2012 Mississippi Code
Title 21 - Municipalities
Chapter 38 - Acquisition or Lease of Real Property From Federal Government for Parks, Recreation, and Tourism
§ 21-38-5. Municipality authorized to enter into agreement, contract, or lease with United States

(1) Any municipality may enter into and accomplish any agreement, contract, lease or other arrangement with the United States whereby the municipality may acquire or lease real property, whether located within or outside the corporate boundaries of such municipality, for the purpose of developing and promoting parks, tourism and recreational facilities of all types, including without limitation marinas, restaurants, hotels, conference centers, golf courses, lakes, nature trails, campgrounds and similar facilities and supporting infrastructure; and the purposes set forth in any such agreement, contract, lease or other arrangement and the uses described therein of such real property shall be proper municipal purposes for such municipality.

(2) Any municipality that acquires or leases real property from the United States under subsection (1) of this section may (a) lease and sublease, and grant rights to use, easements and rights-of-way over and across, any part or all of such real property for such consideration and upon such terms and conditions as the municipality may deem appropriate for a period or periods not to exceed seventy-five (75) years, and (b) enter into and accomplish agreements, contracts, leases and subleases, and other arrangements with private individuals, firms or corporations with respect to the use and development of such real property.

(3) Any municipality that leases or subleases or grants rights to use, easements or rights-of-way over and across real property acquired or leased from the United States under subsection (1) of this section may utilize all revenues received from the rental or use of such real property or the granting of such rights, or received as a result of any term or condition in an agreement, contract, lease, sublease or other arrangement relating to such real property, for all proper municipal purposes.