§ 57-64-21. Agreements under this chapter to include certain provisions
Any agreement made under this chapter shall specify the following: Its duration. Its purpose or purposes. The precise organization, composition, nature and powers of any separate legal or administrative entity created thereby and the specific citation of statutory authority vested in each of the local government units which is to be a party to the […]
§ 57-64-23. Agreements under this chapter to be approved by certain officers; agreements to be filed
In the event that an agreement made pursuant to this chapter shall deal in whole or in part with the provision of services or facilities with regard to which an officer, unit or agency of the state government has constitutional or statutory powers of control, the agreement shall, as a condition precedent to its being […]
§ 57-64-25. Applicability of existing laws
All laws in regard to purchases, auditing, depositories and expenditures in general which limit the authority of the agreeing local governing units shall also apply to any joint body created by the agreement pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
§ 57-64-1. Short title
This chapter may be cited as the “Regional Economic Development Act.”
§ 57-64-3. Declaration of public policy
It is hereby declared that the state’s public welfare demands, and the state’s public policy requires: That for the benefit of the people of the State of Mississippi, it is essential to foster and promote the issuing of bonds by local government units jointly or severally, including any joint bond issuance with a county, parish […]
§ 57-64-5. Purpose
It is the purpose of this chapter to permit local government units of the state to make the most efficient use of their powers and resources by enabling them to cooperate and to contract with other local government units, including foreign governmental units from another state, on a basis of mutual advantage, to share the […]