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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 25 - RAILS-TO-TRAILS RECREATIONAL DISTRICT (§§ 55-25-1 — 55-25-15) › Section 55-25-1 - Establishment; purpose; acquisition of rights in land; acceptance of funds; contracts for operation and maintenance of trails

(1)
The board of supervisors of one or more counties and the governing authorities of one or more municipalities located within participating counties are hereby authorized to act jointly in the establishment of a Rails-To-Trails Recreational District (hereinafter in this chapter "district") by spreading upon their minutes a resolution establishing such a district. The boundaries of the district shall be defined by a general description in the resolution.
(2)
A district shall be established for the purpose of utilizing available railroad rights-of-way as public recreational trails or as interim trails for rail banking as set forth in Section 8(d) of the National Trails Systems Act (
16 U.S.C.S. 1247(d)
), and a district may acquire by gift or purchase, title to or any lesser interest in, such available railroad right-of-way.
(3)
Districts may by gift or purchase acquire title to, or any lesser interest in, any areas abutting the rights-of-way of acquired railroad rights-of-way which are or may be needed for the construction of trail-user support facilities. Easements and rights-of-way upon, over, under, along or across any land the fee title of which has been acquired by a district for a trail project may be granted by such district so long as the use of the easement or right-of-way does not interfere with the use of the land as a trails project and only after such grant shall have been first approved by the counties and municipalities participating in the district.
(4)
A district may accept funds from any source, public or private, for the purpose of acquiring lands and planning, constructing, operating and maintaining trails under the provisions of this chapter. Districts may also execute contractual agreements with the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks or with any existing water district having jurisdiction in the counties or parts of counties comprising a district by which the department or water district will assume responsibility for the operation and maintenance of a trail developed under this chapter.
Laws, 1994, ch. 574, § 1, eff. 4/7/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 25 - RAILS-TO-TRAILS RECREATIONAL DISTRICT (§§ 55-25-1 — 55-25-15) › Section 55-25-3 - District board of directors; appointment; oath of office; compensation

(1)
A district shall be governed by a board of directors who shall be appointed as follows: the governing authorities of each participating county and each participating municipality shall appoint one (1) resident of its jurisdiction as its member of the board. The term of each member shall coincide with that of the appointing official, so that after the initial appointments, terms shall be for a period of four (4) years.
(2)
Each director shall, before a chancery clerk, take and subscribe to the general oath of office required by Section 268 of the Constitution of the State of Mississippi, and the oath shall be filed with such clerk and by him preserved.
(3)
If compensation is paid to any member of the board of directors, it shall be paid by the district from any funds available. In no event shall such compensation exceed the sum of Twenty-two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($22.50) per day.
Laws, 1994, ch. 574, § 2, eff. 4/7/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 25 - RAILS-TO-TRAILS RECREATIONAL DISTRICT (§§ 55-25-1 — 55-25-15) › Section 55-25-5 - General powers of board

Any rails-to-trails recreational district, through its board of directors, is hereby empowered:
(a)
To establish rules and regulations for the use of the recreational facilities of the district;
(b)
To apply for and accept grants from the United States of America, or from any corporation or agency created or designated by the United States of America, and to ratify and accept applications therefor made by voluntary associations to such agencies for grants to construct, maintain or operate any project or projects which hereafter may be undertaken or contemplated by such district;
(c)
To do any and all other acts or things necessary, requisite or convenient to the exercising of the powers, rights, privileges or functions conferred upon it by this chapter or by any act of law;
(d)
To employ such persons as are necessary to perform the services required of the district;
(e)
To enter into agreements and execute contracts necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers, rights, privileges and functions conferred upon it by this chapter;
(f)
To develop, operate, maintain and support a recreational facility for hikers, bikers, horsemen or others on and along railroad rights-of-way acquired for that purpose and for the use and enjoyment of the general public; and
(g)
To sue and be sued.
Laws, 1994, ch. 574, § 3, eff. 4/7/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 25 - RAILS-TO-TRAILS RECREATIONAL DISTRICT (§§ 55-25-1 — 55-25-15) › Section 55-25-6 - Publication of rules and regulations; rules and regulations to have force of law upon publication; penalty for violation; recreational facilities developed and operated pursuant to this chapter constitute public highways; rules and regulations of Transportation Commission enforceable on such facilities; vehicle restrictions; municipalities required to enforce the rules and regulations of a rails-to-trails recreational district of which it is a member

