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MS Code § 57-7-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 7 - Sale or Development of Airport Lands, or Other Lands, for Industrial Purposes|§ 57-7-3. Authorization for issuance of bonds; sale of bonds; interest rate; liability on bonds

 For the purpose of providing funds to defray the expenses of improving and developing the airport properties as set forth in Section 57-7-1, the said municipality or other authority shall have the right to borrow money for the industrial improvement of its lands and property, and to issue revenue bonds therefor, payable out of any revenues derived from such property, 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, Mississippi Code of 1972. Any such bonds so issued shall not constitute a debt of any municipality, the state, or any political subdivision thereof, other than the municipality or other authority.
MS Code § 57-7-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 7 - Sale or Development of Airport Lands, or Other Lands, for Industrial Purposes|§ 57-7-5. Details of bonds

 All bonds issued under the authority of this chapter 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 said municipality or other authority shall determine, but no bonds issued under the authority of this chapter shall mature more than twenty-five (25) years from the date of the issuance thereof and none of said bonds shall be sold for less than par and accrued interest. All such 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 municipality or other authority, and shall be executed on behalf of the municipality or other authority as is now provided by law.
MS Code § 57-7-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 7 - Sale or Development of Airport Lands, or Other Lands, for Industrial Purposes|§ 57-7-7. Notice of intent to issue bonds; requirement of election on bond issue

 Before issuing any bonds under the provisions of this chapter, the municipality or other authority shall, by resolution spread upon the minutes, declare its intention to issue such bonds for the purposes authorized by this chapter and shall state in said resolution the amount of bonds proposed to be issued and shall likewise fix in said resolution the date upon which the said municipality or other authority proposes to direct the issuance of such 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 municipality or the governmental subdivision issuing the bonds, with the first publication of said notice to be made not less than twenty-one (21) days prior to the date fixed in the resolution for the issuance of said 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%) of the qualified electors of the municipality or other governmental subdivision shall file a written protest against the issuance of such bonds, then an election upon the issuance thereof shall be called, and held, as is hereby provided. If no such protest shall be filed, then the said municipality or other authority may issue such bonds without an election on the question of the issuance thereof at any time within a period of two (2) years after the date specified in the resolution.
MS Code § 57-7-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 7 - Sale or Development of Airport Lands, or Other Lands, for Industrial Purposes|§ 57-7-9. Conduct of election

 If an election shall be called under the provisions of this chapter 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 said municipality or other governmental subdivision. At such election, all qualified electors of the municipality or other governmental subdivision may vote and the ballots used in such 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 (Π) opposite their choice on the proposition.
MS Code § 57-7-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 7 - Sale or Development of Airport Lands, or Other Lands, for Industrial Purposes|§ 57-7-11. Determination of results of election

 When the results of any election hereinabove provided for shall have been canvassed by the election commissioners of said municipality or governmental district and certified by them to the proper authorities, it shall be the duty of the municipality or other authority involved to determine and adjudicate whether or not a majority of the qualified electors who voted in such election voted in favor of such bonds and unless a majority of the qualified electors who voted in said election shall have voted in favor of such bonds, then the same shall not be issued. Should a majority of the qualified electors who vote in such election vote in favor of said bonds, the municipality or other authority may issue said 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.
MS Code § 57-7-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 7 - Sale or Development of Airport Lands, or Other Lands, for Industrial Purposes|§ 57-7-13. Construction of chapter; applicability of debt limitation

 This chapter, 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 hereby authorized by municipalities or other governmental authority, and shall be construed as an additional and alternate method therefor. The bonds hereby authorized shall not constitute an indebtedness within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation or restriction.
MS Code § 57-9-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 9 - Industrial Plant Training|§ 57-9-1. Short title

 This chapter may be cited as the "Industrial Training Law of 1964."
MS Code § 57-9-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 9 - Industrial Plant Training|§ 57-9-3. Declaration of public policy

 It is hereby declared that the state public welfare demands, and the state public policy requires:   That a balanced economic development of this state is essential.   That the present and prospective health, safety, morals, pursuit of happiness, right of gainful employment and the general welfare of the citizens demand as a public purpose, the development within Mississippi of trade preparatory or industrial plant training and recruitment program for the various commercial, industrial, agricultural and manufacturing enterprises.   That the means and measures herein authorized to promote said commercial, industrial, agricultural and manufacturing enterprises, are as a matter of public policy, for the public purposes of increasing gainful employment and business activities of the municipalities, counties, and supervisors districts of Mississippi, hereinafter called "municipalities."   That the currently existing critical gap in the employment and use of skilled and semiskilled residents of the state resulting from deficient training programs and facilities be eliminated, and that the proper promotion of the health, safety, morals, pursuit of happiness, right of gainful employment, and the general welfare of the state demands the enactment of the program herein authorized.   That the accomplishment of the things herein authorized will stimulate and provide ready and attractive employment for the skilled and semiskilled residents of the state through the proper increase of the skilled and semiskilled labor force available which will further develop the agricultural, commercial, industrial and other resources of the state for the general welfare.
MS Code § 57-9-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 9 - Industrial Plant Training|§ 57-9-5. Plans for industrial plant training and recruitment; industrial revolving fund

