l9n/ Mississippi

2021 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2653

Public Trust Tidelands; provide a procedure for the removal of submerged logs.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Marine Resources Committee on March 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT SUBMERGED LOGS SHALL NOT BE REMOVED FROM PUBLIC TRUST TIDELANDS OR SUBMERGED LANDS FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES UNLESS APPROVED BY THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE THROUGH A PUBLIC TRUST TIDELANDS LEASE WITH THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, BY AND THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF STATE, THAT AUTHORIZES THE REMOVAL OF SUBMERGED LOGS WITHIN A SPECIFIED AREA AND FOR A SPECIFIED LENGTH OF TIME; TO PROVIDE THAT THE LESSEE SHALL PAY TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE AN APPRAISED LEASEHOLD INTEREST FOR USE OF THE REMOVAL AREA AS SET FORTH IN THE LEASEHOLD AGREEMENT PLUS 15% OF THE STUMPAGE VALUE RECEIVED BY THE LESSEE FROM THE RECOVERED SUBMERGED LOGS; TO REQUIRE LESSEES TO POST A PERFORMANCE BOND TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THE LEASEHOLD AGREEMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL ALLOCATE AND PAY ANY FUNDS DERIVED FROM THE PUBLIC TRUST TIDELANDS LEASE FOR THE RECOVERY AND SALE OF SUBMERGED LOGS TO THE PUBLIC TRUST TIDELANDS 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 Senate

Its course

January 18 to March 2, 2021, 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 action7 actions on 7 days

In the SenateJan 18 to Feb 1023 days

Ports and Marine ResourcesJan 18 to Jan 279 days

Public PropertyJan 27 to Feb 26 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 10 to Mar 2 · stopped20 days

Marine ResourcesFeb 24 to Mar 2 · stopped6 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 Senate Jan 18 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 18Referred to the Senate committees on Ports and Marine Resources and on Public Property
  2. Jan 27Reported from PI to PP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 2Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Feb 10Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 11 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 11Sent to the House
  2. Feb 24Referred to the House committees on Marine Resources and on Ways and Means
  3. Mar 2Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To Ports and Marine Resources;Public PropertySenate
  2. Jan 27DR - TSDP: PI To PPSenate
  3. Feb 2Title Suff Do PassSenate
  4. Feb 10PassedSenate
  5. Feb 11Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 24Referred To Marine Resources;Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives