§ 59-17-19. Tax levy by counties for payment of bonds
Before any additional bonds may be issued for equipment as authorized by Section 59-17-41, at least one (1) county shall have levied a tax upon all the taxable property, both real and personal, within its boundaries for the purpose of paying the principal and interest on such bonds and the aggregate amount of the additional […]
§ 59-17-21. Contract with master water management district to underwrite financial obligations for project
In the event no three (3) counties shall contract on the basis provided for in Section 59-17-19, then any master water management district may be considered an authorized agency and may enter into a contract with the board whereby they must agree to underwrite any deficits incurred from the operation of the port and/or obligations […]
§ 59-17-23. Operation of port or harbor by state inland port authority; composition of authority; appointment and terms of office of members
Any port or harbor, or any part thereof, and all facilities, structures, lands or other improvements, leased by, acquired by or conveyed to the state shall be operated by the board acting through a state inland port authority for such port or harbor, except as may be otherwise provided in this chapter. Such port authority […]
§ 59-17-25. Organization of state inland port authority; oath and bond of members
The members of the state inland port authority shall organize under the direction of the board in the same manner that state port authorities are organized and shall be entitled to compensation not exceeding that authorized by law for a state port authority. In its operation of such port or harbor, or any part thereof, […]
§ 59-17-1. Short title; “board” defined
This chapter may be cited as the “State Inland Ports Law.” As used in this chapter, the word “board” shall mean the Mississippi Development Authority.
§ 59-17-3. Declaration of public policy
It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the state to aid the industrial development and economy of the state through the acquisition, promotion, development, improvement and expansion of inland ports and attendant industrial sites.
§ 59-17-5. Construction of chapter
This chapter shall be construed liberally and broadly to effectuate the policy and purposes set out herein. This chapter shall be deemed to be full and complete authority for the exercise of the powers herein granted, but this chapter shall not be deemed to repeal or to be in derogation of any existing law of […]
§ 59-17-7. Functions of board and inland port as essential governmental functions
The carrying out of the corporate purposes of the board and the state inland port authority is, in all respects, for the benefit of the people of the State of Mississippi and is a public purpose, and the board and such state inland port authority will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise […]
§ 59-17-9. Duty of board to implement public policy; construction of rights, powers and duties of board
There is hereby vested in the board the duty to implement such declared public policy as herein provided. Wide latitude and discretion shall be vested in the board in the exercise of its powers and duties, and the enumeration of specific rights, powers, and duties of said board, when followed by general powers, shall not […]