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§ 51-35-13. Drainage district tax for rights of way - The commissioners of any drainage district entering into such agreements...
§ 51-35-15. County agreements for rights of way and maintenance - The board of supervisors of any county through any part...
§ 51-35-17. Agreement by certain county - Any such board of supervisors is also hereby authorized and...
§ 51-35-21. Contribution to cost of acquiring land for improvements outside county - The board of supervisors of any county through any part...
§ 51-35-23. Apportionment of federal funds - All moneys paid to the State of Mississippi by the...
Article 5 - Urban Flood Control
§ 51-35-301. Citation - This article may be cited as the Urban Flood and...
§ 51-35-303. Legislative determination and declaration of policy - It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination,...
§ 51-35-305. General authority to organize - Flood and drainage control districts may now or hereafter be...
§ 51-35-307. Petition for creation of district - Any municipality which may be, in whole or in part,...
§ 51-35-309. Proceedings after petition filed - After the filing of the petition, the chancellor shall enter...
§ 51-35-311. Hearing - The chancery court in which said petition shall be filed...
§ 51-35-313. Appeal as preference case - Any person interested in or aggrieved by the final order...
§ 51-35-315. Powers of district - The said district through its board of directors is hereby...
§ 51-35-317. Board of directors - All powers of the district shall be exercised by a...
§ 51-35-319. Construction contracts - All construction contracts of the district, which shall be let...
§ 51-35-321. Appropriation permit - The district is empowered to obtain through appropriate hearings an...
§ 51-35-323. Board of directors to issue bonds - The board of directors of the district is hereby authorized...
§ 51-35-325. Declaration of intent to issue revenue bonds; contents and publication of resolution; protest; election on question of issuance of bonds - Before issuing any revenue bonds hereunder, the board of directors...
§ 51-35-327. Manner of holding election - Such elections shall be held, as far as is practicable,...
§ 51-35-329. Results of election - When the results of the election on the question of...
§ 51-35-331. Details of bonds - All such bonds provided by this article shall be negotiable...
§ 51-35-335. Validation of bonds - All bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be validated...
§ 51-35-337. Bonds as legal investments - All bonds of the district shall be and are hereby...
§ 51-35-339. District and its bonds exempt from taxation - The accomplishment of the purposes stated in this article being...
§ 51-35-340. Authorization for short-term borrowing by certain levee districts - The board of directors of the district is hereby authorized...
§ 51-35-341. Preliminary expenses - The district may borrow funds for a period of not...
§ 51-35-343. Depository for funds of district - The board of directors shall designate one or more banks...
§ 51-35-345. Agreements with the United States, the state, or political subdivisions - The board of directors of the district is hereby authorized...
§ 51-35-347. Cooperation with other governmental agencies - The district shall have authority to act jointly with political...
§ 51-35-349. Urban flood and drainage control law controlling - The provisions of any other law, general, special, or local,...
§ 51-35-351. Savings clause - Nothing in this article shall be construed to violate any...
Chapter 37 - Watershed Districts
Watershed Repair and Rehabilitation Cost-Share Program
§ 51-37-1. Legislative intent - The Legislature has previously stated its desire to improve the...
Chapter 39 - Storm Water Management Districts
§ 51-39-1. Short title - This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Mississippi...
§ 51-39-3. Legislative findings and declarations - The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: Storm water may...
§ 51-39-5. Definitions - Whenever used in this chapter, the following words and phrases...
§ 51-39-9. Publication of resolution; referendum on creation of district upon filing of protest - "FOR CREATION OF_______________DISTRICT: ( ) AGAINST CREATION OF_______________DISTRICT: ( )"...
§ 51-39-11. Adoption of resolution or ordinance authorizing district - If no petition requiring an election is filed or if...
§ 51-39-13. Payment of costs - All costs incident to the publication of the notices, election...
§ 51-39-15. Appeal of resolution or ordinance - Any party having an interest in the subject matter and...
§ 51-39-23. Board authorized to contract with members to provide support services - The board may contract with any member to provide support...
§ 51-39-25. Rights and powers of district - The district shall have all the rights and powers necessary...
§ 51-39-29. Power of eminent domain - The governing body of a member may exercise the power...
§ 51-39-33. Storm water management plan - The district may at the direction of the governing bodies...
§ 51-39-35. Authority of public agencies to assist in attaining objectives of this chapter - For the purpose of attaining the objectives of this chapter,...
§ 51-39-37. Property and revenue of district exempt from taxation - The property and revenue of the district shall be exempt...
§ 51-39-39. Filing of financial reports - Within ninety (90) days after the close of each fiscal...
§ 51-39-41. District not authorized to deny access to system to person holding appropriate permits - This chapter shall not be construed to authorize a district...
§ 51-39-43. Chapter constitutes full and complete authority for creation of district - This chapter, without reference to any other statute, shall be...
Chapter 41 - Public Water Authorities
§ 51-41-1. Legislative intent - It is the intent of the Legislature to provide a...
§ 51-41-3. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:...
§ 51-41-5. Construction - This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with its...
§ 51-41-7. Authority generally - There is conferred upon a water authority, the authority to...
§ 51-41-11. Existence of water authority - The application for reconstitution and certificate of incorporation shall be...
§ 51-41-15. Officers - The officers of the water authority shall consist of a...
§ 51-41-17. Powers generally - The water authority shall have the following powers, acting either...
§ 51-41-19. Tax exemption of projects - Each project, all the water authority's interest therein, and all...
§ 51-41-23. Execution of bonds - Bonds shall be executed by the manual or facsimile signature...
§ 51-41-25. Security for bonds - If any default is made in the payment of the...
§ 51-41-27. Bonds - tax exemption - The principal of and interest, if any, on bonds issued...
§ 51-41-33. Act is full authority - This chapter shall be deemed to be full and complete...