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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-43 - Payment and retirement of bonds; use of surplus income

Any municipality may use any sinking fund, reserve fund, or surplus fund to purchase any bond hereunder issued, and shall cancel and retire the same when, in the judgment of the governing authorities of such municipality, the interest of such municipality will be subserved thereby. Any surplus income from said enterprise arising through its operation or from its disposition, accruing to the municipality over and above the amount necessary to pay for repairs, replacements, bonds herein authorized which may be issued and interest thereon, may be applied by the governing board of the municipality upon any of the other outstanding debts or obligations of the municipality.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-19; Laws, 1944, ch. 241, § 16, eff. 7/1/1944.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-45 - Sale, lease, etc., of municipal enterprises

The several municipalities when and to the extent authorized by the executive director pursuant hereto, are hereby authorized and empowered, if they so desire, by and through their governing board, to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of such enterprise or enterprises, in whole or in part, on such terms and conditions and with such safeguards as will best promote and protect the public interest, and are authorized, acting with the approval of the executive director by and through their respective governing boards, to transfer title or possession to such industry or to any property utilized therein, by warranty deed, lease, bill of sale, contract or other customary business instrument, in the same manner and to the same extent, when so thus authorized by the executive director, that any private corporation, association or person may now contract, with reference to such property of a similar nature, provided that such disposition shall not be made except by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the members elected to the governing body of such municipality, and all votes shall be of record. All income from any lease or contract for the operation or from the disposition of such industrial enterprise shall be paid into the bond sinking fund provided for the bonds issued under the provisions of Sections
57-1-1
through
57-1-51
for the retirement of such bonds and the interest thereon, and such income or proceeds shall not be used by the municipality for any other purpose except as to disposition of surplus income authorized above, and shall be subject to all of the provisions hereof relative to such sinking fund.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-20; Laws, 1944, ch. 241, § 19; Laws, 1988, ch. 518, § 39, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-47 - Municipal enterprises exempt from taxation

All enterprises acquired, constructed or owned by any of said municipalities under the provisions of Sections
57-1-1
through
57-1-51
, are declared the public property of each of said municipalities, and as such, shall not be subject to taxation.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-21; Laws, 1944, ch. 241, § 20, eff. 7/1/1944.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-49 - Assistance by port authorities

Any port commission or authority created by law, operating in any county or municipality of this state, is authorized and empowered to assist and cooperate with such county or municipality to effectuate the purposes of Sections
57-1-1
through
57-1-51
.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-22; Laws, 1944, ch. 241, § 21, eff. 7/1/1944.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-51 - Construction of Sections 57-1-1 through 57-1-51

The provisions of Sections
57-1-1
through
57-1-51
shall not repeal or impair any law now in effect, except as therein specifically provided, but shall exist as a separate, several, independent, additional and cumulative method for giving to the people of Mississippi the fulfillment of the public policy of encouraging the promotion of economic development of new and existing "enterprises." Nor shall the aforesaid sections or any part thereof repeal any of the provisions of private or special municipal charters, nor affect, limit or restrict the right of any municipality, now operating under special charter, to amend said charter pursuant to the provisions of Section
21-17-9
, Mississippi Code of 1972, which section shall apply to Sections
57-1-1
through
57-1-51
.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-04; Laws, 1940, ch. 147; Laws, 1944, ch. 241, § 5; Laws, 1958, ch. 531, § 1.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-52 - Creation of Department of Economic and Community Development; organization; executive director; division directors

