Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2853

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Title

Description: Mineral Lease Commission; transfer authority to Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate] [Sent to Governor]

History of Actions:

1 02/23 (S) Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
2 03/02 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3 03/18 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
4 03/18 (S) Amended
5 03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
6 03/19 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
7 03/19 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
8 03/22 (S) Transmitted To House
9 03/24 (H) Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
10 04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
11 04/08 (H) Amended
12 04/08 (H) Passed As Amended
13 04/13 (H) Returned For Concurrence
14 04/19 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
15 04/23 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
16 04/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
17 05/01 Approved by Governor

Amendments:

Lost [S] Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub)
Lost [S] Amendment No 2 (Cmte Sub)
Adopted [S] Amendment No 3 (Cmte Sub)
Adopted [S] Amendment No 1 to Amendment No 3 (Cmte Sub)
Adopted [S] Amendment No 4 (Cmte Sub)
Adopted [S] Amendment No 5 (Cmte Sub)
Adopted [H] Committee Amendment No 1
Adopted [H] Amendment No 1 to Committee Amendment No 1
Adopted [H] Amendment No 2 to Committee Amendment No 1
   
[H] Amendment Report for Senate Bill No. 2853

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2004
DispositionLaw
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths
Chapter number482

Senate Committee:

House Committee:

Principal Author: Dearing

Additional Authors: Little, Posey, Michel, Morgan, Thames, King, Gordon, Huggins, Brown, Albritton, Walley, Doxey, Chaney, Kirby, Butler, Lee (35th), White, Clarke, Flowers, Jackson (15th), Pickering

Code Sections: A 029-0007-0001, A 029-0007-0003, A 029-0007-0017

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 29-7-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO TRANSFER THE AUTHORITY OF THE MINERAL LEASE COMMISSION TO THE MISSISSIPPI MAJOR ECONOMIC IMPACT AUTHORITY; TO AMEND SECTION 29-7-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSION TO LEASE STATE-OWNED LANDS THAT HAVE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL FOR OIL OR NATURAL GAS; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS FOR DRILLING FOR OIL OR NATURAL GAS IN OFFSHORE WATERS; TO AMEND SECTION 29-7-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO CREATE A NEW SECTION TO BE CODIFIED AS SECTION 29-7-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR HEARINGS TO BE HEARD BY THE COMMISSION; TO CREATE A NEW SECTION TO BE CODIFIED AS SECTION 29-7-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR AN APPEALS PROCESS FOR DECISIONS MADE BY THE COMMISSION; TO 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 SECTIONS 27-25-505 AND 27-25-705, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, 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 SECTIONS 27-25-505 AND 27-25-705, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, AS A RESULT OF OFFSHORE DRILLING ON THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 05/01/04 at 17:42.

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