Mississippi Code
Article 1 - In General
§ 65-1-111. Highway funds; bond and interest funds

All monies from any source provided by law shall be covered and paid into the State Treasury as other public funds are paid, and it shall be the duty of the Department of Finance and Administration to advise the Mississippi Transportation Commission of the amount of money allotted to the commission on hand from time to time. It shall be the duty of the Department of Finance and Administration to place and allocate those funds so covered into the State Treasury in the State Highway Fund. The interest earned on the investment of any highway funds shall be paid into the State Highway Fund, except as otherwise provided in Section 15 of Laws, 2004, ch. 595. If any highway bonds or notes are issued, the Transportation Commission will adopt a resolution requesting the Bond Commission to issue such bonds or notes as may be authorized and a "bond and interest sinking fund" and "note fund" shall be kept separate from the highway fund by the State Treasurer pursuant to the bond resolution adopted by the State of Mississippi Bond Commission.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries

Chapter 1 - Transportation Department

Article 1 - In General

§ 65-1-1. Definitions

§ 65-1-3. Mississippi Transportation Commission

§ 65-1-5. Organization and meetings

§ 65-1-7. Compensation of the commissioners

§ 65-1-9. Executive Director of Department of Transportation

§ 65-1-10. Powers and duties of Executive Director

§ 65-1-11. Chief Engineer and other employees

§ 65-1-15. Secretary of the commission

§ 65-1-17. Rental of office space in buildings not owned by the state

§ 65-1-20. Office of Intermodal Planning

§ 65-1-23. Testing laboratory, machine shops, etc.

§ 65-1-25. Contract for maintenance of connections on highways near state boundaries

§ 65-1-27. Contract for maintenance of connections between interstate and state system highways and county roads or streets

§ 65-1-29. Contract with the United States in flood control, drainage, and National Aeronautics and Space Agency projects

§ 65-1-31. Certain roads located on levees as temporary state highways

§ 65-1-33. Publicly owned ferries

§ 65-1-35. Roads leading to reactivated air bases

§ 65-1-37. Driveways of certain institutions

§ 65-1-39. Maintenance of roads on Australia Island

§ 65-1-41. Roads serving industrial sites and port areas

§ 65-1-43. Costs and feasibility surveys for toll highways and bridges to offshore islands

§ 65-1-44. Instruction course for weight and tax enforcement personnel

§ 65-1-45. Weight limitation on highways and bridges

§ 65-1-46. Appeals Board; appeal of penalty for excess weight; judicial review

§ 65-1-47. Control of highways; eminent domain

§ 65-1-49. Easements for highway purposes

§ 65-1-51. Land adjacent to highway rights of way; wetlands

§ 65-1-55. Noxious weeds and plants prohibited in rights of way

§ 65-1-57. Secondary highways

§ 65-1-61. Paving

§ 65-1-63. Paving to connect county seat with paved road

§ 65-1-65. Maintenance

§ 65-1-67. Edges of certain highways to be trimmed in color and manner conforming to uniform national standards

§ 65-1-69. Crossings

§ 65-1-70. Construction of protective devices at railroad crossings

§ 65-1-70.5. Imputation of liability as to protective devices at railroad crossings

§ 65-1-71. Detours

§ 65-1-73. Repair of city streets used as detours for United States highways

§ 65-1-75. Municipalities

§ 65-1-77. Agreements for highway and street projects forming part of overall plan encompassed by Title 23, United States Code

§ 65-1-79. Agreements for purpose of securing federal aid funds available under Title 23, United States Code

§ 65-1-83. Traffic census and other surveys, inspections or studies

§ 65-1-86. Duty of Attorney General with respect to illegal contracts or criminal acts

§ 65-1-87. Purchases of war surplus equipment, supplies and materials

§ 65-1-89. Contract arbitration provisions

§ 65-1-91. Arbitration proceedings and effect

§ 65-1-93 through 65-1-109. Superseded

§ 65-1-110. Mississippi Department of Transportation Equipment Purchase Fund established

§ 65-1-111. Highway funds; bond and interest funds

§ 65-1-112. Funds to be expended on basis of state need

§ 65-1-113. Audit and budget

§ 65-1-115. System of accounting

§ 65-1-117. County and federal funds for road construction

§ 65-1-121. Inventory and report of property

§ 65-1-125. Sale of used road building materials

§ 65-1-127. Participation in Federal Highway Administration Fellowship Program in Highway Safety

§ 65-1-129. Security officers; definitions

§ 65-1-133. Security officers; arrest and detention

§ 65-1-135. Security officers; termination of authority

§ 65-1-137. Security officers considered independent contractors

§ 65-1-141. Annual submission of three-year plan for maintenance, construction and relocation of highway system; determination of priorities for expenditure of funds

§ 65-1-143. Construction to commence at points having greatest traffic congestion

§ 65-1-145. Method of expenditure of funds

§ 65-1-147. Reversion of links removed from state highway system to counties and political subdivisions

§ 65-1-149. Annual reports of transportation commission; commissioner's reports; administrative budget; post audit of funds expended and programs projected

§ 65-1-151. Additional bonds required of commissioners and director

§ 65-1-155. Transfer of funds to Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management

§ 65-1-157. Expenditure of transferred funds by Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management

§ 65-1-159. Implementation of fund transferral by director

§ 65-1-161. Authorization for Office of General Services to convey right-of-way across certain lands

§ 65-1-163. Disposition of proceeds of sale authorized by Section 65-1-161

§ 65-1-165. Contract for development of comprehensive statewide litter prevention program

§ 65-1-167. Statewide litter prevention fund

§ 65-1-169. Removal or termination of obstructions, encroachments and unauthorized uses of property acquired for highway purposes

§ 65-1-171. Construction of bridge across Pearl River at City of Jackson connecting counties of Rankin and Hinds

§ 65-1-173. Employment of inspectors to enforce and investigate violations of railroad laws and related mandates

§ 65-1-177. Department of Transportation, in consultation with Southern High-Speed Rail Commission and the Mississippi Development Authority, to promote passenger rail service and make recommendations regarding passenger rail infrastructure