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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 37 - LOCAL SYSTEM BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM (§§ 65-37-1 — 65-37-15) › Section 65-37-15 - Use of funds once bridges repaired; payment of bonds, notes, and obligations

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, when all deficient bridges, as defined by Section
65-37-3(1)(a)
, of a county have been replaced or are under contract for replacement or rehabilitation, then monies in the Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fund created under Section
65-37-13
, that are allocated to a particular county may be expended for (a) the purpose of paying the principal, interest and debt service on any bonds, notes or obligations issued or incurred by that county before July 1, 1994 for the purpose of replacing or rehabilitating any bridge or drainage-related structure on any highway, road or street under the jurisdiction of that county, (b) on bridges in the State Aid Road System, or (c) if bridges in the State Aid Road System of that county are in sufficient repair, such monies may be utilized for the repair of roads on the State Aid Road System or local system roads, upon presentation to the State Aid Engineer of a resolution duly adopted and entered on the minutes of the board of supervisors of such county requesting such expenditure and reciting in the resolution such information as may be necessary for the State Aid Engineer to determine that the county is eligible for expenditure of funds under the provisions of this section.
Laws, 1994, ch. 557, § 11, eff. 7/1/1994.
Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 383, HB 576,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Laws, 2018EX1, ch. 1, HB 1,§ 3, eff. 8/29/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 39 - GAMING COUNTIES BOND SINKING FUND (§§ 65-39-1 — 65-39-37) › Section 65-39-2 - Mississippi Department of Transportation to study and report on roads and highways within and approaching counties where gaming has been legalized

The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall study all roads and highways (or segments thereof) within and approaching those counties in this state where legal gaming is being conducted or is authorized, in addition to those roads, highways and projects described in Section
65-39-1(2)
, and, based on the volume capacity of such roads or highways (or segments thereof), shall make a report to the 1997 Regular Session of the Legislature setting forth recommended priorities for the construction and/or reconstruction and improvement of existing or new highways, roads, streets and bridges under the gaming counties state-assisted infrastructure improvement provisions of this chapter. The following routes shall be among those included by the department in its report to the Legislature.
Two (2) new north/south I-10 to U.S. 90 connection roadways in Harrison County consisting of:
(a)
An east Harrison County connector in west Biloxi from I-10 to U.S. 90; and
(b)
A west Harrison County connector linking I-10 to U.S. 90.
The report shall be filed on or before November 30, 1996, with the Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Senate Highways and Transportation Committee and the Chairman of the House Transportation Committee.
Laws, 1996, ch. 497, § 2, eff. 4/11/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 39 - GAMING COUNTIES BOND SINKING FUND (§§ 65-39-1 — 65-39-37) › Section 65-39-3 - Gaming Counties Bond Sinking Fund created; expenditures

There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the "Gaming Counties Bond Sinking Fund." Such monies as the Legislature directs or provides to be deposited into the fund may be expended, upon legislative appropriation, to pay the interest on and principal of bonds issued pursuant to Sections
65-39-5
through
65-39-33
or to pay the interest on and principal of notes issued under Section
31-17-127
for the purpose of providing funds for infrastructure projects under Section
65-39-1
; provided, however, that if at any time the fund has a balance in excess of the amount needed to pay the interest on or the principal of any bonds or notes maturing in the next two (2) consecutive fiscal years, such excess may be transferred to the "Gaming Counties State Assisted Infrastructure Fund" to be disbursed solely upon the order of the Transportation Commission. Unexpended amounts remaining in the sinking fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned on amounts in the sinking fund shall be deposited to the credit of the sinking fund.
Laws, 1994, ch. 557, § 15; Laws, 1995, ch. 523, § 4, eff. 7/1/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 39 - GAMING COUNTIES BOND SINKING FUND (§§ 65-39-1 — 65-39-37) › Section 65-39-5 - Issuance of general obligation bonds

(1)
The Mississippi Transportation Commission, at one time or from time to time, may declare by resolution the necessity for the issuance of general obligation bonds of the State of Mississippi to provide funds for all costs incurred or to be incurred by the Transportation Commission and the Mississippi Department of Transportation in constructing and reconstructing highways and performing the projects authorized under Section
65-39-1
.
(2)
The amount of bonds issued under Sections 65-39-5 through
65-39-33
shall not exceed Three Hundred Twenty-five Million Dollars ($325,000,000.00).
(3)
Upon the adoption of a resolution by the Mississippi Transportation Commission declaring the necessity for the issuance of any part or all of the general obligation bonds authorized by this section, the Transportation Commission shall deliver a certified copy of its resolution or resolutions to the State Bond Commission. Upon receipt of any such resolution, the State Bond Commission, in its discretion, may act as the issuing agent, prescribe the form of the bonds, advertise for and accept bids, issue and sell the bonds so authorized to be sold, and do any and all other things necessary and advisable in connection with the issuance and sale of such bonds.
Laws, 1994, ch. 557, § 23, eff. 4/5/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 39 - GAMING COUNTIES BOND SINKING FUND (§§ 65-39-1 — 65-39-37) › Section 65-39-7 - Payment of principal and interest; bond specifications