(1)
The rules and regulations adopted by the Rails-to-Trails Recreational District shall be published once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper qualified to publish legal notices in each county that is a member of the district. When rules and regulations have been adopted by the district in accordance with Section
55-25-5
and have been published as required by this section, such rules and regulations shall have the force and effect of general law, and any violation of such rules and regulations shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(2)
Any recreational facility developed and operated pursuant to this chapter, specifically including Section
55-25-5(f)
, shall constitute a public highway, and all applicable rules and regulations of the Mississippi Transportation Commission and other state agencies shall be enforceable on such recreational facilities. However, no motor vehicle may be operated or used on such recreational facility except law enforcement vehicles, emergency vehicles, maintenance vehicles or other vehicles authorized by the district.
(3)
Any municipality, which is a member of a Rails-To-Trails Recreational District, shall enforce the rules and regulations of the district in that part lying within the municipality and may authorize its municipal law enforcement personnel to assist the district in the enforcement of the district rules and regulations in any area of the district lying no more than five (5) miles outside the corporate limits of the municipality.
Laws, 2000, ch. 471, § 2; Laws, 2004, ch. 404, § 1, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 25 - RAILS-TO-TRAILS RECREATIONAL DISTRICT (§§ 55-25-1 — 55-25-15) › Section 55-25-7 - Levy of tax by county or municipality for support and maintenance of district

The board of supervisors of any county or the governing authorities of any municipality which become a part of a district may levy a tax upon all taxable property in the county or municipality for the support and maintenance of the district in an amount not to exceed one-fourth (1/4) mill. Any county or municipality which desires to remain a part of such district shall levy each year beginning the second year after joining the district a tax for the support and maintenance of the district of not less than one-fourth (1/4) mill or such county or municipality will not remain a part of the district. Should any county or municipality desire to appropriate an equivalent sum from the general fund, or other available funds, the levying of the tax provided herein shall not be mandatory.
Should the board of directors of any such district determine that a tax levy of less than one-fourth (1/4) mill on the property of the counties and municipalities comprising the district would be sufficient to maintain and operate the district for the forthcoming fiscal year, such determination shall, by resolution, be spread upon the minutes of the board and shall recite the amount of tax levy which will suffice. A certified copy of such resolution shall be delivered to the clerks for the board of supervisors of the counties and municipal authorities affected thereby; and, thereafter, the board of supervisors and the governing authorities may for the forthcoming year levy a tax of no less than that declared to be sufficient in such resolution without losing their qualifications as members of the district.
Any tax levy made under the provisions of this section shall be used exclusively for the support and maintenance of the district and shall be made by the board of supervisors and municipal governing authorities at the time and in the manner that other tax levies are made. The revenues provided for in this chapter shall not, under any circumstances, be commingled with other funds of counties or municipalities.
Laws, 1994, ch. 574, § 4, eff. 4/7/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 25 - RAILS-TO-TRAILS RECREATIONAL DISTRICT (§§ 55-25-1 — 55-25-15) › Section 55-25-9 - Payment of tax proceeds to depository of district; advance of county or municipal funds to district

The board of supervisors of each county and the governing authorities of each municipality becoming a member of a district shall annually, on or before March 15 of each year beginning with the calendar year in which the district is created, pay or cause to be paid to the depository of the district the total avails from the taxes levied pursuant to Section
55-25-7
for the purpose of supporting the district. Such payment shall be made and continued as long as the district remains in existence, there is need therefor, and the county and municipality remain a part thereof.
Any municipality or county participating in a district may advance funds to the district to pay the preliminary expenses of the district, including reports, organization and administration expenses, on such terms of repayment as the governing body of the county or municipality shall determine.
Laws, 1994, ch. 574, § 5, eff. 4/7/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 25 - RAILS-TO-TRAILS RECREATIONAL DISTRICT (§§ 55-25-1 — 55-25-15) › Section 55-25-11 - Acceptance of grants, loans, etc., by board

