HB 1652

MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2026 Regular Session
To: Appropriations A
By: Representatives Read, Cockerham, Hale
House Bill 1652
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE RETURN OF UNEXPENDED, LOCAL
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FUNDS AND UNEXPENDED INTEREST EARNED ON THOSE FUNDS TO THE
CAPITAL EXPENSE FUND; TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR WITHHOLDING A CERTAIN
PERCENTAGE OF THE PAYMENTS AND ALLOCATIONS TO A MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY UNDER
SECTION 27-65-75 TO RECOVER FUNDS OWED TO THE CAPITAL EXPENSE FUND UNDER THIS
ACT WHERE A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY FAILS TO RETURN SUCH FUNDS; TO AMEND
SECTIONS 27-65-75, 27-104-371, 27-104-373 AND 27-104-375, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF
1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
���� BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
���� SECTION 1.�
(1)� (a)� The remaining balance of any funds initially disbursed pursuant to
the appropriation authority under Chapter 102, Laws of 2021, shall be returned to the Department of Finance and
Administration by the appropriate entity within thirty (30) days after the
effective date of this act if:
������������� (i)� A memorandum
of understanding to govern the project for which the funds were disbursed has
not been executed with the Department of Finance and Administration; or
������������� (ii)� Unexpended
funds remain after three (3) years from the date of execution of the memorandum
of understanding governing the project.� The Department
of Finance and Administration may grant one (1) six-month extension to the
three-year deadline under this subparagraph pursuant to a written request from
the entity.
��������� (b) �Upon receipt of any funds under subsection (1)(a) of this
section, the State Treasurer, in conjunction with the State Fiscal Officer,
shall transfer such funds to the Capital Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000) as
unobligated funds.
���� (2)� (a)� Within thirty (30)
days from the effective date of this act, the balance of any unexpended interest
earned on the funds initially disbursed pursuant to the appropriation authority
under Chapter 102, Laws of 2021, Section 27�104�371,
Section ���27�104�373, or Section 27�104�375 shall be returned to the
Department of Finance and Administration by the appropriate entity.
��������� (b)� Upon receipt of
any funds under subsection (2)(a) of this section, the State Treasurer, in
conjunction with the State Fiscal Officer, shall transfer such funds to the
Capital Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000) as unobligated funds.
���� (3)� (a)� On or before one
hundred and eighty (180) days after the effective date of this act, if a
Memorandum of Understanding to govern the project for which the funds were
disbursed has not been executed, the balance of any funds disbursed from the funds
created in Section 27�104�371, Section 27�104�373 or Section 27�104�375 shall
be returned to the Department of Finance and Administration by the appropriate
entity.
��������� (b)� Upon receipt of
any funds under subsection (3)(a) of this section, the State Treasurer, in
conjunction with the State Fiscal Officer, shall transfer such funds to the
Capital Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000) as unobligated funds.
���� (4)� (a)� Where a county or
municipality fails to return funds required under subsection (1), (2) or (3) of
this act, Section 27�104�371(1)(b)(iii), Section 27�104�373(3)(c) or Section
27�104�375(2)(c), the Department of Finance and Administration shall notify the
Auditor.�
��������� (b)� Upon receipt of
the notification, the State Auditor shall send the county or municipality a
letter expressing the State Auditor's intent to seek recovery of the funds
under Section 27�65�75 by issuing a certificate of noncompliance.� If the funds
have not been returned within thirty (30) days from the date of issuance of the
letter of intent, the Auditor shall issue a certificate of noncompliance to the
county or municipality and provide written notice of the certificate to the
Department of Revenue.��
��������� (c)� The Department of
Revenue shall transfer the withheld allocations and payments under Section 27-65-75
to the Department of Finance and Administration.�
��������� (d)� The State
Treasurer, in conjunction with the State Fiscal Officer, shall transfer such
funds into the Capital Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000) as unobligated
funds.� Once a sum equal to the amount of funds owed to the state under this
section by the county or municipality has been transferred into the Capital
Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000), the State Fiscal Officer shall certify to
the State Auditor that the required funds have been returned to the Capital
Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000).
��������� (e)� Upon receipt of
the certification by the State Fiscal Officer under paragraph (d) of this
section, the State Auditor shall cancel the certificate of noncompliance and
inform the Department of Revenue of such cancellation in writing.
���� SECTION 2.� Section
27-65-75, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
���� 27-65-75.� On or before the
fifteenth day of each month, the revenue collected under the provisions of this
chapter during the preceding month shall be paid and distributed as follows:
���� (1)� (a)� On or before
August 15, 1992, and each succeeding month thereafter through July 15, 1993,
eighteen percent (18%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during the
preceding month under the provisions of this chapter, except that collected
under the provisions of Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-19(3) and 27-65-21, on
business activities within a municipal corporation shall be allocated for
distribution to the municipality and paid to the municipal corporation.� Except
as otherwise provided in this paragraph (a), on or before August 15, 1993, and
each succeeding month thereafter through August 15, 2025, eighteen and one-half
percent (18-1/2%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding
month under the provisions of this chapter, except that collected under the
provisions of Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-19(3),
27-65-21 and 27-65-24, on business
activities within a municipal corporation shall be allocated for distribution
to the municipality and paid to the municipal corporation.� Except as otherwise
provided in this paragraph (a), on or before September 15, 2025, and each
succeeding month thereafter, eighteen and one-half percent (18.5%) of the total
sales tax revenue collected during the preceding month under this chapter,
except that collected under Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-17(1)(n), 27-65-19(3), 27-65-21
and 27-65-24, on business activities within a municipal corporation shall be
allocated for distribution and paid to the municipal corporation.� On or before
September 15, 2025, and each succeeding month thereafter, twenty-five and nine-tenths
percent (25.9%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding
month under Section 27-65-17(1)(n) on business activities within a municipal
corporation shall be allocated for distribution and paid to the municipal
corporation.� However, in the event the State Auditor issues a certificate of
noncompliance pursuant to Section 21-35-31 or Section 1 of this act, the
department shall withhold ten percent (10%) of the allocations and payments to the
municipality that would otherwise be payable to the municipality under this
paragraph (a) until such time that the department receives written notice of
the cancellation of a certificate of noncompliance from the State Auditor.
���� A municipal corporation, for
the purpose of distributing the tax under this subsection, shall mean and
include all incorporated cities, towns and villages.
���� Monies allocated for
distribution and credited to a municipal corporation under this paragraph may
be pledged as security for a loan if the distribution received by the municipal
corporation is otherwise authorized or required by law to be pledged as
security for such a loan.
���� In any county having a county
seat that is not an incorporated municipality, the distribution provided under
this subsection shall be made as though the county seat was an incorporated
municipality; however, the distribution to the municipality shall be paid to
the county treasury in which the municipality is located, and those funds shall
be used for road, bridge and street construction or maintenance in the county.
��������� (b)� On or before
August 15, 2006, and each succeeding month thereafter through August 15, 2025,
eighteen and one-half percent (18-1/2%) of the total sales tax revenue
collected during the preceding month under the provisions of this chapter,
except that collected under the provisions of Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-19(3)
and 27-65-21, on business activities on the campus of a state institution of
higher learning or community or junior college whose campus is not located
within the corporate limits of a municipality, shall be allocated for
distribution to the state institution of higher learning or community or junior
college and paid to the state institution of higher learning or community or
junior college.� On or before September 15, 2025, and each succeeding month
thereafter, eighteen and one-half percent (18.5%) of the total sales tax
revenue collected during the preceding month under this chapter, except that
collected under Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-17(1)(n), 27-65-19(3) and 27-65-21, on
business activities on the campus of a state institution of higher learning or
community or junior college whose campus is not located within the corporate
limits of a municipality, shall be allocated for distribution and paid to the
state institution of higher learning or community or junior college.� On or
before September 15, 2025, and each succeeding month thereafter, twenty-five
and nine-tenths percent (25.9%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during
the preceding month under Section 27-65-17(1)(n) on business activities on the
campus of a state institution of higher learning or community or junior college
whose campus is not located within the corporate limits of a municipality,
shall be allocated for distribution and paid to the state institution of higher
learning or community or junior college.
��������� (c)� On or before
August 15, 2018, and each succeeding month thereafter until August 14, 2019,
two percent (2%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding
month under the provisions of this chapter, except that collected under the
provisions of Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-19(3), 27-65-21 and 27-65-24, on
business activities within the corporate limits of the City of Jackson,
Mississippi, shall be deposited into the Capitol Complex Improvement District
Project Fund created in Section 29-5-215.� On or before August 15, 2019, and
each succeeding month thereafter until August 14, 2020, four percent (4%) of
the total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding month under the
provisions of this chapter, except that collected under the provisions of
Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-19(3), 27-65-21 and 27-65-24, on business activities
within the corporate limits of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, shall be
deposited into the Capitol Complex Improvement District Project Fund created in
Section 29-5-215.� On or before August 15, 2020, and each succeeding month
thereafter through July 15, 2023, six percent (6%) of the total sales tax
revenue collected during the preceding month under the provisions of this
chapter, except that collected under the provisions of Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-19(3),
27-65-21 and 27-65-24, on business activities within the corporate limits of
the City of Jackson, Mississippi, shall be deposited into the Capitol Complex
Improvement District Project Fund created in Section 29-5-215.� On or before
August 15, 2023, and each succeeding month thereafter through August 15, 2025,
nine percent (9%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding
month under the provisions of this chapter, except that collected under the
provisions of Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-19(3), 27-65-21 and 27-65-24, on
business activities within the corporate limits of the City of Jackson,
Mississippi, shall be deposited into the Capitol Complex Improvement District
Project Fund created in Section 29-5-215.� On or before September 15, 2025, and
each succeeding month thereafter, nine percent (9%) of the total sales tax
revenue collected during the preceding month under this chapter, except that
collected under Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-17(1)(n), 27-65-19(3), 27-65-21 and 27-65-24,
on business activities within the corporate limits of the City of Jackson,
Mississippi, shall be deposited into the Capitol Complex Improvement District
Project Fund created in Section 27-5-215.� On or before September 15, 2025, and
each succeeding month thereafter, twelve and six-tenths percent (12.6%) of the
total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding month under Section 27-65-17(1)(n)
on business activities within the corporate limits of the City of Jackson,
Mississippi, shall be deposited into the Capitol Complex Improvement District
Project Fund created in Section 27-5-215.
��������� (d)� (i)� Except as
otherwise provided in this paragraph (d), on or before the fifteenth day of the
month that the diversion authorized by this section begins, and each succeeding
month thereafter, eighteen and one-half percent (18-1/2%) of the total sales
tax revenue collected during the preceding month under the provisions of this
chapter, except that collected under the provisions of Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-19(3)
and 27-65-21, on business activities within a redevelopment project area
developed under a redevelopment plan adopted under the Tax Increment Financing
Act (Section 21-45-1 et seq.) shall be allocated for distribution to the county
in which the project area is located if:
������������������ 1.� The
county:
����������������������� a.�
Borders on the Mississippi Sound and the State of Alabama, or
����������������������� b.� Is
Harrison County, Mississippi, and the project area is within a radius of two
(2) miles from the intersection of Interstate 10 and Menge Avenue;
������������������ 2.� The county
has issued bonds under Section 21-45-9 to finance all or a portion of a
redevelopment project in the redevelopment project area;
������������������ 3.� Any debt
service for the indebtedness incurred is outstanding; and
������������������ 4.� A
development with a value of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00) or more is, or
will be, located in the redevelopment area.
