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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 5 - FEDERAL PARKS AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-103) › IN GENERAL (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-17) › Section 55-5-7 - Conveyances of roads or rights-of-way by Highway Commission

The State Highway Commission of the State of Mississippi is hereby fully authorized to convey and set over unto the United States government, or any of its subsidiary departments when approved by the Governor of the State of Mississippi, any and all rights of way or roads which it may own or possess or have authority over, conveying same exclusively to the United States government or conveying joint control thereof to the United States government for the purpose of aiding in the location, building, construction and maintenance of a national highway or parkway in the State of Mississippi.
Codes, 1942, § 5967; Laws, 1935, ch. 52.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 5 - FEDERAL PARKS AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-103) › IN GENERAL (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-17) › Section 55-5-9 - Conveyances by Governor; grant of rights-of-way, easements, etc., in sixteenth section lands

The Governor of the State of Mississippi is further authorized to convey to the United States or any of its subsidiary agencies any and all lands owned by the State of Mississippi which have been acquired by tax sale, donation, or gift. The said State of Mississippi and the said boards of supervisors of the county where said parkway is located are fully authorized and empowered to give and grant any and all rights of way, parkway rights or scenic easements in, over and through any sixteenth section lands or lands in lieu of sixteenth section lands, making any and all necessary conveyances thereto which may be required by the United States government.
Codes, 1942, § 5969; Laws, 1935, ch. 52.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 5 - FEDERAL PARKS AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-103) › IN GENERAL (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-17) › Section 55-5-11 - Execution of conveyances and deeds

The board of supervisors and the State of Mississippi, acting by and through its Governor, are fully authorized and vested with power to execute any lawful conveyance or conveyances, deed or deeds which said board of supervisors or such governor may deem proper and necessary for the execution of any contract or contracts under authority of Sections
55-5-1
through
55-5-17
. Any deed or deeds or conveyance or conveyances, when executed by the board of supervisors shall be executed in the name of the county, and when executed by the Governor shall be executed in the name of the State of Mississippi. Such deed when executed by the board of supervisors shall be attested by the chancery clerk, and when executed by the governor shall be attested by the secretary of state. Such deeds or instruments shall be sealed with the respective seals of the respective authorities and no other warrant or authority shall be required for the conveyance of such right, title or interest or for the registration of any of such instruments.
Codes, 1942, § 5968; Laws, 1935, ch. 52.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 5 - FEDERAL PARKS AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-103) › IN GENERAL (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-17) › Section 55-5-13 - Protection of adjacent property

The authorities constructing such highway, parkway, or roadway under the authority as is provided in Sections
55-5-1
through
55-5-17
shall use diligence to protect growing crops and pastures, and to prevent damage to any property not taken. So far as possible, all rights of way for roadways and parkways purposes and scenic easements purposes shall be acquired or contracted for before any route is definitely located.
Codes, 1942, § 5966; Laws, 1935, ch. 52.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 5 - FEDERAL PARKS AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-103) › IN GENERAL (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-17) › Section 55-5-15 - Limitation of size of national roadway or parkway

Such national roadway or parkway shall not exceed in area as an average throughout its length in the State of Mississippi more than one hundred (100) acres to the mile of such roadway or parkway, and in addition thereto not in excess of fifty (50) acres to the mile of said national roadway or parkway of scenic easement rights.
Codes, 1942, § 5971; Laws, 1935, ch. 52.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 5 - FEDERAL PARKS AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-103) › IN GENERAL (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-17) › Section 55-5-17 - Acquisition of lands by United States; reservations of rights