The board of directors of a district is hereby authorized and empowered to accept grants, loans, gifts, bequests or funding from any source, public or private, that the granting agency has authority to provide; but in no circumstances shall the acceptance of any such funding obligate any district to repay a sum in excess of the avails of the tax levies authorized by this chapter.
Laws, 1994, ch. 574, § 6, eff. 4/7/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 25 - RAILS-TO-TRAILS RECREATIONAL DISTRICT (§§ 55-25-1 — 55-25-15) › Section 55-25-13 - Deposit of district funds in depository

All funds of a district shall be deposited by the board of directors in a bank or banks located within the counties or municipalities creating the district and qualified as a county or state depository.
Laws, 1994, ch. 574, § 7, eff. 4/7/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 25 - RAILS-TO-TRAILS RECREATIONAL DISTRICT (§§ 55-25-1 — 55-25-15) › Section 55-25-15 - Addition of adjacent counties and municipalities to district

After any district has been formed, any other county located immediately adjacent to a district, and any municipality therein, may join a district by the same procedure as if it were initiating the district, including the appointment of an additional member to the existing board of directors.
Laws, 1994, ch. 574, § 8, eff. 4/7/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-NEW-001 - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Definitions]

For the purposes of this act, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed by this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a)
"Governing body" means the Mayor and Board of Aldermen or Council, as applicable, of a town.
(b)
"Short-line railroad project" means any combination of the acquisition, restoration, construction, ownership, operation, oversight, maintenance and disposition of a short-line railroad by a town.
(c)
"Short-line railroad" means a rail line that is no more than fifty (50) total route miles in length, located within and without the State of Mississippi, together with the line's corresponding right-of-way, fixtures, facilities, and related improvements, and that, as an independent operating concern, would qualify under the standards of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board as a Class III rail carrier under 49 CFR 1201(1-1).
(d)
"Town" means a municipal corporation existing within the State of Mississippi classified as a town pursuant to Section
21-1-1
, Mississippi Code of 1972, as of the effective date of this act, with a short-line railroad partially located within its municipal boundaries.
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 414, HB 1519,§ 1, eff. 4/20/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-1 - Declaration of public policy

It is hereby declared that the state public welfare demands, and the state public policy requires:
(a)
That a balanced economic development of this state is essential.
(b)
That the reconversion from wartime economy to peacetime pursuits appears reasonably imminent, requiring a planning program for readjustment of employment to accord with employment problems necessarily arising from changed conditions.
(c)
That the present and prospective health, safety, morals, pursuit of happiness, right to gainful employment and the general welfare of the citizens demand as a public purpose the development within Mississippi of commercial, industrial, agricultural, manufacturing and tourism enterprises, herein called "enterprises" by the several counties, supervisors districts and municipalities, all herein called "municipalities." "Enterprises" shall be construed to include expansion of such existing buildings and facilities, conditioned, however, that the municipality, if required by the Board of Economic Development, shall take security upon the existing building or buildings at the time of entering into contract for the expansion of existing buildings and facilities.
(d)
That the means and measures herein authorized to promote said enterprises are, as a matter of public policy, for the public purposes of the several counties, supervisors districts, municipalities, and of the State of Mississippi.
(e)
That the present and prospective promotion of health, safety, morals, pursuit of happiness, right to gainful employment, and the general welfare of the state requires the accomplishment of that which is herein and hereby authorized, in order to afford ready and attractive markets for farm and garden products, to develop natural resources and convert raw materials of farm, mine and forest into finished products for the general welfare of each of said municipalities and the entire state.
(f)
That the accomplishment of the things herein authorized to be done by the several municipalities will give to them local benefits peculiar to each.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-05; Laws, 1944, ch. 241, § 6; Laws, 1958, ch. 531, § 2; Laws, 1979, ch. 438, § 1; Laws, 1986, ch. 374, eff. 7/1/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-2 - Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed herein, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
"Department" shall mean the Mississippi Development Authority.
(b)
"Office" shall mean an administrative subdivision of the department.
(c)
"Executive director" shall mean the executive officer of the department.
(d)
"Agricultural and Industrial Board," "Department of Economic Development," "Board of Economic Development," "Department of Economic and Community Development" and "Mississippi Department of Economic and Community Development" wherever they appear in the laws of the State of Mississippi, shall mean the "Mississippi Development Authority," operating through its executive director.
Laws, 1979, ch. 438, § 3; Laws, 1988, ch. 518, § 26; Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 39; Laws, 1990, ch. 522, § 34; Laws, 2000, 2nd Ex Sess, ch. 1, § 2, eff. 8/30/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-3 - Mississippi Development Authority seal

