Mississippi Code
Title 51 - Waters, Water Resources, Water Districts, Drainage, and Flood Control

§ 51-2-7. Marinas and access areas to have proper disposal facilities on site - The Commission on Marine Resources shall require, by regulation, that...

Chapter 3 - Water Resources; Regulation and Control

Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 51-3-1. Declaration of policy on conservation of water resources - It is hereby declared that the general welfare of the...

§ 51-3-3. Definitions - The following words and phrases, for the purposes of this...

§ 51-3-13. Consideration of applications; criteria - Use of waters of the state shall not constitute absolute...

§ 51-3-16. Bureau of land and water resources; duties and powers in assisting waterway, river basin and watershed authorities and districts - The Bureau of Land and Water Resources through the Division...

§ 51-3-18. Authorities and districts to receive assistance from Department of Environmental Quality - The Department of Environmental Quality, through the Office of Land...

§ 51-3-25. Regulatory authority of commission - The commission shall have the power to adopt, modify, repeal,...

§ 51-3-29. Unpermitted waters - The following are hereby declared to constitute unpermitted waters: All...

§ 51-3-31. Application for permit; disposition of fees - Any person desiring to use water for a beneficial purpose...

§ 51-3-41. Compacts and agreements - The commission shall have authority to negotiate and recommend to...

§ 51-3-43. Right of entry upon public or private lands - Any member of the board, the commission or any person...

§ 51-3-44. Disclosure; confidentiality claim; violation, penalty - If the confidentiality claim is denied, the information will not...

§ 51-3-47. Water rights adjudicated by court - Whenever the rights for the use of waters within the...

§ 51-3-49. Appeal from order of board or commission - In addition to any other remedies that might now be...

§ 51-3-51. Hearing procedures - The procedures whereby the commission or an employee thereof may...

Article 3 - Mississippi Water Resources Council

§ 51-3-106. Repeal of sections 51-3-101 through 51-3-105 - Sections 51-3-101 through 51-3-105 shall stand repealed after July 1,...

Chapter 4 - Mississippi Scenic Streams Stewardship Act

§ 51-4-1. Title and citation of chapter - This chapter may be cited as the "Mississippi Scenic Streams...

§ 51-4-3. Definitions - Except as otherwise required by the context: "Department" means the...

§ 51-4-5. Public policy declared - The Legislature finds that certain selected streams and stream segments...

§ 51-4-13. Existing or future uses of scenic stream not prohibited - This chapter shall not be construed to prohibit, restrict or...

§ 51-4-19. No right of public access created by this chapter - This chapter does not confer upon any member of the...

§ 51-4-21. Eligibility of portion of Magee's Creek for nomination to Program - In accordance with Section 51-4-7, Magee's Creek in Walthall County...

§ 51-4-21.1. Eligibility of portion of Tangipahoa River for nomination to Program - In accordance with Section 51-4-7, Tangipahoa River in Pike County...

§ 51-4-21.2. Eligibility of portions of Chunky Creek and Chunky River for nomination to Program - In accordance with Section 51-4-7, Chunky Creek in Newton County...

§ 51-4-21.3. Eligibility of portion of Pascagoula River for nomination to Program - In accordance with Section 51-4-7, the Pascagoula River from the...

§ 51-4-21.4. Eligibility of portion of Bear Creek for nomination to Program - In accordance with Section 51-4-7, a loop of Bear Creek...

§ 51-4-21.5. Eligibility of portions of Red Creek for nomination to Program - In accordance with Section 51-4-7, Red Creek from Mississippi Highway...

§ 51-4-21.6. Eligibility of portions of Escatawpa River for nomination to Program - In accordance with Section 51-4-7, the Escatawpa River from the...

§ 51-4-21.7. Eligibility of portions of Tombigbee River for nomination to Program - In accordance with Section 51-4-7, the Tombigbee River flowing through...

§ 51-4-21.8. Eligibility of portions of Bogue Chitto River for nomination to Program - In accordance with Section 51-4-7, the Bogue Chitto River from...

§ 51-4-21.9. Eligibility of portions of Noxubee River for nomination to Program - In accordance with Section 51-4-7, the Noxubee River in Noxubee...

§ 51-4-23. Designation of portion of Wolf River as State Scenic Stream - The Wolf River in Pearl River, Hancock, Stone and Harrison...

§ 51-4-23.1. Designation of portion of Tangipahoa River as State Scenic Stream - In accordance with Section 51-4-9, the Tangipahoa River in Pike...

§ 51-4-23.2. Designation of portion of Magee's Creek as State Scenic Stream - Magee's Creek in Walthall County from the confluence of Varnell...

§ 51-4-23.3. Designation of portion of Chunky Creek and Chunky River as State Scenic Streams - Chunky Creek in Newton County from the confluence of Chunky...

§ 51-4-23.4. Designation of portion of Black Creek in Lamar, Forrest, Perry, Stone, George and Jackson Counties as State Scenic Stream - Black Creek in Lamar, Forrest, Perry, Stone, George and Jackson...

§ 51-4-23.5. Designation of portion of Pascagoula River as State Scenic Stream - In accordance with Section 51-4-7, the Pascagoula River from the...

§ 51-4-23.6. Designation of portion of Bear Creek as State Scenic Stream - A loop of Bear Creek in Tishomingo County from the...

§ 51-4-23.7. Designation of portion of Red Creek as State Scenic Stream - In accordance with Section 51-4-7, Red Creek from Mississippi Highway...

§ 51-4-23.8. Designation of portion of Tombigbee River as State Scenic Stream - In accordance with Section 51-4-7, the Tombigbee River flowing through...

§ 51-4-23.9. Designation of portion of Noxubee River as State Scenic Stream - In accordance with Section 51-4-7, the Noxubee River in Noxubee...

§ 51-4-23.10. Designation of portion of Escatawpa River as State Scenic Stream - In accordance with Section 51-4-7, the Escatawpa River from the...

Chapter 5 - Subsurface Waters; Well Drillers

§ 51-5-11. Grounds for revoking license - The grounds for revoking a well driller's license are: That...

§ 51-5-13. Driller to keep records and file reports - The driller shall keep accurate records on each water well...

§ 51-5-17. Penalties - Any person, firm, or corporation who engages in or follows...