The principal of and interest on the bonds authorized under Section
65-39-5
shall be payable in the manner provided in this section. Such bonds shall bear such date or dates, be in such denomination or denominations, bear interest at such rate or rates (not to exceed the limits set forth in Section
75-17-101
), be payable at such place or places within or without the State of Mississippi, shall mature absolutely at such time or times, be redeemable before maturity at such time or times and upon such terms, with or without premium, shall bear such registration privileges, and shall be substantially in such form, all as shall be determined by resolution of the State Bond Commission.
Laws, 1994, ch. 557, § 24, eff. 4/5/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 39 - GAMING COUNTIES BOND SINKING FUND (§§ 65-39-1 — 65-39-37) › Section 65-39-9 - Signature on bonds; interest coupons

The bonds authorized by Section
65-39-5
of this chapter shall be signed by the Chairman of the State Bond Commission, or by his facsimile signature, and the official seal of the State Bond Commission shall be affixed thereto, attested by the Secretary of the State Bond Commission. The interest coupons, if any, to be attached to such bonds may be executed by the facsimile signatures of such officers. Whenever any such bonds shall have been signed by the officials designated to sign the bonds who were in office at the time of such signing but who may have ceased to be such officers before the sale and delivery of such bonds, or who may not have been in office on the date such bonds may bear, the signatures of such officers upon such bonds and coupons shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes and have the same effect as if the person so officially signing such bonds had remained in office until their delivery to the purchaser, or had been in office on the date such bonds may bear. However, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, such bonds may be issued as provided in the Registered Bond Act of the State of Mississippi.
Laws, 1994, ch. 557, § 25, eff. 4/5/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 39 - GAMING COUNTIES BOND SINKING FUND (§§ 65-39-1 — 65-39-37) › Section 65-39-11 - Bonds and coupons are negotiable instruments

All bonds and interest coupons issued under the provisions of Sections
65-39-5
through
65-39-33
have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the provisions of the Mississippi Uniform Commercial Code, and in exercising the powers granted by Sections
65-39-5
through
65-39-33
, the State Bond Commission shall not be required to and need not comply with the provisions of the Mississippi Uniform Commercial Code.
Laws, 1994, ch. 557, § 26, eff. 4/5/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 39 - GAMING COUNTIES BOND SINKING FUND (§§ 65-39-1 — 65-39-37) › Section 65-39-13 - Sale and form of bonds

The State Bond Commission shall act as the issuing agent for the bonds authorized under Sections
65-39-5
through
65-39-33
, prescribe the form of the bonds, advertise for and accept bids, issue and sell the bonds so authorized to be sold, pay all fees and costs incurred in such issuance and sale, and do all other things necessary and advisable in connection with the issuance and sale of the bonds. The State Bond Commission may pay the costs that are incident to the sale, issuance and delivery of the bonds authorized under Sections
65-39-5
through
65-39-33
from the proceeds derived from the sale of the bonds. The State Bond Commission shall sell such bonds on sealed bids at public sale, and for such price as it may determine to be for the best interest of the State of Mississippi, but no such sale may be made at a price less than par plus accrued interest to the date of delivery of the bonds to the purchaser. All interest accruing on such bonds so issued shall be payable semiannually or annually; however, the first interest payment may be for any period of not more than one (1) year.
Notice of the sale of any such bond shall be published at least one (1) time, not less than ten (10) days before the date of sale, and shall be so published in one or more newspapers published or having a general circulation in the City of Jackson, Mississippi, and in one or more other newspapers or financial journals with a national circulation, to be selected by the State Bond Commission.
The State Bond Commission, when issuing any bonds under the authority of Sections
65-39-5
through
65-39-33
, may provide that bonds, at the option of the State of Mississippi, may be called in for payment and redemption at the call price named therein and accrued interest on such date or dates named therein.
Laws, 1994, ch. 557, § 27, eff. 4/5/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 39 - GAMING COUNTIES BOND SINKING FUND (§§ 65-39-1 — 65-39-37) › Section 65-39-15 - Bonds are general obligations of state

The bonds issued under the provisions of Sections
65-39-5
through
65-39-33
are general obligations of the State of Mississippi, and for the payment thereof the full faith and credit of the State of Mississippi is irrevocably pledged. Monies in the Gaming Counties Sinking Bond Fund, created in Section
65-39-3
, shall be expended to pay the interest on, and principal of, the bonds issued under Section
65-39-5
. If the amount in the sinking fund is insufficient to pay the interest on, and principal of, such bonds as they become due, then the deficiency shall be paid by the State Treasurer from any funds in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated. All such bonds shall contain recitals on their faces substantially covering the provisions of this section.
Laws, 1994, ch. 557, § 28, eff. 4/5/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 39 - GAMING COUNTIES BOND SINKING FUND (§§ 65-39-1 — 65-39-37) › Section 65-39-17 - Disposition of proceeds of sale of bonds or notes

