Senate Bill 3108

(As Passed the Senate)

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, TO LEASE FOR NOMINAL CONSIDERATION PROPERTY OWNED BY THE COUNTY TO THE PALMER HOME FOR CHILDREN FOR NONPROFIT USE FOR THE BENEFIT OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. The governing authorities of Lowndes County, Mississippi, are hereby authorized and empowered to lease for nominal consideration the sixty-five (65) acre property owned by the county and previously leased to the Mississippi Sheriffs' Boys and Girls Ranch, Inc. to the Palmer Home for Children for nonprofit use for the benefit of disadvantaged children.

SECTION 2. A lease entered into under this act shall include the following provision: If, one (1) year from the effective date of the lease, Palmer Home for Children has failed to make productive use of the property, the lease shall terminate and the right of possession shall revert back to the county.

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