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§ 17-11-35. Expenditure of public funds, issuance of bonds, and mortgaging of property authorized

MS Code § 17-11-35 (2019) (N/A)
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The district, and each county and city within the region associated as a member of the district, are hereby granted the power and authority to expend public funds of the district or such county or city for the purposes authorized by this chapter, and are authorized to issue revenue bonds, notes, or other revenue obligations to carry out the purposes of this chapter, and are authorized to mortgage or pledge property, real, personal or mixed, and to secure such obligations in a manner to be provided for by resolution of such district or such county or such city. The governing bodies of the district and each county or city within the region associated as a member of the district, acting separately or jointly, may, in its or their discretion, issue revenue bonds of the district, or of the county, or of the city, or jointly, to provide funds to finance any regional project approved by the district, in the manner provided in this chapter. Each county or city within the region, associated as a member of the district, may, in its discretion, issue general obligation bonds of such county or city, in an amount not to exceed its legal limit, to provide funds to finance any regional project approved by the district for any purpose which such county or city is now authorized, or hereafter may be authorized by law, to issue general obligation bonds of such county or such city. No authority, either direct or implied, is extended by this chapter to the district to issue general obligation bonds of the district as a whole, or of any participating agency or entity within the region, as described in this chapter.

In addition to the method of issuing bonds provided in this chapter, any county or city may, if authorized by law, issue bonds under any other general or special law to secure funds for the purposes of funding such project.

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§ 17-11-35. Expenditure of public funds, issuance of bonds, and mortgaging of property authorized