Senate Bill 2571

(As Sent to Governor)

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY OF THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA, UPON DIRECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, TO ERECT APPROPRIATE SIGNS AND MARKERS ALONG PUBLIC STREETS, ROADS, HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATES WITHIN THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. (1) The management entity of the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area, upon direction of the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area and in conjunction with the Mississippi Department of Transportation, is authorized to erect appropriate signs and markers along public streets, roads, highways and interstates within the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area.

(2) The funding for the signs and markers and the erection of the signs and markers shall be made from any funds available to the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area or from any gifts, grants or donations received by the board of directors for the purpose of providing the signs and markers.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2017.