in Jones County, is designated and shall be known as the Carlos “Coach” McDaniel Memorial Highway.

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching that segment of highway.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-311 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 23-311
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-311
Status: in_force

The governing body of any such county is hereby authorized to provide by resolution, at one time or from time to time, for the issuance of bridge revenue bonds of such county, if acting separately, and of such counties, if acting jointly, for the purpose of paying the cost, as hereinabove defined, of any one or more of such bridges, which resolution shall recite an estimate of such cost. The principal and interest of such bonds shall be payable solely from the special fund herein provided for such payment. The bonds of each issue shall be dated, shall bear interest at such rate or rates not exceeding six percent (6%) per annum, payable semiannually, shall mature at such time or times, not exceeding forty (40) years from their date or dates, as may be determined by the governing body of such county or counties, and may be made redeemable before maturity, at the option of the county or counties, at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the governing body of such county or counties prior to the issuance of the bonds. The principal and interest of such bonds may be made payable in any lawful medium. The governing body of such county or counties shall determine the form of the bonds, including any interest coupons to be attached thereto, and shall fix the denomination or denominations of the bonds and the place or places of payment of principal and interest thereof, which may be at any bank or trust company within or without the state. The bonds and any interest coupons attached thereto shall be executed in such manner as shall be determined by the governing body of the county or counties. In case any officer whose signature shall appear on the bonds or coupons shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of such bonds, such signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if he had remained in office until such delivery. All bridge revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this article are hereby declared to have, as between successive holders, all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the Uniform Commercial Code of the state. Provision may be made for the registration of any of the bonds in the name of the owner as to principal alone, in the manner now provided by law for the registration of bonds issued by a county. The governing body of such county or counties may sell such bonds at public or private sale in such manner and for such price as it or they may determine to be for the best interest of such county or counties, but no such sale shall be made at a price so low as to require the payment of interest on the money received therefor at more than six percent (6%) per annum, computed with relation to the absolute maturity of the bonds in accordance with standard tables of bond values. The proceeds of such bonds shall be used solely for the payment of the cost of the bridge or bridges, and shall be disbursed under such restrictions, if any, as the governing body of such county or counties thereof may provide. If the proceeds of such bonds, by error of calculation or otherwise, shall be less than the cost of the bridge or bridges, additional bonds may in like manner be issued to provide the amount of such deficit, and unless otherwise provided in the trust indenture hereinafter mentioned, shall be deemed to be of the same issue and shall be entitled to payment from the same fund without preference or priority of the bonds first issued for the same bridge or bridges. If the proceeds of bonds issued for any bridge or bridges shall exceed the cost thereof, the surplus shall be paid into the fund hereinafter provided for the payment of principal and interest of such bonds. Prior to the preparation of definitive bonds, such county or counties may, under like restrictions, issue temporary bonds, with or without coupons, exchangeable for definitive bonds upon the issuance of the latter. The governing body of any such county or counties may also provide for the replacement of any bond which shall become mutilated or be destroyed or lost. Such bridge revenue bonds may be issued without any other proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things than those proceedings, conditions and things which are specified and required by this article. The powers conferred by this article shall be in addition to the power conferred by any other law, general, special, or local, and this article, without reference to any other statute, shall be deemed full authority for the purpose hereof. In the discretion of the governing body of any such county or counties, bridge revenue bonds of a single issue may be issued for the purpose of paying the cost of any one or more bridges.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.352 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.352
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.352
Status: in_force

(1) The section of Mississippi Highway 35 located in Panola County, Mississippi, beginning at Morrow Road in Courtland, Mississippi, and extending approximately one (1) mile south to Sullivant Road in Batesville, Mississippi, is designated and shall be known as the “Constable Raye Hawkins Memorial Highway” in memory of the late former Constable Raye Hawkins of Panola, Mississippi.

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.334 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.334
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.334
Status: in_force

(1) The bridge on Mississippi Highway 609 located in Jackson County, Mississippi, known as the Old Fort Bayou Bridge, is designated and shall be known as the “Mark M. Seymour, Sr., Memorial Bridge.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the bridge described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-63 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 13 / Section 19-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-63
Status: in_force

The said commissioners maintaining the roads may, in case of emergency, repair such roads and bridges and keep the same in a proper state of repair without waiting until due advertisement shall be made; however, the amount so expended by them shall not in any one instance exceed the sum of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-21-7 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 21-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-21-7
Status: in_force

The boards of supervisors may, when the same cannot otherwise be conveniently maintained, establish, license, construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge or ferry on any part of a public road, and shall fix and regulate the tolls.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-53 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 7-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-53
Status: in_force

Whenever in the discretion of the board of supervisors of any county it seems proper so to do, the board may, by order on its minutes, authorize the commission of any road district within the county, or the engineer of such commission, to forbid the use of any hard surfaced road, or portion thereof, when under construction or repair. The Highway Commission or its engineer, when so authorized by the board of supervisors, may close said road or any portion thereof to travel by an obstruction placed thereon in such manner as to indicate its closing, or by a sign marked “closed by order of the Highway Commission.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-81 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / Section 43-81
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-81
Status: in_force

(1) If the payment of the amount of the unpaid toll, and any applicable toll evasion penalty, is not received by the person authorized to receive payment of these fees by the time and date fixed for appearance on the notice of toll evasion violation, the processing agency shall deliver to the registered owner a final notice of toll evasion violation.

(2) Delivery of a final notice of toll evasion violation under this section shall be made by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the registered owner, or by personal delivery. If delivery by certified mail or personal delivery is refused by the registered owner, then the processing agency may publish the notice of delinquent toll evasion for two (2) weeks in a newspaper having a general circulation in the county of the registered owner's last known residence.

(3) The final notice of toll evasion violation shall contain the information specified in Section 65-43-73 , and shall also contain a notice to the registered owner that he must either:

(a) Pay the amount of the unpaid toll, and any applicable penalty, or

(b) Provide proof of payment of the unpaid toll, and any applicable penalty or an affidavit of nonliability.

(4) If the registered owner fails to pay the toll evasion penalty, as required, the registered owner shall be deemed responsible for the violation and the amount of the unpaid toll and any administrative fees or charges which shall be due to the governmental entity by the registered owner.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-9 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 23-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-9
Status: in_force

Any municipality or county or political subdivision desiring to come under this article, whether such municipality be a special charter municipality or not, may so do and may own, operate, and maintain such toll bridge wholly within the State of Mississippi or partly within the State of Mississippi and partly within any adjoining state, together with all approaches to and from said bridge. This article shall apply to special charter cities simply by resolution of the governing authority thereof, either through resolution or ordinance, and without amendment to the charter of such municipality.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-103 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 25-103
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-103
Status: in_force

The compact, when signed by the signatories of each state as herein provided, shall become binding upon the State of Mississippi and shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-17 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 19-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-17
Status: in_force

Any party aggrieved by the order of the board of supervisors creating a road district or bringing territory therein, as herein provided, may appeal to the circuit court from the order of said board of supervisors as now provided by law for appeals from the orders of boards of supervisors, or may sue at law or in equity for relief therefrom; however, no action or suit attacking the validity of the said order, or in any manner questioning the same, shall be begun after the expiration of sixty days from the date of making or entering the said order. From and after the expiration of said period of sixty days, if no suit be filed or appeal taken as herein provided, the determination of the board of supervisors as to said matters shall be final, and the territory defined in said order of said board of supervisors shall constitute a road and taxing district of the state to which is delegated the power hereinafter mentioned to levy general ad valorem taxes upon all of the taxable property of said district assessed for state and county taxes, for the purpose of constructing and maintaining or repairing roads and highways, or for the payment of the principal and interest of any bonds issued for that purpose in the manner provided by the general laws.

If under the foregoing sections an election is held and the majority vote in favor of the district proposed, the appeal to the circuit court hereinabove mentioned shall not lie or, if taken, shall be dismissed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-103 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 17-103
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-103
Status: in_force

The road accountant shall attend all meetings of the board of supervisors, and shall at each regular meeting submit to said board an estimate of the amount of money required to pay the said labor employed on the said road and bridge work, transportation charges, and repair bills. Said board shall examine said estimate and shall set aside for the current month a fund to be known as the “road labor” fund, which sum shall be placed to the credit of the said fund in the county depository, subject to the order of the road accountant; and said road accountant shall use the said fund to pay off the said labor and all freight bills. At each regular meeting of the board of supervisors the road accountant shall make a report to the said board, showing all disbursements by him and proper receipts therefor. The board of supervisors shall carefully audit the said report, and if they shall find any payment or payments or any disbursements so made by the road accountant to be illegal or improper, said board may deduct any and all such payments from the salary of the road accountant, or they may cause suit to be filed on his bond for the recovery of any such sum so illegally or improperly paid out by the road accountant.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-1 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 13 / Section 33-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-1
Status: in_force

When any public road, street or highway shall extend along the beach or shore of any body of tidewater, and such road, street, or highway, or any part thereof shall be exposed or subject to, or in danger of, damage by water driven against the shore by storms, the boards of supervisors shall have the power, and it is hereby made their duty, to erect and maintain all necessary seawalls, breakwaters, bulkheads, shore stabilization structures, causeways, bridges, breakwaters, or other necessary structures or improvements connecting the beach or shore of any such bodies of water with islands or other land areas located offshore or connecting therewith, pumped-in sand or earth fills, sloping beaches, topping, road surfacing, road protection pavements, aprons, or other necessary devices to protect and preserve such roads, streets, and highways, or to increase the strength or stability of any existing road protection structures by hard surface aprons or other road protection devices or structures, and for that purpose and for the purpose of constructing or improving such highway, may issue the bonds of the county therefor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-9 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-9
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county shall have the right, upon the application of any member thereof or any overseer, road commissioner or the county road manager, to condemn any dead or dangerous trees or timber near any public road which endangers the safety of the public travel. On the failure or refusal of the owner to cut and remove such trees or timbers, the board may assess the value thereof and pay or tender the owner of such trees or timber the said assessed value thereof by warrant on the county treasury, and such trees or timber shall be cut, felled or removed by the proper authorities working or maintaining such road. The owner of such trees or timber shall have five (5) days' notice of such assessment and, if dissatisfied with such valuation, an appeal may be had to the circuit court as in other cases.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-75 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 13 / Section 41-75
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-75
Status: in_force

(1) The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the “Gulf Coast Scenic Byway” pursuant to Section 65-45-1 et seq.:

U.S. Highway 90 beginning at the intersection of U.S. Highway 90 and Beach Boulevard in Bay St. Louis continuing for 19 miles and ending at the intersection of DeBuys Road and U.S. Highway 90; connecting with the existing Beach Boulevard Scenic Byway designated in Section 65-41-61 .

(2) Outdoor advertising shall be allowed on the following portions of U.S. Highway 90 within the corporate limits of the impacted municipalities subject to the zoning and signage ordinances of the impacted municipalities: the end of the Bay St. Louis Bridge to Fort Henry Street; Church Avenue to Fleitas Avenue in Pass Christian; White Harbor Road to Marcie Drive in Long Beach; Russell Avenue to South Nicholson Avenue in Long Beach; Camp Avenue to Pratt Avenue in Gulfport; and Courthouse Road to Paradise Avenue in Gulfport.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-1-15 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-1-15
Status: in_force

The Mississippi Transportation Commission shall employ a secretary whose salary shall be fixed by the commission and shall require the secretary to keep the proper minute books, order books and other proper books. The secretary shall be the custodian of all books, records or other papers of the department. All of such books, records and papers shall be public records and open to inspection by the public during business hours. Each of the commissioners, the Executive Director and the secretary may make certified copies of any proceedings of the department, any of its books or papers, or extracts therefrom. Such copy shall bear the signature of the officer giving it and also the seal of the Mississippi Department of Transportation, and such copies shall be admitted in evidence equally with the originals thereof in all courts of this state. Each of the commissioners and the executive director may take and hear testimony. The seal shall be the coat of arms of the State of Mississippi, surrounded by the words “Mississippi Department of Transportation”. In the event that the original seal should be stolen, lost or misplaced, the commission shall have the power to secure a duplicate seal. The secretary shall be the custodian of the seal and shall do and perform all other things which may be properly required of him by the executive director or commission. He shall give bond in the sum of not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), conditioned as required by law. Except for warrant requisitions drawn in accordance with the provisions of Section 65-1-115, Mississippi Code of 1972 , all proceedings of the commission shall be entered upon the minutes of the commission in a minute book to be provided and kept for that purpose, which minutes shall be signed by the chairman or acting chairman of the respective meetings and by the secretary. The pages of the minute book shall be numbered consecutively by the bookmaker. The secretary of the commission shall be an ex officio notary public, authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgments in the same manner and to the same extent as any other duly appointed, qualified, commissioned and acting notary public, and the seal of the Transportation Department shall be his seal as such ex officio notary public. The bond premium of the secretary shall be paid from any funds available to the commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-33 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 43-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-33
Status: in_force

All bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 65-43-9 through 65-43-39 shall be legal investments for trustees and other fiduciaries, and for savings banks, trust companies and insurance companies organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi, and such bonds shall be legal securities which may be deposited with and shall be received by all public officers and bodies of this state and all municipalities and political subdivisions for the purpose of securing the deposit of public funds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.140 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-71.140
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.140
Status: in_force

(1) That portion of U.S. Highway 49 in Forrest County beginning at the intersection of U.S. Highway 49 and Hardy Street in Hattiesburg and extending southerly to the Forrest/Stone county line is designated and shall be known as “Jack Lucas Medal of Honor Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the portion of highway described in subsection (1).
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-57 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 41-57
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-57
Status: in_force

The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the “Biloxi-D'Iberville Scenic Expressway” pursuant to Section 65-41-1 et seq. as it reaches completion:

Beginning at the intersection of Highway 67 and Interstate I-10 and travel northerly along Highway 67 to the intersection of Highway 67 and U.S. Highway 49.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-27-7 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 27-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-27-7
Status: in_force

The bond given by the keeper of a toll ferry, bridge, turnpike, causeway, or plank road may be put in suit by the county, or by any person damaged, for a breach thereof; and the bond may be sued on from time to time until the whole penalty be recovered. The board of supervisors may require such bonds to be renewed when proper.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-67 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / Section 19-67
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-67
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the boards of supervisors to build all bridges and culverts in districts coming under this chapter, the cost of which shall be paid out of either the county fund or the proceeds from the sale of bonds of said separate road district, in the discretion of the board of supervisors.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-17 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / Section 18-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-17
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the several boards of supervisors to properly maintain all local system roads in their respective counties after construction of any such roads under this chapter. It shall be the duty of the State Aid Engineer and his assistants to make annual maintenance inspections of completed projects, and such other periodic maintenance inspections as the State Aid Engineer shall deem necessary. If essential maintenance is not properly and regularly carried on, in the opinion of the State Aid Engineer, then notice thereof shall be given in writing to the board in default, and if such maintenance is not done and continued within sixty (60) days from date of such notice, then, and in such event, the State Aid Engineer may proceed to have done the necessary maintenance and repair work on such road and charge the same to any funds allocated to such county under the provisions of the Local System Road Program. If such failure to maintain continues, then such county shall be no longer eligible for monies under the Local System Road Program until proper maintenance is resumed by it, and notice of such withdrawal of local system road funds shall be duly given the State Treasurer; however, such ineligibility shall not affect payment under the Local System Road Program of progress or final estimates on contracts awarded before notice of such ineligibility.

