Mississippi § 51-35-1 - Drainage district agreements to maintain works.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 51-35-1 — Drainage district agreements to maintain works., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 51-35-1. Drainage district agreements to maintain works.
The commissioners of any drainage district heretofore or hereafter organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi, acting on behalf of the district or in cooperation with other drainage districts, are hereby authorized and empowered to give satisfactory assurances to the United States of America or any agency thereof that any and all flood control works, constructed either within or without the district by the United States of America or any agency thereof, shall be maintained without expense to the United States. The commissioners of any drainage district are hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of the district to enter into agreements with the commissioners of other drainage districts for carrying out the purposes of Sections 51-35-1 through 51-35-7.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 51-35-1 cover?
Section 51-35-1 ("Drainage district agreements to maintain works.") 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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