The United States of America is authorized to acquire by deed or conveyance, gift, will or otherwise lands for the purpose of roadways and parkways as set forth in Sections
55-5-1
through
55-5-17
, but this consent is given upon condition that the State of Mississippi shall retain a concurrent jurisdiction with the United States in and over such lands so far that civil process in all cases and such criminal process as may issue under the authority of the State of Mississippi against any person charged with the commission of any crime, without or within said jurisdiction, may be executed thereon in like manner as if this consent had not been given. Power is hereby conferred on the Congress of the United States to pass such laws as it may deem necessary for the acquisition of the said lands and for their incorporation in national roadways, parkways or national parks, and to pass such laws and make or provide for the making of such rules and regulations, of both civil and criminal nature, and to provide punishment therefor as in its judgment may be necessary for the management, control and protection of such lands as may be acquired by the United States under the provisions of the aforesaid sections, including such lands as are acquired not only for highway and parkway and park purposes but also those lands over which scenic easements are acquired for such purposes. Nevertheless, such jurisdiction shall not vest in the United States of America unless and until it, through the proper officer or officers, notifies the governor and, through him, the State of Mississippi that the United States of America assumes concurrent police jurisdiction over the land or lands thus deeded and conveyed. There is saved to the State of Mississippi the right to tax sales of gasoline and other motor vehicle fuels and oils for use in motor vehicles and to tax persons and corporations, their franchises and properties, on all land or lands deeded or conveyed as aforesaid. There is saved to persons residing in or on any of the land or lands deeded or conveyed as aforesaid, the right to vote at all elections within the county in which said land or lands are located, upon like terms and conditions and to the same extent as they would be entitled to vote in such county had not such lands been deeded or conveyed as aforesaid to the United States of America.
Codes, 1942, § 5970; Laws, 1935, ch. 52.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 5 - FEDERAL PARKS AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-103) › MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-19 — 55-5-33) › Section 55-5-19 - Assent to acts of Congress; cooperation of state and federal agencies, etc

The intent of this section is to assent to any act of the United States Congress authorizing the development of any national parkway located wholly or partly within the State of Mississippi, to the full extent that is necessary to secure any benefits under such act, provided that the hunting of migratory water fowl and other game and fishing shall not be prohibited or otherwise restricted by the United States government or any of its designated agencies in control of said project. It is the further intent of this section to authorize the appropriate state boards, commissions, and departments, and especially the state highway commission, and the governing bodies of counties, cities, towns and villages, to cooperate in the planning and development of all national parkways that may be proposed for development in Mississippi, with any agency or department of the government of the United States in which is vested the necessary authority to construct or otherwise develop such national parkways. Whenever authority shall exist for the planning and development of any national parkway, of which any portion shall be located in this state, it shall be the duty of the state highway commission to make such investigations and studies in cooperation with the appropriate federal agency, and such state boards, commissions and departments as shall have an interest in such parkway development, to the extent that shall be desirable and necessary in order to provide that the state shall secure all advantages that may accrue through such parkway development and that the interests of the counties, cities, villages and towns along the route shall be conserved.
Codes, 1942, § 5978; Laws, 1940, ch. 160.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 5 - FEDERAL PARKS AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-103) › MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-19 — 55-5-33) › Section 55-5-21 - Definitions

For the purposes of Sections
55-5-19
through
55-5-33
, all terms applying to any parkway, such as "secretary," "parkway," "scenic landscape," "sightly or safety easement," "access," "parkway road," "frontage," and other or similar terms, which are defined in any act of the United States Congress applicable to such national parkway, shall have the meanings set forth in such act.
Codes, 1942, § 5979; Laws, 1940, ch. 160.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 5 - FEDERAL PARKS AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-103) › MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-19 — 55-5-33) › Section 55-5-23 - Duty of Highway Commission to make investigations, surveys, studies and plans concerning national parkway

The State Highway Commission shall have full authority to make such investigations, surveys, studies and plans in connection with any proposed national parkway or parkway development as it shall deem necessary or desirable in order to determine if the proposed development, under the terms of the act of the United States Congress applicable to such parkway or any regulation, under such act, are advantageous to the state. Such parkway development may be any portion of the proposed parkway, which it may be proposed to construct as a project under such act. The State Highway Commission may hold such hearings in connection with such investigations as it shall deem necessary or desirable, and shall give at least seven (7) days' notice of such hearings by publication in at least two (2) newspapers having general circulation in the locality.
Codes, 1942, § 5980; Laws, 1940, ch. 160.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 5 - FEDERAL PARKS AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-103) › MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-19 — 55-5-33) › Section 55-5-25 - Findings and determination of Highway Commission concerning parkway

When the State Highway Commission has completed its investigations with respect to any proposed national parkway development, it shall make its findings and determination with respect to such proposed development. Such finding and determination shall state whether or not such proposed national parkway development is deemed advantageous to the state, shall include such information with respect to the development as shall be necessary to state its character and extent, and shall estimate the cost thereof and separately, the amount and character of lands necessary to be acquired in fee simple and in easements, with their cost, and needed to carry out the development.
Codes, 1942, § 5981; Laws, 1940, ch. 160.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 5 - FEDERAL PARKS AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-103) › MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-19 — 55-5-33) › Section 55-5-27 - Powers of Highway Commission to secure parkway development for state; utilization of county highway funds

