§ 59-5-17. Negotiation of agreement with city, county or agency for state acquisition of port or harbor
On the receipt of an application from any city or county or other authorized port or harbor agency for state ownership of any port or harbor, or any part thereof, the board shall cause an independent determination and appraisal to be made of such analysis and survey, and the plan for the improvement, operation, development, […]
§ 59-5-1. Short title; definition of “board”
This chapter may be cited as the “State Ports and Harbors Law.” As used in this chapter the word “board” shall mean the Mississippi Development Authority.
§ 59-5-3. Declaration of public policy
It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the state to aid and encourage the promotion, development, improvement, and expansion of the state’s ports, harbors and inland waterways.
§ 59-5-5. Construction of chapter
This chapter shall be construed liberally and broadly to effectuate the policy and purposes herein set out. 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 […]
§ 59-5-7. Activities of board and state port authority pursuant to chapter as governmental functions
The carrying out of the corporate purposes of the board and the state port authority hereinafter created 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 port authority will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise […]