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

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To: Finance
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Senator(s) Harkins

SENATE BILL NO. 2894
(As Passed the Senate)

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; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 9
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 10
SECTION 1. (1) (a) The remaining balance of any funds 11
initially disbursed pursuant to the appropriation authority under 12
Chapter 102, Laws of 2021, shall be returned to the Department of 13
Finance and Administration by the appropriate entity within thirty 14
(30) days of the effective date of this act if: 15
(i) A memorandum of understanding to govern the 16
project for which the funds were disbursed has not been executed 17
with the Department of Finance and Administration; or 18
(ii) Unexpended funds remain after three (3) years 19
from the date of execution of the memorandum of understanding 20
governing the project. The Department of Finance and 21
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Administration may grant one (1) six-month extension to the 22
three-year deadline under this subparagraph pursuant to a written 23
request from the entity. 24
(b) Upon receipt of any funds under paragraph (a) of 25
this subsection, the State Treasurer, in conjunction with the 26
State Fiscal Officer, shall transfer such funds to the Capital 27
Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000) as unobligated funds. 28
(2) (a) Within thirty (30) days of the effective date of 29
this act, the balance of any unexpended interest earned on the 30
funds initially disbursed pursuant to the appropriation authority 31
under Chapter 102, Laws of 2021, Section 27–104–371, Section 32
27-104-373, or Section 27–104–375 shall be returned to the 33
Department of Finance and Administration by the appropriate 34
entity. 35
(b) Upon receipt of any funds under paragraph (a) of 36
this subsection, the State Treasurer, in conjunction with the 37
State Fiscal Officer, shall transfer such funds to the Capital 38
Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000) as unobligated funds. 39
(3) (a) On or before one hundred and eighty (180) days 40
after the effective date of this act, if a Memorandum of 41
Understanding to govern the project for which the funds were 42
disbursed has not been executed, the balance of any funds 43
disbursed from the funds created in Section 27–104–371, Section 44
27–104–373 or Section 27–104–375 shall be returned to the 45
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Department of Finance and Administration by the appropriate 46
entity. 47
(b) Upon receipt of any funds under paragraph (a) of 48
this subsection, the State Treasurer, in conjunction with the 49
State Fiscal Officer, shall transfer such funds to the Capital 50
Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000) as unobligated funds. 51
(4) (a) Where a county or municipality fails to return 52
funds required under subsection (1), (2) or (3) of this section, 53
Section 27–104–371(1)(b)(iii), Section 27–104–373(3)(c) or Section 54
27–104–375(2)(c), the Department of Finance and Administration 55
shall notify the Auditor. 56
(b) Upon receipt of the notification, the State Auditor 57
shall send the county or municipality a letter expressing the 58
State Auditor's intent to seek recovery of the funds under Section 59
27–65–75 by issuing a certificate of noncompliance. If the funds 60
have not been returned within thirty (30) days from the date of 61
issuance of the letter of intent, the Auditor shall issue a 62
certificate of noncompliance to the county or municipality and 63
provide written notice of the certificate to the Department of 64
Revenue. 65
(c) The Department of Revenue shall transfer the 66
withheld allocations and payments under Section 27-65-75 to the 67
Department of Finance and Administration. 68
(d) The State Treasurer, in conjunction with the State 69
Fiscal Officer, shall transfer such funds into the Capital Expense 70
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Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000) as unobligated funds. Once a sum equal 71
to the amount of funds owed to the state under this section by the 72
county or municipality has been transferred into the Capital 73
Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000), the State Fiscal Officer shall 74
certify to the State Auditor that the required funds have been 75
returned to the Capital Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000). 76
(e) Upon receipt of the certification by the State 77
Fiscal Officer under paragraph (d) of this subsection, the State 78
Auditor shall cancel the certificate of noncompliance and inform 79
the Department of Revenue of such cancellation in writing. 80
SECTION 2. Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 81
amended as follows: 82
27-65-75. On or before the fifteenth day of each month, the 83
revenue collected under the provisions of this chapter during the 84
preceding month shall be paid and distributed as follows: 85
(1) (a) On or before August 15, 1992, and each succeeding 86
month thereafter through July 15, 1993, eighteen percent (18%) of 87
the total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding month 88
under the provisions of this chapter, except that collected under 89
the provisions of Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-19(3) and 27-65-21, on 90
business activities within a municipal corporation shall be 91
allocated for distribution to the municipality and paid to the 92
municipal corporation. Except as otherwise provided in this 93
paragraph (a), on or before August 15, 1993, and each succeeding 94
month thereafter through August 15, 2025, eighteen and one-half 95
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percent (18-1/2%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during 96
the preceding month under the provisions of this chapter, except 97
that collected under the provisions of Sections 27-65-15, 98
27-65-19(3), 27-65-21 and 27-65-24, on business activities within 99
a municipal corporation shall be allocated for distribution to the 100
municipality and paid to the municipal corporation. Except as 101
otherwise provided in this paragraph (a), on or before September 102
15, 2025, and each succeeding month thereafter, eighteen and 103
one-half percent (18.5%) of the total sales tax revenue collected 104
during the preceding month under this chapter, except that 105
collected under Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-17(1)(n), 27-65-19(3), 106
27-65-21 and 27-65-24, on business activities within a municipal 107
corporation shall be allocated for distribution and paid to the 108
municipal corporation. On or before September 15, 2025, and each 109
succeeding month thereafter, twenty-five and nine-tenths percent 110
(25.9%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during the 111
preceding month under Section 27-65-17(1)(n) on business 112
activities within a municipal corporation shall be allocated for 113
distribution and paid to the municipal corporation. However, in 114
the event the State Auditor issues a certificate of noncompliance 115
pursuant to Section 21-35-31 or Section 1 of this act, the 116
department shall withhold ten percent (10%) of the allocations and 117
payments to the municipality that would otherwise be payable to 118