(1)
There is hereby created the Mississippi Department of Economic and Community Development, whose principal offices shall be located in Jackson, Mississippi.
(2)
The Mississippi Department of Economic and Community Development shall be organized into the following offices:
(a)
Office of Economic Development;
(b)
Office of Community Development;
(c)
Office of Support Services.
(3)
The department shall be headed by an executive director, who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The appointment of the executive director shall be made with the advice and consent of the Senate. The executive director may assign to the appropriate offices such powers and duties as deemed appropriate to carry out the department's lawful functions.
(4)
The executive director of the department shall appoint heads of offices, who shall serve at the pleasure of the executive director. The executive director shall have the authority to organize the offices established by subsection (2) of this section as deemed appropriate to carry out the responsibilities of the department. The organization charts of the department shall be presented annually with the budget request of the Governor for review by the Legislature.
Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 37; Laws, 1990, ch. 522, § 35, eff. 7/1/1990.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-53 - Department designated agency for receipt of federal funds; coordination of functions relating to economic development and tourism

The department is designated as the single state agency to receive and expend any federal funds made available for matters within the jurisdiction of the department.
The department shall coordinate all functions of state government related to economic development and tourism within the jurisdiction of the department.
Laws, 1979, ch. 438, § 5; Laws, 1988, ch. 518, § 40; Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 43, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-54 - Transfer of powers and duties of Department of Economic and Community Development to Mississippi Development Authority

The Mississippi Development Authority shall be the Department of Economic and Community Development and shall retain all powers and duties granted by law to the Mississippi Department of Economic and Community Development and wherever the term "Mississippi Department of Economic and Community Development," "Department of Economic and Community Development," "Mississippi Department of Economic Development" or "Department of Economic Development" appears in any law the same shall mean the Mississippi Development Authority. The Mississippi Development Authority may continue to refer to itself as the Mississippi Department of Economic and Community Development for as long as it may deem necessary. The Executive Director of the Mississippi Development Authority may assign to the appropriate divisions such powers and duties as he deems appropriate to carry out its lawful duties.
Nothing in the Mississippi Executive Reorganization Act of 1989 [Laws, 1989, Chapter 544] shall be construed to eliminate or change in any manner the duties, functions or operations of the planning and development districts heretofore created by executive order of the Governor.
Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 38; Laws, 2000, 2nd Ex Sess, ch. 1, § 3, eff. 8/30/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-56 - Occupational Information Coordinating Committee

The Occupational Information Coordinating Committee shall be located within the Department of Economic and Community Development and shall develop and implement an occupational information system for vocational education, employment and training programs.
Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 50, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-57 - Study to determine existence of disparity in number of qualified minority contractors

The Mississippi Development Authority shall conduct and prepare, or shall contract for the preparation of, a study to determine if there is a significant statistical disparity in the total number of qualified minority contractors of goods and services doing business in the State of Mississippi and the actual number of such minority contractors with whom the State of Mississippi, or with whom a prime contractor with the State of Mississippi, has contracted to provide goods and services.
Laws, 2000, 2nd Ex Sess, ch. 1 § 58, eff. 8/30/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-58 - Policy of the Mississippi Development Authority with regard to programs of diversity in contracting for entities using funds made available under Sections 1 through 37 of Chapter 1, Laws of 2005, Third Extraordinary Session

It is the policy of the Mississippi Development Authority and the Mississippi Development Authority is authorized to accommodate and support any entity using funds authorized and made available under Sections 1 through 37 of Chapter 1, Laws of 2005, Third Extraordinary Session that wishes to have a program of diversity in contracting, and/or that wishes to do business with or cause its prime contractor to do business with Mississippi companies, including those companies that are small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. The term "socially and economically disadvantaged individuals" shall have the meaning ascribed to that term under Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 USCS 637(d)) and relevant subcontracting regulations promulgated pursuant thereto; except that women shall be presumed to be socially and economically disadvantaged individuals for the purposes of this section.
Laws, 2005, 3rd Ex Sess, ch. 1, § 58, eff. 7/1/2005.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-59 - General powers and duties of Mississippi Development Authority with respect to tourism

