Title 57, Planning, Research and Development

The MDA is hereby authorized and empowered to promulgate and put into effect, in accordance with the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law, all reasonable rules and regulations that it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of the Regional Economic Development Act. No…

(1) The alliance is authorized to cooperate and coordinate with economic development commissions, authorities, districts, travel, and other similar commissions and boards, or other similar agencies of other states, the federal government, and with county, municipal, and regional …

(a) Any agreement made under this article shall specify the following:(a) Its duration.(b) Its purpose or purposes.(c) The precise organization, composition, nature and powers of any separate legal or administrative entity created thereby and the specific citation of statutory au…

(1) In the event that an agreement made pursuant to this article shall deal in whole or in part with the provision of services or facilities with regard to which an officer, unit or agency of the state government has constitutional or statutory powers of control, the agreement sh…

All laws in regard to purchases, auditing, depositories and expenditures in general which limit the authority of the agreeing local governing units shall also apply to any joint body created by the agreement pursuant to the provisions of this article.

(1) The powers and authority granted and set forth in this article shall be additional and supplemental to any other powers and authority granted by law and shall not amend, repeal or supersede any other powers and authority granted by law. (2) Nothing in this article shall autho…

A local government unit that is a member of a regional economic development alliance created under the Regional Economic Development Act is authorized to negotiate a purchase option for real property to be used for the purposes of the alliance. A local government unit may pay all…

(a) It is hereby declared that the state’s public welfare demands, and the state’s public policy requires:(a) That for the benefit of the people of the State of Mississippi, it is essential to foster and promote the issuing of bonds by local government units jointly or severally,…

The board of supervisors of any county that is a member of a regional economic development alliance created under the Regional Economic Development Act may exercise the power of eminent domain for the purpose of acquiring land, property and/or rights-of-way for a project as defin…

It is the purpose of this article to permit local government units of the state to make the most efficient use of their powers and resources by enabling them to cooperate and to contract with other local government units, including foreign governmental units from another state, o…

(a) For the purposes of this article, the following words shall be defined as herein provided unless the context requires otherwise:(a) “Alliance” means a regional economic development alliance created under this article.(b) “Bond” or “bonds” means bonds, notes or other evidence …

(1) Prior to issuing bonds to finance any proposed project under this article, the local government unit shall submit an application to the MDA for a certificate of public convenience and necessity. The application shall be in such form and content as the MDA shall from time to t…

(1) The Boards of Supervisors of Tate, Panola, Lafayette and Yalobusha Counties are authorized to form the Northwest Regional Alliance (NWRA) for the purpose of engaging in economic development projects in those counties. (2) For purposes of this article, the terms “NWRA” and “al…

(1) In addition to any other authority granted by law, the Boards of Supervisors of Tate, Panola, Lafayette and Yalobusha Counties may levy a special ad valorem tax annually in an amount not to exceed two (2) mills on all taxable property within their county to carry out the prov…

In addition to any other authority granted by law, the Boards of Supervisors of Tate, Panola, Lafayette and Yalobusha Counties each may issue general obligation bonds of such counties for the purposes of this article. Each county is authorized to issue its general obligation bond…

The powers and authority granted to the NWRA under this article are supplemental to, and may be exercised concurrently with, any other powers and authority that may be granted by law to any regional economic development entity comprised of Tate, Panola, Lafayette and Yalobusha Co…