Miss. Code Ann. § 55-3-71: Miss. Code Ann. § 55-3-71

The executive director is designated as the authorized representative of the State of Mississippi under the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Act, and the executive director is hereby directed to utilize the plan specified in Section 55-3-69 in carrying out the authority vested in said office, it being the intention that any action taken by the authorized representative be pursuant to and in compliance with said plan.