If the State Highway Commission, after such investigations and studies, shall find that the proposed parkway development is advantageous to the state, it shall have full authority to perform, on behalf of the state, each and every duty required of the state by the act of the United States Congress applicable to such parkway development, in order to secure the proposed development project for the state. For the purposes of such development project, the parkway shall be a portion of the state highway system. Any moneys that may be available for the improvement of the state highway system within any county may be available for any proposed national parkway development within such county, in the same manner as such moneys shall be available for state highways. The board of supervisors of any county may authorize the use of any moneys available to the county under any statutes, for the purposes of the proposed parkway development to the same amount as for state highways under such statutes. The board of supervisors may provide money for any national parkway development project in the same manner and in the same amount as for state highways, and any county bonds issued to provide funds for any such parkway development shall be retired in the same manner as bonds issued for state highways.
Codes, 1942, § 5982; Laws, 1940, ch. 160.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 5 - FEDERAL PARKS AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-103) › MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-19 — 55-5-33) › Section 55-5-29 - Acquisition of easements and rights-of-way by Highway Commission; conveyance of state and local government property to United States

All lands for right of way to be acquired in the fee simple and all easements necessary to be acquired for the purposes of the proposed national parkway development may be acquired by the State Highway Commission in the name of the state, as may be required by the act of the United States Congress applicable thereto. Any lands owned by the state or by any county, city, village or town, may be conveyed to the United States for the purposes of the parkway in the manner provided by law. The commission may acquire such lands by gift, purchase agreement, or by exercising the right of eminent domain in any manner that may be provided by law for the acquirement of lands for public purposes. The commission shall have authority to convey such lands to the United States government or any of its agencies, as may be required by the act of the United States Congress applicable to such national parkway.
Codes, 1942, § 5983; Laws, 1940, ch. 160.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 5 - FEDERAL PARKS AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-103) › MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-19 — 55-5-33) › Section 55-5-31 - Authorization of expenditures by Highway Commission

The State Highway Commission shall not make any expenditures in furtherance of Sections
55-5-19
through
55-5-33
unless specifically authorized to do so by the legislature.
Codes, 1942, § 5984; Laws, 1940, ch. 160.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 5 - FEDERAL PARKS AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-103) › MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-19 — 55-5-33) › Section 55-5-33 - Construction

All powers granted in Sections
55-5-19
through
55-5-33
shall be liberally construed in favor of the State Highway Commission and any proposed national parkway development projects.
Codes, 1942, § 5984; Laws, 1940, ch. 160.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 5 - FEDERAL PARKS AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-103) › MISSISSIPPI RIVER PARKWAY COMMISSION (§§ 55-5-51 — 55-5-63) › Section 55-5-51 - Creation of commission

There is hereby created and established a commission to be known as the Mississippi River Parkway Commission of Mississippi, referred to as the commission in Sections
55-5-51
through
55-5-63
.
Codes, 1942, § 5984.5; Laws, 1962, ch. 256, §§ 1-9.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 5 - FEDERAL PARKS AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-103) › MISSISSIPPI RIVER PARKWAY COMMISSION (§§ 55-5-51 — 55-5-63) › Section 55-5-53 - Composition of commission; appointment and terms of office of members

The commission shall be composed of ten (10) members, of whom two (2) shall be residents of DeSoto, Tunica and Coahoma Counties; two (2) shall be residents of Bolivar and Washington Counties; two (2) shall be residents of Sharkey, Issaquena and Warren Counties; two (2) shall be residents of Claiborne and Jefferson Counties; and two (2) shall be residents of Adams and Wilkinson Counties. On the original commission, two (2) members shall be appointed for terms of one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4) and five (5) years, each. All successor members shall be appointed for terms of five years, except for members appointed to fill an unexpired term. Immediately upon making any appointment to the commission, the governor shall notify the Mississippi River Parkway Commission, referred to as the National Commission in Sections
55-5-51
through
55-5-63
, giving the names and addresses of the member or members appointed.
Codes, 1942, § 5984.5; Laws, 1962, ch. 256, §§ 1-9.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 5 - FEDERAL PARKS AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-103) › MISSISSIPPI RIVER PARKWAY COMMISSION (§§ 55-5-51 — 55-5-63) › Section 55-5-55 - Selection of officers; meetings; quorum

At the first meeting of the commission, and annually thereafter, the members shall select a chairman and a secretary from the membership. Meetings of the commission shall be called by the chairman on his own motion or on request of any five (5) members. Except in the case of an emergency, notice of the time and place of each meeting shall be given to each member at least five (5) days prior to the date of the meeting. Every meeting of the commission shall be held at some suitable place in one (1) of the twelve (12) counties in which the Great River Road is situated, except that any meeting may be held at any other suitable place upon majority vote of the members of the commission. Any four (4) members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting any business of the commission.
Codes, 1942, § 5984.5; Laws, 1962, ch. 256, §§ 1-9.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 5 - FEDERAL PARKS AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-103) › MISSISSIPPI RIVER PARKWAY COMMISSION (§§ 55-5-51 — 55-5-63) › Section 55-5-57 - Compensation of members

The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services on the commission. Members of the commission shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending the regular meetings of the state commission or the annual or any special meeting of the National Commission. Such expenses shall be paid upon vouchers signed by the chairman of the commission.
Codes, 1942, § 5984.5; Laws, 1962, ch. 256, §§ 1-9; Laws, 1975, ch. 368, eff. 3/20/1975.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 5 - FEDERAL PARKS AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-103) › MISSISSIPPI RIVER PARKWAY COMMISSION (§§ 55-5-51 — 55-5-63) › Section 55-5-59 - Relationship with National Commission and Mississippi Highway Department

The commission shall be an affiliate of the National Commission and shall cooperate with and assist the National Commission in promoting interest in, and the development and use of, the Great River Road as designated by the Federal Bureau of Roads. The commission shall also serve in an advisory capacity to the Mississippi Highway Department. The chairman of the commission shall be the Mississippi representative on the National Commission.
Codes, 1942, § 5984.5; Laws, 1962, ch. 256, §§ 1-9.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 5 - FEDERAL PARKS AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-103) › MISSISSIPPI RIVER PARKWAY COMMISSION (§§ 55-5-51 — 55-5-63) › Section 55-5-61 - Assistance of commission by state agencies

The Mississippi Transportation Commission shall designate one (1) employee of the Transportation Department who is an engineer or who has engineering experience, and the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall appoint one (1) member of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks staff, who shall advise with and assist the commission in carrying out its functions and duties under Sections
55-5-51
through
55-5-63
.
Codes, 1942, § 5984.5; Laws, 1962, ch. 256, §§ 1-9; Laws, 2000, ch. 516, § 120, eff. 4/30/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 5 - FEDERAL PARKS AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-103) › MISSISSIPPI RIVER PARKWAY COMMISSION (§§ 55-5-51 — 55-5-63) › Section 55-5-63 - Erection of signs along Great River Road

The state highway commission is hereby authorized and directed to erect and maintain signs designating the route of the Great River Road through Mississippi. The signs used to designate the route shall be the standard marker developed and approved for the Great River Road by the National Commission.
Codes, 1942, § 5984.5; Laws, 1962, ch. 256, §§ 1-9.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 5 - FEDERAL PARKS AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-103) › FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO NATIONAL PARKS OR OTHER FEDERAL VISITORS OR RECREATION AREAS (§§ 55-5-101 — 55-5-103) › Section 55-5-101 - Special fund created to provide funds to assist paying certain costs of national park or other federal visitors or recreation area if federal funds are unavailable due to federal government shutdown; application for assistance

(1)
There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund which shall consist of funds deposited therein under Section
55-5-103
and funds made available by the Legislature in any manner and funds from any other source designated for deposit into such fund. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any investment earnings or interest earned on amounts in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund. Monies in the fund shall be used for the purposes provided in this section.
(2)
The MDA shall establish a program to make funds available for the purpose of providing funds to assist in paying costs associated with the operation and maintenance of a national park or other federal visitors or recreation area when due to a shutdown of the federal government, federal funds are unavailable and have been unavailable for at least five (5) days for such purposes. Funds made available by the MDA under this section shall be provided on a reimbursable basis and cannot exceed fifty percent (50%) of the amount of funds expended from private, local and/or other sources for the operation and maintenance of a national park or other federal visitors or recreation area located in this state during the time that federal funds are unavailable for such purposes.
(3)
An entity desiring assistance under this section must submit an application to the MDA. The application must include a description of the purposes for which the assistance is requested, the amount of funds from private, local and/or other sources that have been expended and/or irrevocably dedicated for such purposes, the amount of assistance requested and any other information required by the MDA.
(4)
The Mississippi Development Authority shall have all powers necessary to implement and administer the program established under this section, and the Mississippi Development Authority shall promulgate rules and regulations, in accordance with the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law, necessary for the implementation of this section.
Added by Laws, 2019, ch. 454, SB 3065,§ 53, eff. 4/12/2019.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 5 - FEDERAL PARKS AND NATIONAL PARKWAYS (§§ 55-5-1 — 55-5-103) › FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO NATIONAL PARKS OR OTHER FEDERAL VISITORS OR RECREATION AREAS (§§ 55-5-101 — 55-5-103) › Section 55-5-103 - Procedure for providing funds for the special fund created in Section 55-5-101

