MISSISSIPPI
Just how corrupt is the Mississippi legislature?
The below list of elected officials voted to and approved $25,000.00 of your taxpayers money from the Mississippi Tidelands Trust Fund, overseer, Secretary of State, Eric Clark.
The disbursement of the $25,000.00 was the duty of our Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Biloxi, Mississippi.
SEC. 49-15-11. Mississippi Department of Marine Resources; transfer of certain powers and duties from Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; Executive Director of the Department of Marine Resources; definition of terms.
(1) The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
is hereby established and full power is vested in the department to manage,
control, supervise and direct any matters pertaining to saltwater aquatic life
and marine resources under the jurisdiction of the commission. The Department of
Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall retain only those powers, duties, employees,
equipment and resources of the Bureau of Marine Resources assigned to law
enforcement. All other powers, duties, employees, equipment and resources of the
bureau shall be transferred to the Department of Marine Resources.
(2) The Executive Director of the Department of
Marine Resources shall have the authority to internally reorganize the
Department of Marine Resources with persons meeting established qualifications
for comparable positions of duty and responsibility including, but not limited
to, the deputy director, division chiefs, biologists and other personnel. For a
period of one (1) year after the effective date of the act the personnel actions
of the executive director shall be exempt from State Personnel Board rules,
regulations and procedures in order to give the executive director flexibility
in making an orderly, effective and timely reorganization of the Department of
Marine Resources.
(3) Whenever the terms "Mississippi Marine
Conservation Commission," "Marine Conservation Commission,"
"Bureau of Marine Resources" and "Mississippi Marine Resources
Council" appear in any state law, they shall mean the "Mississippi
Commission on Marine Resources."
SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 6047-04; Laws, 1960, ch. 173, Sec. 4; 1964, ch. 245, Sec. 1; 1974, ch. 572, Sec. 2; 1978, ch. 484, Sec. 24. Laws, 1993, ch. 603, Sec. 3; 1994, ch. 578, Sec. 3, eff from and after July 1, 1994
And finally our corrupted elected officials voted and approved the $25,000.00 to be given to the, Wildlife Rehabilitation & Nature Preservation Society, Inc., 23228 Woodland Way, Pass Christian, MS 39571.
Now for the kicker, WRANPS, Inc., is located in the
woods on property owned by the University of Southern Mississippi, (USM).
The Tidelands Trust Fund, according to the Mississippi PEER committee, WRANPS, Inc., does not qualify for taxpayer money, but is was an election years.
I would like to request every person in Mississippi to send an email to the below elected officials and explain how this is there last term in office, and how disappointed you are that they would commit Fraud, Waste, & Abuse of there position and giving taxpayers money away.
All total WRANPS Inc., has been given $95,000.00 over four (4) years, 1997, 1998, 2000, & 2004 from the Mississippi Tidelands Trust Funds, overseer, Secretary of State, Eric Clark.
Eric Clark
REMEMBER: MONEY, POWER, & PERKS + FRAUD, WASTE, & ABUSE = CORRUPTION
Green: http://www.ls.state.ms.us/house/green.htm
McBride: http://www.ls.state.ms.us/house/mcbride.htm
Denny: http://www.ls.state.ms.us/house/denny.htm
Ellzey: http://www.ls.state.ms.us/house/ellzey.htm
Gadd: http://www.ls.state.ms.us/house/gadd.htm
Nettles: http://www.ls.state.ms.us/house/nettles.htm
Read: http://www.ls.state.ms.us/house/read.htm
Watson: http://www.ls.state.ms.us/house/watson.htm
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David L. Green
Congressional District: 4th |
| House District: 96th Adams, Amite, Pike, Wilkinson Occupation: Retail Merchant Education: Southwest MS Junior College Legislative |
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Warner F. McBride
Congressional District: 1st |
| House District: 10th DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola Occupation: Businessman Education: Mississippi State University Legislative Experience: 1992-present |
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William C. Denny, Jr.
Congressional District: 3rd |
| House District: 64th Hinds Occupation: Business Executive Education: University of Maryland Legislative Experience: 1988-present |
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Joe S. Ellzey
Congressional District: 4th |
| House District: 88th Jones, Perry Occupation: Farmer, Cattleman Education: Jones County Junior College Legislative Experience: 1993-present |
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Jack Gilbert Gadd
Congressional District: 1st |
| House District: 5th Benton, Lafayette, Marshall Occupation: Salesman Education: Northwest Community College University of Mississippi Legislative Experience: 1992-present |
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Clem Mullins Nettles
Congressional District: 4th |
| House District: 97th Amite, Lawrence, Lincoln, Pike, Walthall Occupation: Farmer Education: High School Legislative Experience: 1988-present |
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John O. Read
Congressional District: 5th |
| House District: 112th Jackson Occupation: Pharmacist Education: Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College North East Louisiana University Legislative Experience: 1993-present |
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Percy W. Watson
Congressional District: 5th |
| House District: 103rd Forrest Occupation: Attorney Education: University of Iowa University of Iowa School of Law Legislative Experience: 1980-present |
Media Advisory
MLS-03-160
November 17, 2003 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tidelands Grant Presentations Scheduled
BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (DMR) will be presenting
the following FY2004 Tidelands grant award disbursements:
November 18
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City of Gulfport will receive a grant award of $195,821.33 for Gulfport Small CraftHarbor Dredging. Presentation time: 2:30 p.m., Gulfport City Hall.