Local system roads that have been hard surfaced through the use of local system road funds shall be eligible for local system road funds to provide one or more seal courses, as required. Local system roads in which the grading and drainage structures were constructed under the Local System Road Program and which have been subsequently hard surfaced by the county through the use of county funds under the supervision of the county engineer shall likewise be eligible for local system road funds to provide one or more seal courses as required, provided that the hard surfacing and underlying base were constructed in accordance with the then prevailing local system road standards and specifications. The county shall furnish the State Aid Engineer with sufficient engineering data, including borings and tests, if necessary, to substantiate the required thickness and quality of the base and surfacing. The correction of base defects and pavement breaks may be made part of the plans and contract documents for each sealing project.

Local system roads that were constructed in accordance with the then prevailing local system road standards and specifications shall be eligible for local system road funds for maintenance, repair and reconstruction, subject to the prior written approval of such work by the State Aid Engineer and subject to the work being completed in accordance with the prior written approval.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-31-1 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 31-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-31-1
Status: in_force

The Mississippi Transportation Commission is hereby authorized to locate, design, construct, operate, and maintain hospitality stations on trunkline highways at or near points of entry into this state from other states. In carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the commission shall have authority to employ such engineers, architects, skilled and unskilled labor as may be determined necessary by the commission, for the preparation of plans for such hospitality stations and their proper location, design, construction, maintenance, and operation. The commission also may employ full-time security officers, as authorized under Section 65-1-131 , and/or may contract for the employment of private security officers, as authorized under Section 65-1-136 , to patrol and protect the property of hospitality stations and visitors, patrons and other employees of hospitality stations.

Prior to the location of such hospitality stations the commission shall afford the opportunity for a public hearing in the county wherein such hospitality station is to be located for the purpose of receiving testimony regarding the most feasible and advantageous location for such hospitality station, at which hearing all interested persons may appear and present testimony in regard thereto. A notice of such proposed location shall be given in some newspaper published or having general circulation in the county wherein such hospitality station is proposed to be located. Should a public hearing be requested thereon, notice by publication shall be given at least ten (10) days prior to the date upon which public hearing is to be held and written notice thereof shall likewise be given, within said time, to the governing authorities of all municipalities within such county and the governing authority of such county.

Each hospitality station constructed under the provisions of this chapter shall be maintained and kept in a neat and attractive condition.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-19 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 23-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-19
Status: in_force

Any municipality or public authority hereinabove set forth, either jointly or severally, may enter into contracts with the United States of America, or any agency thereof, under the provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act and the regulations made in pursuance thereof, and under any further acts of Congress of the United States to encourage public works, for the sale of bonds issued in accordance with the provisions of this article, or for the acceptance of a grant to aid such municipality or other public authority to acquire, build, or improve any toll bridge, or to enter into contracts with any person or corporation, public or private, for the sale of such bonds. Such contracts may contain such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by and between the municipality, or other public authority, and the United States of America, any agency thereof, or any purchaser of such bonds. This and all other provisions of this article shall apply to code municipalities of the State of Mississippi or special charter cities of the State of Mississippi alike. In event of special charter cities of the State of Mississippi, no amendment to the charter of such municipality shall be necessary in order for such municipality to have advantage of this article, but such municipality shall have such advantage by simply spreading upon the minutes of its governing board of authority by resolution or ordinance the fact that same desires to come under the provisions of this article, in which event such municipality or any other political authority of the State of Mississippi hereinabove named shall have full power to adopt such ordinance and resolution and to do all things and perform all acts necessary or right or desirable to effectuate the full intent and purpose of this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-15-7 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 15-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-15-7
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county may, in its discretion, levy annually an ad valorem tax on all taxable property of the county, to be used for constructing and maintaining all bridges and culverts on the public roads throughout the county.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-21 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 26-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-21
Status: in_force

All general obligation bonds of the State of Mississippi and interest coupons issued under the provisions of this chapter shall have and are hereby declared to have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Mississippi. Such bonds and the income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation within the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.217 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.217
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.217
Status: in_force

(1) That segment of Mississippi Highway 63 in Jackson County beginning at its intersection with Freeman Road and extending southerly for one (1) mile is designated and shall be known as the “Sergeant John E. Wells Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-1-507 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-507
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-1-507
Status: in_force

The Mississippi Transportation Commission may appoint employees of the contiguous states as duly authorized and empowered enforcement officers of the Mississippi Transportation Commission for the enforcement of tax, weight, size and load, equipment, safety and all other laws, rules and regulations of this state and the Mississippi Transportation Commission relating to vehicles entering into, exiting, or traveling upon the highways of this state, and may allow employees of the Mississippi Transportation Commission to accept similar positions or appointments with any contiguous state or the appropriate agency or department of such state and to enforce the rules, regulations and laws of such state or its agencies or departments.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-65 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-65
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-65
Status: in_force

The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the “Brice's Crossroads Battlefield-Chief Tishomingo Scenic Byway” pursuant to Section 65-41-1 et seq. :

Beginning at the Brice's Crossroads Visitors and Interpretive Center and traveling northerly on Grisham Street to its intersection with Mississippi Highway 370, then traveling westerly on Mississippi Highway 370 to its intersection with County Road 833, then traveling southeasterly on County Road 833 to its intersection with County Road 503, then traveling southerly on County Road 503 to its intersection with Mississippi Highway 348, then traveling easterly on Mississippi Highway 348 to its intersection with Mississippi Highway 145.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-11 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 13 / Section 39-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-11
Status: in_force

All bonds and interest coupons issued under the provisions of Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33 have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the provisions of the Mississippi Uniform Commercial Code, and in exercising the powers granted by Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33 , the State Bond Commission shall not be required to and need not comply with the provisions of the Mississippi Uniform Commercial Code.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-97 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-97
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-97
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to and including all other highways designated as a part of the state highway system, there is hereby designated as a part thereof a four-lane highway system to connect various areas of the state with interstate and primary highways. For the segments described in subsection (3) of this section, the Mississippi Department of Transportation shall construct and reconstruct four-lane highways, that is, not less than two (2) lanes for traffic flowing in each direction, along the routes designated in this section.

(2) In the construction and reconstruction of the four-lane highway system designated in subsection (3) of this section, the Mississippi Department of Transportation may utilize the roadway of any existing highway under its jurisdiction and control and shall do so when such utilization is feasible, provided that such highways which are utilized shall be constructed to current standards for such roadways. When it is not feasible to utilize existing designated highways, the Transportation Department shall relocate such highways and construct entirely new facilities whether in urban or rural areas.

(3) Construction of the four-lane highway system designated in this subsection shall commence, proceed and be performed by the Mississippi Department of Transportation strictly in accordance with the following set of priorities established for the letting of contracts on and along various segments thereof:

(a) Of the following group of highway segments not less than fifteen percent (15%) of all contracts necessary to be let for completion of all segments within the group shall be let by June 30, 1988, not less than thirty percent (30%) of such contracts shall be let by June 30, 1989, not less than fifty percent (50%) of such contracts shall be let by June 30, 1990, not less than seventy percent (70%) of such contracts shall be let by June 30, 1991, not less than ninety percent (90%) of such contracts shall be let by June 30, 1992, and one hundred percent (100%) of such contracts shall be let by June 30, 1993:

(i) Highway segments along or near U.S. 45 beginning at the Clarke/Lauderdale county line and extending northerly to I-59; then beginning at Macon and extending northerly to Brooksville; then beginning at Columbus Air Force Base and extending northerly to Aberdeen; then beginning at U.S. 278 and extending northerly to Shannon; then beginning at Saltillo and extending northerly to Corinth.

(ii) Highway segments along or near U.S. 45A beginning at U.S. 82 and extending northerly to West Point; then beginning four (4) miles south of Okolona and extending northerly to Shannon.

(iii) A highway segment along or near U.S. 49W beginning at U.S. 49 and extending westerly through Yazoo City to the Yazoo River.

(iv) A highway segment along or near U.S. 49W beginning at Inverness and extending northerly to Indianola.

(v) A highway segment along or near U.S. 61 beginning at Port Gibson and extending northerly to the four-lane south of Vicksburg.

(vi) Highway segments along or near U.S. 72 beginning at or near Mt. Pleasant and extending southeasterly to Mississippi 5; then beginning at Walnut and extending southeasterly to Corinth; then beginning at Strickland and extending southeasterly to Burnsville.

(vii) Highway segments along or near U.S. 78 beginning at Holly Springs and extending southeasterly to the New Albany bypass; then beginning at Mississippi 25 and extending southeasterly to Tremont.

(viii) Highway segments along or near U.S. 82 beginning at I-55 and extending easterly to Kilmichael; then beginning at Eupora and extending easterly to Mathiston; then beginning at Mississippi 12 and extending easterly to the Alabama state line.

(ix) A highway segment along or near U.S. 84 beginning at I-59 and extending easterly to the Jones/Wayne county line.

(x) Highway segments along or near U.S. 98 beginning at Columbia and extending easterly to the Marion/Lamar county line; then beginning at U.S. 49 and extending southeasterly to the Alabama state line.

(b) Of the following group of highway segments not less than five percent (5%) of all contracts necessary to be let for completion of all segments within the group shall be let by June 30, 1991, not less than ten percent (10%) of such contracts shall be let by June 30, 1992, not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of such contracts shall be let by June 30, 1993, not less than forty percent (40%) of such contracts shall be let by June 30, 1994, not less than fifty-five percent (55%) of such contracts shall be let by June 30, 1995, not less than seventy percent (70%) of such contracts shall be let by June 30, 1996, not less than eighty-five percent (85%) of such contracts shall be let by June 30, 1997, and one hundred percent (100%) of such contracts shall be let by June 30, 1998:

(i) Highway segments along or near Mississippi 25 beginning at Mississippi 471 and extending northeasterly to Mississippi 43; then beginning at the Winston/Oktibbeha county line and extending northeasterly to Starkville.

(ii) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 63 beginning at the Jackson/George county line and extending northerly to Lucedale.

(iii) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 302 beginning at I-55 in Southaven and extending easterly to U.S. 72 at or near Mt. Pleasant.

(iv) Highway segments along or near U.S. 45 beginning at the Alabama state line and extending northerly to the Clarke/Lauderdale county line; then beginning at Lauderdale and extending northerly to Macon; then beginning at Aberdeen and extending northerly to U.S. 278.

(v) A highway segment along or near U.S. 45A beginning at West Point and extending northerly to four (4) miles south of Okolona.

(vi) A highway segment beginning at Brooksville along or near U.S. 45 or U.S. 45A and extending northerly to U.S. 82, such segment having been designated by the Transportation Commission pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1)(c) of this section.

(vii) A highway segment along or near U.S. 49W beginning at the Yazoo River and extending northerly to Inverness.

(viii) Highway segments along or near U.S. 61 beginning at the Louisiana state line and extending northerly to the Wilkinson/Adams county line; then beginning at Washington and extending northerly to Port Gibson; then beginning at Merigold and extending northerly to Shelby; then beginning at the north end of the Clarksdale bypass and extending northerly to the Tennessee state line.

(ix) A highway segment along or near U.S. 72 beginning at Mississippi 5 and extending southeasterly to Walnut.

(x) A highway segment along or near U.S. 78 beginning at Tremont and extending southeasterly to the Alabama state line.

(xi) Highway segments along or near U.S. 82 beginning at the Montgomery/Webster county line and extending easterly to Eupora; then beginning at Mathiston and extending easterly to Starkville.

(xii) Highway segments along or near U.S. 84 beginning at Leesdale and extending easterly to Roxie; then beginning at Auburn Road and extending easterly to I-55; then beginning at the east end of the Brookhaven bypass and extending easterly to Prentiss; then beginning at the Jones/Covington county line and extending easterly to Horse Creek; then beginning at the Jones/Wayne county line and extending easterly to Waynesboro.

(xiii) Highway segments along or near U.S. 98 beginning at the Pike/Walthall county line and extending easterly to Columbia; then beginning at the Marion/Lamar county line and extending easterly to the four-lane west of Hattiesburg.

(c) Of the following group of highway segments not less than ten percent (10%) of all contracts necessary to be let for completion of all segments within the group shall be let by June 30, 1996, not less than twenty percent (20%) of such contracts shall be let by June 30, 1997, not less than forty percent (40%) of such contracts shall be let by June 30, 1998, and one hundred percent (100%) of such contracts shall be let by June 30, 1999:

(i) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 25 beginning at Mississippi 43 and extending northeasterly to the Winston/Oktibbeha county line.

(ii) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 63 beginning at Lucedale and extending northerly to U.S. 45 at State Line.

(iii) A highway segment along or near U.S. 61 beginning at Shelby and extending northerly to U.S. 49.

(iv) A highway segment along or near U.S. 82 beginning at Kilmichael and extending easterly to the Montgomery/Webster county line.

(v) Highway segments along or near U.S. 84 beginning at Eddiceton and extending easterly to Auburn Road; then beginning at Prentiss and extending easterly to Collins; then beginning at Waynesboro and extending easterly to the Alabama state line.

(4)(a) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall construct and reconstruct four-lane highways, that is, not less than two (2) lanes for traffic flowing in each direction along the following routes:

(i) Highway segments along or near Mississippi 15 beginning at I-10 and extending northerly to the Mississippi/Tennessee state line.

(ii) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 6 beginning at or near U.S. 61 and extending easterly to or near I-55 at or near Batesville.

(iii) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 6 beginning at or near Mississippi 9 and extending easterly to U.S. 45.

(iv) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 25 beginning at or near U.S. 45 and extending northerly to or near Iuka, and the portion of such segment that is described in Section 65-3-137 shall be constructed in compliance with such section.

(v) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 43 beginning at or near the Stennis Airport and extending northerly and northwesterly to the Hancock/Pearl River county line.

(b)(i) Contracts for the highway segments designated in this subsection and subsection (5) of this section may be let after the letting of all contracts necessary for completion of the highway segments designated in subsection (3) of this section; however, contracts for the highway segments described in this subsection may be let concurrently with the letting of contracts for highway segments designated in subsection (3) of this section if funds are available and are not necessary to be utilized for the segments designated in subsection (3) of this section.

