Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority.

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To: Appropriations B;
Appropriations A
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representatives Bounds, Read, Anderson
(122nd), Clark, Eure, Hale, Jackson (11th),
Pigott, Rosebud

HOUSE BILL NO. 1905

AN ACT APPROVING THE EXPENDITURE OF SPECIAL FUNDS FOR THE 1
PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE YELLOW CREEK STATE INLAND 2
PORT AUTHORITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 4
SECTION 1. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be 5
necessary, is authorized and approved for expenditure out of any 6
funds which are received by or otherwise become available to the 7
Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority, for the purpose of 8
defraying the expenses of the Authority for the fiscal year 9
beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027.................. 10
............................................... $ 27,094,906.00. 11
SECTION 2. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of 12
Section 1, the following positions are authorized: 13
AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT: 14
Permanent: 17 15
Time-Limited: 0 16
Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with 17
the terms, conditions and procedures established by law. 18
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No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be 19
used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds which are 20
being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this 21
act and which are withdrawn and no longer available. 22
SECTION 3. It is the intention of the Legislature that the 23
Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority shall maintain complete 24
accounting and personnel records related to the expenditure of all 25
funds appropriated under this act and that such records shall be 26
in the same format and level of detail as maintained for Fiscal 27
Year 2026. It is further the intention of the Legislature that 28
the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2028 shall be 29
submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee in a format 30
and level of detail comparable to the format and level of detail 31
provided during the Fiscal Year 2027 budget request process. 32
SECTION 4. It is the intention of the Legislature that 33
whenever two (2) or more bids are received by this agency for the 34
purchase of commodities or equipment, and whenever all things 35
stated in such received bids are equal with respect to price, 36
quality and service, the Mississippi Industries for the Blind 37
shall be given preference. A similar preference shall be given to 38
the Mississippi Industries for the Blind whenever purchases are 39
made without competitive bids. 40
SECTION 5. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of 41
Section 1 of this act, Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00) is 42
provided for capital projects. 43
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SECTION 6. Of the funds appropriated herein, Fifty Thousand 44
Dollars ($50,000.00) is provided for the purpose of funding 45
overtime, callback or standby pay. 46
SECTION 7. It is the intention of the Legislature that the 47
funds herein appropriated shall be expended in compliance with 48
Section 27-104-25, Mississippi Code of 1972, that no state agency 49
shall incur obligations or indebtedness in excess of their 50
appropriation and that the responsible officers, either personally 51
or upon their official bonds, shall be held responsible for 52
actions contrary to this provision. 53
SECTION 8. The money herein approved for expenditure shall 54
be disbursed upon bank checks signed by the proper person, officer 55
or officers, in the manner provided by law. 56
SECTION 9. This act shall take effect and be in force from 57
and after July 1, 2026. 58