the municipality under this paragraph (a) until such time that the 119
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department receives written notice of the cancellation of a 120
certificate of noncompliance from the State Auditor. 121
A municipal corporation, for the purpose of distributing the 122
tax under this subsection, shall mean and include all incorporated 123
cities, towns and villages. 124
Monies allocated for distribution and credited to a municipal 125
corporation under this paragraph may be pledged as security for a 126
loan if the distribution received by the municipal corporation is 127
otherwise authorized or required by law to be pledged as security 128
for such a loan. 129
In any county having a county seat that is not an 130
incorporated municipality, the distribution provided under this 131
subsection shall be made as though the county seat was an 132
incorporated municipality; however, the distribution to the 133
municipality shall be paid to the county treasury in which the 134
municipality is located, and those funds shall be used for road, 135
bridge and street construction or maintenance in the county. 136
(b) On or before August 15, 2006, and each succeeding 137
month thereafter through August 15, 2025, eighteen and one-half 138
percent (18-1/2%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during 139
the preceding month under the provisions of this chapter, except 140
that collected under the provisions of Sections 27-65-15, 141
27-65-19(3) and 27-65-21, on business activities on the campus of 142
a state institution of higher learning or community or junior 143
college whose campus is not located within the corporate limits of 144
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a municipality, shall be allocated for distribution to the state 145
institution of higher learning or community or junior college and 146
paid to the state institution of higher learning or community or 147
junior college. On or before September 15, 2025, and each 148
succeeding month thereafter, eighteen and one-half percent (18.5%) 149
of the total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding 150
month under this chapter, except that collected under Sections 151
27-65-15, 27-65-17(1)(n), 27-65-19(3) and 27-65-21, on business 152
activities on the campus of a state institution of higher learning 153
or community or junior college whose campus is not located within 154
the corporate limits of a municipality, shall be allocated for 155
distribution and paid to the state institution of higher learning 156
or community or junior college. On or before September 15, 2025, 157
and each succeeding month thereafter, twenty-five and nine-tenths 158
percent (25.9%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during 159
the preceding month under Section 27-65-17(1)(n) on business 160
activities on the campus of a state institution of higher learning 161
or community or junior college whose campus is not located within 162
the corporate limits of a municipality, shall be allocated for 163
distribution and paid to the state institution of higher learning 164
or community or junior college. 165
(c) On or before August 15, 2018, and each succeeding 166
month thereafter until August 14, 2019, two percent (2%) of the 167
total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding month under 168
the provisions of this chapter, except that collected under the 169
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provisions of Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-19(3), 27-65-21 and 170
27-65-24, on business activities within the corporate limits of 171
the City of Jackson, Mississippi, shall be deposited into the 172
Capitol Complex Improvement District Project Fund created in 173
Section 29-5-215. On or before August 15, 2019, and each 174
succeeding month thereafter until August 14, 2020, four percent 175
(4%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding 176
month under the provisions of this chapter, except that collected 177
under the provisions of Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-19(3), 27-65-21 178
and 27-65-24, on business activities within the corporate limits 179
of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, shall be deposited into the 180
Capitol Complex Improvement District Project Fund created in 181
Section 29-5-215. On or before August 15, 2020, and each 182
succeeding month thereafter through July 15, 2023, six percent 183
(6%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding 184
month under the provisions of this chapter, except that collected 185
under the provisions of Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-19(3), 27-65-21 186
and 27-65-24, on business activities within the corporate limits 187
of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, shall be deposited into the 188
Capitol Complex Improvement District Project Fund created in 189
Section 29-5-215. On or before August 15, 2023, and each 190
succeeding month thereafter through August 15, 2025, nine percent 191
(9%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding 192
month under the provisions of this chapter, except that collected 193
under the provisions of Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-19(3), 27-65-21 194
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and 27-65-24, on business activities within the corporate limits 195
of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, shall be deposited into the 196
Capitol Complex Improvement District Project Fund created in 197
Section 29-5-215. On or before September 15, 2025, and each 198
succeeding month thereafter, nine percent (9%) of the total sales 199
tax revenue collected during the preceding month under this 200
chapter, except that collected under Sections 27-65-15, 201
27-65-17(1)(n), 27-65-19(3), 27-65-21 and 27-65-24, on business 202
activities within the corporate limits of the City of Jackson, 203
Mississippi, shall be deposited into the Capitol Complex 204
Improvement District Project Fund created in Section 27-5-215. On 205
or before September 15, 2025, and each succeeding month 206
thereafter, twelve and six-tenths percent (12.6%) of the total 207
sales tax revenue collected during the preceding month under 208
Section 27-65-17(1)(n) on business activities within the corporate 209
limits of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, shall be deposited 210
into the Capitol Complex Improvement District Project Fund created 211
in Section 27-5-215. 212
(d) (i) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph 213
(d), on or before the fifteenth day of the month that the 214
diversion authorized by this section begins, and each succeeding 215
month thereafter, eighteen and one-half percent (18-1/2%) of the 216
total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding month under 217
the provisions of this chapter, except that collected under the 218
provisions of Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-19(3) and 27-65-21, on 219
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business activities within a redevelopment project area developed 220
under a redevelopment plan adopted under the Tax Increment 221
Financing Act (Section 21-45-1 et seq.) shall be allocated for 222
distribution to the county in which the project area is located 223
if: 224
1. The county: 225
a. Borders on the Mississippi Sound and 226
the State of Alabama, or 227
b. Is Harrison County, Mississippi, and 228