(ii) Contracts for highway segments designated in this subsection shall have priority over contracts for highway segments that have the same level of service in any priority schedule adopted by the Transportation Commission under subsection (5) of this section.

(iii) It is the intention of the Legislature that no contracts for highway segments in subsections (4) and (5) of this section may be let before all highway segments under subsection (3) of this section have been let for contract.

(c) In the construction and reconstruction of the four-lane highway segments designated in this subsection, the Mississippi Department of Transportation may utilize the roadway of any existing highway under its jurisdiction and control and shall do so when such utilization is feasible, provided that such highways which are utilized shall be constructed to current standards for such roadways. When it is not feasible to utilize existing designated highways, the Transportation Department shall relocate such highways and construct entirely new facilities whether in urban or rural areas.

(5)(a)(i) The Transportation Commission shall construct, upgrade or improve the segments described in paragraphs (f), (g) and (h) of this subsection, the projects described in Section 65-39-1 and other highway construction under its jurisdiction, in accordance with a priority schedule based upon a needs analysis performed by the Mississippi Department of Transportation. The priority schedule shall be reviewed annually by the Department of Transportation to determine if the priority schedule is in need of revision. The analytic methods and procedures utilized by the Mississippi Department of Transportation to perform the needs analysis shall conform to current standards and practices of the transportation sciences and industry as promulgated in appropriate documentation of the United States Department of Transportation, the Transportation Research Board, the American Association of Highway and Transportation Officials, and other recognized and relevant bodies. Such conforming methodologies shall be applied utilizing considerations appropriate to the specific situation and may include capacity analysis, traffic counting, traffic projection, cost estimation, benefit-cost analysis, user cost analysis, land use projections and similar analyses and projections, so that all analyses are completed with the best tools available at the time of the analysis. The Transportation Commission may establish and publish standards for setting the priorities and in so doing shall consider other factors, not in violation of federal law, as the Transportation Commission may consider relevant, including, but not limited to, economic development, safety and highways that may serve as hurricane evacuation routes. The first determinant for construction of highway segments shall be the year of need. “ Year of need ” for purposes of this section is the year in which the level of service on a segment is projected to deteriorate to an unacceptable level. For segments with the same year of need, prioritization shall be based on the volume to capacity ratio and the daily traffic volume. In the event that the Transportation Commission deviates from the recommended priorities presented through the needs analysis, the commission shall spread the specific reasons for the deviation on its minutes. The priority schedule shall reflect immediate needs which shall be construction, upgrades and improvements to the state highway system needed over a five-year period based upon the criteria established in this paragraph which shall be reviewed annually by the Mississippi Department of Transportation. The priority schedule shall project mid-range needs which shall include highway corridors that are projected to reach an unacceptable level of service within ten (10) years after each annual review of the priority schedule. The priority schedule shall project long-range needs which shall include highway corridors that are projected to reach an unacceptable level of service ten (10) years or more after each annual review of the priority schedule.

(ii) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section to the contrary, projects for the construction, reconstruction, improvement or modification of any highway or highway segment required to be performed by the Mississippi Transportation Commission and/or the Mississippi Department of Transportation by any act of the Legislature that was enacted and became effective before July 1, 2002, shall be given priority over any other projects that are authorized or directed to be performed by the Mississippi Transportation Commission and/or the Mississippi Department of Transportation under the provisions of this section or under the provisions of any other legislation that is enacted or becomes effective after July 1, 2002.

(b) On or before October 1, 2005, and on or before October 1 of each year thereafter, the Transportation Commission shall present to the Highways and Transportation Committee of the Senate and the Transportation Committee of the House of Representatives the schedule of priorities developed as provided for in paragraph (a) of this subsection reflecting the proposed schedule of construction for segments. The proposed schedule shall be followed until later modified based on the criteria established in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(c) The Transportation Commission shall begin letting projects based upon the prioritized schedule of need not later than January 1, 2006; however, the commission shall have the flexibility to adjust the sequencing of projects as may be required in order to maximize the utilization of available funding or to accommodate the relative requirement of each individual project. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the Transportation Commission to let contracts for projects based upon the prioritized schedule of need before completion of the letting of contracts under subsection (3)(c) of this section.

(d) Funds deposited into the special funds created in Section 65-39-3 or 65-39-17 may only be expended as provided for in Sections 65-39-1 through 65-39-37 ; however, funds otherwise generated may be expended on segments included in Section 65-39-1 that are in the prioritized schedule established pursuant to this subsection, as well as other projects included in such schedule.

(e) For fiscal year 2006 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Transportation Commission shall dedicate not less than Two Hundred Million Dollars ($200,000,000.00) in state and/or federal funds to fund the program established by subsections (4) and (5) of this section.

(f) The Transportation Commission and the Mississippi Department of Transportation shall, in addition to all other projects, consider the following as immediate needs when establishing the initial priority schedule pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection:

(i) An Interstate highway segment along or near I-55 beginning at or near Hernando and extending northerly to the Tennessee state line.

(ii) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 304 beginning at or near U.S. 61 and extending easterly to or near I-55.

(iii) A highway segment along or near U.S. 82 beginning at the east end of the proposed Greenville River Bridge and extending northeasterly to or near Stoneville.

(iv) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 278 beginning at or near Amory and extending westerly to U.S. 45.

(v) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 41 beginning at U.S. 45 and extending westerly to or near Okolona.

(vi) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 9 beginning at Mississippi 6 north of Pontotoc and extending northerly to U.S. 78.

(vii) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 25 beginning at or near Itawamba county line and extending northerly to or near U.S. 72.

(viii) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 35 beginning at the end of the existing four-lane at Forest and extending northerly to or near Hillsboro.

(ix) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 35 beginning at or near Mississippi 487 and extending northerly to or near Mississippi 25.

(x) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 16 beginning at or near I-55 and extending easterly to or near Philadelphia.

(xi) An Interstate highway segment along or near I-20 beginning at the Mississippi River Bridge and extending easterly to or near U.S. 61 north.

(xii) A highway segment consisting of two (2) lanes of construction and two (2) lanes of right-of-way acquisition beginning at the Port of Vicksburg and extending easterly to or near U.S. 61.

(xiii) An Interstate highway segment along or near I-20 beginning at or near the Clinton Raymond Road Interchange and extending easterly to or near the Mississippi 18 Interchange.

(xiv) An Interstate highway segment along or near I-20 beginning at or near I-55 south and extending easterly to or near I-55 north.

(xv) An Interstate highway segment along or near I-55 beginning at or near I-20 and extending northerly to or near the High Street Interchange.

(xvi) An Interstate highway segment along or near I-55 beginning at or near the Elton Road Interchange and extending northerly to or near I-20.

(xvii) An Interstate highway segment along or near I-59 beginning at or near U.S. 98 and extending northerly to or near U.S. 49.

(xviii) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 43 beginning at or near the Hancock county line and extending westerly to or near I-59.

(xix) An Interstate highway segment along or near Canal Road (Mississippi 601) beginning at or near U.S. 90 and extending northerly to or near I-10.

(xx) An Interstate highway segment consisting of four (4) lanes along or near U.S. 49 beginning at or near I-10 and extending northerly to or near Lyman; then beginning at or near I-59 and extending westerly to or near U.S. 49; then beginning at or near I-59 and extending northwesterly to U.S. 49; then beginning at or near Florence and extending northerly to or near I-20.

(xxi) A highway segment along or near U.S. 49 beginning along or near Lyman and extending northerly to I-20 with geometric type improvements along the entire corridor at or near the One Hundred Million Dollar ($100,000,000.00) estimate.

(xxii) An Interstate highway along or near I-20/59 beginning at or near the merger of I-20 and I-59 and extending easterly to or near Mississippi 39.

(xxiii) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 67 beginning at or near I-10 and extending northwesterly to or near U.S. 49.

(xxiv) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 605 beginning at or near I-10 and extending northerly to or near Mississippi 67.

(xxv) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 43 beginning at the end of the existing four-lane and extending northerly to or near Kiln.

(xxvi) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 24/Mississippi 48 beginning at or near Mississippi 33 south and extending easterly to or near Mississippi 33 north.

(xxvii) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 24/Mississippi 48 beginning at or near Mississippi 569 and extending easterly to or near I-55.

(xxviii) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 27 beginning at or near I-55 and extending northerly to or near I-20.

(xxix) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 57 beginning at or near I-10 and extending northerly to or near Vancleave.

(xxx) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 19 beginning at or near Collinsville and extending northerly to or near Philadelphia.

(xxxi) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 12 beginning at or near I-55 and extending to or near U.S. 51.

(xxxii) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 18 beginning at or near Mississippi 27 and extending northerly to or near the end of the four-lane at or near Raymond.

(xxxiii) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 28 beginning at or near Fayette and extending easterly to I-55.

(xxxiv) A highway segment along or near U.S. 61 beginning at or near Redwood and extending northerly to or near Leland.

(xxxv) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 24/Mississippi 48 beginning at or near Woodville and extending easterly to or near Mississippi 569.

(xxxvi) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 18 beginning at or near U.S. 61 and extending northerly to or near Mississippi 27.

(xxxvii) A highway segment consisting of four (4) lanes along or near Mississippi 12 beginning at or near U.S. 51 and extending to or near Kosciusko.

(xxxviii) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 25 beginning at Iuka and extending northerly to the Mississippi/Tennessee state line.

(xxxix) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 25 beginning at U.S. 45 Alternate and extending northeasterly to or near Aberdeen.

(xl) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 7 beginning at I-55 and extending northeasterly to Mississippi 9W.

(xli) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 7 beginning at Greenwood and extending northeasterly to Grenada.

(xlii) A highway segment along or near U.S. 98 beginning at or near U.S. 84 at or near Meadville and extending easterly to or near I-55.

(xliii) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 35 beginning at the Mississippi/Louisiana state line and extending northerly to or near U.S. 98 at or near Foxworth.

(xliv) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 53 beginning at or near U.S. 49 and extending northwesterly to or near I-59.

(xlv) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 603 beginning at or near Mississippi 43 and extending northerly to or near Mississippi 53.

(g) The Transportation Commission and the Mississippi Department of Transportation shall, in addition to all other projects, consider the following as mid-range needs when establishing the initial priority schedule pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section:

(i) A highway segment along or near U.S. 49 beginning at U.S. 61 and extending northwesterly to the Arkansas state line.

(ii) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 8 beginning at or near Rosedale and extending easterly to or near Grenada.

(iii) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 25 beginning at the end of the existing four-lane and extending northerly to or near the Tishomingo county line.

(iv) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 25 beginning at or near Mississippi 23 and extending northerly to or near U.S. 78.

(v) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 12 beginning at or near Kosciusko and extending northeasterly to or near Ethel; then beginning at or near Weir and extending northeasterly to or near Mississippi 15; then beginning at or near Longview and extending northeasterly to or near Starkville.

(vi) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 35 beginning at or near Hillsboro and extending northerly to or near Mississippi 487.

(vii) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 35 beginning at or near Mississippi 25 and extending northerly to or near I-55.

(viii) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 16 beginning at or near Mississippi 25 and extending easterly to or near BIA 22.

(ix) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 22 beginning at or near Edwards and extending northeasterly to or near Canton.

(x) An Interstate highway segment along or near I-55 beginning at or near I-220 and extending northerly to or near Canton.

(xi) An Interstate highway segment along or near I-20 beginning at or near U.S. 61 north and extending easterly to or near the Flowers Interchange.

(xii) An Interstate highway segment along or near I-20 beginning at or near the Mississippi 18 Interchange and extending easterly to or near I-55 south.

(xiii) An Interstate highway segment along or near I-20 beginning at or near I-55 north and extending easterly to or near U.S. 49.

(xiv) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 43 beginning at or near Kiln and extending northwesterly to or near the Pearl River county line.

(xv) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 12 beginning at or near Ethel and extending northeasterly to or near Weir; then beginning at or near Mississippi 15 and extending northeasterly to Longview.

(xvi) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 27 beginning at the Mississippi/Louisiana state line and extending northerly to or near Crystal Springs.

(xvii) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 33 beginning at or near Fayette and extending southerly to or near the Mississippi/Louisiana state line.

(xviii) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 18 beginning at or near Bay Springs and extending northeasterly to or near Brandon.

(xix) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 24 beginning at or near Gloster and extending to or near Liberty.

(h) The Transportation Commission and the Mississippi Department of Transportation shall, in addition to all other projects, consider the following as long-range needs when establishing the initial priority schedule pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section:

(i) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 19 beginning at or near Mississippi 15 and extending northwesterly to or near Kosciusko.

(ii) An Interstate highway segment along or near I-55 beginning at or near Senatobia and extending northerly to Hernando.

(iii) An Interstate highway segment along or near I-20 beginning at or near the Flowers Interchange and extending easterly to or near Clinton Raymond Road Interchange.

(iv) An Interstate highway segment along or near I-20 beginning at or near the Brandon Crossgates Interchange and extending easterly to or near the Pelahatchie Mississippi 43 Interchange.

(v) An Interstate highway segment along or near I-55 beginning at or near the High Street Interchange and extending northerly to or near Mississippi 25.

(vi) An Interstate highway segment along or near I-55 beginning at or near Terry and extending northerly to or near the Elton Road Interchange.

(vii) An Interstate highway along or near I-20 beginning at or near Chunky and extending easterly to or near I-59.

(viii) An Interstate highway along or near I-20/59 beginning at or near Mississippi 39 and extending easterly to or near Toomsuba.

(ix) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 16 beginning at or near I-55 and extending to or near U.S. 49.

(x) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 4 beginning at or near U.S. 61 and extending easterly to or near I-55 at or near Senatobia.

(xi) A roadway segment along or near Lakeshore Road beginning at or near U.S. 90 and extending northerly to or near South Beach Boulevard.

(xii) A highway segment beginning at or near Ellisville and extending northerly to or near the northern city limits of Laurel.

(xiii) An Interstate highway segment along or near I-110 beginning at or near U.S. 90 and extending northerly to or near I-10.

(xiv) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 16 beginning at or near Scooba and extending westerly to or near DeKalb.

(xv) A highway segment along or near U.S. 49 East beginning at or near Yazoo City and extending northerly to or near U.S. 82.

(xvi) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 7 beginning at or near Oxford and extending northerly to the Mississippi/Tennessee state line.

(xvii) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 57 beginning at or near Vancleave and extending northerly to or near U.S. 98.

(xviii) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 35 beginning at or near I-55 and extending northerly to Mississippi 6.

(xix) A highway segment along or near Mississippi 35 beginning at or near U.S. 98 and extending northerly to I-20.

(6) The commission shall, in addition to other projects, consider the following highway segments for improvements and highway modifications, including, but not limited to, straightening and realignment of the existing roadway, the addition of passing lanes and the widening of existing lanes, the addition of turn lanes and improvement of shoulders:

(a) Mississippi 3 from U.S. 61 to U.S. 49 West.

