JACKSON ⢠Lawmakers halted legislation to partially privatize and overhaul Mississippiâs state parks system this year, but one Northeast Mississippi lawmaker warned his colleagues and the public on Friday that such a drastic step is likely still coming.
âAnyone who thinks this isnât an attempt to privatize the state parks is naive,â said Sen. Hob Bryan, D-Amory.
Senators on Friday passed legislation to create a study committee to research how best to improve Mississippiâs parks system, which has been in disrepair for years thanks to chronic underfunding.
Under Senate Bill 2486, five senators and five representatives would gather information and research various problems with the parks system before offering policy recommendations before the 2022 session.