������������� (ii)� For a county
that is eligible to receive funds under this paragraph (d), as determined by
the department under this paragraph (d), from and after September 15, 2025, and
each succeeding month thereafter, eighteen and one-half percent (18.5%) of the
total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding month under this
chapter, except that collected under Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-17(1)(n), 27-65-19(3)
and 27-65-21, on business activities within a redevelopment project area
developed under a redevelopment plan adopted under the Tax Increment Financing
Act (Section 21-45-1 et seq.) shall be allocated for distribution to the county
in which the project is located, and twenty-five and nine-tenths percent (25.9%)
of the total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding month under
Section 27-65-17(1)(n) shall be allocated for distribution to that county.
������������� (iii)� Before any
sales tax revenue may be allocated for distribution to a county under this paragraph
(d), the county shall certify to the Department of Revenue that the
requirements of this paragraph (d) have been met, the amount of bonded
indebtedness that has been incurred by the county for the redevelopment project
and the expected date the indebtedness incurred by the county will be
satisfied.
������������� (iv)� The diversion
of sales tax revenue authorized by this paragraph (d) shall begin the month
following the month in which the Department of Revenue determines that the
requirements of this paragraph (d) have been met.� The diversion shall end the
month the indebtedness incurred by the county is satisfied.� All revenue
received by the county under this paragraph (d) shall be deposited in the fund
required to be created in the tax increment financing plan under Section 21-45-11
and be utilized solely to satisfy the indebtedness incurred by the county.
���� (2)� On or before September
15, 1987, and each succeeding month thereafter, from the revenue collected
under this chapter during the preceding month, One Million One Hundred Twenty-five
Thousand Dollars ($1,125,000.00) shall be allocated for distribution to
municipal corporations as defined under subsection (1) of this section in the
proportion that the number of gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel sold by distributors
to consumers and retailers in each such municipality during the preceding
fiscal year bears to the total gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel sold by
distributors to consumers and retailers in municipalities statewide during the
preceding fiscal year.� The Department of
Revenue shall require all distributors of gasoline and diesel fuel to
report to the department monthly the
total number of gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel sold by them to consumers
and retailers in each municipality during the preceding month.� The Department of Revenue shall have the authority
to promulgate such rules and regulations as is necessary to determine the
number of gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel sold by distributors to consumers
and retailers in each municipality.� In determining the percentage allocation
of funds under this subsection for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1987, and
ending June 30, 1988, the Department of Revenue may consider gallons of
gasoline and diesel fuel sold for a period of less than one (1) fiscal year.�
For the purposes of this subsection, the term "fiscal year" means the
fiscal year beginning July 1 of a year.
���� (3)� On or before September
15, 1987, and on or before the fifteenth day of each succeeding month, until
the date specified in Section 65-39-35, the proceeds derived from contractors'
taxes levied under Section 27-65-21 on contracts for the construction or
reconstruction of highways designated under the highway program created under
Section 65-3-97 shall, except as otherwise provided in Section 31-17-127, be
deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be
used to fund that highway program.� The Mississippi Department of
Transportation shall provide to the Department
of Revenue such information as is necessary to determine the amount of
proceeds to be distributed under this subsection.
���� (4)� On or before August 15,
1994, and on or before the fifteenth day of each succeeding month through July
15, 1999, from the proceeds of gasoline, diesel fuel or kerosene taxes as
provided in Section 27-5-101(a)(ii)1, Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00)
shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of a special fund
designated as the "State Aid Road Fund," created by Section 65-9-17.�
On or before August 15, 1999, and on or before the fifteenth day of each
succeeding month through August 15, 2026, from the total amount of the proceeds
of gasoline, diesel fuel or kerosene taxes apportioned by Section 27-5-101(a)(ii)1,
Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00) or an amount equal to twenty-three and one-fourth
percent (23-1/4%) of those funds, whichever is the greater amount, shall be
deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the "State Aid Road
Fund," created by Section 65-9-17.� After August 15, 2025, from the total
amount of the proceeds of gasoline, diesel fuel or kerosene taxes apportioned
by Section 27-5-101(a)(ii)1 and (iii), Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) or
an amount equal to twenty-three and one-fourth percent (23-1/4%) of those
funds, whichever is greater, shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the
credit of the "State Aid Road Fund" on or before September 15, 2025,
and on or before the fifteenth day of each succeeding month through August 15,
2026, and Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6,500,000.00) or an
amount equal to twenty-three and one-fourth percent (23-1/4%) of those funds,
whichever is greater, shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of
the "State Aid Road Fund" on or before September 15, 2026, and on or
before the fifteenth day of each succeeding month through August 15, 2027, and
Eight Million Dollars ($8,000,000.00) or an amount equal to twenty-three and
one-fourth percent (23-1/4%) of those funds, whichever is greater, shall be
deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the "State Aid Road
Fund" on or before September 15, 2027, and on or before the fifteenth day
of each succeeding month.� From the amount of taxes paid into the special fund
under this subsection and subsection (9) of this section, there shall be first
deducted and paid the amount necessary to pay the expenses of the Office of
State Aid Road Construction, as authorized by the Legislature for all other
general and special fund agencies.� The remainder of the funds shall be
allocated monthly to the several counties in accordance with the following
formula:
��������� (a)� One-third (1/3)
shall be allocated to all counties in equal shares;
��������� (b)� One-third (1/3)
shall be allocated to counties based on the proportion that the total number of
rural road miles in a county bears to the total number of rural road miles in
all counties of the state; and
��������� (c)� One-third (1/3)
shall be allocated to counties based on the proportion that the rural
population of the county bears to the total rural population in all counties of
the state, according to the latest federal decennial census.
���� For the purposes of this
subsection, the term "gasoline, diesel fuel or kerosene taxes" means
such taxes as defined in paragraph (f) of Section 27-5-101.
���� However, in the event the
State Auditor issues a certificate of noncompliance pursuant to Section 1 of
this act, the department shall withhold ten percent (10%) of the allocations
and payments to the county that would otherwise be payable to the county under
this subsection (4) until such time that the department receives written notice
of the cancellation of a certificate of noncompliance from the State Auditor.
���� The amount of funds
allocated to any county under this subsection for any fiscal year after fiscal
year 1994 shall not be less than the amount allocated to the county for fiscal
year 1994.
���� Any reference in the general
laws of this state or the Mississippi Code of 1972 to Section 27-5-105 shall
mean and be construed to refer and apply to subsection (4) of Section 27-65-75.
���� (5)� On or before August 15,
2024, and each succeeding month thereafter, One Million Six Hundred Sixty-six
Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-six Dollars ($1,666,666.00) shall be paid into the
special fund known as the Education Enhancement Fund created and existing under
the provisions of Section 37-61-33.
���� (6)� An amount each month
beginning August 15, 1983, through November 15, 1986, as specified in Section
6, Chapter 542, Laws of 1983, shall be paid into the special fund known as the
Correctional Facilities Construction Fund created in Section 6, Chapter 542,
Laws of 1983.
���� (7)� On or before August 15,
1992, and each succeeding month thereafter through July 15, 2000, two and two
hundred sixty-six one-thousandths percent (2.266%) of the total sales tax revenue
collected during the preceding month under the provisions of this chapter,
except that collected under the provisions of Section 27-65-17(2), shall be
deposited by the department into the School Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund
created under Section 37-61-35.� On or before August 15, 2000, and each
succeeding month thereafter through August 15, 2025, two and two hundred sixty-six
one-thousandths percent (2.266%) of the total sales tax revenue collected
during the preceding month under the provisions of this chapter, except that
collected under the provisions of Section 27-65-17(2), shall be deposited into
the School Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund created under Section 37-61-35 until
such time that the total amount deposited into the fund during a fiscal year
equals Forty-two Million Dollars ($42,000,000.00).� Thereafter, the amounts
diverted under this subsection (7) during the fiscal year in excess of Forty-two
Million Dollars ($42,000,000.00) shall be deposited into the Education
Enhancement Fund created under Section 37-61-33 for appropriation by the
Legislature as other education needs and shall not be subject to the percentage
appropriation requirements set forth in Section 37-61-33.� On or before
September 15, 2025, and each succeeding month thereafter, two and two hundred
sixty-six one-thousandths percent (2.266%) of the total sales tax revenue
collected during the preceding month under this chapter, except that collected
under Section 27-65-17(1)(n) and (2), and three and seventeen one-hundredths
percent (3.17%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding
month under Section 27-65-17(1)(n), shall be deposited into the School Ad
Valorem Tax Reduction Fund created under Section 37-61-35 until such time that
the total amount deposited into the fund during a fiscal year equals Forty-two
Million Dollars ($42,000,000.00).� Thereafter, the amounts diverted under this
subsection (7) during the fiscal year in excess of Forty-two Million Dollars
($42,000,000.00) shall be deposited into the Education Enhancement Fund created
under Section 37-61-33 for appropriation by the Legislature as other education
needs and shall not be subject to the percentage appropriation requirements set
forth in Section 37-61-33.
���� (8)� On or before August 15,
1992, and each succeeding month thereafter through August 15, 2025, nine and
seventy-three one-thousandths percent (9.073%) of the total sales tax revenue
collected during the preceding month under the provisions of this chapter,
except that collected under the provisions of Section 27-65-17(2), shall be
deposited into the Education Enhancement Fund created under Section 37-61-33.� On
or before September 15, 2025, and each succeeding month thereafter, nine and
seventy-three one-thousandths percent (9.073%) of the total sales tax revenue
collected during the preceding month under this chapter, except that
collected under Section 27-65-17(1)(n) and (2), and twelve and seven-tenths
percent (12.7%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding
month under Section 27-65-17(1)(n), shall be deposited into the Education
Enhancement Fund created under Section 37-61-33.
���� (9)� On or before August 15,
1994, and each succeeding month thereafter, from the revenue collected under
this chapter during the preceding month, Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($250,000.00) shall be paid into the State Aid Road Fund.
���� (10)� On or before August
15, 1994, and each succeeding month thereafter through August 15, 1995, from
the revenue collected under this chapter during the preceding month, Two
Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) shall be deposited into the Motor Vehicle Ad
Valorem Tax Reduction Fund established in Section 27-51-105.
���� (11)� Notwithstanding any
other provision of this section to the contrary, on or before February 15, 1995,
and each succeeding month thereafter, the sales tax revenue collected during
the preceding month under the provisions of Section 27-65-17(2) and the
corresponding levy in Section 27-65-23 on the rental or lease of private
carriers of passengers and light carriers of property as defined in Section 27-51-101
shall be deposited, without diversion, into the Motor Vehicle Ad Valorem Tax
Reduction Fund established in Section 27-51-105.
���� (12)� Notwithstanding any
other provision of this section to the contrary, on or before August 15, 1995,
and each succeeding month thereafter, the sales tax revenue collected during
the preceding month under the provisions of Section 27-65-17(1) on retail sales
of private carriers of passengers and light carriers of property, as defined in
Section 27-51-101 and the corresponding levy in Section 27-65-23 on the rental
or lease of these vehicles, shall be deposited, after diversion, into the Motor
Vehicle Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund established in Section 27-51-105.
���� (13)� On or before July 15,
1994, and on or before the fifteenth day of each succeeding month thereafter,
that portion of the avails of the tax imposed in Section 27-65-22 that is
derived from activities held on the Mississippi State Fairgrounds Complex shall
be paid into a special fund that is created in the State Treasury and shall be
expended upon legislative appropriation solely to defray the costs of repairs
and renovation at the Trade Mart and Coliseum.
���� (14)� On or before August
15, 1998, and each succeeding month thereafter through July 15, 2005, that
portion of the avails of the tax imposed in Section 27-65-23 that is derived
from sales by cotton compresses or cotton warehouses and that would otherwise
be paid into the General Fund shall be deposited in an amount not to exceed Two
Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) into the special fund created under Section 69-37-39.�
On or before August 15, 2007, and each succeeding month thereafter through July
15, 2010, that portion of the avails of the tax imposed in Section 27-65-23
that is derived from sales by cotton compresses or cotton warehouses and that
would otherwise be paid into the General Fund shall be deposited in an amount
not to exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) into the special fund created
under Section 69-37-39 until all debts or other obligations incurred by the
Certified Cotton Growers Organization under the Mississippi Boll Weevil
Management Act before January 1, 2007, are satisfied in full.� On or before
August 15, 2010, and each succeeding month thereafter through July 15, 2011,
fifty percent (50%) of that portion of the avails of the tax imposed in Section
27-65-23 that is derived from sales by cotton compresses or cotton warehouses
and that would otherwise be paid into the General Fund shall be deposited into
the special fund created under Section 69-37-39 until such time that the total
amount deposited into the fund during a fiscal year equals One Million Dollars
($1,000,000.00).� On or before August 15, 2011, and each succeeding month
thereafter, that portion of the avails of the tax imposed in Section 27-65-23
that is derived from sales by cotton compresses or cotton warehouses and that
would otherwise be paid into the General Fund shall be deposited into the
special fund created under Section 69-37-39 until such time that the total
amount deposited into the fund during a fiscal year equals One Million Dollars
($1,000,000.00).
���� (15)� Notwithstanding any
other provision of this section to the contrary, on or before September 15,
2000, and each succeeding month thereafter, the sales tax revenue collected
during the preceding month under the provisions of Section 27-65-19(1)(d)(i)2,
and 27-65-19(1)(d)(i)3 shall be deposited, without diversion, into the
Telecommunications Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund established in Section 27-38-7.
���� (16)� (a)� On or before
August 15, 2000, and each succeeding month thereafter, the sales tax revenue
collected during the preceding month under the provisions of this chapter on
the gross proceeds of sales of a project as defined in Section 57-30-1 shall be
deposited, after all diversions except the diversion provided for in subsection
(1) of this section, into the Sales Tax Incentive Fund created in Section 57-30-3.
��������� (b)� On or before
August 15, 2007, and each succeeding month thereafter, eighty percent (80%) of
the sales tax revenue collected during the preceding month under the provisions
of this chapter from the operation of a tourism project under the provisions of
Sections 57-26-1 through 57-26-5, shall be deposited, after the diversions
required in subsections (7) and (8) of this section, into the Tourism Project
Sales Tax Incentive Fund created in Section 57-26-3.
���� (17)� Notwithstanding any
other provision of this section to the contrary, on or before April 15, 2002,
and each succeeding month thereafter, the sales tax revenue collected during
the preceding month under Section 27-65-23 on sales of parking services of
parking garages and lots at airports shall be deposited, without diversion,
into the special fund created under Section 27-5-101(d).
���� (18)� [Repealed]
���� (19)� (a)� On or before
August 15, 2005, and each succeeding month thereafter, the sales tax revenue
collected during the preceding month under the provisions of this chapter on
the gross proceeds of sales of a business enterprise located within a
redevelopment project area under the provisions of Sections 57-91-1 through 57-91-11,
and the revenue collected on the gross proceeds of sales from sales made to a
business enterprise located in a redevelopment project area under the
provisions of Sections 57-91-1 through 57-91-11 (provided that such sales made
to a business enterprise are made on the premises of the business enterprise),
shall, except as otherwise provided in this subsection (19), be deposited, after
all diversions, into the Redevelopment Project Incentive Fund as created in
Section 57-91-9.
��������� (b)� For a municipality
participating in the Economic Redevelopment Act created in Sections 57-91-1
through 57-91-11, the diversion provided for in subsection (1) of this section
attributable to the gross proceeds of sales of a business enterprise located
within a redevelopment project area under the provisions of Sections 57-91-1
through 57-91-11, and attributable to the gross proceeds of sales from sales
made to a business enterprise located in a redevelopment project area under the
provisions of Sections 57-91-1 through 57-91-11 (provided that such sales made
to a business enterprise are made on the premises of the business enterprise),
shall be deposited into the Redevelopment Project Incentive Fund as created in
Section 57-91-9, as follows:
������������� (i)� For the first
six (6) years in which payments are made to a developer from the Redevelopment
Project Incentive Fund, one hundred percent (100%) of the diversion shall be
deposited into the fund;
������������� (ii)� For the
seventh year in which such payments are made to a developer from the
Redevelopment Project Incentive Fund, eighty percent (80%) of the diversion
shall be deposited into the fund;
������������� (iii)� For the
eighth year in which such payments are made to a developer from the
Redevelopment Project Incentive Fund, seventy percent (70%) of the diversion
shall be deposited into the fund;
������������� (iv)� For the ninth
year in which such payments are made to a developer from the Redevelopment
Project Incentive Fund, sixty percent (60%) of the diversion shall be deposited
into the fund; and
������������� (v)� For the tenth
year in which such payments are made to a developer from the Redevelopment
Project Incentive Fund, fifty percent (50%) of the funds shall be deposited
into the fund.
���� (20)� On or before January
15, 2007, and each succeeding month thereafter, eighty percent (80%) of the
sales tax revenue collected during the preceding month under the provisions of
this chapter from the operation of a tourism project under the provisions of
Sections 57-28-1 through 57-28-5 shall be deposited, after the diversions
required in subsections (7) and (8) of this section, into the Tourism Sales Tax
Incentive Fund created in Section 57-28-3.
���� (21)� (a) �On or before
April 15, 2007, and each succeeding month thereafter through June 15, 2013, One
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) of the sales tax revenue collected
during the preceding month under the provisions of this chapter shall be
deposited into the MMEIA Tax Incentive Fund created in Section 57-101-3.
��������� (b)� On or before July
15, 2013, and each succeeding month thereafter, One Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($150,000.00) of the sales tax revenue collected during the preceding
month under the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited into the
Mississippi Development Authority Job Training Grant Fund created in Section 57-1-451.
���� (22)� On or before June 1,
2024, and each succeeding month thereafter until December 31, 2057, an amount
determined annually by the Mississippi Development Authority of the sales tax
revenue collected during the preceding month under the provisions of this
chapter shall be deposited into the MMEIA Tax Incentive Fund created in Section
57-125-3.� This amount shall be based on estimated payments due within the
upcoming year to construction contractors pursuant to construction contracts
subject to the tax imposed by Section 27-65-21 for construction to be performed
on the project site of a project defined under Section 57-75-5(f)(xxxiii) for
the coming year.
���� (23)� Notwithstanding any
other provision of this section to the contrary, on or before August 15, 2009,
and each succeeding month thereafter, the sales tax revenue collected during
the preceding month under the provisions of Section 27-65-201 shall be
deposited, without diversion, into the Motor Vehicle Ad Valorem Tax Reduction
Fund established in Section 27-51-105.
���� (24)� (a)� On or before
August 15, 2019, and each month thereafter through July 15, 2020, one percent
(1%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding month from
restaurants and hotels shall be allocated for distribution to the Mississippi
Development Authority Tourism Advertising Fund established under Section 57-1-64,
to be used exclusively for the purpose stated therein.� On or before August 15,
2020, and each month thereafter through July 15, 2021, two percent (2%) of the
total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding month from restaurants
and hotels shall be allocated for distribution to the Mississippi Development
Authority Tourism Advertising Fund established under Section 57-1-64, to be
used exclusively for the purpose stated therein.� On or before August 15, 2021,
and each month thereafter, three percent (3%) of the total sales tax revenue
collected during the preceding month from restaurants and hotels shall be
allocated for distribution to the Mississippi Development Authority Tourism
Advertising Fund established under Section 57-1-64, to be used exclusively for
the purpose stated therein.� The revenue diverted pursuant to this subsection
shall not be available for expenditure until February 1, 2020.
��������� (b)� The Joint
Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER)
must provide an annual report to the Legislature indicating the amount of funds
deposited into the Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Advertising Fund
established under Section 57-1-64, and a detailed record of how the funds are
spent.
���� (25)� The remainder of the
amounts collected under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid into the
State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund.
���� (26)� (a)� It shall be the
duty of the municipal officials of any municipality that expands its limits, or
of any community that incorporates as a municipality, to notify the
commissioner of that action thirty (30) days before the effective date.�
Failure to so notify the commissioner shall cause the municipality to forfeit
the revenue that it would have been entitled to receive during this period of
time when the commissioner had no knowledge of the action.
��������� (b)� (i)� Except as
otherwise provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, if any funds have
been erroneously disbursed to any municipality or any overpayment of tax is
recovered by the taxpayer, the commissioner may make correction and adjust the
error or overpayment with the municipality by withholding the necessary funds
from any later payment to be made to the municipality.
������������� (ii)� Subject to
the provisions of Sections 27-65-51 and 27-65-53, if any funds have been
erroneously disbursed to a municipality under subsection (1) of this section
for a period of three (3) years or more, the maximum amount that may be
recovered or withheld from the municipality is the total amount of funds
erroneously disbursed for a period of three (3) years beginning with the date
of the first erroneous disbursement.� However, if during such period, a
municipality provides written notice to the Department of Revenue indicating
the erroneous disbursement of funds, then the maximum amount that may be
recovered or withheld from the municipality is the total amount of funds
erroneously disbursed for a period of one (1) year beginning with the date of
the first erroneous disbursement.
���� SECTION 3.� Section
27-104-371, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
���� 27-104-371.� (1)� (a)�
A special fund, to be designated as the "2022 Local Improvements Projects
Fund," is created within the State Treasury.� The fund shall be maintained
by the State Treasurer as a separate and special fund, separate and apart from
the General Fund of the state.� Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the
end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any
interest earned or investment earnings on amounts in the fund shall be
deposited into * * * such the Capital Expense Fund (Fund
No. 6499C00000).
��������� (b)� (i)� The
Department of Finance and Administration shall file biannual reports in summary
form to the Legislative Budget Office on or before the first of October and the
first of April each year.� At a minimum, the reports shall include the latest
status report from each entity under paragraph (c) of this section, the amount
of disbursements to each entity, and the target date for project completion.
������������� (ii)� If any
report required under paragraph (c) is more than thirty (30) days overdue, the
Department of Finance and Administration shall notify the State Auditor.� Upon
notification, the State Auditor shall conduct such audit or investigations as
the State Auditor deems necessary under this subsection.
������������� (iii)� Any
unexpended balance of funds disbursed from the fund created by this section
shall be returned to the Department of Finance and Administration by the
appropriate entity within thirty (30) days:
������������������ 1.�� Of the
completion of the project as certified by the Department of Finance and
Administration after reasonable efforts to consult with the entity that
received monies from this fund; or
������������������ 2.� If
unexpended funds remain after three (3) years from the date of execution of the
memorandum of understanding governing the project.� The Department of Finance
and Administration may grant one, six-month extension to the three-year
deadline under this item pursuant to a written request from the entity.