The Mississippi Development Authority shall have the following general powers and duties with respect to tourism:
(a)
To promote and advertise the image of Mississippi both within and without the boundaries of this state;
(b)
To promote and advertise fairs and similar activities of interest to tourists and the traveling public;
(c)
To promote and advertise the use of wildlife and natural areas by tourists and the traveling public;
(d)
To promote and advertise the use of state recreational and park facilities by tourists and the traveling public;
(e)
To promote and advertise all resources of the State of Mississippi as attractions to tourists and the traveling public;
(f)
To develop for all agencies of state government the necessary promotional and advertising materials needed to promote all facilities and programs which may be of interest to travelers and tourists;
(g)
To maintain an educational awareness program for the citizens of the state to constantly encourage increased development of activities of interest to tourists and the traveling public;
(h)
To develop and maintain an information services system to adequately guide tourists and the traveling public within the boundaries of the state;
(i)
To develop and maintain an extensive media program to adequately inform the national and international consumer about Mississippi;
(j)
To enter into contracts and other agreements with local tourism commissions or similar entities for the purpose of developing regional strategies for tourism promotion. The Mississippi Development Authority, in conjunction with the formulation of regional strategies for tourism promotion, may require that local tourism commissions or similar entities enter into agreements with the authority as a condition for receiving any state grants to promote tourism; and
(k)
To develop programs and projects promoting the state's heritage, history, culture, literature and arts, including the positive recovery of the state after damages caused by natural disasters, and demonstrating the state's attractiveness as a tourism destination for those and other reasons.
Laws, 1979, ch. 438, § 9; Laws, 1988, ch. 518, § 42; Laws, 1990, ch. 502, § 6; Laws, 2005, ch. 339, § 1; Laws, 2010, ch. 533, § 7, eff. 4/16/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-60 - Grants to finance, promote and advertise local tourist attractions

The Department of Economic and Community Development, in its discretion, may establish a program of grants to be matched by tourism entities in the state to finance, promote and advertise local tourist attractions. Monies committed to the program of grants shall not lapse into the State General Fund at the end of a fiscal year. Any program of grants established under this section shall be in addition to those grants authorized by Chapter 27, Title 57, Mississippi Code of 1972.
Laws, 1993, ch. 592, § 1, eff. 4/13/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-61 - Transfer of functions of travel and tourism department of agricultural and industrial board

The staff and resources of the travel and tourism department of the agricultural and industrial board shall be, and are hereby transferred to the department of economic development.
Laws, 1979, ch. 438, § 10, eff. 2/1/1980.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-63 - Transfer of powers and duties of state agencies relating to promotion and advertising of tourism

It is the intent of the Legislature that all powers and duties of any state agency relating to the promotion and advertising of tourism which are not provided for by statute shall be transferred to and vested in the department.
Laws, 1979, ch. 438, § 12; Laws, 1988, ch. 518, § 43, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-64 - Selling advertising and tourism promotional information through various marketing outlets; Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Advertising Fund created

(1)
The Mississippi Development Authority is authorized to sell advertising and other tourism promotional information through the Mississippi Development Authority Internet website and other marketing outlets, and to enter into agreements with tourism associations and similar entities for the purpose of making and facilitating sales through the use of such entities. Revenues received from such sales shall be placed into the special fund created in subsection (2) of this section.
(2)
There is created a special fund in the State Treasury to be known as the Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Advertising Fund which shall consist of monies from any source designated for deposit into the fund. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any investment earnings or interest earned on amounts in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund. Monies in the fund may be used by the Mississippi Development Authority for the purpose of paying costs incurred in connection with the purchase of Internet advertising and other promotional information and materials related to Mississippi tourism resources and activities, and for paying costs required under Section
57-1-64.2
.
(3)
The Mississippi Development Authority shall have all powers necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this section.
Laws, 2011, ch. 480, § 43, eff. 4/6/2011.
Amended by Laws, 2022, ch. 352, HB 1093,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2022.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-64.1 - Mississippi Tourism Association Marketing Advisory Board created; composition