(b) Mississippi 3 from Tutwiler to U.S. 61.

(c) Mississippi 7 from Mississippi 9 West to I-55.

(d) Mississippi 7 from U.S. 82 to I-55.

(e) Mississippi 8 from U.S. 49 West to I-55.

(f) Mississippi 9 from Mississippi 7 to U.S. Highway 82.

(g) Mississippi 9 from Mississippi 6 to U.S. 78.

(h) Mississippi 9 from Mississippi 7 to Mississippi 300.

(i) Mississippi 12 from U.S. 61 to I-55.

(j) Mississippi 12 from U.S. 82 to the Mississippi/Alabama state line.

(k) Mississippi 12 from the city limits of Ackerman to the city limits of Sturgis.

(l) Mississippi 12 from U.S. 49 West to U.S. 61.

(m) Mississippi 12 from Kosciusko to I-55.

(n) Mississippi 15 from I-10 to U.S. 98.

(o) Mississippi 15 from Mississippi 18 to I-20.

(p) Mississippi 16 from Mississippi 39 to U.S. 45.

(q) Mississippi 16 from Mississippi 39 to Philadelphia.

(r) Mississippi 18 from U.S. 61 to the city limits of Utica.

(s) Mississippi 18 from U.S. 45 to U.S. 80.

(t) Mississippi 24 from Mississippi 33 to Mississippi 48.

(u) Mississippi 24 from U.S. 61 to Fort Adams.

(v) Mississippi 26 from Mississippi 43 to Mississippi 63.

(w) Mississippi 27 from the Mississippi/Louisiana state line to I-55.

(x) Mississippi 28 from Mississippi 33 to I-55.

(y) Mississippi 28 from U.S. 51 to U.S. 49.

(z) Mississippi 28 from U.S. 84 to U.S. 49.

(aa) Mississippi 33 from U.S. 61 to the Mississippi/Louisiana state line.

(bb) Mississippi 35 from U.S. 98 to I-20.

(cc) Mississippi 39 from DeKalb to the Meridian Naval Air Station.

(dd) Mississippi 42 from U.S. 84 to U.S. 49.

(ee) Mississippi 43 from Mississippi 26 to Picayune.

(ff) Mississippi 48 from Mississippi 35 to U.S. 51.

(gg) Mississippi 50 from Mississippi 15 to the Mississippi/Alabama state line.

(hh) Mississippi 69 from Columbus to the Mississippi/Alabama state line.

(ii) Mississippi 389 from Starkville to Mississippi 15.

(jj) Mississippi 469 from U.S. 49 to Mississippi 28.

(kk) Mississippi 469 from U.S. 49 to Mississippi 468.

(ll) Mississippi 547 from Mississippi 28 to U.S. 61.

(mm) Mississippi 550 from Mississippi 28 to I-55.

(nn) Mississippi 563 from U.S. 61 to Mississippi 33.

(oo) Mississippi 567 from Mississippi 24 to U.S. 98.

(pp) Mississippi 569 from Liberty to Mississippi 570.

(qq) Mississippi 570 from Summitt to Smithdale.

(rr) Mississippi 589 from Liberty to I-55.

(ss) Mississippi 589 from U.S. 98 to I-59.

(tt) Mississippi 603 from I-10 to Kiln/Delisle Road.

(uu) Old U.S. 45 beginning in the City of Meridian at or near the old Coca-Cola Company and extending northerly approximately two (2) miles to just beyond the Town of Marion.

(vv) U.S. 49 East from Yazoo City to Tutwiler.

(ww) U.S. 49 from Tutwiler to Clarksdale.

(xx) U.S. 49 from Indianola to Clarksdale.

(7) The Mississippi Transportation Commission shall conduct a feasibility study and prepare a conceptual design for a thoroughfare that encircles the City of Hattiesburg.

(8) The construction priorities established in this section shall not be construed as prohibiting the completion of highway segments which, on July 1, 1987, are included in the current three-year plan under Section 65-1-141 , and for which, on July 1, 1987, grade and drainage has been completed or contracts for grade and drainage have been let. Nothing shall preclude the construction of fully controlled access highways.

(9) Contracts may be let and construction may commence and be performed concurrently on any of the highway segments designated in subsections (3), (4) and (5) of this section, notwithstanding the priorities established for the letting of contracts on the various segments designated therein, provided that funds are available and, provided that, at all times, the percentages of all contracts required to be let on the segments designated in subsection (3) of this section are, in fact, let no later than the dates established therein.

(10)(a) All highway construction and reconstruction authorized under this section shall be performed by contract let on competitive bid in the manner provided by statute; however, highway segments shall be constructed in lengths of not less than ten (10) miles.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that not less than ten percent (10%) of the amounts authorized to be expended for construction and reconstruction of the four-lane highway segments designated in this section shall be expended with small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. The term “ socially and economically disadvantaged individuals ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term under Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act ( 15 USCS, Section 637(d) ) and relevant subcontracting regulations promulgated pursuant thereto; except that women shall be presumed to be socially and economically disadvantaged individuals for the purposes of this paragraph (b).

(11)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (10)(a) of this section, the Mississippi Transportation Commission may construct highway segments of less than ten (10) miles in length if:

(i) The segment as described in subsection (3) or (4) of this section or the schedule of priorities established in subsection (5) of this section is less than ten (10) miles in length;

(ii) The segment will connect two (2) existing four-lane highways;

(iii) The segment will connect an existing four-lane highway with an incorporated municipality;

(iv) The segment will connect an existing four-lane highway with a river, the state boundary or any other natural or man-made barrier;

(v) For a particular project, the costs of constructing a single segment of at least ten (10) miles in length would greatly exceed the aggregate costs of constructing two (2) or more segments; or

(vi) The segment is in an urban area and involves the completion of bypasses or other construction which will facilitate and accommodate major traffic movement.

(b) In any case in which the Transportation Commission authorizes the construction of a highway segment of less than ten (10) miles in length, the commission shall set forth and record in its official minutes explanation and justification therefor based upon one or more of the conditions prescribed in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(12)(a) To assist in defraying the costs and expenses for construction, reconstruction and relocation of the four-lane highway system described in this section, the following revenues shall be paid out of such funds made available to the Transportation Commission and the Mississippi Department of Transportation:

(i) From matched federal funds or other federal funds, Thirty-two Million Dollars ($32,000,000.00) for fiscal year 1988, Twenty-five Million Dollars ($25,000,000.00) for fiscal year 1989, Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000.00) for fiscal year 1990 and fifty percent (50%) of such federal funds for fiscal year 1991 and each fiscal year thereafter; and

(ii) Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) from matched federal bridge replacement funds for fiscal year 1988 and each fiscal year thereafter when the segments proposed for construction contain bridges that are eligible for replacement under the Federal Aid Bridge Replacement Program.

(b) Federal funds in addition to the federal funds specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection may be used for the construction, reconstruction and relocation of the four-lane highway system described in this section. Such federal funds may be utilized in lieu of state funding that would otherwise be utilized for such system; provided, however, that the annual total amount of funding for the construction, reconstruction and relocation of the highway system described in this section shall not be less than it would have otherwise been without the utilization of such additional federal funds.

(13) The Transportation Department shall submit a report to the Legislature by January 10 of each calendar year setting forth the current status of the construction program set forth in this section to include, but not be limited to, the following information:

(a) Specific segments on which engineering is being performed or has been completed;

(b) Specific segments for which right-of-way has been acquired or is being acquired;

(c) Specific segments for which construction contracts have been let;

(d) Specific segments on which construction is in progress;

(e) Specific segments on which construction has been completed;

(f) Projections for completion of the next step on each segment;

(g) Revenue derived for such construction program from each revenue source contained in Chapter 322, Laws, 1987, and in Chapter 557, Laws, 1994;

(h) For each fiscal year beginning in 1994, a detailed cash flow projection by source of program activities and an estimate of when the program will encounter a funding shortage due to costs exceeding original projections;

(i) A schedule of all complete and open-to-traffic highway segments and the related total cost of each segment;

(j) A schedule of all highway segments on which all contracts necessary for completion of the segments were not let as of the date required by law;

(k) A complete recap of all program receipts by source, and of all disbursements for the prior fiscal year and cumulative totals since the inception of the program as compared to projections; and

(l) A statement from the Department of Transportation regarding the status of the funding of the program based on agency cost experience and projections for the future.

The report shall be deemed submitted when ten (10) copies are submitted to the Clerk of the House of Representatives and ten (10) copies are submitted to the Secretary of the Senate.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-9 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 23-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-9
Status: in_force

Any municipality or county or political subdivision desiring to come under this article, whether such municipality be a special charter municipality or not, may so do and may own, operate, and maintain such toll bridge wholly within the State of Mississippi or partly within the State of Mississippi and partly within any adjoining state, together with all approaches to and from said bridge. This article shall apply to special charter cities simply by resolution of the governing authority thereof, either through resolution or ordinance, and without amendment to the charter of such municipality.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.285 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.285
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.285
Status: in_force

(1) The entire segment of U.S. Highway 49 in Simpson County, Mississippi, is designated as the “Mississippi World War II Veterans Memorial Highway” in commemoration of the contributions of all World War II Veterans, including the contributions of D'Lo, Mississippi, located in Simpson County, Mississippi, as contributing the largest percentage of its citizens of any municipality in the nation to serve during World War II.

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section, to include an appropriate sign near the Town of D'Lo, Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.14 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-71.14
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.14
Status: in_force

(1) That portion of Mississippi Highway 19 from its intersection with Mississippi Highway 15 in the City of Philadelphia which extends in a northerly direction to the corporate limits of such city is hereby designated as the “Herman Alford Memorial Highway.”

(2) The State Highway Department is hereby directed to erect appropriate signs on the designated segment of such highway.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-33 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 11-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-33
Status: in_force

All rights of way for any county highway to be constructed or improved under the provisions of sections 65-11-1 to 65-11-37 shall be obtained, secured, and paid for by the county in which such highway is located.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-17 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / Section 43-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-17
Status: in_force

The bonds authorized by Sections 65-43-9 through 65-43-39 shall be signed by the Chairman of the State Bond Commission, or by his facsimile signature, and the official seal of the State Bond Commission shall be affixed thereto, attested by the secretary of the commission. The interest coupons, if any, to be attached to such bonds may be executed by the facsimile signatures of such officers. Whenever any such bonds shall have been signed by the officials designated to sign the bonds who were in office at the time of such signing but who may have ceased to be such officers before the sale and delivery of such bonds, or who may not have been in office on the date such bonds may bear, the signatures of such officers upon such bonds and coupons shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes and have the same effect as if the person so officially signing such bonds had remained in office until their delivery to the purchaser, or had been in office on the date such bonds may bear. However, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, such bonds may be issued as provided in the Registered Bond Act of the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.127 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-71.127
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.127
Status: in_force

That Mississippi State Highway No. 17, running from Pickens in Holmes County to Carrollton in Carroll County, excluding that segment in Holmes County beginning at the northern corporate boundary of Lexington and extending northerly to its intersection with Bellbottom Road, is hereby designated the John Stewart Watson Memorial Highway; and the Highway Department of the State of Mississippi is hereby directed to appropriately mark such highway with suitable memorial markers in accordance with the provisions of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-31 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 43-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-31
Status: in_force

Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 65-43-9 through 65-43-39 or of any of the interest coupons pertaining thereto may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceeding, protect and enforce any and all rights granted under Sections 65-43-9 through 65-43-39 , or under such resolution, and may enforce and compel performance of all duties required by Sections 65-43-9 through 65-43-39 to be performed, in order to provide for the payment of bonds and interest thereon.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-107 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / Section 17-107
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-107
Status: in_force

The road accountant shall keep a complete set of books, showing in detail all receipts and disbursements had or made by him. With every report made by him to the board of supervisors as hereinbefore required, he shall submit a trial balance of the said books, showing in detail all his transactions as such road accountant.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-37 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-37
Status: in_force

Whenever in the discretion of the board of supervisors of any county it seems proper to do so, the board of supervisors may, by order duly entered on its minutes, regulate the use of any hard surfaced or graveled public road in the county by prescribing what kind of wheels may be used on vehicles on said public roads and by prohibiting the use thereon of vehicles using cleats or spikes on wheels. But such order shall, before being in full force and effect, be published in a newspaper published in the county for three (3) consecutive weeks, whereupon such order shall be in full force and effect.

In the event of inclement weather, floods, or other causes wherein immediate nonuse of any of such roads is necessary, the supervisor of the district may enter his proclamation prohibiting the use of said road for such period of time as he deems necessary for the proper preservation thereof, or enter his proclamation regulating the type of traffic that may use such road. However, at the next meeting of the board of supervisors, such supervisor as has entered such a proclamation must present his proclamation to the entire board for its action thereon, and if the full board declines to enter an order in the manner set forth in the next preceding paragraph hereof, then the proclamation of such supervisor shall be null and void and of no further effect. Notice of such proclamation at each public entrance, intersection with another public road, shall be sufficient notice of the proclamation of the supervisor.

This section shall not be construed as to authorize the board of supervisors to prohibit vehicles with spiked or cleated wheels from crossing or going from one side of said road to another, and shall only be construed so as to authorize said board of supervisors to prohibit the use of said spiked or cleated wheels on said public roads.

This section shall not be so construed as to apply to state built or constructed highways or federal aid roads, and shall only be construed to apply to public roads maintained by the county.

Any person going upon any hard surfaced road or portion thereof in such county with any kind of vehicle, or who shall cause any such vehicle to be driven upon any such hard surfaced road in such county in violation of such regulations or orders, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction therefor, shall be fined in the sum of not exceeding Fifty Dollars ($50.00) and shall moreover be liable severally to any county or road district for any damage done such roads by such illegal act.

As to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section 19-2-3 , the duties of a supervisor under this section relating to the issuance of a proclamation shall be performed by the road manager of the county.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.330 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.330
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.330
Status: in_force

(1) The segment of Interstate Highway 269 located in Marshall County, Mississippi, beginning at the Tennessee state line and extending southernly to its intersection with Mississippi Highway 302, is designated and shall be known as the “Representative Tommy Woods Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-9-29 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-9-29
Status: in_force

(1) Federal aid secondary funds allocated to Mississippi and to be expended on the federal aid secondary system roads shall be expended as follows:

(a) Effective only upon the passage of an act of the Legislature providing state aid funds, federal aid secondary funds allocated to Mississippi and to be expended on the federal aid secondary system shall be divided between the Mississippi Department of Transportation and the several counties, so that fifty percent (50%) will be matched by the Mississippi Department of Transportation and expended on the federal aid secondary system roads on the state highway system, and fifty percent (50%) matched by the counties with state aid funds and expended on the federal aid secondary roads of the state aid road system.

