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HB122 • 2026

Appropriation; City of Natchez for Concord Avenue Drainage Improvement Project.

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE CITY OF NATCHEZ FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDING FOR THE CONCORD AVENUE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027.

Budget
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Johnson
Last action
2026-02-25
Official status
Dead
Effective date
July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass, so details about its implementation and impact remain speculative.

Funding for Concord Avenue Drainage Project

This bill provides funding to the City of Natchez for a drainage improvement project on Concord Avenue.

What This Bill Does

  • Provides $2,263,275 from the State General Fund to the City of Natchez.
  • Funds improvements to drainage in the Concord Avenue area, including removing existing surfaces and adding new materials like asphalt and pipes.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The City of Natchez

Terms To Know

Appropriation
Money set aside by the government to be spent on a specific project or purpose.
Fiscal Year
A period of one year used for budgeting and financial reporting, starting July 1st in Mississippi.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass during the session.
  • It is unclear if or when the project will be completed without further action.
  • Specific details about dividing the project into three phases with specific costs for each phase are not supported by the official source material.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-25 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/25 (H) Died In Committee

  2. 2026-01-07 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    01/07 (H) Referred To Appropriations A

Official Summary Text

Appropriation; City of Natchez for Concord Avenue Drainage Improvement Project.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
H. B. No. 122 *HR31/R169* ~ OFFICIAL ~ A1/2
26/HR31/R169
PAGE 1 (RF\JAB)

To: Appropriations A
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Johnson

HOUSE BILL NO. 122

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE CITY OF NATCHEZ FOR THE 1
PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDING FOR THE CONCORD AVENUE DRAINAGE 2
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 4
SECTION 1. The following sum, or so much of it as may be 5
necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General 6
Fund not otherwise appropriated, to the City of Natchez, 7
Mississippi, for the purpose of providing funding to defray the 8
expenses of the Concord Avenue Drainage Improvement Project 9
described in Section 2 of this act for the fiscal year beginning 10
July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027............ $ 2,263,275.00. 11
SECTION 2. The money appropriated by Section 1 of this act 12
shall be expended to defray the expenses of making improvements 13
that will improve drainage in the project area, including: 14
removal of existing surface; excavating existing material; 15
lowering existing street elevation; adding granular material; 16
asphalt surface; and adding curb and gutter and drainage pipes to 17
capture storm runoff and move it underground to a natural drainage 18
H. B. No. 122 *HR31/R169* ~ OFFICIAL ~
26/HR31/R169
PAGE 2 (RF\JAB)
ST: Appropriation; City of Natchez for Concord
Avenue Drainage Improvement Project.
stream. The project shall be undertaken in three (3) phases, with 19
the construction cost of each phase being as follows: 20
(a) Phase I Construction Cost............ $ 829,660.00 21
(b) Phase II Construction Cost........... $ 716,807.50 22
(c) Phase III Construction Cost.......... $ 716,807.50 23
TOTAL ...................................... $ 2,263,275.00. 24
SECTION 3. The money appropriated by this act shall be paid 25
by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State General Fund 26
not otherwise appropriated, upon warrants issued by the State 27
Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue the 28
warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, officer or 29
officers in the manner provided by law. 30
SECTION 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from 31
and after July 1, 2026. 32