(1)
There is hereby created a Mississippi Tourism Association Marketing Advisory Board to assist the Mississippi Development Authority in the planning of initiatives for advertising and promoting tourism in Mississippi.
(2)
The advisory board shall be composed of the following members:
(a)
The Executive Director of the Mississippi Tourism Association;
(b)
The members of the Mississippi Tourism Association Board of Directors, composed through the bylaws of the Mississippi Tourism Association as being geographically and ethnically diverse members from the five (5) tourism regions designated as the Hills, the Delta, the Capital/River, the Pines and the Coastal regions of Mississippi, and three (3) at-large members;
(c)
Three (3) at-large members appointed by the Governor;
(d)
One (1) at-large member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor; and
(e)
One (1) at-large member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(3)
Members of the advisory board may not be compensated for the performance of their duties.
(4)
The advisory board will give input and advice to the Mississippi Development Authority's Tourism Division on marketing and advertising planning, but shall have no executive powers at the Mississippi Development Authority.
(5)
For marketing activities paid for with federal funds related to the COVID-19 public health emergency and carried out by either the Mississippi Development Authority's Tourism Division or destination marketing organizations, the advisory board will give input on appropriate branding and messaging that communicates pertinent public health information. The advisory board shall convene for the purposes of this subsection within fifteen (15) calendar days of July 9, 2020.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 490, HB 1791,§ 5, eff. 7/8/2020, became law without the Governor's signature on 7/9/2020.
Added by Laws, 2019, ch. 447, SB 2193,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-64.2 - PEER review of advertising and marketing efforts paid for through Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Advertising Fund; use of private contractors to conduct review

(1)
In addition to the expenditure review of the Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Advertising Fund required by Section
27-65-75
( 24)(b), the Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER) shall conduct a review of advertising and marketing efforts paid for through the Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Advertising Fund, including, but not limited to, the effectiveness of attracting out-of-state visitors, the effectiveness of digital advertising efforts, and the administration and oversight by the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) regarding expenditures from the fund. The review shall be provided to the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Senate Tourism Committee, the Chairman of the House of Representatives Tourism Committee, and the Governor by no later than December 1, 2024, and every four (4) years thereafter.
(2)
The PEER Committee may contract with a private contractor or contractors to conduct the review, or any part or parts thereof. In the event that the PEER Committee determines that contractors should be used, it shall seek competitive proposals for services and select the lowest and best proposal or proposals. The MDA shall be legally and unconditionally obligated to pay the costs of any work performed by any such contractor or contractors utilized by the PEER Committee utilizing funds originating from the Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Advertising Fund.
(3)
Upon completion of the review and after the Executive Director of the PEER Committee has accepted the work product of the contractor or contractors, the contractor or contractors utilized shall submit to the MDA an invoice or invoices for the costs of services rendered in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) in the aggregate.
Amended by Laws, 2024EX2, ch. (number not assigned at time of publication), SB 2001,§ 21, eff. 1/30/2024.
Added by Laws, 2022, ch. 352, HB 1093,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-65 - General powers and duties with respect to marketing

The Mississippi Department of Economic Development shall have the following general powers and duties with respect to marketing:
(a)
To promote and stimulate the development of new markets for Mississippi products and goods.
(b)
To encourage the establishment of industrial operations to process agricultural and forestry raw products to an end-product stage, ready for sale to the markets of the nation and the world; and
(c)
To coordinate all studies in the State of Mississippi concerned with the development of markets for Mississippi products and goods.
Laws, 1979, ch. 438, § 17; Laws, 1988, ch. 518, § 44, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-66 - Production, licensing, etc., of promotional publications, materials, etc.; disposition of proceeds from licensing or sale

The Department of Economic and Community Development is authorized to produce publications, booklets, brochures, directories, materials and merchandise for the purposes of promoting and marketing Mississippi and assisting businesses through the provision of information in printed form or on computer disk, and to license or sell such items for a fee; however, no public entity or any agency thereof established pursuant to the laws of this state shall be charged a fee for the provision of such items. The funds which are received from the licensing or sale of items described herein shall be paid into a special revolving fund which is hereby established in the State Treasury. Monies in this fund shall be expended as appropriated by the Legislature. Any monies remaining in the special fund at the close of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund.
Laws, 1990, ch. 502, § 1; Laws, 1991, ch. 584, § 5, eff. 7/1/1991.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-67 - Planning and development district offices and directors

