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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-105 - General authority to organize

The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District may hereafter be organized in this state under the provisions of this article, in the manner hereinafter provided. This water supply district shall be an agency of the state and a body politic and corporate, and may be composed of one or more entire counties.
Codes, 1942, § 5956-53; Laws, 1958, ch. 197, § 3, eff. 5/5/1958.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-111 - Proceedings after petition filed

The board of water commissioners shall make a written report on the preliminary study or plans furnished them and shall, within thirty days after receipt of the said study, file such report with the chancery court setting forth their recommendations concerning the proposed water supply district. After the filing of the report of the board of water commissioners, and upon motion of the petitioners, the chancellor shall enter an order fixing the date for a hearing of the cause on the original petition, the exhibit, the report and recommendations of the board of water commissioners, and any answers filed or other pleadings. The chancery clerk shall give notice of such hearing to all persons interested by posting notices thereof at the door of the courthouse of the county or counties in which the district is situated and in at least ten public places in said proposed district, and also by publishing said notice at least once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in Hinds County and in a newspaper published in each of the other counties proposed to be included in such water supply district. If there is no newspaper published in any such county, then it shall be sufficient to publish said notice in a newspaper having a general circulation in such county. Such notice shall be addressed to the property owners and qualified electors of such proposed district and all other persons interested, shall state when and in what court said petition was and is filed, shall state the counties included in such district, and shall command all such persons to appear before the chancery court, or the chancellor in vacation, at the Chancery Court Building in the First Judicial District of Hinds County, upon the date fixed by the chancellor to show cause, if any they can, why the proposed water supply district should not be organized and established as prayed for in said petition. The date of such hearing shall not be less than twenty-one days nor more than forty days after the last publication of such notice. It shall be sufficient in describing the lands to be included in the water supply district to name the counties to be included therein in the publication or notice hereinbefore mentioned.
If the court or chancellor finds that the notice or publication was not given as provided for in this article, it shall not thereby lose jurisdiction, but the court or chancellor shall order due publication or notice to be given and shall continue the hearing until such publication or notice shall be properly given, and the court or chancellor shall thereupon proceed as though publication or notice had been properly given in the first instance.
Codes, 1942, § 5956-56; Laws, 1958, ch. 197, § 6, eff. 5/5/1958.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-113 - Hearing

The chancery court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County may hear the petition at any term thereof, or the chancellor of said court may fix a time to hear such petition at any time in vacation, and may determine all matters pertaining thereto, may adjourn the hearing from time to time, and may continue the case for want of sufficient notice or other good cause. If said petition shall prove defective in any manner, the petitioners, upon motion, shall be permitted to amend the same.
Upon the day set for hearing said petition, or a day to which same may be continued by the court or chancellor, all parties interested may appear and contest the same. If upon the hearing of such petition, it is found that such project is feasible from an engineering standpoint and practical, and if the creation of the water supply district under the terms of this article would meet a public necessity both local and statewide and would be conducive to the public welfare of the state as a whole, such court or chancellor shall so find and shall make and enter an order upon the minutes of the said chancery court stating that the said district to be known as the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District, should be organized subject to all of the terms and provisions of this article.
If the chancellor finds that the proposed water supply district should not be organized, he shall dismiss the proceedings, and the costs shall be paid by the Pearl River Industrial Commission.
Codes, 1942, §§ 4956-57, 5956-58; Laws, 1958, ch. 197, §§ 7, 8, eff. 5/5/1958.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-115 - Order and notice of election