§ 51-5-19. Chapter supplementary to other laws and regulations - This chapter shall be supplementary to laws, rules, and regulations...

Chapter 7 - Water Management Districts

In General

§ 51-7-1. Purpose of chapter - The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the...

§ 51-7-3. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter the following words and...

§ 51-7-7. Enlargement or reduction of district - A master water management district may be enlarged in the...

§ 51-7-9. Content of petition - A petition for creation of a master water management district...

§ 51-7-11. Notice and hearing for creation of district - Upon the filing of a petition for creation of a...

§ 51-7-13. Board of commissioners - If the chancery court determines that any objections filed are...

§ 51-7-15. Development of plans - After appointment and organization proceedings as hereinbefore provided, the commissioners...

§ 51-7-17. Approval of plans - As soon as said plans have been developed as hereinbefore...

§ 51-7-19. Organization of district completed - At the time named in said notice, or on a...

§ 51-7-21. Subsequent projects - If the original plan was made only as to a...

§ 51-7-23. Appeals - Any order of the chancery court in connection with a...

§ 51-7-25. Powers of commissioners - In addition to other powers provided in this chapter, the...

§ 51-7-27. Authority to borrow money and issue bonds - For the purposes of carrying out the projects and responsibilities...

§ 51-7-29. Assessments - For the purposes of this chapter, including but not limited...

§ 51-7-30. Assessment of benefited lands outside of district - If the commissioners at any time either before or after...

§ 51-7-31. Damages - In like manner of making assessments and at the same...

§ 51-7-33. Acquisition of easements and rights of way - The commissioners may, at any time after the organization of...

§ 51-7-39. Liability of commissioners - No member of any board of commissioners of any master...

§ 51-7-41. Requirements for dissolution - Any master water management district which has no unmatured bonded...

§ 51-7-43. Dissolution procedure - Whenever, after the expiration of the said period of three...

§ 51-7-45. Dissolution hearing and order - On hearing, the chancery court shall hear the cause in...

§ 51-7-47. Outstanding claims - Upon dissolution all powers of the district and its commissioners...

§ 51-7-49. Transfer of surplus funds of drainage districts - Any drainage district organized under any laws of the State...

Apportionment and Distribution of Taxes

§ 51-7-71. Contracts between districts as to apportionment and distribution of taxes collected in counties lying in two or more districts - The governing bodies of the several water management districts and...

Chapter 8 - Joint Water Management Districts

§ 51-8-3. Purpose of district - A joint water management district may be created for the...

§ 51-8-5. Local government resolutions; contents - Creation of a joint water management district shall be initiated...

§ 51-8-7. Public hearings - Each governmental unit proposing to form a joint water management...

§ 51-8-9. Findings required - After the public hearing required by Section 51-8-7 and upon...

§ 51-8-11. Publication of findings; petition for election - Upon the making of such finding, the governing body of...

§ 51-8-13. Adoption of resolution creating district - If no petition requiring an election be filed or if...

§ 51-8-15. Payment of costs - All costs incident to the publication of the notices and...

§ 51-8-17. Appeals from local government findings - Any party having an interest in the subject matter and...

§ 51-8-19. District to be public corporation in perpetuity - From and after the date of adoption of the resolution...

§ 51-8-21. Board of commissioners; membership; authority; withdrawal of district member - The resolution may provide that commissioners will be elected by...

§ 51-8-23. Officers of board; duties; terms; official seal - The board of commissioners shall organize by electing one (1)...

§ 51-8-25. Commissioners; qualifications; oath; compensation; meetings - Every resident citizen of a local governmental unit in any...

§ 51-8-27. Rules and regulations of board - The board of commissioners shall have the power to adopt,...

§ 51-8-29. Powers of district, generally - Districts created under this chapter shall have the powers set...

§ 51-8-31. Enumerated powers - Any district created pursuant to the provisions of this chapter,...

§ 51-8-33. Powers of eminent domain - The board of commissioners may exercise, on behalf of the...

§ 51-8-39. Sale of bonds; interest rates; refunds; validation - The bonds issued under this chapter shall be sold for...

§ 51-8-41. Creation and enforcement of lien; appointment of receiver - There is hereby created a statutory lien in the nature...

§ 51-8-45. Funds for debt service for special improvement bonds - The board of commissioners of the district, after giving notice...

§ 51-8-47. Rates, fees, tolls, and charges; penalties for nonpayment - The board of commissioners of the district issuing bonds pursuant...

§ 51-8-49. Tax exemption - The property and revenue of such district shall be exempt...

§ 51-8-51. Construction contracts - All construction contracts by the district shall be made in...

§ 51-8-53. Annexation of adjacent area; services within annexed territory - Any area adjacent to any district created pursuant to this...

§ 51-8-55. Agreements with state or federal government - The board of commissioners of any district created pursuant to...

§ 51-8-57. Applicability of municipal standards - When any district is created within three (3) miles of...

§ 51-8-59. Additional statutory authority not required - The provisions of this chapter, without reference to any other...

§ 51-8-61. Publication and filing of annual statement; contents - Within ninety (90) days after the close of each fiscal...

Chapter 9 - Development of Region Bordering Pearl River; Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; Metropolitan Area Water Supply Act

Article 1 - Development of Region Bordering Pearl River

§ 51-9-1. Pearl River Industrial Commission created - There is created the Pearl River Industrial Commission, composed of...

§ 51-9-3. Compensation and organization - The members shall serve without pay except they shall be...

§ 51-9-5. Powers and duties - The Pearl River Industrial Commission is hereby authorized and empowered...

§ 51-9-7. Funding - The commission shall be financed in all its activities from...

§ 51-9-9. Article supplementary to other laws - This article shall be considered supplemental and additional to any...

§ 51-9-11. Donations by certain counties and municipalities - The board of supervisors of any of the several counties...

Article 3 - Pearl River Valley Water Supply District

§ 51-9-101. Citation of article - This article may be cited as the Pearl River Valley...

§ 51-9-103. Legislative determination and declaration of policy - It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination,...

§ 51-9-105. General authority to organize - The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District may hereafter be...

§ 51-9-107. Board of directors - All powers of the district shall be exercised by a...

§ 51-9-109. Petition for creation of district - The Pearl River Industrial Commission, acting through it members who...

