Mississippi Code

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-1 (2026)

Short title; definition of "board."

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This chapter may be cited as the "State Ports and Harbors Law."

As used in this chapter the word "board" shall mean the Mississippi Development Authority.

Codes, 1942, § 7564-01; Laws, 1958, ch. 365, § 1; Laws, 2012, ch. 485, § 4, eff. 4/26/2012.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1974–2022 · leading case: Tradigrain, Inc. v. Mississippi State Port Auth., 701 F.2d 1131 (5th Cir. 1983).

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Tradigrain, Inc. v. Mississippi State Port Auth., 701 F.2d 1131 (5th Cir. 1983). · cites it 2× “We are therefore left with the Port Authority’s enabling act, found at Miss.Code Ann. § 59-5-1 et seq. (1972 supp.”

GULFSIDE CASINO v. Mississippi State Port Auth., 757 So. 2d 250 (Miss. 2000). · cites it 2× “See Miss.Code Ann. §§ 59-5-1, 59-5-3, 59-5-7, 59-5-11, & 59-5-35 (1996).”

Mississippi State Port Auth. v. S. Indus. Contractors, LLC, 271 So. 3d 742 (Miss. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “In this case, there is not a specific statute governing venue under the Port Authority's enabling legislation, the State Ports and Harbors Law ( Mississippi Code Annotated section 59-5-1 through section 59-5-69 (Rev.”

Parsons v. Miss. State Port Auth. at Gulfport, 996 So. 2d 165 (Miss. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “See Miss.Code Ann. § 59-5-1 to -69 (Rev.2004) and Miss.”

Brady v. Michelin Reifenwerke, 613 F. Supp. 1076 (S.D. Miss. 1985). · cites it 2× “In Tradigrain the court, finding no constitutional or decisional law directly on point, primarily evaluated the Port Authority’s enabling act, Miss.Code Ann. § 59-5-1 et seq., and decided that “the Mississippi State Port Authority is merely the alter ego of the State of…”

Stand. Fruit & S.S. Co. v. Putnam, 290 So. 2d 612 (Miss. 1974). · cites it 2× “Not before us is any question as to any possible cause of action of Joseph who is not a party litigant. Appellants here are two private corporations and an individual conducting business upon property let to them by the State under Mississippi Code Annotated section 59-5-1 to…”

The Mississippi State Port Auth. at Gulfport v. Eutaw Constr. Co., Inc. (Miss. 2022). “§ 59-5-1 through -69 (Rev. 2013). Following the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and pursuant to its statutory responsibility, the MSPA undertook a massive restoration of the state port consisting of various construction projects.”

Gulfside Casino P'ship v. Mississippi State Port Auth. at Gulfport (Miss. 1998). · cites it 2× “See Miss. Code Ann. §§ 59-5-1 , 59-5-3, 59-5-7, 59-5-11, & 59-5-35 (1996).”

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