MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2002 Regular Session
To: Game and Fish; Conservation and Water Resources
By: Representative Nicholson
AN ACT TO CREATE CODE SECTION 51-4-21.2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DESIGNATE A CERTAIN PORTION OF THE CHUNKY CREEK IN NEWTON COUNTY, AND THE CHUNKY RIVER IN NEWTON, LAUDERDALE AND CLARKE COUNTIES, AS ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION TO 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 51-4-21.2, Mississippi Code of 1972:
51-4-21.2 In accordance with Section 51-4-7, Chunky Creek in Newton County from the confluence of Chunky Creek and Tallasher Creek, and the Chunky River in Newton, Lauderdale and Clarke Counties to the junction with the Chickasawhay River in Clarke County, are designated as eligible for nomination to the state Scenic Streams Stewardship Program.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.