The Mississippi River Bridge Authority is hereby abolished, effective January 1, 2013, and all of its powers, duties, functions, immunities, restrictions, and exemptions from taxation under any laws and particularly under the effective provisions of Act 7 of 1952, Act 402 of 1976, Act 204 of 1980, Act 329 of 1981, Act 522 of 1984, Act 762 of 1988, and Act 315 of 1989, are transferred to the Department of Transportation and Development effective January 1, 2013, and after such date the department shall have and exercise all of the executive and administrative functions provided for by the constitution or laws with respect to the Mississippi River Bridge Authority herein abolished.

Acts 2012, No. 866, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.