Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

House Bill 179

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Bill Text

History of Actions

Background

Title

Description: Development Impact Fees; authorize municipalities to impose.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

101/12/00(H)Referred To Municipalities
203/07/00(H)Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2000
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
3/5ths vote requiredYes

House Committee:

Principal Author: Guice

Title: AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE "MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE ACT"; TO ESTABLISH AN EQUITABLE PROGRAM FOR PLANNING AND FINANCING PUBLIC FACILITIES NEEDED TO SERVE NEW GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN MUNICIPALITIES; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS USED IN THE ACT; TO AUTHORIZE MUNICIPALITIES TO ADOPT ORDINANCES PROVIDING FOR THE IMPOSITION OF DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES; TO SPECIFY CERTAIN PROVISIONS THAT MUST BE INCLUDED IN MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE ORDINANCES; TO REQUIRE A LOCAL PLANNING COMMISSION TO REVIEW AND, IN ITS DISCRETION, HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE A MUNICIPALITY ADOPTS A DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE; TO REQUIRE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE FUNDS TO BE MAINTAINED IN SEPARATE ACCOUNTS AND TO LIMIT THE EXPENDITURE OF SUCH FUNDS TO THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH SUCH FEES WERE COLLECTED; TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE FOR REFUNDING CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES THAT HAVE BEEN COLLECTED; TO REQUIRE MUNICIPALITIES TO ESTABLISH AN APPEALS PROCESS RELATING TO THE DETERMINATION OF DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS; TO AUTHORIZE MUNICIPALITIES TO ENTER INTO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS CONCERNING THE IMPOSITION OF DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/07/00 at 17:20.



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