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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › COUNTY HIGHWAY AID LAW OF 1946 (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-37) › Section 65-11-9 - Apportionment of federal funds

The State Highway Commission shall determine what proportion of the funds allotted to the State of Mississippi for the improvement of secondary and feeder roads under subsection (b), Section 3, of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1944 [53 U. S. Stat. 838, ch. 626], shall be expended upon the improvement of highways on the county federal aid highway system; however, not less than fifty percent (50%) of the amount so apportioned to Mississippi under said act shall be apportioned for expenditure among the counties for the improvement of roads on the county federal aid highway system; if the amount apportioned by the state to the state highway fund to carry out the purposes of Sections
65-11-1
through
65-11-37
should be less than fifty percent (50%) of the amount apportioned to Mississippi for secondary and feeder roads under said act, then the amount of federal funds apportioned to the counties for the improvement of roads on the county federal aid highway system may be less than fifty percent (50%) of such federal funds, but shall not be less than the amount of such state appropriation.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-05; Laws, 1946, ch. 187, § 5.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › COUNTY HIGHWAY AID LAW OF 1946 (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-37) › Section 65-11-11 - Allocation of funds to counties

The amount of federal funds made available to the State of Mississippi for secondary and feeder roads under the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1944 [58 U. S. Stat. 838, ch. 626] which is allotted to the counties as provided in Section
65-11-9
, shall be apportioned among the counties of this state by the State Highway Commission in the following manner: one third in the ratio which the area of each county bears to the total area of the state; one third in the ratio which the rural population of each county bears to the total rural population of the state, as shown by the federal census of 1940; and one third in the ratio which the mileage of rural delivery and star routes in each county bears to the total mileage of rural delivery and star routes in the state. The amount of federal funds so apportioned to each county shall be matched by state funds apportioned to the State Highway Fund to carry out the purposes of Sections
65-11-1
through
65-11-37
as hereinafter provided; in the event the amount so appropriated for such State Highway Fund is insufficient to entirely match the federal funds allotted to county highways, then the amount of such fund shall be apportioned among the counties in the same manner as herein provided. "Rural population" and "rural delivery" routes as used in this section shall have the same meaning ascribed to them in the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1944 [58 U. S. Stat. 838, ch. 626].
Codes, 1942, § 8328-06; Laws, 1946, ch. 187, § 6.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › COUNTY HIGHWAY AID LAW OF 1946 (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-37) › Section 65-11-13 - Order of projects

The projects upon such county federal aid highway system shall be selected jointly by the several boards of supervisors and the State Highway Commission in conformity with the applicable laws, rules, and regulations of the federal government and the public roads administration, of the federal works agency, or any other authorized agency of the federal government. The order of the construction and completion of such projects shall likewise be determined jointly by the several boards of supervisors and the State Highway Commission in conformity with such laws, rules, and regulations; the State Highway Commission shall first call upon the several boards of supervisors to select and recommend a series of projects in the respective counties in the order in which, in the opinion of the board or a majority thereof, the projects should be constructed. Such selections and recommendations shall be examined and analyzed by the State Highway Commission and, if found to be proper and correct based on the relative use and importance of such roads, shall be approved by the State Highway Commission.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-07; Laws, 1946, ch. 187, § 7.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › COUNTY HIGHWAY AID LAW OF 1946 (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-37) › Section 65-11-15 - Counties notified of amounts available

The State Highway Commission shall notify the board of supervisors of each county of the amount of money to be available for expenditure in such county from said federal apportionment, and of the amount of money available from the appropriation made to the State Highway Fund as the state's share of the federal aid program on secondary and feeder roads. Within three months after the receipt of such notice, the board of supervisors of each county shall submit to the State Highway Commission a description of the recommended projects on county highways in such county which are approved by the county and recommended for selection and designation for participation in federal aid under the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1944 [58 U. S. Stat. 838, ch. 626]. In the selection of such projects and in the recommendation of the order of their improvement, the boards of supervisors shall select projects which will be of the greatest benefit to the county as a whole, judged from the standpoint of relative use and importance, without regard to district or beat lines, insofar as same is consistent with the rules and regulations of the public roads administration of the federal works agency. All such projects and the order of their inauguration shall be subject to the approval of the State Highway Commission as provided in Section
65-11-13
.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-08; Laws, 1946, ch. 187, § 8.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › COUNTY HIGHWAY AID LAW OF 1946 (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-37) › Section 65-11-17 - Contracts and agreements

