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§ 39-32-1. Mississippi Country and Western Music Commission created; commission powers, functions and composition; report; disposition of funds received by commission

There is hereby created the Mississippi Country and Western Music Commission, hereinafter referred to as the “commission.” The commission may accept and expend grants and private donations from any source, including federal, state, public and private entities, to assist it to carry out its functions. For purposes of this chapter, the term “country and western […]

§ 39-33-1. Division of Tourism of Mississippi Development Authority authorized to create statewide Mississippi Country Music Trail infrastructure; purpose; trail markers; coordination with other organizations to share resources and information; coordination of marketing plan with state historic preservation programs

The Division of Tourism of the Mississippi Development Authority is authorized and directed to do the following: To make an inventory of country music “assets” that make up the country music culture that could be developed into a program for domestic and international tourism, and opportunities for investment. To establish a statewide Mississippi “Country Music […]

§ 39-21-1. Legislative intent

The Legislature recognizes the need for a craft center in Mississippi to enable Mississippi craft persons to demonstrate their skills and display their creations to Mississippians and tourists from other states. The Legislature further recognizes that a craft center would be of great economic and cultural importance to Mississippi.

§ 39-21-3. Mississippi craft center; location; construction

A facility to house the Mississippi Craft Center may be located within the corporate limits of Ridgeland, Mississippi. Consideration for the purchase of the property described in subsection (1) of this section necessary for the construction of the facility to house the Mississippi Craft Center shall not exceed the average of the fair market price […]

§ 39-21-4. “Mississippi Craft Center” renamed the “William Lowe (Bill) Waller, Sr. Craft Center.”

The MississippiCraft Center established under authority of Section 39-21-3, Mississippi Code of 1972, located within Ridgeland, Madison County, Mississippi,and under the jurisdiction of the Department of Finance and Administrationand leased to The Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi, Inc., shallbe renamed the “William Lowe (Bill) Waller, Sr. Craft Center.” The Departmentof Finance and Administration shall prepare or […]

§ 39-21-7. Lease or operating agreement with Mississippi Craftmen’s Guild

Upon completion of the construction, furnishing and equipping of the facility to house the Mississippi Craft Center as provided for in this chapter, the Department of Finance and Administration shall enter into a lease, sublease or operating agreement for a period not exceeding twenty (20) years, with The Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi, Inc. whereunder The […]

§ 39-19-13. Escheat to state prohibited

Property on loan to a museum shall not escheat to the state under any state escheat law, but shall pass to the museum under the provisions of Section 39-19-11. Property interests other than those specifically addressed in this chapter are not affected by this chapter.