§ 51-9-111. Proceedings after petition filed - The board of water commissioners shall make a written report...

§ 51-9-113. Hearing - The chancery court of the First Judicial District of Hinds...

§ 51-9-115. Order and notice of election - If the court or chancellor thereof finds that the proposed...

§ 51-9-117. Election - Such election shall be held, as far as is practicable,...

§ 51-9-119. Appeals - Any person interested in or aggrieved by the final order...

§ 51-9-121. Powers of district - The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District through its board...

§ 51-9-123. Construction contracts - All construction contracts by the district, where the amount of...

§ 51-9-125. Park and recreation facilities - The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District is authorized to...

§ 51-9-127. Rules and regulations - All such rules and regulations so prescribed and the penalties...

§ 51-9-129. Appropriation permit - The district is empowered to obtain through appropriate hearings an...

§ 51-9-131. State tax used for water supply district fund - In each county of the State of Mississippi which is...

§ 51-9-133. Board of directors to issue bonds - The board of directors of the district is hereby authorized...

§ 51-9-135. Details of bonds; supplemental powers conferred in issuance of bonds - All bonds provided for by Sections 51-9-133 and 51-9-145 of...

§ 51-9-137. Limitation on amount of bonds - Bonds issued pursuant to this article shall not exceed twenty-five...

§ 51-9-139. Special tax levy for payment of bonds - To provide additional funds for the payment of the principal...

§ 51-9-141. Validation of bonds - All bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be validated...

§ 51-9-143. Trust agreement - At the discretion of the board of directors of the...

§ 51-9-145. Refunding bonds - The board of directors of the district is hereby authorized...

§ 51-9-147. Bonds to be legal investments - All bonds of the district shall be and are hereby...

§ 51-9-151. Agreements relative to federal highways - The board of directors of the Pearl River Valley Water...

§ 51-9-153. Cooperation with other governmental agencies - The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District shall have authority...

§ 51-9-155. Water supply district law controlling - The provisions of any other law, general, special or local,...

§ 51-9-157. District and its bonds exempt from taxation - The accomplishment of the purposes stated in this article being...

§ 51-9-159. Preliminary expenses - Any municipality or county which is within the territorial limits...

§ 51-9-161. Overflow of school lands not to constitute waste - It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination...

§ 51-9-163. Savings clause - Nothing in this article shall be construed to violate any...

Article 5 - Pearl River Valley Water Supply District Reservoir Police Officer Law of 1978

§ 51-9-171. Pearl River Valley Water Supply District Reservoir Police Officer Law of 1978 - This article shall be cited as "The Pearl River Valley...

§ 51-9-173. Definitions - For purposes of this article, unless the context requires otherwise,...

§ 51-9-176. Authority to render law enforcement services in emergency situations and participate in multijurisdictional training, law enforcement and emergency operations; command structure; reimbursement for expenses - At the request of a Mississippi municipality, county, other legal...

§ 51-9-177. Arrest and detention - A person arrested by a reservoir police officer shall be...

§ 51-9-179. Liability of district for acts - The district, by the act of the appointment of any...

§ 51-9-181. Bonds - Each reservoir police officer commissioned under this article shall file...

§ 51-9-183. Termination of authority - The powers and authority of any reservoir police officer, whether...

§ 51-9-185. Waiver of sovereign immunity - Nothing contained herein shall be construed to waive the sovereign...

Article 7 - Metropolitan Area Water Supply Act

§ 51-9-189. Declaration of purpose; short title - This act is for the purpose of authorizing the Pearl...

§ 51-9-191. Definitions - Words and phrases used in this article shall have meanings...

§ 51-9-193. Additional authority of district - The district, through its board of directors, in addition to...

§ 51-9-195. Payments by public agencies for water supplies - Payments by any public agency for water supplies from the...

§ 51-9-197. Adjustment of rates charged by public agencies - Whenever a public agency shall have executed a contract pursuant...

§ 51-9-207. Issuance of refunding bonds - The district may issue refunding bonds for the purpose of...

§ 51-9-209. Validation of bonds; notice - All bonds (other than refunding bonds, interim notes and certificate...

§ 51-9-211. State not obligated with respect to bonds; limitations on obligation of district - Bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall not...

§ 51-9-213. Powers of district in connection with issuance of bonds - The district shall have power in connection with the issuance...

§ 51-9-215. Appointment of trustee to represent bond owners; appointment of receiver - The district may, in any authorizing resolution of the board...

§ 51-9-219. Bonds to be legal investments and to be accepted by state officers and bodies - All bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall...

§ 51-9-221. Rights and powers of district to remain unchanged while bonds are outstanding and unpaid - The state hereby covenants with the registered owners of any...

§ 51-9-225. Provisions of article to be cumulative of other statutes - The provisions of this act are cumulative of other statutes...

§ 51-9-227. Severability of provisions - If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of the...

Chapter 11 - Pearl River Basin Development District

Pearl River Basin Development District; dissolution

§ 51-11-105. Contingent continuation of existing Lower Pearl River Restoration Project agreements; funding of necessary maintenance activities; Lower Pearl River Restoration Trust Fund - The following provisions related to the Lower Pearl River Restoration...

§ 51-11-107. Final close-out audit of district accounts - The State Auditor shall perform or have performed a final...

Chapter 13 - Tombigbee Valley Authority and Water Management District

Article 1 - Tombigbee Valley Authority

§ 51-13-1. Membership and organization of board - There is hereby created the Tombigbee Valley Authority composed of...

§ 51-13-3. Powers and duties - The Tombigbee Valley Authority is hereby authorized and empowered to...

§ 51-13-5. Financing - The authority shall be financed in all of its activities...

§ 51-13-7. Homestead exemption laws not applicable - No reimbursement on the additional tax levies herein provided shall...

§ 51-13-9. Article supplementary to other laws - This article shall be considered supplemental and additional to any...

Article 3 - Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District

§ 51-13-101. Legislative determination and declaration of policy - It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination,...

§ 51-13-103. General authority to organize - The Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District may hereafter be...

§ 51-13-105. Board of directors - All powers of the district shall be exercised by a...

§ 51-13-109. Subsequent members - Any eligible county may become a member of the district,...

