MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2001 Regular Session

To: Wildlife and Fisheries

By: Senator(s) Hyde-Smith, Posey

AN ACT TO CREATE SECTION 51-4-23.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DESIGNATE A CERTAIN PORTION OF THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER AS A STATE SCENIC STREAM AND TO INCLUDE THAT PORTION IN THE STATE SCENIC STREAMS STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. The following shall be codified as Section 51-4-23.1, Mississippi Code of 1972:

51-4-23.1. In accordance with Section 51-4-9, the Tangipahoa River in Pike County beginning at U.S. Highway 51 and extending to the Mississippi-Louisiana state line, which was designated as eligible for nomination to the scenic streams stewardship program under Section 51-4-21.1, is designated as a state scenic stream and is included in the State Scenic Streams Stewardship Program.

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