Bill Text: MS HB1649 | 2020 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Leaf and Bouie River Development District; authorize cities of Hattiesburg and Petal and Forrest County to establish.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2020-07-07 - Approved by Governor [HB1649 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2020-HB1649-Engrossed.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2020 Regular Session
To: Local and Private Legislation
By: Representatives McGee, Byrd, Watson
House Bill 1649
(As Passed the House)
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LEAF AND BOUIE RIVER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, AND THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF PETAL, MISSISSIPPI AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF FORREST COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, SHALL COMPRISE THE DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE THE GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN POWERS AND DUTIES RELATED TO THE DISTRICT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The words and phrases shall have the following meanings under this act:
(a) "District" means the Leaf and Bouie River Development District; and
(b) "Member authority" means the governing authorities of the City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and the City of Petal, Mississippi, and the Board of Supervisors of Forrest County, Mississippi.
SECTION 2. The governing authorities of the City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and the City of Petal, Mississippi, and the Board of Supervisors of Forrest County, Mississippi, in their discretion, may, by order duly entered on their respective minutes establish the Leaf and Bouie River Development District , also referred to as the "District", for the purpose of providing reinvestment back into the District by allowing for the sharing of collective resources to encourage the redevelopment of the District into an economically visibility destination.
SECTION 3. The boundaries of the District are as follows: A part of Sections 33 and 34, Township 5 North, Range 13 West, and a part of Sections 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, and 12, Township 4 North, Range 13 West, all in the County of Forrest, State of Mississippi, more particularly described as:
Beginning at the NW corner of the SW 34 of the NW 34 of Section 33, Township 5 North, Range 13 West; thence run Easterly along the North Line of the S ½ of the N ½ of said Section 33, and the North Line of the S ½ of the N ½ of Section 34, Township 5 North, Range 13 West to the NE corner of the SE 34 of the NE 34 of said Section 34; thence run Southerly along the East Line of said Section 34 to the NE corner of Section 3, Township 4 North, Range 13 West; thence run Easterly along the North Line of Section 2, Township 4 North, Range 13 West to the East Right-of-Way Line of the Norfolk Southern Railroad; thence run Southwesterly along said East Right-of-Way Line to the: North Line of the NE 34 of the SW 34 of said Section 2; thence run Easterly along to the NE corner of the NW ¾ of said Section 2; thence run Southerly along the East Line of said NW ¾ of the SE 1,4 to the NW corner of the SE ¾ of the SE ¾ of said Section 2; thence run Easterly along the North Line of said SE 1,4 to the NE corner of said SE '4 of the SE 34; thence run Southerly along the East Line of said SE 34 of the SE ¾ to the NW corner of Section 12, Township 4 North, Range 13 West; thence run Southerly along the West Line of said Section 12 to the South Right-of-Way Line of Carterville Road; thence run Southeasterly along said South Right-of-Way Line to the East Line of the NW ¾ of the NW ¾ of said Section 12;
thence run Southerly along said East Line to the NE corner of the SW ¾ of the NW 34 of said Section 12; thence run Southerly along the East Line of said SW ¾ of the NW ¾ to the North Line of Parcel Number (PPIN) 28834 on the Western boundary Line of Keystone Cove Subdivision; thence run westerly along said North Line of said Parcel Number (PPIN) 28834 to the NW corner of said Parcel; thence run Southerly along the West Line of said Parcel to the SW corner of said Parcel; thence run Easterly along the South Line of said Parcel Number (PPIN) 28834 to the East Line of Parcel Number (PPIN) 28844; thence run Southerly and southwesterly along said East Line to the East bank of the Leaf River; thence run Northwesterly along the said East bank to the North Line of the SW 34 of the SW 34 of said Section 12; thence run Westerly along said North Line and along the North Line of the 5 ½ of the S ½ of Section '11, Township 4 North, Range 13 West to the NW corner of the SE 1/4 of the SW 34 of said Section, 11; thence run Westerly along said North Line of the S ½ of the S ½ to the West Right-of- Way Line of Gulfport Street; thence run Southerly along said West Right-of-Way Line to the North Right-of-Way Line of Deason Avenue, thence run Westerly along said North Right-of-Way Line to the West Right-of-Way Line of McSwain Street; thence run Northerly along said West Right-of-Way Line to the North Right-of-Way Line of East Laurel Avenue; thence run