the project area is within a radius of two (2) miles from the 229
intersection of Interstate 10 and Menge Avenue; 230
2. The county has issued bonds under Section 231
21-45-9 to finance all or a portion of a redevelopment project in 232
the redevelopment project area; 233
3. Any debt service for the indebtedness 234
incurred is outstanding; and 235
4. A development with a value of Ten Million 236
Dollars ($10,000,000.00) or more is, or will be, located in the 237
redevelopment area. 238
(ii) For a county that is eligible to receive 239
funds under this paragraph (d), as determined by the department 240
under this paragraph (d), from and after September 15, 2025, and 241
each succeeding month thereafter, eighteen and one-half percent 242
(18.5%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during the 243
preceding month under this chapter, except that collected under 244
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Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-17(1)(n), 27-65-19(3) and 27-65-21, on 245
business activities within a redevelopment project area developed 246
under a redevelopment plan adopted under the Tax Increment 247
Financing Act (Section 21-45-1 et seq.) shall be allocated for 248
distribution to the county in which the project is located, and 249
twenty-five and nine-tenths percent (25.9%) of the total sales tax 250
revenue collected during the preceding month under Section 251
27-65-17(1)(n) shall be allocated for distribution to that county. 252
(iii) Before any sales tax revenue may be 253
allocated for distribution to a county under this paragraph (d), 254
the county shall certify to the Department of Revenue that the 255
requirements of this paragraph (d) have been met, the amount of 256
bonded indebtedness that has been incurred by the county for the 257
redevelopment project and the expected date the indebtedness 258
incurred by the county will be satisfied. 259
(iv) The diversion of sales tax revenue authorized 260
by this paragraph (d) shall begin the month following the month in 261
which the Department of Revenue determines that the requirements 262
of this paragraph (d) have been met. The diversion shall end the 263
month the indebtedness incurred by the county is satisfied. All 264
revenue received by the county under this paragraph (d) shall be 265
deposited in the fund required to be created in the tax increment 266
financing plan under Section 21-45-11 and be utilized solely to 267
satisfy the indebtedness incurred by the county. 268
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(2) On or before September 15, 1987, and each succeeding 269
month thereafter, from the revenue collected under this chapter 270
during the preceding month, One Million One Hundred Twenty-five 271
Thousand Dollars ($1,125,000.00) shall be allocated for 272
distribution to municipal corporations as defined under subsection 273
(1) of this section in the proportion that the number of gallons 274
of gasoline and diesel fuel sold by distributors to consumers and 275
retailers in each such municipality during the preceding fiscal 276
year bears to the total gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel sold 277
by distributors to consumers and retailers in municipalities 278
statewide during the preceding fiscal year. The Department of 279
Revenue shall require all distributors of gasoline and diesel fuel 280
to report to the department monthly the total number of gallons of 281
gasoline and diesel fuel sold by them to consumers and retailers 282
in each municipality during the preceding month. The Department 283
of Revenue shall have the authority to promulgate such rules and 284
regulations as is necessary to determine the number of gallons of 285
gasoline and diesel fuel sold by distributors to consumers and 286
retailers in each municipality. In determining the percentage 287
allocation of funds under this subsection for the fiscal year 288
beginning July 1, 1987, and ending June 30, 1988, the Department 289
of Revenue may consider gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel sold 290
for a period of less than one (1) fiscal year. For the purposes 291
of this subsection, the term "fiscal year" means the fiscal year 292
beginning July 1 of a year. 293
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(3) On or before September 15, 1987, and on or before the 294
fifteenth day of each succeeding month, until the date specified 295
in Section 65-39-35, the proceeds derived from contractors' taxes 296
levied under Section 27-65-21 on contracts for the construction or 297
reconstruction of highways designated under the highway program 298
created under Section 65-3-97 shall, except as otherwise provided 299
in Section 31-17-127, be deposited into the State Treasury to the 300
credit of the State Highway Fund to be used to fund that highway 301
program. The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall 302
provide to the Department of Revenue such information as is 303
necessary to determine the amount of proceeds to be distributed 304
under this subsection. 305
(4) On or before August 15, 1994, and on or before the 306
fifteenth day of each succeeding month through July 15, 1999, from 307
the proceeds of gasoline, diesel fuel or kerosene taxes as 308
provided in Section 27-5-101(a)(ii)1, Four Million Dollars 309
($4,000,000.00) shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the 310
credit of a special fund designated as the "State Aid Road Fund," 311
created by Section 65-9-17. On or before August 15, 1999, and on 312
or before the fifteenth day of each succeeding month through 313
August 15, 2026, from the total amount of the proceeds of 314
gasoline, diesel fuel or kerosene taxes apportioned by Section 315
27-5-101(a)(ii)1, Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00) or an 316
amount equal to twenty-three and one-fourth percent (23-1/4%) of 317
those funds, whichever is the greater amount, shall be deposited 318
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in the State Treasury to the credit of the "State Aid Road Fund," 319
created by Section 65-9-17. After August 15, 2025, from the total 320
amount of the proceeds of gasoline, diesel fuel or kerosene taxes 321
apportioned by Section 27-5-101(a)(ii)1 and (iii), Five Million 322
Dollars ($5,000,000.00) or an amount equal to twenty-three and 323
one-fourth percent (23-1/4%) of those funds, whichever is greater, 324
shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the 325
"State Aid Road Fund" on or before September 15, 2025, and on or 326
before the fifteenth day of each succeeding month through August 327
15, 2026, and Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars 328
($6,500,000.00) or an amount equal to twenty-three and one-fourth 329
percent (23-1/4%) of those funds, whichever is greater, shall be 330
deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the "State Aid 331
Road Fund" on or before September 15, 2026, and on or before the 332
fifteenth day of each succeeding month through August 15, 2027, 333
and Eight Million Dollars ($8,000,000.00) or an amount equal to 334
twenty-three and one-fourth percent (23-1/4%) of those funds, 335
whichever is greater, shall be deposited in the State Treasury to 336
the credit of the "State Aid Road Fund" on or before September 15, 337
2027, and on or before the fifteenth day of each succeeding month. 338
From the amount of taxes paid into the special fund under this 339
