Local Improvement Projects; require return of unexpended funds and earned interest.

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To: Appropriations A
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representatives Read, Cockerham, Hale

HOUSE BILL NO. 1652

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE RETURN OF UNEXPENDED, LOCAL IMPROVEMENT 1
PROJECT FUNDS AND UNEXPENDED INTEREST EARNED ON THOSE FUNDS TO THE 2
CAPITAL EXPENSE FUND; TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR WITHHOLDING A 3
CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE PAYMENTS AND ALLOCATIONS TO A 4
MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY UNDER SECTION 27-65-75 TO RECOVER FUNDS 5
OWED TO THE CAPITAL EXPENSE FUND UNDER THIS ACT WHERE A COUNTY OR 6
MUNICIPALITY FAILS TO RETURN SUCH FUNDS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 7
27-65-75, 27-104-371, 27-104-373 AND 27-104-375, MISSISSIPPI CODE 8
OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED 9
PURPOSES. 10
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 11
SECTION 1. (1) (a) The remaining balance of any funds 12
initially disbursed pursuant to the appropriation authority under 13
Chapter 102, Laws of 2021, shall be returned to the Department of 14
Finance and Administration by the appropriate entity within thirty 15
(30) days after the effective date of this act if: 16
(i) A memorandum of understanding to govern the 17
project for which the funds were disbursed has not been executed 18
with the Department of Finance and Administration; or 19
(ii) Unexpended funds remain after three (3) years 20
from the date of execution of the memorandum of understanding 21
governing the project. The Department of Finance and 22
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Administration may grant one (1) six-month extension to the 23
three-year deadline under this subparagraph pursuant to a written 24
request from the entity. 25
(b) Upon receipt of any funds under subsection (1)(a) 26
of this section, the State Treasurer, in conjunction with the 27
State Fiscal Officer, shall transfer such funds to the Capital 28
Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000) as unobligated funds. 29
(2) (a) Within thirty (30) days from the effective date of 30
this act, the balance of any unexpended interest earned on the 31
funds initially disbursed pursuant to the appropriation authority 32
under Chapter 102, Laws of 2021, Section 27–104–371, Section 33
27–104–373, or Section 27–104–375 shall be returned to the 34
Department of Finance and Administration by the appropriate 35
entity. 36
(b) Upon receipt of any funds under subsection (2)(a) 37
of this section, the State Treasurer, in conjunction with the 38
State Fiscal Officer, shall transfer such funds to the Capital 39
Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000) as unobligated funds. 40
(3) (a) On or before one hundred and eighty (180) days 41
after the effective date of this act, if a Memorandum of 42
Understanding to govern the project for which the funds were 43
disbursed has not been executed, the balance of any funds 44
disbursed from the funds created in Section 27–104–371, Section 45
27–104–373 or Section 27–104–375 shall be returned to the 46
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Department of Finance and Administration by the appropriate 47
entity. 48
(b) Upon receipt of any funds under subsection (3)(a) 49
of this section, the State Treasurer, in conjunction with the 50
State Fiscal Officer, shall transfer such funds to the Capital 51
Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000) as unobligated funds. 52
(4) (a) Where a county or municipality fails to return 53
funds required under subsection (1), (2) or (3) of this act, 54
Section 27–104–371(1)(b)(iii), Section 27–104–373(3)(c) or Section 55
27–104–375(2)(c), the Department of Finance and Administration 56
shall notify the Auditor. 57
(b) Upon receipt of the notification, the State Auditor 58
shall send the county or municipality a letter expressing the 59
State Auditor's intent to seek recovery of the funds under Section 60
27–65–75 by issuing a certificate of noncompliance. If the funds 61
have not been returned within thirty (30) days from the date of 62
issuance of the letter of intent, the Auditor shall issue a 63
certificate of noncompliance to the county or municipality and 64
provide written notice of the certificate to the Department of 65
Revenue. 66
(c) The Department of Revenue shall transfer the 67
withheld allocations and payments under Section 27-65-75 to the 68
Department of Finance and Administration. 69
(d) The State Treasurer, in conjunction with the State 70
Fiscal Officer, shall transfer such funds into the Capital Expense 71
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Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000) as unobligated funds. Once a sum equal 72
to the amount of funds owed to the state under this section by the 73
county or municipality has been transferred into the Capital 74
Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000), the State Fiscal Officer shall 75
certify to the State Auditor that the required funds have been 76
returned to the Capital Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000). 77
(e) Upon receipt of the certification by the State 78
Fiscal Officer under paragraph (d) of this section, the State 79
Auditor shall cancel the certificate of noncompliance and inform 80
the Department of Revenue of such cancellation in writing. 81
SECTION 2. Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 82
amended as follows: 83
27-65-75. On or before the fifteenth day of each month, the 84
revenue collected under the provisions of this chapter during the 85
preceding month shall be paid and distributed as follows: 86
(1) (a) On or before August 15, 1992, and each succeeding 87
month thereafter through July 15, 1993, eighteen percent (18%) of 88
the total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding month 89
under the provisions of this chapter, except that collected under 90
the provisions of Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-19(3) and 27-65-21, on 91
business activities within a municipal corporation shall be 92
allocated for distribution to the municipality and paid to the 93
municipal corporation. Except as otherwise provided in this 94
paragraph (a), on or before August 15, 1993, and each succeeding 95
month thereafter through August 15, 2025, eighteen and one-half 96
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percent (18-1/2%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during 97
the preceding month under the provisions of this chapter, except 98
that collected under the provisions of Sections 27-65-15, 99
27-65-19(3), 27-65-21 and 27-65-24, on business activities within 100
a municipal corporation shall be allocated for distribution to the 101
municipality and paid to the municipal corporation. Except as 102
otherwise provided in this paragraph (a), on or before September 103
15, 2025, and each succeeding month thereafter, eighteen and 104
one-half percent (18.5%) of the total sales tax revenue collected 105
during the preceding month under this chapter, except that 106
collected under Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-17(1)(n), 27-65-19(3), 107
27-65-21 and 27-65-24, on business activities within a municipal 108
corporation shall be allocated for distribution and paid to the 109
municipal corporation. On or before September 15, 2025, and each 110
succeeding month thereafter, twenty-five and nine-tenths percent 111
(25.9%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during the 112
preceding month under Section 27-65-17(1)(n) on business 113
activities within a municipal corporation shall be allocated for 114
distribution and paid to the municipal corporation. However, in 115
the event the State Auditor issues a certificate of noncompliance 116
pursuant to Section 21-35-31 or Section 1 of this act, the 117
department shall withhold ten percent (10%) of the allocations and 118
payments to the municipality that would otherwise be payable to 119
the municipality under this paragraph (a) until such time that the 120
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department receives written notice of the cancellation of a 121
certificate of noncompliance from the State Auditor. 122
A municipal corporation, for the purpose of distributing the 123
tax under this subsection, shall mean and include all incorporated 124
cities, towns and villages. 125
Monies allocated for distribution and credited to a municipal 126
corporation under this paragraph may be pledged as security for a 127
loan if the distribution received by the municipal corporation is 128
otherwise authorized or required by law to be pledged as security 129
for such a loan. 130
In any county having a county seat that is not an 131
incorporated municipality, the distribution provided under this 132
subsection shall be made as though the county seat was an 133
incorporated municipality; however, the distribution to the 134
municipality shall be paid to the county treasury in which the 135
municipality is located, and those funds shall be used for road, 136
bridge and street construction or maintenance in the county. 137
(b) On or before August 15, 2006, and each succeeding 138
month thereafter through August 15, 2025, eighteen and one-half 139
percent (18-1/2%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during 140
the preceding month under the provisions of this chapter, except 141
that collected under the provisions of Sections 27-65-15, 142
27-65-19(3) and 27-65-21, on business activities on the campus of 143
a state institution of higher learning or community or junior 144
college whose campus is not located within the corporate limits of 145
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a municipality, shall be allocated for distribution to the state 146
institution of higher learning or community or junior college and 147
paid to the state institution of higher learning or community or 148
junior college. On or before September 15, 2025, and each 149
succeeding month thereafter, eighteen and one-half percent (18.5%) 150
of the total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding 151
month under this chapter, except that collected under Sections 152
27-65-15, 27-65-17(1)(n), 27-65-19(3) and 27-65-21, on business 153
activities on the campus of a state institution of higher learning 154
or community or junior college whose campus is not located within 155
the corporate limits of a municipality, shall be allocated for 156
distribution and paid to the state institution of higher learning 157
or community or junior college. On or before September 15, 2025, 158
and each succeeding month thereafter, twenty-five and nine-tenths 159
percent (25.9%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during 160
the preceding month under Section 27-65-17(1)(n) on business 161
activities on the campus of a state institution of higher learning 162
or community or junior college whose campus is not located within 163
the corporate limits of a municipality, shall be allocated for 164
distribution and paid to the state institution of higher learning 165
or community or junior college. 166
(c) On or before August 15, 2018, and each succeeding 167
month thereafter until August 14, 2019, two percent (2%) of the 168
total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding month under 169
the provisions of this chapter, except that collected under the 170
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provisions of Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-19(3), 27-65-21 and 171
27-65-24, on business activities within the corporate limits of 172
the City of Jackson, Mississippi, shall be deposited into the 173
Capitol Complex Improvement District Project Fund created in 174
Section 29-5-215. On or before August 15, 2019, and each 175
succeeding month thereafter until August 14, 2020, four percent 176
(4%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding 177
month under the provisions of this chapter, except that collected 178
under the provisions of Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-19(3), 27-65-21 179
and 27-65-24, on business activities within the corporate limits 180
of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, shall be deposited into the 181
Capitol Complex Improvement District Project Fund created in 182
Section 29-5-215. On or before August 15, 2020, and each 183
succeeding month thereafter through July 15, 2023, six percent 184
(6%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding 185
month under the provisions of this chapter, except that collected 186
under the provisions of Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-19(3), 27-65-21 187
and 27-65-24, on business activities within the corporate limits 188
of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, shall be deposited into the 189
Capitol Complex Improvement District Project Fund created in 190
Section 29-5-215. On or before August 15, 2023, and each 191
succeeding month thereafter through August 15, 2025, nine percent 192
(9%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding 193
month under the provisions of this chapter, except that collected 194
under the provisions of Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-19(3), 27-65-21 195
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and 27-65-24, on business activities within the corporate limits 196
of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, shall be deposited into the 197
Capitol Complex Improvement District Project Fund created in 198
Section 29-5-215. On or before September 15, 2025, and each 199
succeeding month thereafter, nine percent (9%) of the total sales 200
tax revenue collected during the preceding month under this 201
chapter, except that collected under Sections 27-65-15, 202
27-65-17(1)(n), 27-65-19(3), 27-65-21 and 27-65-24, on business 203
activities within the corporate limits of the City of Jackson, 204
Mississippi, shall be deposited into the Capitol Complex 205
Improvement District Project Fund created in Section 27-5-215. On 206
or before September 15, 2025, and each succeeding month 207
thereafter, twelve and six-tenths percent (12.6%) of the total 208
sales tax revenue collected during the preceding month under 209
Section 27-65-17(1)(n) on business activities within the corporate 210
limits of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, shall be deposited 211
into the Capitol Complex Improvement District Project Fund created 212
in Section 27-5-215. 213
(d) (i) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph 214
(d), on or before the fifteenth day of the month that the 215
diversion authorized by this section begins, and each succeeding 216
month thereafter, eighteen and one-half percent (18-1/2%) of the 217
total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding month under 218
the provisions of this chapter, except that collected under the 219
provisions of Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-19(3) and 27-65-21, on 220
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business activities within a redevelopment project area developed 221
under a redevelopment plan adopted under the Tax Increment 222
Financing Act (Section 21-45-1 et seq.) shall be allocated for 223
distribution to the county in which the project area is located 224
if: 225
1. The county: 226
a. Borders on the Mississippi Sound and 227
the State of Alabama, or 228
b. Is Harrison County, Mississippi, and 229
the project area is within a radius of two (2) miles from the 230
intersection of Interstate 10 and Menge Avenue; 231
2. The county has issued bonds under Section 232
21-45-9 to finance all or a portion of a redevelopment project in 233
the redevelopment project area; 234
3. Any debt service for the indebtedness 235
incurred is outstanding; and 236
4. A development with a value of Ten Million 237
Dollars ($10,000,000.00) or more is, or will be, located in the 238
redevelopment area. 239
(ii) For a county that is eligible to receive 240
funds under this paragraph (d), as determined by the department 241
under this paragraph (d), from and after September 15, 2025, and 242
each succeeding month thereafter, eighteen and one-half percent 243
(18.5%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during the 244
preceding month under this chapter, except that collected under 245
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Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-17(1)(n), 27-65-19(3) and 27-65-21, on 246
business activities within a redevelopment project area developed 247
under a redevelopment plan adopted under the Tax Increment 248
Financing Act (Section 21-45-1 et seq.) shall be allocated for 249
distribution to the county in which the project is located, and 250
twenty-five and nine-tenths percent (25.9%) of the total sales tax 251
revenue collected during the preceding month under Section 252
27-65-17(1)(n) shall be allocated for distribution to that county. 253
(iii) Before any sales tax revenue may be 254
allocated for distribution to a county under this paragraph (d), 255
the county shall certify to the Department of Revenue that the 256
requirements of this paragraph (d) have been met, the amount of 257
bonded indebtedness that has been incurred by the county for the 258
redevelopment project and the expected date the indebtedness 259
incurred by the county will be satisfied. 260
(iv) The diversion of sales tax revenue authorized 261
by this paragraph (d) shall begin the month following the month in 262
which the Department of Revenue determines that the requirements 263
of this paragraph (d) have been met. The diversion shall end the 264
month the indebtedness incurred by the county is satisfied. All 265
revenue received by the county under this paragraph (d) shall be 266
deposited in the fund required to be created in the tax increment 267
financing plan under Section 21-45-11 and be utilized solely to 268
satisfy the indebtedness incurred by the county. 269
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(2) On or before September 15, 1987, and each succeeding 270
month thereafter, from the revenue collected under this chapter 271
during the preceding month, One Million One Hundred Twenty-five 272
Thousand Dollars ($1,125,000.00) shall be allocated for 273
distribution to municipal corporations as defined under subsection 274
(1) of this section in the proportion that the number of gallons 275
of gasoline and diesel fuel sold by distributors to consumers and 276
retailers in each such municipality during the preceding fiscal 277
year bears to the total gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel sold 278
by distributors to consumers and retailers in municipalities 279
statewide during the preceding fiscal year. The Department of 280
Revenue shall require all distributors of gasoline and diesel fuel 281
to report to the department monthly the total number of gallons of 282
gasoline and diesel fuel sold by them to consumers and retailers 283
in each municipality during the preceding month. The Department 284
of Revenue shall have the authority to promulgate such rules and 285
regulations as is necessary to determine the number of gallons of 286
gasoline and diesel fuel sold by distributors to consumers and 287
retailers in each municipality. In determining the percentage 288
allocation of funds under this subsection for the fiscal year 289
beginning July 1, 1987, and ending June 30, 1988, the Department 290
of Revenue may consider gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel sold 291
for a period of less than one (1) fiscal year. For the purposes 292
of this subsection, the term "fiscal year" means the fiscal year 293
beginning July 1 of a year. 294
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(3) On or before September 15, 1987, and on or before the 295
fifteenth day of each succeeding month, until the date specified 296
in Section 65-39-35, the proceeds derived from contractors' taxes 297
levied under Section 27-65-21 on contracts for the construction or 298
reconstruction of highways designated under the highway program 299
created under Section 65-3-97 shall, except as otherwise provided 300
in Section 31-17-127, be deposited into the State Treasury to the 301
credit of the State Highway Fund to be used to fund that highway 302
program. The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall 303
provide to the Department of Revenue such information as is 304
necessary to determine the amount of proceeds to be distributed 305
under this subsection. 306
(4) On or before August 15, 1994, and on or before the 307
fifteenth day of each succeeding month through July 15, 1999, from 308
the proceeds of gasoline, diesel fuel or kerosene taxes as 309
provided in Section 27-5-101(a)(ii)1, Four Million Dollars 310
($4,000,000.00) shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the 311
credit of a special fund designated as the "State Aid Road Fund," 312
created by Section 65-9-17. On or before August 15, 1999, and on 313
or before the fifteenth day of each succeeding month through 314
August 15, 2026, from the total amount of the proceeds of 315
gasoline, diesel fuel or kerosene taxes apportioned by Section 316
27-5-101(a)(ii)1, Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00) or an 317
amount equal to twenty-three and one-fourth percent (23-1/4%) of 318
those funds, whichever is the greater amount, shall be deposited 319
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in the State Treasury to the credit of the "State Aid Road Fund," 320
created by Section 65-9-17. After August 15, 2025, from the total 321
amount of the proceeds of gasoline, diesel fuel or kerosene taxes 322
apportioned by Section 27-5-101(a)(ii)1 and (iii), Five Million 323
Dollars ($5,000,000.00) or an amount equal to twenty-three and 324
one-fourth percent (23-1/4%) of those funds, whichever is greater, 325
shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the 326
"State Aid Road Fund" on or before September 15, 2025, and on or 327
before the fifteenth day of each succeeding month through August 328
15, 2026, and Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars 329
($6,500,000.00) or an amount equal to twenty-three and one-fourth 330
percent (23-1/4%) of those funds, whichever is greater, shall be 331
deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the "State Aid 332
Road Fund" on or before September 15, 2026, and on or before the 333
fifteenth day of each succeeding month through August 15, 2027, 334
and Eight Million Dollars ($8,000,000.00) or an amount equal to 335
twenty-three and one-fourth percent (23-1/4%) of those funds, 336
whichever is greater, shall be deposited in the State Treasury to 337
the credit of the "State Aid Road Fund" on or before September 15, 338
2027, and on or before the fifteenth day of each succeeding month. 339
From the amount of taxes paid into the special fund under this 340
subsection and subsection (9) of this section, there shall be 341
first deducted and paid the amount necessary to pay the expenses 342
of the Office of State Aid Road Construction, as authorized by the 343
Legislature for all other general and special fund agencies. The 344
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remainder of the funds shall be allocated monthly to the several 345
counties in accordance with the following formula: 346
(a) One-third (1/3) shall be allocated to all counties 347
in equal shares; 348
(b) One-third (1/3) shall be allocated to counties 349
based on the proportion that the total number of rural road miles 350
in a county bears to the total number of rural road miles in all 351
counties of the state; and 352
(c) One-third (1/3) shall be allocated to counties 353
based on the proportion that the rural population of the county 354
bears to the total rural population in all counties of the state, 355
according to the latest federal decennial census. 356
For the purposes of this subsection, the term "gasoline, 357
diesel fuel or kerosene taxes" means such taxes as defined in 358
paragraph (f) of Section 27-5-101. 359
However, in the event the State Auditor issues a certificate 360
of noncompliance pursuant to Section 1 of this act, the department 361
shall withhold ten percent (10%) of the allocations and payments 362
to the county that would otherwise be payable to the county under 363
this subsection (4) until such time that the department receives 364
written notice of the cancellation of a certificate of 365
noncompliance from the State Auditor. 366
The amount of funds allocated to any county under this 367
subsection for any fiscal year after fiscal year 1994 shall not be 368
less than the amount allocated to the county for fiscal year 1994. 369
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Any reference in the general laws of this state or the 370
Mississippi Code of 1972 to Section 27-5-105 shall mean and be 371
construed to refer and apply to subsection (4) of Section 372
27-65-75. 373
(5) On or before August 15, 2024, and each succeeding month 374
thereafter, One Million Six Hundred Sixty-six Thousand Six Hundred 375
Sixty-six Dollars ($1,666,666.00) shall be paid into the special 376
fund known as the Education Enhancement Fund created and existing 377
under the provisions of Section 37-61-33. 378
(6) An amount each month beginning August 15, 1983, through 379
November 15, 1986, as specified in Section 6, Chapter 542, Laws of 380
1983, shall be paid into the special fund known as the 381
Correctional Facilities Construction Fund created in Section 6, 382
Chapter 542, Laws of 1983. 383
(7) On or before August 15, 1992, and each succeeding month 384
thereafter through July 15, 2000, two and two hundred sixty-six 385
one-thousandths percent (2.266%) of the total sales tax revenue 386
collected during the preceding month under the provisions of this 387
chapter, except that collected under the provisions of Section 388
27-65-17(2), shall be deposited by the department into the School 389
Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund created under Section 37-61-35. On 390
or before August 15, 2000, and each succeeding month thereafter 391
through August 15, 2025, two and two hundred sixty-six 392
one-thousandths percent (2.266%) of the total sales tax revenue 393
collected during the preceding month under the provisions of this 394
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chapter, except that collected under the provisions of Section 395
27-65-17(2), shall be deposited into the School Ad Valorem Tax 396
Reduction Fund created under Section 37-61-35 until such time that 397
the total amount deposited into the fund during a fiscal year 398
equals Forty-two Million Dollars ($42,000,000.00). Thereafter, 399
the amounts diverted under this subsection (7) during the fiscal 400
year in excess of Forty-two Million Dollars ($42,000,000.00) shall 401
be deposited into the Education Enhancement Fund created under 402
Section 37-61-33 for appropriation by the Legislature as other 403
education needs and shall not be subject to the percentage 404
appropriation requirements set forth in Section 37-61-33. On or 405
before September 15, 2025, and each succeeding month thereafter, 406
two and two hundred sixty-six one-thousandths percent (2.266%) of 407
the total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding month 408
under this chapter, except that collected under Section 409
27-65-17(1)(n) and (2), and three and seventeen one-hundredths 410
percent (3.17%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during 411
the preceding month under Section 27-65-17(1)(n), shall be 412
deposited into the School Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund created 413
under Section 37-61-35 until such time that the total amount 414
deposited into the fund during a fiscal year equals Forty-two 415
Million Dollars ($42,000,000.00). Thereafter, the amounts 416
diverted under this subsection (7) during the fiscal year in 417
excess of Forty-two Million Dollars ($42,000,000.00) shall be 418
deposited into the Education Enhancement Fund created under 419
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Section 37-61-33 for appropriation by the Legislature as other 420
education needs and shall not be subject to the percentage 421
appropriation requirements set forth in Section 37-61-33. 422
(8) On or before August 15, 1992, and each succeeding month 423
thereafter through August 15, 2025, nine and seventy-three 424
one-thousandths percent (9.073%) of the total sales tax revenue 425
collected during the preceding month under the provisions of this 426
chapter, except that collected under the provisions of Section 427
27-65-17(2), shall be deposited into the Education Enhancement 428
Fund created under Section 37-61-33. On or before September 15, 429
2025, and each succeeding month thereafter, nine and seventy-three 430
one-thousandths percent (9.073%) of the total sales tax revenue 431
collected during the preceding month under this chapter, except 432
that collected under Section 27-65-17(1)(n) and (2), and twelve 433
and seven-tenths percent (12.7%) of the total sales tax revenue 434
collected during the preceding month under Section 27-65-17(1)(n), 435
shall be deposited into the Education Enhancement Fund created 436
under Section 37-61-33. 437
(9) On or before August 15, 1994, and each succeeding month 438
thereafter, from the revenue collected under this chapter during 439
the preceding month, Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars 440
($250,000.00) shall be paid into the State Aid Road Fund. 441
(10) On or before August 15, 1994, and each succeeding month 442
thereafter through August 15, 1995, from the revenue collected 443
under this chapter during the preceding month, Two Million Dollars 444
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($2,000,000.00) shall be deposited into the Motor Vehicle Ad 445
Valorem Tax Reduction Fund established in Section 27-51-105. 446
(11) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to 447
the contrary, on or before February 15, 1995, and each succeeding 448
month thereafter, the sales tax revenue collected during the 449
preceding month under the provisions of Section 27-65-17(2) and 450
the corresponding levy in Section 27-65-23 on the rental or lease 451
of private carriers of passengers and light carriers of property 452
as defined in Section 27-51-101 shall be deposited, without 453
diversion, into the Motor Vehicle Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund 454
established in Section 27-51-105. 455
(12) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to 456
the contrary, on or before August 15, 1995, and each succeeding 457
month thereafter, the sales tax revenue collected during the 458
preceding month under the provisions of Section 27-65-17(1) on 459
retail sales of private carriers of passengers and light carriers 460
of property, as defined in Section 27-51-101 and the corresponding 461
levy in Section 27-65-23 on the rental or lease of these vehicles, 462
shall be deposited, after diversion, into the Motor Vehicle Ad 463
Valorem Tax Reduction Fund established in Section 27-51-105. 464
(13) On or before July 15, 1994, and on or before the 465
fifteenth day of each succeeding month thereafter, that portion of 466
the avails of the tax imposed in Section 27-65-22 that is derived 467
from activities held on the Mississippi State Fairgrounds Complex 468
shall be paid into a special fund that is created in the State 469
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Treasury and shall be expended upon legislative appropriation 470
solely to defray the costs of repairs and renovation at the Trade 471
Mart and Coliseum. 472
(14) On or before August 15, 1998, and each succeeding month 473
thereafter through July 15, 2005, that portion of the avails of 474
