MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2013 Regular Session

To: Local and Private

By: Senator(s) Chassaniol, Jordan, Jackson (11th)

Senate Bill 2933

(As Passed the Senate)

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF GREENWOOD, MISSISSIPPI, TO DONATE SOME OR ALL OF THE KATRINA COTTAGES CONVEYED TO THE CITY IN 2011 BY THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO BONA FIDE NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS  ENGAGED IN PROVIDING LOW-INCOME HOUSING; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  The governing authorities of the City of Greenwood, Mississippi, are authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to donate some or all of the Katrina cottages conveyed to the city in 2011 by the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency to bona fide not-for-profit organizations engaged in providing low-income housing.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.