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City of Pass Christian will receive a grant award of $195,821.33 for HarborImprovements. Presentation time: 6 p.m., Pass Christian City Hall.
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City of Long Beach will receive a grant award of $97,910.66 for HarborImprovements. Presentation time: 7 p.m., Long Beach City Hall.
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City of Bay St. Louis will receive a grant award of $48,955.33 for Rutherford PierImprovements, Phase II. Presentation time: 7:30 p.m., Bay St. Louis City Hall.
December 1
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Jackson County Board of Supervisors will receive a grant award of $303,523.07for Old Spanish Fort Boat Launch Ramp and Pier, Lake Mars Boat Launching
and Parking and Racetrack Road Boat Launch, Phase I. Presentation time: 10
a.m., Jackson County Courthouse.
Remember, WRANPS Inc., is located in the woods not near
Coastal waters, and on the property of USM.
THIS IS WHERE THE SCAM BEGINS
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WRANPS Wildlife Rehabilitation & Preservation Society, Inc. will receive a grantaward of $24,477.67 for Mitigation of Development-Related Impacts to Coastal
Wildlife through Education. Presentation time: 3 p.m., Harrison County off
Menge Avenue.
December 2
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City of Gautier will receive a grant award of $293,731.99 for City ParkCommunity Center. Presentation time: 5:30 p.m., Gautier City Hall.
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ISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES1141 Bayview Avenue, Suite 101, Biloxi, Mississippi 39530
Contact: Marti Schuman
Phone: (228) 374-5000
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City of Moss Point will receive a grant award of $195,821.33 for Pelican Landing,Phase II. Presentation time: 7 p.m., Moss Point City Hall.
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City of Pascagoula will receive a grant award of $146,866 for East PascagoulaRiver Boat Launch and Pier. Presentation time: 7:30 p.m., Pascagoula City Hall.
December 8
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Harrison County Board of Supervisors will receive a grant award of $146,866 forTchouticabouffa River Boat Launch. Presentation time: 9:30 a.m., Harrison
County Courthouse, Biloxi.
December 9
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Biloxi Port Commission will receive a grant award of $318,209.66 for SchoonerPier Project. Presentation time: 10 a.m., Biloxi Port Commission Building.
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Mississippi Sound Maritime Historical Museum will receive a grant award of$97,910.66 for Community Sail Training Facility and Program. Presentation time:
11:30 a.m., Holiday Inn, Highway 90, Gulfport.
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City of Biloxi will receive a grant award of $146,866 for Hiller Park RecreationalPier. Presentation time: 1:30 p.m., Biloxi City Hall.
December 10
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D’Iberville Port Commission will receive a grant award of $146,866 for FountainBeach Public Access and Learning Center. Presentation time: 5 p.m., D’Iberville
City Hall.
December 16
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Beauvoir Shrine will receive a grant award of $78,671.22 for public access toBayhead Swamp and Bayou. Presentation time: 3 p.m., Beauvoir in Biloxi.
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City of Ocean Springs will receive a grant award of $122,388.33 for OceanSprings Fishing Bridge Expansion. Presentation time: 6 p.m., Ocean Springs
City Hall.
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December 17
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City of Waveland will receive a grant award of $195,821.33 for Garfield-LadnerPier, Phase IV. Presentation time: 6:30 p.m., Waveland City Hall.
The Tidelands Trust Fund Program consists of funds derived from the lease rentals of
tidelands and submerged lands. Revenues are collected by the Office of Secretary of State,
appropriated by the state legislature and administered by the Commission on Marine
Resources. All tidelands projects are reviewed, evaluated and recommended annually by the
Commission on Marine Resources.
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to enhancing, protecting and
conserving marine interests of the State by managing all marine life, public trust wetlands,
adjacent uplands and waterfront areas to provide for the optimal commercial, recreational,
educational and economic uses of these resources consistent with environmental concerns
and social changes. Visit the DMR online at
www.dmr.state.ms.us.—END—
STEVEN A. McCALEB