Mississippi § 17-11-23 - Duties and responsibilities of district.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 17-11-23 — Duties and responsibilities of district., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17-11-23. Duties and responsibilities of district.
The district shall have the responsibility and is granted wide latitude and broad authority to: Coordinate all activities, in planning for the redevelopment of the region; Provide a mechanism for the solution of areawide problems; Develop more effective lines of communication by and between local, regional, state and federal governments and agencies; Detail the program for the long-term development of the region; Develop and continually update comprehensive regional and associated regional plans for the district; Provide for the marshalling of the region’s natural and human resources; Provide additional planning assistance to any public agency; Undertake and provide for the financing of any regional project for and on behalf of any public agency, which any such public agency may be empowered to undertake in its or their right by law; Enter into contracts with any public agency or any federal agency or private persons for the performance of any project within the region. The powers, duties and responsibilities set out in subsection (1)(a) through (i) of this section shall be subject to the express limitation that no such rights, powers or duties shall be undertaken or exercised by the district except at the request of and with the consent of the public agency involved in any approved project.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17-11-23 ("Duties and responsibilities of district.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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