(1)
The proceeds of the bonds issued under Section
65-39-5
and the proceeds of notes issued under Section
31-17-127
for the purpose of providing funds for infrastructure projects under Section
65-39-1
shall be deposited in a special fund that is created in the State Treasury to be known as the "Gaming Counties State Assisted Infrastructure Fund."
(2)
Unexpended amounts remaining in the special fund created in subsection (1) of this section at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned on amounts in such special fund shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund.
(3)
Upon the issuance and sale of bonds under the provisions of Sections
65-39-5
through
65-39-33
or notes under Section
31-17-127
for the purpose of providing funds for infrastructure projects under Section
65-39-1
, the State Bond Commission shall transfer the proceeds of any such sale or sales to the special fund created in subsection (1) of this section. The proceeds of such bonds or notes shall be disbursed solely upon the order of the Transportation Commission, and shall be issued under such restrictions, if any, as may be contained in the resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds or notes.
Laws, 1994, ch. 557, § 29; Laws, 1995, ch. 523, § 3, eff. 7/1/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 39 - GAMING COUNTIES BOND SINKING FUND (§§ 65-39-1 — 65-39-37) › Section 65-39-19 - Issuance of bonds

The bonds authorized under Sections
65-39-5
through
65-39-33
may be issued without any other proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things other than those proceedings, conditions and things which are specified or required by Sections
65-39-5
through
65-39-33
. Any resolution providing for the issuance of bonds under the provisions of Sections
65-39-5
through
65-39-33
shall become effective immediately upon its adoption by the State Bond Commission, and any such resolution may be adopted at any regular or special meeting of the State Bond Commission by a majority of its members.
Laws, 1994, ch. 557, § 30, eff. 4/5/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 39 - GAMING COUNTIES BOND SINKING FUND (§§ 65-39-1 — 65-39-37) › Section 65-39-21 - Validation of bonds; notice

The bonds authorized under the authority of Sections
65-39-5
through
65-39-33
may be validated in the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, in the manner and with the force and effect provided by Chapter 13, Title 31, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the validation of county, municipal, school district and other bonds. The notice to taxpayers required by such statutes shall be published in a newspaper published or having a general circulation in the City of Jackson, Mississippi.
Laws, 1994, ch. 557, § 31, eff. 4/5/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 39 - GAMING COUNTIES BOND SINKING FUND (§§ 65-39-1 — 65-39-37) › Section 65-39-23 - Protection and enforcement of bond holders' rights

Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of Sections
65-39-5
through
65-39-33
or of any of the interest coupons pertaining thereto may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceeding, protect and enforce all rights granted under Sections
65-39-5
through
65-39-33
, or under such resolution, and may enforce and compel performance of all duties required by Sections
65-39-5
through
65-39-33
to be performed, in order to provide for the payment of bonds and interest thereon.
Laws, 1994, ch. 557, § 32, eff. 4/5/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 39 - GAMING COUNTIES BOND SINKING FUND (§§ 65-39-1 — 65-39-37) › Section 65-39-25 - Bonds are legal investments and legal securities

All bonds issued under the provisions of Sections
65-39-5
through
65-39-33
shall be legal investments for trustees and other fiduciaries, and for savings banks, trust companies and insurance companies organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi, and such bonds shall be legal securities which may be deposited with and shall be received by all public officers and bodies of this state and all municipalities and political subdivisions for the purpose of securing the deposit of public funds.
Laws, 1994, ch. 557, § 33, eff. 4/5/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 39 - GAMING COUNTIES BOND SINKING FUND (§§ 65-39-1 — 65-39-37) › Section 65-39-27 - Bonds and income tax exempt

Bonds issued under the provisions of Sections
65-39-5
through
65-39-33
and income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation in the State of Mississippi.
Laws, 1994, ch. 557, § 34, eff. 4/5/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 39 - GAMING COUNTIES BOND SINKING FUND (§§ 65-39-1 — 65-39-37) › Section 65-39-29 - Use of bond proceeds

The proceeds of the bonds issued under the provisions of Sections
65-39-5
through
65-39-33
shall be used solely for the purposes herein provided, including the costs incident to the issuance and sale of such bonds.
Laws, 1994, ch. 557, § 35, eff. 4/5/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 39 - GAMING COUNTIES BOND SINKING FUND (§§ 65-39-1 — 65-39-37) › Section 65-39-31 - Officials not to benefit from issuance of bonds

