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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 21 - MISSISSIPPI ZOOLOGICAL PARK AND GARDEN DISTRICTS (§§ 55-21-1 — 55-21-13) › Section 55-21-11 - Powers and duties of director

Subject to the other provisions of this chapter, the director shall have the following powers and duties:
(a)
Subject to the approval of the board, the director shall organize the district zoological park and garden and provide for such officers, agents and employees necessary for the operation thereof. These positions shall be filled solely on the basis of training, experience and other qualifications in the field of zoo management.
(b)
As the executive secretary and principal administrative officer of the board, and subject to its approval, the director shall operate the district zoological park and garden and enforce all regulations and policy decisions of the board in regard thereto. He shall perform such other duties as may be directed by the board.
(c)
(i)
As directed by the board, the director may establish a schedule of charges for admission to or the use of the district zoological park and garden or any related facility, except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, provide for the sale of gifts, souvenirs, food and beverages, and grant concessions for the sale of such items. The granting of any concessions relative to food, beverages and transit shall not be subject to the competitive bidding procedures, except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph.
(ii)
In the granting of such concessions, a contract for such concessions shall be made either upon sealed bids or by direct negotiation by obtaining two (2) or more quotations for the service when possible. At least thirty (30) days before awarding a directly negotiated contract, the zoological board shall, by written published notice, request quotations for the service to be provided. All quotations obtained shall be kept on file for a period of at least one (1) year after receipt thereof. If a contract is made upon sealed bids, the procedure for advertising and awarding bids shall conform to the provisions for competitive bidding in the laws of Mississippi.
(d)
In order to encourage and permit the use of and access to the district zoological park and garden, the board shall establish an admissions policy providing for free admission to the district zoological park and garden for all visitors on certain days distributed throughout each year.
Laws, 1980, ch. 469, § 6, eff. 7/1/1980.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 21 - MISSISSIPPI ZOOLOGICAL PARK AND GARDEN DISTRICTS (§§ 55-21-1 — 55-21-13) › Section 55-21-13 - Municipal contributions to districts

Any municipality within a zoological park and garden district may contribute to such district from any available source.
Laws, 1980, ch. 469, § 7, eff. 7/1/1980.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 23 - MISSISSIPPI VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM (§§ 55-23-1 — 55-23-53) › Section 55-23-1 - Legislative findings and declaration of intent

The Legislature hereby finds and determines:
(a)
That the Fifty Cents (50¢) per ticket charge and the one-fourth (1/4) of the amusement tax provided in Section 7 of Chapter 360, Laws of 1979, as amended by Chapter 456, Laws of 1985, have been insufficient in recent years to fully provide for the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds issued under said Chapter 360; that the proceeds of the charge and tax are, upon their deposit to the Mississippi Memorial Stadium Fund, commingled with other amounts intended for the payment of stadium operating costs; that in recent years amounts intended to pay operating costs have been diverted to pay said bonds; and that the imposition of such charge and tax at current levels is causing events not to be conducted at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, thereby jeopardizing the continued viability of said stadium; and
(b)
That it is the intent of the Legislature, by the enactment of this chapter, to provide a reasonable procedure for the payment of the bonds from the General Fund of the state, without adversely affecting the security interests of the holders of the bonds, in order to provide for the continued viability of the stadium.
Laws, 1989, ch. 548, § 1, eff. 4/19/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 23 - MISSISSIPPI VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM (§§ 55-23-1 — 55-23-53) › Section 55-23-3 - Short title of Sections 55-23-3 through 55-23-11

Sections
55-23-3
through
55-23-11
may be cited as "The Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Act."
Laws, 1960, ch. 390, § 1; Laws, 1989, ch. 548, § 2, eff. 4/19/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 23 - MISSISSIPPI VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM (§§ 55-23-1 — 55-23-53) › Section 55-23-7 - Construction, renovation, repair and reconstruction of facilities and property of stadium

Any construction, renovation, repair and reconstruction to the facilities and property of the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium shall be carried on under the direction of the commission, which is authorized to make and enter into such contracts, agreements and undertakings as may be necessary to effect this purpose. The commission may take any action authorized in Section
55-23-8
, relating to the facilities and property of the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Laws, 1960, ch. 390, § 3; Laws, 1989, ch. 548, § 2; Laws, 1990, ch. 312, § 2; Laws, 2001, ch. 602, § 2, eff. 4/16/2001.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 23 - MISSISSIPPI VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM (§§ 55-23-1 — 55-23-53) › Section 55-23-9 - Possession, operation, maintenance, and improvement of stadium by Jackson State University; existing contracts to be transferred to, acknowledged and complied with by Jackson State University; monies and revenues to be retained by Jackson State University; form for tickets

