MS HB1062

Requires any gaming operation using public trust tidelands to obtain a lease from the Secretary of State, regardless of existing municipal or county authority over those lands.

Establishes the Secretary of State as the management and administrative authority over all public trust tidelands, including oversight of uses by state agencies and political subdivisions.

Clarifies that gaming use of tidelands is a distinct category separate from commercial use and requires its own public trust tidelands lease.

Allows administrative costs, legal fees, and lost ad valorem taxes to be paid from the Public Trust Tidelands Fund with legislative approval.

Updates terminology in gaming-related statutes to clarify descriptions of structures associated with gaming operations on tidelands.