������������� (iv)� Upon
receipt of any funds under subsection (1)(b)(iii) of this section, the State
Treasurer, in conjunction with the State Fiscal Officer, shall transfer such
funds to the Capital Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000) as unobligated funds.�
��������� (c)� Any state
agency, local government entity or any other entity that receives funds from
this fund and has not completed the project for which the entity received the
funds shall file quarterly reports with the Department of Finance and
Administration on dates determined by the Department of Finance and
Administration.� The contents of the report shall be determined by the
Department of Finance and Administration but shall include, at a minimum, a
status report on the progression of the project and a target date for project
completion.� The final report shall include an accounting of the total
remaining balance of unused funds disbursed to the entity.
���� (2)� Monies deposited into
the fund shall be disbursed by the Department of Finance and Administration as
follows:
��������� (a)� To the Department
of Archives and History for the purpose of providing a grant to the Scott Ford
House, Inc., to develop the property located at 136 East Cohea Street in the
City of Jackson, the home of the former slave Mary Scott Green, to tell her
story and that of other Mississippi midwives, and to develop the property
located at 138 East Cohea Street in the City of Jackson as a house museum to
tell the family story of the midwife Virginia Scott Ford.... $�� 200,000.00
��������� (b)� To assist in
paying costs associated with repair, renovation, furnishing and equipping of
and upgrades and improvements to the Jackson Public School District's Career
Development Center in Jackson, Mississippi.............................. $��
300,000.00
��������� (c)� To assist the
Centreville Chamber of Commerce in paying costs associated with construction,
furnishing and equipping of a recreation center and related facilities in the
Town of Centreville, Mississippi....................................... $��
500,000.00
��������� (d)� To assist the
Richards Community Center, Inc., in paying costs associated with recreational
equipment and lights for the Richards Community Center.................................. $��
150,000.00
��������� (e)� To assist in
paying costs associated with repair and renovation of the National Guard Armory
in the Town of Gloster, Mississippi....................................... $��
250,000.00
��������� (f)� To assist the City
of Georgetown, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with Railroad Avenue
lighting and
park area......................................... $���
50,000.00
��������� (g)� To assist the City
of Georgetown, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with Railroad Avenue
sidewalks......................................... $��
100,000.00
��������� (h)� To assist the City
of Brookhaven, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with geometric
improvements, signalization improvements, striping/signing and drainage
improvements to Brookway Boulevard beginning at Interstate 55 and continuing
east to U.S. Highway 51 $ 1,000,000.00
��������� (i)� To assist the Town
of Byhalia, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the Old School Commons
restoration and upgrades necessary to meet ADA regulations................. $��
500,000.00
��������� (j)� To assist Marshall
County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the Blackwater Road Bridge
project.......................................... $��
500,000.00
��������� (k)� To assist the Town
of Tylertown, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the renovation of
the Civic Center and Mississippi State University Extension Service
offices.......................................... $��
450,000.00
��������� (l)� To assist the City
of Durant, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with road repairs...................... $���
50,000.00
��������� (m)� To assist the Town
of Goodman, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with road repairs................. $���
50,000.00
��������� (n)� To assist Holmes
County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with courthouse renovation.............. $��
150,000.00
��������� (o)� To assist the Town
of Pickens, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair and renovation
of the town police station................................................. $���
50,000.00
��������� (p)� To the Board of
Supervisors of Lowndes County, Mississippi, to assist the Town of Crawford,
Mississippi, in paying costs associated with infrastructure
needs............................................ $��
250,000.00
���������
(q)� To assist the City of D'Iberville, Mississippi, in paying costs associated
with the extension of
Mallett Road...................................... $
1,000,000.00
��������� (r)� To assist the Town
of Coldwater, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the acquisition of a
fire
truck............................................ $��
350,000.00
��������� (s)� To assist the Town
of Tunica, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with road repairs...................... $��
500,000.00
��������� (t)� To assist Tunica
County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the extension of natural
gas
lines............................................ $��
150,000.00
��������� (u)� To assist the City
of Starkville, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with Northside Drive
drainage channel improvements, mobilization, channel shaping and
grading.......................................... $��
250,000.00
��������� (v)� To assist the City
of Starkville, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with J.L. King Center
infrastructure, security and lighting......................................... $��
250,000.00
��������� (w)� To assist the City
of Jackson, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with construction of a
parking lot and related facilities for the Jackson Convention
Center........................................... $
1,000,000.00
��������� (x)� To assist the City
of Oxford, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair and renovation
of a building to be used by the City of Oxford Police
Department........................................ $
1,000,000.00
��������� (y)� To assist Perry
County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the acquisition of a............................
fire truck........................................ $��
250,000.00
���������
(z)� To assist the City of Columbus, Mississippi, Fire and Rescue in paying
costs associated with the acquisition of a fire engine................................................. $��
350,000.00
��������� (aa)� To assist the
City of Fulton, Mississippi, in paying costs associated
with the purchase of and repair and renovation of a building to house City
Hall and repair and renovation of the former City Hall to house other city
departments....................................... $
1,000,000.00
��������� (bb)� To assist
Itawamba County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair and
renovation of the Itawamba County Courthouse and construction of a Justice Court................ $
1,000,000.00
��������� (cc)� To assist Jones
County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair, renovation,
upgrades and additions to the Jones County Law Enforcement Complex.................... $��
500,000.00
���������
(dd)� To assist the City of Laurel, Mississippi, in paying costs associated
with additions to the Veterans Museum in Laurel, Mississippi....................................... $��
250,000.00
���������
(ee)� To assist Arise and Shine, Inc., with providing children and youth
programs and services in Copiah County, Mississippi... $��� 50,000.00
��������� (ff)� To assist the
City of Crystal Springs, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with providing
lighting for Pedestrian and Bicycle Corridor Federal Aid Project
No. STP-0130-00(013)LPA/107363-701000.............. $��
250,000.00
���������
(gg)� To assist in paying costs associated with repair and renovation of
the Millsaps Heritage Center in the City of Hazlehurst, Mississippi....................................... $��
300,000.00
��������� (hh)� To assist the
City of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with water
system, sewer system and other infrastructure improvements and development of
the Fayard project beautification.................................... $
1,500,000.00
���������
(ii)� To assist the Diamondhead Fire District in paying various costs for
the City Fire Department................. $��� 25,000.00
��������� (jj)� To assist in
paying various costs for the Fenton Fire Station in Hancock County, Mississippi............. $���
25,000.00
���������
(kk)� To assist in paying various costs for the County Farm Fire Station in
Harrison County,
Mississippi....................................... $���
25,000.00
��������� (ll)� To assist in
paying various costs for the Lizan Fire Station in Harrison County, Mississippi............ $���
25,000.00
��������� (mm)� To assist in
paying various costs for the Saucier Fire Station in Harrison County,
Mississippi............ $��� 25,000.00
��������� (nn)� To assist in
paying various costs for the Success Fire Station in Harrison County,
Mississippi............ $��� 25,000.00
���������
(oo)� To assist the City of Fayette, Mississippi, in paying costs associated
with the construction, furnishing and equipping of a fire station for the
city's fire
department........................................ $��
400,000.00
���������
(pp)� To assist the City of Baldwyn, Mississippi, in paying costs associated
with the construction of a satellite fire station $�� 200,000.00
��������� (qq)� To assist the
City of Baldwyn, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repairs to
Winddance Drive necessary for trucking company weight restrictions....................... $��
100,000.00
��������� (rr)� To assist the
City of Tupelo, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with lighting and curb
upgrades to McCullough Boulevard................................................. $��
500,000.00
��������� (ss)� To assist the City
of Booneville, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the repair,
replacement, adjustment and relocation of sewer lines and related sewer system
infrastructure underneath and near the Northeast Mississippi Community College
football field and surrounding
area............................................. $
1,000,000.00
��������� (tt)� To assist Madison
County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with making improvements to
Bozeman Road, beginning at its intersection with Mississippi Highway 463 and
proceeding north.. $ 2,500,000.00
��������� (uu)� To assist the
City of Madison, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with renovation of the
Performing Arts Center and placement of utility lines under the
center........................................... $
1,000,000.00
���� �����(vv)� To assist the
Town of Bruce, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with infrastructure
improvements around and near both of the city's parks, including, but not
limited to, paving town streets and parking lots, drainage improvements, water
and sewer line repairs and extensions, and pavilion construction in such parks $��
400,000.00
��������� (ww)� To assist the
Town of Bruce, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair and
resurfacing of "Jimmy Beckley" Industrial Park Road............................................. $��
500,000.00
��������� (xx)� To assist the
Town of Derma, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with water well repairs................. $���
50,000.00
��������� (yy)� To assist the
Town of Vardaman, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with paving town
streets.......... $�� 150,000.00
��������� (zz)� To assist in
paying costs associated with construction of an ambulance center for Tippah
County
Hospital......................................... $��
500,000.00
��������� (aaa)� To assist the
Town of Walnut, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the purchase of a
fire truck for the town's fire department........................................ $��
300,000.00
���������
(bbb)� To assist the Town of Dumas, Mississippi, in paying costs associated
with the purchase of equipment for the town's fire department........................................ $���
25,000.00
��������� (ccc)� To assist in
paying costs associated with creating a SkillPath 2030 Lab for the North Tippah
School
District......................................... $��
200,000.00
��������� (ddd)� To assist the
City of Ripley, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the purchase of
equipment for the city's fire department........................................ $��
100,000.00
��������� (eee)� To assist the
City of Ripley, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with various
infrastructure....................
projects......................................... $��
200,000.00
��������� (fff)� To assist
Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance in paying costs associated with
alliance
activities........................................ $��
100,000.00
��������� (ggg)� To assist in
paying costs associated with exhibits with robotics and code training for
students at the Issac Chapel Rosenwald Historical Museum and Education Center
in Marshall County, Mississippi................................................. $��
200,000.00
���� On April 21, 2023, the Board
of Supervisors of Marshall County shall transfer to the Issac Chapel Rosenwald
Historical Museum and Education Center the remaining balance of all funds
received from the Department of Finance and Administration under this paragraph
(ggg).
��������� (hhh)� To assist Delta
Health System in paying costs associated with capital improvements and
infrastructure improvements related to patient room compliance and women's
center services $ 2,000,000.00
��������� (iii)� To assist the
City of Gautier, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with construction of
the Mississippi Songwriters Performing Arts Center and improvements to Town
Commons Park, including, but not limited to, parking and through roads for an
amphitheater $ 4,000,000.00
��������� (jjj)� To assist the
City of Senatobia, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair,
renovation and upgrades to Front Street Fire Station...................................... $��
500,000.00
��������� (kkk)� To assist the
City of Gautier, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with expansion of RV
sites and paving at Shepard State Park............................................. $
1,500,000.00
��������� (lll)� To assist
Chickasaw County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the CR 42 Road..................................
project.......................................... $��
500,000.00
��������� (mmm)� To assist in
paying costs associated with construction of a firehouse for the Thorn
Volunteer Fire Department in Chickasaw County, Mississippi............................... $���
50,000.00
���������
(nnn)� To assist Clay County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with road
projects in Supervisors District 2 in Clay County including overlay of Mayhew
Road, Mayfield Road, Pinkerton Road, Clisby Road and Herman Shirley........................................