The board of supervisors of the several counties and the State Highway Commission are hereby authorized and directed to enter into such contracts and cooperative agreements with each other and with any appropriate federal agency that may be necessary to carry out the purposes of Sections
65-11-1
through
65-11-37
and that may be necessary to enable the state and counties to participate in and avail themselves of any funds apportioned to the state under the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1944 [58 U. S. Stat. 838, ch. 626]. The boards of supervisors and the State Highway Commission are further authorized and directed to do any and all other things that may be necessary to carry out the purposes of said sections, within their respective jurisdictions. It is hereby expressly declared that nothing contained in the cited sections shall be deemed to convert any highway into a state highway or to place same on the state highway system unless and until such highway is placed on the state system in the manner prescribed by law; nor shall any action or step taken under the provisions of such sections (including the improvement or construction of any county highway) convert any highway into a state highway.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-09; Laws, 1946, ch. 187, § 9.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › COUNTY HIGHWAY AID LAW OF 1946 (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-37) › Section 65-11-19 - Proposed projects submitted by Highway Commission

After the selection and determination of the projects in the manner prescribed in Sections
65-11-1
through
65-11-37
, the State Highway Commission shall prepare and submit to the commissioner of public roads of the public roads administration for approval detailed programs of such proposed projects for the utilization of any apportionment of funds made to the state under the provisions of subsection (b) of Section 3 of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1944 [58 U. S. Stat. 838, ch. 626], same to be done in the manner and in the form required by the applicable federal laws, rules, and regulations.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-10; Laws, 1946, ch. 187, § 10.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › COUNTY HIGHWAY AID LAW OF 1946 (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-37) › Section 65-11-21 - Surveys, plans, specifications, engineering

The State Highway Commission is hereby authorized and directed to prepare all necessary surveys, plans, specifications, and estimates for all projects upon county highways, to furnish engineering and technical assistance for the preparation of such surveys, plans, specifications, and estimates, and to supervise the construction of all projects upon county highways under the provisions of Sections
65-11-1
through
65-11-37
; the cost and expense of such surveys, plans, specifications, estimates, and the supervision of projects shall be paid from the federal aid or state appropriated funds allocated for such project, or from any other funds that the county might have available for such purpose.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-11; Laws, 1946, ch. 187, § 11.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › COUNTY HIGHWAY AID LAW OF 1946 (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-37) › Section 65-11-23 - Letting of contracts for county federal aid highway system

All contracts for the construction of projects under the terms and provisions of Sections
65-11-1
through
65-11-37
shall be let and awarded by the state highway commission in the manner and method now provided by law for the awarding of contracts for the improvement and construction of highways on the state highway system; and the cost and expense of the letting of such contracts shall be paid from the federal aid or state appropriated funds allocated for such project, or from any other funds that the county might have available for such purpose.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-12; Laws, 1946, ch. 187, § 12.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › COUNTY HIGHWAY AID LAW OF 1946 (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-37) › Section 65-11-25 - Counties authorized to expend additional funds

If the amount apportioned to any county from federal aid funds for the purposes mentioned above shall exceed the amount made available to such county from state appropriated funds, then the board of supervisors of such county is hereby authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to use and expend any county road and bridge funds, or any funds available in the general fund of such county, to increase or enlarge the county highway construction program in such county and to match any federal aid funds not matched by state appropriated funds. All such additional funds shall be remitted and turned over by the board of supervisors to the State Treasurer to be deposited in the state highway fund and to be used exclusively in said county on projects on county highways approved by the board of supervisors, the State Highway Commission, and the public roads administration, it being the intention of this section to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of any county to supplement the funds provided for the construction or improvement of projects on secondary or feeder roads in said county out of any funds which the county might have available at the time. For the purpose of providing such supplemental or additional funds, the board of supervisors of any county is hereby authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to issue the road or road and bridge bonds of such county in any lawful amount, said bonds to be issued in all respects in the manner and method, and subject to the restrictions and conditions, now provided by law for the issuance of county road or road and bridge bonds, and shall be payable from the same sources of revenue.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-13; Laws, 1946, ch. 187, § 13.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › COUNTY HIGHWAY AID LAW OF 1946 (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-37) › Section 65-11-27 - Refusal or failure of county to comply with law