If the court or chancellor thereof finds that the proposed water supply district should be organized, the chancellor shall then order an election in each county in the proposed district, which election shall be held not less than twenty-one nor more than forty-five days from the date of such order, whereby the qualified electors within such counties may determine if such county shall be a part of such proposed district; and such order for an election shall be interlocutory and not appealable. A substantial copy of the court order shall be published once a week for at least three consecutive weeks in at least one newspaper published in each county in such district. If there is no newspaper published in any such county, then it shall be sufficient to publish said notice in a newspaper having a general circulation in such county and, in addition, by posting a copy of such notice for at least twenty-one days following the issuance of such order at three public places in such county. Notice of the election shall be given by publishing a substantial copy of the court order providing for the election once a week for at least three consecutive weeks, in at least one newspaper published in each county in which an election is to be held. The first publication of such notice shall be made not less than twenty-one days prior to the date fixed for such election. If no newspaper is published in any such county, then such notice shall be given by publishing the same for the required time in some newspaper having a general circulation in such county and, in addition, by posting a copy of such notice for at least twenty-one days next preceding such election at three public places in such county.
Codes, 1942, § 5956-58; Laws, 1958, ch. 197, § 8, eff. 5/5/1958.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-117 - Election

Such election shall be held, as far as is practicable, in the same manner as other elections are held in counties. At such election, all qualified electors of such counties may vote, and the ballots used at such election shall have printed thereon the words "FOR BEING INCLUDED IN THE PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT" and "AGAINST BEING INCLUDED IN THE PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT"; and the voter shall vote by placing a cross (x) or check mark (Y) opposite his choice on the proposition. In any particular county, should a majority of the qualified electors voting in such election in such county vote in favor of the creation of the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District, then that county shall become a part of the water supply district. The chancery court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, or the chancellor thereof in vacation, shall thereupon enter a final order including such county in the district. In any particular county, should a majority of the qualified electors voting in such election in such county vote against being included in the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District, then that county shall not become a part of the water supply district.
Codes, 1942, § 5956-59; Laws, 1958, ch. 197, § 9, eff. 5/5/1958.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-119 - Appeals

Any person interested in or aggrieved by the final order of the court or the chancellor, creating the water supply district or dismissing the petition or admitting a county to the district, and who was a party to the proceedings in the chancery court may prosecute an appeal therefrom within ten days from the date of such decree by furnishing an appeal bond in the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) with two good and sufficient sureties, conditioned to pay all costs of the appeal in the event the decree is affirmed. Such appeal bond shall be subject to the approval of the chancery clerk. When the transcript of the record of the case shall be filed in the office of the supreme court, the appellee having been summoned to appear and answer the appeal, ten days after service of the summons on appellee or his attorney the court shall consider such case as entitled to be heard. Any party to any proceeding in any court involving any of the provisions of this article may waive any time for filing pleadings so as to obtain an earlier hearing.
Any appeal from such order or decree of the chancery court or chancellor shall be a preference case in the supreme court and shall be tried at the earliest moment convenient with said court.
Codes, 1942, § 5956-60; Laws, 1958, ch. 197, § 10, eff. 5/5/1958.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-122 - Renewal of residential property leases in district

(1)
At any time more than fifteen (15) years after the commencement date of any residential lease from the district, the leaseholder shall have the option to renew and extend the lease for a new sixty-year term by giving the district notice of his exercise of this option to renew.
(2)
At any time after the first fifteen (15) years of the term of any residential lease, the then present lessee may obtain from the district a new sixty-year lease on the terms and conditions contained in the then current lease form approved for use in residential leases with the exception of rent. Rent under such sixty-year leases will be payable on the same annual payment date as rent under the lease being renewed. The maximum annual rental under the new lease will be determined by the district as follows:
(a)
Renewal of Leases with Fixed Rental (non-escalating): The district will recompute the annual rental due under the lease being renewed as if the lease had contained annual rents at the fixed amount stated in the lease for the first ten-year period, escalating thereafter at ten percent (10%), rounded to the nearest Five Dollars ($5.00), every five-year period. The annual rental which would have been payable as of the renewal date will be the annual rent payable for the first ten-year period of the renewed lease. Annual rental will escalate thereafter at ten percent (10%), rounded to the nearest Five Dollars ($5.00), every five (5) years. Recomputed annual rental will be payable from and after the first day of the renewed lease term and not for the period prior to renewal.
(b)
Renewal of Leases with Escalating Rental: Annual rental will remain payable in accordance with the terms of the lease being renewed with rental continuing to escalate at ten percent (10%), rounded to the nearest Five Dollars ($5.00), every five (5) years during the renewed term.
(3)
The district will charge a reasonable non-refundable fee for preparation of the renewal lease. The Lessee will be responsible for obtaining the consent of any mortgage holder to the lease modification.
(4)
At any time a lessee is found to be in default or in breach of the terms and conditions contained in the lease, the district shall give thirty (30) days written notice to such lessee before terminating the lease. Such notice shall be by certified mail and shall specifically state the default or breach. If the lessee does not cure the default or breach within thirty (30) days of such notice, then the district shall give written notice to the holder of any mortgage or deed of trust on the leasehold and such holder shall thereupon have thirty (30) days to cure the default or breach before the lease is terminated.
Laws, 1993, ch. 389, § 1, eff. 3/16/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-122.1 - Authority of board of directors to renegotiate nonresidential leases upon expiration