the tax imposed in Section 27-65-23 that is derived from sales by 475
cotton compresses or cotton warehouses and that would otherwise be 476
paid into the General Fund shall be deposited in an amount not to 477
exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) into the special fund 478
created under Section 69-37-39. On or before August 15, 2007, and 479
each succeeding month thereafter through July 15, 2010, that 480
portion of the avails of the tax imposed in Section 27-65-23 that 481
is derived from sales by cotton compresses or cotton warehouses 482
and that would otherwise be paid into the General Fund shall be 483
deposited in an amount not to exceed Two Million Dollars 484
($2,000,000.00) into the special fund created under Section 485
69-37-39 until all debts or other obligations incurred by the 486
Certified Cotton Growers Organization under the Mississippi Boll 487
Weevil Management Act before January 1, 2007, are satisfied in 488
full. On or before August 15, 2010, and each succeeding month 489
thereafter through July 15, 2011, fifty percent (50%) of that 490
portion of the avails of the tax imposed in Section 27-65-23 that 491
is derived from sales by cotton compresses or cotton warehouses 492
and that would otherwise be paid into the General Fund shall be 493
deposited into the special fund created under Section 69-37-39 494
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until such time that the total amount deposited into the fund 495
during a fiscal year equals One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00). 496
On or before August 15, 2011, and each succeeding month 497
thereafter, that portion of the avails of the tax imposed in 498
Section 27-65-23 that is derived from sales by cotton compresses 499
or cotton warehouses and that would otherwise be paid into the 500
General Fund shall be deposited into the special fund created 501
under Section 69-37-39 until such time that the total amount 502
deposited into the fund during a fiscal year equals One Million 503
Dollars ($1,000,000.00). 504
(15) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to 505
the contrary, on or before September 15, 2000, and each succeeding 506
month thereafter, the sales tax revenue collected during the 507
preceding month under the provisions of Section 508
27-65-19(1)(d)(i)2, and 27-65-19(1)(d)(i)3 shall be deposited, 509
without diversion, into the Telecommunications Ad Valorem Tax 510
Reduction Fund established in Section 27-38-7. 511
(16) (a) On or before August 15, 2000, and each succeeding 512
month thereafter, the sales tax revenue collected during the 513
preceding month under the provisions of this chapter on the gross 514
proceeds of sales of a project as defined in Section 57-30-1 shall 515
be deposited, after all diversions except the diversion provided 516
for in subsection (1) of this section, into the Sales Tax 517
Incentive Fund created in Section 57-30-3. 518
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(b) On or before August 15, 2007, and each succeeding 519
month thereafter, eighty percent (80%) of the sales tax revenue 520
collected during the preceding month under the provisions of this 521
chapter from the operation of a tourism project under the 522
provisions of Sections 57-26-1 through 57-26-5, shall be 523
deposited, after the diversions required in subsections (7) and 524
(8) of this section, into the Tourism Project Sales Tax Incentive 525
Fund created in Section 57-26-3. 526
(17) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to 527
the contrary, on or before April 15, 2002, and each succeeding 528
month thereafter, the sales tax revenue collected during the 529
preceding month under Section 27-65-23 on sales of parking 530
services of parking garages and lots at airports shall be 531
deposited, without diversion, into the special fund created under 532
Section 27-5-101(d). 533
(18) [Repealed] 534
(19) (a) On or before August 15, 2005, and each succeeding 535
month thereafter, the sales tax revenue collected during the 536
preceding month under the provisions of this chapter on the gross 537
proceeds of sales of a business enterprise located within a 538
redevelopment project area under the provisions of Sections 539
57-91-1 through 57-91-11, and the revenue collected on the gross 540
proceeds of sales from sales made to a business enterprise located 541
in a redevelopment project area under the provisions of Sections 542
57-91-1 through 57-91-11 (provided that such sales made to a 543
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business enterprise are made on the premises of the business 544
enterprise), shall, except as otherwise provided in this 545
subsection (19), be deposited, after all diversions, into the 546
Redevelopment Project Incentive Fund as created in Section 547
57-91-9. 548
(b) For a municipality participating in the Economic 549
Redevelopment Act created in Sections 57-91-1 through 57-91-11, 550
the diversion provided for in subsection (1) of this section 551
attributable to the gross proceeds of sales of a business 552
enterprise located within a redevelopment project area under the 553
provisions of Sections 57-91-1 through 57-91-11, and attributable 554
to the gross proceeds of sales from sales made to a business 555
enterprise located in a redevelopment project area under the 556
provisions of Sections 57-91-1 through 57-91-11 (provided that 557
such sales made to a business enterprise are made on the premises 558
of the business enterprise), shall be deposited into the 559
Redevelopment Project Incentive Fund as created in Section 560
57-91-9, as follows: 561
(i) For the first six (6) years in which payments 562
are made to a developer from the Redevelopment Project Incentive 563
Fund, one hundred percent (100%) of the diversion shall be 564
deposited into the fund; 565
(ii) For the seventh year in which such payments 566
are made to a developer from the Redevelopment Project Incentive 567
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Fund, eighty percent (80%) of the diversion shall be deposited 568
into the fund; 569
(iii) For the eighth year in which such payments 570
are made to a developer from the Redevelopment Project Incentive 571
Fund, seventy percent (70%) of the diversion shall be deposited 572
into the fund; 573
(iv) For the ninth year in which such payments are 574
made to a developer from the Redevelopment Project Incentive Fund, 575
sixty percent (60%) of the diversion shall be deposited into the 576
fund; and 577
(v) For the tenth year in which such payments are 578
made to a developer from the Redevelopment Project Incentive Fund, 579
fifty percent (50%) of the funds shall be deposited into the fund. 580
(20) On or before January 15, 2007, and each succeeding 581
month thereafter, eighty percent (80%) of the sales tax revenue 582
collected during the preceding month under the provisions of this 583
chapter from the operation of a tourism project under the 584
provisions of Sections 57-28-1 through 57-28-5 shall be deposited, 585
after the diversions required in subsections (7) and (8) of this 586
section, into the Tourism Sales Tax Incentive Fund created in 587
Section 57-28-3. 588
(21) (a) On or before April 15, 2007, and each succeeding 589
month thereafter through June 15, 2013, One Hundred Fifty Thousand 590
Dollars ($150,000.00) of the sales tax revenue collected during 591
the preceding month under the provisions of this chapter shall be 592
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deposited into the MMEIA Tax Incentive Fund created in Section 593
57-101-3. 594
(b) On or before July 15, 2013, and each succeeding 595
month thereafter, One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) 596
of the sales tax revenue collected during the preceding month 597
under the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited into the 598
Mississippi Development Authority Job Training Grant Fund created 599
in Section 57-1-451. 600
(22) On or before June 1, 2024, and each succeeding month 601
thereafter until December 31, 2057, an amount determined annually 602
by the Mississippi Development Authority of the sales tax revenue 603
collected during the preceding month under the provisions of this 604
chapter shall be deposited into the MMEIA Tax Incentive Fund 605
created in Section 57-125-3. This amount shall be based on 606
estimated payments due within the upcoming year to construction 607
contractors pursuant to construction contracts subject to the tax 608
imposed by Section 27-65-21 for construction to be performed on 609
the project site of a project defined under Section 610
57-75-5(f)(xxxiii) for the coming year. 611
(23) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to 612
the contrary, on or before August 15, 2009, and each succeeding 613
month thereafter, the sales tax revenue collected during the 614
preceding month under the provisions of Section 27-65-201 shall be 615
deposited, without diversion, into the Motor Vehicle Ad Valorem 616
Tax Reduction Fund established in Section 27-51-105. 617
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(24) (a) On or before August 15, 2019, and each month 618
thereafter through July 15, 2020, one percent (1%) of the total 619
sales tax revenue collected during the preceding month from 620
restaurants and hotels shall be allocated for distribution to the 621
Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Advertising Fund 622
established under Section 57-1-64, to be used exclusively for the 623
purpose stated therein. On or before August 15, 2020, and each 624
month thereafter through July 15, 2021, two percent (2%) of the 625
total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding month from 626
restaurants and hotels shall be allocated for distribution to the 627
Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Advertising Fund 628
established under Section 57-1-64, to be used exclusively for the 629
purpose stated therein. On or before August 15, 2021, and each 630
month thereafter, three percent (3%) of the total sales tax 631
revenue collected during the preceding month from restaurants and 632
hotels shall be allocated for distribution to the Mississippi 633
Development Authority Tourism Advertising Fund established under 634
Section 57-1-64, to be used exclusively for the purpose stated 635
therein. The revenue diverted pursuant to this subsection shall 636
not be available for expenditure until February 1, 2020. 637
(b) The Joint Legislative Committee on Performance 638
Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER) must provide an annual 639
report to the Legislature indicating the amount of funds deposited 640
into the Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Advertising 641
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Fund established under Section 57-1-64, and a detailed record of 642
how the funds are spent. 643
(25) The remainder of the amounts collected under the 644
provisions of this chapter shall be paid into the State Treasury 645
to the credit of the General Fund. 646
(26) (a) It shall be the duty of the municipal officials of 647
any municipality that expands its limits, or of any community that 648
incorporates as a municipality, to notify the commissioner of that 649
action thirty (30) days before the effective date. Failure to so 650
notify the commissioner shall cause the municipality to forfeit 651
the revenue that it would have been entitled to receive during 652
this period of time when the commissioner had no knowledge of the 653
action. 654
(b) (i) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph 655
(ii) of this paragraph, if any funds have been erroneously 656
disbursed to any municipality or any overpayment of tax is 657
recovered by the taxpayer, the commissioner may make correction 658
and adjust the error or overpayment with the municipality by 659
withholding the necessary funds from any later payment to be made 660
to the municipality. 661
(ii) Subject to the provisions of Sections 662
27-65-51 and 27-65-53, if any funds have been erroneously 663
disbursed to a municipality under subsection (1) of this section 664
for a period of three (3) years or more, the maximum amount that 665
may be recovered or withheld from the municipality is the total 666
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amount of funds erroneously disbursed for a period of three (3) 667
years beginning with the date of the first erroneous disbursement. 668
However, if during such period, a municipality provides written 669
notice to the Department of Revenue indicating the erroneous 670
disbursement of funds, then the maximum amount that may be 671
recovered or withheld from the municipality is the total amount of 672
funds erroneously disbursed for a period of one (1) year beginning 673
with the date of the first erroneous disbursement. 674
SECTION 3. Section 27-104-371, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 675
amended as follows: 676
27-104-371. (1) (a) A special fund, to be designated as 677
the "2022 Local Improvements Projects Fund," is created within the 678
State Treasury. The fund shall be maintained by the State 679
Treasurer as a separate and special fund, separate and apart from 680
the General Fund of the state. Unexpended amounts remaining in 681
the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the 682
State General Fund, and any interest earned or investment earnings 683
on amounts in the fund shall be deposited into * * * the Capital 684
Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000). 685
(b) (i) The Department of Finance and Administration 686
shall file biannual reports in summary form to the Legislative 687
Budget Office on or before the first of October and the first of 688
April each year. At a minimum, the reports shall include the 689
latest status report from each entity under paragraph (c) of this 690
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section, the amount of disbursements to each entity, and the 691
target date for project completion. 692
(ii) If any report required under paragraph (c) is 693
more than thirty (30) days overdue, the Department of Finance and 694
Administration shall notify the State Auditor. Upon notification, 695
the State Auditor shall conduct such audit or investigations as 696
the State Auditor deems necessary under this subsection. 697
(iii) Any unexpended balance of funds disbursed 698
from the fund created by this section shall be returned to the 699
Department of Finance and Administration by the appropriate entity 700
within thirty (30) days: 701
1. Of the completion of the project as 702
certified by the Department of Finance and Administration after 703
reasonable efforts to consult with the entity that received monies 704
from this fund; or 705
2. If unexpended funds remain after three (3) 706
years from the date of execution of the memorandum of 707
understanding governing the project. The Department of Finance 708
and Administration may grant one, six-month extension to the 709
three-year deadline under this item pursuant to a written request 710
from the entity. 711
(iv) Upon receipt of any funds under subsection 712
(1)(b)(iii) of this section, the State Treasurer, in conjunction 713
with the State Fiscal Officer, shall transfer such funds to the 714
Capital Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000) as unobligated funds. 715
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(c) Any state agency, local government entity or any 716
other entity that receives funds from this fund and has not 717
completed the project for which the entity received the funds 718
shall file quarterly reports with the Department of Finance and 719
Administration on dates determined by the Department of Finance 720
and Administration. The contents of the report shall be 721
determined by the Department of Finance and Administration but 722
shall include, at a minimum, a status report on the progression of 723
the project and a target date for project completion. The final 724