(b) Such division will be made upon allocation by the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration after the Department of Transportation provides for the matching of the percent of such allotment as covered by federal act and available for financing in part the Mississippi Department of Transportation's Division of Highway Planning. The expenditure of all federal aid secondary funds shall be through and under the Department of Transportation, subject to and in accordance with all rules and regulations and applicable laws of the federal government.

(c) The amount of funds allocated to each county for use on State Aid System roads shall be apportioned among the counties of this state by the Mississippi Transportation Commission subject to and in accordance with applicable federal law, rules and regulations, and limited to such counties as recommended by the State Aid Engineer. The Mississippi Transportation Commission is authorized to finance from its own funds the preliminary surveys, engineering and plans for all work involving funds expended on federal aid secondary projects on the state aid road system, and the rights-of-way required for state aid system roads constructed with federal aid secondary funds shall be provided by the county receiving such aid from its funds other than state aid funds. The Mississippi Transportation Commission shall program federal aid secondary funds made available to the counties under this act on such projects and limited to such counties as recommended by the State Aid Engineer.

(2) Federal “safer off-system” funds, and/or any other available federal road funds, except the federal aid secondary funds hereinabove provided for separately, allocated to Mississippi and to be expended on county roads, but not on the designated state highway system, shall be expended as follows:

(a) Federal “safer off-system” funds and/or any such other available federal road funds shall be matched with available state aid funds and expended on such county roads.

(b) The expenditure of such federal “safer off-system” funds and all such other available federal road funds shall be through and under the Mississippi Department of Transportation, subject to, and in accordance with, all rules and regulations and applicable laws of the federal government.

(c) The amount of such federal “safer off-system” funds and/or all such other available federal road funds allocated to each county for use on such county roads shall be apportioned among the counties of this state by the Mississippi Transportation Commission in accordance with the formula in the manner provided in Section 65-9-3, Mississippi Code of 1972 . The Mississippi Transportation Commission will program such federal “safer off-system” funds and all such other available federal road funds made available to the counties on such projects and limited to such counties as recommended by the State Aid Engineer.

(3) Federal aid off-system highway funds allocated to Mississippi, (except federal aid secondary funds and federal “safer off-system” funds provided for separately in subsections (1) and (2) of this section), including federal bridge replacement funds and other special grants made available for expenditure of county roads, shall be expended as follows:

(a) Federal aid off-system highway funds expended on state aid roads shall be matched with available state aid funds and/or other available local funds, or as otherwise provided in Section 65-1-70, Mississippi Code of 1972 .

(b) Federal aid off-system highway funds available for expenditure on roads not on the state aid system and not eligible for inclusion on the state aid system shall be matched with available local funds, or as otherwise provided in Section 65-9-17 or Section 65-1-70, Mississippi Code of 1972 .

(c) The expenditure of all federal off-system highway funds on county roads shall be programmed by the Mississippi Transportation Commission, subject to and in accordance with applicable federal law, rules and regulations, and limited to such county projects as recommended by the State Aid Engineer. The State Aid Engineer is authorized to assign state aid personnel to administer off-system construction projects and other special federal aid program requirements in the same manner and under the same provisions and conditions as other projects authorized under this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-5 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 25-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-5
Status: in_force

As used in this article, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) The word “municipality” shall be deemed to include any county or city in this state.

(b) The word “bridge” shall be deemed to include the substructure and the superstructure of the bridge and the approaches thereto and also all property, rights, easements, and franchises relating thereto and deemed necessary or convenient for the operation thereof, and shall embrace bridges which are now in existence or hereafter constructed and wholly or partly within the municipality or are within twenty miles of the territory over which such municipality has jurisdiction and which are over the Mississippi River, and shall also embrace combined railroad and highway bridges, as well as highway bridges.

(c) The term “governing body” shall mean the board of supervisors of a county or the council, board of aldermen, or other legislative body of a city.

(d) The word “improvements” shall mean such repairs, replacements, additions, and betterments of and to a bridge acquired by purchase or by condemnation as are deemed necessary to place it in a safe and efficient condition for the use of the public, if such repairs, replacements, additions, and betterments are ordered prior to the sale of any bonds for the acquisition of such bridge.

(e) The term “cost of bridge”, as applied to a bridge to be acquired by purchase or by condemnation, shall include the purchase price or the amount of the award, cost of improvements, financing charges, interest during any period of disuse before completion of improvements, cost of traffic estimates and of engineering and legal expenses, plans, specifications and surveys, estimates of cost and of revenues, other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of the enterprise, administrative expense, and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the financing herein authorized, and the acquisition of the bridge and the placing of the bridge in operation.

(f) The term “cost of bridge”, as applied to a bridge to be constructed, shall embrace the cost of construction, the cost of all land, property, rights, easements, and franchises acquired, which are deemed necessary for such construction, the cost of all machinery and equipment, financing charges, interest prior to and during construction and for six months after completion of construction, cost of traffic estimates and of engineering and of legal expenses, plans, specifications, surveys, estimates of cost and of revenues, other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of the enterprise, administrative expense, and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the financing herein authorized and the construction of the bridge and the placing of the bridge in operation.

(g) The word “owner” shall include all individuals, incorporated companies, copartnerships, societies, or associations having any title or interest in any property, rights, easements, or franchises authorized to be acquired by this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-11 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / Section 18-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-11
Status: in_force

(1) In order for a county to be eligible to utilize its Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program allocation or any of its state aid road funds for the Local System Road Program, a county must meet the following conditions:

(a) The county has employed a county engineer, together with such other technical assistance as is necessary to carry out the duties of this chapter, the same as provided under the provisions of Section 65-9-15 , for its state aid road system and, through its official minutes, has authorized the county engineer to perform the necessary engineering services connected with the Local System Road Program. The county engineer shall prepare the necessary plans and designs for all construction projects, including state aid projects and projects provided under this chapter. He also shall provide engineering supervision for the construction of such projects and shall approve all estimate payments made on the projects. Engineering cost for any project performed under the Local System Road Program may be paid from any funds allocated to a county under the program; however, the maximum fee paid to an engineer shall not exceed twelve percent (12%) of the final construction cost. No such cost shall be reimbursed to the county before the letting of the project; and

(b) The county has presented a plan for the construction, reconstruction and paving of a local system road which plan has been made and approved by the county engineer of the county, showing the specific road or project to be improved, stating the condition of the existing roadbed, drainage and bridges and outlining the type of construction or reconstruction to be made and the designs and specifications therefor including the paving of the road and the sources of revenue to be used and the sources and types of material to be used thereon. The plan shall be presented to the State Aid Engineer for the initial approval of the beginning of a project to receive monies.

(2) After the initial approval of the plan and plans as specified in subsection (1)(b) of this section has been made by the State Aid Engineer, the county shall be eligible to receive all funds made available to the county under the Local System Road Program to be used exclusively for the construction, reconstruction or paving of the local system road. The project may be done either by contract or by using county equipment and employees. It shall be according to the original plan or any amendments thereto which have been approved by the State Aid Engineer. The board may use county equipment and employees if the construction can be accomplished at a more reasonable cost than can be achieved by contract.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-313 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 23-313
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-313
Status: in_force

All moneys received from any bridge revenue bond issued pursuant to this article shall be applied solely to the payment of the cost of the bridge or bridges, or to the appurtenant sinking fund, and there is hereby created and granted a lien upon such moneys until so applied, in favor of the holders of such bonds or the trustee hereinafter provided in respect of such bonds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-27-17 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 27-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-27-17
Status: in_force

The owner or keeper of every toll ferry, bridge, turnpike, causeway, and plank road shall put up, in a convenient place, so as to be open and visible to travelers, a copy of the table of rates of toll established by the board of supervisors, printed, written, or painted in legible characters. For every day's failure to put up and keep exposed to view such table of rates, and for every overcharge made by him, such owner or keeper shall forfeit and pay the sum of ten dollars.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-55 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 13 / Section 41-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-55
Status: in_force

(1) The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the “Mississippi Delta Great River Road Scenic Byway,” pursuant to Section 65-41-1 et seq. :

Begin at the Tennessee state line and travel south on U.S. Highway 61 to the intersection of Mississippi Highway 161. Continue on Mississippi Highway 161 to the Town of Walls, Mississippi, and travel south on Old Highway 61 through DeSoto County and Tunica County to the intersection with U.S. Highway 49 near Lula, Mississippi. Continue northwest on U.S. Highway 49 to the intersection with Mississippi Highway 1, and travel south along Mississippi Highway 1. Continue south along Mississippi Highway 1 through Coahoma County, Bolivar County, Washington County, east along Mississippi Highway 1 at Sharkey County and then south along Mississippi Highway 1 at Issaquena County. Continue on Mississippi Highway 1 south to the intersection of U.S. Highway 61 at Mississippi Highway 1 at Onward; continue south along U.S. Highway 61 to the Issaquena/Warren County line. This terminates the “Mississippi Delta Great River Road Scenic Byway.”

(2) Outdoor advertising as identified in the Mississippi Delta Great River Road Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan shall be allowed on Mississippi Highway 1 and U.S. Highway 61 within the corporate limits of the impacted municipalities along the byway subject to the zoning and signage statutes and ordinances of the state and the impacted municipalities. Outdoor advertising outside of a municipality's corporate limit must be in compliance with applicable local, state and federal guidelines.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-59 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / Section 25-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-59
Status: in_force

The bridge commission shall be subject to the same type of audit as the boards of supervisors of the counties of the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-9 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 11-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-9
Status: in_force

The State Highway Commission shall determine what proportion of the funds allotted to the State of Mississippi for the improvement of secondary and feeder roads under subsection (b), Section 3, of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1944 [53 U. S. Stat. 838, ch. 626], shall be expended upon the improvement of highways on the county federal aid highway system; however, not less than fifty per cent (50%) of the amount so apportioned to Mississippi under said act shall be apportioned for expenditure among the counties for the improvement of roads on the county federal aid highway system; if the amount apportioned by the state to the state highway fund to carry out the purposes of Sections 65-11-1 to 65-11-37 should be less than fifty per cent (50%) of the amount apportioned to Mississippi for secondary and feeder roads under said act, then the amount of federal funds apportioned to the counties for the improvement of roads on the county federal aid highway system may be less than fifty per cent (50%) of such federal funds, but shall not be less than the amount of such state appropriation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-15 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 26-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-15
Status: in_force

(1) The Highway Commission is hereby authorized, at one (1) time or from time to time, to declare by resolution the necessity for issuance of negotiable general obligation bonds of the State of Mississippi to provide funds for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of the planning or construction of the bridges or tunnels, authorized by this chapter to receive state funds, over the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, but in no event shall the amount of bonds issued exceed a total of Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000.00) for such planning or construction of such bridges or tunnels. The counties of Alcorn, Chickasaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lee, Lowndes, Monroe, Noxubee, Kemper, Pontotoc, Prentiss and Tishomingo are hereby obligated to reimburse the State of Mississippi for seventy-five percent (75%) of the total cost of the bonds, not to exceed Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000.00), and to pay the debt service thereon.

(2) In the manner and for the purposes described in subsection (1) of this section, the Highway Commission is hereby authorized at one (1) time or from time to time, to declare by resolution the necessity for issuance of additional negotiable general obligation bonds of the State of Mississippi in an amount not to exceed Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000.00). The counties of Alcorn, Chickasaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lee, Lowndes, Monroe, Noxubee, Kemper, Pontotoc, Prentiss and Tishomingo are hereby obligated to reimburse the State of Mississippi for one hundred percent (100%) of the total cost of the bonds issued under the authority of this subsection and to pay the debt service thereon.

(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, no general obligation bonds authorized herein shall be issued after April 23, 1986.

(4) The Highway Commission is authorized to accept and to use funds from whatever source available, other than state funds which are not explicitly pledged under this chapter, in completing the construction authorized by this chapter and shall furnish to the State Bond Commission the amounts of federal funds to be expended on each bridge or tunnel, which is to be partially funded under the provisions of this chapter. The Highway Commission shall not request bonds to be issued in an amount which when added to other funds available will exceed the actual cost of construction nor where construction of any such bridge or tunnel may be accomplished by the Corps of Engineers or any other federal agency.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-9 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 18-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-9
Status: in_force

(1) The State Aid Engineer shall allocate annually the amount of the state aid road allocation of a county that is requested by such county for use in the construction, reconstruction and paving of local system roads in the county if the county has met the requirements of this chapter; provided, however, that the State Aid Engineer shall not allocate more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the annual state aid road allocation of a county for such purposes.

(2) The State Aid Engineer shall allocate annually the amount of the Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program allocation of a county that is requested by such county for use in the construction, reconstruction and paving of local system roads in the county if:

(a) The State Aid Engineer has certified, pursuant to Section 65-37-7 , that all the local system bridges within the county have a sufficiency rating of greater than fifty (50) or that all such bridges within the county with a sufficiency rating of fifty (50) or less are currently under contract for replacement or rehabilitation; and

(b) The county has met the requirements of this chapter.

(3) The State Aid Engineer shall establish specific designs and standards to be followed by such counties in the construction, reconstruction and paving of local system roads. The specific designs and standards shall be based upon policies on geometric design of local rural roads, highways and streets adopted and published by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.117 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.117
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.117
Status: in_force

(1) That portion of U.S. Highway 84 in Wayne County beginning at its intersection with Mississippi Highway 184 and extending northeasterly to the Mississippi/Alabama state line is designated and shall be known as the “Dr. W.W. Walley Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.50 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.50
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.50
Status: in_force

(1) That portion of U.S. Highway 82 that bypasses the City of Winona shall be known as the “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Boulevard.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching that portion of U.S. Highway 82 described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-7 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 39-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-7
Status: in_force

The principal of and interest on the bonds authorized under Section 65-39-5 shall be payable in the manner provided in this section. Such bonds shall bear such date or dates, be in such denomination or denominations, bear interest at such rate or rates (not to exceed the limits set forth in Section 75-17-101 ), be payable at such place or places within or without the State of Mississippi, shall mature absolutely at such time or times, be redeemable before maturity at such time or times and upon such terms, with or without premium, shall bear such registration privileges, and shall be substantially in such form, all as shall be determined by resolution of the State Bond Commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.14 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.14
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.14
Status: in_force

(1) That portion of Mississippi Highway 19 from its intersection with Mississippi Highway 15 in the City of Philadelphia which extends in a northerly direction to the corporate limits of such city is hereby designated as the “Herman Alford Memorial Highway.”