Jackson State University shall acquire possession of, operate, maintain and improve the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium until such time that Jackson State University relocates its home football games to another venue, in accordance with the provisions of this section and Sections
55-23-6
and
55-23-8
. Jackson State University shall employ such agents and employees as may be required in connection therewith. All personnel of the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission shall be transferred from the Department of Finance and Administration to Jackson State University. Jackson State University may enter into contracts for the use of the stadium, and fix the amount of the compensation therefor, and collect the same when due.
Any personal service, management or other contracts of like nature entered into by the Department of Finance and Administration that are applicable to the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, in whole or in part, shall be transferred to, acknowledged and complied with by Jackson State University for the term of such contracts.
All monies and revenues, including the amusement tax imposed upon the sale of tickets for admission to the stadium, and all other events on stadium property designated for Jackson State University and all monies arising from other use of stadium property, including that realized from the sale of concessions, shall be retained by Jackson State University for the operation, maintenance and improvements to the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium and for the support of intercollegiate athletics at such university. Jackson State University shall seek appropriate state funding through the Department of Finance and Administration for completion by the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property for all expenses incident to the necessary safety, repairs and renovations as determined by the Department of Finance and Administration to the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium.
All tickets sold to an event conducted in the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium shall have printed in an appropriate and prominent place thereon the words A.C. "Butch" Lambert Field.
Laws, 1960, ch. 390, § 4; Laws, 1989, ch. 548, § 2; Laws, 1990, ch. 312, § 3; Laws, 2001, ch. 602, § 3; Laws, 2011, ch. 426, § 3, eff. 7/1/2011.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 23 - MISSISSIPPI VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM (§§ 55-23-1 — 55-23-53) › Section 55-23-11 - Promulgation of rules and regulations governing use of lands and facilities

The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the use of the lands and facilities under its supervision. The commission may take any action authorized in Section
55-23-8
, relating to the property described in such section.
Laws, 1960, ch. 390, § 5; Laws, 1989, ch. 548, § 2; Laws, 1991, ch. 487, § 1; Laws, 1996, ch. 552, § 1; Laws, 2001, ch. 602, § 4, eff. 4/16/2001.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 23 - MISSISSIPPI VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM (§§ 55-23-1 — 55-23-53) › Section 55-23-13 - Maintenance of stadium driveways

The State Highway Department is hereby authorized and empowered to maintain the driveways which lead to the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium and are a part of the state-owned real property under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission. In carrying out this section, the department is authorized to use its personnel, funds, equipment and machinery, and it may accept donations of funds from said commission, the City of Jackson, and Hinds County, which funds are hereby authorized to be expended, and other grants and bequests for carrying out the provisions of this section.
Laws, 1968, ch. 454, § 1; Laws, 1989, ch. 548, § 3, eff. 4/19/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 23 - MISSISSIPPI VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM (§§ 55-23-1 — 55-23-53) › Section 55-23-15 - Use of state-owned lands for public parking facilities

The Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission is hereby authorized to utilize certain state-owned land in Hinds County bounded on the east by North State Street, on the north by Taylor Street, on the west by North West Street, and on the south by a street or driveway known as Stadium Drive as a public parking facility establishing reasonable rules and regulations connected with the operation of such a facility, including fees for the privilege of parking. The parking facilities shall not be extended any farther to the east than as the facilities existed on January 1, 1996. Further, the portion of the property described in this section, except the property west of the stadium between the stadium and North West Street, that was undeveloped as of January 1, 1996, shall remain undeveloped unless the Legislature enacts legislation approving the development of such property. The portion of the property described in this section that is west of the stadium between the stadium and North West Street may be developed to provide parking facilities for the Mississippi Department of Transportation offices located on North West Street. The Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission may take any action authorized in Section
55-23-8
relating to the property described in such section.
The Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission is authorized to lease such property to the Mississippi Transportation Commission for parking facilities for Department of Transportation offices, notwithstanding the time limitation on leases or other agreements provided in Section
55-23-8(9)
.
Laws, 1973, ch. 440, § 1; Laws, 1989, ch. 548, § 4; Laws, 1996, ch. 552, § 2; Laws, 2001, ch. 602, § 5; Laws, 2004, ch. 328, § 1, eff. 4/12/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 23 - MISSISSIPPI VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM (§§ 55-23-1 — 55-23-53) › Section 55-23-17 - Penalties

