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.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development
Chapter 1 - Mississippi Development Authority
§ 57-1-1. Declaration of public policy
§ 57-1-3. Mississippi Development Authority seal
§ 57-1-7. Department motor vehicle insurance
§ 57-1-11. Rules and regulations
§ 57-1-13. Plans for advertising and developing state
§ 57-1-15. Interstate and federal cooperation; Economic Development Fund
§ 57-1-17. Publicity and advertising; research laboratory
§ 57-1-19. Municipal enterprises; certificate of public convenience and necessity
§ 57-1-21. Municipal enterprises; issuance of certificate
§ 57-1-25. Municipal enterprises; election
§ 57-1-27. Bonds and certain contracts subject to approval of executive director
§ 57-1-29. Issuance of municipal bonds; form; terms; tax levy
§ 57-1-31. Compensation of attorneys employed in issuance of bonds
§ 57-1-33. Duties of executive director as to issuance of bonds
§ 57-1-37. Issuance of additional bonds by municipality
§ 57-1-39. Exemption from taxation of bonds
§ 57-1-41. Investment of surplus sinking funds in bonds
§ 57-1-43. Payment and retirement of bonds; use of surplus income
§ 57-1-45. Sale, lease, etc., of municipal enterprises
§ 57-1-47. Municipal enterprises exempt from taxation
§ 57-1-49. Assistance by port authorities
§ 57-1-51. Construction of Sections 57-1-1 through 57-1-51
§ 57-1-56. Occupational Information Coordinating Committee
§ 57-1-57. Study to determine existence of disparity in number of qualified minority contractors
§ 57-1-59. General powers and duties of Mississippi Development Authority with respect to tourism
§ 57-1-60. Grants to finance, promote and advertise local tourist attractions
§ 57-1-65. General powers and duties with respect to marketing
§ 57-1-67. Planning and development district offices and directors
§ 57-1-68. Program of grants to finance and promote local economic development