(1)
Any holder of a lease that is not a residential lease subject to Section
51-9-122
, Mississippi Code of 1972, shall have the right, exclusive of all other persons, to renew the lease at fair market value at any time prior to expiration of the lease.
(2)
Other than the right of a lessee to renew at fair market value, nothing in this section is intended to limit or restrict the right of the district to negotiate terms of any lease in furtherance of any of the purposes authorized by this section and in a manner deemed favorable to the district by the board of directors.
(3)
(a)
Prior to entering into any lease under this section, whether a new or renewal lease, the district shall obtain at least one (1) appraisal from a competent appraiser establishing the fair market rental value of the land, exclusive of improvements made by the leaseholder or any predecessor in title, and, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the land shall not be leased for an amount less than the fair market rental as determined by the appraiser and approved by the board. The district may require such other terms as it deems advisable. The cost of the appraisal shall be paid by the district and may be included in the costs of lease renewal to be reimbursed by the lessee.
(b)
The lessee may obtain an appraisal from a certified real estate appraiser establishing the fair market rental value of the land. If the fair market rental value of the land established in such appraisal differs from the fair market rental value of the land established in the appraisal obtained by the district, the land shall not be leased for an amount less than the average of the fair market rental value established by the two (2) appraisals.
(4)
For the purposes of this section, "terms" means rent, rent escalation clauses, rental adjustment periods and method of determination, term of years, permitted use, condition of improvements, removal of improvements, and compliance with district rules and regulations.
(5)
In the event a lessee has not obtained a new lease pursuant to the provisions of this section, any preemptive right of the lessee to lease the property shall be extinguished upon expiration of the lease, and, at the direction of the district, the lessee shall remove all improvements and other structures on the property immediately upon termination of the lease.
Laws, 2002, ch. 485, § 1, eff. 7/1/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-123 - Construction contracts

All construction contracts by the district, where the amount of the contract shall exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00), shall be made upon at least three weeks' public notice by advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation in the district, which notice shall state the thing to be done and invite sealed proposals, to be filed with the secretary of the district, to do the work; and in all such cases, before the notice shall be published, the plans and specification for the work shall be filed with the secretary of the district and there remain. The board of directors of the district shall award the contract to the lowest bidder, who will comply with the terms imposed by such board and enter into bond with sufficient sureties, to be approved by the board, in such penalty as shall be fixed by such board, but in no case to be less than the contract price, conditioned for the prompt, proper, and efficient performance of the contract.
Codes, 1942, § 5956-62; Laws, 1958, ch. 197, § 12, eff. 5/5/1958.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-125 - Park and recreation facilities

The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District is authorized to establish or otherwise provide for public parks and recreation facilities and for the preservation of fish and wildlife and to acquire land otherwise than by condemnation except as provided in subsection (f) of Section
51-9-121
, for such purposes, within the project area.
Codes, 1942, § 5956-63; Laws, 1958, ch. 197, § 13, eff. 5/5/1958.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-127 - Rules and regulations

