Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi SB3408: Yazoo County; authorize to establish Yazoo Economic Partnership as economic and industrual development authority.
Status: Failed, April 15, 2026
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF YAZOO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, TO ESTABLISH AN ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE YAZOO ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP; TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES OF THE PARTNERSHIP; TO PROVIDE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTNERSHIP; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PARTNERSHIP MAY BE AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND/OR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE COUNTY AND THE MUNICIPALITIES LOCATED THEREIN; TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO DISSOLVE THE YAZOO COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to authorize the board of supervisors of yazoo county, mississippi, to establish an economic and industrial development authority to be known as the yazoo economic alliance; to provide for the appointment of trustees of the alliance; to provide the powers and duties of the alliance; to provide that the alliance may be authorized by the board of supervisors to provide certain economic development and/or industrial development for the county and the municipalities located therein; to authorize the board of supervisors to dissolve the yazoo county economic development district…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF YAZOO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, TO ESTABLISH AN ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE YAZOO ECONOMIC ALLIANCE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES OF THE ALLIANCE; TO PROVIDE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE ALLIANCE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ALLIANCE MAY BE AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND/OR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE COUNTY AND THE MUNICIPALITIES LOCATED THEREIN; TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO DISSOLVE THE YAZOO COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. As used in this act: (a) "Alliance" means the economic and industrial development authority established under this act and known as the Yazoo Economic Alliance. (b) "Board of supervisors" means the Board of Supervisors of Yazoo County, Mississippi. (c) "County" means Yazoo County, Mississippi. (d) "Trustee" means either the board of supervisors or separately appointed individuals, as set forth in Section 2(2) of this act, who govern and control the alliance. *SS26/R1588CS* S. B. No. 3408 ~ OFFICIAL ~ L3/5 26/SS26/R1588CS PAGE SECTION 2. (1) When the board of supervisors shall find and determine that the public convenience and necessity require the same, as evidenced by a resolution duly adopted and entered on …