The commission is authorized to establish penalties for tow-away or impoundment charges for individual or corporate owners of vehicles violating such rules and regulations; and such other general rules and regulations as may be reasonably necessary.
Laws, 1973, ch. 440, § 2; Laws, 1989, ch. 548, § 4, eff. 4/19/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 23 - MISSISSIPPI VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM (§§ 55-23-1 — 55-23-53) › Section 55-23-19 - Maintenance of parking facilities; exemption from fees

Prior to July 1, 1989, the commission shall contract with the University of Mississippi Medical Center for provision by the medical center of funds in an amount reasonable and necessary to provide the following maintenance of parking facilities at the stadium:
(a)
Adequate lighting;
(b)
Routine care of the parking surface;
(c)
Long-term resurfacing of any parking area utilized by medical center employees, students and patients; and
(d)
Security.
In consideration of the funds provided by the medical center, the University of Mississippi Medical Center students, employees, patients and visitors, and all other state employees, will be exempt from payment of any fees imposed by the commission for the use of the parking facilities at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium when there are no special events being held on the stadium grounds.
Laws, 1973, ch. 440, § 3; Laws, 1989, ch. 548, § 4, eff. 4/19/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 23 - MISSISSIPPI VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM (§§ 55-23-1 — 55-23-53) › Section 55-23-21 - Enlargement and renovation of stadium generally; public parking facilities

The Building Commission is hereby authorized and empowered, in addition to all other powers and duties of such commission, to enlarge and renovate the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in order to provide for a modern stadium having a seating capacity of approximately sixty-two thousand seven hundred thirty-one (62,731) persons, such authority to be conditioned upon a contribution by Hinds County, Mississippi, to the Building Commission of a sum of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) for such enlargement and renovation. The parking facilities shall not be extended any farther to the east than as the facilities existed on January 1, 1996. Further, the portion of the state-owned property on which the stadium and parking facilities are located, except the property west of the stadium between the stadium and North West Street, that was undeveloped as of January 1, 1996, shall remain undeveloped unless the Legislature enacts legislation approving the development of such property. The portion of the state-owned property on which the stadium is located that is west of the stadium between the stadium and North West Street may be developed to provide parking facilities for the Mississippi Department of Transportation offices located on North West Street. The Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission may take any action authorized in Section
55-23-8
, relating to the property described in such section.
Laws, 1979, ch. 360, § 1; Laws, 1989, ch. 548, § 5; Laws, 1996, ch. 552, § 3; Laws, 2001, ch. 602, § 6, eff. 4/16/2001.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 23 - MISSISSIPPI VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM (§§ 55-23-1 — 55-23-53) › Section 55-23-23 - Contribution by Hinds County to enlargement and renovation of stadium

In keeping with the purposes of Sections
55-23-21
through
55-23-43
, the Board of Supervisors of Hinds County, Mississippi, is authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to transfer and deliver to the Building Commission a sum of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) out of any funds on hand or received by Hinds County.
When such funds are received by the Building Commission, they shall be deposited at interest in banks located in Hinds County according to the same formula used for the investment of excess state funds, and all interest accruing as a result thereof shall be returned to the Board of Supervisors of Hinds County.
Laws, 1979, ch. 360, § 2; Laws, 1989, ch. 548, § 5, eff. 4/19/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 23 - MISSISSIPPI VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM (§§ 55-23-1 — 55-23-53) › Section 55-23-25 - Issuance of bonds for enlargement and renovation of stadium; amount of bond issue; payment of principal and interest on bonds; details and execution of bonds

Upon receipt of a sum of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) from the Board of Supervisors of Hinds County, the Building Commission is authorized at one (1) time or from time to time to petition by resolution to the State Bond Commission for the issuance of negotiable bonds of the State of Mississippi by the State Bond Commission to provide funds for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of enlarging and renovating the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in accordance with the provisions of Sections
55-23-21
through
55-23-43
. The amounts of bonds issued shall not exceed an aggregate sum of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00).
The principal of and the interest on such bonds shall be payable from the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Bond Sinking Fund, hereby created in the State Treasury, in the manner hereinafter set forth. Such bonds shall bear date or dates, be in such denomination or denominations, bear interest at such rate or rates, be payable at such place or places within or without the State of Mississippi, shall mature absolutely at such time or times, be redeemable prior to 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. Provided, however, that such bonds shall mature or otherwise be retired in annual installments beginning not more than five (5) years from date thereof and extending not more than twenty-five (25) years from date thereof. Such bonds 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 to be attached to such bonds may be executed by the facsimile signatures of said officers. Whenever any such bonds shall have been signed by the officials herein designated to sign the bonds, who were in the office at the time of such signing but who may have ceased to be such officers prior to 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 the delivery of the same to the purchaser, or had been in office on the date such bonds may bear.
Laws, 1979, ch. 360, § 3; Laws, 1989, ch. 548, § 5, eff. 4/19/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 23 - MISSISSIPPI VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM (§§ 55-23-1 — 55-23-53) › Section 55-23-27 - Negotiability of bonds; exemption from taxation