(1)
The board of directors of the district shall have the power to adopt and promulgate all reasonable regulations to secure, maintain, and preserve the sanitary condition of all water in and to flow into any reservoir owned by the district, to prevent waste of water or the unauthorized use thereof, and to regulate residence, hunting, fishing, boating, camping, circulation of vehicular traffic on land, the parking of such vehicles, and all recreational and business privileges in, along, or around any such reservoir, any body of land, or any easement owned by the district.
(2)
All such regulations prescribed by the board of directors, after publication in a daily newspaper of statewide circulation and in a newspaper of general circulation in each county comprising the area of the district, shall have the full force and effect of law; and violation thereof shall be punishable by fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), as may be prescribed in such regulations, or by imprisonment not to exceed fifteen (15) days, or both the amount of the fine and the term of the imprisonment, within the maximum limit set by this statute and within the maximum limit prescribed in such regulations, to be determined by the court.
All such rules and regulations so prescribed and the penalties fixed thereunder relating to hunting, fishing, and boating shall not conflict with, exceed, alter, or suspend any regulations, rules, or penalties prescribed by general statute or by the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; and all fines and penalties levied and collected under this article shall be remitted and accounted for in accordance with the general statutes relating thereto.
(3)
In the event of a violation of any regulation adopted to prevent pollution of the waters in any reservoir owned by the district, or the threat of continuous violation thereof, the district shall have authority to sue for and obtain damages and other appropriate relief, including injunctive relief.
Codes, 1942, § 5956-64; Laws, 1958, ch. 197, § 14; Laws, 1964, ch. 250, § 1; Laws, 2000, ch. 516, § 91, eff. 4/30/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-129 - Appropriation permit

The district is empowered to obtain through appropriate hearings an appropriation permit or permits from the board of water commissioners of the State of Mississippi, as provided for in Section
51-3-31
.
Codes, 1942, § 5956-65; Laws, 1958, ch. 197, § 15, eff. 5/5/1958.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-131 - State tax used for water supply district fund

In each county of the State of Mississippi which is part of the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District, beginning with the ad valorem tax assessment for the calendar year 1960, payable on or before February 1, 1961, and so long as any bonds issued hereunder are outstanding, the tax collector of said county shall pay into the depository selected by said water district for said purpose the amount of two mills of all ad valorem taxes due by said county to the State of Mississippi which is collected by the tax collector of said county, which may be collected by any other lawful taxing agency of said county and state and for said county, and the State of Mississippi shall continue to levy not less than two mills ad valorem taxes on each county in the district so long as any bonds issued pursuant to this article remain outstanding.
Codes, 1942, § 5956-66; Laws, 1958, ch. 197, § 16, eff. 5/5/1958.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-133 - Board of directors to issue bonds

The board of directors of the district is hereby authorized and empowered to issue bonds of the district for the purpose of paying the costs of acquiring, owning, constructing, operating, repairing, and maintaining the projects and works specified herein, including related facilities, and including all financing and financial advisory charges, interest during construction, engineering, legal, and other expenses incidental to and necessary for the foregoing, or for the carrying out of any power conferred by this article. Said board of directors is authorized and empowered to issue such bonds at such times and in such amounts as shall be provided for by resolution of the said board of directors, not to exceed the limitation prescribed in Section
51-9-137
. All such bonds so issued by said district shall be secured solely by a pledge of the net revenues which may now or hereafter come to the district, by the pledge of the avails of the two mill ad valorem tax levy provided for in Section
51-9-131
, and by the pledge of the special tax levy of two mills provided for in Section
51-9-139
; and such bonds shall not constitute general obligations of the State of Mississippi or of the counties comprising said district, and shall not be secured by a pledge of the full faith, credit, and resources of said state or of said counties. Bonds of the district shall not be included in computing any present or future debt limit of any county in such district under any present or future law. "Revenues" as used in this article shall mean all charges, rentals, tolls, rates, gifts, grants, tax proceeds, moneys, and all other funds coming into the possession of the district by virtue of the provisions of this article, except the proceeds from the sale of bonds issued hereunder. "Net revenues" as used in this article shall mean the revenues after payment of costs and expenses of operation and maintenance of the project and related facilities.
Codes, 1942, § 5956-67; Laws, 1958, ch. 197, § 17, eff. 5/5/1958.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-137 - Limitation on amount of bonds

