Senate Bill 2684

(As Passed the Senate)

AN ACT TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN SEGMENTS OF HIGHWAYS IN COAHOMA, DESOTO, CARROLL, KEMPER AND PANOLA COUNTIES AS STATE HIGHWAYS AND TO PLACE SUCH SEGMENTS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION FOR MAINTENANCE WHENEVER THE COMMISSION CERTIFIES THAT SUCH SEGMENTS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP TO COMMISSION STANDARDS AND ALL UTILITIES, SIGNS, STRUCTURES AND OTHER ENCROACHMENTS ON SUCH HIGHWAY AND RIGHT-OF-WAY, ARE REMOVED OR RELOCATED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. (1) The following highway is designated as a state highway and placed under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission; and such highway, together with the highways designated in Section 65-3-3, and all other laws adding links to the designated state highway system, are declared to be the state highway system of Mississippi:

Northern District - Coahoma County:

That segment of highway beginning Six-tenths (.6) of a mile east of the termination of state maintenance of Mississippi Highway 316 and extending northwesterly to its intersection with U.S. Highway 49 and U.S. Highway 61, and that segment of highway extending westerly from its intersection with U.S. Highway 49 and U.S. Highway 61 to its intersection with the eastern city limits of Friars Point, Mississippi.

(2) The Mississippi Transportation Commission shall take over and assume responsibility for construction and maintenance of the segment of highway described under subsection (1) of this section whenever the commission certifies that such segment of highway has been brought up to commission standards and all utilities, signs, structures and other encroachments on such highway and right-of-way, are removed or relocated.

SECTION 2. (1) The following highway is designated as a state highway and placed under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission; and such highway, together with the highways designated in Section 65-3-3, and all other laws adding links to the designated state highway system, are declared to be the state highway system of Mississippi:

Northern District - DeSoto County:

That segment of road beginning at the intersection of Mississippi 301 and Mississippi 304 and extending southerly to Arkabutla Dam.

SECTION 3. (1) The following highway is designated as a state highway and placed under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission; and such highway, together with the highways designated in Section 65-3-3, and all other laws adding links to the designated state highway system, are declared to be the state highway system of Mississippi:

Northern District - Carroll County:

Old Mississippi Highway 430 from the Leflore/Carroll

County line southeasterly to its intersection with Mississippi Highway 17, a distance of approximately thirteen (13) miles.

SECTION 4. (1) The following highway is designated as a state highway and placed under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission; and such highway, together with the highways designated in Section 65-3-3, and all other laws adding links to the designated state highway system, are declared to be the state highway system of Mississippi:

Central District - Kemper County:

That portion of Old Highway 463 from Mississippi

Highway 16 northerly to Mississippi Highway 397.

SECTION 5. (1) The following highway is designated as a state highway and placed under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission; and such highway, together with the highways designated in Section 65-3-3, and all other laws adding links to the designated state highway system, are declared to be the state highway system of Mississippi:

Northern District - Panola County:

Beginning at presently designated MS 315 in Section

30, Township 8 South, Range 5 West, thence

southeasterly to intersect MS 6 in Section 32,

Township 8 South, Range 5 West, being approximately

2.2 miles in length.

SECTION 6. (1) The following highway is designated as a state highway and placed under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission; and such highway, together with the highways designated in Section 65-3-3, and all other laws adding links to the designated state highway system, are declared to be the state highway system of Mississippi:

Central District - Bolivar and Sunflower Counties:

A roadway segment beginning at or near Shelby and

extending easterly to at or near Parchman.

SECTION 7. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2002.