The Mississippi Development Authority shall have an official seal, and all orders, findings, acts and certifications of the department shall be attested by such seal, and by the signature of the executive director; and when so attested, all orders, acts, findings and certifications of the department shall be competent evidence and shall be given full faith and credit in any proceedings of a court in this state.
Codes, 1942, § 8936; Laws, 1940, ch. 147; Laws, 1944, ch. 241, § 1; Laws, 1950, ch. 190, § 1; Laws, 1952, ch. 171; Laws, 1960, ch. 142; Laws, 1979, ch. 438, § 2; Laws, 1980, ch. 560, § 25; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, §§ 324 and 325; Laws, 1985, ch. 417; Laws, 1986, ch. 500, § 44; Laws, 1988, ch. 466, § 13; Laws, 1988, ch. 518, § 27; Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 40, eff. 7/1/1989.
Repealed by Laws, 2017, ch. 402, SB 2572, 11, eff. 7/1/2017.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 404, HB 1330, 1, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-5 - Executive director

(1)
The Governor shall, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint an executive director who:
(a)
Shall have at least a bachelor's degree, and
(b)
Shall be an experienced administrator and have at least five (5) years' experience in at least one (1) of the following areas:
(i)
Industrial development, or
(ii)
Economic development.
(2)
The executive director shall be the executive officer of the department in the execution of any and all provisions of this chapter, and his salary shall be fixed by the Governor.
(3)
The executive director shall have the following powers and duties:
(a)
To formulate the policy of the department regarding the economic and tourist development of the state.
(b)
To use and expend any funds from state, federal or private sources coming into the department for the purposes herein provided. State funds appropriated for the department shall be expended in accordance with the regulations governing the expenditures of other state funds.
(c)
To implement the duties assigned to the department and consistent with specific requirements of law, including, but not limited to:
(i)
Support services to include legal, finance, data processing, personnel, communications and advertising, purchasing and accounting;
(ii)
Research and planning;
(iii)
Outreach, agency liaison and community development;
(iv)
Tourism, business travel, and film;
(v)
Programs and assistance for existing state business and industry;
(vi)
Recruiting new business and industry into the state;
(vii)
Fostering and promoting of entrepreneurship and the creation of new business in the state;
(viii)
Programs aimed at competing effectively in the international economy by increasing exports of state products and services and by promoting, developing and creating the conditions and programs that will bring about significant increases in investment in the state from other countries;
(ix)
Programs relating to the development of ports;
(x)
Such other areas as are within the jurisdiction and authority of the department and will foster and promote the economic development of this state;
(xi)
The positions of associate directors, deputy directors and bureau directors shall not be state service positions.
Codes, 1942, § 8936; Laws, 1940, ch. 147; Laws, 1944, ch. 241, § 1; Laws, 1950, ch. 190, § 1; Laws, 1952, ch. 171; Laws, 1960, ch. 142; Laws, 1979, ch. 438, § 4; Laws, 1988, ch. 518, § 28; Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 41; Laws, 1992, ch. 496, § 37, eff. 7/1/1992.
Amended by Laws, 2022, ch. 508, HB 1426,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2022.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-7 - Department motor vehicle insurance

