MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2013 Regular Session

To: Public Property; Veterans and Military Affairs

By: Senator(s) Montgomery, Moran, Chassaniol, Hopson

Senate Bill 2446

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISHERIES, AND PARKS TO TRANSFER CERTAIN STATE-OWNED REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN LEFLORE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, TO THE STATE VETERANS AFFAIRS BOARD; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

     SECTION 1.  (1)  The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, upon consultation with the Department of Finance and Administration, may transfer certain real property in Leflore County, Mississippi, to the State Veterans Affairs Board.

     (2)  The real property transferred in subsection (1) shall be used by the State Veterans Affairs Board to establish a state veterans cemetery.  The real property shall meet the United States Department of Veterans Affairs' conditions for designating the property as a state or national cemetery site.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.