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MS HB410
Bill
Status
1/30/2018
Primary Sponsor
Mark Baker
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 29-3-91 to authorize local school boards to construct new roads or widen/modify existing roads on sixteenth section or lieu land to improve access and enhance land value.
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Allows school boards to grant easements for utility installation on sixteenth section or lieu land without compensation if the utility provider agrees to bear all construction and maintenance costs.
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Requires that any road improvements or utility installations be reasonable in relation to the value of the right-of-way, with school boards considering direct and indirect economic and social impacts on the affected lands.
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Exempts state road projects and changes to existing roads under county or city jurisdiction from the new authority unless the State Aid Road division of the Mississippi Department of Transportation or the applicable county/city consents.
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Takes effect July 1, 2018.
Legislative Description
Sixteenth section and lieu lands; revise authority of local school boards to construct new roads or improve existing roads for access to.
Last Action
Died In Committee
1/30/2018