The commission may enter into contracts and agreements with the United States or any appropriate agency thereof, keep financial records and other records relating thereto, and furnish to appropriate officials and agencies of the United States such reports and information as may be reasonable and necessary to enable such appropriate officials of the United States government and agencies thereof to perform their duties under such federal programs. In connection with obtaining for the State of Mississippi the benefits of any such program, the department shall coordinate its activities with and represent the interest of all agencies and departments of the state and of the municipal, county and other governmental units and subdivisions of the State of Mississippi having interest in the planning, development and maintenance of outdoor recreation resources and facilities within the state.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 55 - Parks and Recreation
Chapter 3 - State Parks and Forests
Powers and Duties of Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
§ 55-3-33. General powers and duties of department
§ 55-3-41. Mississippi Park Fund
§ 55-3-45. Local advisory committees
§ 55-3-49. Preventive maintenance program
§ 55-3-51. Development of historic sites
§ 55-3-53. Sale of timber on state park lands
§ 55-3-54. State Parks Timber Management Endowment Fund
§ 55-3-57. Bond of employees; disposition of recovery on forfeiture of bond
§ 55-3-59. Penalties for violations of rules and regulations
§ 55-3-61. Appropriations and donations by county boards of supervisors for park purposes
§ 55-3-63. Sardis Lake and Enid Lake state parks
§ 55-3-65. State park, game management areas and wildlife refuges in Pickwick Reservoir Area
§ 55-3-67. Samuel Dale historical monument
§ 55-3-69. Comprehensive long-range plan for development of state outdoor recreation resources
§ 55-3-71. Duties of executive director relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund Act
§ 55-3-75. Projects to be undertaken only if funds are available
§ 55-3-79. Outdoor Recreation Fund
§ 55-3-83. Yocona Ridge State Park renamed George Payne Cossar State Park