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Mississippi Code Title 57. Planning, Research and Development § 57-10-223

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Whenever federal law requires public hearings and public approval as a prerequisite to obtaining federal tax exemption for the interest paid on industrial development bonds under Section 141 of the Revenue Code, unless otherwise specified by federal law or regulation, the public hearing for industrial development bonds of the company shall be conducted by the company and the procedure for the public hearing and public approvals shall be as follows:

(a) For a public hearing by the company;

(i) Notice of the hearing shall be published at least once in a newspaper published or having general circulation in the municipality in which the facility to be financed is to be located, or having general circulation in the state, of intention to provide financing for a named applicant. The applicant shall pay the cost of notification. The notice shall specify the time and place of hearing at which persons may appear and present their views. The hearing shall be held not less than fourteen (14) days after the notice shall appear in such newspaper. The hearing may be held at any place within the state determined by the company;

(ii) The notice shall contain (A) the name and address of the company; (B) the name and address of the principal place of business, if any, of the applicant seeking financing; (C) the maximum dollar amount of financing sought; and (D) the type of business and purpose and specific location of the facility to be financed.

(b) For public approval, the Governor or State Treasurer is appointed by this article as the applicable elected representative within the meaning of Section 147(f) of the Revenue Code.

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