If the board of supervisors of any county notify the State Highway Commission that it refuses to accept the benefits of Sections
65-11-1
through
65-11-37
on the terms and conditions specified therein and in the federal laws, rules, and regulations, or if any county shall fail to submit a description of recommended projects as required by Section
65-11-15
, the amount of the appropriation made by the state for the purposes hereof and the amount available from federal aid funds which has been apportioned to such county may be expended in the discretion of the State Highway Commission on any other highway, state or county, on the approved system of secondary and feeder roads within or without such county; however, the Highway Commission may grant an additional three months for the filing of the description of projects, provided such extension shall not cause a lapse of federal aid funds apportioned to this state by reason of the expiration of a federal fiscal year.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-14; Laws, 1946, ch. 187, § 14.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › COUNTY HIGHWAY AID LAW OF 1946 (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-37) › Section 65-11-29 - Moneys may be expended on state highways

Any county may, by resolution of its board of supervisors, request that all or any portion of the moneys available for expenditure in such county from federal aid and state appropriated funds be expended on any state highway in such county which is on the approved system of secondary and feeder roads. In that event, the State Highway Commission may expend such money on such state highway in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1944 [58 U. S. Stat. 838, ch. 626] and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, notwithstanding any provision of Sections
65-11-1
through
65-11-37
to the contrary.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-15; Laws, 1946, ch. 187, § 15.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › COUNTY HIGHWAY AID LAW OF 1946 (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-37) › Section 65-11-31 - Agreements among counties

Any county, acting through its board of supervisors, may enter into an agreement with any other county or counties, or with any road or highway district, or any other public agency for the expenditure of a part or all of the moneys available pursuant to Sections
65-11-1
through
65-11-37
for expenditure in such county or any public highway outside the boundaries of such county, if such highway is eligible for federal aid under subsection (b) of Section 3 of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1944 [58 U. S. Stat. 838, ch. 626]. In that event, the state highway commission is authorized and empowered to expend such moneys in accordance with such agreement.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-16; Laws, 1946, ch. 187, § 16.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › COUNTY HIGHWAY AID LAW OF 1946 (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-37) › Section 65-11-33 - Counties to furnish rights of way

All rights of way for any county highway to be constructed or improved under the provisions of Sections
65-11-1
through
65-11-37
shall be obtained, secured, and paid for by the county in which such highway is located.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-17; Laws, 1946, ch. 187, § 17.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › COUNTY HIGHWAY AID LAW OF 1946 (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-37) › Section 65-11-35 - State Highway Fund

All moneys that shall be appropriated for the purposes of Sections
65-11-1
through
65-11-37
shall be paid into the State Highway Fund, as shall all other moneys that shall be paid for said purposes as a result of any other law, state or federal, and all moneys which shall accrue from any other source for such purposes. All expenditures of state funds contemplated by the aforesaid sections shall be made from such fund, and such moneys shall be paid out by the State Highway Commission, acting through its director, in the manner and method now provided by law.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-18; Laws, 1946, ch. 187, § 18.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › COUNTY HIGHWAY AID LAW OF 1946 (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-37) › Section 65-11-37 - Construction not governed by group priority

All highways constructed under the provisions of Sections
65-11-1
through 65-11-37, including those constructed under the provisions of Sections
65-11-27
through
65-11-31
, may be constructed by the State Highway Commission without regard to any group priority of construction which is now or may hereafter be provided by law.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-19; Laws, 1946, ch. 187, § 19.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › RURAL ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM (§§ 65-11-39 — 65-11-59) › Section 65-11-39 - Definitions for rural road and bridge construction program

