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MS HB836

Bill

Status

Passed

3/17/2014

Primary Sponsor

Brent Powell

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Origin

House of Representatives

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds land owned by the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District located in any county where Mississippi Highway 43 and Mississippi Highway 25 intersect to the definition of "qualified resort area" under the local option alcoholic beverage control law.

  • Adds a new category of game reserves with restricted access consisting of at least 800 contiguous acres with no public roads, offering hunts for a fee to overnight guests, and accommodating at least 50 overnight guests to the definition of qualified resort areas.

  • Requires an election to be held in the affected county under county election laws before the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District land may be designated as a qualified resort area, with a petition from at least 20% of qualified voters required to trigger the election.

  • Election ballots must include the question "FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUALIFIED RESORT AREA" and "AGAINST THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUALIFIED RESORT AREA," with establishment requiring majority approval from voting electors.

  • Takes effect July 1, 2014.

Legislative Description

Alcoholic beverages; revise definition of qualified resort area under the Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.

Last Action

Approved by Governor

3/17/2014

Committee Referrals

Tourism2/21/2014
Tourism1/20/2014

Full Bill Text

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