(2) The State Highway Department is hereby directed to erect appropriate signs on the designated segment of such highway.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.344 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.344
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.344
Status: in_force

(1) The segment of U.S. Highway 84 located in Franklin County, Mississippi, beginning one-half ( 1 / 2 ) mile east of its intersection with Log Cabin Road and extending east to its intersection with Higginbotham Road is designated and shall be known as the “Mark ‘Peanut’ Youngblood Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-31 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 19-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-31
Status: in_force

Where contracts are let upon competitive bids, if the commissioners deem the bids too high, they are authorized to reject all bids.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-113 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-113
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-113
Status: in_force

The boards of supervisors may provide for the working of public roads with the convicts sentenced to the county jails, or committed for failure to pay the fine and costs imposed upon them; and if they do so, they may make the necessary contracts for that purpose, or employ suitable persons to have charge of and superintend the labor of the convicts. The board of supervisors may require the contractor of any road to take and work the convicts sentenced to the county jail, or committed to same to pay fine and cost imposed upon them, upon such terms and conditions as the said board and contractor may agree upon.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-33 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / Section 43-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-33
Status: in_force

All bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 65-43-9 through 65-43-39 shall be legal investments for trustees and other fiduciaries, and for savings banks, trust companies and insurance companies organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi, and such bonds shall be legal securities which may be deposited with and shall be received by all public officers and bodies of this state and all municipalities and political subdivisions for the purpose of securing the deposit of public funds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-15-21.nr2 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 15-21.nr2
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-15-21.nr2
Status: in_force

One-half ( 1 / 2 ) of all ad valorem taxes collected by or for a county on property within a municipality (the streets of which are worked at the expense of the municipal treasury, or worked by municipal authority) for road purposes of such county, not including taxes for the purposes of paying bonds issued for road purposes or the interest thereon or for creating a bond and interest fund for retiring the same, shall be paid over to the treasurer of such municipality for said municipality.

Any municipality may contract with its board of supervisors, whereby work may be performed on the streets maintained by said municipality in lieu of the refund of one-half ( 1 / 2 ) of the road taxes collected under this section, and in such event such agreement shall be spread at large upon the minutes of both the governing authorities of such municipality and the board of supervisors of such county.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-43 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / Section 33-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-43
Status: in_force

In all counties where the bonds of the county are or have been issued under this chapter or any previous statutes of a similar character, the boards of supervisors may levy and collect a privilege tax on each person resident in such county driving an automobile or other motor vehicle on any of the public streets or highways of the county, not exceeding two dollars. The amount of said tax may be varied in case more than one member of a family pays such tax, the funds arising therefrom to be applied in the same manner as funds arising under Sections 65-33-45 to 65-33-49 are applied. The boards of supervisors shall have the power, and it shall be the duty of such boards, to levy annually on all the taxable property in such counties, and to collect a special tax sufficient to cover any deficiency, if such deficiency occur, in the amount necessary to meet annually such interest and sinking fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-143.12 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-143.12
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-143.12
Status: in_force

The following highway is deleted from the state highway system, removed from the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission and returned to the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors of Itawamba County:

Northern District--Itawamba County

Mississippi Highway 379 in Itawamba County.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-9-30 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-30
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-9-30
Status: in_force

(1) The State Aid Engineer shall maintain an accurate record of all federal aid secondary funds, federal “safer off-system” funds, and all other available federal road funds allocated to the counties in accordance with the percentages set out in Section 65-9-3 . He shall likewise maintain an accurate account of all state aid funds apportioned to the counties in accordance with the percentages and provisions set out in Section 27-65-75 .

(2) The State Aid Engineer is hereby authorized to utilize state aid funds, and federal aid secondary funds allocated to the counties as provided for in accordance with Section 65-9-29 , and federal “safer off-system” funds, and/or any other available federal road funds allocated to Mississippi and to be expended on county roads, and allocated to the counties as provided for in accordance with Section 65-9-29, in such amounts as he deems necessary for an orderly and effective programming of all funds available to the counties, including an interchange of one (1) type of funds for another type of funds when necessary; provided, however, that each county shall receive, not less than annually, its pro rata share of the combined funds so allocated; and further provided that the authority of the county boards of supervisors to otherwise adopt construction programs is in no way circumvented.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-121 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-121
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-121
Status: in_force

The Governor of the State of Mississippi, acting on behalf of this state, is hereby authorized to execute a compact, to be known as the “Arkansas-Mississippi Great River Bridge Construction Compact,” in substantially the following form, with the State of Arkansas, and the Legislature hereby signifies in advance its approval and ratification of such compact, to wit:

ARKANSAS-MISSISSIPPI GREAT RIVER BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION COMPACT

ARTICLE I

The purpose of this compact is to promote the construction of a highway bridge or a combined highway-railroad bridge connecting the States of Mississippi and Arkansas at, near or between Rosedale, Mississippi, and McGehee and Dumas, Arkansas, and to establish a joint interstate authority to assist in these efforts.

ARTICLE II

This compact shall become effective immediately as to the States ratifying it whenever the States of Arkansas and Mississippi have ratified it and Congress has given consent thereto.

ARTICLE III

(a) The states which are parties to this compact (hereinafter referred to as “Party States”) do hereby establish and create a joint agency which shall be known as the Arkansas-Mississippi Great River Bridge Authority (hereinafter referred to as “The Authority”). The membership of The Authority shall consist of five (5) members from the State of Mississippi, to be selected in such manner as may be provided by laws enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi, and five (5) members from the State of Arkansas, to be selected in such manner as may be provided by laws enacted by the Arkansas General Assembly. The terms of the members of such Authority from each of the Party States, the method of appointing successor members, and the method of filling vacancies on The Authority, shall be determined by the laws of Mississippi and Arkansas.

(b) The members of The Authority shall not be compensated for services on The Authority, but each member shall be entitled to actual and reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings or incurred otherwise in the performance of his/her duties as a member of The Authority.

(c) The members of The Authority shall meet upon the call of the chairman and hold such other meetings as its business may require. Special meetings of The Authority may be called by the chairman or upon written request of a majority of the members of The Authority from each of the Party States. The Authority shall choose annually a chairman and vice chairman from its members, and the chairmanship shall rotate each year among the Party States, in order of their acceptance of this compact.

(d) The Secretary of The Authority (hereinafter provided for) shall notify each member in writing of all meetings of The Authority in such a manner and under such rules and regulations as The Authority may prescribe.

(e) The Authority shall adopt rules and regulations for the transaction of its business; and the secretary shall keep a record of all its business and shall furnish a copy thereof to each member of The Authority.

(f) It shall be the duty of The Authority, in general, to promote, encourage, and coordinate the efforts of the Party States to secure the development of the Arkansas-Mississippi Great River Bridge at, near or between Rosedale, Mississippi, and McGehee-Dumas, Arkansas. Toward this end, The Authority shall have power to:

(i) Hold hearings;

(ii) Conduct studies and surveys of all problems, benefits, and other matters associated with the construction of the Arkansas-Mississippi Great River Bridge, and to make reports thereon;

(iii) Acquire by gift, grant or otherwise, from local, federal, or private sources, such money or property as may be provided for the proper performance of their function, and to hold and dispose of the same and to expend such monies as is necessary to defray the costs of establishing and operating The Authority;

(iv) Cooperate with other public or private groups, whether local, state, regional, or national, having an interest in the bridge construction;

(v) Formulate and execute plans and policies for emphasizing the purpose of this compact before the Congress of the United States and other appropriate officers and agencies of the United States;

(vi) Negotiate with one or more railroads in the State of Mississippi and the State of Arkansas, and with the appropriate federal authorities for the construction of the Arkansas-Mississippi Great River Bridge as a combined highway-railroad bridge. If necessary, The Authority may enter into a contract with one or more railroads and/or the appropriate agencies of Congress to borrow funds for the construction of the railroad portion of the bridge, to be reimbursed, including all costs of principal, interest and other costs in connection with such indebtedness, by revenues derived from rental fees, grants, or other charges, with such indebtedness to be secured solely by a pledge of such revenues; and

(vii) Exercise such other powers as may be appropriate to enable it to accomplish its functions and duties in connection with the construction of the Arkansas-Mississippi Great River Bridge as a highway bridge or a combined highway-railroad bridge, and to carry out the purposes of this compact.

ARTICLE IV

The Authority shall appoint a secretary, who shall be a person familiar with the nature, procedures, and significance of the bridge construction and the informational, educational, and publicity methods of stimulating general interest in such developments, and who shall be the compact administrator. The term of office of the secretary shall be at the pleasure of The Authority and such officer shall receive such compensation as The Authority shall prescribe from monies provided to The Authority under Article III(f)(iii). The secretary shall maintain custody of The Authority's books, records, and papers, which shall be kept by the secretary at the office of The Authority, and shall perform all functions and duties and exercise all powers and authorities which may be delegated to the secretary of The Authority.

ARTICLE V

Nothing in this compact shall be construed so as to conflict with any existing statute, or to limit the powers of any Party State, or to repeal or prevent legislation, or to authorize or permit curtailment or diminution of any other bridge project, or to affect any existing or future cooperative arrangement or relationship between any federal agency and a Party State.

ARTICLE VI

This compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each Party State until the Legislature or Governor of each or either state takes action to withdraw therefrom; provided that such withdrawal shall not become effective until six (6) months after the date of the action taken by the Legislature or Governor. Notice of such action shall be given to the other Party State by the secretary of state of the Party State which takes such action.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.66 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.66
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.66
Status: in_force

(1) That segment of Mississippi Highway 15 / 25 in Winston County is designated and shall be known as “Veterans' Memorial Drive.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-111 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-111
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-111
Status: in_force

A failure to comply with the terms of Section 65-7-109 shall constitute a misdemeanor, and any person convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction shall be fined not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) or be imprisoned in jail not to exceed ten days, or both.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-11 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / Section 33-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-11
Status: in_force

In event any such bonds be authorized by said election for the purpose of building or constructing any causeway or bridge to any island or islands, then and in that event, and before any of said bonds shall be sold or delivered, the said board shall take necessary steps to acquire title to all of the land on such island or islands, susceptible of private ownership, not belonging to the United States government or the State of Mississippi (exclusive of any historic fort or fortress belonging to a patriotic association with not exceeding five acres of land surrounding the same); or for binding option or other enforceable legal right to acquire the same at a price satisfactory to the said board. However, no land shall be purchased from any private owner who has acquired title to said land during the last 12 months at a price in excess of the cost to the person acquiring same except by condemnation in a court at law.

After the bond election has carried and after options have been obtained and other provisions enforceable at law satisfactory to said board of supervisors have been made for the acquisition of the land as hereinabove provided, it shall be the duty of the board of supervisors to employ a suitable engineer or engineers to make final plans, specifications, and estimates of cost of construction of the additional and supplementary protection for public roads and highways and the building and construction of any causeways, bridges, or other projects authorized by Sections 65-33-1 to 65-33-15 . Upon adoption of such plans and specifications and approval thereof by such board, or upon such adoption and approval of any revision thereof which may be made from time to time, said board of supervisors may proceed to sell and deliver said bonds, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and proceed to enter into necessary contracts to the lowest and best bidder, after advertising therefor in the manner by statute provided, and do all other things necessary toward the accomplishment of the work contemplated by such plans and specifications and to acquire in the name of such county such property or rights in property as may be necessary for the construction and execution of such plans and specifications and in compliance with the provisions of said sections relative to the acquisition of title to land on any island or islands. Said board of supervisors shall have the right to acquire by purchase, gift, or eminent domain any land or lands deemed necessary for roads, roadways, parks, recreation projects, seashore parks, or other public grounds approved by such board; no lands so acquired by eminent domain by said board for such public purposes shall be sold. Other lands on such island or islands so acquired by such board may be subdivided into lots, blocks, and building sites and sold, either at public auction, or prices may be placed upon individual lots and placed on sale to the public at such prices and under such terms and conditions as may be fixed by said board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-37 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 19-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-37
Status: in_force

Each separate road district shall receive a fair portion of the convict labor assigned to the roads of the county.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-1-113 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-113
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-1-113
Status: in_force

The books and accounts of the Mississippi Department of Transportation shall be audited at the end of each fiscal year by the State Auditor. A copy of the audit shall be filed with the Governor, the Legislative Budget Office, and the Department of Finance and Administration and a copy kept on file in the Office of the Mississippi Transportation Commission. The audit shall be so segregated that it shall show in detail the expenditures of the Mississippi Department of Transportation for the period involved.

At a regular meeting in April of each year prior to the beginning of each July 1 fiscal year, the Mississippi Transportation Commission shall adopt a complete, detailed and itemized budget of each construction program, maintenance and administration based on information as required by the Legislative Budget Office, which budget shall not exceed a reasonably anticipated income of the commission for the succeeding fiscal year, and the essential features of such budget shall be spread at large on the minutes of the commission. A copy of the detailed budget shall be filed with the Governor and three (3) copies each with the Legislative Budget Office and the Department of Finance and Administration on or before May 30 of each year and shall cover all anticipated expenditures for construction, maintenance and all other expenditures for the ensuing fiscal year. The commission shall not make expenditures in excess of its published budget or any item thereof without written notice to the Legislative Budget Office and prior approval of the Department of Finance and Administration, except in case of extraordinary, unusual or unprecedented occurrences arising by reason of unforeseen events, floods, hurricanes or other acts of God or force majeure, in which event, upon the declaration of emergency and necessity spread at large upon the minutes, appropriate and necessary emergency expenditures may be made.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-37 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 11-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-37
Status: in_force

All highways constructed under the provisions of Sections 65-11-1 to 65-11-37 , including those constructed under the provisions of Sections 65-11-27 to 65-11-31 , may be constructed by the State Highway Commission without regard to any group priority of construction which is now or may hereafter be provided by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-3 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / Section 41-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-3
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to them in this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(a) “ Corridor ” means a highway, road or street right-of-way and the adjacent area that is visible from and extends along the highway, road or street;

(b) “ Department ” means the Mississippi Department of Transportation;

(c) “Intrinsic qualities,” as related to scenic byways, include:

(i) Scenic: Beauty, whether natural or man-made. The quality of the feature is measured by how memorable, distinctive, unique, uninterrupted and unified a scenic byway is;

(ii) Natural: Minimal disturbance of the natural ecological features that are associated with the region;

(iii) Historic: Landscapes, buildings, structures or other visual evidence of the past other than just a site;

(iv) Cultural: Visual evidence of the unique customs, traditions, folklore or rituals of a currently existing human group;

(v) Archeological: Visual evidence of the unique customs, traditions, folklores or rituals of a no longer existing human group;

(vi) Recreational: Use of a scenic byway or its corridor for recreational activities like jogging, biking, roadside picnics or for direct access to recreational sites like campgrounds, lakes, etc.;

(d) “ Program ” means the Mississippi Scenic Byways Program created under the provisions of this chapter;

(e) “ Scenic byway ” means a public highway, road or street, including the corridor through which it passes, that has been designated as a scenic byway in order to develop, promote and maintain its intrinsic qualities.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-55 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 33-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-55
Status: in_force

(1) In any county maintaining a sea wall or road protection structure under provisions of this chapter and having an assessed valuation of five million dollars or less, the board of supervisors may borrow funds not in excess of four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00), at a rate of interest not exceeding five per cent per annum, in addition to such sums as have heretofore been borrowed for the purpose of constructing, repairing, strengthening, or maintaining the road protection structure or sea wall of the county. Such board of supervisors shall have the authority to own a dredge boat and to use and operate it for the purpose of pumping a sand beach adjacent to such sea wall or road protection structure or for the maintenance thereof, and to pay for same out of any funds provided under this section. The funds or amount borrowed for the purposes provided in this section shall be repaid within a period of twenty years from the date borrowed, and shall be paid out of the funds collected under this chapter. All bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness maturing each year and the interest thereon, however, shall be first provided for and paid out of said funds. The loans authorized herein shall not be subject to other limitations, restrictions, or provisions of the general laws governing the borrowing of money, amounts of indebtedness, budget, and election; and said loans may be made by the board of supervisors of such county either by issuance of county bond, notes, or certificates of indebtedness which shall be full faith and credit obligations of the county issuing same and shall be payable, both as to principal and interest, from the same sources of revenue and taxes made available for the payment of road protection bonds under the provisions of this chapter. The money herein authorized to be borrowed by such board of supervisors may be borrowed from any person, firm, corporation, governmental lending agency, or from any sinking funds of such county; if the money be borrowed from any sinking fund, it shall be repaid before the sinking fund from which it is borrowed, when supplemented by funds paid into same, is needed. Before the board of supervisors shall borrow money under this section, it shall spread on its minutes an order reciting such intention, and shall call an election and submit the question of issuing bonds under this section to the qualified voters of such county in accordance with the present laws of issuing bonds. If a majority of the qualified electors voting in said election vote to issue said bonds, then the board of supervisors shall proceed to issue so much or such parts of said bonds not to exceed four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00).

