House Bill 657

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-27-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DISTRIBUTION OF WETLANDS APPLICATIONS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES BE DISCRETIONARY RATHER THAN MANDATORY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. Section 49-27-13, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

49-27-13. The commission may cause a copy of any application to be mailed immediately to the following parties:

(1) The chief administrative officer in the municipality or municipalities where any part of the proposed activity will be located;

(2) The president of the board of supervisors of any county where any part of the proposed activity will be located;

(3) The executive director of the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks;

(4) The county attorney of any county in which any part of the proposed activity will be located or in any county which may be affected by such activity;

(5) The district attorney of any judicial district in which any part of the proposed activity will be located or of any district which may be affected by such activity; and

(6) The Director of the Gulf Regional Planning Commission.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2005.