The Mississippi Department of Economic Development, pursuant to contractual agreements with individual planning and development districts, may assign field office staff of the department to a planning and development district office. Planning and development district directors may be consulted by the department as any annual work programs for field office staff so assigned are prepared. Any such work programs shall be designed to address issues and projects of mutual interest to the department and districts and to the accomplishment of their respective economic development missions.
Laws, 1988, ch. 518, § 45, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-68 - Program of grants to finance and promote local economic development

The Department of Economic and Community Development, in its discretion, may establish a program of grants to be matched by economic development entities in the state to finance and promote local economic development. Monies committed to the program of grants shall not lapse into the State General Fund at the end of a fiscal year.
Laws, 1995, ch. 519, § 1, eff. 4/3/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-69 - Cooperation with Mississippi Miss Hospitality, Inc., Miss Mississippi Pageant, Inc., and Mrs. Mississippi-America Pageant, Inc

The Department of Economic and Community Development is authorized to cooperate with Mississippi Miss Hospitality, Inc., in the production of the Mississippi Miss Hospitality Pageant and with Miss Mississippi Pageant, Inc., in the production of the Miss Mississippi Pageant, and with Mrs. Mississippi-America Pageant, Inc., in the production of the Mrs. Mississippi Pageant, and in defraying expenses incurred by Miss Hospitality and Miss Mississippi and Mrs. Mississippi when making official appearances to represent this state, by expending in furtherance of such purposes any money appropriated or otherwise made available to the department therefor. Money received by the department for such purposes shall be deposited into a special fund which is hereby created in the State Treasury. Unexpended amounts remaining in such special fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned on amounts in such special fund shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund.
Laws, 1988, ch. 518, § 72; Laws, 1990, ch. 401, § 2, eff. 7/1/1990.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › IN GENERAL (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-70) › Section 57-1-70 - Miss Mississippi, Miss Hospitality and Mrs. Mississippi as official nongovernmental representatives of state

The person selected as Miss Mississippi in the annual pageant sponsored by Miss Mississippi Pageant, Inc., and the person selected as Miss Hospitality in the annual Mississippi Miss Hospitality Pageant, and the person selected as Mrs. Mississippi in the annual Mrs. Mississippi Pageant, shall be the official nongovernmental representatives of the State of Mississippi, and shall be the only persons selected in pageants in the state who are recognized by the state as its official representatives in appearances made at functions, ceremonies or other activities on behalf of the state or for the promotion or goodwill of the state.
Laws, 1990, ch. 401, § 1, eff. 7/1/1990.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › JOINDER OF SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MUNICIPALITY IN ESTABLISHING INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES (§§ 57-1-71 — 57-1-83) › Section 57-1-71 - Declaration of intention; petition for certificate

Any municipality located in two adjacent counties which forms a part of a municipal separate school district the territory of which is located in two adjacent counties which desires to enter into the establishment of an enterprise under the provisions of Sections
57-1-1
through
57-1-51
, jointly with the territory forming a part of such municipal separate school district shall, by and through its governing authority, declare its intention of entering into such plan by resolution spread upon its minutes and shall jointly with the boards of supervisors of the counties affected file with the Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board, a petition for certificate of public convenience and necessity in the manner and for the purpose prescribed by Section
57-1-21
, and the governing authority of such municipality is authorized to proceed under Sections
57-1-1
through
57-1-51
, for and on behalf of the municipality and the municipal separate school district territory the same as if such territory were a part of said municipality.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-31; Laws, 1950, ch. 520, §§ 1-7.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › JOINDER OF SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MUNICIPALITY IN ESTABLISHING INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES (§§ 57-1-71 — 57-1-83) › Section 57-1-73 - Issuance of certificate; election