Westerly along said North Right-of-Way Line to the East Right-of-Way Line of the Canadian National Railroad; thence run Northwesterly along the said East Right-of-Way Line to the North Right-of- Way Line of Newman Street; thence run Northeasterly along said North Right-of-Way Line to the South Line of Section 3, Township 4 North, Range 13 West; thence run Easterly along said South Line to the North Right-of-Way Line of East Front Street; thence run Southwesterly along said North Right-of- Way Line to the Southwest Right-of-Way Line of Gordon Street; thence run Northwesterly along said Southwest Right- of-Way Line: to the North Right-of-Way Line of East 4th Street; thence run Westerly along said North Right-of-Way Line to the East Right-of-Way Line of an alley to the North and also being the West Line of Parcels Numbered(PPIN) 17282, 17283, 17284 and 17285; thence run Northerly along said East Right-of-Way Line to the North Right-of-Way Line of East 5th Street; thence run easterly along said North Right-of-Way Line to the SW corner of Parcel Number (PPIN) 15723; thence run Northerly along the West Line of Parcels Numbered (PPIN) 15723, 15724, and 17290, to the NW corner of Parcel Number (PPIN) 17290, also being a point on the South Right-of-Way Line of Short 6th Street; thence run North to the North Right-of-Way Line of Short 6th Street; thence run Westerly along said North Right-of-Way Line to the East Right-of-Way Line of East 6th Street alley; thence run North along said East Right-of-Way Line to the North Right- of-Way Line of East 6th Street; thence run Easterly along said North Right-of-Way Line to the SE corner of Parcel Number (PPIN) 17323; thence run Northerly along the East Line of said Parcel 17323 and the East Line of Parcel Number (PPIN) 17322 to the South Right-of-Way Line of East 7th Street; thence run North to the North Right-of-Way Line of East 7th Street; thence run Westerly along said North Right- of-Way Line to the East Right-of-Way Line of Whitney Street; thence run Northerly along said East Right-of-Way Line to the North Right-of-Way Line of East 9th Street; thence run Westerly along said North Right-of-Way Line to the West Right-of-Way Line of Gravel Street; thence run Northwesterly along said West Right-of-Way Line to the NE corner of Parcel Number (PPIN) 12742; thence run Westerly along the North North, Range 13 West; thence run Northerly along said West Line to the NE corner of Parcel Number (PPIN) 25956; thence run Westerly along the North Line of said Parcel to the East Right-of-Way Line of the Canadian National Railroad; thence run Northeasterly along said East Right-of-Way Line to the South Right-of-Way Line of Old Highway 42; thence run Westerly along said South Right-of-Way Line to the West Line of the NW ¾ of the NW ¾ of Section 4, Township 4 North, Range 13 West; thence run Northerly along said West Line to the SW corner of Section 33, Township 5 North, Range 13 West; thence run Northerly along the West Line of said Section 33 back to the Point of Beginning.
SECTION 4. (1) (a) The District shall be governed by three (3) delegates from each member authority, which consists of the City of Hattiesburg, the City of Petal and Forrest County, and each of whom shall have one (1) vote. The delegates are as follows:
(i) The Mayor of the City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, or his designee;
(ii) The Mayor of the City of Petal, Mississippi, or his designee; and
(iii) The Chair of the Board of Supervisors of Forrest County, Mississippi, or his designee.
(b) The delegates prescribed under this section shall make decisions relating to the shared resources collected pursuant to this act from within the boundaries of the District.
(2) (a) The City of Hattiesburg, the City of Petal and Forrest County are authorized to receive and expend revenues from any source, including, but not limited to, private enterprise, federal and state grants, and those revenues generated within the District's boundaries.
(b) Each member authority is authorized, in their discretion, to use city or county personnel and equipment, as the case may be, for the furtherance of the District's mission.
(c) Each member authority is authorized, in their discretion, to share joint ownership of certain public assets.
(3) (a) The City of Hattiesburg, the City of Petal, and Forrest County is authorized, in their discretion, to divert a minimum of fifteen percent (15%) of ad valorem taxes collected from within the boundaries of the District with the option of contributing up to one hundred percent (100%) of ad valorem, sales tax or other taxes collected from within the boundaries of the District as determined annually by each member authority.
(b) Proceeds of the collections from within the boundaries of the District shall not be considered by each member authority as general fund revenues, but shall be dedicated solely for the purpose of the redevelopment of the District. These funds shall be used for the recreation, infrastructure, planning and other investments that enhance the economic viability and quality of life of those areas within the boundaries of the District.
SECTION 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
