Mississippi § 65-11-7 - County federal aid highway system.

Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 65-11-7 — County federal aid highway system., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 65-11-7. County federal aid highway system.

There is hereby created a system of county federal aid highways, for the purposes of Sections 65-11-1 through 65-11-37, and the county highways which shall comprise and constitute such system shall be selected jointly by the boards of supervisors of the various counties and the State Highway Commission of Mississippi, as same may be supplemented from time to time. Projects for the construction and improvement of such county highways shall likewise be selected jointly by the several boards of supervisors and the State Highway Commission, provided however, that in all cases where such system and projects thereon have been heretofore selected and agreed upon by the several boards of supervisors and the State Highway Commission as required by the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1944 [58 U. S. Stat. 838, ch. 626], the highways thereby selected shall constitute the roads in the affected counties which shall be a part of the county federal aid highway system, and such selections and agreements are hereby ratified and approved.

Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 65-11-7 cover?

Section 65-11-7 ("County federal aid highway system.") 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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