Bonds issued pursuant to this article shall not exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000.00) in principal amount.
Codes, 1942, § 5956-69; Laws, 1958, ch. 197, § 19, eff. 5/5/1958.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-139 - Special tax levy for payment of bonds

To provide additional funds for the payment of the principal of, interest on, and other charges in connection with bonds issued under the provisions of this article, in the event its anticipated revenue and funds are found to be insufficient therefor by order entered on its minutes each year that such tax is found necessary, a copy of which order shall be published for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in each county of the district thirty days before such levy is made by the board of supervisors, the district is also empowered to levy annually a special tax, not to exceed two mills upon all of the taxable property within such district, on or before the first Monday of September of each year and shall certify the levy to the boards of supervisors of the various counties in said district; and it shall be the duty of the boards of supervisors to make said levy on each tract of land or other property in said county, according to the assessed valuation thereof. Such taxes shall be collected by the tax collectors of the respective counties in said district, who shall deposit them in such depository as shall be selected by the board of directors of the district. Where bonds are issued payable wholly or partially from ad valorem taxes, it shall be the duty of the board of directors to levy a tax sufficient, together with pledged revenues other than the taxes authorized hereunder, to pay the bonds and the interest thereon as such bonds and interest become due, provided that in no event shall the tax levied exceed two mills. Any part of this levy lost through homestead exemption shall not be reimbursed by the state.
Codes, 1942, § 5956-70; Laws, 1958, ch. 197, § 20, eff. 5/5/1958.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-140 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1973, ch. 414, eff.6/30/1974.
Laws, 1968, ch. 263; 1970, ch. 294; 1971, ch. 433; 1972, ch. 402; 1973, ch. 414.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-141 - Validation of bonds

All bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be validated as now provided by law by Sections
31-13-1
through
31-13-11
, Mississippi Code of 1972. The services of the state's bond attorney may be employed in the preparation of such bond resolutions, forms, or proceedings as may be necessary, for which he shall be paid a reasonable fee. Such validation proceedings shall be instituted in the chancery court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, but notice of such validation proceedings shall be published at least two times in a newspaper of general circulation and published in each of the counties comprising the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District, the first publication of which in each case shall be made at least ten days preceding the date set for the validation.
Codes, 1942, § 5956-71; Laws, 1958, ch. 197, § 21, eff. 5/5/1958.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-143 - Trust agreement

At the discretion of the board of directors of the district any bonds provided for in Section
51-9-133
may be further secured by a trust agreement between the board of directors and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having powers of a trust company within or without the state. Any such trust agreement or any resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as are reasonable and proper and not in violation of law. The trust agreement may contain provision for the issuance of additional bonds for any of the purposes authorized by this article, which shall be secured by the revenues pledged thereunder for such bonds to the extent provided therein. The trust agreement may include provisions to the effect that if there is any default in the payment of principal or interest on any of said bonds, any court having jurisdiction of the action may appoint a receiver to administer the properties and facilities of the district described in the trust agreement, on behalf of the district, including authority to sell or make contracts for the sale of any services, facilities, or commodities of the district or to renew such contracts, subject to the approval of the court appointing said receiver; and with power to provide for the payment of such bonds outstanding, or the payment of operating expenses, and to apply the income and revenues to the payment of said bonds and interest thereon in accordance with the resolution of the board of directors authorizing the issuance of such bonds and said trust agreement. The fee for the services of any corporate trustee shall not exceed the normal charges for acting as paying agent plus any additional amount or amounts allowed by the court as the reasonable value of services rendered by the corporate trustee upon default in the payment of principal and interest on the bonds.
Codes, 1942, § 5956-72; Laws, 1958, ch. 197, § 22, eff. 5/5/1958.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-145 - Refunding bonds

