Bill Text: MS SB2931 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Wetlands Act; all permits issued to governmental entities under may be valid for not more than 10 years.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Failed) 2018-01-30 - Died In Committee [SB2931 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2018-SB2931-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2018 Regular Session
To: Ports and Marine Resources; Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
By: Senator(s) Gollott, Moran, Carter, Seymour
Senate Bill 2931
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-27-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ALL PERMITS ISSUED TO A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY BY THE COMMISSION ON MARINE RESOURCES UNDER THE COASTAL WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT MAY BE VALID FOR NOT MORE THAN 10 YEARS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 49-27-29, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
49-27-29. In granting or
modifying any permit, the commission may impose conditions or limitations on
the proposed activity designed to carry out the public policy set forth in this
chapter. Permits shall be valid for not more than five (5) years from the date
of issuance, except that permits * * * issued to a governmental entity shall be valid for
not more than ten (10) years. The commission may issue one (1) extension not
to exceed two (2) years in length if the applicant requests it in writing
before the expiration date of the permit.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2018.