report shall include an accounting of the total remaining balance 725
of unused funds disbursed to the entity. 726
(2) Monies deposited into the fund shall be disbursed by the 727
Department of Finance and Administration as follows: 728
(a) To the Department of Archives and History for the 729
purpose of providing a grant to the Scott Ford House, Inc., to 730
develop the property located at 136 East Cohea Street in the City 731
of Jackson, the home of the former slave Mary Scott Green, to tell 732
her story and that of other Mississippi midwives, and to develop 733
the property located at 138 East Cohea Street in the City of 734
Jackson as a house museum to tell the family story of the midwife 735
Virginia Scott Ford................................. $ 200,000.00 736
(b) To assist in paying costs associated with repair, 737
renovation, furnishing and equipping of and upgrades and 738
improvements to the Jackson Public School District's Career 739
Development Center in Jackson, Mississippi.......... $ 300,000.00 740
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(c) To assist the Centreville Chamber of Commerce in 741
paying costs associated with construction, furnishing and 742
equipping of a recreation center and related facilities in the 743
Town of Centreville, Mississippi.................... $ 500,000.00 744
(d) To assist the Richards Community Center, Inc., in 745
paying costs associated with recreational equipment and lights for 746
the Richards Community Center....................... $ 150,000.00 747
(e) To assist in paying costs associated with repair 748
and renovation of the National Guard Armory in the Town of 749
Gloster, Mississippi................................ $ 250,000.00 750
(f) To assist the City of Georgetown, Mississippi, in 751
paying costs associated with Railroad Avenue lighting and 752
park area........................................... $ 50,000.00 753
(g) To assist the City of Georgetown, Mississippi, in 754
paying costs associated with Railroad Avenue 755
sidewalks........................................... $ 100,000.00 756
(h) To assist the City of Brookhaven, Mississippi, in 757
paying costs associated with geometric improvements, signalization 758
improvements, striping/signing and drainage improvements to 759
Brookway Boulevard beginning at Interstate 55 and continuing east 760
to U.S. Highway 51.................................. $ 1,000,000.00 761
(i) To assist the Town of Byhalia, Mississippi, in 762
paying costs associated with the Old School Commons restoration 763
and upgrades necessary to meet ADA regulations...... $ 500,000.00 764
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(j) To assist Marshall County, Mississippi, in paying 765
costs associated with the Blackwater Road Bridge 766
project............................................. $ 500,000.00 767
(k) To assist the Town of Tylertown, Mississippi, in 768
paying costs associated with the renovation of the Civic Center 769
and Mississippi State University Extension Service 770
offices............................................. $ 450,000.00 771
(l) To assist the City of Durant, Mississippi, in 772
paying costs associated with road repairs........... $ 50,000.00 773
(m) To assist the Town of Goodman, Mississippi, in 774
paying costs associated with road repairs........... $ 50,000.00 775
(n) To assist Holmes County, Mississippi, in paying 776
costs associated with courthouse renovation......... $ 150,000.00 777
(o) To assist the Town of Pickens, Mississippi, in 778
paying costs associated with repair and renovation of the town 779
police station...................................... $ 50,000.00 780
(p) To the Board of Supervisors of Lowndes County, 781
Mississippi, to assist the Town of Crawford, Mississippi, in 782
paying costs associated with infrastructure 783
needs............................................... $ 250,000.00 784
(q) To assist the City of D'Iberville, Mississippi, in 785
paying costs associated with the extension of 786
Mallett Road........................................ $ 1,000,000.00 787
(r) To assist the Town of Coldwater, Mississippi, in 788
paying costs associated with the acquisition of a fire 789
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truck............................................... $ 350,000.00 790
(s) To assist the Town of Tunica, Mississippi, in 791
paying costs associated with road repairs........... $ 500,000.00 792
(t) To assist Tunica County, Mississippi, in paying 793
costs associated with the extension of natural gas 794
lines............................................... $ 150,000.00 795
(u) To assist the City of Starkville, Mississippi, in 796
paying costs associated with Northside Drive drainage channel 797
improvements, mobilization, channel shaping and 798
grading............................................. $ 250,000.00 799
(v) To assist the City of Starkville, Mississippi, in 800
paying costs associated with J.L. King Center infrastructure, 801
security and lighting............................... $ 250,000.00 802
(w) To assist the City of Jackson, Mississippi, in 803
paying costs associated with construction of a parking lot and 804
related facilities for the Jackson Convention 805
Center.............................................. $ 1,000,000.00 806
(x) To assist the City of Oxford, Mississippi, in 807
paying costs associated with repair and renovation of a building 808
to be used by the City of Oxford Police 809
Department.......................................... $ 1,000,000.00 810
(y) To assist Perry County, Mississippi, in paying 811
costs associated with the acquisition of a........................ 812
fire truck.......................................... $ 250,000.00 813
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(z) To assist the City of Columbus, Mississippi, Fire 814
and Rescue in paying costs associated with the acquisition of a 815
fire engine......................................... $ 350,000.00 816
(aa) To assist the City of Fulton, Mississippi, in 817
paying costs associated with the purchase of and repair and 818
renovation of a building to house City Hall and repair and 819
renovation of the former City Hall to house other city 820
departments......................................... $ 1,000,000.00 821
(bb) To assist Itawamba County, Mississippi, in paying 822
costs associated with repair and renovation of the Itawamba County 823
Courthouse and construction of a Justice Court...... $ 1,000,000.00 824
(cc) To assist Jones County, Mississippi, in paying 825
costs associated with repair, renovation, upgrades and additions 826
to the Jones County Law Enforcement Complex......... $ 500,000.00 827
(dd) To assist the City of Laurel, Mississippi, in 828
paying costs associated with additions to the Veterans Museum in 829
Laurel, Mississippi................................. $ 250,000.00 830
(ee) To assist Arise and Shine, Inc., with providing 831
children and youth programs and services in Copiah County, 832
Mississippi......................................... $ 50,000.00 833
(ff) To assist the City of Crystal Springs, 834
Mississippi, in paying costs associated with providing lighting 835
for Pedestrian and Bicycle Corridor Federal Aid Project 836
No. STP-0130-00(013)LPA/107363-701000............... $ 250,000.00 837
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(gg) To assist in paying costs associated with repair 838
and renovation of the Millsaps Heritage Center in the City of 839
Hazlehurst, Mississippi............................. $ 300,000.00 840
(hh) To assist the City of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 841
in paying costs associated with water system, sewer system and 842
other infrastructure improvements and development of the Fayard 843
project beautification.............................. $ 1,500,000.00 844
(ii) To assist the Diamondhead Fire District in paying 845
various costs for the City Fire Department.......... $ 25,000.00 846
(jj) To assist in paying various costs for the Fenton 847
Fire Station in Hancock County, Mississippi......... $ 25,000.00 848
(kk) To assist in paying various costs for the County 849
Farm Fire Station in Harrison County, 850
Mississippi......................................... $ 25,000.00 851
(ll) To assist in paying various costs for the Lizan 852
Fire Station in Harrison County, Mississippi........ $ 25,000.00 853
(mm) To assist in paying various costs for the Saucier 854
Fire Station in Harrison County, Mississippi........ $ 25,000.00 855
(nn) To assist in paying various costs for the Success 856
Fire Station in Harrison County, Mississippi........ $ 25,000.00 857
(oo) To assist the City of Fayette, Mississippi, in 858
paying costs associated with the construction, furnishing and 859
equipping of a fire station for the city's fire 860
department.......................................... $ 400,000.00 861
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(pp) To assist the City of Baldwyn, Mississippi, in 862
paying costs associated with the construction of a satellite fire 863
station............................................. $ 200,000.00 864
(qq) To assist the City of Baldwyn, Mississippi, in 865
paying costs associated with repairs to Winddance Drive necessary 866
for trucking company weight restrictions............ $ 100,000.00 867
(rr) To assist the City of Tupelo, Mississippi, in 868
paying costs associated with lighting and curb upgrades to 869
McCullough Boulevard................................ $ 500,000.00 870
(ss) To assist the City of Booneville, Mississippi, in 871
paying costs associated with the repair, replacement, adjustment 872
and relocation of sewer lines and related sewer system 873
infrastructure underneath and near the Northeast Mississippi 874
Community College football field and surrounding 875
area................................................ $ 1,000,000.00 876
(tt) To assist Madison County, Mississippi, in paying 877
costs associated with making improvements to Bozeman Road, 878
beginning at its intersection with Mississippi Highway 463 and 879
proceeding north.................................... $ 2,500,000.00 880
(uu) To assist the City of Madison, Mississippi, in 881
paying costs associated with renovation of the Performing Arts 882
Center and placement of utility lines under the 883
center.............................................. $ 1,000,000.00 884
(vv) To assist the Town of Bruce, Mississippi, in 885
paying costs associated with infrastructure improvements around 886
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and near both of the city's parks, including, but not limited to, 887
paving town streets and parking lots, drainage improvements, water 888
and sewer line repairs and extensions, and pavilion construction 889
in such parks....................................... $ 400,000.00 890
(ww) To assist the Town of Bruce, Mississippi, in 891
paying costs associated with repair and resurfacing of "Jimmy 892
Beckley" Industrial Park Road....................... $ 500,000.00 893
(xx) To assist the Town of Derma, Mississippi, in 894
paying costs associated with water well repairs..... $ 50,000.00 895
(yy) To assist the Town of Vardaman, Mississippi, in 896
paying costs associated with paving town streets.... $ 150,000.00 897
(zz) To assist in paying costs associated with 898
construction of an ambulance center for Tippah County 899
Hospital............................................ $ 500,000.00 900
(aaa) To assist the Town of Walnut, Mississippi, in 901
paying costs associated with the purchase of a fire truck for the 902
town's fire department.............................. $ 300,000.00 903
(bbb) To assist the Town of Dumas, Mississippi, in 904
paying costs associated with the purchase of equipment for the 905
town's fire department.............................. $ 25,000.00 906
(ccc) To assist in paying costs associated with 907
creating a SkillPath 2030 Lab for the North Tippah School 908
District............................................ $ 200,000.00 909
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(ddd) To assist the City of Ripley, Mississippi, in 910
paying costs associated with the purchase of equipment for the 911
city's fire department.............................. $ 100,000.00 912
(eee) To assist the City of Ripley, Mississippi, in 913
paying costs associated with various infrastructure............... 914
projects............................................ $ 200,000.00 915
(fff) To assist Mississippi Hills Heritage Area 916
Alliance in paying costs associated with alliance 917
activities.......................................... $ 100,000.00 918
(ggg) To assist in paying costs associated with 919
exhibits with robotics and code training for students at the Issac 920
Chapel Rosenwald Historical Museum and Education Center in 921
Marshall County, Mississippi........................ $ 200,000.00 922
On April 21, 2023, the Board of Supervisors of Marshall 923
County shall transfer to the Issac Chapel Rosenwald Historical 924
Museum and Education Center the remaining balance of all funds 925
received from the Department of Finance and Administration under 926
this paragraph (ggg). 927
(hhh) To assist Delta Health System in paying costs 928
associated with capital improvements and infrastructure 929
improvements related to patient room compliance and women's center 930
services............................................ $ 2,000,000.00 931
(iii) To assist the City of Gautier, Mississippi, in 932
paying costs associated with construction of the Mississippi 933
Songwriters Performing Arts Center and improvements to Town 934
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Commons Park, including, but not limited to, parking and through 935
roads for an amphitheater........................... $ 4,000,000.00 936
(jjj) To assist the City of Senatobia, Mississippi, in 937
paying costs associated with repair, renovation and upgrades to 938
Front Street Fire Station........................... $ 500,000.00 939
(kkk) To assist the City of Gautier, Mississippi, in 940
paying costs associated with expansion of RV sites and paving at 941
Shepard State Park.................................. $ 1,500,000.00 942
(lll) To assist Chickasaw County, Mississippi, in 943
paying costs associated with the CR 42 Road....................... 944
project............................................. $ 500,000.00 945
(mmm) To assist in paying costs associated with 946
construction of a firehouse for the Thorn Volunteer Fire 947
Department in Chickasaw County, Mississippi......... $ 50,000.00 948
(nnn) To assist Clay County, Mississippi, in paying 949
costs associated with road projects in Supervisors District 2 in 950
Clay County including overlay of Mayhew Road, Mayfield Road, 951
Pinkerton Road, Clisby Road and Herman Shirley.................... 952
Road................................................ $ 500,000.00 953
(ooo) To assist Monroe County, Mississippi, in paying 954
costs associated with road maintenance and repairs................ 955
.................................................... $ 500,000.00 956
(ppp) To assist the City of West Point, Mississippi, in 957
paying costs associated with roof repair and/or replacement for 958
Bryan Public Library................................ $ 250,000.00 959
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(qqq) To assist in paying costs associated with the 960
construction or purchase of a building for the Michael H. Ball 961
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 12191 in Carroll County, 962
Mississippi......................................... $ 200,000.00 963
(rrr) To assist the Town of Duck Hill, Mississippi, in 964
paying costs associated with resurfacing streets.... $ 200,000.00 965
(sss) To assist the Town of Carrollton, Mississippi, in 966
paying various costs associated with the town's water tower 967
project............................................. $ 20,000.00 968
(ttt) To assist in paying costs associated with various 969