Road............................................. $��
500,000.00
��������� (ooo)� To assist Monroe
County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with road maintenance and
repairs....................
................................................. $��
500,000.00
��������� (ppp)� To assist the
City of West Point, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with roof repair
and/or replacement for Bryan Public Library.......................................... $��
250,000.00
��������� (qqq)� To assist in
paying costs associated with the construction or purchase of a building for the
Michael H. Ball Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 12191 in Carroll County,
Mississippi....................................... $��
200,000.00
��������� (rrr)� To assist the
Town of Duck Hill, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with resurfacing
streets.......... $�� 200,000.00
�� �������(sss)� To assist the
Town of Carrollton, Mississippi, in paying various costs associated with the
town's water tower project.... $��� 20,000.00
��������� (ttt)� To assist in
paying costs associated with various Winona-Montgomery County Consolidated School
District renovation projects................................................. $
7,000,000.00
��������� (uuu)� To assist in
paying costs associated with a regional communications system for the
Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency. $�� 200,000.00
��������� (vvv)� To assist the
City of Columbia, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with improvements to
the city's downtown storm drainage system and related infrastructure................. $��
500,000.00
��������� (www)� To assist Marion
County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with pavement maintenance for........................
county roads...................................... $��
500,000.00
��������� (xxx)� To assist Lamar
County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the Mental Health
Diversion Center in Purvis, Mississippi................................................. $��
500,000.00
��������� (yyy)� To provide for
the reimbursement of prior costs associated with acquisition and repair,
renovation, furnishing and equipping of a building and related facilities for
the Bovina Volunteer Fire Department in Warren County,
Mississippi....................................... $��
250,000.00
��������� (zzz)� To assist the
City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with lighting for
city baseball
fields........................................... $��
250,000.00
��������� (aaaa)� To assist
Warren County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the purchase of
culverts and construction and installation of sluice gates...................... $���
75,000.00
� ��������(bbbb)� To assist the
City of Grenada, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with road resurfacing
for Southwest Frontage Road $�� 250,000.00
��������� (cccc)� To assist
Grenada County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with construction and
extension of New Industrial Park Road................................................. $��
500,000.00
��������� (dddd)� To assist
Grenada County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with resurfacing of
National Guard Trout
Road............................................. $��
750,000.00
��������� (eeee)� To assist
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with roof repair
for Phillip Community Center in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.................. $���
50,000.00
��������� (ffff)� To assist the
City of Petal, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the construction of
an access road beginning at or near the intersection of Central Avenue and M.
J. Harris Drive in Petal, Mississippi, and running southerly into the Robert E.
Russell Sports Complex.......................................... $�� 500,000.00
��������� (gggg)� To assist the
City of Iuka, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with road paving,
purchase of utility vehicles for the city's police department and fire
department, city park upgrades, library repair and purchase of a dump truck and
two (2) police cars $�� 250,000.00
��������� (hhhh)� To assist the
City of Pontotoc, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with relocating the
fire station on Main Street in the city to a less congested corner lot near the
current location... $�� 750,000.00
��������� (iiii)� To assist in
paying costs associated with construction of the Agricola Multipurpose Center
in George County, Mississippi $ 1,600,000.00
��������� (jjjj)� To assist in
paying costs associated with industrial park wastewater replacement main in
George County,
Mississippi....................................... $��
400,000.00
��������� (kkkk)� To assist in
paying costs associated with construction of a multipurpose arena in Jackson
County, Mississippi $�� 750,000.00
��������� (llll)� To assist
Jasper County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repairs,
resurfacing and improvements to roads and bridges including, but not limited
to, CR 195
and CR 215........................................ $��
650,000.00
��������� (mmmm)� To assist Smith
County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair and repaving of
county
roads............................................ $��
250,000.00
��������� (nnnn)� To assist in
paying costs associated with acquisition of motor vehicles for the Winston
County Sheriff's Department... $�� 150,000.00
��������� (oooo)� To assist
Kemper County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with a gas line project
from Dekalb, Mississippi, to Scooba, Mississippi....................................... $��
500,000.00
���������
(pppp)� To assist in paying costs associated with the purchase of equipment for
the Kemper County Volunteer Fire Department.... $��� 50,000.00
��������� (qqqq)� To assist in
paying costs associated with acquisition of motor vehicles for the Neshoba
County Sheriff's Department... $�� 150,000.00
��������� (rrrr)� To assist the
Town of Scooba, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the renovation of
town
facilities........................................ $���
75,000.00
��������� (ssss)� To assist the
City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with improvements
in infrastructure in the Midtown area of the city, including, but not limited
to, roads, bridges, water, sewer, drainage, sidewalks, stormwater detention,
land acquisition, utility relocation and
lighting.......................................... $
1,750,000.00
��������� (tttt)� To assist the
City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with flood
control, detention basins or other infrastructure improvements in and around.......................
Gordon's Creek.................................... $��
250,000.00
��������� (uuuu)� To assist Alcorn
County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair and renovation of
the Alcorn County Courthouse $ 1,000,000.00
��������� (vvvv)� To assist in
paying costs associated with Alcorn County School District improvements...................... $��
150,000.00
��������� (wwww)� To Alcorn
County, Mississippi, to assist in paying Alcorn County Fire Chiefs and
Firefighters Association
expenses......................................... $��
100,000.00
��������� (xxxx)� To assist the
Jacinto Foundation, Inc., in paying costs associated with capital improvements,
repairing, renovating, restoring, rehabilitating, preserving, furnishing and/or
equipping the Jacinto Courthouse and related facilities in Alcorn County,
Mississippi. $�� 100,000.00
��������� (yyyy)� To assist
Covington County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with improvements to
Kelly Creek Road and/or Fruitstand Road............................................. $��
200,000.00
��������� (zzzz)� To assist
Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with
improvements to Willie Fortenberry Road, Gum Swamp Road and/or Sumrall Road.................... $��
100,000.00
��������� (aaaaa)� To assist the
Town of Shubuta, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with refurbishing,
repair, renovation, restoration and furnishing of the Town Hall
building......................................... $��
200,000.00
��������� (bbbbb)� To assist Coahoma
Community College in paying costs associated with completion of the HVAC system
for the Coahoma County Higher Education Center........................... $��
150,000.00
��������� (ccccc)� To assist
Simpson County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with various road
paving
projects......................................... $��
500,000.00
���������
(ddddd)� To assist the Town of D'Lo, Mississippi, in paying costs
associated with paving South Maple Street, Elm Street, North Oak Street and
North Maple Street..................... $�� 200,000.00
��������� (eeeee)� To provide
funds to be distributed equally among the following fire departments in Simpson
County, Mississippi, and Rankin County, Mississippi, to assist in paying
various department costs:� Braxton Fire Department, Cato Fire Department,
Harrisville Volunteer Fire Department, Magee Fire Department, Mendenhall Fire
Department, Simpson County Station 7 Fire Department, Old Pearl Volunteer Fire
Department, Pinola Fire Department, Puckett Volunteer Fire Department and Shell
Road Volunteer Fire Department......................... $�� 150,000.00
��������� (fffff)� To assist in
paying costs associated with the purchase of playground equipment for Houston
Community Park in Itawamba County $��� 50,000.00
��������� (ggggg)� To assist
Newton County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with upgrades and
repairs to Tanglewood
Road............................................. $��
450,000.00
��������� (hhhhh)� To assist Scott County, Mississippi,
in paying costs associated with infrastructure improvements on Coal Bluff Road.. $��
350,000.00
��������� (iiiii)� To assist the
Town of Plantersville, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with
infrastructure improvements and the purchase of equipment for the town's police
department........................................ $��
100,000.00
��������� (jjjjj)� To assist
Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with upgrades and
improvements to Maben Sturgis Road $ 1,000,000.00
��������� (kkkkk)� To assist the City of Starkville, Mississippi,
in paying costs associated with the city's Main Street
project.......................................... $
1,250,000.00
��������� (lllll)� To assist
Humphreys County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repairs,
including asbestos removal, to the Humphreys County Courthouse....................... $��
400,000.00
��������� (mmmmm)� To assist the
City of New Albany, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with central
business district renovations $�� 250,000.00
���� �����(nnnnn)� To assist the
CREATE Foundation in paying costs associated with storm shelter and community
center renovations in the Red Hill Community in Union County,
Mississippi....................................... $��
150,000.00
��������� (ooooo)� To the Board
of Trustees of Southwest Mississippi Community College for the purpose of
providing funds for the costs associated with the construction of a new outdoor
multipurpose center on the campus of the college......................... $��
500,000.00
��������� (ppppp)� To Scenic
Rivers Development Alliance for the purpose of making improvements at parks and
facilities as follows:� golf cart path repairs and course equipment upgrades at
Quail Hollow Golf Course in Pike County; building repairs and equipment
upgrades at Bogue Chitto Water Park in Pike County; building repairs, arena
equipment and bleachers at Ethel Vance Park in Pike County; building repairs
and fencing at Liberty Town Fields in Pike County; ADA sidewalk improvements
and building repairs at Walkers Bridge Water Park in Walthall County; pier
improvements, building improvements and road improvements at the County Outdoor
Complex in Walthall County and park improvements in Franklin County................................... $
1,000,000.00
���������
(qqqqq)� To assist the Caledonia Natural Gas District in paying costs
associated with acquisition of three (3) pickup trucks to be used as
service trucks................................. $�� 150,000.00
��������� (rrrrr)� To assist
Neshoba County, Mississippi, for the reimbursement of prior costs associated
with transition to the MSWIN system........................................... $
1,000,000.00
��������� (sssss)� To assist in
paying costs associated with the Neshoba General Hospital Ambulance Enterprise.............. $��
250,000.00
��������� (ttttt)� To assist the
Briarwood Pool in Jackson, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with ADA
requirements and accessibility plan................................................. $��
250,000.00
��������� (uuuuu)� To assist
Hinds County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with Phase I White Oak
Creek streambank erosion improvements to a portion of the creek running from at
or near Old Canton Road to at or near Briarwood Drive in the City of Jackson,
Mississippi $ 2,000,000.00
��������� (vvvvv)� To assist the
City of Tupelo, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with improvements to...........................