The executive director may carry on each motor vehicle of the department property damage insurance and uninsured and underinsured motorists coverage for any physical damage which is sustained by such motor vehicles while such motor vehicles are being operated by a duly authorized department employee in the performance of his official duties. The coverage authorized in this section shall be purchased in a policy or policies written by the agent or agents of an insurance company authorized to do, and doing business, in this state, and the amount of coverage purchased shall be determined by the executive director. Premiums on such policies shall be paid as are other expenses of the department.
Laws, 1998, ch. 547, § 3, eff. 4/13/1998.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-9 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1988, ch. 518, § 92, eff. 7/1/1988.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-06; Laws, 1944, ch. 241, § 7; 1962, ch. 173.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-10 - Mississippi Development Authority Legislative Oversight Committee created; membership; meetings; compensation; terms of office; vacancies

(1)
There is created the Mississippi Development Authority Legislative Oversight Committee to serve in an advisory capacity to the Mississippi Development Authority ("MDA") regarding matters under the jurisdiction of the MDA. The committee shall consist of six (6) members, two (2) members to be appointed by the Governor, two (2) Senators to be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor and two (2) Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The committee shall have no jurisdiction or vote on any matter within the jurisdiction of the MDA.
(2)
The committee shall meet quarterly and may meet at other times specified by the chairman of the committee.
(3)
A quorum of the committee shall consist of four (4) members. The committee shall elect from among its membership a chairman and vice chairman.
(4)
The MDA shall not be required to submit to the committee any information that it considers confidential or proprietary, or anything the disclosure of which may negatively affect a project it has under consideration.
(5)
Members of the committee who are not legislators, state officials or state employees shall be compensated at the per diem rate authorized by Section
25-3-69
and shall be reimbursed in accordance with Section
25-3-41
for mileage and actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Legislative members of the committee shall be paid from the contingent expense funds of their respective houses in the same manner as provided for committee meetings when the Legislature is not in session. However, no per diem or expense for attending meetings of the committee may be paid to legislative members of the committee while the Legislature is in session. No committee member may incur per diem, travel or other expenses unless previously authorized by vote, at a meeting of the committee, which action shall be recorded in the official minutes of the meeting. Nonlegislative members shall be paid from any funds made available to the committee for that purpose.
(6)
The terms of the legislative members of the committee shall expire at the end of their terms of office, and the Governor's appointees shall serve for a term concurrent with the term of office of the appointing Governor. Any vacancy on the advisory committee shall be filled by appointment by the original appointing authority for the remainder of the members' unexpired term.
Laws, 2005, 3rd Ex Sess, ch. 1, § 38, eff. 7/1/2005.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-11 - Rules and regulations

The executive director is hereby authorized and empowered to promulgate and put into effect all reasonable rules and regulations that he may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of Sections
57-1-1
through
57-1-51
, not inconsistent herewith.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-10; Laws, 1944, ch. 241, § 9; Laws, 1988, ch. 518, § 29, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-12 - Mississippi Development Authority to file annual report describing all assistance provided under the Advantage Mississippi Initiative

The Mississippi Development Authority shall file an annual report with the Governor, Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives not later than July 1, 2001, and each year thereafter, describing all assistance provided under Laws, 2000, Second Extraordinary Session, Chapter 1.
Laws, 2000, 2nd Ex Sess, ch. 1, § 60, eff. 8/30/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-12.1 - Mississippi Development Authority to file quarterly reports regarding the net economic impact of incentives or assistance authorized under Sections 1 through 37 of Chapter 1, Laws of 2005, Third Extraordinary Session

The Mississippi Development Authority shall prepare and file a quarterly report with the Secretary of State regarding the net economic impact on the state as a result of incentives or other forms of assistance authorized under Sections 1 through 37 of Chapter 1, Laws of 2005, Third Extraordinary Session, the number of enterprises benefited and the number of jobs created. Each report shall estimate the number of jobs created or retained at each enterprise or business as a result of the incentives or other forms of assistance authorized under Sections 1 through 37 of Chapter 1, Laws of 2005, Third Extraordinary Session.
Laws, 2005, 3rd Ex Sess, ch. 1, § 59, eff. 7/1/2005.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-12.2 - Mississippi Development Authority to file annual report regarding tax credits, loans, rebates and grants made, approved or awarded as result of negotiations involving economic development projects; contents

