MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972
As Amended

SEC. 57-64-31. Eminent domain.

The board of supervisors of any county that is a member of a regional economic development alliance created under the Regional Economic Development Act may exercise the power of eminent domain for the purpose of acquiring land, property and/or rights-of-way for a project as defined in Section 57-75-5(f)(i) or any facility related to the project as defined in Section 57-75-5(d), or both.  The board of supervisors of such a county shall not exercise the authority granted under this section without first receiving a binding commitment providing that such a project will be located in a county that is a member of the regional economic development alliance.  The board of supervisors of such a county shall not exercise the power of eminent domain under this section after July 1, 2006.

SOURCES: Added by Laws, 2002, ch. 464, § 2, HB 1639; Laws, 2004, ch. 378, § 1, HB 564, eff from and after July 1, 2004.

PREVIOUS VERSIONS: Pre-2004


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