subsection and subsection (9) of this section, there shall be 340
first deducted and paid the amount necessary to pay the expenses 341
of the Office of State Aid Road Construction, as authorized by the 342
Legislature for all other general and special fund agencies. The 343
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remainder of the funds shall be allocated monthly to the several 344
counties in accordance with the following formula: 345
(a) One-third (1/3) shall be allocated to all counties 346
in equal shares; 347
(b) One-third (1/3) shall be allocated to counties 348
based on the proportion that the total number of rural road miles 349
in a county bears to the total number of rural road miles in all 350
counties of the state; and 351
(c) One-third (1/3) shall be allocated to counties 352
based on the proportion that the rural population of the county 353
bears to the total rural population in all counties of the state, 354
according to the latest federal decennial census. 355
For the purposes of this subsection, the term "gasoline, 356
diesel fuel or kerosene taxes" means such taxes as defined in 357
paragraph (f) of Section 27-5-101. 358
However, in the event the State Auditor issues a certificate 359
of noncompliance pursuant to Section 1 of this act, the department 360
shall withhold ten percent (10%) of the allocations and payments 361
to the county that would otherwise be payable to the county under 362
this subsection (4) until such time that the department receives 363
written notice of the cancellation of a certificate of 364
noncompliance from the State Auditor. 365
The amount of funds allocated to any county under this 366
subsection for any fiscal year after fiscal year 1994 shall not be 367
less than the amount allocated to the county for fiscal year 1994. 368
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Any reference in the general laws of this state or the 369
Mississippi Code of 1972 to Section 27-5-105 shall mean and be 370
construed to refer and apply to subsection (4) of Section 371
27-65-75. 372
(5) On or before August 15, 2024, and each succeeding month 373
thereafter, One Million Six Hundred Sixty-six Thousand Six Hundred 374
Sixty-six Dollars ($1,666,666.00) shall be paid into the special 375
fund known as the Education Enhancement Fund created and existing 376
under the provisions of Section 37-61-33. 377
(6) An amount each month beginning August 15, 1983, through 378
November 15, 1986, as specified in Section 6, Chapter 542, Laws of 379
1983, shall be paid into the special fund known as the 380
Correctional Facilities Construction Fund created in Section 6, 381
Chapter 542, Laws of 1983. 382
(7) On or before August 15, 1992, and each succeeding month 383
thereafter through July 15, 2000, two and two hundred sixty-six 384
one-thousandths percent (2.266%) of the total sales tax revenue 385
collected during the preceding month under the provisions of this 386
chapter, except that collected under the provisions of Section 387
27-65-17(2), shall be deposited by the department into the School 388
Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund created under Section 37-61-35. On 389
or before August 15, 2000, and each succeeding month thereafter 390
through August 15, 2025, two and two hundred sixty-six 391
one-thousandths percent (2.266%) of the total sales tax revenue 392
collected during the preceding month under the provisions of this 393
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chapter, except that collected under the provisions of Section 394
27-65-17(2), shall be deposited into the School Ad Valorem Tax 395
Reduction Fund created under Section 37-61-35 until such time that 396
the total amount deposited into the fund during a fiscal year 397
equals Forty-two Million Dollars ($42,000,000.00). Thereafter, 398
the amounts diverted under this subsection (7) during the fiscal 399
year in excess of Forty-two Million Dollars ($42,000,000.00) shall 400
be deposited into the Education Enhancement Fund created under 401
Section 37-61-33 for appropriation by the Legislature as other 402
education needs and shall not be subject to the percentage 403
appropriation requirements set forth in Section 37-61-33. On or 404
before September 15, 2025, and each succeeding month thereafter, 405
two and two hundred sixty-six one-thousandths percent (2.266%) of 406
the total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding month 407
under this chapter, except that collected under Section 408
27-65-17(1)(n) and (2), and three and seventeen one-hundredths 409
percent (3.17%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during 410
the preceding month under Section 27-65-17(1)(n), shall be 411
deposited into the School Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund created 412
under Section 37-61-35 until such time that the total amount 413
deposited into the fund during a fiscal year equals Forty-two 414
Million Dollars ($42,000,000.00). Thereafter, the amounts 415
diverted under this subsection (7) during the fiscal year in 416
excess of Forty-two Million Dollars ($42,000,000.00) shall be 417
deposited into the Education Enhancement Fund created under 418
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Section 37-61-33 for appropriation by the Legislature as other 419
education needs and shall not be subject to the percentage 420
appropriation requirements set forth in Section 37-61-33. 421
(8) On or before August 15, 1992, and each succeeding month 422
thereafter through August 15, 2025, nine and seventy-three 423
one-thousandths percent (9.073%) of the total sales tax revenue 424
collected during the preceding month under the provisions of this 425
chapter, except that collected under the provisions of Section 426
27-65-17(2), shall be deposited into the Education Enhancement 427
Fund created under Section 37-61-33. On or before September 15, 428
2025, and each succeeding month thereafter, nine and seventy-three 429
one-thousandths percent (9.073%) of the total sales tax revenue 430
collected during the preceding month under this chapter, except 431
that collected under Section 27-65-17(1)(n) and (2), and twelve 432
and seven-tenths percent (12.7%) of the total sales tax revenue 433
collected during the preceding month under Section 27-65-17(1)(n), 434
shall be deposited into the Education Enhancement Fund created 435
under Section 37-61-33. 436
(9) On or before August 15, 1994, and each succeeding month 437
thereafter, from the revenue collected under this chapter during 438
the preceding month, Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars 439
($250,000.00) shall be paid into the State Aid Road Fund. 440
(10) On or before August 15, 1994, and each succeeding month 441
thereafter through August 15, 1995, from the revenue collected 442
under this chapter during the preceding month, Two Million Dollars 443
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($2,000,000.00) shall be deposited into the Motor Vehicle Ad 444
Valorem Tax Reduction Fund established in Section 27-51-105. 445
(11) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to 446
the contrary, on or before February 15, 1995, and each succeeding 447
month thereafter, the sales tax revenue collected during the 448
preceding month under the provisions of Section 27-65-17(2) and 449
the corresponding levy in Section 27-65-23 on the rental or lease 450
of private carriers of passengers and light carriers of property 451
as defined in Section 27-51-101 shall be deposited, without 452
