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MS Code § 49-19-115 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|Forestry Education, Timber Management and Forest Fire Control|§ 49-19-115. Forest acreage tax.

  The board of supervisors of all counties are hereby directed to levy a special tax to be known as "the forest acreage tax." Such tax shall be Two Cents (2¢) per acre on all timbered and uncultivatable lands in the county in order to receive the financial and supervisory cooperation of the State Forestry Commission in carrying out organized forest fire control and other provisions of Sections 49-19-111 through 49-19-117.   In addition to the tax levied under subsection (1) of this section, the board of supervisors of all counties are hereby directed to levy an additional forest acreage tax on all timbered and uncultivatable lands in the county beginning October 1, 1989, and continuing for three (3) succeeding years in the following amounts:  Click to view   Upon completion of the third year, the total acreage tax shall remain at the Nine Cents (9¢) per acre per year.    Uncultivatable lands shall not include bogs, unreclaimed strip mine areas, coastal beach sands, tidal and freshwater marshes, beaver ponds and flood or flowage easements.   Those homeowners described in Section 27-33-67(2), who qualify for the exemptions allowed in Article 1, Chapter 33, Title 27, Mississippi Code of 1972, shall be exempt from any forest acreage tax levied pursuant to this section.   The provisions of this section and the tax levy required herein shall not be applicable to any counties which were not levying such forest acreage tax on January 1, 1989.   This section shall be repealed on June 30, 2020.    Total Acreage Increase Tax Fiscal year ending September 30, 1990 3¢ per acre 5¢ per acre Fiscal year ending September 30, 1991 2¢ per acre 7¢ per acre Fiscal year ending September 30, 1992 2¢ per acre 9¢ per acre
MS Code § 49-19-117 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|Forestry Education, Timber Management and Forest Fire Control|§ 49-19-117. Use of funds by State Forestry Commission

  All forest acreage taxes assessed and collected by such levy as provided for in Section 49-19-115 shall be remitted to the forest acreage account in the State Treasury and shall be expended by the Forestry Commission as the commission may deem necessary in carrying out the purpose and intent of Sections 49-19-111 through 49-19-117.   The State Forestry Commission is hereby authorized to use state funds appropriated for the purpose of Sections 49-19-111 through 49-19-117 in addition to any funds made available from county forest acreage taxes, federal funds and other sources.   The State Forestry Commission is hereby authorized to expend the funds herein provided in such manner as to most effectively carry out the provisions of Sections 49-19-111 through 49-19-117. The forest acreage tax levied at the rate of Two Cents (2¢) per acre under Section 49-19-115(1) shall be utilized on an economical and practical basis in order to foster, encourage, promote and bring about forestry education, timber management and organized forest fire control throughout the State of Mississippi. The additional forest acreage tax levied under Section 49-19-115(2) shall be utilized by the State Forestry Commission to purchase fire support equipment, including transport trucks, tractors and other related fire support equipment. The additional forest acreage tax levied under Section 49-19-115(2) shall be appropriated under the appropriation process.
MS Code § 49-19-141 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|South Central Interstate Forest Fire Compact|§ 49-19-141. South Central Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact authorized

 The governor on behalf of this state is hereby authorized to execute a compact, in substantially the following form, with any one or more of the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas, and the legislature hereby signifies in advance its approval and ratification of such compact:
MS Code § 49-19-143 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|South Central Interstate Forest Fire Compact|§ 49-19-143. When compact effective

 When the governor shall have executed said compact on behalf of this state and shall have caused a verified copy thereof to be filed with the state secretary, and when the compact shall have been ratified by one or more of the states named in Section 49-19-141, then the compact shall become operative and effective as between this state and such other state or states. The governor is hereby authorized and directed to take such action as may be necessary to complete the exchange of official documents as between this state and any other state ratifying the compact.
MS Code § 49-19-145 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|South Central Interstate Forest Fire Compact|§ 49-19-145. State forester as compact administrator

