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MS HB838

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

2/12/2015

Primary Sponsor

Lester Carpenter

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Terminates board memberships of state inland port authority members appointed from counties that have their own county port effective July 1, 2015.

  • Prohibits new appointments to the state inland port authority from counties with a county port after July 1, 2015, unless that county no longer operates a county port.

  • Applies to both standard port authorities and those operated by master water management districts.

  • Aims to eliminate conflicts of interest in state inland port authority governance by removing representation from counties operating competing county ports.

Legislative Description

Inland port authority; prohibit appointment of a member from a county with a county port to.

Last Action

Died On Calendar

2/12/2015

Committee Referrals

Ports, Harbors and Airports1/19/2015

Full Bill Text

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