diversion, into the Motor Vehicle Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund 453
established in Section 27-51-105. 454
(12) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to 455
the contrary, on or before August 15, 1995, and each succeeding 456
month thereafter, the sales tax revenue collected during the 457
preceding month under the provisions of Section 27-65-17(1) on 458
retail sales of private carriers of passengers and light carriers 459
of property, as defined in Section 27-51-101 and the corresponding 460
levy in Section 27-65-23 on the rental or lease of these vehicles, 461
shall be deposited, after diversion, into the Motor Vehicle Ad 462
Valorem Tax Reduction Fund established in Section 27-51-105. 463
(13) On or before July 15, 1994, and on or before the 464
fifteenth day of each succeeding month thereafter, that portion of 465
the avails of the tax imposed in Section 27-65-22 that is derived 466
from activities held on the Mississippi State Fairgrounds Complex 467
shall be paid into a special fund that is created in the State 468
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Treasury and shall be expended upon legislative appropriation 469
solely to defray the costs of repairs and renovation at the Trade 470
Mart and Coliseum. 471
(14) On or before August 15, 1998, and each succeeding month 472
thereafter through July 15, 2005, that portion of the avails of 473
the tax imposed in Section 27-65-23 that is derived from sales by 474
cotton compresses or cotton warehouses and that would otherwise be 475
paid into the General Fund shall be deposited in an amount not to 476
exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) into the special fund 477
created under Section 69-37-39. On or before August 15, 2007, and 478
each succeeding month thereafter through July 15, 2010, that 479
portion of the avails of the tax imposed in Section 27-65-23 that 480
is derived from sales by cotton compresses or cotton warehouses 481
and that would otherwise be paid into the General Fund shall be 482
deposited in an amount not to exceed Two Million Dollars 483
($2,000,000.00) into the special fund created under Section 484
69-37-39 until all debts or other obligations incurred by the 485
Certified Cotton Growers Organization under the Mississippi Boll 486
Weevil Management Act before January 1, 2007, are satisfied in 487
full. On or before August 15, 2010, and each succeeding month 488
thereafter through July 15, 2011, fifty percent (50%) of that 489
portion of the avails of the tax imposed in Section 27-65-23 that 490
is derived from sales by cotton compresses or cotton warehouses 491
and that would otherwise be paid into the General Fund shall be 492
deposited into the special fund created under Section 69-37-39 493
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until such time that the total amount deposited into the fund 494
during a fiscal year equals One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00). 495
On or before August 15, 2011, and each succeeding month 496
thereafter, that portion of the avails of the tax imposed in 497
Section 27-65-23 that is derived from sales by cotton compresses 498
or cotton warehouses and that would otherwise be paid into the 499
General Fund shall be deposited into the special fund created 500
under Section 69-37-39 until such time that the total amount 501
deposited into the fund during a fiscal year equals One Million 502
Dollars ($1,000,000.00). 503
(15) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to 504
the contrary, on or before September 15, 2000, and each succeeding 505
month thereafter, the sales tax revenue collected during the 506
preceding month under the provisions of Section 507
27-65-19(1)(d)(i)2, and 27-65-19(1)(d)(i)3 shall be deposited, 508
without diversion, into the Telecommunications Ad Valorem Tax 509
Reduction Fund established in Section 27-38-7. 510
(16) (a) On or before August 15, 2000, and each succeeding 511
month thereafter, the sales tax revenue collected during the 512
preceding month under the provisions of this chapter on the gross 513
proceeds of sales of a project as defined in Section 57-30-1 shall 514
be deposited, after all diversions except the diversion provided 515
for in subsection (1) of this section, into the Sales Tax 516
Incentive Fund created in Section 57-30-3. 517
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(b) On or before August 15, 2007, and each succeeding 518
month thereafter, eighty percent (80%) of the sales tax revenue 519
collected during the preceding month under the provisions of this 520
chapter from the operation of a tourism project under the 521
provisions of Sections 57-26-1 through 57-26-5, shall be 522
deposited, after the diversions required in subsections (7) and 523
(8) of this section, into the Tourism Project Sales Tax Incentive 524
Fund created in Section 57-26-3. 525
(17) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to 526
the contrary, on or before April 15, 2002, and each succeeding 527
month thereafter, the sales tax revenue collected during the 528
preceding month under Section 27-65-23 on sales of parking 529
services of parking garages and lots at airports shall be 530
deposited, without diversion, into the special fund created under 531
Section 27-5-101(d). 532
(18) [Repealed] 533
(19) (a) On or before August 15, 2005, and each succeeding 534
month thereafter, the sales tax revenue collected during the 535
preceding month under the provisions of this chapter on the gross 536
proceeds of sales of a business enterprise located within a 537
redevelopment project area under the provisions of Sections 538
57-91-1 through 57-91-11, and the revenue collected on the gross 539
proceeds of sales from sales made to a business enterprise located 540
in a redevelopment project area under the provisions of Sections 541
57-91-1 through 57-91-11 (provided that such sales made to a 542
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business enterprise are made on the premises of the business 543
enterprise), shall, except as otherwise provided in this 544
subsection (19), be deposited, after all diversions, into the 545
Redevelopment Project Incentive Fund as created in Section 546
57-91-9. 547
(b) For a municipality participating in the Economic 548
Redevelopment Act created in Sections 57-91-1 through 57-91-11, 549
the diversion provided for in subsection (1) of this section 550
attributable to the gross proceeds of sales of a business 551
enterprise located within a redevelopment project area under the 552
provisions of Sections 57-91-1 through 57-91-11, and attributable 553
to the gross proceeds of sales from sales made to a business 554
enterprise located in a redevelopment project area under the 555
provisions of Sections 57-91-1 through 57-91-11 (provided that 556
such sales made to a business enterprise are made on the premises 557
of the business enterprise), shall be deposited into the 558
Redevelopment Project Incentive Fund as created in Section 559
57-91-9, as follows: 560
(i) For the first six (6) years in which payments 561
are made to a developer from the Redevelopment Project Incentive 562
Fund, one hundred percent (100%) of the diversion shall be 563
deposited into the fund; 564
(ii) For the seventh year in which such payments 565
are made to a developer from the Redevelopment Project Incentive 566
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Fund, eighty percent (80%) of the diversion shall be deposited 567
into the fund; 568
(iii) For the eighth year in which such payments 569
are made to a developer from the Redevelopment Project Incentive 570
Fund, seventy percent (70%) of the diversion shall be deposited 571
into the fund; 572
(iv) For the ninth year in which such payments are 573
made to a developer from the Redevelopment Project Incentive Fund, 574
sixty percent (60%) of the diversion shall be deposited into the 575
fund; and 576
(v) For the tenth year in which such payments are 577
made to a developer from the Redevelopment Project Incentive Fund, 578
fifty percent (50%) of the funds shall be deposited into the fund. 579
(20) On or before January 15, 2007, and each succeeding 580
month thereafter, eighty percent (80%) of the sales tax revenue 581
collected during the preceding month under the provisions of this 582
chapter from the operation of a tourism project under the 583
provisions of Sections 57-28-1 through 57-28-5 shall be deposited, 584
after the diversions required in subsections (7) and (8) of this 585
section, into the Tourism Sales Tax Incentive Fund created in 586
Section 57-28-3. 587
(21) (a) On or before April 15, 2007, and each succeeding 588
month thereafter through June 15, 2013, One Hundred Fifty Thousand 589
Dollars ($150,000.00) of the sales tax revenue collected during 590
the preceding month under the provisions of this chapter shall be 591
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deposited into the MMEIA Tax Incentive Fund created in Section 592
57-101-3. 593
(b) On or before July 15, 2013, and each succeeding 594
month thereafter, One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) 595
of the sales tax revenue collected during the preceding month 596
under the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited into the 597
Mississippi Development Authority Job Training Grant Fund created 598
in Section 57-1-451. 599
(22) On or before June 1, 2024, and each succeeding month 600
thereafter until December 31, 2057, an amount determined annually 601
by the Mississippi Development Authority of the sales tax revenue 602
collected during the preceding month under the provisions of this 603
chapter shall be deposited into the MMEIA Tax Incentive Fund 604
created in Section 57-125-3. This amount shall be based on 605
estimated payments due within the upcoming year to construction 606
contractors pursuant to construction contracts subject to the tax 607
imposed by Section 27-65-21 for construction to be performed on 608
the project site of a project defined under Section 609
57-75-5(f)(xxxiii) for the coming year. 610
(23) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to 611
the contrary, on or before August 15, 2009, and each succeeding 612
month thereafter, the sales tax revenue collected during the 613
preceding month under the provisions of Section 27-65-201 shall be 614
deposited, without diversion, into the Motor Vehicle Ad Valorem 615
Tax Reduction Fund established in Section 27-51-105. 616
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(24) (a) On or before August 15, 2019, and each month 617
thereafter through July 15, 2020, one percent (1%) of the total 618
sales tax revenue collected during the preceding month from 619
restaurants and hotels shall be allocated for distribution to the 620
Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Advertising Fund 621
established under Section 57-1-64, to be used exclusively for the 622
purpose stated therein. On or before August 15, 2020, and each 623
month thereafter through July 15, 2021, two percent (2%) of the 624
total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding month from 625
restaurants and hotels shall be allocated for distribution to the 626
Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Advertising Fund 627
established under Section 57-1-64, to be used exclusively for the 628
purpose stated therein. On or before August 15, 2021, and each 629
month thereafter, three percent (3%) of the total sales tax 630
revenue collected during the preceding month from restaurants and 631
hotels shall be allocated for distribution to the Mississippi 632
Development Authority Tourism Advertising Fund established under 633
Section 57-1-64, to be used exclusively for the purpose stated 634
therein. The revenue diverted pursuant to this subsection shall 635
not be available for expenditure until February 1, 2020. 636
(b) The Joint Legislative Committee on Performance 637
Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER) must provide an annual 638
report to the Legislature indicating the amount of funds deposited 639
into the Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Advertising 640
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Fund established under Section 57-1-64, and a detailed record of 641
how the funds are spent. 642
(25) The remainder of the amounts collected under the 643
provisions of this chapter shall be paid into the State Treasury 644
to the credit of the General Fund. 645
(26) (a) It shall be the duty of the municipal officials of 646
any municipality that expands its limits, or of any community that 647
incorporates as a municipality, to notify the commissioner of that 648
action thirty (30) days before the effective date. Failure to so 649
notify the commissioner shall cause the municipality to forfeit 650
the revenue that it would have been entitled to receive during 651
this period of time when the commissioner had no knowledge of the 652
action. 653
(b) (i) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph 654
(ii) of this paragraph, if any funds have been erroneously 655
disbursed to any municipality or any overpayment of tax is 656
recovered by the taxpayer, the commissioner may make correction 657
and adjust the error or overpayment with the municipality by 658
withholding the necessary funds from any later payment to be made 659
to the municipality. 660
(ii) Subject to the provisions of Sections 661
27-65-51 and 27-65-53, if any funds have been erroneously 662
disbursed to a municipality under subsection (1) of this section 663
for a period of three (3) years or more, the maximum amount that 664
may be recovered or withheld from the municipality is the total 665
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amount of funds erroneously disbursed for a period of three (3) 666
years beginning with the date of the first erroneous disbursement. 667
However, if during such period, a municipality provides written 668
notice to the Department of Revenue indicating the erroneous 669
disbursement of funds, then the maximum amount that may be 670
recovered or withheld from the municipality is the total amount of 671
funds erroneously disbursed for a period of one (1) year beginning 672
with the date of the first erroneous disbursement. 673
SECTION 3. Section 27-104-371, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 674
amended as follows: 675
27-104-371. (1) (a) A special fund, to be designated as 676
the "2022 Local Improvements Projects Fund," is created within the 677
State Treasury. The fund shall be maintained by the State 678
Treasurer as a separate and special fund, separate and apart from 679
the General Fund of the state. Unexpended amounts remaining in 680
the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the 681
State General Fund, and any interest earned or investment earnings 682
on amounts in the fund shall be deposited into * * * the Capital 683
Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000). 684