Endville Road..................................... $��
500,000.00
���������
(wwwww)� To provide funds to Wayne County, Mississippi, to be distributed
equally among the following volunteer fire departments in Wayne County,
Mississippi, to assist in paying various department costs:� Battles Volunteer
Fire Department, Beat Four Volunteer Fire Department, Buckatunna Volunteer Fire
Department, Central Volunteer Fire Department, Clara Volunteer Fire Department,
Coyt Volunteer Fire Department, Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department, Denham Volunteer
Fire Department, Ecutta Volunteer Fire Department, Hiwanee Volunteer Fire
Department, Matherville Volunteer Fire Department, Maynor Creek Volunteer Fire
Department, Mulberry Volunteer Fire Department, Pleasant Grove Volunteer Fire
Department, Progress Volunteer Fire Department, Strengthford Volunteer Fire
Department and Yellow Creek Volunteer Fire Department� $� �340,000.00
��������� (xxxxx)� To assist the
City of Waynesboro, Mississippi, in paying city fire department costs................. $���
70,000.00
��������� (yyyyy)� To assist the
Town of State Line, Mississippi, in paying various department costs for
Stateline Volunteer Fire Department................................................. $���
20,000.00
��������� (zzzzz)� To assist in
paying various department costs for Richton Volunteer Fire Department in Perry
County,
Mississippi....................................... $���
20,000.00
��������� (aaaaaa)� To assist the
Town of State Line, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with acquisition of
motor vehicles for the city's police department................................. $���
50,000.00
��������� (bbbbbb)� To assist the City of Picayune, Mississippi, in paying
costs associated with improvements to North Frontage Road from Interstate 59 in
Picayune......................... $�� 850,000.00
��������� (cccccc)� To assist the
City of Raymond, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with renovation,
rehabilitation and expansion of and additions to the city's police
station.......................................... $��
250,000.00
��������� (dddddd)� To assist
Benton County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with maintenance of
roads and
bridges.......................................... $��
500,000.00
��������� (eeeeee)� To assist the
Town of Potts Camp, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the
acquisition of a fire
truck............................................ $��
300,000.00
������ ���(ffffff)� To assist the
Town of Hickory Flat, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the
acquisition of equipment for the town's police department................................. $��
100,000.00
��������� (gggggg)� To assist
Union County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with maintenance of roads
in Supervisors District 1 in Union County........................................... $��
500,000.00
��������� (hhhhhh)� To assist
Union County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with maintenance of roads
in Supervisors District 2 in Union County........................................... $��
500,000.00
������ ���(iiiiii)�
To provide matching funds to the City of Charleston, Mississippi, for the
repair of Charleston City
Hall............................................. $��
250,000.00
��������� (jjjjjj)� To assist the
Town of Coffeeville, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with street
improvements...................................... $��
125,000.00
��������� (kkkkkk)� To assist the
City of Water Valley, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with renovation
of the Water Valley Civic Auditorium........................................ $��
225,000.00
��������� (llllll)� To assist
Pearl River County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with county road...............................
maintenance....................................... $��
500,000.00
���������
(mmmmmm)� To assist the City of Morton, Mississippi, in paying costs
associated with repairs, resurfacing, upgrades and improvements to streets and
roads around Morton High School and surrounding areas in the City of Morton.................................... $��
150,000.00
��������� (nnnnnn)� To provide
funds to be distributed equally among the eight (8) volunteer fire departments
in Scott County, Mississippi, to assist in paying various department costs and
expenses......................................... $��
200,000.00
��������� (oooooo)� To assist in
paying costs associated with repair and renovation of facilities at Chautauqua
Park in Crystal Springs, Mississippi....................................... $��
500,000.00
��������� (pppppp)� To assist
Quitman Community Hospital in paying costs associated with improvements and
upgrades to facilities and equipment $�� 500,000.00
��������� (qqqqqq)� To provide
funds to be distributed in the amount of $25,000.00 to fire departments in
Prentiss County, Mississippi, to assist in paying equipment costs......................... $��
375,000.00
��������� (rrrrrr)� To assist the
City of Senatobia, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with lighting and
other improvements to city-owned facilities.................................. $
1,000,000.00
���������
(ssssss)� To assist Tate County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with
road and infrastructure
improvements...................................... $
5,000,000.00
��������� (tttttt)� To assist in
paying costs associated with construction of an Agriculture Technology building
at Independence High School in the Tate County School District.......... $��
750,000.00
���� �����(uuuuuu)� To provide funds to be distributed
equally among all volunteer fire departments in Clarke County, Mississippi, to
assist in paying equipment costs and for
upgrades......................................... $��
150,000.00
��������� (vvvvvv)� To assist in
paying costs associated with acquisition of motor vehicles with upfit, lights,
cages and sirens, for the Clarke County Sheriff's...............................................
Department........................................ $��
100,000.00
��������� (wwwwww)� To assist
Lincoln County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with HVAC system and
equipment repairs and/or replacement....................................... $��
500,000.00
��������� (xxxxxx)� To assist
Jackson Metropolitan Technical Center in paying costs associated with roof and
building repairs for its building................................................. $��
100,000.00
��������� (yyyyyy)� To assist
Attala County, Mississippi, to provide funds for the acquisition of fire trucks
for Carmack Volunteer Fire Department, Friendship Volunteer Fire Department,
Providence Fire Department and Zama Volunteer Fire
Department........................................ $
1,000,000.00
��������� (zzzzzz)� To assist
Attala County, Mississippi, in defraying expenses associated with repairs,
resurfacing and other improvements to county roads and bridges.......................... $
1,000,000.00
��������� (aaaaaaa)� To assist
Leake County, Mississippi, to provide funds for the acquisition of fire trucks,
firefighting equipment and gear for volunteer fire departments in
Leake County...................................... $
2,000,000.00
��������� (bbbbbbb)� To assist
Attala County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair and/or
replacement of the roof for the Jack Post Industrial Building.......................... $
1,000,000.00
��������� (ccccccc)� To assist
the Town of West, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repairs and
improvements to town facilities $�� 200,000.00
��������� (ddddddd)� To assist
the City of Kosciusko, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair and
maintenance of city facilities................................................. $��
500,000.00
��������� (eeeeeee)� To assist in
paying costs associated with construction of a new building for American Legion
Post No. 44 in Attala County, Mississippi............................... $��
300,000.00
��������� (fffffff)� To assist the
City of Clinton, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with site work for and
construction and development of streets, street lighting and signals,
electrical and communications distribution systems and equipment, water system
and sewer system infrastructure and related infrastructure within an area bound
by U.S. Highway 80, Springridge Road, Interstate 20 and Clinton-Raymond
Road/Madison Street in the City of Clinton......... $ 8,000,000.00
��������� (ggggggg)� To assist
the Town of Flora, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with improvements to
the town's water system and sewer system infrastructure............................. $
1,000,000.00
��������� (hhhhhhh)� To assist
Rankin County, Mississippi, in defraying expenses associated with repairs,
resurfacing and other improvements to roads and bridges................................. $
8,000,000.00
��������� (iiiiiii)� To assist
the City of Brandon, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with
infrastructure improvements............................................................... $
2,000,000.00
��������� (jjjjjjj)� To assist
the City of Pearl, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with construction of
a bridge extending from the intersection of the extension of Ware Street and
relocated St. Augustine Street to Pearson Road in the City of Pearl........ $��
500,000.00
��������� (kkkkkkk)� To assist
Harrison County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with Sportsplex
improvements in the City
of Long Beach, Mississippi........................ $
1,500,000.00
��������� (lllllll)� To assist in
paying costs associated with improvements to Lumpkin Stadium for the Long Beach
School
District......................................... $��
100,000.00
��������� (mmmmmmm)� To provide
$22,222.22 to each of the following fire departments in Choctaw County,
Mississippi, to assist in paying various department costs:� Chester Volunteer
Fire Department, Town of Ackerman Fire Department, Bywy Volunteer Fire
Department, Simpson Volunteer Fire Department, Town of Weir Fire Department,
Panhandle Volunteer Fire Department, Union Volunteer Fire Department and Town
of French Camp Fire Department and to provide $22,222.24 to the Reform Fire
Department in Choctaw County, Mississippi, to assist in paying various
department
costs............................................ $��
200,000.00
���������
(nnnnnnn)� To provide funds to Winston County, Mississippi, to be distributed
equally among the following fire departments in Winston County, Mississippi, to
assist in paying various department costs:� Nanih Waiya Volunteer Fire
Department, Shiloh Volunteer Fire Department, City of Louisville Fire
Department, Lo Butcha Volunteer Fire Department, Town of Noxapater Volunteer
Fire Department and Mars Hill Volunteer Fire
Department........................................ $��
120,000.00
��������� (ooooooo)� To provide
funds to be distributed equally among the following fire departments in Webster
County, Mississippi, to assist in paying various department costs:� Town of
Mathiston Volunteer Fire Department, City of Eupora Fire Department and
Tomnolen Volunteer Fire
Department........................................ $���
60,000.00
��������� (ppppppp)� To assist
the City of Eupora, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with street
repairs, resurfacing and improvements $�� 300,000.00
��������� (qqqqqqq)� To assist
the City of Louisville, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with
constructing a road and other transportation infrastructure in the City of
Louisville that will provide and improve access to land owned by the city
designated for an economic development project on or near the location of
Winston Plywood & Veneer................................................. $��
200,000.00
��������� (rrrrrrr)� To assist
the Town of French Camp, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with
sidewalk repairs, lighting and improvements for the town's Historic Downtown
District and School Street................................................. $��
100,000.00
��������� (sssssss)� To provide
funds to Choctaw County, Mississippi, for repairs and resurfacing of roads.................. $��
500,000.00
��������� (ttttttt)� To assist
the Town of Ackerman, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with street
repairs, resurfacing and improvements................................................. $��
200,000.00
��������� (uuuuuuu)� To assist
the Town of Mathiston, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with
construction, repair, renovation, upgrades and improvements to the town's
facilities........................................ $��
100,000.00
��������� (vvvvvvv)� To assist
Choctaw County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with Courthouse
renovations and
improvements...................................... $��
100,000.00
��������� (wwwwwww)�
To assist American Legion Post 82 in the Town of Ackerman, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the Post building and Post
activities............................... $��� 25,000.00
��������� (xxxxxxx)�
To assist VFW Post 3806 in the City of Eupora, Mississippi, in paying costs
associated with the Post building and Post activities........................................ $���
25,000.00
��������� (yyyyyyy)�
To assist VFW Post 4540 in Winston County, Mississippi, in paying costs
associated with the Post building and Post activities........................................ $���
25,000.00
��������� (zzzzzzz)�
To assist the American Legion Post 82 in the Town of Ackerman, Mississippi, in
paying costs associated with the Post building and Post activities............................... $���
25,000.00
��������� (aaaaaaaa)� To assist in paying the costs
associated with land acquisition, site development and construction, furnishing
and equipping of new buildings and facilities for, and the relocation of, the
Mississippi Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby to property owned by the
Mississippi Military Department and located near Camp Shelby in Forrest County,
Mississippi....................................... $
6,000,000.00
��������� (bbbbbbbb)� To assist the City of Pascagoula,
Mississippi, in paying costs associated with renovations of
city offices...................................... $
1,000,000.00
��������� (cccccccc)� To assist the Town of
Sardis, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and
other improvements to roads and bridges.............................. $��
250,000.00
��������� (dddddddd)� To assist the Town of Como,
Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other
improvements to roads and bridges................................. $��
250,000.00
��������� (eeeeeeee)� To assist
the City of Bay Springs, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with
repairs to Payton Avenue $��� 35,000.00
��������� (ffffffff)� To assist the Town of Heidelberg, Mississippi, in paying the costs
associated with repairs to Walnut Street $��� 45,000.00
������ ���(gggggggg)� To assist
East Jasper School District in paying the costs associated with the acquisition
of the Old
Heidelberg Academy................................ $��
350,000.00
��������� (hhhhhhhh)� To assist
the City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with improvements
to Dabbs Street... $�� 250,000.00
��������� (iiiiiiii)� To assist
Lincoln County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs and
improvements to the county courthouse........................................ $��
350,000.00
��������� (jjjjjjjj)� To assist
the City of Carthage, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the
repair and renovation of the coliseum......................................... $��
600,000.00
��������� (kkkkkkkk)� To assist Holmes County, Mississippi, in paying the costs
associated with the paving and improvements to
Salem/Courts Road................................. $��
600,300.00
��������� (llllllll)� To assist
Tougaloo College in paying the costs associated with the improvement,
renovation and preservation of the historic Mansion building......................... $��
600,000.00
��������� (mmmmmmmm)� To assist
the City of Southaven, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with a traffic
signal at the intersection of Airways Boulevard and
Guthrie Drive..................................... $��
270,000.00
��������� (nnnnnnnn)� To assist
DeSoto County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with a traffic
signal at the intersection of Byhalia Road and Hwy 305 in Lewisburg/Olive
Branch........................................... $��
270,000.00
��������� (oooooooo)� To assist
Marshall County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with building the
Chickasaw Trail Emergency Response Center........................................... $
1,000,000.00
��������� (pppppppp)� To assist
the Town of Terry, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the
renovation of a community center.. $��� 30,000.00
��������� (qqqqqqqq)� To assist
the City of Byram, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with bridge and
drainage
projects......................................... $��
500,000.00
��������� (rrrrrrrr)� To assist
the City of Jackson, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with renovations
and upgrades for Thalia Mara Hall............................................. $
2,000,000.00
��������� (ssssssss)� To assist
the City of Jackson, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with renovations
and upgrades for the Jackson Planetarium....................................... $
2,000,000.00
��������� (tttttttt)� To assist
Panola County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with airport
improvements......................
