Chapter
State Ports and Harbors
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-1— Short title; definition of “board”
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-3— Declaration of public policy
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-5— Construction of chapter
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-7— Activities of board and state port authority pursuant to chapter as governmental functions
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-9— Implementation of public policy by board; discretion of board; construction of rights, powers and duties of board
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-11— General powers of board; lands subject to jurisdiction and control of board
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-13— Acceptance of grants and contributions
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-15— Analysis and survey by city, county or other agency of port or harbor proposed to be conveyed to state
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-17— Negotiation of agreement with city, county or agency for state acquisition of port or harbor
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-19— Approval of agreement for conveyance of port or harbor to state; terms and conditions of conveyance
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-21— Operation by state port authority of ports or harbors acquired by or conveyed to state
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-23— Authorization of contracts, etc., for improvement, operation, etc., of port or harbor
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-25— Approval of agreement for improvement, operation, etc., of port or harbor; appropriation of excess funds or levy of tax
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-27— Bond of members of port or harbor agency
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-29— Increase in membership of county port authority upon issuance of bonds
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-31— Additional powers and authority for certain port commissions and authorities; revenue bonds; tax exemptions
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-33— State ports fund; joint activities or employment of personnel
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-35— Setting aside or leasing of lands, docks, warehouses, etc.; exemption from certain ad valorem taxes
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-37— Employment of personnel, execution of contracts, etc., for development, promotion, maintenance, etc., of ports, harbors, rivers, etc.; suits by and against state port authority; advertising and bidding requirements for contracts or purchases; use of design-build method of contracting [Subsection (3) repealed effective July 1, 2020]
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-39— Acquisition of rights of way, land, etc
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-41— State bonds; issuance, terms, and conditions; interim financing of construction projects
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-43— Negotiability of bonds; exemption from taxation
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-45— Manner and price of sale of bonds; interest; maturity and redemption
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-47— Disposition of proceeds of bonds
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-49— Validation of bonds
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-51— Payment of interest and principal on bonds; limitation on amount of bonds issued
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-53— Withdrawals of bond proceeds from special fund
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-55— Use of net revenues, rents, and earnings from state owned ports
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-57— Payment of county’s share of state ad valorem taxes for harbor purposes to state port authority
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-59— Allocation of revenues, rents and earnings to payment of bonds; sinking fund
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-61— Refunding bonds
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-63— Bonds as legal investments and securities for deposits of public funds
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-65— Representation of Sate Bond Commission by Attorney General; payment of costs of sale, issuance and delivery of bonds
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-67— Annual audit of state port authorities
- Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-69— Annual budget of state port authorities