§ 55-23-13. Maintenance of stadium driveways
The State Highway Department is hereby authorized and empowered to maintain the driveways which lead to the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium and are a part of the state-owned real property under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission. In carrying out this section, the department is authorized to use its personnel, funds, equipment […]
§ 55-23-15. Use of state-owned lands for public parking facilities
The Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission is hereby authorized to utilize certain state-owned land in Hinds County bounded on the east by North State Street, on the north by Taylor Street, on the west by North West Street, and on the south by a street or driveway known as Stadium Drive as a public parking […]
§ 55-23-17. Penalties
The commission is authorized to establish penalties for tow-away or impoundment charges for individual or corporate owners of vehicles violating such rules and regulations; and such other general rules and regulations as may be reasonably necessary.
§ 55-23-19. Maintenance of parking facilities; exemption from fees
Prior to July 1, 1989, the commission shall contract with the University of Mississippi Medical Center for provision by the medical center of funds in an amount reasonable and necessary to provide the following maintenance of parking facilities at the stadium: Adequate lighting; Routine care of the parking surface; Long-term resurfacing of any parking area […]
§ 55-23-21. Enlargement and renovation of stadium generally; public parking facilities
The Building Commission is hereby authorized and empowered, in addition to all other powers and duties of such commission, to enlarge and renovate the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in order to provide for a modern stadium having a seating capacity of approximately sixty-two thousand seven hundred thirty-one (62,731) persons, such authority to be conditioned upon […]
§ 55-23-1. Legislative findings and declaration of intent
The Legislature hereby finds and determines: That the Fifty Cents (50¢) per ticket charge and the one-fourth (1/4) of the amusement tax provided in Section 7 of Chapter 360, Laws of 1979, as amended by Chapter 456, Laws of 1985, have been insufficient in recent years to fully provide for the payment of the principal […]
§ 55-23-3. Short title of Sections 55-23-3 through 55-23-11
Sections 55-23-3 through 55-23-11 may be cited as “The Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Act.”
§ 55-23-5. Creation of Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission; composition; qualifications, appointment, terms of office and compensation of members; officers; quorum; director
There is hereby created a commission to be known as “The Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission,” hereinafter sometimes referred to as the commission, which shall consist of six (6) members as follows: One (1) member shall be appointed by the Mayor of the City of Jackson, Mississippi; One (1) member shall be selected by the […]
§ 55-23-6. Transfer of operational, administrative and managing powers and duties over Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium to Jackson State University; transfer of certain parcels of Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium property
From and after March 16, 2011: The Department of Finance and Administration as managing agency for the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, upon consultation with Jackson State University and the Department of Health, shall transfer the operational, administrative and managing powers and duties over the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium to Jackson State University, subject to an […]