Winona-Montgomery County Consolidated School District renovation 970
projects............................................ $ 7,000,000.00 971
(uuu) To assist in paying costs associated with a 972
regional communications system for the Mississippi Organ Recovery 973
Agency.............................................. $ 200,000.00 974
(vvv) To assist the City of Columbia, Mississippi, in 975
paying costs associated with improvements to the city's downtown 976
storm drainage system and related infrastructure.... $ 500,000.00 977
(www) To assist Marion County, Mississippi, in paying 978
costs associated with pavement maintenance for.................... 979
county roads........................................ $ 500,000.00 980
(xxx) To assist Lamar County, Mississippi, in paying 981
costs associated with the Mental Health Diversion Center in 982
Purvis, Mississippi................................. $ 500,000.00 983
H. B. No. 1652 *HR26/R1618* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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(yyy) To provide for the reimbursement of prior costs 984
associated with acquisition and repair, renovation, furnishing and 985
equipping of a building and related facilities for the Bovina 986
Volunteer Fire Department in Warren County, 987
Mississippi......................................... $ 250,000.00 988
(zzz) To assist the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 989
paying costs associated with lighting for city baseball 990
fields.............................................. $ 250,000.00 991
(aaaa) To assist Warren County, Mississippi, in paying 992
costs associated with the purchase of culverts and construction 993
and installation of sluice gates.................... $ 75,000.00 994
(bbbb) To assist the City of Grenada, Mississippi, in 995
paying costs associated with road resurfacing for Southwest 996
Frontage Road....................................... $ 250,000.00 997
(cccc) To assist Grenada County, Mississippi, in paying 998
costs associated with construction and extension of New Industrial 999
Park Road........................................... $ 500,000.00 1000
(dddd) To assist Grenada County, Mississippi, in paying 1001
costs associated with resurfacing of National Guard Trout 1002
Road................................................ $ 750,000.00 1003
(eeee) To assist Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, in 1004
paying costs associated with roof repair for Phillip Community 1005
Center in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.......... $ 50,000.00 1006
(ffff) To assist the City of Petal, Mississippi, in 1007
paying costs associated with the construction of an access road 1008
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beginning at or near the intersection of Central Avenue and M. J. 1009
Harris Drive in Petal, Mississippi, and running southerly into the 1010
Robert E. Russell Sports Complex.................... $ 500,000.00 1011
(gggg) To assist the City of Iuka, Mississippi, in 1012
paying costs associated with road paving, purchase of utility 1013
vehicles for the city's police department and fire department, 1014
city park upgrades, library repair and purchase of a dump truck 1015
and two (2) police cars............................. $ 250,000.00 1016
(hhhh) To assist the City of Pontotoc, Mississippi, in 1017
paying costs associated with relocating the fire station on Main 1018
Street in the city to a less congested corner lot near the current 1019
location............................................ $ 750,000.00 1020
(iiii) To assist in paying costs associated with 1021
construction of the Agricola Multipurpose Center in George County, 1022
Mississippi......................................... $ 1,600,000.00 1023
(jjjj) To assist in paying costs associated with 1024
industrial park wastewater replacement main in George County, 1025
Mississippi......................................... $ 400,000.00 1026
(kkkk) To assist in paying costs associated with 1027
construction of a multipurpose arena in Jackson County, 1028
Mississippi......................................... $ 750,000.00 1029
(llll) To assist Jasper County, Mississippi, in paying 1030
costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and improvements to 1031
roads and bridges including, but not limited to, CR 195 1032
and CR 215.......................................... $ 650,000.00 1033
H. B. No. 1652 *HR26/R1618* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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(mmmm) To assist Smith County, Mississippi, in paying 1034
costs associated with repair and repaving of county 1035
roads............................................... $ 250,000.00 1036
(nnnn) To assist in paying costs associated with 1037
acquisition of motor vehicles for the Winston County Sheriff's 1038
Department.......................................... $ 150,000.00 1039
(oooo) To assist Kemper County, Mississippi, in paying 1040
costs associated with a gas line project from Dekalb, Mississippi, 1041
to Scooba, Mississippi.............................. $ 500,000.00 1042
(pppp) To assist in paying costs associated with the 1043
purchase of equipment for the Kemper County Volunteer Fire 1044
Department.......................................... $ 50,000.00 1045
(qqqq) To assist in paying costs associated with 1046
acquisition of motor vehicles for the Neshoba County Sheriff's 1047
Department.......................................... $ 150,000.00 1048
(rrrr) To assist the Town of Scooba, Mississippi, in 1049
paying costs associated with the renovation of town 1050
facilities.......................................... $ 75,000.00 1051
(ssss) To assist the City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 1052
in paying costs associated with improvements in infrastructure in 1053
the Midtown area of the city, including, but not limited to, 1054
roads, bridges, water, sewer, drainage, sidewalks, stormwater 1055
detention, land acquisition, utility relocation and 1056
lighting............................................ $ 1,750,000.00 1057
H. B. No. 1652 *HR26/R1618* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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(tttt) To assist the City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 1058
in paying costs associated with flood control, detention basins or 1059
other infrastructure improvements in and around................... 1060
Gordon's Creek...................................... $ 250,000.00 1061
(uuuu) To assist Alcorn County, Mississippi, in paying 1062
costs associated with repair and renovation of the Alcorn County 1063
Courthouse.......................................... $ 1,000,000.00 1064
(vvvv) To assist in paying costs associated with Alcorn 1065
County School District improvements................. $ 150,000.00 1066
(wwww) To Alcorn County, Mississippi, to assist in 1067
paying Alcorn County Fire Chiefs and Firefighters Association 1068
expenses............................................ $ 100,000.00 1069
(xxxx) To assist the Jacinto Foundation, Inc., in 1070
paying costs associated with capital improvements, repairing, 1071
renovating, restoring, rehabilitating, preserving, furnishing 1072
and/or equipping the Jacinto Courthouse and related facilities in 1073
Alcorn County, Mississippi.......................... $ 100,000.00 1074
(yyyy) To assist Covington County, Mississippi, in 1075
paying costs associated with improvements to Kelly Creek Road 1076
and/or Fruitstand Road.............................. $ 200,000.00 1077
(zzzz) To assist Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, 1078
in paying costs associated with improvements to Willie Fortenberry 1079
Road, Gum Swamp Road and/or Sumrall Road............ $ 100,000.00 1080
H. B. No. 1652 *HR26/R1618* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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(aaaaa) To assist the Town of Shubuta, Mississippi, in 1081
paying costs associated with refurbishing, repair, renovation, 1082
restoration and furnishing of the Town Hall 1083
building............................................ $ 200,000.00 1084
(bbbbb) To assist Coahoma Community College in paying 1085
costs associated with completion of the HVAC system for the 1086
Coahoma County Higher Education Center.............. $ 150,000.00 1087
(ccccc) To assist Simpson County, Mississippi, in 1088
paying costs associated with various road paving 1089
projects............................................ $ 500,000.00 1090
(ddddd) To assist the Town of D'Lo, Mississippi, in 1091
paying costs associated with paving South Maple Street, Elm 1092
Street, North Oak Street and North Maple Street..... $ 200,000.00 1093
(eeeee) To provide funds to be distributed equally 1094
among the following fire departments in Simpson County, 1095
Mississippi, and Rankin County, Mississippi, to assist in paying 1096
various department costs: Braxton Fire Department, Cato Fire 1097
Department, Harrisville Volunteer Fire Department, Magee Fire 1098
Department, Mendenhall Fire Department, Simpson County Station 7 1099
Fire Department, Old Pearl Volunteer Fire Department, Pinola Fire 1100
Department, Puckett Volunteer Fire Department and Shell Road 1101
Volunteer Fire Department........................... $ 150,000.00 1102
(fffff) To assist in paying costs associated with the 1103
purchase of playground equipment for Houston Community Park in 1104
Itawamba County..................................... $ 50,000.00 1105
H. B. No. 1652 *HR26/R1618* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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(ggggg) To assist Newton County, Mississippi, in paying 1106
costs associated with upgrades and repairs to Tanglewood 1107
Road................................................ $ 450,000.00 1108
(hhhhh) To assist Scott County, Mississippi, in paying 1109
costs associated with infrastructure improvements on Coal Bluff 1110
Road................................................ $ 350,000.00 1111
(iiiii) To assist the Town of Plantersville, 1112
Mississippi, in paying costs associated with infrastructure 1113
improvements and the purchase of equipment for the town's police 1114
department.......................................... $ 100,000.00 1115
(jjjjj) To assist Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, in 1116
paying costs associated with upgrades and improvements to Maben 1117
Sturgis Road........................................ $ 1,000,000.00 1118
(kkkkk) To assist the City of Starkville, Mississippi, 1119
in paying costs associated with the city's Main Street 1120
project............................................. $ 1,250,000.00 1121
(lllll) To assist Humphreys County, Mississippi, in 1122
paying costs associated with repairs, including asbestos removal, 1123
to the Humphreys County Courthouse.................. $ 400,000.00 1124
(mmmmm) To assist the City of New Albany, Mississippi, 1125
in paying costs associated with central business district 1126
renovations......................................... $ 250,000.00 1127
(nnnnn) To assist the CREATE Foundation in paying costs 1128
associated with storm shelter and community center renovations in 1129
the Red Hill Community in Union County, 1130
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Mississippi......................................... $ 150,000.00 1131
(ooooo) To the Board of Trustees of Southwest 1132
Mississippi Community College for the purpose of providing funds 1133
for the costs associated with the construction of a new outdoor 1134
multipurpose center on the campus of the college.... $ 500,000.00 1135
(ppppp) To Scenic Rivers Development Alliance for the 1136
purpose of making improvements at parks and facilities as follows: 1137
golf cart path repairs and course equipment upgrades at Quail 1138
Hollow Golf Course in Pike County; building repairs and equipment 1139
upgrades at Bogue Chitto Water Park in Pike County; building 1140
repairs, arena equipment and bleachers at Ethel Vance Park in Pike 1141
County; building repairs and fencing at Liberty Town Fields in 1142
Pike County; ADA sidewalk improvements and building repairs at 1143
Walkers Bridge Water Park in Walthall County; pier improvements, 1144
building improvements and road improvements at the County Outdoor 1145
Complex in Walthall County and park improvements in Franklin 1146
County.............................................. $ 1,000,000.00 1147
(qqqqq) To assist the Caledonia Natural Gas District in 1148
paying costs associated with acquisition of three (3) pickup 1149
trucks to be used as service trucks................. $ 150,000.00 1150
(rrrrr) To assist Neshoba County, Mississippi, for the 1151
reimbursement of prior costs associated with transition to the 1152
MSWIN system........................................ $ 1,000,000.00 1153
(sssss) To assist in paying costs associated with the 1154
Neshoba General Hospital Ambulance Enterprise....... $ 250,000.00 1155
H. B. No. 1652 *HR26/R1618* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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(ttttt) To assist the Briarwood Pool in Jackson, 1156
Mississippi, in paying costs associated with ADA requirements and 1157
accessibility plan.................................. $ 250,000.00 1158
(uuuuu) To assist Hinds County, Mississippi, in paying 1159
costs associated with Phase I White Oak Creek streambank erosion 1160
improvements to a portion of the creek running from at or near Old 1161
Canton Road to at or near Briarwood Drive in the City of Jackson, 1162
Mississippi......................................... $ 2,000,000.00 1163
(vvvvv) To assist the City of Tupelo, Mississippi, in 1164
paying costs associated with improvements to...................... 1165
Endville Road....................................... $ 500,000.00 1166
(wwwww) To provide funds to Wayne County, Mississippi, 1167
to be distributed equally among the following volunteer fire 1168
departments in Wayne County, Mississippi, to assist in paying 1169
various department costs: Battles Volunteer Fire Department, Beat 1170
Four Volunteer Fire Department, Buckatunna Volunteer Fire 1171
Department, Central Volunteer Fire Department, Clara Volunteer 1172
Fire Department, Coyt Volunteer Fire Department, Crossroads 1173
Volunteer Fire Department, Denham Volunteer Fire Department, 1174
Ecutta Volunteer Fire Department, Hiwanee Volunteer Fire 1175
Department, Matherville Volunteer Fire Department, Maynor Creek 1176
Volunteer Fire Department, Mulberry Volunteer Fire Department, 1177
Pleasant Grove Volunteer Fire Department, Progress Volunteer Fire 1178
Department, Strengthford Volunteer Fire Department and Yellow 1179
Creek Volunteer Fire Department..................... $ 340,000.00 1180
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(xxxxx) To assist the City of Waynesboro, Mississippi, 1181
in paying city fire department costs................ $ 70,000.00 1182
(yyyyy) To assist the Town of State Line, Mississippi, 1183
in paying various department costs for Stateline Volunteer Fire 1184
Department.......................................... $ 20,000.00 1185
(zzzzz) To assist in paying various department costs 1186
for Richton Volunteer Fire Department in Perry County, 1187
Mississippi......................................... $ 20,000.00 1188
(aaaaaa) To assist the Town of State Line, Mississippi, 1189
in paying costs associated with acquisition of motor vehicles for 1190
the city's police department........................ $ 50,000.00 1191
(bbbbbb) To assist the City of Picayune, Mississippi, 1192
in paying costs associated with improvements to North Frontage 1193
Road from Interstate 59 in Picayune................. $ 850,000.00 1194
(cccccc) To assist the City of Raymond, Mississippi, in 1195
paying costs associated with renovation, rehabilitation and 1196
expansion of and additions to the city's police 1197
station............................................. $ 250,000.00 1198