No elected or appointed official shall derive or receive, directly or indirectly, any income, compensation or pecuniary benefit, as a result of such elected or appointed official's duties under Sections
65-39-5
through
65-39-33
that provides for the issuance of bonds by the state, or any political subdivision thereof, contrary to the provisions of Section 109, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, or Article 3, Chapter 4, Title 25, Mississippi Code of 1972.
Laws, 1994, ch. 557, § 36, eff. 4/5/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 39 - GAMING COUNTIES BOND SINKING FUND (§§ 65-39-1 — 65-39-37) › Section 65-39-33 - Chapter gives complete authority; effect on other laws

Sections
65-39-5
through 65-39-33 shall be deemed to be full and complete authority for the exercise of the powers granted, but Sections
65-39-5
through 65-39-33 shall not be deemed to repeal or to be in derogation of any existing law of this state.
Laws, 1994, ch. 557, § 37, eff. 4/5/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 39 - GAMING COUNTIES BOND SINKING FUND (§§ 65-39-1 — 65-39-37) › Section 65-39-35 - Effective date of reduction in certain taxes and fees

The date upon which the taxes and fees levied and charged under the provisions of Sections
27-55-11
,
27-57-37
,
27-59-11
,
27-19-43
,
27-19-309
,
27-65-75
, and Sections
27-55-519
and
27-55-521
are reduced under such sections shall be the first day of the month immediately following the date upon which:
(a)
The Mississippi Transportation Commission certifies to the State Tax Commission that:
(i)
The highway program created under Section
65-3-97
and the Gaming Counties Infrastructure Program created under Section
65-39-3
, are completed and no funds are any longer necessary to pay the costs of such programs; and
(ii)
The Mississippi Transportation Commission will not declare the necessity for additional borrowings under Section
65-9-27
, or for additional bonds under Sections
65-39-5
through
65-39-33
; and
(b)
The State Treasurer certifies:
(i)
That the amount on deposit in the Gaming Counties Bond Sinking Fund, together with earnings on investments to accrue to such fund, is equal to or greater than the aggregate of the entire principal, redemption premium (if any), and interest due and to become due (until the final maturity date or earlier scheduled redemption date) on all general obligation bonds issued under Sections
65-39-5
through
65-39-33
; and
(ii)
That all principal, interest, cost and other expenses for all bonds, notes or other borrowings under Section
65-9-27
and Section
31-17-127
(including redemption notes, if any) have been paid and are completely satisfied.
Laws, 1994, ch. 557, § 40; Laws, 1999, ch. 461, § 46; Laws, 1999, ch. 575, § 8; Laws, 2002, ch. 582, § 9, eff. 7/1/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 39 - GAMING COUNTIES BOND SINKING FUND (§§ 65-39-1 — 65-39-37) › Section 65-39-37 - State matching share for federal Special Category Projects

The Mississippi Transportation Commission may require the Mississippi Department of Transportation to provide the twenty percent (20%) state matching share and federal nonparticipating costs for Special Category Projects as provided for in Public Law 102-240 (the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991). In addition to any other authorized use, such funds may be expended for Special Category Projects within Public Law 102-240 as set forth in Section 1103 "High Cost Bridge Projects," Section 1104 "Congestion Relief Projects," Section 1105 "High Priority Corridors on National Highway System," Section 1106 "Rural and Urban Access Projects," Section 1107 "Innovative Projects," and Section 1108 "Priority Intermodal Projects." The department shall use funds obtained pursuant to this section for the specific purpose of facilitating the use of additional eighty percent (80%) federal funds provided to the Mississippi Department of Transportation from the Congress of the United States throughout each of the five (5) Congressional Districts of the State of Mississippi. The department also shall utilize any funds obtained pursuant to this section to provide the state matching share and nonparticipating share for preliminary engineering and right-of-way acquisition work for all projects so authorized and shall provide the state share and nonparticipating portion for all projects for which the federal share of the construction is provided through funds not within the normal annual apportionment of the Highway Trust Fund to the State of Mississippi.
Laws, 1994, ch. 557, § 43, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 41 - MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-1 — 65-41-75) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM (§§ 65-41-1 — 65-41-13) › Section 65-41-1 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Scenic Byways Program."
Laws, 2002, ch. 531, § 2, eff. 7/1/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 41 - MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-1 — 65-41-75) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM (§§ 65-41-1 — 65-41-13) › Section 65-41-3 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to them in this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(a)
"Corridor" means a highway, road or street right-of-way and the adjacent area that is visible from and extends along the highway, road or street;
(b)
"Department" means the Mississippi Department of Transportation;
(c)
"Intrinsic qualities," as related to scenic byways, include:
(i)
Scenic: Beauty, whether natural or man-made. The quality of the feature is measured by how memorable, distinctive, unique, uninterrupted and unified a scenic byway is;
(ii)
Natural: Minimal disturbance of the natural ecological features that are associated with the region;
(iii)
Historic: Landscapes, buildings, structures or other visual evidence of the past other than just a site;
(iv)
Cultural: Visual evidence of the unique customs, traditions, folklore or rituals of a currently existing human group;
(v)
Archeological: Visual evidence of the unique customs, traditions, folklores or rituals of a no longer existing human group;
(vi)
Recreational: Use of a scenic byway or its corridor for recreational activities like jogging, biking, roadside picnics or for direct access to recreational sites like campgrounds, lakes, etc.;
(d)
"Program" means the Mississippi Scenic Byways Program created under the provisions of this chapter;
(e)
"Scenic byway" means a public highway, road or street, including the corridor through which it passes, that has been designated as a scenic byway in order to develop, promote and maintain its intrinsic qualities.
Laws, 2002, ch. 531, § 3, eff. 7/1/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 41 - MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-1 — 65-41-75) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM (§§ 65-41-1 — 65-41-13) › Section 65-41-5 - Administration by Department of Transportation

