Bill Text: MS SB2282 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Marine Resources; exempt certain rules of the Commission on Marine Resources from economic impact statements.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Failed) 2014-02-04 - Died In Committee [SB2282 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2014-SB2282-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2014 Regular Session
To: Ports and Marine Resources; Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
By: Senator(s) Wiggins
Senate Bill 2282
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-15-303, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT CERTAIN RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSION ON MARINE RESOURCES FROM THE ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENTS REQUIRED BY THE MISSISSIPPI ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 49-15-303, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
49-15-303. The commission shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) To formulate the policy of the department regarding marine resources within the jurisdiction of the department;
(b) To enter into and authorize the executive director to execute contracts, grants and cooperative agreements with any public or private institution, federal or state agency or any subdivision thereof to carry out the duties of the commission;
(c) To adopt, amend or repeal any rules and regulations necessary for the operation of the commission and the department necessary for the protection, conservation and propagation of seafood, and necessary for the management of commercial and recreational taking of seafood. The commission shall be exempt from the requirements of Section 25-43-3.105 unless the commission determines that the adoption, amendment or repeal of a rule or regulation for which the total aggregate cost to all persons required to comply with the rule or regulation exceeds One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00); and
(d) To discharge other duties and powers as are necessary to implement state policy regarding marine resources.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
