SEC. 55-15-1. Transfer of duties and responsibilities of Brice's Crossroads-Tupelo Battlefield Commission; construction of references in laws.

(1) The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall be the Brice's Crossroads-Tupelo Battlefield Commission, and shall exercise the duties and responsibilities of the Brice's Crossroads-Tupelo Battlefield Commission * * *.

(2) The words "Brice's Crossroads-Tupelo Battlefield Commission" wherever they may appear in the laws of the State of Mississippi shall be construed to mean the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.

SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 6016; Laws, 1936, ch. 311; 1978, ch. 484, Sec. 43, eff from and after July 1, 1979. Amended by Laws 2000, Ch. 516, Sec. 122, HB666, eff. from and after passage (approved April 30, 2000).

PREVIOUS VERSIONS: Pre-2000