§ 51-13-111. Powers of district - The Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District through its board...

§ 51-13-113. Construction contracts - All construction contracts by the district, where the amount of...

§ 51-13-115. Park and recreation facilities - The Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District is authorized to...

§ 51-13-119. Appropriation permit - The district is empowered to obtain through appropriate hearings an...

§ 51-13-121. State tax used for water supply district fund - In each county of the State of Mississippi which is...

§ 51-13-123. Board of directors to issue bonds - The board of directors of the district is hereby authorized...

§ 51-13-125. Details of bonds; supplemental powers conferred in issuance of bonds - All such bonds provided for by Section 51-13-123 shall be...

§ 51-13-127. Limitation on amount of bonds - Bonds issued pursuant to this article shall not exceed twenty-five...

§ 51-13-129. Payments by board of supervisors of member counties - The board of supervisors of each county becoming a member...

§ 51-13-131. Additional funds - To provide additional funds for the planning, undertaking, completing and...

§ 51-13-133. Validation of bonds - All bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be validated...

§ 51-13-135. Trust agreement - At the discretion of the board of directors of the...

§ 51-13-137. Refunding bonds - The board of directors of the district is hereby authorized...

§ 51-13-139. Bonds to be legal investments - All bonds of the district are hereby declared to be...

§ 51-13-143. Agreements relative to federal highways - The board of directors of the Tombigbee River Valley Water...

§ 51-13-145. Cooperation with other governmental agencies - The Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District shall have authority...

§ 51-13-147. Water management district law controlling - The provisions of any other law, general, special, or local,...

§ 51-13-149. District and its bonds exempt from taxation - The accomplishment of the purposes stated in this article being...

§ 51-13-151. Preliminary expenses - Any municipality or county which is within the territorial limits...

§ 51-13-153. Overflow of school lands not to constitute waste - It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination...

§ 51-13-155. Savings clause - Nothing in this article shall be construed to violate any...

Chapter 15 - Pat Harrison Waterway Commission and District

Article 1 - Pat Harrison Waterway Commission

§ 51-15-1. Membership and organization of board - There is hereby created the Pat Harrison Waterway Commission composed...

§ 51-15-3. Powers and duties - The Pat Harrison Waterway Commission is hereby authorized and empowered...

§ 51-15-5. Financing - The commission shall be financed in all of its activities...

§ 51-15-7. Homestead exemption laws not applicable - No reimbursement on the additional tax levies herein provided shall...

§ 51-15-9. Article supplementary to other laws - This article shall be considered supplemental and additional to any...

Article 3 - Pat Harrison Waterway District

§ 51-15-101. Legislative determination and declaration of policy - It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination,...

§ 51-15-103. General authority to reorganize - The Pat Harrison Waterway Commission may hereafter be organized in...

§ 51-15-107. Petition for creation of district - The Pat Harrison Waterway Commission, acting through its members who...

§ 51-15-109. Proceedings after filing of petition - The board of water commissioners shall file a written answer...

§ 51-15-111. Hearing - The chancery court of Forrest County may hear the petition...

§ 51-15-113. Order and notice of election - If the court or chancellor thereof finds that the proposed...

§ 51-15-115. Election - Such election shall be held, as far as is practicable,...

§ 51-15-117. Appeals - Any person interested in or aggrieved by the final order...

§ 51-15-118. Withdrawal of county from district - From and after July 1, 1999, the board of supervisors...

§ 51-15-119. Powers of district - The amount and character of interest in land, other property...

§ 51-15-123. Park and recreation facilities - The Pat Harrison Waterway District is authorized to establish or...

§ 51-15-127. Appropriation permit - The district is empowered to obtain through appropriate hearings an...

§ 51-15-129. District funding - In each county of the State of Mississippi which is...

§ 51-15-131. Board of directors to issue bonds - The board of directors of the district is hereby authorized...

§ 51-15-133. Details of bonds; supplemental powers conferred in issuance of bonds - All bonds provided for by Section 51-15-131 shall be negotiable...

§ 51-15-135. Limitation on amount of bonds - Bonds and other indebtedness issued or incurred pursuant to this...

§ 51-15-136. Borrowing money or issuance of bonds after April 6, 1995 - From and after April 6, 1995, the board of directors...

§ 51-15-139. Validation of bonds - All bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be validated...

§ 51-15-141. Trust agreement - At the discretion of the board of directors of the...

§ 51-15-143. Refunding bonds - The board of directors of the district is hereby authorized...

§ 51-15-145. Bonds to be legal investments - All bonds of the district are hereby declared to be...

§ 51-15-147. Depository for funds of district - The board of directors shall designate one or more qualified...

§ 51-15-149. Agreements relative to federal highways - The board of directors of the Pat Harrison Waterway District...

§ 51-15-151. Cooperation with other governmental agencies - The Pat Harrison Waterway District shall have authority to act...

§ 51-15-153. Water management district law controlling - The provisions of any other law, general, special, or local,...

§ 51-15-155. District and its bonds exempt from taxation - The accomplishment of the purposes stated in this article being...

§ 51-15-157. Preliminary expenses - Any municipality or county which is within the territorial limits...

§ 51-15-159. Overflow of school lands not to constitute waste - It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination...

§ 51-15-161. Savings clause - Nothing in this article shall be construed to violate any...

Chapter 17 - Big Black River Basin District

§ 51-17-13. Preliminary expenses - Any municipality or county which is within the territorial limits...

Chapter 25 - Yellow Creek Watershed Authority

§ 51-25-2. Membership and organization of board - There is hereby created the Yellow Creek Watershed Authority composed...

§ 51-25-4. Powers and duties - The Yellow Creek Watershed Authority is hereby specifically authorized and...

§ 51-25-6. Financing - Each of the counties in which the said Yellow Creek...

§ 51-25-8. Chapter supplementary to other laws - This chapter shall be considered supplemental and additional to any...

Chapter 27 - Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Compact

§ 51-27-1. Compact for the development of navigable waterway connecting Tennessee and Tombigbee Rivers - TOMBIGBEE-TENNESSEE WATERWAY DEVELOPMENT COMPACT Article I.Thepurpose of this compact is...

§ 51-27-3. State of Tennessee admitted into compact - The admission of the State of Tennessee into the Tombigbee-Tennessee...

