Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 28 - SHORELINE AND BEACH PRESERVATION DISTRICTS (§§ 49-28-1 — 49-28-49) › Section 49-28-19 - Powers and duties of district

(1)
Any district created under this chapter, acting by and through the board of commissioners of the district as its governing authority, shall have the following powers and duties:
(a)
To sue and be sued;
(b)
To adopt an official seal with which to attest the official acts and records of the board and district;
(c)
To acquire by purchase, gift, devise and lease or any other mode of acquisition, other than by eminent domain, hold and dispose of real and personal property of every kind inside or outside the district;
(d)
To make and enter into contracts, conveyances, mortgages, deeds of trust, bonds, leases or contracts for financial advisory services;
(e)
To incur debts, to borrow money, to issue negotiable special improvement bonds, and to provide for the rights of the holders of those bonds;
(f)
To fix, maintain, collect and revise charges and assessments for services rendered by or through the district;
(g)
To pledge all or any part of the revenues of the district to the payment of its obligations;
(h)
To make any covenants in connection with the issuance of bonds or to secure the payment of bonds that a private business corporation can make under the general laws of the state;
(i)
To use any right-of-way, public right-of-way, easement, or other similar property or property rights held by the state or any political subdivision of the state necessary or convenient in connection with any project conducted by the district; however, the governing body of the political subdivision must first consent to the use;
(j)
To enter into agreements with state and federal agencies for loans, grants, grants-in-aid, and other forms of assistance including, but not limited to, participation in the sale and purchase of bonds;
(k)
To be deemed to have the same status as counties and municipalities with respect to payment of sales taxes on purchases made by the district;
(l)
To do all acts necessary, proper or convenient in the exercise of the powers granted under this chapter;
(m)
To contract with the United States of America, or any agency of the United States of America, the State of Mississippi, or any political subdivision of the State of Mississippi, or any agency, commission, authority, board or other entity thereof, or any municipality or municipalities, for any purpose under this chapter; and
(n)
To contract with any person, partnership, corporation or other entity for the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance or improvement of any project of the district, upon any terms, conditions and covenants as may be agreed upon by the contracting parties.
(2)
Any district created under this chapter shall be vested with all the powers necessary and requisite for the accomplishment of the purpose for which the district is created. No enumeration of powers in this section shall be construed to impair or limit any general grant of power contained in this section nor to limit any grant to a power or powers of the same class or classes as those enumerated.
Laws, 1999, ch. 566, § 10, eff. 4/21/1999.