MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2005 Regular Session

To: Conservation and Water Resources

By: Representative Parker, Hamilton (109th), Pierce

House Bill 771

(As Passed the House)

AN ACT TO DESIGNATE A CERTAIN PORTION OF THE ESCATAWPA RIVER IN GEORGE AND JACKSON 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.  In accordance with Section 51-4-7, the Escatawpa River from the Alabama/Mississippi state line in George County to its confluence with the Pascagoula River in Jackson County is 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.