Mississippi Department of Marine Resources; authorize oyster lease reconfiguration and make technical amendments.

This bill updates the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources' authority to manage oyster cultivation leases and revises several related state funds. It allows the department to reconfigure existing oyster lease areas and sets new rules for applicants, including a $50 application fee, specific acreage limits, and requirements that lessees be Mississippi residents. The legislation also establishes new special accounts within the Seafood Fund to track money for artificial reefs, coastal preserves, seafood marketing, and oyster production, ensuring these funds remain available for their specific purposes rather than lapsing at the end of the fiscal year. Additionally, the bill creates criminal penalties for violating oyster lease rules and removes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from a specific river restoration agreement while repealing a law that authorized special license tags for seafood industry supporters.