Should the certificate of public convenience and necessity be issued by the Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board the governing authority of such municipality shall call an election in the municipality and in the territory outside the municipality in the manner and method for calling, conducting and holding elections provided in Section
57-1-25
, and should two-thirds of the qualified electors residing in the municipality and voting in the election, and two-thirds of the qualified electors residing in the territory outside the municipality forming a part of the municipal separate school district of which such territory and municipality are a part and voting in the election, vote in favor of the enterprise, such municipal separate school district including the municipality shall be deemed a municipality within the meaning of Sections
57-1-1
through
57-1-51
, and shall have all rights, powers and authority to act by and through the governing authority of such municipality granted to municipalities as defined in Sections
57-1-1
through
57-1-51
and by said sections.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-31; Laws, 1950, ch. 520, §§ 1-7.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › JOINDER OF SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MUNICIPALITY IN ESTABLISHING INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES (§§ 57-1-71 — 57-1-83) › Section 57-1-75 - Issuance of bonds; contracts

The governing authority of the municipality as defined in Sections
57-1-71
and
57-1-73
, subject to the the approval of the boards of supervisors of each county having territory involved, may issue such bonds as may be authorized in the election held for the operation of the enterprise, and may make all contracts for the erection of buildings and structures and the acquisition and purchase of lands, and for the operation of such enterprise. It shall not be necessary for contracts entered into by the governing authority of the municipality to be approved by the boards of supervisors of the counties having territory included in such municipal separate school district.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-31; Laws, 1950, ch. 520, §§ 1-7.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › JOINDER OF SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MUNICIPALITY IN ESTABLISHING INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES (§§ 57-1-71 — 57-1-83) › Section 57-1-77 - Execution of bonds; pledge of full faith and credit

The bonds issued under Section
57-1-75
shall be issued and signed in the manner provided for the issuance of bonds by municipalities by Sections
57-1-1
through
57-1-51
, and shall pledge the full faith and credit of the entire municipal separate school district for which said bonds are issued, including the municipality and the territory outside such municipality lying in adjoining supervisors districts of adjacent counties.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-31; Laws, 1950, ch. 520, §§ 1-7.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › JOINDER OF SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MUNICIPALITY IN ESTABLISHING INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES (§§ 57-1-71 — 57-1-83) › Section 57-1-79 - Depository

The governing authority of such municipality as defined in Sections
57-1-71
and
57-1-73
shall designate a depository for the funds of the municipality in the same manner as county depositories are designated.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-31; Laws, 1950, ch. 520, §§ 1-7.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › JOINDER OF SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MUNICIPALITY IN ESTABLISHING INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES (§§ 57-1-71 — 57-1-83) › Section 57-1-81 - Tax levy

On or before the first Monday of September of each year the governing authority of the municipality shall meet and levy a tax sufficient upon the taxable property of the territory, including the municipality, to provide funds for the payment of interest on bonds and the payment of bonds maturing within one year, and to provide a sinking fund for the redemption of any outstanding bonds and shall certify such levy to the boards of supervisors of each of the counties affected, prior to the date on which county tax levies are fixed, and it shall be the duty of the respective boards of supervisors to levy the tax prescribed by the governing authority of the municipality upon the taxable property of the territory, including the municipality located in their respective county. The tax collector of each county shall thereupon collect such tax in the same manner and at the same time as other taxes are collected and shall transmit the proceeds thereof to the governing authority of the municipality for deposit to the proper depository.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-31; Laws, 1950, ch. 520, §§ 1-7.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › JOINDER OF SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MUNICIPALITY IN ESTABLISHING INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES (§§ 57-1-71 — 57-1-83) › Section 57-1-83 - Rights and powers of municipality