(dddddd) To assist Benton County, Mississippi, in 1199
paying costs associated with maintenance of roads and 1200
bridges............................................. $ 500,000.00 1201
(eeeeee) To assist the Town of Potts Camp, Mississippi, 1202
in paying costs associated with the acquisition of a fire 1203
truck............................................... $ 300,000.00 1204
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(ffffff) To assist the Town of Hickory Flat, 1205
Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the acquisition of 1206
equipment for the town's police department.......... $ 100,000.00 1207
(gggggg) To assist Union County, Mississippi, in paying 1208
costs associated with maintenance of roads in Supervisors District 1209
1 in Union County................................... $ 500,000.00 1210
(hhhhhh) To assist Union County, Mississippi, in paying 1211
costs associated with maintenance of roads in Supervisors District 1212
2 in Union County................................... $ 500,000.00 1213
(iiiiii) To provide matching funds to the City of 1214
Charleston, Mississippi, for the repair of Charleston City 1215
Hall................................................ $ 250,000.00 1216
(jjjjjj) To assist the Town of Coffeeville, 1217
Mississippi, in paying costs associated with street 1218
improvements........................................ $ 125,000.00 1219
(kkkkkk) To assist the City of Water Valley, 1220
Mississippi, in paying costs associated with renovation of the 1221
Water Valley Civic Auditorium....................... $ 225,000.00 1222
(llllll) To assist Pearl River County, Mississippi, in 1223
paying costs associated with county road.......................... 1224
maintenance......................................... $ 500,000.00 1225
(mmmmmm) To assist the City of Morton, Mississippi, in 1226
paying costs associated with repairs, resurfacing, upgrades and 1227
improvements to streets and roads around Morton High School and 1228
surrounding areas in the City of Morton............. $ 150,000.00 1229
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(nnnnnn) To provide funds to be distributed equally 1230
among the eight (8) volunteer fire departments in Scott County, 1231
Mississippi, to assist in paying various department costs and 1232
expenses............................................ $ 200,000.00 1233
(oooooo) To assist in paying costs associated with 1234
repair and renovation of facilities at Chautauqua Park in Crystal 1235
Springs, Mississippi................................ $ 500,000.00 1236
(pppppp) To assist Quitman Community Hospital in paying 1237
costs associated with improvements and upgrades to facilities and 1238
equipment........................................... $ 500,000.00 1239
(qqqqqq) To provide funds to be distributed in the 1240
amount of $25,000.00 to fire departments in Prentiss County, 1241
Mississippi, to assist in paying equipment costs.... $ 375,000.00 1242
(rrrrrr) To assist the City of Senatobia, Mississippi, 1243
in paying costs associated with lighting and other improvements to 1244
city-owned facilities............................... $ 1,000,000.00 1245
(ssssss) To assist Tate County, Mississippi, in paying 1246
costs associated with road and infrastructure 1247
improvements........................................ $ 5,000,000.00 1248
(tttttt) To assist in paying costs associated with 1249
construction of an Agriculture Technology building at Independence 1250
High School in the Tate County School District...... $ 750,000.00 1251
(uuuuuu) To provide funds to be distributed equally 1252
among all volunteer fire departments in Clarke County, 1253
Mississippi, to assist in paying equipment costs and for 1254
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upgrades............................................ $ 150,000.00 1255
(vvvvvv) To assist in paying costs associated with 1256
acquisition of motor vehicles with upfit, lights, cages and 1257
sirens, for the Clarke County Sheriff's........................... 1258
Department.......................................... $ 100,000.00 1259
(wwwwww) To assist Lincoln County, Mississippi, in 1260
paying costs associated with HVAC system and equipment repairs 1261
and/or replacement.................................. $ 500,000.00 1262
(xxxxxx) To assist Jackson Metropolitan Technical 1263
Center in paying costs associated with roof and building repairs 1264
for its building.................................... $ 100,000.00 1265
(yyyyyy) To assist Attala County, Mississippi, to 1266
provide funds for the acquisition of fire trucks for Carmack 1267
Volunteer Fire Department, Friendship Volunteer Fire Department, 1268
Providence Fire Department and Zama Volunteer Fire 1269
Department.......................................... $ 1,000,000.00 1270
(zzzzzz) To assist Attala County, Mississippi, in 1271
defraying expenses associated with repairs, resurfacing and other 1272
improvements to county roads and bridges............ $ 1,000,000.00 1273
(aaaaaaa) To assist Leake County, Mississippi, to 1274
provide funds for the acquisition of fire trucks, firefighting 1275
equipment and gear for volunteer fire departments in 1276
Leake County........................................ $ 2,000,000.00 1277
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(bbbbbbb) To assist Attala County, Mississippi, in 1278
paying costs associated with repair and/or replacement of the roof 1279
for the Jack Post Industrial Building............... $ 1,000,000.00 1280
(ccccccc) To assist the Town of West, Mississippi, in 1281
paying costs associated with repairs and improvements to town 1282
facilities.......................................... $ 200,000.00 1283
(ddddddd) To assist the City of Kosciusko, Mississippi, 1284
in paying costs associated with repair and maintenance of city 1285
facilities.......................................... $ 500,000.00 1286
(eeeeeee) To assist in paying costs associated with 1287
construction of a new building for American Legion Post No. 44 in 1288
Attala County, Mississippi.......................... $ 300,000.00 1289
(fffffff) To assist the City of Clinton, Mississippi, 1290
in paying costs associated with site work for and construction and 1291
development of streets, street lighting and signals, electrical 1292
and communications distribution systems and equipment, water 1293
system and sewer system infrastructure and related infrastructure 1294
within an area bound by U.S. Highway 80, Springridge Road, 1295
Interstate 20 and Clinton-Raymond Road/Madison Street in the City 1296
of Clinton.......................................... $ 8,000,000.00 1297
(ggggggg) To assist the Town of Flora, Mississippi, in 1298
paying costs associated with improvements to the town's water 1299
system and sewer system infrastructure.............. $ 1,000,000.00 1300
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(hhhhhhh) To assist Rankin County, Mississippi, in 1301
defraying expenses associated with repairs, resurfacing and other 1302
improvements to roads and bridges................... $ 8,000,000.00 1303
(iiiiiii) To assist the City of Brandon, Mississippi, 1304
in paying costs associated with infrastructure 1305
improvements........................................ $ 2,000,000.00 1306
(jjjjjjj) To assist the City of Pearl, Mississippi, in 1307
paying costs associated with construction of a bridge extending 1308
from the intersection of the extension of Ware Street and 1309
relocated St. Augustine Street to Pearson Road in the City of 1310
Pearl............................................... $ 500,000.00 1311
(kkkkkkk) To assist Harrison County, Mississippi, in 1312
paying costs associated with Sportsplex improvements in the City 1313
of Long Beach, Mississippi.......................... $ 1,500,000.00 1314
(lllllll) To assist in paying costs associated with 1315
improvements to Lumpkin Stadium for the Long Beach School 1316
District............................................ $ 100,000.00 1317
(mmmmmmm) To provide $22,222.22 to each of the 1318
following fire departments in Choctaw County, Mississippi, to 1319
assist in paying various department costs: Chester Volunteer Fire 1320
Department, Town of Ackerman Fire Department, Bywy Volunteer Fire 1321
Department, Simpson Volunteer Fire Department, Town of Weir Fire 1322
Department, Panhandle Volunteer Fire Department, Union Volunteer 1323
Fire Department and Town of French Camp Fire Department and to 1324
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provide $22,222.24 to the Reform Fire Department in Choctaw 1325
County, Mississippi, to assist in paying various department 1326
costs............................................... $ 200,000.00 1327
(nnnnnnn) To provide funds to Winston County, 1328
Mississippi, to be distributed equally among the following fire 1329
departments in Winston County, Mississippi, to assist in paying 1330
various department costs: Nanih Waiya Volunteer Fire Department, 1331
Shiloh Volunteer Fire Department, City of Louisville Fire 1332
Department, Lo Butcha Volunteer Fire Department, Town of Noxapater 1333
Volunteer Fire Department and Mars Hill Volunteer Fire 1334
Department.......................................... $ 120,000.00 1335
(ooooooo) To provide funds to be distributed equally 1336
among the following fire departments in Webster County, 1337
Mississippi, to assist in paying various department costs: Town 1338
of Mathiston Volunteer Fire Department, City of Eupora Fire 1339
Department and Tomnolen Volunteer Fire 1340
Department.......................................... $ 60,000.00 1341
(ppppppp) To assist the City of Eupora, Mississippi, in 1342
paying costs associated with street repairs, resurfacing and 1343
improvements........................................ $ 300,000.00 1344
(qqqqqqq) To assist the City of Louisville, 1345
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with constructing a 1346
road and other transportation infrastructure in the City of 1347
Louisville that will provide and improve access to land owned by 1348
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the city designated for an economic development project on or near 1349
the location of Winston Plywood & Veneer............ $ 200,000.00 1350
(rrrrrrr) To assist the Town of French Camp, 1351
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with sidewalk repairs, 1352
lighting and improvements for the town's Historic Downtown 1353
District and School Street.......................... $ 100,000.00 1354
(sssssss) To provide funds to Choctaw County, 1355
Mississippi, for repairs and resurfacing of roads... $ 500,000.00 1356
(ttttttt) To assist the Town of Ackerman, Mississippi, 1357
in paying costs associated with street repairs, resurfacing and 1358
improvements........................................ $ 200,000.00 1359
(uuuuuuu) To assist the Town of Mathiston, Mississippi, 1360
in paying costs associated with construction, repair, renovation, 1361
upgrades and improvements to the town's 1362
facilities.......................................... $ 100,000.00 1363
(vvvvvvv) To assist Choctaw County, Mississippi, in 1364
paying costs associated with Courthouse renovations and 1365
improvements........................................ $ 100,000.00 1366
(wwwwwww) To assist American Legion Post 82 in the Town 1367
of Ackerman, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the Post 1368
building and Post activities........................ $ 25,000.00 1369
(xxxxxxx) To assist VFW Post 3806 in the City of 1370
Eupora, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the Post 1371
building and Post activities........................ $ 25,000.00 1372
H. B. No. 1652 *HR26/R1618* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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(yyyyyyy) To assist VFW Post 4540 in Winston County, 1373
Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the Post building and 1374
Post activities..................................... $ 25,000.00 1375
(zzzzzzz) To assist the American Legion Post 82 in the 1376
Town of Ackerman, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the 1377
Post building and Post activities................... $ 25,000.00 1378
(aaaaaaaa) To assist in paying the costs associated 1379
with land acquisition, site development and construction, 1380
furnishing and equipping of new buildings and facilities for, and 1381
the relocation of, the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum at Camp 1382
Shelby to property owned by the Mississippi Military Department 1383
and located near Camp Shelby in Forrest County, 1384
Mississippi......................................... $ 6,000,000.00 1385
(bbbbbbbb) To assist the City of Pascagoula, 1386
Mississippi, in paying costs associated with renovations of 1387
city offices........................................ $ 1,000,000.00 1388
(cccccccc) To assist the Town of Sardis, Mississippi, 1389
in paying costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other 1390
improvements to roads and bridges................... $ 250,000.00 1391
(dddddddd) To assist the Town of Como, Mississippi, in 1392
paying costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other 1393
improvements to roads and bridges................... $ 250,000.00 1394
(eeeeeeee) To assist the City of Bay Springs, 1395
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs to Payton 1396
Avenue.............................................. $ 35,000.00 1397
H. B. No. 1652 *HR26/R1618* ~ OFFICIAL ~
26/HR26/R1618
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(ffffffff) To assist the Town of Heidelberg, 1398
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs to Walnut 1399
Street.............................................. $ 45,000.00 1400
(gggggggg) To assist East Jasper School District in 1401
paying the costs associated with the acquisition of the Old 1402
Heidelberg Academy.................................. $ 350,000.00 1403
(hhhhhhhh) To assist the City of Hattiesburg, 1404
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with improvements to 1405
Dabbs Street........................................ $ 250,000.00 1406
(iiiiiiii) To assist Lincoln County, Mississippi, in 1407
paying the costs associated with repairs and improvements to the 1408
county courthouse................................... $ 350,000.00 1409
(jjjjjjjj) To assist the City of Carthage, Mississippi, 1410
in paying the costs associated with the repair and renovation of 1411
the coliseum........................................ $ 600,000.00 1412
(kkkkkkkk) To assist Holmes County, Mississippi, in 1413
paying the costs associated with the paving and improvements to 1414
Salem/Courts Road................................... $ 600,300.00 1415
(llllllll) To assist Tougaloo College in paying the 1416
costs associated with the improvement, renovation and preservation 1417
of the historic Mansion building.................... $ 600,000.00 1418
(mmmmmmmm) To assist the City of Southaven, 1419
Mississippi, in paying costs associated with a traffic signal at 1420
the intersection of Airways Boulevard and 1421
Guthrie Drive....................................... $ 270,000.00 1422
H. B. No. 1652 *HR26/R1618* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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(nnnnnnnn) To assist DeSoto County, Mississippi, in 1423
paying the costs associated with a traffic signal at the 1424
intersection of Byhalia Road and Hwy 305 in Lewisburg/Olive 1425
Branch.............................................. $ 270,000.00 1426
(oooooooo) To assist Marshall County, Mississippi, in 1427
paying the costs associated with building the Chickasaw Trail 1428
Emergency Response Center........................... $ 1,000,000.00 1429
(pppppppp) To assist the Town of Terry, Mississippi, in 1430
paying the costs associated with the renovation of a community 1431
center.............................................. $ 30,000.00 1432
(qqqqqqqq) To assist the City of Byram, Mississippi, in 1433
paying the costs associated with bridge and drainage 1434
projects............................................ $ 500,000.00 1435
(rrrrrrrr) To assist the City of Jackson, Mississippi, 1436
in paying costs associated with renovations and upgrades for 1437
Thalia Mara Hall.................................... $ 2,000,000.00 1438
(ssssssss) To assist the City of Jackson, Mississippi, 1439
in paying costs associated with renovations and upgrades for the 1440
Jackson Planetarium................................. $ 2,000,000.00 1441
(tttttttt) To assist Panola County, Mississippi, in 1442
paying the costs associated with airport improvements............. 1443
.................................................... $ 500,000.00 1444
(uuuuuuuu) To assist the Town of Sardis, Mississippi, 1445
in paying costs associated with the Sardis Lake Development 1446
project............................................. $ 1,700,000.00 1447
H. B. No. 1652 *HR26/R1618* ~ OFFICIAL ~
26/HR26/R1618
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(vvvvvvvv) To assist the Town of Noxapater, 1448
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with paving, repairs 1449
and improvements to city streets.................... $ 250,000.00 1450
(wwwwwwww) To assist the Town of Walnut Grove, 1451
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the purchase of a 1452
new fire truck...................................... $ 250,000.00 1453
(xxxxxxxx) To assist the Lee County 4th District 1454
Community Development Group, a nonprofit corporation, in paying 1455
the costs associated with the construction/improvement to its 1456
community center.................................... $ 300,000.00 1457
(yyyyyyyy) To assist the Windows of Amory, a nonprofit 1458
corporation, for expenses related to improvements and operations 1459
of the former First Christian Church, known as 1460
"The Windows"....................................... $ 200,000.00 1461
(zzzzzzzz) To assist the City of Aberdeen, Mississippi, 1462
in paying the costs associated with repairs and improvements to 1463
the Magnolias....................................... $ 150,000.00 1464
(aaaaaaaaa) To assist Claiborne County, Mississippi, in 1465
paying the costs associated with repairs and improvements to 1466
historical structures in the county................. $ 75,000.00 1467
(bbbbbbbbb) To assist Claiborne County, Mississippi, in 1468
paying the costs associated with the replacement of an air 1469
conditioning and heating system for the county.................... 1470
jail................................................ $ 80,000.00 1471
H. B. No. 1652 *HR26/R1618* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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(ccccccccc) To assist Claiborne County, Mississippi, in 1472
paying the costs associated with the resurfacing of 1473
Russom-Westside Road................................ $ 300,000.00 1474
(ddddddddd) To assist the Summit Community Development 1475
Foundation in paying the costs associated with the Stand Pipe 1476
project............................................. $ 200,000.00 1477
(eeeeeeeee) To assist the City of Natchez, Mississippi, 1478
in paying the costs associated with lighting of the Mississippi 1479
River Bridge........................................ $ 500,000.00 1480
(fffffffff) To assist the City of Magee, Mississippi, 1481
in paying the costs associated with infrastructure 1482
improvements........................................ $ 150,000.00 1483
(ggggggggg) To assist the City of Mendenhall, 1484
Mississippi, in paying costs associated with infrastructure 1485
improvements........................................ $ 150,000.00 1486
(hhhhhhhhh) To assist Montgomery County, Mississippi, 1487
in defraying expenses for infrastructure improvements and 1488
industrial facility................................. $ 1,000,000.00 1489
(iiiiiiiii) To assist Attala County, Mississippi, in 1490
paying the costs associated with roof repairs for a county-owned 1491
building............................................ $ 600,000.00 1492
(jjjjjjjjj) To assist the Mississippi Department of 1493
Transportation in paying the costs associated with an overpass for 1494
Old Highway 63 over Highway 98...................... $ 1,200,000.00 1495
H. B. No. 1652 *HR26/R1618* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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(kkkkkkkkk) To assist Greene County, Mississippi, in 1496
paying the costs associated with asbestos abatement and demolition 1497
of an abandoned factory building.................... $ 600,000.00 1498
(lllllllll) To assist Greene County, Mississippi, in 1499
paying the costs associated with the conversion of the old 1500
farmer's market into a regional emergency operations 1501
center.............................................. $ 1,200,000.00 1502
(mmmmmmmmm) To assist the Greene County School District 1503
in paying costs associated with tornado and wind damage at the 1504
McLain Attendance Center............................ $ 50,000.00 1505
(nnnnnnnnn) To assist the City of D'Iberville, 1506
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with upgrades, 1507
mitigation and improvements to the city marina...... $ 750,000.00 1508
(ooooooooo) To assist Jackson County, Mississippi, in 1509
paying the costs associated with the renovations and expansions of 1510
the Ball Park Road Fire Station..................... $ 750,000.00 1511
(ppppppppp) To assist the City of Ocean Springs, 1512
Mississippi, in paying costs associated with improvements to Riley 1513
Road................................................ $ 500,000.00 1514
(qqqqqqqqq) To assist the Pearl & Leaf Rivers Rails to 1515
Trails Recreational District in paying the costs associated with 1516
overlaying the trail from James Lynn Cartlidge Gateway to Carolyn 1517
McRaney Gateway and paving the parking lots at 1518
stations............................................ $ 1,500,000.00 1519
H. B. No. 1652 *HR26/R1618* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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(rrrrrrrrr) To assist the City of Flowood, Mississippi, 1520
in paying the costs associated with infrastructure improvements to 1521
North Flowood Drive................................. $ 2,000,000.00 1522
(sssssssss) To assist the Mississippi Department of 1523
Transportation in paying the costs associated with improvements to 1524
Highway 25 between Grants Ferry Road and Mississippi 1525
Highway 471......................................... $ 4,000,000.00 1526
(ttttttttt) To assist the City of Macon, Mississippi, 1527
in paying the costs associated with inspection, repairs and 1528
improvements to the Electric Department Office...... $ 40,000.00 1529
(uuuuuuuuu) To assist Noxubee County, Mississippi, in 1530
paying the costs associated with a roof replacement on the county 1531
courthouse.......................................... $ 400,000.00 1532
(vvvvvvvvv) To assist the City of Poplarville, 1533
Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the acquisition of a 1534
new fire truck...................................... $ 500,000.00 1535
(wwwwwwwww) To assist Warren County, Mississippi, in 1536
paying the costs associated with upgrades and improvements for the 1537
historic Old Courthouse and grounds in Vicksburg.... $ 650,000.00 1538
(xxxxxxxxx) To assist the City of Gulfport, 1539
Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the Interconnecting 1540
Gulfport project related to the federal BUILD grant route, to 1541
include Pool Street Extension, Creosote Road Extension, and Daniel 1542
Boulevard Extension................................. $ 3,500,000.00 1543
H. B. No. 1652 *HR26/R1618* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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(yyyyyyyyy) To assist Yazoo County, Mississippi, in 1544
paying the costs associated with the construction and repairs of 1545
the Lake George Bridge.............................. $ 3,000,000.00 1546
(zzzzzzzzz) To assist Issaquena County, Mississippi, in 1547
paying the costs associated with the construction and repairs of 1548
the Mannie Road Bridge.............................. $ 1,500,000.00 1549
(aaaaaaaaaa) To assist Sharkey County, Mississippi, in 1550
paying the costs associated with the construction and repairs of 1551
the Low Water Bridge Road Bridge.................... $ 1,500,000.00 1552
(bbbbbbbbbb) To assist the Warren County Port 1553
Commission in defraying expenses for environmental and 1554
permit.............................................. $ 500,000.00 1555
(cccccccccc) To assist Quitman County, Mississippi, in 1556
paying the costs associated with infrastructure improvements on 1557
county roads and bridges............................ $ 500,000.00 1558
(dddddddddd) To assist Perry County, Mississippi, in 1559
paying the costs associated with the widening of 1560
Cochran Road........................................ $ 600,000.00 1561
(eeeeeeeeee) To assist the City of Richland, 1562
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the Highway 49 1563
pedestrian crossover................................ $ 500,000.00 1564
(ffffffffff) To assist the City of Pearl, Mississippi, 1565
in paying the costs associated with the Pearl-Richland Intermodal 1566
Bridge.............................................. $ 2,000,000.00 1567
H. B. No. 1652 *HR26/R1618* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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(gggggggggg) To assist the Mississippi Department of 1568
Transportation in paying the costs associated with improvements to 1569
Highway 21 in Sebastopol, Mississippi............... $ 400,000.00 1570
(hhhhhhhhhh) To assist the Town of Decatur, 1571
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with upgrading rescue 1572
extrication equipment............................... $ 60,000.00 1573
(iiiiiiiiii) To assist the City of Hernando, 1574
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with infrastructure 1575
improvements to the Oak Grove and Highway 51...................... 1576
intersection........................................ $ 500,000.00 1577
(jjjjjjjjjj) To assist the City of Tupelo, 1578
Mississippi, in the refurbishment of Ballard Park for the purposes 1579
of renovation and to establish a special needs (all inclusive) 1580
children's playground............................... $ 500,000.00 1581
(kkkkkkkkkk) To assist the City of Tupelo, Mississippi, 1582
in paying costs associated with turnaround access at the Elvis 1583
Presley Birthplace.................................. $ 250,000.00 1584
(llllllllll) To assist the City of Saltillo, 1585
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with infrastructure 1586
improvements........................................ $ 250,000.00 1587
(mmmmmmmmmm) To assist the City of Gluckstadt, 1588
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the acquisition 1589
of land and construction of a new police station.... $ 1,000,000.00 1590
H. B. No. 1652 *HR26/R1618* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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(nnnnnnnnnn) To assist the City of Ridgeland, 1591
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the construction 1592
of the Commerce Park Connector Road................. $ 1,000,000.00 1593
(oooooooooo) To assist the City of Ridgeland, 1594
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with road paving and 1595
improvements to city streets........................ $ 1,500,000.00 1596
(pppppppppp) To assist the City of Olive Branch, 1597
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with infrastructure 1598
improvement on Pleasant Hill Road from SR 302 to Stateline 1599
Road................................................ $ 750,000.00 1600
(qqqqqqqqqq) To assist the Horn Lake Creek Basin 1601
Interceptor Sewer District in paying the costs associated with an 1602
infrastructure project.............................. $10,000,000.00 1603
(rrrrrrrrrr) To assist the City of Corinth, 1604
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the EFLAP Bridge 1605
Replacement......................................... $ 500,000.00 1606
(ssssssssss) To assist Alcorn County, Mississippi, in 1607
paying the costs associated with infrastructure improvements at 1608
the Getwell Road and Harper Road Intersection....... $ 350,000.00 1609
(tttttttttt) To assist the Town of Blue Mountain, 1610
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with improvements to 1611
the Blue Mountain Children's Park................... $ 150,000.00 1612
(uuuuuuuuuu) To assist the Town of Farmington, 1613
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with computer 1614
equipment upgrades for city hall.................... $ 25,000.00 1615
H. B. No. 1652 *HR26/R1618* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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(vvvvvvvvvv) To assist the City of Corinth, 1616
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the Corinth 1617
Veterans Honor Memorial............................. $ 25,000.00 1618
(wwwwwwwwww) To assist the University of Southern 1619
Mississippi in paying the costs associated with re-roofing the 1620
coliseum............................................ $ 500,000.00 1621
(xxxxxxxxxx) To assist Stone County, Mississippi, in 1622
paying the costs associated with road paving and improvements to 1623
county roads and bridges............................ $ 500,000.00 1624
(yyyyyyyyyy) To assist the City of Greenville, 1625
Mississippi, in paying the costs of construction and development 1626
of the downtown green space associated with the new federal 1627
courthouse as part of the Thad Cochran Project...... $ 500,000.00 1628
(zzzzzzzzzz) To assist the City of Greenville, 1629
Mississippi, in paying the costs of redevelopment of Hangar 173 at 1630
airport to assist the Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC) 1631
Aerospace Maintenance Instruction Program........... $ 1,500,000.00 1632
(aaaaaaaaaaa) To assist the City of Cleveland, 1633
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the Airport 1634
Terminal Road Extension Project..................... $ 1,000,000.00 1635
(bbbbbbbbbbb) To assist Tishomingo County, Mississippi, 1636
in paying the costs associated with a tornado siren and storm 1637
shelter at Carter's Branch Volunteer 1638
Fire Department..................................... $ 50,000.00 1639
H. B. No. 1652 *HR26/R1618* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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(ccccccccccc) To assist the Town of Marietta, 1640
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with an infrastructure 1641
project............................................. $ 165,000.00 1642
(ddddddddddd) To assist the Town of Mantachie, 1643
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with modernizing the 1644
town's police force................................. $ 100,000.00 1645
(eeeeeeeeeee) To assist Tishomingo County, Mississippi, 1646
in paying the costs associated with a roof replacement for the 1647
Circuit Courthouse.................................. $ 400,000.00 1648
(fffffffffff) To assist the City of Iuka, Mississippi, 1649
in paying the costs associated with repairs and improvements to 1650
city streets........................................ $ 150,000.00 1651
(ggggggggggg) To assist the Yellow Creek Inland Port 1652
Authority in paying the costs associated with infrastructure and 1653
port improvement.................................... $ 1,500,000.00 1654
(hhhhhhhhhhh) To assist Pontotoc County, Mississippi, 1655
in paying the costs associated with a Veteran's Service Center in 1656
Pontotoc............................................ $ 125,000.00 1657
(iiiiiiiiiii) To assist Pontotoc County, Mississippi, 1658
in paying costs associated with improvements to the 1659