§ 51-27-5. Commonwealth of Kentucky admitted into compact - The admission of the Commonwealth of Kentucky into the Tennessee-Tombigbee...

§ 51-27-7. State of Florida admitted into Compact - The admission of the State of Florida into the Tennessee-Tombigbee...

Chapter 29 - Drainage Districts with Local Commissioners

§ 51-29-1. Scope of chapter - This chapter shall govern the future operation of all drainage...

§ 51-29-3. Definitions - The words "real property", whenever used in this chapter, shall...

§ 51-29-5. Creation of drainage districts - When one-fourth (1/4) or more of the owners of real...

§ 51-29-7. Organization of district in two or more counties - If land in more than one county is embraced in...

§ 51-29-9. Hearing on engineer's report - As soon as the engineer has completed his survey of...

§ 51-29-11. Presentation of petitions - If upon the hearing provided for in Sections 51-29-5 through...

§ 51-29-13. Order establishing district - The order of the chancery court, or chancellor in vacation,...

§ 51-29-15. Commissioners appointed; vacancies; removal; quorum - When the chancery court or chancellor in vacation has established...

§ 51-29-17. Terms of office and compensation - The commissioners appointed as aforesaid shall hold their offices, one...

§ 51-29-19. Power and duties of commissioners - The said commissioners may adopt a common seal of the...

§ 51-29-21. Content of plans - Such plans and specifications shall show not merely the location,...

§ 51-29-23. Payment of costs for abandoned improvements - If for any cause the improvements shall not be made,...

§ 51-29-25. Costs for proceedings abandoned and afterwards resumed - In any proceeding heretofore or hereafter had for the establishment...

§ 51-29-27. Plans and estimates of commissioners to be filed - As soon as said board of commissioners shall have formed...

§ 51-29-29. Preparation of assessment roll - Said commissioners shall proceed to assess the land within the...

§ 51-29-31. Notice of assessment to landowners - Upon the filing of such assessment, the chancery court, or...

§ 51-29-33. Approved roll to be final assessment - At the time designated in said notice the court, or...

§ 51-29-35. Condemnation proceedings - Any property owner may accept the assessment of damages in...

§ 51-29-37. Employment of counsel - The drainage commissioners may employ an attorney to assist in...

§ 51-29-39. Appraisement by commissioners as alternate method to acquire land and damage compensation - In lieu of the method provided in Sections 51-29-29 through...

§ 51-29-41. Hearing of appraisement and objections - Proof of publication made in the manner prescribed by the...

§ 51-29-43. Right of use during appeal - Any landowner feeling aggrieved at the decree of the chancellor...

§ 51-29-45. Court to make order for assessments to cover cost of improvement - The chancery court or chancellor in vacation shall, at the...

§ 51-29-47. Board of supervisors to make a tax levy - It shall be the duty of the board of supervisors...

§ 51-29-49. Copy of levy to tax collector - It shall thereupon be the duty of the clerk of...

§ 51-29-51. Collection of assessments - After the assessment of benefits or betterments and damages and...

§ 51-29-53. Duties of treasurer - The treasurer of each county may be the treasurer of...

§ 51-29-55. Duties of tax collector - In making a settlement with the treasurer, the tax collector...

§ 51-29-57. New tax levy in case of deficiency - If the tax first levied shall prove insufficient to complete...

§ 51-29-61. Contractors to give bond - All contractors shall be required to give a performance bond...

§ 51-29-63. Commissioners may borrow money - For the purpose of constructing and maintaining the ditches and...

§ 51-29-65. Bonds to be registered - Said bonds when issued shall be registered by the clerk...

§ 51-29-67. Negotiable evidences of debt to contractor - Said board of commissioners may also issue to the contractor...

§ 51-29-69. Commissioners not liable for damages - No member of any board of improvement shall be liable...

§ 51-29-71. Procedure to alter plans - The commissioners may at any time alter the plans of...

§ 51-29-73. Landowners may build ditches to connect with public ditch - Any landowner within the district may build ditches to drain...

§ 51-29-75. Compensation for connecting with district drainage system - No corporation, individual, or other drainage district, outside the limits...

§ 51-29-77. Ditches outside of district - In case it is necessary to do so in order...

§ 51-29-79. Maintenance of system - The drainage district shall not cease to exist upon the...

§ 51-29-81. Taxes collected; delinquent lands; settlements - All taxes levied under the terms of this chapter shall...

§ 51-29-83. Drainage taxes erroneously collected - When lands have been erroneously taxed for purposes of a...

§ 51-29-85. Certificates received in lieu of cash - Whenever such certificate or certificates are issued, the person or...

§ 51-29-87. Disposition of certificate - Whenever the state treasurer and land commissioner shall have accepted...

§ 51-29-89. Bonds to be a lien on land - All bonds and evidences of indebtedness issued by the commissioners...

§ 51-29-91. Entire district revenues and realty pledged to secure bonds - To the payment of both principal and interest of the...

§ 51-29-93. Error in names not to invalidate assessments - No error in the names or residences of the owners...

§ 51-29-95. Ditches may cross highways and railroads - The commissioners of the district shall have the right and...

§ 51-29-97. Financial statement and audit - Within sixty (60) days after the end of the fiscal...

§ 51-29-99. Penalty for obstructing or damaging drains - Any person who shall obstruct a drain or damage drainage...

§ 51-29-101. Contractors may pass over private lands - The commissioners, engineers, and contractors, with their teams and outfits...

§ 51-29-103. Procedure for districts to come under this chapter - Any district which has heretofore been organized, including swamp land...

§ 51-29-105. Construction of chapter - This chapter shall be liberally construed to promote the ditching,...

§ 51-29-107. Special commissioner may hear and determine cases under this chapter - All hearings hereinbefore provided to be heard before the chancellor...

§ 51-29-109. Expenses of chancellor to be paid by district - As a part of the cost of the organization and...

§ 51-29-111. Method to apportion benefits when land is divided into smaller units of ownership - In case assessment of benefits of a drainage district organized...

§ 51-29-113. Clerk of district to certify order to tax collector - Should an appeal not be perfected within fifteen days after...

§ 51-29-115. Formation of subdrainage districts - Subdistricts may be formed under this chapter in the following...