................................................. $��
500,000.00
��������� (uuuuuuuu)� To assist
the Town of Sardis, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the Sardis
Lake Development
project.......................................... $
1,700,000.00
��������� (vvvvvvvv)� To assist
the Town of Noxapater, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with paving,
repairs and improvements to city streets.......................................... $��
250,000.00
��������� (wwwwwwww)� To assist
the Town of Walnut Grove, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the
purchase of a new fire truck $�� 250,000.00
��������� (xxxxxxxx)� To assist
the Lee County 4th District Community Development Group, a nonprofit
corporation, in paying the costs associated with the construction/improvement
to its community center� $�� 300,000.00
��������� (yyyyyyyy)� To assist
the Windows of Amory, a nonprofit corporation, for expenses related to improvements
and operations of the former First Christian Church, known as
"The Windows"..................................... $��
200,000.00
��������� (zzzzzzzz)� To assist
the City of Aberdeen, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs
and improvements to the Magnolias......................................... $��
150,000.00
��������� (aaaaaaaaa)� To assist
Claiborne County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs and
improvements to historical structures in the county.......................... $���
75,000.00
��������� (bbbbbbbbb)� To assist
Claiborne County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the
replacement of an air conditioning and heating system for the county...................................
jail............................................. $���
80,000.00
��������� (ccccccccc)� To assist
Claiborne County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the
resurfacing of Russom-Westside Road $�� 300,000.00
��������� (ddddddddd)� To assist
the Summit Community Development Foundation in paying the costs associated with
the Stand Pipe project $�� 200,000.00
��������� (eeeeeeeee)� To assist
the City of Natchez, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with lighting
of the Mississippi River Bridge................................................. $��
500,000.00
��������� (fffffffff)� To assist
the City of Magee, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with
infrastructure
improvements...................................... $��
150,000.00
��������� (ggggggggg)� To assist
the City of Mendenhall, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with
infrastructure improvements $�� 150,000.00
��������� (hhhhhhhhh)� To assist
Montgomery County, Mississippi, in defraying expenses for infrastructure
improvements and industrial facility......................................... $
1,000,000.00
��������� (iiiiiiiii)�
To assist Attala County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with roof
repairs for a county-owned
building......................................... $��
600,000.00
��������� (jjjjjjjjj)� To assist
the Mississippi Department of Transportation in paying the costs associated
with an overpass for Old Highway 63 over Highway 98........................ $
1,200,000.00
��������� (kkkkkkkkk)� To assist
Greene County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with asbestos
abatement and demolition of an abandoned factory building........................ $��
600,000.00
���������
(lllllllll)� To assist Greene County, Mississippi, in paying the costs
associated with the conversion of the old farmer's market into a regional
emergency operations
center........................................... $
1,200,000.00
��������� (mmmmmmmmm)� To assist
the Greene County School District in paying costs associated with tornado and
wind damage at the McLain Attendance Center................................. $���
50,000.00
��������� (nnnnnnnnn)� To assist
the City of D'Iberville, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with
upgrades, mitigation and improvements to the city marina................................... $��
750,000.00
��������� (ooooooooo)� To assist
Jackson County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the
renovations and expansions of the Ball Park Road Fire Station................................. $��
750,000.00
��������� (ppppppppp)� To assist
the City of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with
improvements to Riley Road $�� 500,000.00
��������� (qqqqqqqqq)� To assist
the Pearl & Leaf Rivers Rails to Trails Recreational District in paying the
costs associated with overlaying the trail from James Lynn Cartlidge Gateway to
Carolyn McRaney Gateway and paving the parking lots at
stations......................................... $
1,500,000.00
��������� (rrrrrrrrr)� To assist
the City of Flowood, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with
infrastructure improvements to North Flowood Drive..................................... $
2,000,000.00
��������� (sssssssss)� To assist
the Mississippi Department of Transportation in paying the costs associated
with improvements to Highway 25 between Grants Ferry Road and Mississippi
Highway 471....................................... $
4,000,000.00
��������� (ttttttttt)� To assist
the City of Macon, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with inspection,
repairs and improvements to the Electric Department Office.................... $���
40,000.00
��������� (uuuuuuuuu)� To assist
Noxubee County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with a roof
replacement on the county courthouse $�� 400,000.00
��������� (vvvvvvvvv)� To assist
the City of Poplarville, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the
acquisition of a new fire truck. $�� 500,000.00
���������
(wwwwwwwww)� To assist Warren County, Mississippi, in paying the costs
associated with upgrades and improvements for the historic Old Courthouse and
grounds in Vicksburg................ $�� 650,000.00
��������� (xxxxxxxxx)� To assist
the City of Gulfport, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the
Interconnecting Gulfport project related to the federal BUILD grant route, to
include Pool Street Extension, Creosote Road Extension, and Daniel Boulevard
Extension $ 3,500,000.00
��������� (yyyyyyyyy)� To assist
Yazoo County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the construction
and repairs of the Lake George Bridge........................................... $
3,000,000.00
��������� (zzzzzzzzz)� To assist
Issaquena County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the
construction and repairs of the Mannie Road Bridge........................................... $
1,500,000.00
��������� (aaaaaaaaaa)� To assist
Sharkey County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the
construction and repairs of the Low Water Bridge Road Bridge................................ $
1,500,000.00
��������� (bbbbbbbbbb)� To assist
the Warren County Port Commission in defraying expenses for environmental and
permit........................................... $��
500,000.00
��������� (cccccccccc)� To assist
Quitman County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with infrastructure
improvements on county roads and bridges.......................................... $��
500,000.00
���� �����(dddddddddd)� To assist
Perry County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the widening of
Cochran Road...................................... $��
600,000.00
��������� (eeeeeeeeee)� To assist
the City of Richland, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the
Highway 49 pedestrian crossover� $�� 500,000.00
��������� (ffffffffff)� To assist
the City of Pearl, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the Pearl-Richland
Intermodal Bridge $ 2,000,000.00
��������� (gggggggggg)� To assist
the Mississippi Department of Transportation in paying the costs associated
with improvements to Highway 21 in Sebastopol, Mississippi.............. $��
400,000.00
���������
(hhhhhhhhhh)� To assist the Town of Decatur, Mississippi, in paying the costs
associated with upgrading rescue extrication equipment................................................. $���
60,000.00
��������� (iiiiiiiiii)� To assist
the City of Hernando, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with
infrastructure improvements to the Oak Grove and Highway 51...........................................
intersection...................................... $��
500,000.00
���������
(jjjjjjjjjj)�� To assist the City of Tupelo, Mississippi, in the refurbishment
of Ballard Park for the purposes of renovation and to establish a special needs
(all inclusive) children's playground. $�� 500,000.00
��������� (kkkkkkkkkk)� To assist
the City of Tupelo, Mississippi,� in paying costs associated with turnaround
access at the Elvis Presley Birthplace........................................ $��
250,000.00
��������� (llllllllll)� To assist
the City of Saltillo, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with
infrastructure improvements..... $�� 250,000.00
���������
(mmmmmmmmmm)� To assist the City of Gluckstadt, Mississippi, in paying the
costs associated with the acquisition of land and construction of a new police
station........................... $ 1,000,000.00
��������� (nnnnnnnnnn)� To assist
the City of Ridgeland, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the
construction of the Commerce Park Connector Road.................................... $
1,000,000.00
��������� (oooooooooo)� To assist
the City of Ridgeland, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with road
paving and improvements to city streets.......................................... $
1,500,000.00
��������� (pppppppppp)� To assist
the City of Olive Branch, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with
infrastructure improvement on Pleasant Hill Road from SR 302 to Stateline
Road............................................. $��
750,000.00
��������� (qqqqqqqqqq)� To assist
the Horn Lake Creek Basin Interceptor Sewer District in paying the costs
associated with an infrastructure project.......................................... $10,000,000.00
��������� (rrrrrrrrrr)� To assist
the City of Corinth, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the EFLAP
Bridge Replacement... $�� 500,000.00
��������� (ssssssssss)� To assist
Alcorn County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with infrastructure
improvements at the Getwell Road and Harper Road Intersection...................... $��
350,000.00
��������� (tttttttttt)� To assist
the Town of Blue Mountain, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with
improvements to the Blue Mountain Children's Park................................... $��
150,000.00
��������� (uuuuuuuuuu)� To assist
the Town of Farmington, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with
computer equipment upgrades for city hall............................................. $���
25,000.00
��������� (vvvvvvvvvv)� To assist
the City of Corinth, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the
Corinth Veterans Honor Memorial� $��� 25,000.00
��������� (wwwwwwwwww)� To assist
the University of Southern Mississippi in paying the costs associated with re-roofing
the
coliseum......................................... $��
500,000.00
��������� (xxxxxxxxxx)� To assist
Stone County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with road paving and
improvements to county roads and bridges....................................... $��
500,000.00
��������� (yyyyyyyyyy)� To assist
the City of Greenville, Mississippi, in paying the costs of construction and
development of the downtown green space associated with the new federal
courthouse as part of the Thad Cochran Project................................... $��
500,000.00
��������� (zzzzzzzzzz)� To assist
the City of Greenville, Mississippi, in paying the costs of redevelopment of
Hangar 173 at airport to assist the Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC)
Aerospace Maintenance Instruction Program............................... $
1,500,000.00
��������� (aaaaaaaaaaa)� To
assist the City of Cleveland, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with
the Airport Terminal Road Extension Project.......................................... $
1,000,000.00
��������� (bbbbbbbbbbb)� To
assist Tishomingo County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with a
tornado siren and storm shelter at Carter's Branch Volunteer
Fire Department................................... $���
50,000.00
��������� (ccccccccccc)� To
assist the Town of Marietta, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with
an infrastructure project $�� 165,000.00
��������� (ddddddddddd)� To
assist the Town of Mantachie, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with
modernizing the town's police force� $�� 100,000.00
��������� (eeeeeeeeeee)� To
assist Tishomingo County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with a
roof replacement for the Circuit Courthouse........................................ $��
400,000.00
��������� (fffffffffff)� To
assist the City of Iuka, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with
repairs and improvements to city streets................................................. $��
150,000.00
��������� (ggggggggggg)� To
assist the Yellow Creek Inland Port Authority in paying the costs associated
with infrastructure and port improvement................................................. $
1,500,000.00
��������� (hhhhhhhhhhh)� To
assist Pontotoc County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with a
Veteran's Service Center in Pontotoc................................................. $��
125,000.00
��������� (iiiiiiiiiii)� To
assist Pontotoc County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with
improvements to the Fairgrounds/Exhibit Building Parking Project.......................... $��
100,000.00
��������� (jjjjjjjjjjj)� To
assist the City of Calhoun City, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated
with paving and improvements to city streets.......................................... $��
200,000.00