Upon a determination by the Mississippi Development Authority (hereinafter referred to as "MDA") that due to a shutdown of the federal government, federal funds are unavailable and have been unavailable for at least five (5) days for the operation and maintenance of a national park or other federal visitors or recreation area located in this state, the MDA shall provide notice of such unavailability of funds to the Department of Finance and Administration. Upon receipt of such notice, the Department of Finance and Administration, with the concurrence of the State Bond Commission, may incur debt, including notes or other evidences of indebtedness, for the purpose of providing funds for the special fund created in Section
55-5-101
. All notes or certificates of indebtedness issued under this section shall mature in approximately equal installments of principal and interest over a period not to exceed one (1) year from the date of issuance thereof. The maximum amount of debt that may be outstanding under this section at any time shall not exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00).
Added by Laws, 2019, ch. 454, SB 3065,§ 54, eff. 4/12/2019.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 7 - BRIDGE AND PARK COMMISSIONS (§§ 55-7-1 — 55-7-59) › Section 55-7-1 - Purpose of chapter

Since the continuing and growing economic and commercial development of navigation, harbor facilities, boat and related facilities along, in or near the navigable waters of the state is of general importance to the whole state and should be encouraged and assisted by legislative enactment, this chapter is hereby enacted.
Codes, 1942, § 5974-01; Laws, 1960, ch. 434, § 1; Laws, 1962, ch. 216, § 1, eff. 6/1/1962.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 7 - BRIDGE AND PARK COMMISSIONS (§§ 55-7-1 — 55-7-59) › Section 55-7-3 - General grant of authority to certain municipalities and counties

The governing authorities of any municipality bordering on the Mississippi Sound or Gulf of Mexico in which there is situated and located, in whole or in part, a port or harbor through which commerce flows, and having in its corporate limits one or more industries engaged in the seafood industry, and the governing authorities of any county in the State of Mississippi bordering on the Mississippi Sound or the Gulf of Mexico in which county there is or may hereafter be located a municipality having a harbor or port of entry where commodities are exported to foreign nations and in which county the assessed valuation is more than thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000.00) and less than ninety million dollars ($90,000,000.00), are hereby given the authority to engage in, either directly or through the commission provided for and designated in this chapter, in cooperation and conjunction with such other agencies or commissions as may be now or hereinafter provided by law, works of internal improvement, and of promoting, developing, constructing, maintaining and operating harbors or seaports within the state and its jurisdiction, and are otherwise vested with full power and authority to do and perform, either directly or through said commission, all of the acts, functions and things set forth in this chapter.
Codes, 1942, § 5974-01; Laws, 1960, ch. 434, § 1; Laws, 1962, ch. 216, § 1, eff. 6/1/1962.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 7 - BRIDGE AND PARK COMMISSIONS (§§ 55-7-1 — 55-7-59) › Section 55-7-5 - Creation of commission; composition; qualifications, appointment, terms of office, oath, and bond of members

Such municipality and/or such county shall have the authority to establish by ordinance a bridge and park commission as a municipal agency of said municipality or as a county agency of said county to be known and designated as the "bridge and park commission."
Such bridge and park commission, where it is a municipal agency, shall be composed of five (5) commissioners who shall be residents of the municipality and qualified electors therein, and shall be appointed by the governing authorities of said municipality. Such bridge and park commission, where it is a county agency, shall be composed of five (5) commissioners who shall be residents of the county and qualified electors therein, and shall be appointed by the governing authorities of said county.
At the time of the first appointment, one (1) of the commissioners shall be appointed for a term of one (1) year, one (1) shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years, one (1) shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years, one (1) shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years, and one (1) shall be appointed for a term of five (5) years, until his successor shall have been appointed and qualified. Thereafter, one (1) commissioner shall be appointed annually for a term of five (5)years, and until his successor shall have been appointed and qualified.
Said commissioners shall take the oath of office required by Section 268 of the Constitution of the State of Mississippi.
Said commissioners shall give bond payable to the municipality, where it is a municipal agency, or to the county, where it is a county agency, in an amount to be fixed by the appropriate governing authorities.
Codes, 1942, § 5974-01; Laws, 1960, ch. 434, § 1; Laws, 1962, ch. 216, § 1, eff. 6/1/1962.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 7 - BRIDGE AND PARK COMMISSIONS (§§ 55-7-1 — 55-7-59) › Section 55-7-7 - Organization; vacancies; commissioners not to be pecuniarily interested in activities of commission; meetings

