Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 16 - History, Humanities and Arts
Part 3 - Historic Preservation Division
Chapter 1 - Policies for Implementation of the Antiquities Law of Mississippi
Rule 16-3-1.2 - Notices of Intent

State agencies, counties, cities, and all their political division are required to submit a Notice of Intent with supporting documentation for all projects involving publicly owned property, including taking, alteration, damage, destruction, salvage, restoration, renovation, excavation, property transfer, excavation or ground disturbing activities of any nature, demolition or significant alteration. The Notice of Intent serves as the formal application for MDAH review.

A Notice of Intent is required for projects involving publicly owned property that has not been designated as a Mississippi Landmark and for privately or publicly owned property that has been designated as a Mississippi Landmark.

The public property owner or owner's representative must submit a Notice of Intent to MDAH in the early planning stages and always prior to the letting of bids or beginning a project for construction, improvement of any nature, or transfer of public property to private ownership. Supporting documentation, including, but not limited to, plans and specifications, maps, photographs, legal description, property deed, structural report, etc. must be submitted with the Notice of Intent, as appropriate.

MDAH will review the Notice of Intent in accordance with the procedures outlined in this document.

Miss. Code Ann. §§ 39-7-1, 39-7-11, 39-7-22(1972).