The board of directors of the district is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of refunding bonds of the district for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding and issued under authority of this article, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of such bonds. The issuance of such refunding bonds, the maturity and other details thereof, and the rights, duties, and obligations of the board of directors and of the district in respect to such bonds shall be governed by the provisions of this article, insofar as they are applicable. In no event shall such bonds mature over a period of time exceeding forty years from January 1, 1961. No such refunding bonds shall be issued and delivered more than five years in advance of the date when the bonds to be refunded are redeemable, and not until such outstanding bonds shall have been called for redemption and notice thereof provided for as therein required. The proceeds of any such refunding bonds shall be deposited with the trustee named in the bonds to be refunded and, pending the application thereof to the payment and redemption of the bonds to be refunded, shall be invested and reinvested in obligations of or guaranteed by the United States of America and maturing or being redeemable at or prior to the time when the said bond proceeds are required for the redemption of the bonds to be refunded. All interest or other increment received on or on account of all such investments shall be deposited in and become a part of the fund held by the trustee for the payment and redemption of such refunding bonds.
Codes, 1942, § 5956-73; Laws, 1958, ch. 197, § 23; Laws, 1964, ch. 250, § 3, eff. 6/4/1964.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-147 - Bonds to be legal investments

All bonds of the district shall be and are hereby declared to be legal and authorized investments for public funds of counties, cities, towns, school districts, banks, savings banks, trust companies, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, and for funds of the Mississippi Public Employee's Retirement System. Such bonds shall be eligible to secure the deposit of any and all public funds of cities, towns, villages, counties, school districts, or other political corporations or subdivisions of the State of Mississippi; and such bonds shall be lawful and sufficient security for said deposits to the extent of their value, when accompanied by all unmatured coupons appurtenant thereto.
Codes, 1942, § 5956-74; Laws, 1958, ch. 197, § 24, eff. 5/5/1958.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-149 - Depository for funds of district

(1)
The board of directors shall designate one or more qualified state depositories within the district to serve as depositories for the funds of the district, and all funds of the district other than funds required by any trust agreement to be deposited, from time to time, with the trustee or any paying agent for outstanding bonds of the district shall be deposited in such depository or depositories. Any such designated depository shall be eligible to hold funds of the district to the extent that it is qualified as a depository for state funds.
(2)
Before designating a depository or depositories, the board of directors shall issue a notice stating the time and place the board will meet for such purpose and inviting the qualified state depositories in the district to submit applications to be designated depositories. The term of service for depositories shall be prescribed by the board. Such notice shall be published one (1) time in a newspaper or newspapers published in the district and specified by the board.
(3)
At the time mentioned in the notice, the board shall consider the applications and the management and condition of the depositories filing them, and shall designate as depositories the qualified state depository or depositories which offer the most favorable terms and conditions for the handling of the funds of the district and which the board finds have proper management and are in condition to warrant handling of district funds. Membership on the board of directors of an officer or director of a depository shall not disqualify such depository from being designated as a depository.
(4)
If no applications acceptable to the board are received by the time stated in the notice, the board shall designate some qualified state depository or depositories within or without the district upon such terms and conditions as it may find advantageous to the district. Any such designated depository shall be eligible to hold funds of the district to the extent that it is qualified as a depository for state funds.
Codes, 1942, § 5956-75; Laws, 1958, ch. 197, § 25; Laws, 1988, ch. 473, § 11, eff. 12/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-151 - Agreements relative to federal highways

The board of directors of the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District is hereby authorized and empowered to negotiate and contract with the United States of America, or any agency thereof, concerning all lands, easements, and rights of way necessary for the relocation of any federal road, highway, parkway, or for the facilities appurtenant thereto.
Codes, 1942, § 5956-76; Laws, 1958, ch. 197, § 26, eff. 5/5/1958.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-153 - Cooperation with other governmental agencies