 The state forester of Mississippi shall act as "compact administrator" for the State of Mississippi and represent Mississippi in the South Central Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact. The "advisory committee" shall be composed of four (4) members as follows: (1) One member of the senate, (2) one member of the house of representatives, each of whom shall be appointed by the Mississippi Commission on Interstate Cooperation, (3) the state forester or his successor, or a comparable official, in the event of amendment to the present law, who shall be appointed by the governor and shall serve as chairman of the advisory committee, and (4) one member who shall be associated with forestry or forest products industries, to be appointed by the governor; each member shall serve for a term of four (4) years and be eligible to immediately succeed himself.
MS Code § 49-19-147 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|South Central Interstate Forest Fire Compact|§ 49-19-147. Powers and duties of compact administrator

 The compact administrator, with the assistance of the advisory committee, shall be authorized to do any and all things necessary in order to effectuate the terms and provisions of the compact contained herein, and Sections 49-19-141 through 49-19-149 shall be entitled to a liberal interpretation in order to carry out the spirit and intent of interstate cooperation in fire control for the mutual benefit of the states participating therein. Among the powers conferred upon the compact administrator, but not limiting his powers thereto, shall be that of formulating and, in accordance with need, from time to time, revising a regional forest fire plan for the member states. It shall be the duty of the compact administrator of Mississippi in cooperation with those compact administrators in the member states to formulate and put in effect a forest fire plan for Mississippi and take such measures as may be necessary to integrate such forest fire plan with the forest fire plan formulated by the compact administrators.
MS Code § 49-19-149 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|South Central Interstate Forest Fire Compact|§ 49-19-149. Giving and accepting assistance from member states

 Among the other rights and powers conferred by Sections 49-19-141 to 49-19-149, but not limiting the same, is the right and power of this state to go to the assistance of a member state and to accept aid and assistance from a member state, paying therefore under the terms and provisions of Articles IV and V of the compact contained herein; and the State of Mississippi pledges hereby that it will pay any sums due under this compact for the employment of personnel or otherwise where assistance is rendered to Mississippi by a member state. Articles IV and V are hereby ratified, confirmed and approved.
MS Code § 49-19-171 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact|§ 49-19-171. Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact authorized

 The governor on behalf of this state is hereby authorized to execute a compact, in substantially the following form, with any one or more of the States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, and the legislature hereby signifies in advance its approval and ratification of such compact:
MS Code § 49-19-173 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact|§ 49-19-173. When compact effective

 When the governor shall have executed said compact on behalf of this state and shall have caused a verified copy thereof to be filed with the state secretary, and when the compact shall have been ratified by one or more of the states named in Section 49-19-171, then the compact shall become operative and effective as between this state and such other state or states. The governor is hereby authorized and directed to take such action as may be necessary to complete the exchange of official documents as between this state and any other state ratifying the compact.
MS Code § 49-19-175 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact|§ 49-19-175. State forester as compact administrator; advisory committee

 The state forester of Mississippi shall act as "compact administrator" for the State of Mississippi and represent Mississippi in the Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact. The "advisory committee" shall be composed of four (4) members as follows: (1) One member of the senate, (2) one member of the house of representatives, each of whom shall be appointed by the Mississippi Commission on Interstate Cooperation, (3) the state forester or his successor, or a comparable official, in the event of amendment to the present law, who shall be appointed by the governor and shall serve as chairman of the advisory committee, and (4) one member shall be associated with forestry or forest products industries, to be appointed by the governor; each member shall serve for a term of four (4) years and be eligible to immediately succeed himself. Advisory committee members shall be reimbursed for all necessary travel expenses incurred while attending compact meetings provided the total expenditure of the four members does not exceed One Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($1,200.00) per year.
MS Code § 49-19-177 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact|§ 49-19-177. Powers and duties of compact administrator