The Mississippi Department of Transportation, upon approval of the Mississippi Transportation Commission, may administer a Mississippi Scenic Byways Program. Under the program, the department, with assistance from the Scenic Byways Advisory Committee created under Section
65-41-7
, shall develop, adopt and implement a scenic byways corridor management plan for the state. The plan shall be consistent with the provisions of this chapter and with guidelines established by federal law, and shall specify actions, procedures, controls, operational practices and administrative strategies necessary to govern the selection, nomination and declaration of scenic byways and to ensure that highways, roads, streets and corridors designated as scenic byways are properly managed and that their intrinsic qualities are maintained.
Laws, 2002, ch. 531, § 4, eff. 7/1/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 41 - MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-1 — 65-41-75) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM (§§ 65-41-1 — 65-41-13) › Section 65-41-11 - Scenic Byways Development and Maintenance Fund

(1)
The department may accept donations, bequests, gifts, grants, appropriations of federal money, in-kind contributions and things of value from any source, public or private, including individuals, organizations and federal, state and local governmental bodies, for the purpose of establishing and maintaining the Mississippi Scenic Byways Program. All such money so received by the department shall be deposited into a special fund that is created in the State Treasury to be designated as the "Scenic Byways Development and Maintenance 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.
(2)
Monies in the Scenic Byways Development and Maintenance Fund may be expended, upon legislative appropriation, for the following purposes:
(a)
To plan, design and develop the Mississippi Scenic Byways Program;
(b)
To develop and implement a corridor management plan for the purposes of maintaining the intrinsic qualities of scenic byways and providing accommodation of increased tourism and development of related amenities;
(c)
To make safety improvements to Mississippi scenic byways, a National Scenic Byway or an All-American Road to the extent that the improvements are necessary to accommodate increased traffic and changes in the types of vehicles using the highway, road or street as a result of the designation;
(d)
To construct along scenic byways facilities for use by pedestrians and bicyclists, rest areas, turnouts, highway shoulder improvements, passing lanes, overlooks and interpretive facilities;
(e)
To make improvements to scenic byways that will enhance access to recreation areas, including water-related recreations;
(f)
To protect the intrinsic qualities of areas adjacent to scenic byways;
(g)
To develop and provide tourist information to the public, including interpretive information about scenic byways;
(h)
To develop and implement scenic byway marketing programs; and
(i)
To match monies made available from the federal government for the establishment and maintenance of the Scenic Byways Program.
Laws, 2002, ch. 531, § 7, eff. 7/1/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 41 - MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-1 — 65-41-75) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM (§§ 65-41-1 — 65-41-13) › Section 65-41-13 - Lawful use or activity related to scenic byway area not restricted; local governments not mandated to participate

(1)
This chapter shall not prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect any existing or future lawful use or activity in or related to a scenic byway area. This chapter also shall not prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the operation, maintenance or new construction of any facility, road, railroad, bridge, utility, pipeline, crossing or any other structure in or related to a scenic byway area. If there is any conflict between this section and any other provision of this chapter, this section shall control.
(2)
Nothing in this chapter shall mandate local governments to participate in the program, and a local governmental entity may terminate participation in the program at any time by resolution duly adopted and entered upon its minutes.
Laws, 2002, ch. 531, § 8, eff. 7/1/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 41 - MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-1 — 65-41-75) › Article 3 - DESIGNATIONS OF OFFICIAL MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-51 — 65-41-75) › Section 65-41-51 - "Grand Gulf-Raymond Scenic Byway" designated

The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the "Grand Gulf-Raymond Scenic Byway," pursuant to Section
65-41-1
et seq.:
Beginning at the Grand Gulf Military Monument on the Mississippi River then east along the historic Back Grand Gulf Road to Frasier Road, following east along Frasier Road to Y-Camp Road, following east along Y-Camp Road to Ingleside-Karnac Ferry Road through the community of Ingleside to Highway 61, then the route continues one-half (1/2) mile north of Highway 61, eastward along Willows Road to the community of Willows, then northeastward along the Old Port Gibson Road terminating at the Raymond Military Park at the City of Raymond.
Laws, 2004, ch. 316, § 1, eff. 4/12/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 41 - MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-1 — 65-41-75) › Article 3 - DESIGNATIONS OF OFFICIAL MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-51 — 65-41-75) › Section 65-41-53 - "Lower Mississippi Historic Scenic Byway" designated