When used in Sections 65-11-39 through
65-11-59
, unless the context indicates otherwise:
(a)
The term "construction" shall mean the supervising, inspection, actual building, and all expenses incidental to the construction or reconstruction of a road or bridge, including locating, surveying, mapping, cost of right of way, and elimination of the hazards of railway grade crossings.
(b)
The term "county roads" shall mean all county roads now under the jurisdiction of, or being maintained by, the board of supervisors of any county.
(c)
The term "board of supervisors" shall mean the board of supervisors of each county in the State of Mississippi.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-21; Laws, 1946, ch. 219, § 1.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › RURAL ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM (§§ 65-11-39 — 65-11-59) › Section 65-11-41 - Purpose of rural road and bridge construction program

It being recognized that county roads and bridges of the various counties of the state have deteriorated to a considerable extent during the past several years, and it being further recognized that the selection, construction, and improvement of a system of all-weather county roads and bridges is a matter of primary state-wide concern, it is hereby declared to be the purpose of Sections
65-11-39
through
65-11-59
to provide for a county rural road and bridge construction program in addition and supplemental to that provided by cooperation with the Federal Highway Act of 1944, in addition to that provided by Sections
65-11-1
through
65-11-37
.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-22; Laws, 1946, ch. 219, § 2.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › RURAL ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM (§§ 65-11-39 — 65-11-59) › Section 65-11-43 - Apportionment of funds between counties

The funds hereinafter appropriated for the purpose of Sections
65-11-39
through
65-11-59
shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated on warrants issued by the State Auditor of Public Accounts, and the said auditor shall issue his warrants upon requisition signed by the chancery clerk of each county for the sum appropriated such county. Each county shall receive nine one-thousandths (.009) of the total appropriation made to carry out the provisions of said sections, and the balance of said appropriation shall be apportioned by the state auditor among all the counties according to the following formula: one third in the ratio which the area of each county bears to the total area of the state; one third in the ratio which the rural population of each county bears to the total rural population of the state, as shown by the federal census of 1940; and one third in the ratio which the mileage of rural delivery and star routes in each county bears to the total mileage of rural delivery and star routes in the state.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-23; Laws, 1946, ch. 219, § 3.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › RURAL ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM (§§ 65-11-39 — 65-11-59) › Section 65-11-45 - [Applicable to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section 19-2-3] Amounts available

[With regard to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
The State Fiscal Management Board shall notify the board of supervisors of each county of the amount of money to be available for expenditure in such county from any appropriation made by the state for the purpose of Sections
65-11-39
through
65-11-59
. The board of supervisors, upon the receipt of such notice, shall divide the amount available for such county among the five (5) supervisors districts. All funds which may be appropriated for the purpose of said sections shall be expended for materials and labor in construction and improvement of county roads and bridges selected by the board of supervisors of each county. However, the board of supervisors shall first select for construction and reconstruction all school bus routes and, next, rural mail routes.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-24; Laws, 1946, ch. 219, § 4; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 47, eff. 10/1/1989.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › RURAL ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM (§§ 65-11-39 — 65-11-59) › Section 65-11-45 - [Applicable to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section 19-2-3] Amounts available

[With regard to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
The State Fiscal Management Board shall notify the board of supervisors of each county of the amount of money to be available for expenditure in such county from any appropriation made by the state for the purpose of Sections
65-11-39
through
65-11-59
. The board of supervisors, upon the receipt of such notice, shall deposit the amount available for such county into the county road and bridge fund. All funds which may be appropriated for the purpose of said sections shall be expended for materials and labor in construction and improvement of county roads and bridges selected by the board of supervisors of each county. However, the board of supervisors shall first select for construction and reconstruction all school bus routes and, next, rural mail routes.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-24; Laws, 1946, ch. 219, § 4; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 47, eff. 10/1/1989.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › RURAL ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM (§§ 65-11-39 — 65-11-59) › Section 65-11-47 - [Applicable to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section 19-2-3] Selection of roads and bridges

