§ 65-1-153. Submission of work program required prior to appropriations; notification of changes in program
From and after July 1, 1981, no appropriation shall be made to the Mississippi State Highway Department until the highway department supplies the legislature with a detailed program of the work to be accomplished during the fiscal year for which such appropriation will be made. Whenever a determination is made that one or more of […]
§ 65-1-155. Transfer of funds to Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management
The State Highway Commission, acting through the Director of the State Highway Department, is hereby authorized and directed to transfer the sum of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00) out of any money in the special fund accounts within the State Treasury to the credit of the State Highway Department into a special fund account to the […]
§ 65-1-86. Duty of Attorney General with respect to illegal contracts or criminal acts
The Attorney General shall, with or without a request by the State Highway Commission, bring any lawsuit, in the name of the State Highway Commission, to recover any monies lost through illegal contracts, fraud, false pretense or any other criminal act, and the highway commission shall, at the direction of the Attorney General, supply internal […]
§ 65-1-131. Security officers; appointment; oath; identification; powers; reimbursement by district
The Mississippi Transportation Commission may appoint and commission qualified persons as security officers of the Mississippi Department of Transportation. Any such security officer so appointed shall be a full-time employee of the Transportation Department and shall not be employed by any privately owned guard or security service, and shall at all times be answerable and […]
§ 65-1-87. Purchases of war surplus equipment, supplies and materials
The Mississippi State Highway Commission is hereby authorized and empowered to purchase war surplus equipment, supplies, and materials from the General Services Administration of the United States of America without the necessity of advertising for bids for such materials and equipment and supplies, even though the cost of such materials, equipment, and supplies exceed the […]
§ 65-1-133. Security officers; arrest and detention
A person arrested by a security officer appointed and commissioned under Section 65-1-131 shall be handled or processed in the jurisdiction in which the offense was committed, in the same manner as if the arrest had been made by a sheriff or constable. If such security officer detains any person arrested by him, he shall […]
§ 65-1-89. Contract arbitration provisions
Every formal contract made by or on behalf of the Mississippi Transportation Commission for the construction of any building, highway, or work, or the doing of any repairs shall contain and include a provision for settlement by arbitration, if requested by either party to the contract, of all claims and disputes and other matters arising […]
§ 65-1-135. Security officers; termination of authority
The powers and authority of any security officer may be terminated at any time by the Highway Commission.
§ 65-1-91. Arbitration proceedings and effect
Upon demand for arbitration by any party to a contract with the Mississippi Transportation Commission for the construction of any building, highway or work, or the doing of any repairs, such arbitration shall proceed in all respects and shall have the same effect as authorized and provided by Sections 11-15-1 through 11-15-37. Any arbitration decision […]
§ 65-1-136. Authorization of Mississippi Transportation Commission to contract with private security firms; requirements and limitations pertaining to private security officers
In addition to employing security officers as full-time employees of the Mississippi Department of Transportation as authorized under subsection (1) of Section 65-1-131, the Mississippi Transportation Commission may contract with any private security firm or business authorized to do business in this state for the purpose of providing security for buildings, property or facilities owned […]