Promptly upon the appointment of the commission and annually thereafter, the commission shall organize by the election of one of its members as president and one of its members as vice-president, and shall select a treasurer and a secretary who may or may not be members of the commission, and who may be the same person. Such treasurer and secretary shall perform the usual duties of such officers and such other duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the commission, and shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the commission, payable, however, solely from the funds received by the commission.
Vacancies in the membership of the commission shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term by the governing authorities of the municipality or of the county, as the case may be.
No commissioner shall be pecuniarily interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract for work to be done by or for the commission, or in the purchase or sale of any properties by or for the commission, and any such contract, purchase or sale in which any commissioner shall be so interested, directly or indirectly, shall be null and void as to such commissioner, his successors or assigns.
The commission shall have power to establish the time of its regular meetings and to provide for the call of special meetings by the president or by any two members of the commission. Any special meeting at which all commissioners are present shall be conclusively deemed to have been properly called, and action taken at such meeting shall be valid and binding. All meetings of the municipal commission shall be open to the public and shall be held at the city hall in the municipality or other meeting place of the governing authority of the municipality. All meetings of the county commission shall be open to the public and shall be held at the courthouse in the county or other meeting place of the governing authority of the county.
Codes, 1942, § 5974-03; Laws, 1960, ch. 434, § 3, eff. 5/3/1960.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 7 - BRIDGE AND PARK COMMISSIONS (§§ 55-7-1 — 55-7-59) › Section 55-7-9 - Compensation of members of commission

Each member of the commission created under the provisions of this chapter shall receive as compensation twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per day while engaged in attendance of meetings of the commission or engaged in other duties of the commission, not to exceed one hundred fifty (150) days in any one (1) year. Each member shall receive his actual traveling expenses, to be audited and allowed by the commission.
Codes, 1942, § 5974-02; Laws, 1960, ch. 434, § 2, eff. 5/3/1960.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 7 - BRIDGE AND PARK COMMISSIONS (§§ 55-7-1 — 55-7-59) › Section 55-7-11 - General powers of commission

The bridge and park commission shall have power to sue and be sued, contract and be contracted with, to adopt and alter a corporate seal, and to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire private property necessary for the accomplishment of the purposes for which such commission is created.
Codes, 1942, § 5974-02; Laws, 1960, ch. 434, § 2, eff. 5/3/1960.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 7 - BRIDGE AND PARK COMMISSIONS (§§ 55-7-1 — 55-7-59) › Section 55-7-13 - Acquisition of lands by commission; authorization

The bridge and park commission shall have the power, among others, in the case of the municipal agency, to acquire for park, recreational, harbor development and other similar purposes, by the exercise of eminent domain or otherwise, and by gift, grant or purchase, for any purpose of this chapter, an island or islands, in whole or in part, situated in the Gulf of Mexico or in the Mississippi Sound, and lying within three leagues of the nearest point of the corporate limits of the municipality involved; and, in the case of the county agency, to acquire for park, recreational, harbor development and other similar purposes by the exercise of eminent domain or otherwise, and by gift, grant or purchase, for any purpose of this chapter, an island or islands, in whole or in part, situated in the Gulf of Mexico or in the Mississippi Sound, and lying within the boundaries of the county involved.
Said commission shall have the power to acquire, by eminent domain, gift, grant or purchase, such portion or portions of such island or islands as it may find to be needed for use in developing and financing the public improvements set forth in this chapter. Prior to the acquisition of any such real estate, the commission shall, by resolution spread upon its minutes, find, determine and adjudicate that the property to be so acquired is needed to aid in the financing of the improvements under this chapter.
Any such commission which has acquired an island or islands, in whole or in part, adjacent to any submerged lands belonging to the State of Mississippi may purchase from the State of Mississippi a sufficient amount of such submerged lands to be reclaimed and added to such island or islands to be used, and developed for the purposes provided in this chapter. The state land commissioner, with the approval of the attorney general and the governor, is hereby authorized and empowered to sell and convey such submerged lands to such commission and to issue the state's patent thereto. Said commission shall have the power to dredge, fill in and reclaim submerged lands adjacent to any such island or islands and to develop and utilize the same for any of the purposes set forth in this chapter, including the financing of the authorized public improvements. However, no normal or natural channel shall be obstructed so as to interfere with the normal navigation therein, it being the purpose and intention of this chapter to authorize the use and development of shallow bottoms and shoal waters in the areas herein set out for the purpose of filling and reclaiming same for the purposes herein set forth and where said bottoms are not susceptible to reasonable navigation at all times as a practical matter.
Codes, 1942, § 5974-04; Laws, 1960, ch. 434, § 4; Laws, 1962, ch. 216, § 2; Laws, 1964, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 20; Laws, 1966, ch. 274, § 1, eff. 2/3/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 7 - BRIDGE AND PARK COMMISSIONS (§§ 55-7-1 — 55-7-59) › Section 55-7-15 - Acquisition of lands by commission; confirmation of title to submerged lands