(b) (i) The Department of Finance and Administration 685
shall file biannual reports in summary form to the Legislative 686
Budget Office on or before the first of October and the first of 687
April each year. At a minimum, the reports shall include the 688
latest status report from each entity under paragraph (c) of this 689
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subsection, the amount of disbursements to each entity, and the 690
target date for project completion. 691
(ii) If any report required under paragraph (c) is 692
more than thirty (30) days overdue, the Department of Finance and 693
Administration shall notify the State Auditor. Upon notification, 694
the State Auditor shall conduct such audit or investigations as 695
the State Auditor deems necessary under this subsection. 696
(iii) Any unexpended balance of funds disbursed 697
from the fund created by this section shall be returned to the 698
Department of Finance and Administration by the appropriate entity 699
within thirty (30) days: 700
1. Of the completion of the project as 701
certified by the Department of Finance and Administration after 702
reasonable efforts to consult with the entity that received monies 703
from this fund; or 704
2. If unexpended funds remain after three (3) 705
years from the date of execution of the memorandum of 706
understanding governing the project. The Department of Finance 707
and Administration may grant one (1) six-month extension to the 708
three-year deadline under this item pursuant to a written request 709
from the entity made within sixty (60) days of the effective date 710
of this act. 711
(iv) Upon receipt of any funds under item (iii) of 712
this paragraph (b), the State Treasurer, in conjunction with the 713
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State Fiscal Officer, shall transfer such funds to the Capital 714
Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000) as unobligated funds. 715
(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
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improvements to the Jackson Public School District's Career 739
Development Center in Jackson, Mississippi.......... $ 300,000.00 740
(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
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(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
(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
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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
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
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(y) To assist Perry County, Mississippi, in paying 811
costs associated with the acquisition of a........................ 812
fire truck.......................................... $ 250,000.00 813
(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
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(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
(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
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(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
(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
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(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
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
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(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
(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
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(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
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
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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
(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
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(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
(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
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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
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
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(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
(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
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(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
(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
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(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
(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
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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
(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
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(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
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
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(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
(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
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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
(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
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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
(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
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(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
(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
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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
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
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(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
(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
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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
(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
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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
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
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(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
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
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(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
(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
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(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
(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
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(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
(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
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.................................................... $ 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
(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
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(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
(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
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(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
(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
