Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2527

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Bill Text

History of Actions

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Background

Title

Description: Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement Fund; create.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate] [Sent to Governor]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation;Appropriations
2 01/24 (S) DR - TSDPCS: HI To AP
3 01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
4 01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
5 01/31 (S) Passed
6 02/02 (S) Transmitted To House
7 02/07 (H) Referred To Transportation;Appropriations
8 02/22 (H) DR - TSDPAA: TR To AP
9 02/27 (H) DR - TSDPAA: AP To TR
10 02/27 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
11 03/01 (H) Amended
12 03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
13 03/02 (H) Returned For Concurrence
14 03/14 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
15 03/21 (S) Conferees Named Dearing,Hewes,Gollott
16 03/22 (H) Conferees Named Compretta,Formby,Mitchell
17 03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
18 03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
19 03/27 (H) Conference Report Adopted
20 03/28 (S) Conference Report Adopted
21 03/30 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
22 03/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
23 04/07 Approved by Governor

Amendments/Conference Report:

Adopted [H] Amendment No 1

Conference Report

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2001
DispositionLaw
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority
Chapter number552

Senate Committees:

House Committees:

Principal Author: Hewes

Additional Authors: Gollott, Moffatt, Robertson

Title: AN ACT TO CREATE THE MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT FUND; TO PROVIDE THAT MONEY IN SUCH FUND SHALL BE EXPENDED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS ACT FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS OF AIRPORTS, PORTS, RAILROADS AND TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN MISSISSIPPI; TO FORM COMMITTEES FOR EACH MODE OF TRANSPORTATION TO RECEIVE AND APPROVE APPLICATIONS FOR SUCH FUNDS; TO PROVIDE THAT A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE MONEY IN SUCH FUND SHALL BE ALLOCATED TO EACH MODE OF TRANSPORTATION; TO PROVIDE THAT 5% OF THE MONEY IN THE FUND SHALL BE ALLOCATED AMONG THE VARIOUS MODES OF TRANSPORTATION BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BASED ON CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY SUCH DEPARTMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT 30% OF THE FUNDS ALLOCATED TO TRANSIT SYSTEMS SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE COAST TRANSIT AUTHORITY AND 30% SHALL BE ALLOCATED TO THE CITY OF JACKSON TRANSIT SYSTEM; TO REQUIRE THAT A PORTION OF THE COST OF THE PROJECT OR PURPOSE FOR WHICH FUNDING IS SOUGHT, NOT TO EXCEED 10%, SHALL BE FURNISHED BY THE PORT, AIRPORT, RAILROAD OR TRANSIT SYSTEM SEEKING FUNDING; TO CREATE A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE MULTI-MODAL FUND COMMITTEE; TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ANNUALLY PREPARE A WRITTEN REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUND AND THE MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS OF THE STATE AND TO SUBMIT SUCH REPORT TO THE SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE MULTI-MODAL FUND COMMITTEE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 04/17/01 at 00:01.

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