[With regard to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
The board of supervisors of each county, at its next regular or special meeting after receipt of notice of the amount of money apportioned such county, shall spread upon the minutes of such meeting the roads and bridges selected by it to be constructed or improved in its respective district or beat. In the selection of such projects the boards of supervisors shall select roads and bridges which will be of the greatest benefit to the district or beat as a whole, judged from the standpoint of relative use and importance. However, if the board of supervisors selects a portion of the federal aid farm-to-market system, as set up in Sections
65-11-1
through
65-11-37
, then the road shall be built up to the specifications for the federal aid farm-to-market system, and the funds made available under Sections
65-11-39
through
65-11-59
shall be expended under the provisions of the former sections. No reference is intended to any order of the board of supervisors heretofore made with reference to farm-to-market roads in the respective counties.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-25; Laws, 1946, ch. 219, § 5; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 48, eff. 10/1/1989.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › RURAL ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM (§§ 65-11-39 — 65-11-59) › Section 65-11-47 - [Applicable to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section 19-2-3] Selection of roads and bridges

[With regard to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
The board of supervisors of each county, at its next regular or special meeting after receipt of notice of the amount of money apportioned such county, shall spread upon the minutes of such meeting the roads and bridges selected by it to be constructed or improved. In the selection of such projects the boards of supervisors shall select roads and bridges which will be of the greatest benefit to the county as a whole, judged from the standpoint of relative use and importance. However, if the board of supervisors selects a portion of the federal aid farm-to-market system, as set up in Sections
65-11-1
through
65-11-37
, then the road shall be built up to the specifications for the federal aid farm-to-market system, and the funds made available under Sections
65-11-39
through
65-11-59
shall be expended under the provisions of the former sections. No reference is intended to any order of the board of supervisors heretofore made with reference to farm-to-market roads in the respective counties.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-25; Laws, 1946, ch. 219, § 5; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 48, eff. 10/1/1989.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › RURAL ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM (§§ 65-11-39 — 65-11-59) › Section 65-11-49 - Engineer to supervise construction

The board of supervisors of counties who do not have an engineer employed are hereby authorized and empowered to employ a competent engineer to prepare all necessary surveys, plans, and specifications and to supervise the construction and repairing of roads and bridges in their respective counties. The salary of same shall be paid from the common fund of said county.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-26; Laws, 1946, ch. 219, § 6.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › RURAL ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM (§§ 65-11-39 — 65-11-59) › Section 65-11-51 - [Applicable to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section 19-2-3] Letting of contracts for rural road and bridge construction

[With regard to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
All contracts for the construction of projects under the terms and provisions of Sections
65-11-39
through
65-11-59
shall be let and awarded by the board of supervisors in the manner and method now provided by law for the awarding of contracts for the improvement and construction of county roads and bridges. The cost and expense of the letting of such contracts shall be paid by the county, or from any funds provided for such purpose. In counties having sufficient equipment and labor, the boards of supervisors may build the roads and bridges in their respective districts or beats without the letting of contracts, and may pay for labor and material therefor out of any funds appropriated by the Legislature or otherwise made available to carry out the provisions of the aforesaid sections.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-27; Laws, 1946, ch. 219, § 7; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 49, eff. 10/1/1989.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › RURAL ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM (§§ 65-11-39 — 65-11-59) › Section 65-11-51 - [Applicable to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section 19-2-3] Letting of contracts for rural road and bridge construction

[With regard to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
All contracts for the construction of projects under the terms and provisions of Sections
65-11-39
through
65-11-59
shall be let and awarded by the board of supervisors in the manner and method now provided by law for the awarding of contracts for the improvement and construction of county roads and bridges. The cost and expense of the letting of such contracts shall be paid by the county, or from any funds provided for such purpose. In counties having sufficient equipment and labor, the boards of supervisors may build the roads and bridges without the letting of contracts, and may pay for labor and material therefor out of any funds appropriated by the Legislature or otherwise made available to carry out the provisions of the aforesaid sections.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-27; Laws, 1946, ch. 219, § 7; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 49, eff. 10/1/1989.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › RURAL ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM (§§ 65-11-39 — 65-11-59) › Section 65-11-53 - Authority to expend any available funds