 The compact administrator, with the assistance of the advisory committee, shall be authorized to do any and all things necessary in order to effectuate the terms and provisions of the compact contained herein and Sections 49-19-171 through 49-19-179 shall be entitled to a liberal interpretation in order to carry out the spirit and intent of interstate cooperation in fire control for the mutual benefit of the states participating therein. Among the powers conferred upon the compact administrator, but not limiting his powers thereto, shall be that of formulating and, in accordance with need, from time to time, revising a regional forest fire plan for the member states. It shall be the duty of the compact administrator of Mississippi in cooperation with those compact administrators in the member states to formulate and put in effect a forest fire plan for Mississippi and take such measures as may be necessary to integrate such forest fire plan with the forest fire plan formulated by the compact administrators.
MS Code § 49-19-179 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact|§ 49-19-179. Giving and accepting assistance from member states

 Among the other rights and powers conferred by Sections 49-19-171 through 49-19-179, but not limiting the same, is the right and power of this state to go to the assistance of a member state and to accept aid and assistance from a member state, paying therefor under the terms and provisions of Articles IV and V of the compact contained herein; and the State of Mississippi pledges hereby that it will pay any sums due under this compact for the employment of personnel or otherwise where assistance is rendered to Mississippi by a member state. Articles IV and V are hereby ratified, confirmed and approved.
MS Code § 49-19-201 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|Forest Resources Development Program|§ 49-19-201. Short title

 Sections 49-19-201 through 49-19-227 shall be cited as the "Forest Resource Development Law of 1974".
MS Code § 49-19-203 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|Forest Resources Development Program|§ 49-19-203. Public policy stated

 The legislature of the State of Mississippi recognizes that the growing demands on forests and related land resources cannot be met by intensive management of public lands and industrial forests alone, and declares that the development of forest resources on poorly stocked, idle and poorly managed lands in Mississippi is needed to insure that Mississippi shall continue to develop its forest economy.   The legislature declares the development of forest resources on suitable lands to be a public policy of the State of Mississippi. The legislature is mindful, in stating this policy, that continuous timber growth of commercially valuable species for needed forest products is in the public interest, and that such growth can be attained, to a considerable degree, by making financial assistance available to private non-industrial landowners for developing forest resources on desirable and suitable sites.
MS Code § 49-19-205 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|Forest Resources Development Program|§ 49-19-205. Definitions

 For purposes of Sections 49-19-201 through 49-19-227, the following words shall have the meaning ascribed herein unless the context requires otherwise:   "Commission" shall mean the state forestry commission.   "State forester" shall mean the forester appointed by the commission.   "Eligible owner" shall mean either (i) a private individual, group or association, or (ii) an agency of state, local or municipal government, but the term shall not mean or include private corporations manufacturing products or providing public utility services of any type or any subsidiary of such corporations; provided, however, only one (1) owner of land owned in joint tenancy or tenancy in common and only one (1) member or officer of any group or association shall be eligible to apply for or receive cost-share assistance to be expended for development of any or all lands owned by such owners or group or association.   "Eligible lands" shall mean (i) non-industrial private lands owned by a private individual, group or association, and (ii) lands owned by the State of Mississippi or any political subdivision thereof, but shall not include lands owned by private corporations which manufacture products or provide public utility services of any type or any subsidiary of such corporations.   "Cost-share assistance" shall mean the partial financial assistance in such amounts as the commission, in its discretion, shall determine, subject to the limitations of Sections 49-19-201 through 49-19-227.   "Approved practice" shall mean and include planting, seeding, timber stand improvement, prescribed burning, site preparation, systematic planting of hardwood trees for game preservation and development, or such other forest resource development practice as the commission shall approve or determine proper generally or with regard to any particular applicant.   "Forest development fund" shall mean the special fund established in the State Treasury, designated as the Forest Resource Development Fund, created by Section 49-19-227.
MS Code § 49-19-207 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|Forest Resources Development Program|§ 49-19-207. Administration of law