 The Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board, hereinafter referred to as the "board," is hereby authorized and empowered to formulate and place into existence, plans for industrial plant training and recruitment for new and expanded industries, or both, in Mississippi. To that end, there is hereby created and provided within the board, in addition to all other funds that may be appropriated to the board, an "industrial revolving fund," and all sums of monies received or obtained by the board under the provisions of this chapter, by appropriation or otherwise, shall be paid into the State Treasury, and the State Treasurer shall deposit said monies into the industrial revolving fund. All expenditures therefrom shall be authorized by the board in the manner hereinafter set forth and such expenditures shall be paid therefrom by the State Treasurer on warrants of the auditor of public accounts; and said auditor shall issue his warrant upon requisition properly signed by the director and secretary of the board.
MS Code § 57-9-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 9 - Industrial Plant Training|§ 57-9-9. Repayment of loan

 In the event the board shall issue a certificate of public convenience and necessity to the applicant, and approve a loan of a sum, such sum as approved to be loaned, shall be disbursed to the applicant upon the execution of a legally valid and enforceable promissory note, deed of trust, or contract, or any combination thereof, by the new or expanded industry and the applicant, in accordance with the approved plan of repayment. In the event a contract is required by the plan of repayment, the board is authorized to join in the execution thereof. The board is further authorized to require such provisions and covenants in such promissory note, deed of trust, or contract, or any combination thereof, deemed reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and require the repayment of said loans. The board and municipalities are further authorized to institute suit, at law or equity, to cause the repayment of such loans, and to protect the interest of the State of Mississippi, and may employ private counsel to do so.
MS Code § 57-15-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 15 - Marine Resources|§ 57-15-1. Legislative declaration

 The Legislature hereby declares that this chapter is being enacted under the state's inherent general welfare and police power authority for the broad purposes hereinafter set forth in an effort to explore, develop, conserve and market the underwater natural resources of this state, particularly those lying offshore in the coastal waters of the State of Mississippi.
MS Code § 57-15-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 15 - Marine Resources|§ 57-15-3. Transfer of functions of Mississippi Marine Resources Council to Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources; office; construction of references

  The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources, hereinafter referred to as the "council," shall be the Mississippi Marine Resources Council, and shall function insofar as practicable under the provisions of Chapter 15 of Title 49, Mississippi Code of 1972, in cooperation with the Mississippi Department of Economic and Community Development and the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, with particular reference to the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, the Universities Marine Center, and the universities and colleges which are conducting oceanographic research. The offices of the commission shall be located in Hancock, Harrison or Jackson Counties.   The words "Mississippi Marine Resources Council," wherever they may appear in the laws of the State of Mississippi, shall be construed to mean the Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources.
MS Code § 57-15-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 15 - Marine Resources|§ 57-15-7. Objectives

 The council exercising the prerogatives and functions as set out in Section 57-15-5, shall have as the aim for the State of Mississippi to provide for effective, efficient and economic development of marine resources available to the State of Mississippi, and to cause suitable skilled professionals and labor to harness the marine resources of this state's coastal, offshore and water resources toward achieving the highest economic growth potential possible through modern concepts and technology in the oceanographic field and scientific discovery of underwater marine resources. To accomplish these goals, the council shall carry out or cause to be carried out continuing study of the science of oceanography as it relates to Mississippi, and the development of a long-range oceanographic program for the State of Mississippi.
MS Code § 57-15-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 15 - Marine Resources|§ 57-15-9. Advisory functions

 The council, exercising its duties and responsibilities, shall also act in an advisory capacity to the Governor and all related state agencies, including the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory and the Universities Marine Center which are conducting oceanographic research. All state boards and agencies engaged in activities in the field of marine resources and technology shall utilize this commission as a clearinghouse on all present and future joint federal-state programs whether presently administered by an existing agency or not; to advise on the best programs available to the State of Mississippi for the development of its marine resources, and how to apply for, receive or hold any and all such authorizations, licenses and grants necessary and proper therefor; to advise on the utilization of all facilities in the State of Mississippi for marine research and development, such as the future maximum utilization of the NASA-Mississippi Test Facility, but not limiting the provisions of this chapter exclusively thereto; and to advise on all in-depth studies necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. This chapter shall not, however, abrogate the authority of the Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources, the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning or the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, the Universities Marine Center, or of the individual institutions under the board's control to apply for grants, and to carry out oceanographic research. Said council is hereby authorized to receive services, gifts, contributions, property and equipment from public and private sources to be utilized in the discharge of the council's functions, all to be done within the purview of this chapter.
MS Code § 57-15-10 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 15 - Marine Resources|§ 57-15-10. Adoption, etc., of regulations governing marine resources by Commission on Marine Resources; effect of regulations of Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