All bonds and interest coupons issued under the provisions of Sections
55-23-21
through
55-23-43
shall be and are hereby declared to have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code and in exercising the powers granted by Sections
55-23-21
through
55-23-43
, the board and/or State Bond Commission shall not be required to and need not comply with the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code. Such bonds and income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation within the State of Mississippi.
Laws, 1979, ch. 360, § 4; Laws, 1989, ch. 548, § 5, eff. 4/19/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 23 - MISSISSIPPI VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM (§§ 55-23-1 — 55-23-53) › Section 55-23-29 - Sale of bonds; interest on bonds; redemption of 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 shall be made at a price less than par plus accrued interest to date of delivery of the bonds to the purchaser. All bonds shall bear interest at such rate or rates not exceeding seven percent (7%) per annum. All interest accruing on such bonds so issued shall be payable semiannually or annually.
No interest payment due on any bond shall be evidenced by more than one (1) coupon and supplemental coupons will not be permitted; the difference between the highest rate of interest specified for any bond issue shall not exceed the lowest rate of interest specified for the same bond issue by more than one and one-fourth percent (1-1/4 %).
Each interest rate specified in any bid must be in a multiple of one-eighth of one percent (1/8 of 1%) or one-tenth of one percent (
1
/
10
of 1%) and a zero rate of interest cannot be named.
Notice of the sale of any such bonds shall be published at least one (1) time, the first of which shall be made not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of sale, and shall be so published in one or more newspapers having a general circulation in the City of Jackson and in one or more other newspapers or financial journals with a large national circulation, to be selected by the State Bond Commission.
The State Bond Commission, when issuing any bonds under the authority of Sections
55-23-21
through
55-23-43
, shall provide that bonds maturing eleven (11) or more years after the date of the issuance of such bonds may, at the option of the State of Mississippi, be called in for payment and redemption in reverse numerical order at the call price named therein and accrued interest, or on the tenth anniversary of the date of issue, or on any interest payment date thereafter prior to maturity.
Laws, 1979, ch. 360, § 5; Laws, 1989, ch. 548, § 5, eff. 4/19/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 23 - MISSISSIPPI VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM (§§ 55-23-1 — 55-23-53) › Section 55-23-31 - Security for payment of bonds

The bonds issued under the provisions of Sections
55-23-21
through
55-23-43
shall be payable from the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Bond Sinking Fund and shall be the general obligations of the State of Mississippi and backed by the full faith and credit of the State of Mississippi, and if the funds available in the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Bond Sinking Fund be insufficient to pay the principal of and the interest on 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 foregoing provisions of this section.
Laws, 1979, ch. 360, § 6; Laws, 1989, ch. 548, § 5, eff. 4/19/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 23 - MISSISSIPPI VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM (§§ 55-23-1 — 55-23-53) › Section 55-23-35 - Repayment of contribution of Hinds County

(1)
It is the intent of the Legislature that Hinds County, Mississippi, be fully reimbursed for the amount of money contributed by it to the enlargement and renovation of Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. To that end, the State Treasurer shall pay to the county out of any excess in the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Bond Sinking Fund not necessary to pay the debt service on bonds issued pursuant to Sections
55-23-21
through
55-23-43
an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) per year or, in his discretion, a greater sum which will expedite such repayment provided the revenue paid into the fund exceeds that projected at the time of passage of Sections
55-23-21
through
55-23-43
; provided, however, the percentage of money paid Hinds County shall not exceed the percentage of the state obligation which has been paid. In the event the state refunds bonds issued under Sections
55-23-21
through
55-23-43
, the obligation created hereunder to Hinds County shall not be construed to impair such refunding issue but shall be a continuing subordinate obligation of the state until its repayment is effected.
(2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) to the contrary, the Board of Supervisors of Hinds County may forgive and cancel all or any portion of such obligation of the commission or the State of Mississippi incurred pursuant to Sections
55-23-21
through
55-23-43
, by resolution duly entered at any regular meeting to be held, or previously held, in calendar year 1989. However, if the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium is sold, or any interest in same is permanently conveyed by the State of Mississippi, then Hinds County shall be paid all sums which were previously forgiven or cancelled by Hinds County in accordance with subsection (1) of this section.
Laws, 1979, ch. 360, § 8; Laws, 1989, ch. 548, § 5, eff. 4/19/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 23 - MISSISSIPPI VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM (§§ 55-23-1 — 55-23-53) › Section 55-23-37 - Issuance of warrants for payment of bonds

