§ 65-1-705. Port Multi-Modal Fund Committee; Airport Multi-Modal Fund Committee; Railroad Multi-Modal Fund Committee; Public Transit Multi-Modal Fund Committee
There is hereby created the Port Multi-Modal Fund Committee whose membership shall consist of: Seven (7) directors of ports, appointed by the President of the Mississippi Water Resources Association, or their designees, as follows: three (3) directors of the coastal ports and four (4) directors of the inland river ports; The Executive Director of MDA, […]
§ 65-1-707. Allocation of funds; criteria
During each state fiscal year, MDOT shall distribute the money in the fund among the various modes as follows: Thirty-eight percent (38%) shall be distributed to ports; Thirty-four percent (34%) shall be distributed to airports; Sixteen percent (16%) shall be distributed to transit systems; and Twelve percent (12%) shall be distributed to railroads. In order […]
§ 65-1-709. Joint Legislative Multi-Modal Fund Committee; Department of Transportation to submit annual report to joint committee
There is hereby created the Joint Legislative Multi-Modal Fund Committee which shall consist of the Chairman of the Senate Highways and Transportation Committee, or his designee; the Chairman of the Senate Ports and Marine Resources Committee, or his designee; the Chairman of the House Transportation Committee, or his designee; and the Chairman of the House […]
§ 65-1-509. Employees of contiguous states as employees of Mississippi; compensation and benefits; civil and criminal liability
Any employee of a contiguous state which enters into an interstate agreement under the authority of Sections 65-1-501 through 65-1-513 shall not become an employee of this state or of the Mississippi Transportation Commission, and shall not be compensated by this state or be entitled to any employment benefits either directly or indirectly from this […]
§ 65-1-511. Employees of this state accepting employment with contiguous states; status; compensation
Employees of this state who accept appointments from a contiguous state shall not, by virtue of their appointment, be considered an employee of that state, be compensated by that state or be considered an employee of that state for the purposes of employment rights.
§ 65-1-513. Rules and regulations; authority to enact
The Mississippi Transportation Commission may enact all rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of Sections 65-1-501 through 65-1-513 and the authority granted in Sections 65-1-501 through 65-1-513 shall be in addition to the powers granted to the Mississippi Transportation Commission by Section 65-1-8.
§ 65-1-701. Definitions
As used in this article: “Airport” means a publicly owned airport in Mississippi. “Fund” means the Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement Fund created in Section 65-1-703. “MDA” means the Mississippi Development Authority. “MDOT” means the Mississippi Department of Transportation. “Modes” means airports, ports, railroads and transit systems. “Port” means a public port in Mississippi. “Railroad” means a […]
§ 65-1-703. Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement Fund
There is established in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the “Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement Fund” into which shall be deposited such state funds as may be designated for deposit therein. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of the state fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General […]
§ 65-1-337. Reimbursement of real property taxes
A property owner whose property is totally taken in fee simple by the transportation department exercising the power of eminent domain under this article or under any other statute, shall be entitled to reimbursement from the department of the pro rata portion of real property taxes paid that are allocable to a period subsequent to […]
§ 65-1-339. Transportation Department entitled to recover amount of deposit exceeding that of final judgment
If the amount of the final judgment is less than the amount deposited by the Transportation Department pursuant to the provisions of this article, the department shall be entitled to recover the excess of the amount of the deposit over the amount of the final judgment and court costs incident thereto. If there are not […]