(2) The board of supervisors is given full power and authority to do any and all things necessary in its opinion to obtain funds from the United States government by and under Public Law 727, 79th Congress, Chapter 960, 2nd Session, or under any other law, and in and about the solicitation and preparation of any application; and it may do any and all things necessary in the promotion of obtaining relief under this act of congress for such county, and it is further given authority to assure the United States government, the United States beach erosion board, and the United States army engineers the following:

(1) Assure maintenance of the sea wall and drainage facilities, and of the beach by artificial replenishment, during the useful life of these works, as may be required to serve their intended purpose;

(2) Provide, at the county's own expense, all necessary land, easements, and rights of way;

(3) To hold and save the United States free from all claims for damages that may arise either before, during, or after prosecution of the work;

(4) To prevent, by ordinance, any water pollution that would endanger the health of the bathers;

(5) To assume perpetual ownership of any beach construction and its administration for public use only.

The intent and purpose of this section is to give unto the respective boards of supervisors the full power and authority to carry out all of the provisions herein, and to act independently, jointly, or severally with the United States government by and under Public Law 727, 79th Congress, or other laws.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-1-141.1 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-141.1
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-1-141.1
Status: in_force

There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the “2022 Maintenance Project Fund,” which shall consist of funds made available by the Legislature in any manner and funds from any other source designated for deposit into such fund. The fund shall be maintained by the State Treasurer as a separate and special fund, separate and apart from the General Fund of the state. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any investment earnings or interest earned on amounts in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund. Monies in the fund shall be used by the Department of Transportation, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to provide for maintenance projects included in the Pavement Program of the Three-Year Plan as adopted by, amended by, or reissued by the Mississippi Transportation Commission under the authority of Section 65-1-141 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-81 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 13 / Section 19-81
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-81
Status: in_force

Where any public highway being constructed, improved, or maintained by any separate road district shall run or extend into or through any incorporated municipality within the said district, such highway may be constructed, improved, and maintained the same within as without the corporate limits of said municipality. With the consent of and in conjunction with the road commissioners, the said municipality may, out of its own funds, add such street crossings or make improvements, such as grading, culverts, graveling, paving, or other improvements, as it may desire; the mayor and board of aldermen shall, by an order spread upon their minutes, consent for the work to be done by the commissioners. This section shall not be construed as any limitation upon those sections of this title in reference to state highways.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-5 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 13-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-5
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that the construction, operation, and maintenance of highways and streets to serve areas of high traffic density will promote the economic development of the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-109 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-109
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-109
Status: in_force

All road authorities and contractors in counties, parts of counties, and municipalities in this state who construct, build, or repair public roads and streets with oyster shells shall, within ten days after the foundation is laid for such road, put a surface of crushed shells or other surfacing equal thereto for the purpose of making such roads smooth; and each half mile in rural districts and each block in cities shall be surfaced within said time after the foundation of such road shall be laid. All surface repair work shall be done with crushed shell, or material equal thereto, where the foundation is laid with such uncrushed oyster shells, so that said road shall be made smooth and traversable without injury to animal or vehicle. Where foundation is repaired with uncrushed shells, the surfacing shall be done as soon as reasonably possible, not to exceed ten days after such foundation is laid.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-23 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 43-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-23
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under the authority of Sections 65-43-9 through 65-43-39 shall be revenue bonds of the state, the principal of and interest on which shall be payable solely from the revenue from projects authorized under Section 65-43-1 or 65-43-3 . The bonds shall never constitute an indebtedness of the state within the meaning of any state constitutional provision or statutory limitation, and shall never constitute or give rise to a pecuniary liability of the state, or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers, and such fact shall be plainly stated on the face of each such bond. The bonds shall not be considered when computing any limitation of indebtedness of the state. All bonds issued under the authority of Sections 65-43-9 through 65-43-39 and all interest coupons applicable thereto shall be construed to be negotiable instruments, despite the fact that they are payable solely from a specified source.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-31 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 19-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-31
Status: in_force

Where contracts are let upon competitive bids, if the commissioners deem the bids too high, they are authorized to reject all bids.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-31 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 26-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-31
Status: in_force

All bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be legal investments for trustees and other fiduciaries and for savings banks, trust companies, and insurance companies organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi, and such bonds shall be legal securities which may be deposited with and shall be received by all public officers and bodies of this state and all municipalities and bodies of this state and all municipalities and political subdivisions for the purpose of securing the deposit of public funds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-45 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 25-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-45
Status: in_force

The commissioners appointed by such governing body or municipality shall, subject to the approval of such governing body, have the following authority, powers and rights: Said commissioners may adopt reasonable bylaws for the conduct of said commission. Said commissioners shall be governed by and fulfill the terms and provisions of the trust indenture or resolution under which the revenue bonds of such governing body were issued, and in so doing the commission shall manage and control the bridge, the approaches thereto, and all appurtenant and physical properties connected therewith, both real and personal, and shall provide for the regular inspection, repair, maintenance and improvement of said bridge and its approaches. Said commission may make any contract and authorize any purchases from the funds realized from the revenues of said bridge and available under the trust indenture or resolution under which the bridge revenue bonds of the governing body were issued for the purposes of repairs, maintenance and improvements, which said contracts and purchases may, in the sound business judgment of the commission, be made without the necessity of prior advertisement or public bids. Said commissioners may employ a superintendent or manager of the bridge properties, fix the amount of his salary, either employ or delegate to said manager the employment of all subordinate personnel, provide for the wages and compensation of such subordinate employees, and shall require the said manager and such other employees as the commissioners may require to give bond, with sufficient surety, to be payable, conditioned and approved as provided by law, in a penalty equal to Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). The commissioners may place in effect, reclassify, revise and charge a schedule of tolls for transit over said bridge properties, and alter or revise the toll schedule as often as it shall appear necessary or proper; provide for the collection of such tolls and all other revenues and the safe handling and deposit of the funds so received, prepare such budgets and estimates alone or in connection with consulting engineers annually, or for such lesser period of time as may be deemed desirable; provide for an adequate bookkeeping system and regular audits, and keep or cause to be kept full and correct records of finances of said bridge; negotiate for all contracts incidental to or necessary for the proper insurance, maintenance, repair, improvement and operation of said bridge, including employer's liability insurance with medical benefits for those employed by the commission for the operation and maintenance of said bridge; do and perform all other acts and negotiate for all other contracts which in the sound judgment of the commissioners, meeting with the approval of the governing body issuing the revenue bonds, are desirable or necessary in the interest of the proper, efficient, and economical management and operation of the said bridge and the advancement of the business thereof, all toward the object of fulfilling the obligations in the trust indenture or resolution under which the governing body authorized and issued its revenue bonds, and toward the ultimate freeing of the said bridge from tolls, as to the vehicular portion thereof, at the earliest date possible.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-53 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-53
Status: in_force

Whenever in the discretion of the board of supervisors of any county it seems proper so to do, the board may, by order on its minutes, authorize the commission of any road district within the county, or the engineer of such commission, to forbid the use of any hard surfaced road, or portion thereof, when under construction or repair. The Highway Commission or its engineer, when so authorized by the board of supervisors, may close said road or any portion thereof to travel by an obstruction placed thereon in such manner as to indicate its closing, or by a sign marked “closed by order of the Highway Commission.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-21 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 19-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-21
Status: in_force

In any election held under the provisions of this chapter in respect to the creation of, or addition to, separate road districts, the board of supervisors shall have the power to fix the place and provide for holding the election by the qualified electors of such territory, whenever the voting precincts as fixed for general elections will not be convenient or suitable.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-45 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / Section 33-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-45
Status: in_force

Where any county issues or has heretofore issued its bonds under this chapter or any previous statutes of a similar character for protection of any highway, there shall be paid into the treasury of such county fifty per cent (50%) of any license taxes which would otherwise be paid into the state highway fund collected by the state in such county on motor vehicles or drivers thereof, and fifty per cent (50%) of any excise taxes levied and collected in such county by the state on gasoline which would otherwise be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the state highway fund, to meet the interest and annual sinking fund on such bonds. Such funds shall be applied toward the liquidation of the interest and sinking fund accruing annually on such bonds, the other fifty per cent (50%) to go into the state treasury to the credit of the state highway commission, and, if such taxes in any year should be insufficient to cover such interest and sinking fund, the deficiency therein shall be supplied out of any other such funds collected by the state in such county and allotted by law to such county for road purposes. Nothing herein shall be construed as a guarantee on the part of the state to pay the interest or principal on any bonds issued hereunder.

This section shall not apply to the tax collected from registration fees and the sale of automobile tags.

Of the surplus of such funds so paid into the treasuries of Harrison and Jackson Counties, the portions thereof hereinafter designated, to the extent necessary under the limitations hereinafter stated, shall be paid by Harrison and Jackson Counties to the state highway commission and shall be applied by said commission on the annual payments of principal of and interest on bonds to be issued by the state bond commission in an amount not to exceed seven million dollars ($7,000,000.00), for the construction, by the state highway commission, of a four-lane highway bridge across the Bay of Biloxi, to form a part of United States Highway No. 90, to the extent that two thirds of the total cost of principal and interest on such bonds shall be paid out of such surplus funds of Harrison County, and one third out of such surplus funds of Jackson County.

For the purpose of this section, such “surplus funds of Harrison County” shall be construed to be the amount paid to Harrison County under this section not pledged to the payment of principal and interest of bonds issued under this chapter, or any previous statutes of a similar character for the protection of any highway, and presently outstanding. “Surplus funds of Jackson County” shall be construed to be the amount paid to Jackson County under this section not pledged to the payment of principal and interest of bonds issued under this chapter, or any previous statutes of a similar character for the protection of any highway, and presently outstanding, and remaining after payment of principal and interest on bonds now issued or authorized by an election by Jackson County in connection with its Bayou Casotte development project under the authority of Senate Bill No. 1265, Extraordinary Session of 1954, as amended by Senate Bill No. 1624 enacted at the Regular 1958 Session of the Mississippi Legislature.

Annually, to the extent necessary to meet the annual requirements for the payment of principal of and interest on said bonds, Harrison County shall pay to the state highway commission not exceeding two thirds of its aforesaid annual surplus, as hereinabove defined; and, to the extent necessary and available, Jackson County shall annually pay to the state highway commission from such surplus funds an amount not exceeding one third of the annual requirements for bonds issued by the state bond commission, and such amounts as may be necessary to satisfy any deficiency in preceding annual payments required to be made under the provisions hereof.

Surplus funds remaining to both Harrison and Jackson Counties, after making the payments above directed, may be pledged, used, and expended in whole or part for the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds issued and to be issued under the authority of Sections 59-9-1 to 59-9-83 ; however, unless and until so pledged all or any part of such surplus now or hereafter accumulated may be transferred by the board of supervisors to a fund designated the county port fund and shall be subject to expenditure by the county port authority or county development commission for the purposes and objects authorized by said sections. All expenditures made by the county port authority or county development commission shall be audited by the county auditor, who shall annually report such expenditures to the board of supervisors.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-23 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 26-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-23
Status: in_force

(1) The Bond Commission shall sell such bonds on sealed bids at public sale, and for such price as it may determine to be for the best interest of the State of Mississippi, but no such sale shall be made at a price less than par plus accrued interest to date of delivery of the bonds to the purchaser. The bonds authorized by this chapter shall not bear a greater overall maximum interest rate to maturity than eight percent (8%) per annum. No bond shall bear more than one (1) rate of interest; each bond shall bear interest from its date to its stated maturity date at the interest rate specified in the bid; all bonds of the same maturity shall bear the same rate of interest from date to maturity; all interest accruing on such bonds so issued shall be payable semiannually or annually, except that the first interest coupon attached to any such bond may be for any period not exceeding one (1) year.

(2) No interest payment shall be evidenced by more than one (1) coupon and neither cancelled nor supplemental coupons shall be permitted; the lowest interest rate specified for any bonds issued shall not be less than seventy percent (70%) of the highest interest rate specified for the same bond issue. The interest rate of any one (1) maturity shall not exceed eight percent (8%).

(3) Each interest rate specified in any bid must be in a multiple of one-eighth of one percent ( 1 / 8 of 1%) or one-tenth of one percent ( 1 / 10 of 1%) and a zero rate of interest cannot be named.

(4) Notice of the sale of any such bonds shall be published at least two (2) times, the first of which shall be made not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of sale, and shall be so published in one or more newspapers having a general circulation in the City of Jackson and in one or more other newspapers or financial journals with a large national circulation, to be selected by the Bond Commission.