The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District shall have authority to act jointly with political subdivisions of the state and agencies, commissions, and instrumentalities thereof, with other states, with municipalities, and with the federal government and other agencies thereof, in the performance of the purposes and services authorized in this article, upon such terms as may be agreed upon by the directors.
Codes, 1942, § 5956-77; Laws, 1958, ch. 197, § 27, eff. 5/5/1958.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-155 - Water supply district law controlling

The provisions of any other law, general, special or local, except as provided in this article, shall not limit or restrict the powers granted by this article. The water supply district herein provided for shall not be subject to regulation or control by the public service commission.
Codes, 1942, § 5956-78; Laws, 1958, ch. 197, § 28, eff. 5/5/1958.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-157 - District and its bonds exempt from taxation

The accomplishment of the purposes stated in this article being for the benefit of the people of this state and for the improvement of their properties and industries, the district in carrying out the purposes of this article will be performing an essential public function and shall not be required to pay any tax or assessment on the project and related facilities or any part thereof, and the interest on the bonds issued hereunder shall at all times be free from taxation within this state. The state hereby covenants with the holders of any bonds to be issued hereunder that the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments imposed by the state or any of its political subdivisions or taxing districts.
Codes, 1942, § 5956-79; Laws, 1958, ch. 197, § 29, eff. 5/5/1958.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-159 - Preliminary expenses

Any municipality or county which is within the territorial limits of the district may advance funds to said district to pay the preliminary expenses, including engineers' reports, organization, or administration expenses, on such terms of repayment as the governing body of such municipality or county shall determine. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, such municipality or county is authorized and empowered to borrow money for a period not to exceed one year from the date of such borrowing, for the purpose of making such advances. The board of directors is hereby authorized to repay any such advances from the proceeds of any bonds issued under the provisions of this article.
Codes, 1942, § 5956-80; Laws, 1958, ch. 197, § 30, eff. 5/5/1958.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-161 - Overflow of school lands not to constitute waste

It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination that the overflow and inundation of sixteenth section lands or in lieu lands shall not constitute legal waste of such lands. The district shall pay a reasonable rental for the use of such lands to be overflowed, to be determined as provided by law in such cases. Any sixteenth section lands that have been flooded shall be reforested before this project shall ever be abandoned.
Codes, 1942, § 5956-81; Laws, 1958, ch. 197, § 31, eff. 5/5/1958.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-163 - Savings clause

Nothing in this article shall be construed to violate any provision of the federal or state constitutions, and all acts done under this article shall be done in such manner as will conform thereto, whether herein expressly provided or not. Where any procedure hereunder may be held by any court to be violative of either of such constitutions, the district shall have the power by resolution to provide an alternative procedure conformable with such constitutions. If any provision of this article shall be invalid, such fact shall not affect the creation of the district or the validity of any other provision of this article.
Codes, 1942, § 5956-82; Laws, 1958, ch. 197, § 32, eff. 5/5/1958.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 51 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER DISTRICTS, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-41-33) › Chapter 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF REGION BORDERING PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY ACT (§§ 51-9-1 — 51-9-227) › Article 3 - PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (§§ 51-9-101 — 51-9-165) › Section 51-9-165 - Ross Barnett Reservoir Dredging Fund created; purpose

(1)
There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Ross Barnett Reservoir Dredging Fund. The fund shall consist of the monies deposited into the fund as provided in subsection (2) of this section and any other monies appropriated or otherwise made available for the fund by the Legislature. The fund shall be administered and expended by the Board of Directors of the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for dredging and other related activities to remove sediments and debris from the bottom of the Ross Barnett Reservoir.
(2)
During fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Board of Directors of the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District may deposit not more than Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) of the lease payments, fees and other funds received by the district during the fiscal year into the Ross Barnett Dredging Fund.
(3)
Unexpended amounts remaining in the Ross Barnett Dredging Fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned or investment earnings on amounts in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund.
Added by Laws, 2021, ch. 472, HB 109,§ 18, eff. 4/19/2021.