For the purpose of operating or engaging in the enterprise as authorized at the election held for that purpose the municipality herein authorized acting by and through its governing authority shall have all the rights, powers and authority granted to municipalities by Sections
57-1-1
through
57-1-51
, to act for the territory comprising the municipal separate school district of which such municipality is a part.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-31; Laws, 1950, ch. 520, §§ 1-7.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › JOINDER OF OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AND SUPERVISORS DISTRICT IN WHICH SITUATED WITH MUNICIPALITY IN ESTABLISHING INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES (§§ 57-1-101 — 57-1-107) › Section 57-1-101 - Declaration of intention; petition for and issuance of certificate

When a city, town or village and the supervisors district wherein such city, town or village is situated desire to enter jointly into the establishment of an industrial enterprise under the provisions of Sections
57-1-1
through
57-1-51
, the governing body of such city, town or village and the board of supervisors of the county in which such supervisors district is situated shall each declare its intention of entering into such plan by resolution spread upon its minutes, and they shall jointly file with the Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board, a petition for a joint certificate of public convenience and necessity in the manner and for the purposes prescribed by Section
57-1-21
. Such joint petition for such joint certificate of public convenience and necessity shall, in addition to any other information required to be furnished, set out the amount of bonds or other expenditures such city, town or village and such supervisors district propose separately to issue or make for such enterprise. The Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board is authorized and empowered to issue or refuse to issue such joint certificate of public convenience and necessity in accordance with the provisions of Section
57-1-21
, except that such certificate when issued shall be entitled and be a joint certificate of public convenience and necessity. Where such a petition for a joint certificate is filed, the board, in addition to the findings prescribed by Section
57-1-21
, shall before it issues such joint certificate also find and determine affirmatively that the aggregate bonded indebtedness of such city, town or village and such supervisors district incurred under the provisions of Sections
57-1-101
through
57-1-107
, shall not exceed the aggregate of twenty percent (20%) of the total assessed valuation of all the property in the city, town or village, computed as in the case of an application by such city, town or village alone, plus twenty percent (20%) of the total assessed valuation of all the property in the supervisors district.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-41; Laws, 1952, ch. 421, §§ 1-4; Laws, 1958, ch. 526, §§ 2-5; Laws, 1960, ch. 212, §§ 1-3.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › JOINDER OF OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AND SUPERVISORS DISTRICT IN WHICH SITUATED WITH MUNICIPALITY IN ESTABLISHING INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES (§§ 57-1-101 — 57-1-107) › Section 57-1-103 - Election

Should such joint certificate of public convenience and necessity be issued by the Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board, the governing authority of such city, town or village shall direct the holding of an election in the manner provided as to it by Section
57-1-25
, and the board of supervisors of the county in which such supervisors district is situated shall direct the holding of a separate election in such supervisors district in the manner provided by Section
57-1-25
for such elections. In the event the proposal be approved as required by Section
57-1-25
, both in the election for the supervisors district and in the election for the city, town or village, computed and declared separately, then the board of supervisors and the governing authority of such city, town or village, respectively, may issue the bonds authorized by said elections, respectively, as provided by the aforesaid Sections
57-1-1
through
57-1-51
.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-41; Laws, 1952, ch. 421, §§ 1-4; Laws, 1958, ch. 526, §§ 2-5; Laws, 1960, ch. 212, §§ 1-3.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › JOINDER OF OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AND SUPERVISORS DISTRICT IN WHICH SITUATED WITH MUNICIPALITY IN ESTABLISHING INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES (§§ 57-1-101 — 57-1-107) › Section 57-1-105 - Powers and rights of city, town or village and supervisors district

