Rule 26-3-1.2 - DefinitionIn addition to the definitions set forth in State Oil and Gas Board Order No. 201-51, Rule 2, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words shall have the meanings indicated when found in these Offshore (OS) Rules:
(a) "Board" shall mean the State Oil and Gas Board created by Chapter 256 of the Laws of 1948.(b) "Supervisor" shall mean the State Oil and Gas Board Supervisor of Mississippi.(c) "Submerged Offshore Lands" shall mean all lands overlain by the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi Sound, bays and other waters connected thereto which are directly affected by the tides in the Gulf of Mexico to the extent that such lands and waters lie within the territorial jurisdiction of the State of Mississippi. For the purpose of implementation of these rules and regulations, the State Oil and Gas Board reserves the authority to classify lands as "Submerged" or "Nonsubmerged".(d) "Waters" shall mean the water superjacent to Submerged Offshore Lands. MCA Section 53-1-17(3) (1972)