§ 51-29-117. Manner of appeal - Whenever an appeal is allowed to be prosecuted under this...

§ 51-29-119. Additional powers given to certain drainage districts - Any drainage district operating under the provisions of this chapter,...

§ 51-29-121. Assessments to be apportioned when land lies in certain districts - Whenever such districts include within their boundaries land already included...

§ 51-29-123. Certain districts may own rights of way and dispose of same - Such district shall have the right to acquire and own...

§ 51-29-125. Certain districts may acquire rights of way through existing districts - Such districts may acquire such rights of way through existing...

§ 51-29-127. Districts acquiring certain lands to assume obligations - When lands in an existing district, and which have been...

§ 51-29-129. Law with reference to disposition of waters - Nothing contained in Sections 51-29-119 through 51-29-129 shall be construed...

§ 51-29-131. Enlargement of boundaries of drainage districts - If ten per cent of the landowners owning lands adjoining...

§ 51-29-133. Notice and hearing of proposed extension - When such reports are filed, the clerk of the chancery...

§ 51-29-135. Extension of district on majority petition - If the majority of the landowners owning one third of...

§ 51-29-137. Rights and powers of extended district - When the boundaries of the existing drainage district are extended...

§ 51-29-139. Extension may include lands of other drainage districts - Nothing contained in Sections 51-29-131 through 51-29-143 shall be construed...

§ 51-29-141. Separate accounts kept for extended districts - Separate accounts shall be kept by the treasurer and depositories...

§ 51-29-143. Provisions applicable to extended districts - All the provisions of this chapter shall apply to the...

§ 51-29-145. Consolidation of districts - The board of commissioners of any drainage district of the...

§ 51-29-147. Petition and notice of consolidation - Upon the adoption of such resolution, the said board of...

§ 51-29-149. Consolidation hearing and decree - At said hearing, the court or chancellor in vacation, as...

§ 51-29-151. Commissioners of consolidated district - In the event of such consolidation as provided in Sections...

§ 51-29-153. Transfer of powers of former commissioners - When said board of commissioners of said consolidated district have...

§ 51-29-155. Lien of outstanding obligations not impaired by consolidation - Nothing in Sections 51-29-145 through 51-29-157, nor in any proceedings...

§ 51-29-157. Powers and authority of consolidated district - Said consolidated drainage district shall have the same authority, power...

§ 51-29-159. Mineral leases - The board of commissioners of any drainage district heretofore and...

§ 51-29-161. Reforestation procedure - The owner or owners of any tract or tracts of...

§ 51-29-163. Hearing on reforestation petition - At said hearing, if said owner or owners shall have...

§ 51-29-165. Disposition of proceeds of reforestation release - On the rendition of said order the chancery clerk shall...

Chapter 31 - Drainage Districts with County Commissioners

§ 51-31-1. Powers of drainage districts - Each drainage district heretofore organized in this state and each...

§ 51-31-3. Definitions - The terms "benefits" and "betterments," as used in this chapter...

§ 51-31-5. General authority of drainage districts - Drainage districts may hereafter be organized in this state under...

§ 51-31-7. Exercise of authority - All drainage districts of the state heretofore organized or that...

§ 51-31-9. Selection of county drainage commissioners - In every county in this state in which there is...

§ 51-31-11. Oath and bond of drainage commissioners - Each person selected county drainage commissioner shall, before entering upon...

§ 51-31-13. Compensation of commissioners - The commissioners each shall receive per diem compensation as provided...

§ 51-31-15. Quorum - A majority of the commissioners shall constitute a quorum, and...

§ 51-31-17. Secretary and treasurer of drainage districts - After the organization of a drainage district, the commissioners shall...

§ 51-31-19. Employment of counsel - The drainage commissioners may employ an attorney to assist in...

§ 51-31-21. Creation of drainage districts on petition - Whenever a majority of the owners of lands within a...

§ 51-31-23. Jurisdiction of organization - Where the land to be included in a proposed drainage...

§ 51-31-25. Notice of petition - Upon the petition being filed in the office of the...

§ 51-31-27. Date of hearing - The chancery court in which such petition shall be filed...

§ 51-31-29. Hearing of petitions - Upon the day set for hearing said petition or a...

§ 51-31-31. Landowners may sign petition at hearing - At the time of the hearing of the petition for...

§ 51-31-33. Commissioners to estimate cost - As soon as may be after such petition shall be...

§ 51-31-35. Proceedings on report of commissioners - The commissioners shall also find and determine whether all of...

§ 51-31-37. Disposition of report - If upon the hearing of said report and of objections...

§ 51-31-39. Form of court's order - If, after hearing all objections, if any, to the report...

§ 51-31-41. District declared organized - Upon entering such order of record upon the minutes of...

§ 51-31-43. Preliminary expenses - All moneys that have been advanced or expended in good...

§ 51-31-45. Assessment roll - As soon as practicable after the entry of the order...

§ 51-31-47. Notice of assessments - When the commissioners shall have completed their assessments of damages...

§ 51-31-49. Hearing objections - The commissioners and landowners shall appear at the time and...

§ 51-31-51. Assessments confirmed - Any party in interest may appeal to the supreme court...

§ 51-31-53. Payment of assessments - At the time of confirming the assessments of benefits and...

§ 51-31-55. Right of way agreements - The commissioners shall also, as soon as said petition to...

§ 51-31-57. Notice of appraisement by commissioners - When the commissioners shall have made their appraisement of the...

§ 51-31-59. Appraisement hearing - If on the hearing by the court or chancellor in...

§ 51-31-61. Levy to provide estimated funds - Upon the organization of said districts as herein provided, and...

§ 51-31-63. Tax levied to meet assessment - On or before the first Monday of September of each...

§ 51-31-65. Levy each year to meet bond obligations - It shall be the duty of the board of supervisors...

§ 51-31-67. Reassessments in case of underestimates - If the court, chancellor, or drainage commissioners have underestimated the...

§ 51-31-69. Sale of district bonds - In case the drainage district shall issue bonds for any...

§ 51-31-71. Contracts let to lowest bidder - After the organization of any drainage district under this chapter,...

§ 51-31-73. Commissioners to construct and maintain drains - The commissioners may, after the organization of said district, do...

