MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2016 Regular Session
To: Public Property
By: Representatives Gunn, Aguirre, Anderson, Arnold, Bailey, Bain, Baker, Banks, Baria, Barker, Barnett, Barton, Beckett, Bell (21st), Bell (65th), Bennett, Blackmon, Bomgar, Bounds, Boyd, Brown, Burnett, Busby, Byrd, Calhoun, Campbell, Carpenter, Chism, Clark, Clarke, Cockerham, Coleman, Crawford, Criswell, Currie, DeLano, Denny, Denton, Dixon, Dortch, Ellis, Eubanks, Eure, Evans (45th), Evans (91st), Faulkner, Formby, Foster, Frierson, Gibbs, Gipson, Guice, Hale, Haney, Henley, Hines, Holland, Holloway, Hood, Hopkins, Horan, Horne, Huddleston (15th), Huddleston (30th), Hughes, Jackson, Johnson (87th), Johnson (94th), Karriem, Kinkade, Ladner, Lamar, Mangold, Massengill, McLeod, McNeal, Mettetal, Mickens, Middleton, Miles, Mims, Monsour, Moore, Morgan, Myers, Oliver, Paden, Patterson, Perkins, Pigott, Powell, Read, Reynolds, Roberson, Rogers (14th), Rogers (61st), Rushing, Sanford, Scott, Shirley, Shows, Smith, Snowden, Staples, Steverson, Straughter, Sullivan, Sykes, Thomas, Touchstone, Tullos, Turner, Walker, Watson, Weathersby, White, Williams-Barnes, Willis, Wilson, Wooten, Young, Zuber
AN ACT TO RENAME THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF MISSISSIPPI BUILDING IN JACKSON, HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, THE "TIMOTHY ALAN (TIM) FORD BUILDING"; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF MISSISSIPPI TO ERECT THE PROPER LETTERING OR SIGNAGE ON THE OUTDOOR FACADE OF THE BUILDING DISPLAYING THE OFFICIAL NAME AS THE "TIMOTHY ALAN (TIM) FORD BUILDING"; TO RENAME PASCAGOULA PUBLIC BEACH LOCATED IN PASCAGOULA, JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS "BUFFETT BEACH" IN HONOR AND IN RECOGNITION OF PASCAGOULA NATIVE JAMES WILLIAM "JIMMY" BUFFETT; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES TO ERECT THE PROPER SIGNAGE DISPLAYING THE OFFICIAL NAME AS "BUFFETT BEACH"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi Building, located at 429 Mississippi Street in Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, shall be renamed the "Timothy Alan (Tim) Ford 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 Timothy Alan (Tim) Ford. The Department of Finance and Administration in conjunction with the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi shall erect or cause to be erected proper lettering or signage on the northern outdoor facade of the building facing Mississippi Street displaying the official name of the building as the "Timothy Alan (Tim) Ford Building." Nothing in this act shall infringe on the authority or responsibilities of the Board of Trustees as it relates to the ownership of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi Building. The Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi Building is an asset of the Public Employees' Retirement System Trust Fund by virtue of the Constitution, Section 272-A, and title thereto shall remain in the name of the system. Accordingly, no funds of the system shall be used in the implementation of this section. Any and all funds necessary to accomplish this act will be appropriated by the Legislature for such purpose.
SECTION 2. The Pascagoula Public Beach located in Pascagoula, Jackson County, Mississippi, and which serves as one of the many coastal tourists attractions in the State of Mississippi, shall be renamed "Buffett Beach" in honor and in recognition of Pascagoula native and musical icon, James William "Jimmy" Buffett, who lived blocks away and played on its shores. The Department of Finance and Administration shall prepare or have prepared a distinctive plaque, to be placed in a prominent place adjacent to the beach's entrance, that states the background, accomplishments and contributions to the state by James William "Jimmy" Buffett. The Department of Finance and Administration in conjunction with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety shall erect or cause to be erected proper signage at the beach's easternmost, centermost and westernmost access entrances displaying the official name of the beach as "Buffett Beach."
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2016.