When a city, town or village and the supervisors district wherein such city, town or village is situated join for the establishment of an industrial enterprise under the provisions of Sections
57-1-101
through
57-1-107
they shall be and they are hereby authorized to exercise the powers conferred by Sections
57-1-1
through
57-1-51
; and for the purpose of carrying out such joint industrial enterprise, all provisions of Sections
57-1-1
through
57-1-51
, so far as the same are applicable, shall apply to all proceedings by such city, town or village and to all proceedings by such board of supervisors for the county in which such supervisors district is situated. The city, town or village and the supervisors district so joining shall have each an undivided interest in the industrial enterprise, including any land acquired for such purpose, in the same proportion as the amount of bonds issued by each bears to the total issued by both.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-41; Laws, 1952, ch. 421, §§ 1-4; Laws, 1958, ch. 526, §§ 2-5; Laws, 1960, ch. 212, §§ 1-3.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › JOINDER OF OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AND SUPERVISORS DISTRICT IN WHICH SITUATED WITH MUNICIPALITY IN ESTABLISHING INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES (§§ 57-1-101 — 57-1-107) › Section 57-1-107 - Contracts

When a city, town or village and the supervisors district wherein such city, town or village is situated join as provided in Sections
57-1-101
through
57-1-107
for the establishment of an industrial enterprise under the provisions of said sections, they shall be and are hereby authorized to contract jointly for the acquisition of land and to jointly enter into contracts for the purpose of establishing, operating, maintaining or leasing such industrial enterprise, including contracts for the construction thereof; or they may, by agreement adopted by resolution spread upon the minutes of the governing authority of such city, town or village and upon the minutes of the board of supervisors of the county, authorize either the governing authority of such city, town or village or the board of supervisors to enter into such contracts for and on behalf of both.
Codes, 1942, § 8936-41; Laws, 1952, ch. 421, §§ 1-4; Laws, 1958, ch. 526, §§ 2-5; Laws, 1960, ch. 212, §§ 1-3.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › JOINDER OF SUPERVISORS DISTRICTS OF ADJACENT COUNTIES IN ESTABLISHING INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES (§§ 57-1-131 — 57-1-145) › Section 57-1-131 - Declaration of intention; petition for certificate; constitution of board of commissioners; petition of electors

When two or more adjoining supervisors districts of adjacent counties which desire to enter jointly into the establishment of an enterprise under the provisions of Sections
57-1-1
through
57-1-51
, the board of supervisors of each county shall declare its intention of entering into such plan by resolution spread upon its minutes and shall jointly with the boards of supervisors of the counties affected file with the Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board, a petition for a certificate of public convenience and necessity in the manner and for the purposes prescribed by Section
57-1-21
, and the board of supervisors of each county affected shall name two commissioners who, together with the commissioners appointed by the other counties acting jointly with them, shall constitute a board of commissioners for the purpose of proceeding the same as if the supervisors districts of the adjacent counties were within the same county.
A petition bearing the signatures of a majority of the qualified electors of a supervisors district filed with the chancery clerk, shall make it the mandatory duty of the board of supervisors of the county to pass the necessary resolution, appoint the commissioners and perform all other duties and functions necessary for the establishment of the enterprise.
Codes, 1942, § 8938-01; Laws, 1946, ch. 245, § 1; Laws, 1960, ch. 148.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 57 - PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-123-55) › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (§§ 57-NEW-001 — 57-1-783) › JOINDER OF SUPERVISORS DISTRICTS OF ADJACENT COUNTIES IN ESTABLISHING INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES (§§ 57-1-131 — 57-1-145) › Section 57-1-133 - Election

Should a certificate of public convenience and necessity be issued by the Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board, the boards of supervisors of each of the counties affected shall call an election in each of the supervisors districts affected in the manner and method for calling, conducting and holding elections provided in Section
57-1-25
, and should two-thirds of the qualified electors residing in each of the supervisors districts affected voting in the election, vote in favor of the enterprise, the supervisors districts included in the petition for public convenience and necessity shall be deemed a municipality within the meaning of Sections
57-1-1
through
57-1-51
, and shall have all rights, powers and authority granted to municipalities as defined in said sections and by said sections.
Codes, 1942, § 8938-02; Laws, 1946, ch. 245, § 2.