Bill Text: MS HB886 | 2016 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Pascagoula Public Beach; rename "Buffett Beach" in honor and recognition of Jimmy Buffett.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Failed) 2016-03-22 - Died In Committee [HB886 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2016-HB886-Engrossed.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2016 Regular Session
To: Public Property
By: Representatives Busby, Barker, Mangold, Read, Wilson
House Bill 886
(As Passed the House)
AN ACT TO RENAME PASCAGOULA PUBLIC BEACH LOCATED IN PASCAGOULA, JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS "BUFFETT BEACH" IN HONOR AND IN RECOGNITION OF PASCAGOULA NATIVE JAMES WILLIAM "JIMMY" BUFFETT; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES TO ERECT THE PROPER SIGNAGE DISPLAYING THE OFFICIAL NAME AS "BUFFETT BEACH"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The Pascagoula Public Beach located in Pascagoula, Jackson County, Mississippi, and which serves as one of the many coastal tourists attractions in the State of Mississippi, shall be renamed "Buffett Beach" in honor and in recognition of Pascagoula native and musical icon, James William "Jimmy" Buffett. The Department of Finance and Administration shall prepare or have prepared a distinctive plaque, to be placed in a prominent place adjacent to the beach's entrance, that states the background, accomplishments and contributions to the state by James William "Jimmy" Buffett. The Department of Finance and Administration in conjunction with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety shall erect or cause to be erected proper signage at the beach's easternmost, centermost and westernmost access entrances displaying the official name of the beach as "Buffett Beach."
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2016.