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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
(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
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include Pool Street Extension, Creosote Road Extension, and Daniel 1542
Boulevard Extension................................. $ 3,500,000.00 1543
(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
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(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
(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
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(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
(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
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(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
(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
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(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
(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
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(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
(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
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(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
(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
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(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
(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
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(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
(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
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(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
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
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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
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
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(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
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 (1) six-month extension to the 1816
three-year deadline under this subparagraph pursuant to a written 1817
request from the entity made within sixty (60) days of the 1818
effective date of this act. 1819
(d) Upon receipt of any funds under paragraph (c) of 1820
this subsection, the State Treasurer, in conjunction with the 1821
State Fiscal Officer, shall transfer such funds to the Capital 1822
Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000) as unobligated funds. 1823
(4) Any state agency, local government entity or any other 1824
entity that receives funds from this fund and has not completed 1825
the project for which the entity received the funds shall file 1826
quarterly reports with the Department of Finance and 1827
Administration on dates determined by the Department of Finance 1828
and Administration. The contents of the report shall be 1829
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determined by the Department of Finance and Administration but 1830
shall include, at a minimum, a status report on the progression of 1831
the project and a target date for project completion. The final 1832
report shall include an accounting of the total remaining balance 1833
of unused funds disbursed to the entity. 1834
SECTION 5. Section 27-104-375, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 1835
amended as follows: 1836
27-104-375. (1) There is created in the State Treasury a 1837
special fund to be designated as the "2024 Local Improvements 1838
Projects Fund." The fund shall be maintained by the State 1839
Treasurer as a separate and special fund, separate and apart from 1840
the General Fund of the state. Monies in the fund shall be 1841
disbursed by the Department of Finance and Administration, as 1842
provided in Section 10 of Chapter 534, Laws of 2024. Unexpended 1843
amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall 1844
not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned or 1845
investment earnings on amounts in the fund shall be deposited 1846
into * * * the Capital Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000). Any 1847
state agency that receives funds from the 2024 Local Improvement 1848
Fund may escalate its budget upon receiving 2024 Local Improvement 1849
Funds and expend such funds in accordance with the rules and 1850
regulations of the Department of Finance and Administration in a 1851
manner consistent with the escalation of federal funds. 1852
(2) (a) The Department of Finance and Administration shall 1853
file quarterly reports in summary form with the Legislative Budget 1854
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Office on the first of October and the first of April each year. 1855
At a minimum, the reports shall include the latest status report 1856
from each entity under subsection (3) of this section, the amount 1857
disbursed to each entity, and the target date for project 1858
completion. 1859
(b) If any report required under subsection (3) is more 1860
than thirty (30) days overdue, the Department of Finance and 1861
Administration shall notify the State Auditor. Upon notification, 1862
the State Auditor shall conduct such audit or investigations as 1863
the State Auditor deems necessary under this subsection. 1864
(c) Any unexpended balance of funds disbursed from the 1865
fund created by this section shall be returned to the Department 1866
of Finance and Administration by the appropriate entity within 1867
thirty (30) days: 1868
(i) Of the completion of the project as certified 1869
by the Department of Finance and Administration after reasonable 1870
efforts to consult with the entity that received monies from this 1871
fund; or 1872
(ii) If unexpended funds remain after three (3) 1873
years from the date of execution of the memorandum of 1874
understanding governing the project. The Department of Finance 1875
and Administration may grant one (1) six-month extension to the 1876
three-year deadline under this subparagraph pursuant to a written 1877
request from the entity made within sixty (60) days of the 1878
effective date of this act. 1879
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ST: Local Improvement projects; require return
of unexpended funds and earned interest.
(d) Upon receipt of any funds under paragraph (c) of 1880
this subsection, the State Treasurer, in conjunction with the 1881
State Fiscal Officer, shall transfer such funds to the Capital 1882
Expense Fund (Fund No. 6499C00000) as unobligated funds. 1883
(3) Any state agency, local government entity or any other 1884
entity that receives funds from this fund and has not completed 1885
the project for which the entity received the funds shall file 1886
quarterly reports with the Department of Finance and 1887
Administration on dates determined by the Department of Finance 1888
and Administration. The contents of the report shall be 1889
determined by the Department of Finance and Administration but 1890
shall include, at a minimum, a status report on the progression of 1891
the project and a target date for project completion. The final 1892
report shall include an accounting of the total remaining balance 1893
of unused funds disbursed to the entity. 1894
SECTION 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from 1895
and after its passage and shall stand repealed on the day before 1896
its passage. 1897