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MS Code § 53-9-101 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 53 - Oil, Gas, and Other Minerals|Chapter 9 - Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation of Land|Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Program|§ 53-9-101. Priorities for expenditure of funds from Mine Lands Reclamation Account; certain sites and areas ineligible for expenditures; projects involving protection, repair, replacement, construction, or enhancement of certain utilities

  Expenditures of funds from the Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Account on eligible lands and water shall reflect the following priorities:   The protection of public health, safety, and property from extreme danger of adverse effects of coal mining practices;   The protection of public health and safety from adverse effects of coal mining practices; and   The restoration of land and water resources and the environment previously degraded by adverse effects of coal mining practices including measures for the conservation and development of soil, water (excluding channelization), woodland, fish and wildlife, recreation resources and agricultural productivity.     After certification under 30 USC 1240a(a) by the Governor to the United States Secretary of the Interior that all of the priorities stated in subsection (1) of this section for eligible lands and waters have been achieved, and upon concurrence by the secretary with that certification, funds in the Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Account may be used for reclamation at abandoned mine lands that were mined or processed for or effected by the mining or processing of noncoal minerals.Expenditure of funds for land, water and facilities referred to in this subsection shall reflect the following priorities in the order stated, in lieu of the priorities stated in subsection (1) of this section:   The protection of public health, safety, general welfare and property from extreme danger of adverse effects of mineral mining and processing practices;   The protection of public health, safety and general welfare from adverse effects of mineral mining and processing practices;   The restoration of land and water resources and the environment previously degraded by the adverse effects of mineral mining and processing practices.     Sites and areas designated for remedial action under the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, 42 USC 7901 et seq., or which have been listed for remedial action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 USC 9601 et seq., shall not be eligible for expenditure from the Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Account.   Reclamation projects involving the protection, repair, replacement, construction or enhancement of utilities, such as those relating to water supply, roads and such other facilities serving the public adversely affected by mineral mining and processing practices, and the construction of public facilities in communities impacted by coal or other mineral mining and processing practices, shall be deemed part of the objectives set forth and undertaken as they relate to the priorities stated in subsection (2) of this section.
MS Code § 53-9-103 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 53 - Oil, Gas, and Other Minerals|Chapter 9 - Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation of Land|Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Program|§ 53-9-103. Only abandoned mines eligible for program expenditures

 Only abandoned mine lands are eligible for reclamation or drainage abatement expenditures from the Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Account.
MS Code § 53-9-111 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 53 - Oil, Gas, and Other Minerals|Chapter 9 - Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation of Land|Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Program|§ 53-9-111. Review of commission action; formal hearing; landowner rights and remedies

  Any landowner who has received notice of condemnation or acquisition from the commission under Section 53-9-109 may, within fifteen (15) days following the notice, make written application to the commission for a formal hearing regarding the actual need or advisability for the acquisition. The commission shall hear the landowner's grievance within thirty (30) days following the written application for a hearing and shall make a determination as to the need for the acquisition. The commission's determination shall be reflected in an order, which may be appealed under Section 49-17-41. Any landowner adversely affected by any other action of the commission under Section 53-9-109 may institute proceedings to have the action reviewed in the chancery court in the county where the property or a part of the property affected by the action is located, provided that the proceedings are filed within thirty (30) days following the date of the action. The court may grant any relief it deems necessary, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief pending a hearing on the matter.   Any landowner subject to condemnation proceedings for sale under Section 53-9-109 shall retain all rights and remedies of law provided by applicable federal and state laws governing condemnation proceedings and sale at public auction. Any landowner, his heir, assignee or personal representative shall have a prior right of purchase at fair market value or the lowest bid, whichever amount is more, over any other purchaser at the public sale provided the lands are put to proper use consistent with any local, state, or federal land use plan, if any, for the area in which the land is located.
MS Code § 53-9-113 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 53 - Oil, Gas, and Other Minerals|Chapter 9 - Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation of Land|Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Program|§ 53-9-113. Itemization of funds expended; filing of statement in county land records detailing increase in land value from expenditure of fund; statement to constitute lien upon land; hearing and appeal

  Within six (6) months after the completion of projects funded by the commission, in whole or in part, with funds from the Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Account to restore, reclaim, abate, control or prevent adverse effects of past mining practices on privately owned land, the executive director shall itemize the funds expended and may file a statement in the land records of the county in which the land lies together with a notarized appraisal by a qualified independent appraiser of the value of the land before the restoration, reclamation, abatement, control or prevention of adverse effects of past coal mining practices, if the funds expended shall result in a significant increase in property value.The statement shall constitute a lien upon the land.The lien shall not exceed the amount determined by the appraisal to be the increase in the market value of the land as a result of the restoration, reclamation, abatement, control or prevention of the adverse effects of past coal mining practices.No lien shall be filed against the property of any person, in accordance with this section, who neither consented to, participated in nor exercised control over the mining operation which necessitated the reclamation performed under this chapter.   Any owner of land subject to a lien imposed pursuant to this section may, within sixty (60) days of the filing of the lien, file a petition in the chancery court of the county in which the land lies to determine the increase in the market value of the land as a result of the reclamation work.The amount determined by the court to be the increase in value of the premises shall constitute the amount of the lien and shall be recorded with the statement required by this section.Any party aggrieved by the decision may appeal as provided by law.   The lien provided in this section shall be entered in the land records in the office in the county in which the land lies. The statement shall constitute a lien upon the land as of the date of the expenditure of the monies and shall have priority as a lien second only to the lien of real estate taxes imposed on the land. Money derived from the satisfaction of liens shall be deposited in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Account.
MS Code § 53-9-115 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 53 - Oil, Gas, and Other Minerals|Chapter 9 - Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation of Land|Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Program|§ 53-9-115. Governor may request action against certain hazards caused by mining of minerals other than coal; limitations on funds available; acquisition of interest in land

  The Governor may request the secretary to authorize the commission to fill voids, seal open or abandoned tunnels, shafts and entryways, and reclaim surface impacts of underground or surface mining of minerals other than coal which the secretary determines could endanger life and property, constitute a hazard to public health and safety, or degrade the environment.   Funds available for use in carrying out the purpose of this section shall be limited to those funds which must be allocated to the state under the provisions of 30 USC 1232(g)(1) and (5).Projects funded under this section must meet the priorities described in Section 53-9-101(1)(a), but references to coal shall not apply.   In those instances where mine waste piles are being reworked for conservation purposes, the incremental costs of disposing of the wastes from such operations by filling voids and sealing tunnels may be eligible for funding providing that the disposal of these wastes meet the purpose of this section.   The commission, with the approval of the secretary, may acquire by purchase, donation, easement or otherwise an interest in the land it determines is necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
MS Code § 53-9-117 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 53 - Oil, Gas, and Other Minerals|Chapter 9 - Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation of Land|Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Program|§ 53-9-117. Interdepartmental cooperation; provision of technical expertise, personnel, equipment, materials, and supplies

 All departments, boards, commissions and agencies of this state shall cooperate with the commission by providing available technical expertise, personnel, equipment, materials and supplies as may be required to implement and administer the provisions of the state abandoned mine lands reclamation program.
MS Code § 53-9-119 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 53 - Oil, Gas, and Other Minerals|Chapter 9 - Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation of Land|Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Program|§ 53-9-119. Injunctions

 The commission, in addition to any other remedies allowed by law, may initiate in the name of the state, in any court of competent jurisdiction, an action in equity for an injunction to restrain any interference with the exercise of the right to enter or to conduct any work provided in this chapter.
MS Code § 53-9-121 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 53 - Oil, Gas, and Other Minerals|Chapter 9 - Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation of Land|Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Program|§ 53-9-121. Power and authority to implement program; promulgation of rules and regulations; cooperative projects

 The commission shall have the power and authority to engage in any work and to do all things necessary or expedient, including promulgation of rules and regulations, to implement and administer the abandoned mine lands reclamation program in Mississippi. The commission also shall have the power and authority to engage in cooperative projects with any other agency of the United States of America or any state or federal agency to achieve the objectives of the abandoned mine lands reclamation program in Mississippi.
MS Code § 53-9-123 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 53 - Oil, Gas, and Other Minerals|Chapter 9 - Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation of Land|Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Program|§ 53-9-123. Authority with regard to land affected by noncoal mining practices; agreement of landowner; required findings; limitations on expenditure of funds