The boards of supervisors of the several counties are hereby authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to use and expend any county road or bridge funds available to supplement and to be used in conjunction with state appropriated funds in the construction of roads and bridges and to secure necessary rights of way.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-28; Laws, 1946, ch. 219, § 8.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › RURAL ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM (§§ 65-11-39 — 65-11-59) › Section 65-11-55 - Funds may be used for state highways

Any county may, by resolution of its board of supervisors, request that all or any portion of the moneys available for expenditure in such county be expended on any secondary highway in such county or on the state highway system, as may be agreed upon by the board of supervisors of such county and the state highway department.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-29; Laws, 1946, ch. 219, § 9.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › RURAL ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM (§§ 65-11-39 — 65-11-59) › Section 65-11-57 - Rules and regulations

The board of supervisors is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and promulgate all necessary rules and regulations to carry out the provisions and purposes of Sections
65-11-39
through
65-11-59
.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-30; Laws, 1946, ch. 219, § 10.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › RURAL ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM (§§ 65-11-39 — 65-11-59) › Section 65-11-59 - Limitation on expenditures

The board of supervisors shall not expend any of said funds for machinery or other equipment or tools.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-31; Laws, 1946, ch. 219, § 11.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › FARM-TO-MARKET PROJECTS (§ 65-11-61) › Section 65-11-61 - Repair of roadbed, surfacing, and bridges damaged by floods

The purpose of this section is to authorize the Highway Commission to repair roadbed, surfacing, and bridges being constructed as farm-to-market projects under the provisions of the County Highway Aid Law of 1946, Sections
65-11-1
through
65-11-37
. Said roadbed, surfacing, and bridges having been damaged by excessive floods before final acceptance of the projects and no provision being made by law for their repair, this section is intended as supplemental to said 1946 law.
The Mississippi State Highway Commission is authorized, in its discretion, to repair any roadbeds which have been damaged by floods on roads built under the provisions of the cited sections, out of any monies on hand from the appropriation to carry out the provisions of said sections to the credit of the county in which said road is situated.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-32; Laws, 1950, ch. 390, §§ 1, 2.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 13 - HIGHWAY AND STREET REVENUE BOND AUTHORITY (§§ 65-13-1 — 65-13-55) › Section 65-13-1 - Title

This chapter shall be known as the "Highway and Street Revenue Bond Authority Law."
Codes, 1942, § 8368-02; Laws, 1966, ch. 603, § 2, eff. 6/17/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 13 - HIGHWAY AND STREET REVENUE BOND AUTHORITY (§§ 65-13-1 — 65-13-55) › Section 65-13-3 - Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the construction, operation, and maintenance of highways, streets, culverts, and bridges in order to furnish access from interstate, primary, or secondary highways to reservoirs, parks, residential or industrial areas, and similar facilities and to provide a method for the financing thereof.
Codes, 1942, § 8368-01; Laws, 1966, ch. 603, § 1, eff. 6/17/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 13 - HIGHWAY AND STREET REVENUE BOND AUTHORITY (§§ 65-13-1 — 65-13-55) › Section 65-13-5 - Legislative determination

It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that the construction, operation, and maintenance of highways and streets to serve areas of high traffic density will promote the economic development of the state.
Codes, 1942, § 8368-03; Laws, 1966, ch. 603, § 3, eff. 6/17/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 13 - HIGHWAY AND STREET REVENUE BOND AUTHORITY (§§ 65-13-1 — 65-13-55) › Section 65-13-9 - Certain governmental bodies empowered to create or join authority

Any county which embraces more than five miles of the shoreline of any existing reservoir, the construction of which was financed by revenue bonds, and any town, city, or supervisors district within such county, and any agency of the state or state department is hereby authorized and empowered separately or jointly to create or join a highway and street revenue bond authority as outlined in Section
65-13-11
.
Codes, 1942, § 8368-05; Laws, 1966, ch. 603, § 5, eff. 6/17/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 13 - HIGHWAY AND STREET REVENUE BOND AUTHORITY (§§ 65-13-1 — 65-13-55) › Section 65-13-11 - Petition for creation of authority