§ 51-31-75. Lateral ditches to be laid out - After the construction of said system of main ditches for...

§ 51-31-77. Actual damages recoverable - In case any damages shall be allowed to any landowner...

§ 51-31-79. Jurisdiction of drainage commissioners - Where the lands of any drainage district lie in two...

§ 51-31-81. Annual reports - At the end of the fiscal year after the organization...

§ 51-31-83. Commissioners may go on lands - The commissioners, from the time such petitions to organize a...

§ 51-31-85. Ditches already constructed may be used - In laying out such proposed work and drains and ditches,...

§ 51-31-87. Compensation for use of other district drains - After the organization of any drainage district under this chapter...

§ 51-31-89. Passing railroads with canal - If in the organization of any drainage district and thereafter...

§ 51-31-91. Notice and damages - When it shall become necessary, in the course of the...

§ 51-31-93. Railroad may be assessed for benefits - If, in the organization of any drainage district under this...

§ 51-31-95. Drain may cross public road - If in the construction of such ditches the same shall...

§ 51-31-97. Landowners outside of district may use drains - If the owner or owners of any lands lying outside...

§ 51-31-99. Reassessment if estimate deficient - If, after the first assessment of benefits, which it is...

§ 51-31-101. Penalty for injuring drains - Any person who shall wrongfully or purposely fill up, cut,...

§ 51-31-103. Benefit to county farm - Where a county farm owned by any county lies within...

§ 51-31-105. Jurisdiction of suits - The proper chancery court of the county of the defendant...

§ 51-31-107. Master may hear and determine causes; report of findings to chancellor - The chancellor shall have the power to appoint a master...

§ 51-31-109. Expenses of chancellor and master taxed against district - The chancellor or any master appointed by the chancellor shall...

§ 51-31-111. Additional bond issue - The drainage commissioners of any county in which a drainage...

§ 51-31-113. Interest rate of additional bonds - The bonds, notes, or other objects of indebtedness issued under...

§ 51-31-115. Notice of issue to be published - Before the sale of any such bonds, notes, or other...

§ 51-31-117. Proceedings in rem - All proceedings under this chapter are declared to be proceedings...

§ 51-31-119. Subdrainage districts authorized - When one third of the landowners owning a majority of...

§ 51-31-121. Notice of subdistrict proceedings - Upon the filing of said report with the clerk, he...

§ 51-31-123. Creation of subdistrict - At the time so appointed by the clerk, the court...

§ 51-31-125. Subdistricts managed by drainage commissioners - When a subdrainage district has been established as hereinbefore provided,...

§ 51-31-127. Separate financial account kept for subdrainage district - The drainage commissioners and the treasurer of the main drainage...

§ 51-31-129. Collection of taxes - All taxes levied under the terms of any drainage law...

§ 51-31-131. Delinquent lands - When lands are offered for sale for unpaid drainage district...

§ 51-31-133. Tax lists - The lists of lands sold by the tax collector to...

§ 51-31-135. Record of tax sales - A list of conveyances of lands sold to drainage districts...

§ 51-31-137. Expiration of redemption period - After two years' time for redemption has expired, the drainage...

§ 51-31-139. District placed under supervisors - On petition of one third of the landowners owning one...

§ 51-31-141. Procedure for districts to come under this chapter - Any district which has heretofore been organized, including swamp land...

§ 51-31-143. Drainage law construed - This chapter shall be liberally construed to promote the ditching,...

Chapter 33 - Provisions Common to Drainage Districts and Swamp Land Districts

Article 1 - Provisions Common to Drainage Districts

§ 51-33-1. Soil and water conservation and utilization - The purpose of Sections 51-33-1 through 51-33-9 is to confer...

§ 51-33-3. Additional powers for conservation - To the end that soil and water conservation measures may...

§ 51-33-5. Petition for conservation powers - Before the additional powers granted by Sections 51-33-1 through 51-33-9...

§ 51-33-7. Creation of district for conservation purposes - In areas not presently within the boundaries of an existing...

§ 51-33-9. Construction of conservation program - The purpose of Sections 51-33-1 through 51-33-9 is to enable...

§ 51-33-11. Additional powers for beneficial use of water - The general powers granted to drainage districts by the laws...

§ 51-33-13. Cooperative agreements for conservation programs - It is the intention of Sections 51-33-9 through 51-33-15 to...

§ 51-33-15. Water management district - Upon the exercise of any power under the provisions of...

§ 51-33-17. Borrowing funds from government agencies - Drainage districts existing or hereafter created under the laws of...

§ 51-33-19. Funds for repairs and restoration - The commissioners of any drainage district organized and existing under...

§ 51-33-21. Certificates of indebtedness for repairs - Such certificates of indebtedness shall in no case be issued...

§ 51-33-23. Tax levy for repairs - For the purpose of providing for the payment of the...

§ 51-33-25. Hearing on indebtedness for repairs - Before issuing any certificates of indebtedness hereunder, the commissioners of...

§ 51-33-27. Authority for indebtedness for repairs - Sections 51-33-19 through 51-33-27 shall be deemed to be full...

§ 51-33-29. Cooperative agreements with U.S. Corps of Engineers - Drainage districts already created or to be created under the...

§ 51-33-31. Borrowing from Farmers' Home Administration - Drainage districts already created or to be created under the...

§ 51-33-33. Irrigation of farm lands - All drainage districts of this state may, in the discretion...

§ 51-33-35. Contract for irrigation funds - The drainage commissioners of all drainage districts of this state...

§ 51-33-37. Bond issue to fund legal indebtedness - For the purpose of funding or paying any legal indebtedness,...

§ 51-33-39. Refunding bonds - For the purpose of refunding bonded indebtedness, now or hereafter...

§ 51-33-41. Payment of refunding bonds - The administrative or governing authority of each such district issuing...

§ 51-33-43. State sale of tax lands - No sale of tax lands in any drainage district organized...

§ 51-33-45. District may purchase tax lands - The board of drainage commissioners of any drainage district organized...

§ 51-33-47. Lands conveyed to drainage district liable for state and county taxes - When lands are purchased by the board of drainage commissioners...

§ 51-33-49. Sale or lease of tax lands - The board of commissioners of any drainage district operating under...