��������� (kkkkkkkkkkk)� To
assist the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience (The MAX) in paying
the costs associated with upgrading exhibits......................................... $��
250,000.00
��������� (lllllllllll)� To
assist Yazoo County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with renovations
at the Oakes African-American Cultural Center........................................... $��
100,000.00
��������� (mmmmmmmmmmm)� To
assist the City of Pass Christian, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated
with the Pass Christian Downtown Redevelopment Initiative................. $��
750,000.00
��������� (nnnnnnnnnnn)� To
assist Clay County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the
renovations of the county
courthouse........................................ $��
350,000.00
��������� (ooooooooooo)� To assist
the City of West Point, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with road
paving and improvements to city streets.......................................... $��
400,000.00
��������� (ppppppppppp)� To
assist the City of Macon, Mississippi, for reimbursement to the city for
engineers, clean up of debris, and to stabilize exterior of Electric Department
when surrounding buildings collapsed (local state of emergency)............... $���
35,000.00
��������� (qqqqqqqqqqq)� To
assist the Pascagoula Redevelopment Authority in paying the costs associated
with the downtown revitalization project................................................. $��
750,000.00
��������� (rrrrrrrrrrr)� To
assist the City of Eupora, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the
construction of an amphitheater� $��� 50,000.00
��������� (sssssssssss)� To
assist the City of Eupora, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with a
walking trail..................................... $���
10,000.00
��������� (ttttttttttt)� To
assist Lowndes County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the
construction, development, upgrades and improvements to the rail yard expansion
at the West Bank Port, and other rail improvements in Lowndes County that
provide otherwise support freight rail service to and from the West Bank Port $
3,200,000.00
��������� (uuuuuuuuuuu)� To
assist the City of Jackson, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with
the widening, straightening and clearing debris from Eubanks Creek from State
Street to Old Canton Road.. $�� 500,000.00
��������� (vvvvvvvvvvv)� To
assist the Department of Finance and Administration in paying the costs
associated with the development of the LeFleur's Bluff Otter Creek Golf Park
and Connector Trail Project................................................. $13,250,000.00
��������� (wwwwwwwwwww)� To
assist the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the
river front development $ 3,500,000.00
��������� (xxxxxxxxxxx)�
To assist the City of Pelahatchie, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated
with repairs and improvements to roads and bridges.......................................... $��
300,000.00
��������� (yyyyyyyyyyy)� To
assist the Marty Stuart Congress of Country Music Museum in paying the costs
associated with the completion of the Ellis Theatre..................................... $��
500,000.00
��������� (zzzzzzzzzzz)� To
assist the City of Water Valley, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated
with upgrades and improvements to the city-owned electrical system...................... $��
500,000.00
��������� (aaaaaaaaaaaa)� To
assist the North Mississippi Health Services in paying the costs associated
with the unfinished dedicated operating room for cesarean deliveries at the
hospital in Amory, Mississippi, which room may be used as a negative pressure
room ...... $ 1,000,000.00
��������� (bbbbbbbbbbbb)� To
assist the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in paying costs
associated with renovations, repairs and improvements to the B.B. King Museum
and
Club Ebony........................................ $
2,500,000.00
�� �������(cccccccccccc)� To
assist the Department of Finance and Administration � Bureau of Building,
Ground and Real Property Management for the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and
Museum in paying costs associated with renovations, repairs and improvements to
the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame............................... $
2,500,000.00
��������� (dddddddddddd)� To
assist the Town of Macon, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with storm
cleanup and emergency operation including storm debris.........................................
removal.......................................... $���
75,000.00
��������� (eeeeeeeeeeee)� To
assist Noxubee County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair of
the Veterans
Building......................................... $���
25,000.00
��������� (ffffffffffff)� To
assist Noxubee County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with road
maintenance
and repairs....................................... $
��150,000.00
���������� (gggggggggggg)� [Deleted]
���������� (hhhhhhhhhhhh)� To
assist the Town of Vaiden, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with various
infrastructure projects.... $�� 100,000.00
��������� (iiiiiiiiiiii)� To
assist the Town of McCool, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with various
infrastructure projects.... $�� 100,000.00
��������� (jjjjjjjjjjjj)� To assist the Tate County
Heritage Museum in paying costs associated with acquisition and updating of
exhibits and displays and repair, restoration, upgrades and improvements to
equipment and facilities.................................... $��� 50,000.00
��������� (kkkkkkkkkkkk)� To
assist the Mississippi's Toughest Kids Foundation in paying the costs
associated with:
������������� (i)� Design,
preplanning, construction, furnishing and equipping of buildings and related
facilities at Camp Kamassa in Copiah County, Mississippi; and
������������� (ii)� Design,
preplanning, construction and development of infrastructure at Camp Kamassa in
Copiah County,
Mississippi....................................... $
1,000,000.00
���� SECTION 4.� Section
27-104-373, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
���� 27-104-373.� (1)� A special
fund, to be designated as the "2023 Local
Improvements Projects Fund," is created within the State Treasury.�
The fund shall be maintained by the State Treasurer as a separate and special
fund, separate and apart from the General Fund of the state.� Monies in the
fund shall be disbursed by the Department of Finance and Administration as
provided in Section 28 of Chapter 549, Laws of 2023.� Unexpended amounts
remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the
State General Fund, and any interest earned or investment earnings on amounts
in the fund shall be deposited into * * * such
the Capital Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000).
���� (2)� Contracts or purchases
for projects funded with monies disbursed from the 2023 Local Improvements
Projects Fund under Section 28 of Chapter 549, Laws of 2023, as amended by
Section 1 of Chapter 510, Laws of 2024, that involve expenditures that are more
than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) but not more than Seventy-five Thousand
Dollars ($75,000.00), exclusive of freight and shipping charges, must be made
from the lowest and best bidder without publishing or posting advertisements
for bids after obtaining at least two (2) competitive written bids.� Any such
contracts or purchases that involve expenditures that are more than Seventy-five
Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00), exclusive of freight and shipping charges, must
be made from the lowest and best bidder after advertising for competitive bids
and obtaining at least three (3) competitive written bids.�
"Competitive" means that the bids are developed based upon comparable
identification of the needs and are developed independently and without
knowledge of other bids or prospective bids.� This provision of this subsection
shall supersede any other provision of law to the contrary.
���� (3)� (a)� The Department
of Finance and Administration shall file biannual reports in summary form to
the Legislative Budget Office on or before the first of October and the first
of April each year.� At a minimum, the reports shall include the latest status
report from each entity under subsection (4) of this section, the amount
disbursed to each entity, and the target date for project completion.
���� ���� (b)� If any report
required under subsection (4) is more than thirty (30) days overdue, the
Department of Finance and Administration shall notify the State Auditor.� Upon
notification, the State Auditor shall conduct such audit or investigations as
the State Auditor deems necessary under this subsection.
��������� (c)� Any unexpended
balance of funds disbursed from the fund created by this section shall be
returned to the Department of Finance and Administration by the appropriate
entity within thirty (30) days:
���� ��������� (i)� Of the
completion of the project as certified by the Department of Finance and
Administration after reasonable efforts to consult with the entity that
received monies from this fund; or
������������� (ii)� If
unexpended funds remain after three (3) years from the date of execution of the
memorandum of understanding governing the project.� The Department of Finance
and Administration may grant one, six-month extension to the three-year
deadline under this subparagraph pursuant to a written request from the entity.
��������� (d)� Upon receipt of
any funds under subsection (3)(a) of this section, the State Treasurer, in
conjunction with the State Fiscal Officer, shall transfer such funds to the
Capital Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000) as unobligated funds.
���� (4)� Any state agency,
local government entity or any other entity that receives funds from this fund
and has not completed the project for which the entity received the funds shall
file quarterly reports with the Department of Finance and Administration on
dates determined by the Department of Finance and Administration.� The contents
of the report shall be determined by the Department of Finance and
Administration but shall include, at a minimum, a status report on the
progression of the project and a target date for project completion.� The final
report shall include an accounting of the total remaining balance of unused
funds disbursed to the entity.
���� SECTION 5.� Section
27-104-375, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
���� 27-104-375.� (1)�
There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the
"2024 Local Improvements Projects Fund."� The fund shall be
maintained by the State Treasurer as a separate and special fund, separate and
apart from the General Fund of the state.� Monies in the fund shall be
disbursed by the Department of Finance and Administration, as provided in
Section 10 of Chapter 534, Laws of 2024.� Unexpended amounts remaining in the
fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund,
and any interest earned or investment earnings on amounts in the fund shall be
deposited into * * * such the Capital Expense Fund (Fund
No. 6499C00000).� Any state agency that receives funds from the 2024 Local
Improvement Fund may escalate its budget upon receiving 2024 Local Improvement
Funds and expend such funds in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
Department of Finance and Administration in a manner consistent with the
escalation of federal funds.
���� (2)� (a)� The Department
of Finance and Administration shall file quarterly reports in summary form with
the Legislative Budget Office on the first of October and the first of April
each year.� At a minimum, the reports shall include the latest status report
from each entity under subsection (3) of this section, the amount disbursed to
each entity, and the target date for project completion.
��������� (b)� If any report
required under subsection (3) is more than thirty (30) days overdue, the
Department of Finance and Administration shall notify the State Auditor.� Upon
notification, the State Auditor shall conduct such audit or investigations as
the State Auditor deems necessary under this subsection.
��������� (c)� Any unexpended
balance of funds disbursed from the fund created by this section shall be
returned to the Department of Finance and Administration by the appropriate
entity within thirty (30) days:
������������� (i)� Of the
completion of the project as certified by the Department of Finance and
Administration after reasonable efforts to consult with the entity that received
monies from this fund; or
������������� (ii)� If
unexpended funds remain after three (3) years from the date of execution of the
memorandum of understanding governing the project.� The Department of Finance
and Administration may grant one, six-month extension to the three-year
deadline under this subparagraph pursuant to a written request from the entity.
��������� (d)� Upon receipt of
any funds under subsection (3)(a) of this section, the State Treasurer, in
conjunction with the State Fiscal Officer, shall transfer such funds to the
Capital Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000) as unobligated funds.
���� (3)� Any state agency,
local government entity or any other entity that receives funds from this fund
and has not completed the project for which the entity received the funds shall
file quarterly reports with the Department of Finance and Administration on
dates determined by the Department of Finance and Administration.� The contents
of the report shall be determined by the Department of Finance and
Administration but shall include, at a minimum, a status report on the
progression of the project and a target date for project completion.� The final
report shall include an accounting of the total remaining balance of unused
funds disbursed to the entity.
���� SECTION 6.� This act
shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.