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2008 Regular Session

House Bill 1048

State parks; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks may lease certain lands for commercial/residential development.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 28, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS, ACTING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS, TO LEASE CERTAIN PARK LANDS FOR COMMERCIAL AND/OR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; TO ESTABLISH THE PROCESS FOR LEASING OF PARK LANDS FOR DEVELOPMENT; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI PARKS ENDOWMENT FUND; TO PROVIDE THAT REVENUES DERIVED FROM SUCH DEVELOPMENT LEASES SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE FUND AND MAY BE EXPENDED, UPON LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION, ONLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING, RECONSTRUCTING, REPAIRING, RENOVATING OR MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND FACILITIES ON ANY OF THE STATE PARKS UNDER THE JURISDICTION AND CONTROL OF THE COMMISSION ON WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS; TO CREATE THE STATE PARKS DEVELOPMENT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO SERVE IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVIEWING RECOMMENDATIONS, PROPOSALS AND PLANS IN REGARD TO SELECTING, DESIGNATING AND AUTHORIZING THE LEASING OF STATE PARK LANDS FOR COMMERCIAL AND/OR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 55-3-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS AND EXECUTE LEASES WITH THIRD PARTIES FOR THE OPERATION, UPKEEP, SUPERVISION, MANAGEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF STATE PARKS AND ANY BUILDINGS, ACTIVITIES OR FACILITIES LOCATED THEREON AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE USE AND ENJOYMENT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND TO PROVIDE THAT ALL REVENUES DERIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT FROM SUCH CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS AND LEASES SHALL BE DEPOSITED BY THE DEPARTMENT INTO THE STATE PARKS LEASE DEVELOPMENT ENDOWMENT FUND AND MAY BE EXPENDED FOR THE SAME PURPOSES AS OTHER MONIES IN THE FUND; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

February 4 to February 28, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action4 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 28 · stopped24 days

Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksFeb 4 to Feb 1814 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 4 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 4Referred to the House committee on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
  2. Feb 18Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 27Tabled in the House, subject to being called up again
  4. Feb 28Died on the calendar in the House
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 18Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 27Tabled Subject To CallHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 28Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives