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Sixteenth Section Land Program
DELBERT HOSEMANNDELBERT HOSEMANNSecretary of StateSecretary of State
MS Code Ann § 29-3-39
It shall be the duty of the board of education to survey periodically the classification of all sixteenth section land under its jurisdiction and to reclassify said land as it may deem
advisable because of changes of conditions, and when any land is so reclassified, the
board of education shall file a report thereof with the state land commissioner.
MS Code Ann § 29-3-39
From time to time the state land commissioner may institute proceedings to reclassify any sixteenth section lands which he may deem
advisable and when any land is so reclassified, the state land commissioner shall file a report thereof with the board of
education.
Miss. Code Ann. § 29-3-1(1)Sixteenth section school lands, or lands granted in
lieu thereof, constitute property held in trust for the benefit of the public schools and must be
treated as such. The board of education under the general supervision of the state land
commissioner, shall have control and jurisdiction of said school trust lands and of all funds arising
from any disposition thereof heretofore or hereafter made. It shall be the duty of the board
of education to manage the school trust lands and all funds arising therefrom as a trust
property…
Miss. Code Ann. § 29-3-1 (1) cont.
Accordingly, the board shall assure that adequate compensation is received for all uses of the trust lands, except for uses by the public schools.
State Lease Average
Lease Classfication
Catfish
Residential
Farm Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Agricultural
Recreational
Forestry (Hunting & Fishing)
Other
Average Rent Per Acre
$31.56
$114.92
$12.84
$530.94
$312.12
$60.50
$53.16
$9.47
$55.94
16th Section Land Revenues
Surface $14,982,516.76 Investment $6,713,875.57 Timber $9,460,997.27 Mineral & Oil and Gas $14,652,596.46 Other $4,846,839.72 ----------------------------- TOTAL $50,656,825.78
2006 Annual Revenue Summary
$0.00
$10,000,000.00
$20,000,000.00
$30,000,000.00
$40,000,000.00
$50,000,000.00
$60,000,000.00
Surface Investment Timber Mineral & Oil andGas
Other Total
16th Section Land Revenues
Surface
$15,808,821.51 Investment
$10,130,102.70 Timber
$9,144,849.81 Mineral & Oil and Gas
$14,440,639.89 Other
$4,768,210.11
----------------------------- TOTAL $54,292,624.02
2007 Annual Revenue Summary
$0.00
$10,000,000.00
$20,000,000.00
$30,000,000.00
$40,000,000.00
$50,000,000.00
$60,000,000.00
Surface Investment Timber Mineral & Oil andGas
Other Total
Example Areas
SunflowerLefloreHumphreys
LeakeAttalaWinston
WalthallMarionLamar
JonesJasperWayne
Agriculture
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County High Low Average
Sunflower $76.00 $15.00 $49.14
Leflore $141.11 $18.07 $89.20
Humphreys $133.82 $19.86 $76.53
Farm Residential
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County High Low Average
Attala $50.85 $2.55 $6.40
Leake $129.74 $3.04 $8.29
Winston $24.51 $1.97 $4.24
Hunting & Fishing
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County High Low Average
Attala $10.00 $3.25 $5.00
Leake $10.25 $3.50 $5.17
Winston $7.50 $4.39 $5.63
Farm Residential
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County High Low Average
Jones $100.00 $8.60 $24.24
Jasper $125.00 $2.37 $9.09
Wayne $20.77 $14.00 $17.83
Hunting & Fishing
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County High Low Average
Jones $12.50 $4.76 $5.69
Jasper $27.00 $3.50 $5.07
Wayne $6.00 $4.50 $4.96
Farm Residential
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County High Low Average
Walthall $134.00 $1.00 $7.32
Marion $90.00 $5.25 $6.68
Lamar $187.60 $5.31 $16.96
Hunting & Fishing
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County High Low Average
Walthall (only one) $4.12
Marion $30.01 $2.39 $10.34
Lamar $6.09 $5.00 $5.27
Sixteenth Section Land Program
DELBERT HOSEMANNDELBERT HOSEMANNSecretary of StateSecretary of State
