House Bill 1061

(As Passed the House)

AN ACT TO DELETE MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 379 IN ITAWAMBA COUNTY FROM THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM; TO REMOVE IT FROM THE JURISDICTION OF THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND RETURN IT TO JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ITAWAMBA COUNTY; TO DELETE A CERTAIN SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 4 IN THE CITY OF TUNICA, MISSISSIPPI, FROM THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM; TO REMOVE IT FROM THE JURISDICTION OF THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND RETURN IT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF TUNICA, MISSISSIPPI; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. The following highway is deleted from the state highway system, removed from the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission and returned to the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors of Itawamba County:

Northern District - Itawamba County:

Mississippi Highway 379 in Itawamba County.

SECTION 2. The following segment of highway is deleted from the state highway system, removed from the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission and returned to the jurisdiction of the governing authorities of the City of Tunica, Mississippi:

Northern District - Tunica County:

Mississippi Highway 4 beginning at the west corporate limits of the City of Tunica, Mississippi, and extending easterly to U.S. Highway 61, for a total approximate length of .7 miles.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.