The State Treasurer is hereby authorized, without further process of law, to certify to the State Fiscal Management Board the necessity for warrants, and the State Fiscal Management Board is hereby authorized and directed to issue such warrants payable out of the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Bond Sinking Fund authorized by Sections
55-23-21
through
55-23-43
for such purpose, in such amounts as may be necessary to pay when due the principal of and interest on all bonds issued under the provisions of Sections
55-23-21
through
55-23-43
; and the State Treasurer shall forward the necessary amount to the designated place or places of payment of said bonds in ample time to discharge such bonds, or the interest thereon, on the due dates thereof.
Laws, 1979, ch. 360, § 9; Laws, 1989, ch. 548, § 5, eff. 4/19/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 23 - MISSISSIPPI VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM (§§ 55-23-1 — 55-23-53) › Section 55-23-39 - Proceedings for issuance of bonds; validation of bonds

Such general obligation bonds may be issued without any other proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things than those proceedings, conditions and things which are specified or required by Sections
55-23-21
through
55-23-43
. Any resolution providing for the issuance of general obligation bonds under the provisions of Sections
55-23-21
through
55-23-43
shall become effective immediately upon its adoption by the State Bond Commission, and any such resolution may be adopted at any regular, special or adjourned meeting of the State Bond Commission by a majority of its members.
The bonds authorized under the authority of Sections
55-23-21
through
55-23-43
may be validated in the Chancery Court of Hinds County, Mississippi, in the manner and with the force and effect provided now or hereafter by Chapter 13, Title 31, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the validation of county, municipal, school district and other bonds. The necessary papers for such validation proceedings shall be transmitted to the State Bond Commission, and the required notice shall be published in a newspaper published in the City of Jackson, Mississippi.
Laws, 1979, ch. 360, § 10; Laws, 1989, ch. 548, § 5, eff. 4/19/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 23 - MISSISSIPPI VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM (§§ 55-23-1 — 55-23-53) › Section 55-23-41 - Mississippi Memorial Stadium Construction Fund; use of Hinds County funds

The proceeds of the bonds authorized in Sections
55-23-21
through
55-23-43
and funds appropriated for the enlargement and renovation of the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, including the funds to be supplied by Hinds County and also including funds from any and all other sources set aside for such enlargement and renovation by the Building Commission shall be used for the purpose of enlarging and renovating all physical components which make up the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium and, except for the funds contributed by Hinds County, shall be deposited in the Mississippi Memorial Stadium Construction Fund, hereby created in the State Treasury. The funds contributed by Hinds County shall be deposited as provided in Section
55-23-23
. To that end the commission is hereby authorized and empowered to make and enter into such contracts and execute such instruments containing such reasonably appropriate terms and conditions as, in its discretion, it may deem necessary, proper or advisable for the purpose of carrying out the terms of Sections
55-23-21
through
55-23-43
, including the acceptance of that proportion of the cost of improvements required by the terms of Sections
55-23-21
through
55-23-43
to be contributed by Hinds County. Any funds received by the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission under Section
55-23-8
, may be used for any purpose authorized in this section or Section
55-23-8
, or both.
Laws, 1979, ch. 360, § 11; Laws, 1989, ch. 548, § 5; Laws, 2001, ch. 602, § 7, eff. 4/16/2001.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 23 - MISSISSIPPI VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM (§§ 55-23-1 — 55-23-53) › Section 55-23-43 - Employment of architects, engineers, etc.; letting of contracts; payment of stadium enlargement and renovation expenses pursuant to Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43

The Building Commission may employ competent architects, engineers and other qualified agents to prepare plans, specifications and such other data as may be necessary to enable it to carry out the purposes of Sections
55-23-21
through
55-23-43
in a manner consistent with sound construction principles. When the plans and specifications have been approved and accepted by the Building Commission, contracts for the various phases of construction shall then be let by the Building Commission in the manner provided by law to competent and responsible firms or individuals whose work shall proceed under the constant inspection of a reliable and competent inspector to be furnished for that purpose by the State Building Commission. All expenses incurred in the enlargement and renovation under the provisions of Sections
55-23-21
through
55-23-43
shall be paid from the Mississippi Memorial Stadium Construction Fund created herein. The Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission may take any action authorized in Section
55-23-8
, relating to the property described in such section.
Laws, 1979, ch. 360, § 12; Laws, 1989, ch. 548, § 5; Laws, 2001, ch. 602, § 8, eff. 4/16/2001.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 23 - MISSISSIPPI VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM (§§ 55-23-1 — 55-23-53) › Section 55-23-45 - Authorization of repair, remodeling and enlargement of stadium; public parking facilities

