House Bill 1170 Summary

• Prohibits the Mississippi Transportation Commission and Mississippi Department of Transportation from removing crosses from property acquired for highway purposes.

• Amends Section 65-1-169 of the Mississippi Code to add an explicit exception preventing cross removal despite general authority to remove obstructions and encroachments from highway property.

• Amends Section 65-1-8 of the Mississippi Code to clarify that the Commission's authority to regulate poles, signboards, fences, and other obstructions does not extend to crosses on highway property.

• Applies to all crosses on highway-acquired property without temporal limitation.