(1)
The following highways, roads and streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the "Lower Mississippi Historic Scenic Byway," pursuant to Section
65-41-1
et seq.:
Begin on U.S. Highway 61 at the Issaquena County line and travel south along U.S. Highway 61 in Warren County, to Business 61 (North Washington Street); travel north on Washington Street to downtown Vicksburg. Continue traveling on Washington Street as it merges into Warrington Road; travel Warrington Road to U.S. Highway 61; continue on U.S. Highway 61 South to Claiborne County.
Upon entering Claiborne County, continue traveling south on U.S. Highway 61. At Grand Gulf Road, travel west to Grand Gulf Military Park. Turn on Grand Gulf Road to U.S. Highway 61. Travel south on U.S. Highway 61 to Port Gibson. U.S. Highway 61 at Port Gibson is also known as "Church Street." At the intersection of Church Street and Orange Street, travel west on Orange Street, past the Claiborne County Courthouse to Market Street. Travel south on Market Street four (4) blocks, past Mississippi Cultural Crossroads, Matt Ross Administrative Building, Harriette Pearson Memorial Library and Meyer Marx Building until you reach Carroll Street. Return to Church Street and travel south on U.S. Highway 61 to Jefferson County. This corridor also includes Rodney Road, which is Carroll Street (west of Market Street). Travel west on Rodney Road, past the Shaifer House and grounds; travel past the Ruins of Windsor where Rodney Road merges into Highway 552. Travel past Alcorn State University on Highway 552 back to U.S. Highway 61.
Travel south on U.S. Highway 61 until you reach Adams County and continue on U.S. Highway 61 through the City of Natchez to U.S. Highway 61/84 Interchange; travel west on U.S. Highway 84 to the Natchez Intermodal Center at the Mississippi River Bridge. Return to U.S. Highway 61/84 interchange and travel south on U.S. Highway 61 through the southern portion of Natchez to Wilkinson County. Traveling south on U.S. Highway 61 through Woodville to the Louisiana state line. This terminates the Lower Mississippi Historic Byway.
(2)
Outdoor advertising as identified in the Lower Mississippi Historic Byway Corridor Management Plan shall be allowed on U.S. Highway 61 and U.S. Highway 84 within the corporate limits of the impacted municipalities along the byway subject to the zoning and signage statutes and ordinances of the state and the impacted municipalities. Outdoor advertising outside of a municipality's corporate limit must be in compliance with applicable local, state and federal guidelines.
Laws, 2004, ch. 544, § 1, eff. 5/13/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 41 - MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-1 — 65-41-75) › Article 3 - DESIGNATIONS OF OFFICIAL MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-51 — 65-41-75) › Section 65-41-55 - "Mississippi Delta Great River Road Scenic Byway" designated

(1)
The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the "Mississippi Delta Great River Road Scenic Byway," pursuant to Section
65-41-1
et seq.:
Begin at the Tennessee state line and travel south on U.S. Highway 61 to the intersection of Mississippi Highway 161. Continue on Mississippi Highway 161 to the Town of Walls, Mississippi, and travel south on Old Highway 61 through DeSoto County and Tunica County to the intersection with U.S. Highway 49 near Lula, Mississippi. Continue northwest on U.S. Highway 49 to the intersection with Mississippi Highway 1, and travel south along Mississippi Highway 1. Continue south along Mississippi Highway 1 through Coahoma County, Bolivar County, Washington County, east along Mississippi Highway 1 at Sharkey County and then south along Mississippi Highway 1 at Issaquena County. Continue on Mississippi Highway 1 south to the intersection of U.S. Highway 61 at Mississippi Highway 1 at Onward; continue south along U.S. Highway 61 to the Issaquena/Warren County line. This terminates the "Mississippi Delta Great River Road Scenic Byway."
(2)
Outdoor advertising as identified in the Mississippi Delta Great River Road Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan shall be allowed on Mississippi Highway 1 and U.S. Highway 61 within the corporate limits of the impacted municipalities along the byway subject to the zoning and signage statutes and ordinances of the state and the impacted municipalities. Outdoor advertising outside of a municipality's corporate limit must be in compliance with applicable local, state and federal guidelines.
Laws, 2004, ch. 578, § 1; Laws, 2009, ch. 311, § 1; Laws, 2009, ch. 361, § 1, eff. 3/17/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 41 - MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-1 — 65-41-75) › Article 3 - DESIGNATIONS OF OFFICIAL MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-51 — 65-41-75) › Section 65-41-57 - "Biloxi-D'Iberville Scenic Expressway" designated