The Building Commission is hereby authorized and empowered to repair and remodel the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium and, notwithstanding the seating capacity limitations set out in Sections
55-23-21
through
55-23-43
, to enlarge said stadium as funds become available for said purpose. The parking facilities shall not be extended any farther to the east than as the facilities existed on January 1, 1996. Further, the portion of the state-owned property on which the stadium and parking facilities are located, except the property west of the stadium between the stadium and North West Street, that was undeveloped as of January 1, 1996, shall remain undeveloped unless the Legislature enacts legislation approving the development of such property. The portion of state-owned property on which the stadium is located that is west of the stadium between the stadium and North West Street may be developed to provide parking facilities for the Mississippi Department of Transportation offices located on North West Street. The Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission may take any action authorized in Section
55-23-8
, relating to the property described in such section.
Laws, 1974, ch. 534, § 1; Laws, 1979, ch. 360, § 13; Laws, 1989, ch. 548, § 5; Laws, 1996, ch. 552, § 4; Laws, 2001, ch. 602, § 9, eff. 4/16/2001.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 23 - MISSISSIPPI VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM (§§ 55-23-1 — 55-23-53) › Section 55-23-47 - Provisions governing repair, remodeling and enlargement of stadium

The repairing, remodeling and enlarging of the Mississippi Memorial Stadium shall be carried on throughout in accordance with the provisions of Section 12, Chapter 390, Laws of 1960.
Laws, 1974, ch. 534, § 2; Laws, 1979, ch. 360, § 13; Laws, 1989, ch. 548, § 5, eff. 4/19/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 23 - MISSISSIPPI VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM (§§ 55-23-1 — 55-23-53) › Section 55-23-49 - Funding of repair, remodeling and enlargement of stadium

The cost of repairing, remodeling and enlarging the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium shall be paid from any funds appropriated by the Legislature for such purposes, or from the sale of revenue bonds or general obligation bonds issued for this purpose, as may be hereafter authorized by the Legislature. The costs of construction of improvements made under Section
55-23-8
, may be paid from any funds provided under this section or Section
55-23-8
, or both.
Laws, 1974, ch. 534, § 3; Laws, 1979, ch. 360, § 13; Laws, 1989, ch. 548, § 5; Laws, 2001, ch. 602, § 10, eff. 4/16/2001.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 23 - MISSISSIPPI VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM (§§ 55-23-1 — 55-23-53) › Section 55-23-51 - Designation of athletic field as "A.C. (Butch)

The athletic field at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi, shall be named the "A.C. (Butch) Lambert Field." The Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission shall erect appropriate signs and markers at the stadium to indicate the name of the field.
Laws, 1985, ch. 301, § 1; Laws, 1989, ch. 548, § 6, eff. 4/19/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 23 - MISSISSIPPI VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM (§§ 55-23-1 — 55-23-53) › Section 55-23-53 - Scheduling of football games at stadium

Prior to January 1, 1990, the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning shall develop a proposal to encourage scheduling of football games by Mississippi universities in the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, which scheduling will acknowledge the obligation of such universities to support the enlarged stadium, the expansion of which was encouraged by such universities.
Laws, 1989, ch. 548, § 9, eff. 4/19/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 24 - MISSISSIPPI COAST COLISEUM COMMISSION (§§ 55-24-1 — 55-24-23) › Section 55-24-1 - Mississippi Coast Coliseum Commission created

There is created a Mississippi Coast Coliseum Commission to be composed of seven (7) members to be constituted and appointed as provided in Section
55-24-3
. For the purposes of this chapter and unless otherwise required by the context, the word "commission" shall mean the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Commission.
Laws, 1968, ch. 530, § 1; Laws, 1972, ch. 435, § 1; Laws, 2008, ch. 534, § 1, eff. 7/1/2008.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 24 - MISSISSIPPI COAST COLISEUM COMMISSION (§§ 55-24-1 — 55-24-23) › Section 55-24-3 - Terms of office

