History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: City of Ridgeland; authorized transportation improvements to be funded by 1% general sales tax.
| 1 | 02/26/98 | (S) | Referred To Local and Private;Finance | |
| 2 | 04/05/98 | (S) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | None | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | Yes |
Senate Committees:
Principal Author: Hall
Title: AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF RIDGELAND, MISSISSIPPI, TO INCUR INDEBTEDNESS IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000,000.00 FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS RECOMMENDED TO BE LOCATED IN THE CITY BY THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN UPDATE FOR THE CITY OF RIDGELAND, MISSISSIPPI, DATED JULY 1996, THE MADISON-RIDGELAND CONNECTOR FEASIBILITY STUDY DATED MAY 1997, AND THE JACKSON URBANIZED AREAS TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR THE YEAR 2020 DATED JUNE 1997, TO REQUIRE THE CITY OF RIDGELAND TO IMPOSE A 1% SALES TAX ON ALL ITEMS CURRENTLY TAXED AT 7% PRIOR TO INCURRING ANY INDEBTEDNESS UNDER THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE THE REVENUE COLLECTED FROM SUCH SALES TAX TO BE UTILIZED TO PAY FOR THE COSTS INCURRED IN CONSTRUCTING SUCH TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE PAYMENT OF ANY INDEBTEDNESS, INCLUDING INTEREST, INCURRED BY THE CITY PURSUANT TO THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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