Miss. Code § 51-35-9
The commissioners of any drainage district heretofore or hereafter organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi, acting on behalf of the district or in cooperation with other drainage districts, are hereby authorized and empowered to give satisfactory assurances to the chief of engineers of the United States Army, to the Mississippi River Commission, to the United States district engineer, or to any other agency of the United States government that they will furnish rights of way for all levees and drainage ditches within or without the district for any and all flood control works, including levees and ditches constructed by the United States of America or any agency thereof, within or without the district. The commissioners of any drainage district are hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of the district to enter into agreements with the commissioners of any other drainage districts for carrying out the purposes of Sections 51-35-9 through 51-35-13.
Miss. Code § 51-35-9