§ 51-33-51. Sale price of tax lands - Any lands purchased by any drainage district from the State...

§ 51-33-53. Terms of sale of tax lands - The lands authorized to be sold under the terms of...

§ 51-33-55. Terms of lease of tax lands - The lands authorized to be leased or rented under the...

§ 51-33-57. Seal required for conveyance of tax lands - The deed conveying any lands authorized to be sold by...

§ 51-33-59. Release of land by lump sum payment - Any owner of land situated in any drainage district of...

§ 51-33-61. Release of lands where indebtedness refinanced through Reconstruction Finance Corporation - In any drainage district of the State of Mississippi which...

§ 51-33-63. Procedure to release lands from Reconstruction Finance Corporation - Any landowner desiring to take advantage of Sections 51-33-61 and...

§ 51-33-65. Release of lands by agreement with commissioners and bondholders - In any drainage district of the State of Mississippi which...

§ 51-33-67. Procedure to release lands from bondholders - Any landowner desiring to take advantage of Sections 51-33-65 and...

§ 51-33-69. Release of lands in districts with more than fifty per cent of lands forfeited to state for taxes - In any drainage district in the State of Mississippi in...

§ 51-33-71. Procedure to release lands in districts with more than fifty percent tax-forfeited lands - Any landowner desiring to take advantage of Sections 51-33-69 through...

§ 51-33-73. Payment for release - The amount required to be paid to obtain the release...

§ 51-33-75. Receivership for certain districts - Whenever any drainage district organized under the laws of this...

§ 51-33-77. Proceedings for appointment of receiver - Upon the filing of petition, process may be had on...

§ 51-33-79. Duties of receiver; oath; bond; records - The bond of the state auditor of public accounts, as...

§ 51-33-81. Audit of records - It shall be the duty of the receiver to audit...

§ 51-33-83. Payment of assessments by landowners or sale of property - Any landowner interested shall have the right to pay to...

§ 51-33-85. Compromise of assessments between landowners and bondholders - It shall be permissible for the landowner and the bond...

§ 51-33-87. Disposition of funds and discharge of receiver - All funds received by the receiver, either as payments made...

§ 51-33-89. Receivership as additional management method - Sections 51-33-75 through 51-33-89 are not intended as repealing or...

§ 51-33-91. Dissolution of district without construction-time limitation for commencement of proceedings - Any drainage district operating under the provisions of any law...

§ 51-33-93. Dissolution of district without construction; petition; notice - Whenever, after the expiration of the said period of three...

§ 51-33-95. Dissolution of district without construction; proceedings; chancery court jurisdiction - The said chancery court, or the chancellor thereof in vacation,...

§ 51-33-97. Dissolution of district without construction; claims - Nothing contained in Sections 51-33-91 through 51-33-97 shall be construed...

§ 51-33-99. Dissolution of district with construction not requiring maintenance - Any drainage district heretofore organized which has constructed drainage canals...

§ 51-33-101. Dissolution of district with construction not requiring maintenance; petition; notice - Whenever a majority of the landowners owning a majority of...

§ 51-33-103. Dissolution of district with construction not requiring maintenance; proceedings; chancery court jurisdiction - The said chancery court, or the chancellor thereof in vacation,...

§ 51-33-105. Dissolution of district by cumulative method - Whenever twenty-five per cent (25%) of the landowners owning a...

§ 51-33-107. Dissolution of district by cumulative method; petition - All proceedings instituted under Section 51-33-105 shall be by petition...

§ 51-33-109. Dissolution of district by cumulative method; notice and summons - After said petition has been filed with the clerk and...

§ 51-33-111. Dissolution of district by cumulative method; claims - At the time, date, and place set for the hearing...

§ 51-33-113. Dissolution of district by cumulative method; sale of property; orders and decrees; appointment of masters - In the event the petition as filed shows and the...

§ 51-33-115. Dissolution of district by cumulative method; claims; fees and commissions; contraction of debts - The court or chancellor in vacation is hereby authorized at...

§ 51-33-117. Dissolution of district by cumulative method; surplus funds; effect of dissolution - If it shall be made to appear to the court...

§ 51-33-119. Dissolution of district by cumulative method; appeals - The hearing and trial of any proceeding instituted under the...

§ 51-33-121. Law as additional method of dissolution - Sections 51-33-105 through 51-33-121 shall be cumulative and additional and...

§ 51-33-123. Saving statute - Drainage districts heretofore organized under the provisions of any law...

§ 51-33-125. Transfer of powers, duties and responsibilities of dissolved drainage districts with federally funded water impoundment structures to county soil and water conservation districts - The duties, powers and responsibilities of a drainage district with...

§ 51-33-127. Procedures for transfer of drainage district attributes to county soil and water conservation district; dissolution of drainage district; continuation of maintenance and operation of existing structures - 1. Dissolving the drainage district. 2. Transferring all the powers,...

Article 3 - Provisions Common to Swamp Land Districts

§ 51-33-201. Appointment of commissioners; bond - Swampland districts heretofore organized under the provisions of Sections 371...

§ 51-33-203. Duties and powers of commissioners - The commissioners provided for herein shall have control and management...

§ 51-33-205. Tax levy - When so recommended by such commissioners, the board of supervisors...

§ 51-33-207. General authority of commissioners - The said commissioners shall have full power and authority to...

Chapter 35 - Flood Control

Article 1 - Flood Control Agreements with United States

§ 51-35-1. Drainage district agreements to maintain works - The commissioners of any drainage district heretofore or hereafter organized...

§ 51-35-3. Relocation of roads outside drainage district - The commissioners of any drainage district agreeing as herein provided...

§ 51-35-5. Donations of land to drainage district - The commissioners of any drainage district entering into agreement with...

§ 51-35-7. Drainage district tax for maintenance - The commissioners of any drainage districts entering into such agreements...

§ 51-35-9. Drainage district agreements to furnish rights of way - The commissioners of any drainage district heretofore or hereafter organized...

§ 51-35-11. Acquisition of rights of way by drainage districts - The commissioners of any drainage district agreeing as herein provided...

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Mississippi Code Title 51 - Waters, Water Resources, Water Districts, Drainage, and Flood Control

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Title 51 - Waters, Water Resources, Water Districts, Drainage, and Flood Control