(1)
The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) shall file an annual report with the Governor, Secretary of State, Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives not later than October 1 of each year regarding all tax credits, loans, rebates and grants made, approved or awarded by MDA as a result of negotiations involving an economic development project. The report shall contain the following information:
(a)
The total amount of incentives approved or awarded;
(b)
The total amount of loans made by MDA;
(c)
The total amount of grants awarded by MDA; and
(d)
A description of standard terms for each loan program.
(2)
With respect to each client that receives or is awarded a tax credit, loan, rebate or grant referred to in subsection (1) of this section, the report shall include:
(a)
The name and county of operation of the recipient;
(b)
The amount of the loan, rebate or grant;
(c)
The purpose of the loan, rebate or grant;
(d)
The number of employees that the client agreed to hire, retain or train;
(e)
The amount of the financial investment that the client expects to make in this state as a result of the economic development project; and
(f)
A list of projects that have met contractual requirements and have been closed out by MDA.
(3)
The Department of Revenue shall provide MDA with the tax information that is required to be included in this report.
Added by Laws, 2014, ch. 517, HB 1365, 7, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-13 - Plans for advertising and developing state

It shall be the duty of the executive director to prepare and perfect plans for the advertisement and development of the state in such manner and through such means as he may deem proper and within such appropriations as shall be made for expenditure.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-01; Laws, 1940, ch. 147; Laws, 1944, ch. 241, § 2; Laws, 1988, ch. 518, § 30, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-14 - Confidentiality of client information concerning development projects

(1)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, any records of the Mississippi Development Authority which contain client information concerning development projects shall be exempt from the provisions of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983 for a period of two (2) years after receipt of the information by the department. Confidential client information as described in this section shall not include the information which must be disclosed by the certified applicant related to a qualified economic development project in the annual report described in Section
57-1-759
.
(2)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, confidential client information in public records held by the department shall be exempt from the provisions of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983 during the period of review and negotiation on a project proposal and for a period of thirty (30) days after approval, disapproval or abandonment of the proposal not to exceed one (1) year by the department in writing.
(3)
Any breakouts or subcategories of the total qualified investment amounts reported pursuant to Sections
57-114-5(d)
and
57-114-13(2)(a) and (b)
, and information reported pursuant to Sections
57-114-5(g), (h) and (j)
and
57-114-13(2)(f), (g), (h) and (i)
shall not be subject to any disclosure under the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983. In addition, any information and documentation, including, without limitation, copies of any certifications, together with any amendments thereto, made by the Mississippi Development Authority, and copies of any mFlex agreements, together with any amendments thereto, approved and executed by the Mississippi Development Authority, pursuant to the Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive Act, which are (a) provided by the authority to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and/or Speaker of the House of Representatives pursuant to Section
57-114-7(7)
or
57-114-13(11)
; (b) provided by the authority to the University Research Center division of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning pursuant to Section
57-114-15(6)
; and (c) provided by the University Research Center division of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives and/or the authority, shall not be subject to any disclosure under the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.
Laws, 1989, ch. 524, § 21; Laws, 1990, ch. 502, § 5, eff. 7/1/1990.
Amended by Laws, 2022, ch. 462, SB 2159,§ 17, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 482, SB 2563,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-15 - Interstate and federal cooperation; Economic Development Fund

The department is hereby authorized to cooperate and coordinate with economic development commissions, travel and other similar commissions and boards, and/or other similar agencies of other states, the federal government, and with county, municipal and regional economic development, travel and other similar commissions or boards, or other agencies thereof, for the purposes of securing economic development within the State of Mississippi, and to accomplish this purpose, the department may contract for, receive and expend, state, federal and other funds; and to that end, there is hereby created within the department a special fund designated as the "Economic Development Fund," to be kept separate and apart from all other funds and into which all funds received for the above-stated purposes shall be deposited and which funds are not appropriated by the State of Mississippi.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-02; Laws, 1940, ch. 147; Laws, 1944, ch. 241, § 3; Laws, 1958, ch. 512; Laws, 1966, ch. 233, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 1988, ch. 518, § 31, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-17 - Publicity and advertising; research laboratory

