§ 29-15-19. Maps to conform to minimal national map accuracy standards
All maps produced under this program shall conform at least to minimal national map accuracy standards.
§ 29-15-21. Establishment of local tidal datums and determination of mean high and low water lines; standards
The establishment of local tidal datums and the determination of the location of the mean high water line or the mean low water line, whether by federal, state or local agencies or private parties, shall be made in accordance with the standards and procedures set forth in this chapter, and in accordance with supplementary regulations […]
§ 29-15-23. Establishment of local tidal datums and determination of mean high and low water lines; responsibility; methods
The establishment of local tidal datums and the determination of the location of the mean high water line or the mean low water line shall be performed by qualified personnel licensed by the Board of Professional Land Surveyors or by representatives of the United States Government when approved by the commission. The location of the […]
§ 29-17-4. State Agency Repair and Renovation Fund
There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the “State Agency Repair and Renovation Fund” which shall consist of monies appropriated or otherwise made available therefor by the Legislature. Interest earned on monies in the special fund shall be deposited to the credit of such fund and money […]
§ 29-15-17. Commission to conduct boundary mapping program; additional powers of Commission
After the preparation and publication of the certified preliminary map, as finally adopted and provided for in Section 29-15-7, the commission is authorized and directed to conduct a comprehensive program of public trust tidelands boundary mapping with the object of providing accurate surveys of such lands of the state. In addition to other such powers […]
§ 29-13-5. Inventory of state-owned buildings in flood plain areas
The Department of Finance and Administration shall compile an inventory of all state-owned buildings in any area of the state affected by the Hurricane Katrina Disaster of 2005 or any floodplain areas and any necessary data concerning such buildings. Each agency, board, commission, department and institution of the state shall cooperate in the preparation of […]
§ 29-15-1. Definitions
“Commission” means the Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources. “Local tidal datum” means the datum established for a specific tide station through the use of tidal observations made at that station. “Mean high water” means the arithmetic mean of all the high waters occurring in a particular nineteen-year tidal epoch period; or for a shorter period […]
§ 29-15-3. Declaration of public policy and purpose
It is declared to be the public policy of this state to favor the preservation of the natural state of the public trust tidelands and their ecosystems and to prevent the despoliation and destruction of them, except where a specific alteration of specific public trust tidelands would serve a higher public interest in compliance with […]
§ 29-15-5. Tidelands and submerged lands held in public trust; rights of littoral and riparian property owners
Tidelands and submerged lands are held by the state in trust for use of all the people, and are so held in their character as the beds and shores of the sea and its tidally affected arms and tributaries for the purposes defined by common law and statutory law. Littoral and riparian property owners have […]
§ 29-15-7. Map of public trust tidelands; boundary challenges
The Secretary of State, in cooperation with other state agencies, shall prepare a Preliminary Map of Public Trust Tidelands. The preliminary map shall depict the boundary as the current mean high water line where shoreline is undeveloped and in developed areas or where there have been encroachments, such maps shall depict the boundary as the […]