Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

House Bill 60

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Title

Description: Agricultural leases of prison land; revise lease term and authorize auction for.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/03 (H) Referred To Corrections
2 01/31 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2006
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committee:

Principal Author: Mayo

Code Sections: A 047-0005-0064, A 047-0005-0066

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-64, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE FROM THREE TO EIGHT YEARS THE MAXIMUM LEASE TERM FOR WHICH THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONS MAY LEASE LAND OF DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-66, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO HOLD AUCTIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL LEASES TO PRIVATE ENTITIES; TO REQUIRE THE CORRECTIONS AUDITOR OF THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND EXPENDITURE REVIEW (PEER) TO MAKE A YEARLY REPORT TO THE CHAIRMEN OF THE CORRECTIONS COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONS REGARDING LEASED LAND; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/31/06 at 18:07.

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