A petition for the creation of a highway and street revenue bond authority may be submitted to the board of supervisors of the county in which the project or projects authorized by this chapter are to be developed. Such petition shall be signed by not less than twenty qualified electors residing within the county of the board to which the petition is submitted. Such petition shall include (1) a statement of the necessity for the service or services to be supplied by the proposed highway and street revenue bond authority, (2) the services to be provided by the authority, and (3) the limits of the facility to be constructed by the authority. Such petition shall be signed in person by the petitioners, with their respective residence addresses, and shall be accompanied by a sworn statement of the person or persons circulating the petition, who shall state under oath that he or they witnessed the signature of each petitioner, that each signature is the signature of the person it purports to be, and that, to the best of his or their knowledge, each petitioner was at the time of signing a resident of the county.
Codes, 1942, § 8368-06; Laws, 1966, ch. 603, § 6, eff. 6/17/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 13 - HIGHWAY AND STREET REVENUE BOND AUTHORITY (§§ 65-13-1 — 65-13-55) › Section 65-13-13 - Notice of public hearing on petition

Upon the filing of a petition with the board of supervisors as outlined above, it shall be the duty of said board to fix a time and place for a public hearing upon the question of the public convenience and necessity for the creation of the proposed authority. The date fixed for such hearing shall be not more than thirty days after the filing of the petition, and the date of the hearing, the place at which it shall be held, and the purpose of the hearing shall be set forth in a notice to be signed by the clerk of the board of said county. Said notice shall be published in a newspaper having general circulation within such county once a week for at least three consecutive weeks prior to the date of such hearing. The first such publication shall be made not less than twenty-one days prior to the date of such hearing, and the last such publication shall be made not more than seven days prior to the date of such hearing.
Codes, 1942, § 8368-07; Laws, 1966, ch. 603, § 7, eff. 6/17/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 13 - HIGHWAY AND STREET REVENUE BOND AUTHORITY (§§ 65-13-1 — 65-13-55) › Section 65-13-15 - Finding of public convenience and necessity

If the board of supervisors at the hearing provided in Section
65-13-13
finds that (1) the public convenience and necessity require the creation of the authority, and (2) the creation of the authority is sound and desirable, the board of supervisors shall adopt a resolution making the aforesaid findings and declaring its intention to create the authority in its respective county on the specified date.
Codes, 1942, § 8368-08; Laws, 1966, ch. 603, § 8, eff. 6/17/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 13 - HIGHWAY AND STREET REVENUE BOND AUTHORITY (§§ 65-13-1 — 65-13-55) › Section 65-13-17 - Publication of resolution declaring intent to create authority

A certified copy of the resolution so adopted shall be published in a newspaper having a general circulation within the county once a week for at least three consecutive weeks prior to the date specified in such resolution as the date upon which said board intends to create such authority. The first such publication shall be made not less than twenty-one days prior to the date thus specified, and the last such publication shall be made not more than seven days prior to such date.
Codes, 1942, § 8368-09; Laws, 1966, ch. 603, § 9, eff. 6/17/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 13 - HIGHWAY AND STREET REVENUE BOND AUTHORITY (§§ 65-13-1 — 65-13-55) › Section 65-13-19 - Protest petition and election

If ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors residing in the supervisors district, or supervisors districts if the facility to be developed is located in more than one supervisors district, file a written petition with said boards of supervisors on or before the date specified aforesaid, protesting against the creation of the authority, the board shall call an election on the question of the creation of the authority. Such election shall be held and conducted by the election commissioners of the county as nearly as may be in accordance with the general laws governing elections. Such election commissioners shall determine which of the qualified electors of such county reside within said supervisors district, or districts, and only such qualified electors as reside within said supervisors district, or districts, shall be entitled to vote in such election. Notice of such election, setting forth the time, place or places, and purpose of such election shall be published by the clerk of the board of supervisors; and such notice shall be published for the time and manner provided for the publication of the aforesaid resolution of intention. The ballots to be prepared and used at said election shall be in substantially the following form:
For creation of the highway and street revenue bond authority .................... ( )
Against creation of the highway and street revenue bond authority .................... ( )
and voters shall vote by placing a cross mark (X) or a check mark (Y) opposite their choice.
If no petition requiring an election be filed or if a majority of those voting at an election hereunder votes in favor of the creation of the authority, the board of supervisors shall adopt a resolution creating the authority as described in the aforesaid resolution of intention.
Codes, 1942, § 8368-10; Laws, 1966, ch. 603, § 10, eff. 6/17/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 13 - HIGHWAY AND STREET REVENUE BOND AUTHORITY (§§ 65-13-1 — 65-13-55) › Section 65-13-21 - Costs

