§ 65-1-171. Construction of bridge across Pearl River at City of Jackson connecting counties of Rankin and Hinds
Pursuant to federal appropriations for transportation system improvements, the Mississippi Department of Transportation is hereby authorized and empowered to construct a road and bridge along the following route: Begin at or near North State Street in the City of Jackson’s central business district and extend in an easterly direction across the Pearl River to Mississippi […]
§ 65-1-173. Employment of inspectors to enforce and investigate violations of railroad laws and related mandates
For the purpose of enforcing and investigating all violations of the railroad laws, and the rules, regulations and general orders of the Mississippi Transportation Commission promulgated thereunder, the commission is hereby authorized to employ five (5) inspectors and one (1) railway safety coordinator. The salaries of the inspectors and the safety coordinator shall be fixed […]
§ 65-1-175. Jurisdiction and powers of Department of Transportation with respect to roadway/railway crossings
The jurisdiction of the Mississippi Department of Transportation shall be exclusive with respect to public roadway/railroad crossings either at grade or otherwise except to the extent that its jurisdiction is preempted by valid federal statute, regulation or order. The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall have power, upon its own motion or upon complaint filed, after […]
§ 65-1-157. Expenditure of transferred funds by Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management
The funds transferred herein to a special fund account to the credit of the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management shall be expended only as authorized by an act of the Legislature.
§ 65-1-159. Implementation of fund transferral by director
The Director of the State Highway Department shall make requisition upon the State Auditor of Public Accounts, or its successor, and thereupon the Auditor of Public Accounts, or its successor, shall issue his warrant to the State Treasurer, who shall immediately pay same into the special fund account to the credit of the Bureau of […]
§ 65-1-161. Authorization for Office of General Services to convey right-of-way across certain lands
The Governor’s Office of General Services, acting through the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management, is authorized, in its discretion, to convey to the Mississippi State Highway Department, on behalf of the Mississippi School for the Deaf, the Mississippi School for the Blind and the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum, a right-of-way row […]
§ 65-1-163. Disposition of proceeds of sale authorized by Section 65-1-161
When the property described in Section 65-1-161 is conveyed to the Mississippi Highway Department as authorized, the proceeds from this conveyance of parcels 1, 2, 3 and 4, shall be deposited to the credit of the Mississippi School for the Deaf and the Mississippi School for the Blind, in a special account created in the […]
§ 65-1-165. Contract for development of comprehensive statewide litter prevention program
The State Highway Department is hereby authorized to execute a contract with Keep Mississippi Beautiful, Inc., to develop and implement a comprehensive statewide program of litter prevention. The contract shall contain provisions to require that Keep Mississippi Beautiful, Inc., will: Encourage and assist local communities to become certified Keep America Beautiful systems. Serve as a […]
§ 65-1-137. Security officers considered independent contractors
All security officers of any security firm or business with which the Transportation Commission has contracted under Section 65-1-136 shall be independent contractors and shall not be considered as employees under Chapter 46 of Title 11, Mississippi Code of 1972.
§ 65-1-139. Contractors may be required to provide law enforcement safety operations in certain work zones; agreements between contractors and law enforcement agencies to provide work zone law enforcement; utilization of officers from Department of Transportation Office of Law Enforcement to perform work zone safety operations under certain circumstances
The Mississippi Transportation Commission may require its contractors to provide for law enforcement safety operations in work zones that the commission determines are on high-volume roadways or on high risk projects by including such provision in a contract between the commission and the contractor or as part of a bid requirement. A contractor may provide […]