(1)
The Mississippi Coast Coliseum Commission shall consist of seven (7) members, who shall be appointed, qualify and take office within thirty (30) days of July 1, 2016. Five (5) commissioners shall be appointed by the Harrison County Board of Supervisors, with each member of the board to appoint one (1) person to the commission, who shall be a resident of Harrison County. Each commissioner shall serve at the will and pleasure of the board of supervisors and removed by a majority vote of the board of supervisors. The term of each commissioner shall run concurrently with the member of the board of supervisors who appointed him or her, unless such commissioner is otherwise replaced or removed by a majority vote of the board of supervisors. Two (2) members, one (1) from each judicial district in Harrison County, shall be appointed by consensus of the elected mayors of the municipalities from that judicial district within Harrison County, and such members shall be residents of Harrison County and shall serve at the will and pleasure of such mayors and shall have terms that run concurrently with the term of office of such mayors elected at a general municipal election, unless such commissioners are replaced or removed by such mayors. From and after July 1, 2016, the Executive Director of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Region Convention and Visitors Bureau shall be an ex officio nonvoting member of the commission.
(2)
In addition to the fact that each commissioner serves at the will and pleasure of the appointing elected official(s), as described in subsection (1) of this section, any member may be disqualified and removed from office for any one (1) of the following reasons:
(a)
Conviction of a felony;
(b)
Failure to attend three (3) consecutive meetings without just cause.
(3)
If a commission member is removed for one (1) of the above reasons, the vacancy shall be filled in the manner prescribed in this section.
(4)
Vacancies which shall occur shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments and shall be made for the unexpired term unless the person is otherwise removed, as provided in subsection (1) of this section.
(5)
In making appointments to the commission, the appointing authorities should consider persons who are community leaders and/or are representative of fields such as the hotel/motel business, large business, small business, the food and beverage industry and large facility operation or commercial real estate.
Laws, 1968, ch. 530, § 2; Laws, 1972, ch. 435, § 1; Laws, 2008, ch. 534, § 2, eff. 7/1/2008.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 489, HB 1203, 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 24 - MISSISSIPPI COAST COLISEUM COMMISSION (§§ 55-24-1 — 55-24-23) › Section 55-24-5 - Qualification, oath and bond

Before entering upon the duties of the office, each appointed member of the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Commission shall take and subscribe to the oath of office required by Section 268 of the Constitution of the State of Mississippi, and shall enter into and give bond to be approved by the Secretary of State of the State of Mississippi in the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties. Such bond shall be payable to the State of Mississippi, and in the event of a breach thereof, suit may be brought by the State of Mississippi for the benefit of the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Commission.
Laws, 1968, ch. 530, § 3; Laws, 1972, ch. 435, § 1, eff. 5/2/1972.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 24 - MISSISSIPPI COAST COLISEUM COMMISSION (§§ 55-24-1 — 55-24-23) › Section 55-24-7 - Organization; meetings; quorum; office supplies

After the members of the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Commission have been appointed and qualified as set forth in Section
55-24-3
et seq., they shall meet, on or before August 19, 2016, at quarters provided for them by Harrison County after giving not less than ten (10) days' notice of the time and place of such meeting by registered mail, postage prepaid and electronic mail directed to each appointed member of such commission as provided to the Secretary of State at the time of his qualification, and posting bond. At such meeting a quorum shall be four (4) commissioners, and a majority of those members attending shall elect a president and secretary, both of whom shall be members of said commission, and adopt such rules and regulations as may govern the time and place for holding subsequent meetings, regular and special, and other rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.
The commission is further authorized to obtain office equipment, supplies, furniture, furnishings, equipment, and other facilities necessary to administer the affairs and duties of the commission.
Laws, 1968, ch. 530, § 4; Laws, 1972, ch. 435, § 1; Laws, 2008, ch. 534, § 3, eff. 7/1/2008.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 489, HB 1203, 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 24 - MISSISSIPPI COAST COLISEUM COMMISSION (§§ 55-24-1 — 55-24-23) › Section 55-24-11 - Budget and employment of clerical assistance

The Coliseum Commission shall submit its budget and receive an appropriation in accordance with the requirements and procedures set forth in Chapter 496, Laws of 1962, being Section
27-103-1
et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972, applicable to "Special Fund Agencies."
The Coliseum Commission is authorized to employ a director and such other employees as are necessary to perform and carry out the duties of the commission.
The commissioners and director are public officers within the meaning and intent of Section
97-11-19
, Mississippi Code of 1972.
Laws, 1968, ch. 530, § 6; Laws, 1972, ch. 435, § 1; Laws, 1975, ch. 445, § 2, eff. 7/1/1976.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 24 - MISSISSIPPI COAST COLISEUM COMMISSION (§§ 55-24-1 — 55-24-23) › Section 55-24-13 - Commissioner compensation and expenses