The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the "Biloxi-D'Iberville Scenic Expressway" pursuant to Section
65-41-1
et seq. as it reaches completion:
Beginning at the intersection of Highway 67 and Interstate I-10 and travel northerly along Highway 67 to the intersection of Highway 67 and U.S. Highway 49.
Laws, 2007, ch. 307, § 1; Laws, 2009, ch. 541, § 1, eff. 4/15/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 41 - MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-1 — 65-41-75) › Article 3 - DESIGNATIONS OF OFFICIAL MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-51 — 65-41-75) › Section 65-41-59 - "Highway 605 Tradition Scenic Parkway" designated

The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the "Highway 605 Tradition Scenic Parkway" pursuant to Section
65-41-1
et seq. as it reaches completion:
Beginning at the intersection of Highway 605 and U.S. Highway 90 and travel northerly along Highway 605 to the intersection of Highway 605 and Highway 67.
Laws, 2007, ch. 307, § 2; Laws, 2008, ch. 483, § 1, eff. 4/14/2008.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 41 - MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-1 — 65-41-75) › Article 3 - DESIGNATIONS OF OFFICIAL MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-51 — 65-41-75) › Section 65-41-61 - "Beach Boulevard Scenic Byway" designated

The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the "Beach Boulevard Scenic Byway" pursuant to Section
65-41-1
et seq.:
Beginning at Cedar Point in Hancock County and traveling southerly along the coastline to Bayou Cadet in Hancock County.
Laws, 2011, ch. 317, § 1, eff. 3/3/2011.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 41 - MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-1 — 65-41-75) › Article 3 - DESIGNATIONS OF OFFICIAL MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-51 — 65-41-75) › Section 65-41-63 - "Scenic Byways to Space" designated

The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the "Scenic Byways to Space" pursuant to Section
65-41-1
et seq.:
(a)
To be known as "NASA Scenic Byway to Space": Beginning at the intersection of the 4-lane portion of Mississippi Highway 607 with Mississippi Highway 604 and continuing northerly on Mississippi Highway 607 to the south gate of Stennis Space Center as well as exiting the north gate of Stennis Space Center on Mississippi Highway 607 to the edge of Texas Flat Road.
(b)
To be known as "Pearlington Scenic Byway to Space": Beginning at the intersection of the 2-lane portion of U.S. Highway 90 with Mississippi Highway 607 and continuing southwesterly on U.S. Highway 90 to the edge of the buffer zone near the Town of Pearlington.
(c)
To be known as "Westonia Scenic Byway to Space": Beginning at the intersection of Mississippi Highway 604 with Mississippi Highway 607 and continuing southerly on Mississippi Highway 604 to the edge of the buffer zone near the Town of Pearlington.
(d)
To be known as "Logtown Scenic Byway to Space": Beginning at the intersection of Logtown Road with Mississippi Highway 604 and continuing westerly on Logtown Road to the extinct Town of Logtown on the East Pearl River.
(e)
To be known as "Napoleon Scenic Byway to Space": Beginning at the intersection of Old Mississippi Highway 43 and Mississippi Highway 607 north of Interstate 10 and continuing southerly to the south gate of Stennis Space Center, and including a small portion of road that comes off of Old Highway 43 and goes into the heart of what was once the Town of Napoleon.
(f)
To be known as "Santa Rosa Scenic Byway to Space": Beginning at the intersection of Texas Flat Road with Mississippi Highway 607 and continuing east on Texas Flat Road to the edge of the buffer zone next to the runway of Stennis International Airport.
Laws, 2011, ch. 317, § 2, eff. 3/3/2011.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 41 - MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-1 — 65-41-75) › Article 3 - DESIGNATIONS OF OFFICIAL MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-51 — 65-41-75) › Section 65-41-65 - "Brice's Crossroads Battlefield-Chief Tishomingo Scenic Byway" designated

The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the "Brice's Crossroads Battlefield-Chief Tishomingo Scenic Byway" pursuant to Section
65-41-1
et seq.:
Beginning at the Brice's Crossroads Visitors and Interpretive Center and traveling northerly on Grisham Street to its intersection with Mississippi Highway 370, then traveling westerly on Mississippi Highway 370 to its intersection with County Road 833, then traveling southeasterly on County Road 833 to its intersection with County Road 503, then traveling intersection with County Road 503, then traveling southerly on County Road 503 to its intersection with Mississippi Highway 348, then traveling easterly on Mississippi Highway 348 to its intersection with Mississippi Highway 145.
Laws, 2011, ch. 314, § 1, eff. 3/3/2011.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 41 - MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-1 — 65-41-75) › Article 3 - DESIGNATIONS OF OFFICIAL MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-51 — 65-41-75) › Section 65-41-67 - "Noxubee Hills Route" Scenic Byway designated