 The commission shall have the authority granted in Sections 53-9-107(1) and 53-9-109, as applied to land or water resources that have been adversely affected by mining practices other than coal mining practices, only upon the agreement of the current landowner(s). The commission shall have this authority only after making the findings required by Section 53-9-107(1)(a) and (b), as modified to reflect that the effects were caused by noncoal mining practices. Funds shall not be expended from the Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Account on lands adversely affected by mining or processing practices other than coal mining or processing practices unless and until the landowner(s) agrees to abide with all provisions of Section 53-9-113. This section does not limit the authority of the commission to perform any act authorized by the Mississippi Air and Water Pollution Control Law, Section 49-17-1 et seq., the organic act of the commission, Section 49-2-1 et seq., or the Mississippi Surface Mining and Reclamation Law, Section 53-7-1 et seq.
MS Code § 55-3-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 55 - Parks and Recreation|Chapter 3 - State Parks and Forests|In General|§ 55-3-1. Gifts of land for state forests and parks

 The governor of the state is authorized to accept gifts of land to the state, not to exceed ten percent (10%) of the area of any county, to be held, protected, and administered by the State Forestry Commission as state forests and parks and to be used to demonstrate their practical utility for reforestation and as breeding places for wild game, and he is authorized to accept gifts of land to be used and administered by the commission as state parks. Such gifts must be absolute, except for the reservation of any or all mineral rights, and in no case shall exceed ten percent (10%) of the area of any county wherein such lands may be situated. The Attorney General is directed to see that all deeds to the state are properly executed and that the titles thereto are free and clear of all encumbrances before the gift is accepted. When any donation exceeding six hundred acres is made, the name of the donor or any name he may suggest, on the approval of the commission shall be given such donation as the designation of such forest or park.
MS Code § 55-3-2 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 55 - Parks and Recreation|Chapter 3 - State Parks and Forests|In General|§ 55-3-2. Definitions

 For purposes of Chapter 3, Title 55, Mississippi Code of 1972, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless the context otherwise requires:   "Commission" means the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.   "Department" means the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.   "Executive director" means the Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
MS Code § 55-3-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 55 - Parks and Recreation|Chapter 3 - State Parks and Forests|In General|§ 55-3-3. Reconveyance to donor, heirs, etc., of unused lands donated to state

  Where any land has been donated to the state and a deed thereof has been accepted by the governor, for the purpose of establishing thereon state forests and parks in accordance with the provisions of Section 55-3-1, and the state forestry commissioner certifies in writing to the secretary of state that the land has not been used as a part of any state forest or park for a period of time not less than five (5) years from the date of conveyance of said land, the secretary of state is authorized and empowered, in his discretion, with the approval of the governor to reconvey the land to the donor, his heirs, representatives or assigns.   The price to be paid by the donor, his heirs, representatives or assigns, upon the reconveyance of said land shall be sufficient to cover the nominal consideration paid by the state for the land originally, if there be any such consideration, together with the cost of any improvements placed by the state or any agency thereof upon the land, and any sums of money expended in caring for and maintaining the land or any other expense incurred by the state or any agency thereof in connection therewith.   The deed from the state to the donor, his heirs, representatives or assigns, shall state the true consideration therefor, and where made in good faith by all parties, shall convey the entire right, title and interest of the state therein.   Any such deed from the state to the donor, his heirs, representatives or assigns, shall be recorded at the expense of the donor, his heirs, representatives or assigns, in the office of the chancery clerk of the county in which the land is located, and a failure to so record the deed shall render the same void.
MS Code § 55-3-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 55 - Parks and Recreation|Chapter 3 - State Parks and Forests|In General|§ 55-3-5. Survey of state land

 The department is authorized to survey, or cause to be surveyed, all areas of land owned by the state for the purpose of determining the adaptability of such areas for use as state parks, state forests and/or game and fish preserves to be developed for the control of stream flow and erosion, recreation, game and fish refuges or preserves, forest preserves, and for other similar uses.
MS Code § 55-3-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 55 - Parks and Recreation|Chapter 3 - State Parks and Forests|In General|§ 55-3-7. Transfer and dedication of lands for use as state forests, parks, etc.