It shall be the duty of the executive director and he is hereby authorized to prepare and execute a program of publicity and advertising that will bring into favorable notice the industrial, commercial, recreational, educational and social advantages, opportunities, possibilities, resources, farm and dairy products, and facilities of the state, and in the preparation and execution of such program he may use any funds which may be appropriated or otherwise made available for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of Sections
57-1-1
through
57-1-51
. The department may erect, equip, maintain and operate a research laboratory for the purpose of finding new and additional uses for Mississippi products and is authorized and empowered to receive, use and expend any funds from state, federal or private sources which it may receive for that purpose.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-03; Laws, 1940, ch. 147; Laws, 1944, ch. 241, § 4; Laws, 1988, ch. 518, § 32, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-19 - Municipal enterprises; certificate of public convenience and necessity

The executive director is charged with the duty of making effective the declared public policy of the state and municipalities as hereinabove set forth, and for that purpose is hereby authorized and empowered to determine whether the public convenience and necessity require that any municipality shall have the right to acquire lands, and thereon to erect enterprises, and expansions thereof and thereto, conditioned, however, that the municipality, if so required by him, shall take security upon the existing building or buildings at the time of entering into contract for the expansion of existing buildings and facilities, and to operate them and to dispose of or rent, let or lease such lands and enterprises. Each municipality within this state shall have the right to apply to the executive director for a certificate of public convenience and necessity as to whether the general welfare requires that such municipality enter into a given enterprise. In determining whether such certificate shall be issued, the executive director may hold public hearings or private hearings, make such investigations as he may desire; and he shall have power to summon witnesses, administer oaths, hear testimony and make a record of all things had and done at such hearing or investigation, and may issue such certificates of convenience and necessity as he deems advisable.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-07; Laws, 1944, ch. 241, § 8; Laws, 1958, ch. 531, § 3; Laws, 1988, ch. 518, § 33, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-23 - Municipal enterprises; power conferred to acquire lands, erect buildings, etc

(1)
The several municipalities of this state, including counties, judicial districts of counties having two judicial districts, supervisors districts, cities, towns or villages, whether existing under special charters or otherwise, hereinabove called "municipalities," are hereby authorized and empowered to make effective the provisions herein contained, for the general welfare of the state and of the several municipalities thereof. When and after such municipality shall have obtained therefor a certificate of public convenience and necessity, under the provisions of Sections
57-1-19
and
57-1-21
, then it may acquire land by purchase, gift, eminent domain or otherwise for any such enterprise so thus approved, and may directly or by contract, such contract to be entered into and governed as now provided by law for other public contracts entered into by boards of supervisors, erect such buildings and structures as may be essential for such enterprise, may obtain for such enterprise the requisite appliances and equipment, and may operate such enterprise. The power thus to do is hereby generally conferred upon all such municipalities, and shall be in addition to all other powers now possessed without in anywise limiting or circumscribing them.
(2)
Any city or town in this state situated in a county bordering on the Mississippi River and situated not more than five miles from the proposed industrial site or location of any industrial plant or proposed site of such plant, authorized to be established, built and erected under the terms of Sections
57-1-1
through
57-1-51
, such distance to be measured between the corporate line of any such city or town nearest such proposed site and the boundary of such proposed site nearest such corporate line, is hereby authorized and empowered to join with another municipality and subdivisions of government, as defined hereinabove, in the creation, establishment, acquisition, ownership, control, sale, lease, disposition and disposal of any such plant, plant site and/or other property, real and personal, acquired, owned, or otherwise possessed and controlled under authority of Sections
57-1-1
through
57-1-51
, notwithstanding the fact that the said, or proposed, plant, plant site, and/or other property, real or personal, is situated in another supervisors district other than the supervisors district in which such city or town is situated. In all cases provided for in this subsection, all authority, powers, privileges and rights provided for in Sections
57-1-1
through
57-1-51
, shall be and are hereby conferred upon and vested in such city or town and such other municipality as may join therewith, as herein authorized.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-09; Laws, 1944, ch. 241, § 12; Laws, 1958, ch. 526, § 1; Laws, 1960, ch. 144.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-27 - Bonds and certain contracts subject to approval of executive director