(5) The Bond Commission, when issuing any bonds under the authority of this chapter, shall provide that bonds maturing eleven (11) or more years after the date of the issuance of such bonds may, at the option of the State of Mississippi, be called in for payment and redemption in reverse numerical order at the call price named therein and accrued interest, or on the tenth anniversary of the date of issue, or on any interest payment date thereafter prior to maturity.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.24 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.24
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.24
Status: in_force

Mississippi Highways 63 and 57 are designated as wildflower routes, and the State Highway Department shall take the necessary measures in maintaining rights-of-way along such highways to encourage the growth of native wildflowers. Such measures shall include, but not be limited to, (a) refraining from the use of herbicides, (b) planting native wildflowers, and (c) when mowing becomes necessary, mowing selectively in order to preserve wildflowers during their growing seasons.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.60 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-71.60
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.60
Status: in_force

(1) That portion of Mississippi Highway 35 in Panola County beginning with its intersection with Mississippi Highway 6 and extending southerly to the Tallahatchie County line shall be known as the “Waverly Wray Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching that portion of Mississippi Highway 35 described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-37-15 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 37-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-37-15
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, when all deficient bridges, as defined by Section 65-37-3(1)(a) , of a county have been replaced or are under contract for replacement or rehabilitation, then monies in the Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fund created under Section 65-37-13 , that are allocated to a particular county may be expended for (a) the purpose of paying the principal, interest and debt service on any bonds, notes or obligations issued or incurred by that county before the effective date of this chapter for the purpose of replacing or rehabilitating any bridge or drainage-related structure on any highway, road or street under the jurisdiction of that county, (b) on bridges in the State Aid Road System, or (c) if bridges in the State Aid Road System of that county are in sufficient repair, such monies may be utilized for the repair of roads on the State Aid Road System or local system roads, upon presentation to the State Aid Engineer of a resolution duly adopted and entered on the minutes of the board of supervisors of such county requesting such expenditure and reciting in the resolution such information as may be necessary for the State Aid Engineer to determine that the county is eligible for expenditure of funds under the provisions of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-19 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 26-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-19
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the adoption of a resolution by the Highway Commission, declaring the necessity for the issuance of any part or all of the general obligation bonds authorized by this chapter, the Highway Commission shall deliver a certified copy of its resolution or resolutions to the Bond Commission. Upon receipt of same, the Bond Commission shall, in its discretion, act as the issuing agent, prescribe the form of the bonds, advertise for and accept bids, issue and sell the bonds so authorized to be sold, and do any and all other things necessary and advisable in connection with the issuance and sale of such bonds.

(2) For the payment of said bonds and the interest thereon, the full faith, credit, and taxing power of the State of Mississippi are hereby irrevocably pledged. If the legislature shall find that there are funds available in the General Fund of the Treasury of the State of Mississippi in amounts sufficient to pay maturing principal and accruing interest of said general obligation bonds, and if the legislature shall appropriate such available funds to the bond retirement fund for the purpose of paying such maturing principal and accruing interest, then the maturing principal and accruing interest of said bonds shall be paid from appropriations made from the General Fund of the Treasury of the State of Mississippi by the legislature thereof. But, if there are not available sufficient funds in the bond retirement fund and General Fund of the Treasury of the State of Mississippi to pay the maturing principal and accruing interest of said bonds, or if such funds are available and the legislature should fail to appropriate a sufficient amount thereof to pay such principal and accruing interest as the same becomes due, then, and in that event, there shall annually be levied upon all taxable property within the State of Mississippi an ad valorem tax at the rate sufficient to provide the funds required to pay the said bonds at maturity and the interest thereon as the same accrues.

(3)(a) From and after that year in which the state shall become obligated to make the final expenditure of the ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00) required by Section 65-26-7 , there is hereby pledged the net revenue derived from the funds received by the State of Mississippi from the Tennessee Valley Authority in lieu of ad valorem taxes, being twelve and two-tenths percent (12.2%) of the total funds paid by the Authority in Mississippi, as provided in Section 27-37-301, Mississippi Code of 1972 , said funds to be deposited directly into the bond retirement fund. Such funds paid by the Authority in lieu of ad valorem taxes are hereby pledged for the payment of principal of and interest on bonds authorized by subsection (1) of Section 65-26-15 . When twenty-five percent (25%) of the total costs of the bonds and the debt service thereon has been paid by the use of funds of the State of Mississippi, the diversion of such funds from the Authority from the general fund of the State of Mississippi into the bond retirement fund shall cease.

(b) For repayment to the State of Mississippi to the extent of the local share of all bonds issued under the authority of this chapter and the interest thereon, there are hereby pledged the following revenues:

(i) From and after January 1, 1976, any sum in excess of the sum received in 1975 by the counties of Alcorn, Chickasaw, Clay, Itawamba, Kemper, Lee, Lowndes, Monroe, Noxubee, Pontotoc, Prentiss and Tishomingo from funds paid by the Tennessee Valley Authority to said counties under the provisions of Section 27-37-301, Mississippi Code of 1972 , which shall be deposited directly into the bond retirement fund;

(ii) The revenue derived from the one (1) mill special improvement ad valorem tax levied by Section 65-26-13 ;

(iii) The revenue derived from the levy of tolls as required by Section 65-26-11 ; provided, however, that no toll shall be levied or collected until such time as the revenue from the following sources is insufficient to pay the annual cost of the principal of the bonds and the interest thereon; the funds paid the state as set forth in subparagraph (a) until terminated as provided therein, the funds paid the counties as set forth in subparagraph (b)(i), the one (1) mill tax as set forth in subparagraph (b)(ii), and a sum equal to the portion of the balance of the bond retirement fund representing the state's participation therein;

(iv) The revenue derived from the levy of the bridge tax as provided in Section 65-26-17 ; provided, however, that no such tax shall be levied or collected until revenue from the following sources shall be insufficient to pay the annual costs of the principal of the bonds and the interest thereon: the funds paid the state as set forth in subparagraph (a) until terminated as provided therein, the funds paid the counties as set forth in subparagraph (b)(i), the one (1) mill tax set forth in subparagraph (b)(ii), the tolls as set forth in subparagraph (b)(iii) and a sum equal to the portion of the balance of the bond retirement fund representing the state's participation therein.

(c)(i) If the revenue provided for in subparagraphs (b)(i), (b)(ii) and (b)(iii) is sufficient for a period of two (2) consecutive years, to meet the cost of the principal of the bonds and the interest maturing thereon, the levy of the bridge tax as set forth in subparagraph (b)(iv) of this section shall cease;

(ii) If the revenue provided for in subparagraphs (b)(i) and (b)(ii) is sufficient, for a period of two (2) consecutive years, to meet the cost of the principal of the bonds and the interest maturing thereon, the tolls as set forth in subparagraph (b)(iii) of this section shall cease to be collected.

(d)(i) If, at any time after the bridge tax shall cease to be collected to be used to pay the cost of the principal of the bonds and interest thereon, the revenue provided for in subparagraphs (b)(i), (b)(ii) and (b)(iii) shall be insufficient to pay the annual costs of the principal and interest on the bonds, the state tax commission shall again levy the bridge tax.

(ii) If, at any time after the tolls shall cease to be collected for payment of the bonds and interest thereon, the revenue provided for in subparagraphs (b)(i) and (b)(ii) shall be insufficient to pay the annual costs of the principal and interest on the bonds, the State Highway Commission shall again collect the tolls.

(4) Such bonds shall bear date or dates, be in such denomination or denominations, bear interest at such rate or rates, be payable at such place or places within or without the State of Mississippi, shall mature absolutely at such time or times, be redeemable prior to maturity at such time or times and upon such terms, with or without premium, shall bear such registration privileges, and shall be substantially in such form, all as shall be determined by resolution of the bond commission. Provided, however, that such bonds shall mature in annual installments beginning not more than two (2) years from date thereof and extending not more than twenty (20) years from date thereof.

(5) Such bonds shall be signed by the chairman of the Bond Commission, or by his facsimile signature, and the official seal of the bond commission shall be affixed thereto, attested by the secretary of the bond commission. The interest coupons to be attached to such bonds may be executed by the facsimile signatures of said officers. Whenever any such bonds shall have been signed by the officials herein designated to sign the bonds, who were in office at the time of such signing but who may have ceased to be such officers prior to the sale and delivery of such bonds, or who may not have been in office on the date such bonds may bear, the signatures of such officers upon such bonds and coupons shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes and have the same effect as if the person so officially signing such bonds had remained in office until the delivery of the same to the purchaser, or had been in office on the date such bonds may bear.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-55 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-55
Status: in_force

The governing body of such county or city shall cause to be kept separate minutes and records of the operation of such bridge properties available for public inspection, which minutes from time to time shall show the approval or disapproval of the actions of said commission. Concerning the management and operation of said bridge by the commission and the governing body of said city or county, there shall be no obligation on said commission, nor shall there be any general obligation on said city or county, other than from the revenues to be derived from the operation of said bridge properties.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-319 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 17 / Section 23-319
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-319
Status: in_force

When the particular bonds issued for any bridge or bridges and the interest thereon shall have been paid, or a sufficient amount shall have been provided for their payment and shall continue to be held for that purpose, the county or counties issuing such bonds shall cease to charge tolls for the use of such bridge or bridges; and thereafter such bridge or bridges shall be free.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.269 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.269
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.269
Status: in_force

(1) That bridge on Mississippi Highway 302 in DeSoto County that spans Interstate Highway 55 is designated and shall be known as the “Senator George E. Guerieri, Sr., Memorial Bridge.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the bridge described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-7 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 43-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-7
Status: in_force

(1) For the purpose of providing funds to defray the expenses of projects authorized pursuant to Sections 65-43-1 and 65-43-3 , the board of supervisors of a county or the governing authorities of a municipality shall have the right to borrow money for the project, and to issue revenue bonds therefor in such principal amounts as the board of supervisors or governing authorities may determine to be necessary to provide sufficient funds to defray the expenses of projects authorized pursuant to Sections 65-43-1 and 65-43-3 . The bonds shall be payable out of any revenues derived from the project, including grants or contributions from the federal government or other sources. Such bonds may be sold at public or private sale at not less than par and shall bear interest at a rate or rates not exceeding that allowed in Section 75-17-103 . Any such bonds so issued shall not constitute a debt of the county, the municipality or any political subdivision of the county or the city within the meaning of any constitutional, statutory or charter restriction, limitation or provision. It shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond in substance that the bond has been issued pursuant to the authority granted in this section and that the taxing power of the county or municipality issuing the bond is not pledged to the payment of the bond or the interest on it and that the bond and the interest on it are payable solely from the revenues of the project for which the bond is issued.

(2) All bonds issued under the authority of this section shall bear such date or dates, shall be in such form or denomination, shall bear such rate of interest, and shall mature at such times as the county or municipality shall determine, but no bonds issued under the authority of this section shall mature more than thirty (30) years from the date of the issuance thereof and none of the bonds shall be sold for less than par and accrued interest. All bonds shall be sold in the manner now provided by law for the sale of bonds without any restrictions, limitations, requirements or conditions applicable to the borrowing of such money and the issuance of such bonds which are not herein contained. The denomination, form, place of payment and other details of such bonds may be determined by resolution or order of the board of supervisors of a county or the governing authorities of a municipality, and shall be executed on behalf of the county or municipality as is now provided by law.

(3) Before issuing any bonds under the provisions of this section, the board of supervisors of the county or the governing authorities of the municipality shall, by resolution spread upon the minutes, declare its intention to issue such bonds for the purposes authorized by this section and shall state in the resolution the amount of bonds proposed to be issued and shall likewise fix in the resolution the date upon which the board of supervisors of the county or the governing authorities of the municipality proposes to direct the issuance of the bonds. Notice of such intention shall be published once a week for at least three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper published or having a general circulation in the county or the municipality, with the first publication of the notice to be made not less than twenty-one (21) days prior to the date fixed in the resolution for the issuance of the bonds and the last publication to be made not more than seven (7) days prior to such date. If, on or before the date specified in the resolution, twenty percent (20%) or fifteen hundred (1500), whichever is less, of the qualified electors of the county or municipality shall file a written protest against the issuance of the bonds, then an election upon the issuance of the bonds shall be called, and held, as provided in this section. If no such protest shall be filed, then the board of supervisors of the county or the governing authorities of the municipality may issue such bonds without an election on the question of the issuance of the bonds at any time within a period of two (2) years after the date specified in the resolution.

(4) If an election is called under the provisions of this section on the question of the issuance of bonds, the election shall be held, insofar as practicable, in the same manner as other elections are held in the county or municipality. At the election, all qualified electors of the county or municipality may vote and the ballots used in the election shall have printed thereon a brief statement of the amount and purposes of the proposed bond issue and the words “FOR THE BOND ISSUE” and the words “AGAINST THE BOND ISSUE,” and the voters shall vote by placing a cross (X) or check mark (✓) opposite their choice on the proposition.

(5) When the results of any election provided for in this section shall have been canvassed by the election commissioners of the county or municipality and certified by them to the proper authorities, it shall be the duty of the board of supervisors of the county or the governing authorities of the municipality to determine and adjudicate whether or not a majority of the qualified electors who voted in the election voted in favor of the issuance of the bonds and unless a majority of the qualified electors who voted in the election voted in favor of the issuance of the bonds, then the bonds shall not be issued. Should a majority of the qualified electors who vote in the election vote in favor of the bonds, the board of supervisors of the county or the governing authorities of the municipality may issue the bonds, either in whole or in part, within two (2) years from the date of such election, or within two (2) years after final favorable determination of any litigation affecting the issuance of such bonds at such time or times, and in such amount or amounts, not exceeding that specified in the notice of the election, as shall be deemed proper.

(6) This section, without reference to any other statute, shall be deemed to be full and complete authority for the issuance of bonds and borrowing of money as authorized in this section by counties or municipalities, and shall be construed as an additional and alternate method therefor. The bonds authorized by this section shall not constitute an indebtedness within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation or restriction.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-13 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / Section 18-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-13
Status: in_force

All rights-of-way and adjustments for utilities necessary for Local System Road Program projects must be acquired or performed by the boards of supervisors in the manner provided by law for the acquisition of rights-of-way, including gift, purchase, deed, dedication and eminent domain; however, no part of the cost of such rights-of-way may be paid from Local System Road Program funds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-5 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-5
Status: in_force

It being recognized that county highways generally have deteriorated to a considerable extent during the past several years, and it being further recognized that the selection, construction, and improvement of a system of all-weather rural secondary, feeder, or farm-to-market roads is a matter of primary state-wide concern, it is hereby declared to be the purpose of Sections 65-11-1 to 65-11-37 to provide for a more comprehensive rural-road program through cooperation between the federal government, the state highway commission of Mississippi, and the county boards of supervisors; and it is further the purpose and intent of said sections to provide a means, manner, and funds whereby the counties of this state will be enabled to participate in the federal aid program, and will be enabled to participate in and avail themselves of the funds apportioned to the State of Mississippi for the construction and improvement of secondary and feeder roads, including farm-to-market roads, rural mail routes, and public school bus routes, under the terms of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1944 [58 U. S. Stat. 838, ch. 626]. It is hereby declared to be the intent and purpose of the cited sections that, insofar as permissible under federal laws, rules, and regulations, not less than fifty per cent (50%) of the funds apportioned to Mississippi for secondary and feeder roads under the terms of subsection (b), section 3, of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1944 [58 U. S. Stat. 838, ch. 626] should be expended for the construction and improvement of county highways as defined in said sections.