Title 65, Highways, Bridges and Ferries

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, when all deficient bridges, as defined by Section 65-37-3(1)(a), of a county have been replaced or are under contract for replacement or rehabilitation, then monies in the Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fun…

(1) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection:(a) “Deficient bridge” means a bridge with a condition rating of fair or less for its deck, superstructure or substructure, as determined by National Bridge Inspe…

(a) In administering the provisions of this chapter, the State Aid Engineer shall have the following powers and duties:(a) To supervise the use of all funds made available under this chapter for local bridge replacement and rehabilitation projects on local road systems;(b) To rev…

(1) In order for a county to be eligible for the expenditure of funds under the provisions of this chapter, the board of supervisors of the county shall meet the following conditions:(a) On or before January 1, 1995, and on or before January 1 of each year thereafter, the board o…

Engineering costs for any project performed under this chapter, including the salaries or fees of the engineer, may be paid from the Local Bridge Replacement Rehabilitation Fund allocations to a county; however, the maximum fee paid to an engineer from the fund shall not exceed t…

(1) The Mississippi Transportation Commission is authorized, subject to the availability of funds in the Gaming Counties State-Assisted Infrastructure Fund created in Section 65-39-17, to conduct feasibility studies and, pursuant to information gathered in such studies, select ro…

All bonds and interest coupons issued under the provisions of Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33 have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the provisions of the Mississippi Uniform Commercial Code, and in exercising the powers granted by Sections 65-39-5…

The State Bond Commission shall act as the issuing agent for the bonds authorized under Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33, prescribe the form of the bonds, advertise for and accept bids, issue and sell the bonds so authorized to be sold, pay all fees and costs incurred in such is…

The bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33 are general obligations of the State of Mississippi, and for the payment thereof the full faith and credit of the State of Mississippi is irrevocably pledged. Monies in the Gaming Counties Sinking Bond Fun…

(1) The proceeds of the bonds issued under Section 65-39-5 and the proceeds of notes issued under Section 31-17-127 for the purpose of providing funds for infrastructure projects under Section 65-39-1 shall be deposited in a special fund that is created in the State Treasury to b…

The bonds authorized under Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33 may be issued without any other proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things other than those proceedings, conditions and things which are specified or required by Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33. An…

The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall study all roads and highways (or segments thereof) within and approaching those counties in this state where legal gaming is being conducted or is authorized, in addition to those roads, highways and projects described in Section…

The bonds authorized under the authority of Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33 may be validated in the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, in the manner and with the force and effect provided by Chapter 13, Title 31, Mississippi Code of 1972…

Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33 or of any of the interest coupons pertaining thereto may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceeding, protect and enforce all rights granted under Sections 65-39-5 …

All bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33 shall be legal investments for trustees and other fiduciaries, and for savings banks, trust companies and insurance companies organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi, and such bonds shall be l…

Bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33 and income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation in the State of Mississippi.

The proceeds of the bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33 shall be used solely for the purposes herein provided, including the costs incident to the issuance and sale of such bonds.

There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the “Gaming Counties Bond Sinking Fund.” Such monies as the Legislature directs or provides to be deposited into the fund may be expended, upon legislative appropriation, to pay the interest on and principa…

No elected or appointed official shall derive or receive, directly or indirectly, any income, compensation or pecuniary benefit, as a result of such elected or appointed official’s duties under Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33 that provides for the issuance of bonds by the state…

Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33 shall be deemed to be full and complete authority for the exercise of the powers granted, but Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33 shall not be deemed to repeal or to be in derogation of any existing law of this state.

