As Amended
SEC. 51-21-3. General authority to organize.
The Lower Mississippi River Basin Development District may hereafter be organized in this state under the provisions of this chapter in the manner hereinafter provided, and when so organized the Lower Mississippi River Basin Development District shall be an agency of the state and a body politic and corporate.
SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 5956-322; Laws, 1966, ch. 259, Sec. 2, eff from and after passage (approved June 16, 1966).
1997 Amendment:
SECTION 5. Sections 51-21-1, 51-21-3, 51-21-5, 51-21-7, 51-21-9, 51-21-11, 51-21-13 and 51-21-14, Mississippi Code of 1972, which establish legislative intent and policy for the Lower Mississippi River Basin Development District, authorize the organization of the district and specify which counties may become part of the district, and provide for a board of directors, creation of the district, powers and duties of the district and issuance of bonds and levy of special tax by the district, are repealed.
SOURCE: 1997 Laws, Chapter 403, Section 5, SB2937, Effective July 1, 1997.