MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

1999 Regular Session

To: Ports and Marine Resources

By: Senator(s) Gollott

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 29-15-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT MILITARY ESTABLISHMENTS ADJACENT TO TIDELANDS FROM USE OR RENTAL FEES, TO ESTABLISH NOTIFICATION TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. Section 29-15-13, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

29-15-13. All public projects of any federal, state or local governmental entity which serve a higher public purpose of promoting the conservation, reclamation, preservation of the tidelands and submerged lands, public use for fishing, recreation or navigation, or the enhancement of public access to such lands, or any military establishment adjacent to such lands shall be exempt from any use or rental fees. A Wetlands Permit from the Department of Marine Resources shall serve as notification and application to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.