 The commission shall serve as administrator of the provisions of Sections 49-19-201 through 49-19-227, and shall serve as the disbursing agency for funds to be expended from and deposited to the credit of the forest development fund.
MS Code § 49-19-209 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|Forest Resources Development Program|§ 49-19-209. Employment of personnel; purchase of supplies and equipment

 The state forester is authorized to employ such professional and clerical assistance as is needed to implement the provisions of Sections 49-19-201 through 49-19-227, and to compensate such individuals from funds appropriated for such purpose.   The state forester is authorized to purchase equipment, supplies and materials and to maintain and transport equipment as is needed to implement the provisions of Sections 49-19-201 through 49-19-227, and to defray the expenses of such purchase and transportation from any funds appropriated for such purpose.
MS Code § 49-19-211 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|Forest Resources Development Program|§ 49-19-211. Rules and regulations

 The commission shall adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary for the implementation of Sections 49-19-201 through 49-19-227. The commission is authorized to conduct public hearings or otherwise seek the advice, counsel and recommendations of interested owners, associations, industrialists or other persons or groups. Adequate notice of any public hearing must be provided within the general area of the site of the hearing.   The commission shall publish such rules and regulations and shall make the same available upon request.
MS Code § 49-19-213 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|Forest Resources Development Program|§ 49-19-213. Utilization of funds to assist in implementing approved practices

 The commission is authorized to use the money in the forest development fund to assist in implementing approved practices, on a cost-sharing basis as provided in Sections 49-19-201 through 49-19-227, on eligible lands in the State of Mississippi. However, no cost-share assistance shall be provided an eligible owner to implement any approved practice on any land or lands if the owner receives federal funds for such practice and is using such federal funds for any forest resource development practice on said land or lands. Eligible owners may use federal funds on other lands.
MS Code § 49-19-215 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|Forest Resources Development Program|§ 49-19-215. Eligible owners to be encouraged to use own resources or to employ private vendors

  The commission shall actively and diligently encourage all eligible owners to use their own resources or to employ the resources of private vendors to implement approved practices.   The commission shall not enter into active competition with eligible owners or private vendors for the on-the-ground job of implementing any approved practice as it is the intent of the Legislature to encourage private business, forest industries and the forestry community to participate in the economic development which will be provided by Sections 49-19-201 through 49-19-227.
MS Code § 49-19-217 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|Forest Resources Development Program|§ 49-19-217. When commission may act as vendor; charge for services

 If an eligible owner cannot provide his own resources or procure a private vendor to implement any approved practice, the commission, in its discretion, may act as vendor by utilizing employees, equipment, materials and supplies of the commission. In such event, the commission shall charge the eligible owner a sum equal to the established rate of the commission for providing such service. Payments for such charge shall be collected, received, and recorded in the same manner as other sales and services funds received by the commission.
MS Code § 49-19-219 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|Forest Resources Development Program|§ 49-19-219. Powers and duties of commission

 The commission shall have the following powers and duties to implement the provisions of Sections 49-19-201 through 49-19-227:   To determine which approved practices shall be eligible for cost-share assistance;   To establish maximum sums, subject to the provisions of Section 49-19-221, which any one (1) eligible owner may receive for implementation of an approved practice;   To review periodically the costs of forest development practices and to make such adjustment as, in the discretion of the commission, is necessary in the Thirty-seven Dollars and Fifty Cents ($37.50) per acre assistance allowed in Section 49-19-221;   Upon request of the forestry commission, the attorney general of the State of Mississippi shall institute proper legal proceedings to recover any or all of the cost-share assistance provided an eligible owner if the commission shall determine that the owner failed to implement any portion of or all of the practice approved by the commission for such owner and if the commission determines that legal proceedings are necessary and proper.   To determine, before approving any cost-share assistance for any eligible owner that such approved practice is reasonable and is comparable to the actual cost of implementing such practice in the general area in which the land is located. Should the commission determine that the submitted cost of implementing the approved practice is not reasonable, the commission shall approve cost-share assistance in an amount which is determined by the commission to be reasonable for the implementation of the approved practice in the general area in which the land is located.