Each commissioner of the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Commission may receive compensation in the amount authorized in Section
25-3-69
, Mississippi Code of 1972, while engaged in commission meetings or other duties of the commission, but such allowances shall not exceed One Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($1,800.00) for any one (1) commissioner during the calendar year. Commissioners may be reimbursed for their actual expenses when on commission business.
Laws, 1968, ch. 530, § 7; Laws, 1972, ch. 435, § 1; Laws, 1997, ch. 613, § 1, eff. 4/23/1997.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 24 - MISSISSIPPI COAST COLISEUM COMMISSION (§§ 55-24-1 — 55-24-23) › Section 55-24-15 - Letting contracts

In the letting of contracts and in advertisement for bids thereon for the development, construction, repair or maintenance of any structures, facilities and lands required pursuant to this chapter, the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Commission shall comply with all of the requirements of the general laws of the State of Mississippi governing and regulating the advertisement for bids and letting of contracts by the State of Mississippi.
Laws, 1968, ch. 530, § 8; Laws, 1972, ch. 435, § 1, eff. 5/2/1972.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 24 - MISSISSIPPI COAST COLISEUM COMMISSION (§§ 55-24-1 — 55-24-23) › Section 55-24-17 - Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Trust Fund established; administration of fund; use of monies

(1)
The proceeds from the tax authorized under the provisions of Sections 1 and 2 of Chapter 863, Local and Private Laws of 1987, shall be paid to the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Trust Fund. The fund shall be used for the operational, maintenance, replacement and capital expenses of the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center, as hereinafter provided and managed as provided in subsection (2) of this section. Amounts on deposit in the fund shall be invested in interest-bearing accounts or approved securities to include, but not limited to, U.S. Treasury bills and U.S. Treasury notes and bonds, federal agency securities or federal mortgage-backed securities guaranteed as to repayment of principal by the federal government or an agency of the federal government, certificates of deposits fully covered by insurance administered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or covered by pledge securities, repurchase agreements and short-term money market funds invested in U.S. government and U.S. government agencies. All interest income earned on the fund shall be paid into the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Commission Operating Fund. The principal amount deposited into the fund from the proceeds of the special taxes authorized by Chapter 863, Laws of 1987 shall not be withdrawn from the trust for any purpose whatsoever except as provided for in subsection (2) of this section. The interest earned on the fund may also be used for debt service for capital improvements or expansion or for payment of expenses for operations, maintenance and replacement of capital improvements.
(2)
From and after July 1, 2016, the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Trust Fund shall be administered by the Harrison County Board of Supervisors, and the Harrison County Board of Supervisors may expend monies in the fund upon recommendation of the commission, without state appropriation, for the purpose of repairs, restorations, debt service expense and capital improvements to the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center. From and after July 1, 2016, until February 16, 2018, the Harrison County Board of Supervisors shall not expend more than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) from the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Trust Fund; however, from and after February 16, 2018, the board of supervisors is authorized to expend any or all of the remaining monies in such trust fund upon recommendation of the commission.
Laws, 1987, ch. 863, § 3; Laws, 1990, ch. 899, § 2; Laws, 2006, ch. 384, § 1, eff. 3/13/2006.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 489, HB 1203, 4, eff. 7/1/2016.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 24 - MISSISSIPPI COAST COLISEUM COMMISSION (§§ 55-24-1 — 55-24-23) › Section 55-24-19 - The coliseum commission may accept grants and contributions

The coliseum commission, in addition to the moneys which may be received by it from the sale of bonds and from the collection of revenues, rents and earnings derived under the provisions of this chapter, shall have the authority to accept from any public or private agency, or from any individual, grants for or in aid of the construction of any planned development, or for the payment of bonds, and to receive and accept contributions from any source of money or property or other things of value to be held, used and applied only for the purposes for which such grants or contributions may be made.
Laws, 1968, ch. 530, § 9; Laws, 1972, ch. 435, § 1, eff. 5/2/1972.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 24 - MISSISSIPPI COAST COLISEUM COMMISSION (§§ 55-24-1 — 55-24-23) › Section 55-24-21 - Full and complete authority

This chapter shall be deemed to be full and complete authority for the exercise of the powers herein granted.
Laws, 1968, ch. 530, § 10; Laws, 1972, ch. 435, § 1, eff. 5/2/1972.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 24 - MISSISSIPPI COAST COLISEUM COMMISSION (§§ 55-24-1 — 55-24-23) › Section 55-24-23 - Conflicting laws superseded

Notwithstanding the provisions of any laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith, the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling to the extent of the conflict.
Laws, 1968, ch. 530, § 11; Laws, 1972, ch. 435, § 1, eff. 5/2/1972.