The Department of Agriculture and Commerce shall have the power and authority, in its discretion, to borrow money from any bank or banks in an amount not in excess of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00), to be used for the repair, renovation or maintenance of buildings located at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds. The Department of Agriculture and Commerce may use any funds accruing to it to service and retire said indebtedness. Such loan shall not exceed a term of ten (10) years and shall bear interest at a rate not in excess of that provided for in Section 75-17-101.Any loan secured under the provisions of this section shall be approved by the State Bond Commission.Codes, 1942, § 4435-50.3; Laws, 1956, ch. 143, §§ 1-8; Laws, 1958, ch. 142; Laws, 1962, ch. 155; Laws, 1966, ch. 224, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 236, § 1; Laws, 1971, ch. 501, § 1; Laws, 1986, ch. 442, eff. 7/1/1986.Reenacted by Laws, 2021, ch. 362, SB 2076,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 417, HB 1566,§ 12, eff. 7/1/2020.
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