The following highways and roads located in Choctaw, Winston and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the "Noxubee Hills Route" pursuant to Section
65-41-1
et seq.:
The Noxubee Hills Route begins at the intersection of the Choctaw Lake Road with Mississippi Highway 15 in the SE 1/4, S4, T16N, R1lE, Choctaw County, Mississippi, and runs in an easterly and northeasterly direction along the said Choctaw Lake Road to cross the dam of Choctaw Lake, located in the Tombigbee National Forest, to the intersection with the Webster Road in the Northeast 1/4, of S2, T16N, R1lE, Choctaw County. Thence, the route runs in an easterly direction along the Choctaw Lake Road to intersect the Choctaw/Winston County line near the Northwest corner of S6, T16N, R12E, in Winston County where the route becomes known as the Gumbranch-Ackerman Road in Winston County. Thence, the route runs in a southeasterly direction along the Gumbranch-Ackerman Road to intersect the Sturgis Road in the West 1/2 of S15, T16N, R12E, in Winston County. Thence, the route runs in a southeasterly direction along the Gumbranch-Hwy 25 Road to an intersection with Mississippi Hwy 25 at or near the Northwest corner of S28, T16N, R13E, in Winston County. Thence, the route runs in an easterly and northeasterly direction along the Bluff Lake Road to the Winston/Noxubee County line on the West line of S6, T16N, R15E, in Noxubee County. Thence, the route runs in an easterly direction along a Noxubee County route (CR-234) to intersect with the Levee (CR-267) and Bluff Lake (CR-266) Roads near the West line of S4, T16N, R15E, in Noxubee County and in the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge. Thence, the route runs in a southerly direction along the Bluff Lake Road (CR-266) to intersect the Lynn Creek Road (CR-223) at or near the North line of S21, T16N, R15E, in Noxubee County. Thence, the route runs in an easterly direction along Lynn Creek Road (CR-223) to ultimately intersect US Hwy 45 in Brooksville, Mississippi, at or near the Northeast corner of S20, T16N, R17E, in Noxubee County, Mississippi. The Noxubee Hills Route runs approximately forty three (43) miles and serves parts of Choctaw, Winston, and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 318, SB 2042, 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 41 - MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-1 — 65-41-75) › Article 3 - DESIGNATIONS OF OFFICIAL MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-51 — 65-41-75) › Section 65-41-69 - "Delta Bluffs Scenic Byway" designated

The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated in the following four (4) segments as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the "Delta Bluffs Scenic Byway" pursuant to Section
65-41-1
et seq.:
(a)
Northern Branch: Beginning at the intersection of Austin Road and Mississippi Highway 301 and continuing westward to the intersection of Delta View Road and Austin Road; then north along Delta View Road to the Great River Road National Scenic Byway (connectivity through the Town of Walls via Delta View Road, U.S. Highway 161 and 2nd Street);
(b)
Central Branch: Beginning at the intersection of Mississippi Highway 301 and Austin Road and continuing south along Mississippi Highway 301 to Arkabutla Lake;
(c)
East-West Branch: Beginning at the intersection of Old Mississippi Highway 304 and Interstate 55 in Hernando and continuing westward to Bluff Road; and
(d)
Robertson Gin Road Extension Branch: Beginning at the intersection of U.S. Highway 51 and Commerce Street in DeSoto County and continuing south along U.S. Highway 51 to Oak Grove Road; thence westward on Oak Grove Road to Robinson Gin Road; then south along Robinson Gin Road to Wheeler Road; thence westward along Wheeler Road to its point of terminus at Hernando Point at Arkabutla Lake.
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 442, HB 1013, 4, eff. 4/18/2015.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 313, SB 2491, 1, eff. 3/7/2013, and by Laws, 2013, ch. 337, HB 738, 1, eff. 3/14/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 41 - MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-1 — 65-41-75) › Article 3 - DESIGNATIONS OF OFFICIAL MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-51 — 65-41-75) › Section 65-41-71 - "Gateway to History" scenic byway designated

The following highways located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic byway to be known as the "Gateway to History," pursuant to Section
65-41-1
et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972:
(a)
Segment 1: Beginning at the intersection of Highway 463 and Reunion Parkway and traveling north along Highway 463 for four and eight-tenths (4.8) miles to the intersection of Highway 22.
(b)
Segment 2: Begin at the corner of Highway 463 and Highway 22 and continue west for eight and seven-tenths (8.7) miles to the Petrified Forest in the Town of Flora.
(c)
Segment 3: Begin at the corner of Highway 463 and Highway 22 and continue east for twelve and three-tenths (12.3) miles to the City of Canton. The roadway changes to four-lane for one and four-tenths (1.4) miles surrounding the I-55 Canton interchange which is excluded and resumes for one and four-tenths (1.4) miles to the City of Canton.
(d)
Segment 4: Begin at the intersection of Highway 51 and Highway 22 in Canton and travel for one and seven-tenths (1.7) miles. At the intersection of Highway 16 (Highway 22 becomes Highway 16) turn right on Highway 43 and travel for six and seven-tenths (6.7) miles to the Natchez Trace.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 312, SB 2613, 1, eff. 3/7/2013.