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.
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