As Amended
SEC. 65-41-3. Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to them in this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(a) "Corridor" means a highway, road or street right-of-way and the adjacent area that is visible from and extends along the highway, road or street;
(b) "Department" means the Mississippi Department of Transportation;
(c) "Intrinsic qualities," as related to scenic byways, include:
(i) Scenic: Beauty, whether natural or man-made. The quality of the feature is measured by how memorable, distinctive, unique, uninterrupted and unified a scenic byway is;
(ii) Natural: Minimal disturbance of the natural ecological features that are associated with the region;
(iii) Historic: Landscapes, buildings, structures or other visual evidence of the past other than just a site;
(iv) Cultural: Visual evidence of the unique customs, traditions, folklore or rituals of a currently existing human group;
(v) Archeological: Visual evidence of the unique customs, traditions, folklores or rituals of a no longer existing human group;
(vi) Recreational: Use of a scenic byway or its corridor for recreational activities like jogging, biking, roadside picnics or for direct access to recreational sites like campgrounds, lakes, etc.;
(d) "Program" means the Mississippi Scenic Byways Program created under the provisions of this chapter;
(e) "Scenic byway" means a public highway, road or street, including the corridor through which it passes, that has been designated as a scenic byway in order to develop, promote and maintain its intrinsic qualities.
SOURCES: Laws, 2002, ch. 531, § 3, SB 2098, eff from and after July 1, 2002.