Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Seismographic testing, exploration, drilling or extracting minerals on marine waters or tidelands; prohibit.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/16 (H) Referred To Marine Resources;Oil, Gas and Other Minerals | |
| 2 | 01/31 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Peranich
Additional Authors: Franks, Moak
Code Sections: A 029-0007-0003, A 029-0007-0001, A 029-0007-0017, RP 029-0007-0019, RP 027-0007-0021, RP 027-0025-0505, RP 027-0025-0705
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 29-7-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT ANY SEISMOGRAPHIC TESTING OR EXPLORATION OR OTHER MINERAL EXPLORATION OR TESTING ACTIVITIES OR DRILLING OR EXTRACTING OF OIL, GAS OR OTHER MINERALS ON, IN OR UNDER STATE MARINE WATERS AND TIDELANDS AND ALL WATERS AND SUBMERGED LANDS TWELVE NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF A LINE DRAWN FROM THE SOUTHERNMOST LAND OF CAT ISLAND TO THE SOUTHERNMOST LAND OF SHIP ISLAND, TO THE SOUTHERNMOST LAND OF HORN ISLAND, TO THE SOUTHERNMOST LAND OF PETIT BOIS ISLAND AND EXTENDING EAST AND WEST TO THE STATE BORDERS WITH ALABAMA AND LOUISIANA AND TO PROHIBIT ANY LEASES FOR EXTRACTION OF OIL, GAS OR OTHER MINERALS ON, IN OR UNDER THE STATE MARINE WATERS AND TIDELANDS AND ALL WATERS AND SUBMERGED LANDS TWELVE NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF A LINE DRAWN FROM THE SOUTHERNMOST LAND OF CAT ISLAND TO THE SOUTHERNMOST LAND OF SHIP ISLAND, TO THE SOUTHERNMOST LAND OF HORN ISLAND, TO THE SOUTHERNMOST LAND OF PETIT BOIS ISLAND AND EXTENDING EAST AND WEST TO THE STATE BORDERS WITH ALABAMA AND LOUISIANA; TO AMEND SECTIONS 29-7-1 AND 29-7-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 29-7-19 AND 29-7-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE FOR HEARINGS TO BE HEARD BY THE COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AS A RESULT OF EXTRACTING MINERALS AND FOR AN APPEALS PROCESS FOR DECISIONS MADE BY THE COMMISSION; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 27-25-505 AND 27-25-705, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF A COUNTY SHALL REDUCE THE AD VALOREM TAXES LEVIED BY THE COUNTY IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO ONE-HALF OF THE COUNTY'S SHARE OF THE REVENUE DERIVED FROM THE OIL AND GAS SEVERANCE TAX UNDER SUCH SECTIONS, AS A RESULT OF OFFSHORE DRILLING ON THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST, AND THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF A MUNICIPALITY SHALL REDUCE THE AD VALOREM TAXES LEVIED BY THE MUNICIPALITY IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO ONE-HALF OF THE MUNICIPALITY'S SHARE OF THE REVENUE DERIVED FROM THE OIL AND GAS SEVERANCE TAX UNDER SUCH SECTIONS, AS A RESULT OF OFFSHORE DRILLING ON THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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