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Miss. Code Ann. § 51-33-29 Cooperative agreements with U.S. Corps of Engineers
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Drainage districts already created or to be created under the laws of the State of Mississippi are hereby authorized and empowered to enter into cooperative agreements with the U.S. Corps of Engineers to carry out the purposes for which the districts were created, including the p…
Miss. Code Ann. § 51-33-3 Additional powers for conservation
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(a) To the end that soil and water conservation measures may be improved, flood control and drainage programs strengthened, and the land and water economy of the state stabilized, the following additional powers are conferred upon presently existing drainage districts in the Stat…
Miss. Code Ann. § 51-33-31 Borrowing from Farmers’ Home Administration
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Drainage districts already created or to be created under the laws of this state are hereby authorized and empowered to borrow money from the Farmers’ Home Administration, an agency of the United States, to be used for the purposes for which said districts are created and upon su…
Miss. Code Ann. § 51-33-33 Irrigation of farm lands
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All drainage districts of this state may, in the discretion of the drainage commissions of said district, permit the use of water from the drainage canals and the putting into drainage canals of water from natural bodies of water or streams, for the purpose of irrigation of farm …