Mississippi § 57-80-7 - Counties eligible for certificate of public convenience and necessity; application requirements; municipal consent to participation in Growth and Prosperity Program [Repealed effective July 1, 2023].
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§ 57-80-7. Counties eligible for certificate of public convenience and necessity; application requirements; municipal consent to participation in Growth and Prosperity Program [Repealed effective July 1, 2023].
From and after December 31, 2000, the following counties may apply to the MDA for the issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity: Any county of this state which has an annualized unemployment rate that is at least two hundred percent (200%) of the state’s unemployment rate as of December 31 of any year after December 31, 2000, as determined by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security’s most recently published data; Any county of this state in which thirty percent (30%) or more of the population of the county is at or below the federal poverty level according to the official data compiled by the United States Census Bureau as of August 30, 2000, for counties that apply before December 31, 2002, or the most recent official data compiled by the United States Census Bureau for counties that apply from and after December 31, 2002; or Any county of this state having an eligible supervisors district. The application, at a minimum, must contain (a) the Mississippi Department of Employment Security’s most recently published figures that reflect the annualized unemployment rate of the applying county as of December 31 or the most recent official data by the United States Census Bureau required by subsection (1) of this section, as the case may be, and (b) an order or resolution of the county consenting to the designation of the county as a growth and prosperity county. Any municipality of a designated growth and prosperity county or within an eligible supervisors district and not more than eight (8) miles from the boundary of the county that meets the criteria of subsection (1)(b) of this section may by order or resolution of the municipality consent to participation in the Growth and Prosperity Program. No incentive or tax exemption shall be given under this chapter without the consent of the affected county or municipality.
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Section 57-80-7 ("Counties eligible for certificate of public convenience and necessity; application requirements; municipal consent to participation in Growth and Prosperity Program [Repealed effective July 1, 2023].") 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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