  The Commission on Marine Resources may adopt, modify or repeal regulations to manage any matter pertaining to the marine resources of the state, unless the matter is governed by statute.   Regulations of the Commission on Marine Resources shall supersede like regulations adopted by the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks under its former powers related to the management of marine resources.
MS Code § 57-15-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 15 - Marine Resources|§ 57-15-17. Minutes of proceedings

 The executive director of the council shall keep regular and accurate minutes of the council's proceedings in a minute book provided for that purpose which shall be a public record and all findings and recommendations and acts of the said council shall be entered upon its minutes as may be necessary for its official acts, deeds, expenditures and other major objectives to be in keeping with established state agencies.
MS Code § 57-18-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 18 - Renewable Natural Resources Research Act of 1994|§ 57-18-1. Short title

 This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Renewable Natural Resources Research Act of 1994.
MS Code § 57-18-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 18 - Renewable Natural Resources Research Act of 1994|§ 57-18-3. Legislative findings and declarations

 The Legislature finds and declares:   That the economic progress of Mississippi depends in large measure upon the development and wise use of the natural resources of this state;   That the forest, wildlife and fisheries resources in this state constitute a vital segment of the natural resources available in Mississippi;   That the forest, wildlife and fisheries resources, when properly managed and efficiently utilized, contribute significantly to the economic well being of Mississippi;   That forestry, wildlife and related natural resource research programs can be coordinated, integrated and strengthened in a more efficient and effective manner when funded and managed jointly within a single administrative unit;   That there is a present and increasing need for additional knowledge of natural resource management and utilization practices, the impact of such practices on the long-term viability of forest, wildlife and fishery resources, and the interrelationship between natural resource management and utilization practices and those aspects of environmental quality associated with the state's forest and water resources; and   That this chapter is specifically designed to consolidate within a single administrative unit diverse programs of research which address the forest, wildlife and fisheries resources of the state and the management and utilization thereof.
MS Code § 57-18-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 18 - Renewable Natural Resources Research Act of 1994|§ 57-18-5. Establishment of Forest and Wildlife Research Center at Mississippi State University; purpose; transfer of research functions from other agencies; transfer of personnel and funds

  The Board of Trustees of State Institutions, of Higher Learning is authorized and directed to establish a Forest and Wildlife Research Center at Mississippi State University. The center will be an administrative unit within the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine. The Dean of the School of Forest Resources shall serve as the director of the center.   The center shall conduct a program of research relevant to the efficient management and utilization of the forest, wildlife and fisheries resources of this state and to the protection and enhancement of the natural environment associated with those resources. The center shall disseminate results of such research programs to the public and to individuals and organizations for whom such information will be useful. The center shall conduct research that will encourage the growth and development of the furniture manufacturing industry and allied industries in this state and shall work closely with the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service, the University Research Center, the Mississippi Department of Economic and Community Development and other agencies, both public and private, in the dissemination of its research findings.   From and after the creation of the Forest and Wildlife Research Center, the center shall assume all research functions which are being exercised within the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine by the Forest Products Utilization Laboratory, by the Department of Forestry, by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, by the Furniture Research Unit and, upon the recommendation of the President of Mississippi State University to the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, by other departments and units of the university.   All records, personnel, property and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations or other funds relating to those research functions which are being assumed by the center shall be transferred to the center. The transfer of segregated or special funds shall be made in such a manner that the relation between program and revenue source is retained.
MS Code § 57-18-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 18 - Renewable Natural Resources Research Act of 1994|§ 57-18-7. Provision of buildings, equipment, personnel, supplies and services for Center

 The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning shall provide for the Forest and Wildlife Research Center such buildings, equipment, personnel, supplies and services as it shall determine to be necessary for the proper operation and maintenance of the center, having due regard for the contributory facilities and programs already existing at Mississippi State University.
MS Code § 57-18-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 18 - Renewable Natural Resources Research Act of 1994|§ 57-18-9. Authority for Center to receive contributions, donations, gifts and grants of money and/or property, equipment, materials and manpower

 In addition to appropriations made by the Legislature from the State General Fund, the Forest and Wildlife Research Center is authorized and empowered, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning upon recommendation by the President of Mississippi State University, to receive contributions, donations, gifts and grants of money and/or property, equipment, materials and manpower from persons, foundations, trust funds, corporations, organizations, and state and federal agencies for use in carrying out the purposes and objectives of this chapter.