MS HB1769

Prohibits transfer of property acquired through eminent domain to any person, nongovernmental entity, public-private partnership, corporation, or business entity for 10 years after acquisition.

Exempts drainage and levee facilities, roads and bridges, flood control projects, seawalls, dams, toll roads, public airports, ports, harbors, and utility infrastructure for telephone, telecommunications, gas, electricity, water, sewer, and natural gas from the 10-year transfer restriction.

Exempts eminent domain exercises that remove public nuisances, remove structures beyond repair or unfit for human habitation, acquire abandoned property, or eliminate direct threats to public health or safety.

Codifies the provision in Chapter 27, Title 11 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, implementing Article 3, Section 17A of the Mississippi Constitution.

Takes effect upon passage.