Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 16 - History, Humanities and Arts
Part 5 - Museum Division
Chapter 13 - Criteria for Property Acquisition for Unsolicited Donations
Rule 16-5-13.1

A. The property shall meet the criteria for Mississippi Landmark status (i.e. the same general criteria as for National Register eligibility) as determined through an evaluation by Department staff.

B. The property is in danger of being destroyed or significantly disturbed in its present ownership situation and Department ownership can realistically alleviate this danger.

C. Other viable means of preservation have been explored. (e.g. Mississippi Landmark designation, National Park Service acquisition, adaptive reuse by a private sector commercial business, ownership and maintenance by a competent preservation organization, acquisition by the Archaeological Conservancy)

D. Sufficient acreage will be conveyed with the property to encompass and protect related archaeological areas, and allow for potential public interpretation/use. Consideration should be given to the property's potential for producing income (hunting leases, timber sales), which might be used to offset maintenance and interpretive costs for this property or for other historic properties.

E. Legal access to the property from public roads will be provided at the time of acquisition.

F. The warranty deed must be free of restrictive conditions or reverters; however, the deed may include a "first right of purchase/refusal" if the Department must dispose of the donated property.

G. Funding sources are identified for