The bridge and park commission which has acquired submerged lands, and before such lands have been reclaimed, shall bring its suit in the chancery court of the county in which such lands lie, against the state and all the world for confirmation of the commission's title to such submerged lands, as provided by law for the confirmation of patents issued by the state. Upon the hearing of such cause, if the court shall find that the reclamation of the said lands does not constitute an obstruction of the navigable waters of the state and does not interfere with the rights of the public generally to use the navigable waters of the state for fishing, boating, and other public uses, and that the reclamation and sale of said lands has or will, in whole or in part, contribute toward the deepening of a channel or channels for boats and improvement of navigation of any of the navigable waters of this state, and that a fair and adequate consideration has been paid or is to be paid for such property, then the court shall confirm the title to the property and forever set at rest any claims by the State of Mississippi in its sovereign capacity as proprietor of said lands.
Any of the parties of the suit may appeal as in other proceedings in chancery, provided any interlocutory appeal is taken within ten (10) days after the rendition of the decree from which the appeal is desired and provided that any final appeal is taken within sixty (60) days from the date of the rendition of the final decree. Any title perfected by a decree in a suit under this section shall forever estop and preclude the state and other parties from thereafter questioning the validity of the patent and deed involved in such proceedings.
Codes, 1942, § 5974-04; Laws, 1960, ch. 434, § 4; Laws, 1962, ch. 216, § 2; Laws, 1964, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 20; Laws, 1966, ch. 274, § 1, eff. 2/3/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 7 - BRIDGE AND PARK COMMISSIONS (§§ 55-7-1 — 55-7-59) › Section 55-7-17 - Construction, operation, etc., of bridges, ferries, causeways, and tunnels by commission

The bridge and park commission shall have power to construct, build, maintain, operate, reconstruct and repair a bridge or bridges, a ferry or ferries, a causeway or causeways, or a tunnel or tunnels, or any combination thereof, connecting any island acquired, in whole or in part, by the commission, with the mainland. The point of connection of any such bridge, causeway or tunnel with the mainland may be within or without the corporate limits of the municipality in the case of a municipal agency and may be within or without the county limits of the county in the case of a county agency. Said commission shall further have the power to acquire by a gift, grant, purchase, the exercise of eminent domain, or otherwise, land for approaches to any such bridge, ferry, causeway or tunnel, and to construct, build, maintain, operate, reconstruct and repair approaches to any such bridge, ferry, causeway or tunnel connecting any such island or part thereof with the mainland.
Codes, 1942, § 5974-04; Laws, 1960, ch. 434, § 4; Laws, 1962, ch. 216, § 2; Laws, 1964, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 20; Laws, 1966, ch. 274, § 1, eff. 2/3/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 7 - BRIDGE AND PARK COMMISSIONS (§§ 55-7-1 — 55-7-59) › Section 55-7-19 - Improvement, etc., of lands acquired by commission

The bridge and park commission shall have power to establish, acquire, complete, enlarge, ornament, build, rebuild and improve in, or on, or about any island or part thereof, acquired by the commission, public parks, boulevards, bridges, viaducts and approaches thereto, wharves, piers, harbors, marinas, jetties, air landing fields, basins, short protection works, pleasure grounds and ways, walks, pathways, driveways, roadways, highways, and all public works, grounds or improvements, buildings, field houses, stadiums, shelters, conservatories, schools, golf courses, museums, service shops, power plants, structures, playground devices, boulevard and building lighting systems, water systems, sewer systems and all of the types of permanent improvements and construction necessary to render the property under the control of said commission usable for the enjoyment thereof as public parks, parkways, boulevards, and pleasureways, or otherwise, as provided in this chapter.
Codes, 1942, § 5974-04; Laws, 1960, ch. 434, § 4; Laws, 1962, ch. 216, § 2; Laws, 1964, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 20; Laws, 1966, ch. 274, § 1, eff. 2/3/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 7 - BRIDGE AND PARK COMMISSIONS (§§ 55-7-1 — 55-7-59) › Section 55-7-21 - Leasing and sale of lands and interests acquired by commission

