House Bill 1100

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 29-5-109, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DESIGNATE AN AREA OF THE HALEY R. BARBOUR BUILDING AS THE "MISSISSIPPI CIVIL DEFENSE/EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION MEMORIAL WALL" TO RECOGNIZE PERSONS WHO HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. Section 29-5-109, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

29-5-109. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Building, located at 1 Mema Drive in Pearl, Rankin County, Mississippi, shall be named the "Haley R. Barbour Building." The Department of Finance and Administration shall prepare or have prepared a distinctive plaque, to be placed in a prominent place within the building, that states the background, accomplishments and service to the state of the Honorable Governor Haley R. Barbour. The Department of Finance and Administration in conjunction with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency shall erect or cause to be erected proper lettering or signage on the outdoor facade of the building displaying the official name of the building as the "Haley R. Barbour Building."

(2) The northeast corner of the public lobby on the main floor of the Haley R. Barbour Building is designated as the "Mississippi Civil Defense/Emergency Management Association Memorial Wall" to recognize persons who have made significant accomplishments in emergency management.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2014.