Fairgrounds/Exhibit Building Parking Project........ $ 100,000.00 1660
(jjjjjjjjjjj) To assist the City of Calhoun City, 1661
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with paving and 1662
improvements to city streets........................ $ 200,000.00 1663
H. B. No. 1652 *HR26/R1618* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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(kkkkkkkkkkk) To assist the Mississippi Arts and 1664
Entertainment Experience (The MAX) in paying the costs associated 1665
with upgrading exhibits............................. $ 250,000.00 1666
(lllllllllll) To assist Yazoo County, Mississippi, in 1667
paying costs associated with renovations at the Oakes 1668
African-American Cultural Center.................... $ 100,000.00 1669
(mmmmmmmmmmm) To assist the City of Pass Christian, 1670
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the Pass 1671
Christian Downtown Redevelopment Initiative......... $ 750,000.00 1672
(nnnnnnnnnnn) To assist Clay County, Mississippi, in 1673
paying the costs associated with the renovations of the county 1674
courthouse.......................................... $ 350,000.00 1675
(ooooooooooo) To assist the City of West Point, 1676
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with road paving and 1677
improvements to city streets........................ $ 400,000.00 1678
(ppppppppppp) To assist the City of Macon, Mississippi, 1679
for reimbursement to the city for engineers, clean up of debris, 1680
and to stabilize exterior of Electric Department when surrounding 1681
buildings collapsed (local state of emergency)...... $ 35,000.00 1682
(qqqqqqqqqqq) To assist the Pascagoula Redevelopment 1683
Authority in paying the costs associated with the downtown 1684
revitalization project.............................. $ 750,000.00 1685
(rrrrrrrrrrr) To assist the City of Eupora, 1686
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the construction 1687
of an amphitheater.................................. $ 50,000.00 1688
H. B. No. 1652 *HR26/R1618* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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(sssssssssss) To assist the City of Eupora, 1689
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with a 1690
walking trail....................................... $ 10,000.00 1691
(ttttttttttt) To assist Lowndes County, Mississippi, in 1692
paying the costs associated with the construction, development, 1693
upgrades and improvements to the rail yard expansion at the West 1694
Bank Port, and other rail improvements in Lowndes County that 1695
provide otherwise support freight rail service to and from the 1696
West Bank Port...................................... $ 3,200,000.00 1697
(uuuuuuuuuuu) To assist the City of Jackson, 1698
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the widening, 1699
straightening and clearing debris from Eubanks Creek from State 1700
Street to Old Canton Road........................... $ 500,000.00 1701
(vvvvvvvvvvv) To assist the Department of Finance and 1702
Administration in paying the costs associated with the development 1703
of the LeFleur's Bluff Otter Creek Golf Park and Connector Trail 1704
Project............................................. $13,250,000.00 1705
(wwwwwwwwwww) To assist the City of Vicksburg, 1706
Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the river front 1707
development......................................... $ 3,500,000.00 1708
(xxxxxxxxxxx) To assist the City of Pelahatchie, 1709
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs and 1710
improvements to roads and bridges................... $ 300,000.00 1711
H. B. No. 1652 *HR26/R1618* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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(yyyyyyyyyyy) To assist the Marty Stuart Congress of 1712
Country Music Museum in paying the costs associated with the 1713
completion of the Ellis Theatre..................... $ 500,000.00 1714
(zzzzzzzzzzz) To assist the City of Water Valley, 1715
Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with upgrades and 1716
improvements to the city-owned electrical system.... $ 500,000.00 1717
(aaaaaaaaaaaa) To assist the North Mississippi Health 1718
Services in paying the costs associated with the unfinished 1719
dedicated operating room for cesarean deliveries at the hospital 1720
in Amory, Mississippi, which room may be used as a negative 1721
pressure room ...................................... $ 1,000,000.00 1722
(bbbbbbbbbbbb) To assist the B.B. King Museum and Delta 1723
Interpretive Center in paying costs associated with renovations, 1724
repairs and improvements to the B.B. King Museum and 1725
Club Ebony.......................................... $ 2,500,000.00 1726
(cccccccccccc) To assist the Department of Finance and 1727
Administration – Bureau of Building, Ground and Real Property 1728
Management for the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1729
paying costs associated with renovations, repairs and improvements 1730
to the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.............. $ 2,500,000.00 1731
(dddddddddddd) To assist the Town of Macon, 1732
Mississippi, in paying costs associated with storm cleanup and 1733
emergency operation including storm debris........................ 1734
removal............................................. $ 75,000.00 1735
H. B. No. 1652 *HR26/R1618* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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(eeeeeeeeeeee) To assist Noxubee County, Mississippi, 1736
in paying costs associated with repair of the Veterans 1737
Building............................................ $ 25,000.00 1738
(ffffffffffff) To assist Noxubee County, Mississippi, 1739
in paying costs associated with road maintenance 1740
and repairs......................................... $ 150,000.00 1741
(gggggggggggg) [Deleted] 1742
(hhhhhhhhhhhh) To assist the Town of Vaiden, 1743
Mississippi, in paying costs associated with various 1744
infrastructure projects............................. $ 100,000.00 1745
(iiiiiiiiiiii) To assist the Town of McCool, 1746
Mississippi, in paying costs associated with various 1747
infrastructure projects............................. $ 100,000.00 1748
(jjjjjjjjjjjj) To assist the Tate County Heritage 1749
Museum in paying costs associated with acquisition and updating of 1750
exhibits and displays and repair, restoration, upgrades and 1751
improvements to equipment and facilities............ $ 50,000.00 1752
(kkkkkkkkkkkk) To assist the Mississippi's Toughest 1753
Kids Foundation in paying the costs associated with: 1754
(i) Design, preplanning, construction, furnishing 1755
and equipping of buildings and related facilities at Camp Kamassa 1756
in Copiah County, Mississippi; and 1757
(ii) Design, preplanning, construction and 1758
development of infrastructure at Camp Kamassa in Copiah County, 1759
Mississippi......................................... $ 1,000,000.00 1760
H. B. No. 1652 *HR26/R1618* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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SECTION 4. Section 27-104-373, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 1761
amended as follows: 1762
27-104-373. (1) A special fund, to be designated as the 1763
"2023 Local Improvements Projects Fund," is created within the 1764
State Treasury. The fund shall be maintained by the State 1765
Treasurer as a separate and special fund, separate and apart from 1766
the General Fund of the state. Monies in the fund shall be 1767
disbursed by the Department of Finance and Administration as 1768
provided in Section 28 of Chapter 549, Laws of 2023. Unexpended 1769
amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall 1770
not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned or 1771
investment earnings on amounts in the fund shall be deposited 1772
into * * * the Capital Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000). 1773
(2) Contracts or purchases for projects funded with monies 1774
disbursed from the 2023 Local Improvements Projects Fund under 1775
Section 28 of Chapter 549, Laws of 2023, as amended by Section 1 1776
of Chapter 510, Laws of 2024, that involve expenditures that are 1777
more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) but not more than 1778
Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00), exclusive of freight 1779
and shipping charges, must be made from the lowest and best bidder 1780
without publishing or posting advertisements for bids after 1781
obtaining at least two (2) competitive written bids. Any such 1782
contracts or purchases that involve expenditures that are more 1783
than Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00), exclusive of 1784
freight and shipping charges, must be made from the lowest and 1785
H. B. No. 1652 *HR26/R1618* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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best bidder after advertising for competitive bids and obtaining 1786
at least three (3) competitive written bids. "Competitive" means 1787
that the bids are developed based upon comparable identification 1788
of the needs and are developed independently and without knowledge 1789
of other bids or prospective bids. This provision of this 1790
subsection shall supersede any other provision of law to the 1791
contrary. 1792
(3) (a) The Department of Finance and Administration shall 1793
file biannual reports in summary form to the Legislative Budget 1794
Office on or before the first of October and the first of April 1795
each year. At a minimum, the reports shall include the latest 1796
status report from each entity under subsection (4) of this 1797
section, the amount disbursed to each entity, and the target date 1798
for project completion. 1799
(b) If any report required under subsection (4) is more 1800
than thirty (30) days overdue, the Department of Finance and 1801
Administration shall notify the State Auditor. Upon notification, 1802
the State Auditor shall conduct such audit or investigations as 1803
the State Auditor deems necessary under this subsection. 1804
(c) Any unexpended balance of funds disbursed from the 1805
fund created by this section shall be returned to the Department 1806
of Finance and Administration by the appropriate entity within 1807
thirty (30) days: 1808
(i) Of the completion of the project as certified 1809
by the Department of Finance and Administration after reasonable 1810
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efforts to consult with the entity that received monies from this 1811
fund; or 1812
(ii) If unexpended funds remain after three (3) 1813
years from the date of execution of the memorandum of 1814
understanding governing the project. The Department of Finance 1815
and Administration may grant one, six-month extension to the 1816
three-year deadline under this subparagraph pursuant to a written 1817
request from the entity. 1818
(d) Upon receipt of any funds under subsection (3)(a) 1819
of this section, the State Treasurer, in conjunction with the 1820
State Fiscal Officer, shall transfer such funds to the Capital 1821
Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000) as unobligated funds. 1822
(4) Any state agency, local government entity or any other 1823
entity that receives funds from this fund and has not completed 1824
the project for which the entity received the funds shall file 1825
quarterly reports with the Department of Finance and 1826
Administration on dates determined by the Department of Finance 1827
and Administration. The contents of the report shall be 1828
determined by the Department of Finance and Administration but 1829
shall include, at a minimum, a status report on the progression of 1830
the project and a target date for project completion. The final 1831
report shall include an accounting of the total remaining balance 1832
of unused funds disbursed to the entity. 1833
SECTION 5. Section 27-104-375, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 1834
amended as follows: 1835
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27-104-375. (1) There is created in the State Treasury a 1836
special fund to be designated as the "2024 Local Improvements 1837
Projects Fund." The fund shall be maintained by the State 1838
Treasurer as a separate and special fund, separate and apart from 1839
the General Fund of the state. Monies in the fund shall be 1840
disbursed by the Department of Finance and Administration, as 1841
provided in Section 10 of Chapter 534, Laws of 2024. Unexpended 1842
amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall 1843
not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned or 1844
investment earnings on amounts in the fund shall be deposited 1845
into * * * the Capital Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000). Any 1846
state agency that receives funds from the 2024 Local Improvement 1847
Fund may escalate its budget upon receiving 2024 Local Improvement 1848
Funds and expend such funds in accordance with the rules and 1849
regulations of the Department of Finance and Administration in a 1850
manner consistent with the escalation of federal funds. 1851
(2) (a) The Department of Finance and Administration shall 1852
file quarterly reports in summary form with the Legislative Budget 1853
Office on the first of October and the first of April each year. 1854
At a minimum, the reports shall include the latest status report 1855
from each entity under subsection (3) of this section, the amount 1856
disbursed to each entity, and the target date for project 1857
completion. 1858
(b) If any report required under subsection (3) is more 1859
than thirty (30) days overdue, the Department of Finance and 1860
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Administration shall notify the State Auditor. Upon notification, 1861
the State Auditor shall conduct such audit or investigations as 1862
the State Auditor deems necessary under this subsection. 1863
(c) Any unexpended balance of funds disbursed from the 1864
fund created by this section shall be returned to the Department 1865
of Finance and Administration by the appropriate entity within 1866
thirty (30) days: 1867
(i) Of the completion of the project as certified 1868
by the Department of Finance and Administration after reasonable 1869
efforts to consult with the entity that received monies from this 1870
fund; or 1871
(ii) If unexpended funds remain after three (3) 1872
years from the date of execution of the memorandum of 1873
understanding governing the project. The Department of Finance 1874
and Administration may grant one, six-month extension to the 1875
three-year deadline under this subparagraph pursuant to a written 1876
request from the entity. 1877
(d) Upon receipt of any funds under subsection (3)(a) 1878
of this section, the State Treasurer, in conjunction with the 1879
State Fiscal Officer, shall transfer such funds to the Capital 1880
Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000) as unobligated funds. 1881
(3) Any state agency, local government entity or any other 1882
entity that receives funds from this fund and has not completed 1883
the project for which the entity received the funds shall file 1884
quarterly reports with the Department of Finance and 1885
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ST: Local Improvement Projects; require return
of unexpended funds and earned interest.
Administration on dates determined by the Department of Finance 1886
and Administration. The contents of the report shall be 1887
determined by the Department of Finance and Administration but 1888
shall include, at a minimum, a status report on the progression of 1889
the project and a target date for project completion. The final 1890
report shall include an accounting of the total remaining balance 1891
of unused funds disbursed to the entity. 1892
SECTION 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from 1893
and after its passage. 1894