Mississippi § 5-11-1 - Definitions.

§ 5-11-1. Definitions.

The following terms as used in this chapter shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section: “Agency” means any agency as defined in Section 25-9-107(d); “Agency facility” means any building or group of buildings that have been used for a function that the Legislature has abolished or transferred to another agency under provisions of general law; “Abolished agency” means any agency, any public community or junior college or any state institution of higher learning whose enabling legislation has been repealed or has been amended so as to transfer authority for the agency’s duties and responsibilities, in whole or in part, to another agency; “Complete and correct inventory” means a listing of all personal property, fixtures or real property titled to, or under the control of, an agency facility or abolished agency. Such listing shall be prepared by the agency that is to be responsible for the agency facility or the abolished agency’s duties and responsibilities, and shall contain all real and personal property titled to, or under the control of, the abolished agency or agency facility. After the preparation of the listing, the listing shall be reconciled against the master state property inventory of the Department of Audit for all accounts; “Transition authority” means any council or group of persons authorized by law to provide oversight or plan the transfer of duties, property and services of an abolished agency or agency facility to another agency.