 The commission shall investigate and determine whether or not the public interests may be served by the utilization of any lands owned by the State of Mississippi, for state forests, parks, game and fish preserves, recreation centers, and for other public purposes, and the findings of the commission shall be submitted to the board of supervisors of the county wherein such lands lie. Thereupon the clerk of the board of supervisors shall post, or cause to be posted, in three (3) public places in said county, one (1) of which shall be the courthouse of said county, a notice setting out the findings of the commission and describing the lands involved and reciting that a hearing will be had before said board at its first regular meeting held after the expiration of twenty-one (21) days from the date of posting such notice, and that at such meeting any objections to the proposed transfer and dedication will be heard. Furthermore, the chancery clerk shall send by registered mail, with a return receipt requested, a copy of such notice to each person shown by the assessment rolls to have been the owner or of any of the lands concerned should such lands have been sold for taxes. However, any irregularity in the giving of such notice, either by posting or by mail, shall not invalidate any transfer or dedication made. After such hearing, the board of supervisors shall spread its findings upon its minutes, and if the transfer and dedication be approved, a certified copy of such findings shall be forwarded to the commission. The commission upon receipt of such resolution shall forward the same, together with its findings as to the description of such transfer and dedication, to the Governor. If he finds that the board of supervisors of the county wherein such lands lie has approved such transfer and dedication, he may, in his discretion, set aside and dedicate any lands owned by the state for such purposes above mentioned. After the Governor has proclaimed, set aside and dedicated any lands for such purposes, the same shall not thereafter be sold. However, no lands forfeited to the state for nonpayment of taxes thereon shall be so transferred and dedicated until after the expiration of eighteen (18) months after the date of maturity of such tax titles in the state.
MS Code § 55-3-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 55 - Parks and Recreation|Chapter 3 - State Parks and Forests|In General|§ 55-3-9. Exchange of lands by state and private landowner

 If in the opinion of the commission, it is necessary to consolidate state lands for more economical administration as state parks and state forests, the Secretary of State, by and with the approval of the Governor, is authorized to exchange with individuals or corporations any state lands for other lands owned by individuals or corporations. The owner of such private lands shall make application for such exchange. In event such exchange is applied for, the Secretary of State is authorized to issue a patent, as provided by the existing statutes, to any landowner, upon the execution and delivery by the landowner of a deed conveying to the state land of equivalent value.
MS Code § 55-3-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 55 - Parks and Recreation|Chapter 3 - State Parks and Forests|In General|§ 55-3-11. Control and management of lands

 The State Forestry Commission shall have the control and management of any and all forests or public parks set aside and dedicated as provided for in Section 55-3-7, and shall have authority to issue grazing or farming permits or leases on said parks, and to make sales of timber and other forest products of the soil from same. The Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall have the control and management of any and all lands set aside and dedicated for a fish and game refuge and/or preserve. The State Forestry Commission and the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall cooperate in the utilization of any lands so dedicated both for forestry and game and fish conservation purposes.   In the case of state forests and/or state parks the State Forestry Commission, and, in the case of fish and game preserves, the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, is hereby vested with authority to institute proceedings against trespassers and others in the name of the State of Mississippi, and to do all things necessary and proper to obtain the most complete and advantageous developments of state forests, parks, and fish and game preserves.
MS Code § 55-3-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 55 - Parks and Recreation|Chapter 3 - State Parks and Forests|In General|§ 55-3-13. Purchase or condemnation by counties of lands to be given to state; source of funds

 The board of supervisors of any county in the state is hereby authorized and empowered to purchase or acquire by eminent domain land to be conveyed to the state for state parks, forests and other purposes, as herein provided, and, for that purpose, is authorized and empowered to set aside, appropriate and expend moneys from the general fund. Said board shall have the authority to borrow money to make any such purchases of lands, in anticipation of the collection of taxes for the payment thereof. However, no lands occupied as a bona fide homestead shall be subjected to such power of eminent domain.
MS Code § 55-3-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 55 - Parks and Recreation|Chapter 3 - State Parks and Forests|In General|§ 55-3-15. Disposition of revenues

 Seventy-five percent (75%) of the gross revenue derived from state forests shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the general fund. Twenty-five percent (25%) derived from state forests shall be paid into the school fund of the county from which the revenue is derived, payment being made to the county as compensation for possible loss of revenue. Seventy-five percent (75%) of the gross revenue derived from fish and game refuges and/or preserves created and established by the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks in conjunction with the commission created in Section 55-3-5 shall be paid to the fisheries and wildlife fund of the state to be expended as other funds of the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks are expended, and twenty-five percent (25%) of such gross revenue shall be paid into the school fund of the county from which the revenue is derived.