All costs incident to the publication of the aforesaid notices and all other costs incident to the public hearing and election hereunder shall be borne by the parties filing the petition; and the board or boards of supervisors, in its or their discretion, may require the execution by the parties filing the petition of a cost bond in an amount and with good sureties to guarantee the payment of such costs. However, the board of supervisors may, in its discretion, pay the costs of the hearing and election, or such portion as it deems proper, if it considers the proposal to be of sufficient public interest.
Codes, 1942, § 8368-10; Laws, 1966, ch. 603, § 10, eff. 6/17/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 13 - HIGHWAY AND STREET REVENUE BOND AUTHORITY (§§ 65-13-1 — 65-13-55) › Section 65-13-23 - Appeals to circuit court

Any party having an interest in the subject matter and aggrieved or prejudiced by the findings and adjudication of the board of supervisors may appeal to the circuit court of his or her respective county in the manner provided by law for appeals from orders of the board of supervisors; if no such appeal be taken within a period of fifteen days from and after the date of the adoption of the resolution creating the authority, the creation of the highway and street revenue bond authority shall be final and conclusive and shall not thereafter be subject to attack in any court.
Codes, 1942, § 8368-11; Laws, 1966, ch. 603, § 11, eff. 6/17/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 13 - HIGHWAY AND STREET REVENUE BOND AUTHORITY (§§ 65-13-1 — 65-13-55) › Section 65-13-25 - Board of trustees

All powers of the highway and street revenue bond authority shall be exercised by a board of trustees, to be composed as follows:
(a)
Two members of the board of trustees shall be appointed by the board of supervisors. These two members shall be qualified electors who reside within the supervisors district in which the facility is located.
(b)
One member of the board of trustees shall be appointed by the board of supervisors and shall be a qualified elector not a resident of the supervisors district in which is located the proposed facility.
(c)
Any municipality joining the authority, either during organization or afterwards, shall appoint two members of the board of trustees who shall be qualified electors in the municipality appointing them.
(d)
One of the members of the board of trustees appointed under (a) above and one of the members of the board of trustees appointed under (c) above shall be appointed for an initial term of five years, but all other appointments shall be for a term of four years, or until appropriate successors in office have been appointed and have accepted appointment.
(e)
At any time the membership of a board of trustees composed as outlined herein is of an equal number, the trustees themselves shall select, from any part of the county, one member at large who shall have all the rights and privileges as any other member and who shall serve for a period of four years.
(f)
Members of the board of trustees of the authority may succeed themselves.
(g)
No member shall be appointed by the board of supervisors who is not a qualified elector and bona fide resident of the county.
Codes, 1942, §§ 8368-12, 8368-13; Laws, 1966, ch. 603, §§ 12, 13, eff. 6/17/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 13 - HIGHWAY AND STREET REVENUE BOND AUTHORITY (§§ 65-13-1 — 65-13-55) › Section 65-13-27 - Oath of trustees

Each member of the board of trustees shall take and subscribe to the general oath of office, required by Section 268 of the Constitution of the State of Mississippi, before the chancery clerk that he will faithfully discharge the duties of the office, which oath shall be filed with the said clerk and by him preserved.
Codes, 1942, § 8368-13; Laws, 1966, ch. 603, § 13, eff. 6/17/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 13 - HIGHWAY AND STREET REVENUE BOND AUTHORITY (§§ 65-13-1 — 65-13-55) › Section 65-13-29 - Compensation of trustees

The trustees shall each receive not more than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) per diem, and Ten Cents (10¢) per mile for distance traveled while actually performing the business of the authority. The compensation herein authorized shall apply for no more than fourteen days per member during any calendar year.
Codes, 1942, § 8368-13; Laws, 1966, ch. 603, § 13, eff. 6/17/1966.