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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used in Sections 39-5-143 and 39-5-145 and Sections 22 through 36 of Laws, 2001, ch. 541, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(a) “Board” means the Board of Trustees of the Department of Archives and History.
(b) “Certified local government” means a county or municipality in the State of Mississippi that has established its own historic preservation commission and program meeting federal and state standards and has obtained certification of such action from the Department of Archives and History and the National Park Service.
(c) “Commission” means the State Bond Commission.
(d) “Historic property” means a building, site, structure or monument of historical significance as defined by the Department of Archives and History.
(e) “Interpretation” means an historical exhibit design, interpretive or commemorative marker or monument, publication, program, or other instructional techniques that present and interpret history from broad cultural and ethnic perspectives.
(f) “State” means the State of Mississippi.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Mississippi Code Title 39. Libraries, Arts, Archives and History § 39-5-143 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-39-libraries-arts-archives-and-history/ms-code-sect-39-5-143/
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