(a) The date upon which the taxes and fees levied and charged under the provisions of Sections 27-55-11, 27-57-37, 27-59-11, 27-19-43, 27-19-309, 27-65-75, and Sections 27-55-519 and 27-55-521 are reduced under such sections shall be the first day of the month immediately followi…

The Mississippi Transportation Commission may require the Mississippi Department of Transportation to provide the twenty percent (20%) state matching share and federal nonparticipating costs for Special Category Projects as provided for in Public Law 102-240 (the Intermodal Surfa…

(1) The Mississippi Transportation Commission, at one time or from time to time, may declare by resolution the necessity for the issuance of general obligation bonds of the State of Mississippi to provide funds for all costs incurred or to be incurred by the Transportation Commis…

The principal of and interest on the bonds authorized under Section 65-39-5 shall be payable in the manner provided in this section. Such bonds shall bear such date or dates, be in such denomination or denominations, bear interest at such rate or rates (not to exceed the limits s…

The bonds authorized by Section 65-39-5 of this chapter shall be signed by the Chairman of the State Bond Commission, or by his facsimile signature, and the official seal of the State Bond Commission shall be affixed thereto, attested by the Secretary of the State Bond Commission…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Scenic Byways Program.”

(1) The department may accept donations, bequests, gifts, grants, appropriations of federal money, in-kind contributions and things of value from any source, public or private, including individuals, organizations and federal, state and local governmental bodies, for the purpose …

(1) This chapter shall not prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect any existing or future lawful use or activity in or related to a scenic byway area. This chapter also shall not prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the operation, maintenance or new construction of any facility,…

(a) As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to them in this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise:(a) “Corridor” means a highway, road or street right-of-way and the adjacent area that is visible from and extends along the highway, …

The Mississippi Department of Transportation, upon approval of the Mississippi Transportation Commission, may administer a Mississippi Scenic Byways Program. Under the program, the department, with assistance from the Scenic Byways Advisory Committee created under Section 65-41-7…

(1) There is created a Scenic Byways Advisory Committee to assist the department in the development and administration of the Mississippi Scenic Byways Program, the adoption of a corridor management plan, the review of scenic byway applications and the selection and nomination of…

(1) The corridor management plan adopted under this chapter shall establish criteria, policies and procedures that will permit county boards of supervisors, municipal governing authorities and the Mississippi Department of Transportation to submit to the advisory committee applic…

The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the “Grand Gulf-Raymond Scenic Byway,” pursuant to Section 65-41-1 et seq.: Beginning at the Grand Gulf Military Monument on t…

(1) The following highways, roads and streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the “Lower Mississippi Historic Scenic Byway,” pursuant to Section 65-41-1 et seq.:Begin on U.S. Highway 61 at the Issaqu…

(1) The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the “Mississippi Delta Great River Road Scenic Byway,” pursuant to Section 65-41-1 et seq.:Begin at the Tennessee state li…

The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the “Biloxi-D’Iberville Scenic Expressway” pursuant to Section 65-41-1 et seq. as it reaches completion:Beginning at the inter…

The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the “Highway 605 Tradition Scenic Parkway” pursuant to Section 65-41-1 et seq. as it reaches completion:Beginning at the inter…

The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the “Beach Boulevard Scenic Byway” pursuant to Section 65-41-1 et seq.:Beginning at Cedar Point in Hancock County and travelin…

(a) The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the “Scenic Byways to Space” pursuant to Section 65-41-1 et seq.:(a) To be known as “NASA Scenic Byway to Space”: Beginnin…

The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the “Brice’s Crossroads Battlefield-Chief Tishomingo Scenic Byway” pursuant to Section 65-41-1 et seq.:Beginning at the Brice’…

The following highways and roads located in Choctaw, Winston and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the “Noxubee Hills Route” pursuant to Section 65-41-1 et seq.: The Noxubee Hills Route begins at the inter…

(a) The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated in the following four (4) segments as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the “Delta Bluffs Scenic Byway” pursuant to Section 65-41-1 et seq.:(a) Northern Branch…

(a) The following highways located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic byway to be known as the “Gateway to History,” pursuant to Section 65-41-1 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972:(a) Segment 1: Beginning at the intersection of High…

The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the “William Faulkner Scenic Byway” pursuant to Section 65-41-1 et seq.: Beginning at the intersection of Mississippi Highway …

(1) The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the “Gulf Coast Scenic Byway” pursuant to Section 65-45-1 et seq.:U.S. Highway 90 beginning at the intersection of U.S. Hi…

The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the “Davis Lake Road Scenic Byway” pursuant to Section 65-41-1 et seq.: Beginning at the intersection of Mississippi Highway 1…