MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2000 Regular Session
To: Municipalities
By: Representatives Martinson, Barbour
House Bill 1246
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT A MUNICIPALITY FROM ANNEXING A HISTORIC PRESERVATION DISTRICT DESIGNATED BY A COUNTY UNTIL THE CONSENT OF THE COUNTY HAS BEEN OBTAINED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. If a county has designated a historic preservation district under Section 39-13-1 et seq., no municipality may change its boundaries to include within the limits of the municipality any such historic preservation district until the consent of the county has been obtained in writing. Before making its decision about the annexation, the county must first obtain in writing the advice and recommendations of the historic preservation commission established under Section 39-13-5. The historic preservation commission also must obtain in writing the advice and recommendations of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and submit the advice and recommendations to the county. After the county has followed this procedure, the municipality may, if given an affirmative response from the county, take any necessary action to annex the historic preservation district. If a municipality annexes a historic preservation district without obtaining written consent of the county, the annexation shall be voidable at the option of the county within six (6) months after the county becomes aware of the annexation.
SECTION 2. Section 1 of this act shall be codified as a new section in Chapter 1, Title 21, Mississippi Code of 1972.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2000.