(1)
The park and bridge commission shall have power to lease or sell to private persons or corporations, real estate or any interest therein, acquired by said commission, whether improved or unimproved, and including reclaimed or filled-in lands, whenever it shall find such real estate or interest therein is or has become unnecessary for park or recreational purposes for the benefit of the public, or for other public use, and in the event of sale, to convey to the grantee, fee simple title to such real estate. Prior to the leasing or conveyance of any such real estate, the commission shall, by resolution spread upon its minutes, find, determine and adjudicate that the property, to be so leased or sold and conveyed, is, or has become unnecessary for park and recreational purposes for the benefit of the public, or other public use. Such findings, determination and adjudication shall be final and conclusive and shall not thereafter be questioned in any court. However, lands acquired by eminent domain under the provisions of this chapter may not be sold, and may not be leased except for public purposes and continuing public uses, and when such lands cease to be used for public purposes, the title to same shall revert to the former owners, or their successors or assigns.
(2)
The bridge and park commission shall have power to sell or lease to private persons, or corporations, real estate other than the submerged lands reclaimed by it, whether improved or unimproved, whenever it shall find such real estate is or has become unnecessary for park, recreational or harbor development purposes for the benefit of the public, and to convey to the grantee the fee simple title to such real estate. Said commission shall have the power to lease the submerged lands reclaimed by it for a period not exceeding ninety-nine (99) years upon such terms and provisions and for such consideration as it may determine. After any of such lands have been developed, if the commission finds, by resolution spread on its minutes, that it is impractical to lease the same and that it is more advantageous to the public interest to sell such lands, the commission shall have the power to sell the same in fee simple. Prior to the conveyance or lease of any such real estate, the commission shall, by resolution spread upon its minutes, find, determine and adjudicate that the property so to be conveyed or leased is or has become unnecessary for park, recreational or harbor development purposes for the benefit of the public.
Codes, 1942, § 5974-04; Laws, 1960, ch. 434, § 4; Laws, 1962, ch. 216, § 2; Laws, 1964, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 20; Laws, 1966, ch. 274, § 1, eff. 2/3/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 7 - BRIDGE AND PARK COMMISSIONS (§§ 55-7-1 — 55-7-59) › Section 55-7-23 - Power to fix and collect rates, fees, charges and tolls for use of services and facilities

The bridge and park commission shall have the power to fix and collect rates, fees, charges, and tolls for the use of any bridge, tunnel or causeway constructed and operated by it and for the use of any other service or facility provided by it.
Codes, 1942, § 5974-04; Laws, 1960, ch. 434, § 4; Laws, 1962, ch. 216, § 2; Laws, 1964, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 20; Laws, 1966, ch. 274, § 1, eff. 2/3/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 7 - BRIDGE AND PARK COMMISSIONS (§§ 55-7-1 — 55-7-59) › Section 55-7-25 - Employment of personnel by commission

The bridge and park commission shall have power to appoint and employ such officers, agents, attorneys, engineers, architects, financial consultants, and employees as the commission may find to be necessary to perform the services required and authorized under this chapter, and to prescribe the duties and compensation of all such persons. The compensation of all such persons shall be paid from funds received by the commission.
Codes, 1942, § 5974-04; Laws, 1960, ch. 434, § 4; Laws, 1962, ch. 216, § 2; Laws, 1964, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 20; Laws, 1966, ch. 274, § 1, eff. 2/3/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 7 - BRIDGE AND PARK COMMISSIONS (§§ 55-7-1 — 55-7-59) › Section 55-7-27 - Dredging, etc., of channels

The bridge and park commission shall have the power and is authorized, in connection with its work of development and functions as provided in this chapter, to dredge, deepen and widen any adjacent or existing channels, when this may be done consistently with and in aid of normal navigation and harbor development in the area, being authorized to deposit the spoil, and fill in the bottoms contiguous and adjoining the island, or parts thereof, authorized to be filled in and reclaimed, for the purposes of this chapter.
Codes, 1942, § 5974-04; Laws, 1960, ch. 434, § 4; Laws, 1962, ch. 216, § 2; Laws, 1964, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 20; Laws, 1966, ch. 274, § 1, eff. 2/3/1966.