In addition to the maintenance authority granted in Section 83-1-39, Mississippi Code of 1972, the board of supervisors of any county is hereby authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to grade, gravel, shell and/or maintain real property, including roads or driveways thereof, owned by a municipal fire protection district or county fire protection district, or leased for a term of not less than twenty (20) years by a municipal fire protection district or a county fire protection district, as necessary for the effective and safe operation of such district. Any action taken by the board of supervisors under the authority of this section shall be spread upon the minutes of the board of supervisors when the work is authorized.