HB 1620

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "BAYOU CASOTTE INDUSTRIAL ZONE ESTABLISHMENT ACT"; TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPALITY MAY NOT ANNEX ANY PORTION OF THE AREA COMPRISING THE BAYOU CASOTTE INDUSTRIAL ZONE; TO AMEND SECTION 21-1-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 21-1-27, 21-1-29, 21-1-31, 21-1-33, 21-1-35, 21-1-37, 21-1-39 AND 21-1-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ARE SECTIONS OF LAW RELATING TO THE EXTENSION OR CONTRACTION OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATE BOUNDARIES, FOR THE PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 27-31-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH EXEMPTS VARIOUS TYPES OF PROPERTY FROM AD VALOREM TAXATION, FOR THE PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.