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Mississippi Code Title 65. Highways, Bridges and Ferries § 65-1-705

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

(1)(a) There is hereby created the Port Multi-Modal Fund Committee whose membership shall consist of:

(i) Seven (7) directors of ports, appointed by the President of the Mississippi Water Resources Association, or their designees, as follows: three (3) directors of the coastal ports and four (4) directors of the inland river ports;

(ii) The Executive Director of MDA, or his designee;

(iii) The Executive Director of MDOT, or his designee; and

(iv) The Executive Director of the Mississippi Water Resources Association, or his designee.

(b) A majority of the membership of the committee shall constitute a quorum. MDOT shall call meetings of the committee and shall call a meeting for the purpose of reviewing and approving applications as required in Section 65-1-707 by not later than August 1 of each fiscal year.

(2)(a) There is hereby created an Airport Multi-Modal Fund Committee whose membership shall consist of:

(i) Five (5) directors of airports appointed by the President of the Mississippi Airport Association, or their designees, at least three (3) of whom shall represent airports with commercial passenger service;

(ii) The Executive Director of MDA, or his designee; and

(iii) The Executive Director of MDOT, or his designee.

(b) A majority of the membership of the committee shall constitute a quorum. MDOT shall call meetings of the committee and shall call a meeting for the purpose of reviewing and approving applications as required in Section 65-1-707 by not later than August 1 of each fiscal year.

(3)(a) There is hereby created the Railroad Multi-Modal Fund Committee whose membership shall consist of:

(i) The director of each railroad, or his designee;

(ii) The Executive Director of MDA, or his designee; and

(iii) The Executive Director of MDOT, or his designee.

(b) A majority of the membership of the committee shall constitute a quorum. MDOT shall call meetings of the committee and shall call a meeting for the purpose of reviewing and approving applications as required in Section 65-1-707 by not later than August 1 of each fiscal year.

(4)(a) There is hereby created the Public Transit Multi-Modal Fund Committee whose membership shall consist of:

(i) Three (3) directors of transit systems, other than the Coast Transit Authority and the City of Jackson Transit System serving the greater Jackson urbanized area, appointed by the President of the Mississippi Public Transit Association, or their designees;

(ii) The Executive Director of MDA, or his designee; and

(iii) The Executive Director of MDOT, or his designee.

(b) A majority of the membership of the committee shall constitute a quorum. MDOT shall call meetings of the committee and shall call a meeting for the purpose of reviewing and approving applications as required in Section 65-1-707 by not later than August 1 of each fiscal year.

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