Mississippi Legislature

1998 Regular Session

House Bill 1534

[Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House]

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History of Actions

Background

Title

Description: County road system; require counties to adopt an official map and a county road system register.

History of Actions:

101/19/98(H)Referred To County Affairs
202/03/98(H)Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
302/12/98(H)Committee Substitute Adopted
402/12/98(H)Amended
502/12/98(H)Passed As Amended
602/16/98(H)Transmitted To Senate
702/19/98(S)Referred To County Affairs;Highways and Transportation
802/24/98(S)DR - TSDP: CA To HI
903/03/98(S)Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 1998
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
3/5ths vote requiredNo

House Committee:

Senate Committees:

Principal Author: Compretta*

Code Sections: A 065-0007-0001, A 065-0007-0121

Title: AN ACT TO CREATE A NEW CODE SECTION TO BE CODIFIED AS SECTION 65-7-4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 1, 1999, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF EACH COUNTY SHALL PREPARE AND ADOPT AN OFFICIAL MAP DESIGNATING AND DELINEATING ALL PUBLIC ROADS ON THE COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM; TO PROVIDE THAT ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 1, 1999, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF EACH COUNTY SHALL PREPARE AND ADOPT A COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM REGISTER WHICH SHALL CONTAIN CERTAIN INFORMATION; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH MAP AND REGISTER SHALL BE KEPT ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION; TO REQUIRE ALL SUBSEQUENT CHANGES TO THE COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM TO BE RECORDED ON THE MAP AND IN THE REGISTER AS SOON AS REASONABLY POSSIBLE; TO PROVIDE THAT FROM AND AFTER FEBRUARY 1, 1999, THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM SHALL CONSIST OF AN OFFICIAL MAP AND THE COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM REGISTER; TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM SHALL BE REVISED AND UPDATED ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 1 OF EACH YEAR; TO REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE ADOPTION OF THE OFFICIAL MAP AND THE COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM REGISTER OR ANY CHANGES THERETO; TO AMEND SECTION 65-7-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OVER PUBLIC ROADS IN THE COUNTY; TO PROVIDE THAT FROM AND AFTER FEBRUARY 1, 1999, NO ROAD SHALL BE INCLUDED AS A PART OF THE COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM UNTIL AND UNLESS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS ESTABLISHED OR ACCEPTED THE ROAD AND CAUSED THE ROAD TO BE INCLUDED IN THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM; TO AMEND SECTION 65-7-121, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE CIRCUMSTANCES UPON WHICH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MAY ABANDON SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/03/98 at 18:03.



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