Before any bonds shall be issued under Sections
57-1-1
through
57-1-51
by any municipality, or any contract shall be made to dispose of any public property hereunder acquired, the same must be approved in its entirety by the executive director, but such approval shall not in any way render the State of Mississippi liable.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-12; Laws, 1944, ch. 241, § 11; Laws, 1988, ch. 518, § 36, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-31 - Compensation of attorneys employed in issuance of bonds

The board of supervisors of any county, or the governing authorities of any municipality or other political subdivision, shall have the power, in its discretion, to pay reasonable compensation to attorneys who may be employed by it in the matter of the issuance of bonds authorized to be issued by the provisions of this chapter, the drafting of all orders and resolutions in connection therewith, and passing upon the validity thereof. However, in no instance shall the attorney's fees paid for the issuance or refunding of such bonds exceed the following amounts, to-wit:
On all such bond issues the attorney's fees shall not exceed one percent (1%) of the first five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00); one-half percent (1/2%) of all over five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) and not more than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00); and one-fourth percent (1/4%) of all amounts in excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00).
As used in this section, the term "municipalities" shall be construed to include any political subdivision of this state authorized to issue bonds under the authority contained in this chapter.
The limitations imposed herein shall not apply to any bond issue upon which a declaration of intent to issue bonds has heretofore been spread upon the minutes of the political subdivision desiring to issue same.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-13.5; Laws, 1968, ch. 297, § 1, eff. 8/1/1968.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-33 - Duties of executive director as to issuance of bonds

When the executive director authorizes any municipality to issue bonds under the provisions of Sections
57-1-1
through
57-1-51
, he shall find and determine the total amount of bonds to be issued. He shall fix the maturity dates of the bonds consistent with the provisions of the aforesaid sections. He shall determine the amount of taxes necessary to be levied and collected annually to retire the bonds and pay interest coupons and to create a sinking fund for the payment of the bonds and interest so that the annual tax levy shall be uniform throughout the period for which the bonds are issued. He shall require the municipality to report annually to him payments made on the bonds and on interest, with the dates of payments, and to report the amount passed to the sinking fund, together with a list and amount of the bonds remaining outstanding for purposes of the aforesaid sections, and a failure so to do shall make the members of the governing board guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable accordingly. All of such reports shall be permanent public records of the department.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-14; Laws, 1944, ch. 241, § 15; Laws, 1988, ch. 518, § 38, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-35 - Sale of bonds

The bonds hereinabove provided for shall be sold by the governing authority of the municipality at not less than par and accrued interest at public sale held after notice of such sale published at least one (1) time at least five (5) days before such sale in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-15; Laws, 1944, ch. 241, § 18, eff. 7/1/1944.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-37 - Issuance of additional bonds by municipality

In the case any municipality shall have initiated any industry as provided in Sections
57-1-19
and
57-1-21
, and thereafter said municipality lacks the requisite funds for completion by reason of emergency which was wholly unforeseen, then upon the approval of the commission, upon the same terms and conditions as herein set forth, additional bonds may be authorized.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-16; Laws, 1944, ch. 241, § 17, eff. 7/1/1944.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-39 - Exemption from taxation of bonds

All bonds issued pursuant to Sections
57-1-1
through
57-1-51
and all interest thereon or income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation except gift and inheritance taxes. Necessary taxes levied and collection for the payment of these bonds and interest thereon shall not be considered or accounted in any limitation on the powers of the municipality to tax except as otherwise herein provided.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-17; Laws, 1944, ch. 241, § 18, eff. 7/1/1944.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-41 - Investment of surplus sinking funds in bonds

Any municipality having surplus sinking funds under the provisions of Sections
57-1-1
through
57-1-51
may, in the discretion of the governing board of such municipality, invest said sinking funds by purchasing bonds of any county or municipality of this state, bonds of the State of Mississippi, or bonds issued by authority of the United States government, except drainage district bonds, provided, that the bonds so purchased shall mature prior to the time when the bonds payable out of the sinking fund hereunder shall fall due.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-18; Laws, 1944, ch. 241, § 14, eff. 7/1/1944.