Miss. Code Ann. § 29-7-1: Miss. Code Ann. § 29-7-1

(1) The Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority shall be the mineral lease commission, and shall exercise the duties and responsibilities of the mineral lease commission under the provisions of Section 29-7-1 et seq.

(2) The words “ mineral lease commission ,” whenever they may appear in the laws of the State of Mississippi, shall be construed to mean the Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority.

(3) The term “ commission ” means the Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority.