Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2578

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Background

Title

Description: Highway program; revise the manner in which certain highway projects are prioritized.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate]

History of Actions:

1 01/21 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation;Appropriations
2 01/23 (S) DR - TSDPCS: HI To AP
3 02/05 (S) DR - TSDPCS: AP To HI
4 02/05 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
5 02/11 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
6 02/11 (S) Amended
7 02/11 (S) Passed As Amended
8 02/13 (S) Transmitted To House
9 02/13 (H) Referred To Transportation;Appropriations
10 03/05 (H) Died In Committee

Amendments:

Adopted [S] Amendment No 1
Adopted [S] Amendment No 2
Adopted [S] Amendment No 3
Adopted [S] Amendment No 4
Adopted [S] Amendment No 5
Adopted [S] Amendment No 6
Lost [S] Amendment No 7
Adopted [S] Amendment No 8
Adopted [S] Amendment No 9
Adopted [S] Amendment No 10
Adopted [S] Amendment No 11
Adopted [S] Amendment No 12
Adopted [S] Amendment No 13
Adopted [S] Amendment No 14
Adopted [S] Amendment No 15
Adopted [S] Amendment No 16
Adopted [S] Amendment No 17
Adopted [S] Amendment No 18

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2002
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

Senate Committees:

House Committees:

Principal Author: Dearing

Additional Authors: Jackson, Williamson, Simmons, Horhn, Dickerson, Kirby, Scoper, Harvey, Canon, Johnson (19th), Thames, Smith, Little, Furniss, Jordan, Carmichael, Gordon, Farris, Johnson (38th), Blackmon, Ross, Harden, King, Burton, Browning, Stogner, Posey

Code Sections: A 065-0003-0097, A 075-0076-0129, A 065-0039-0001, A 027-0005-0101, A 027-0019-0099, A 027-0057-0037, A 027-0065-0075, A 065-0001-0059, A 065-0039-0035

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 65-3-97, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO FOUR-LANE CERTAIN ADDITIONAL HIGHWAY SEGMENTS; TO REVISE THE MANNER IN WHICH ALL HIGHWAY PROJECTS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, EXCEPT PROJECTS IN PHASES ONE, TWO AND THREE OF THE 1987 FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY PROGRAM AND CERTAIN OTHER HIGHWAY PROJECTS, ARE PRIORITIZED; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PRIORITIES SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PRIORITY SCHEDULE BASED UPON A NEEDS ANALYSIS PERFORMED BY THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION USING CERTAIN ANALYTIC METHODS AND PROCEDURES WHICH SHALL BE UPDATED ANNUALLY IF NECESSARY; TO PROVIDE THAT IN THE EVENT THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION DEVIATES FROM THE SCHEDULE, THE COMMISSION SHALL SPREAD THE SPECIFIC REASONS FOR SUCH DEVIATION ON ITS MINUTES TO REQUIRE THE PRIORITIZED SCHEDULE TO INCLUDE IMMEDIATE NEEDS, MID-RANGE NEEDS AND LONG-RANGE NEEDS; TO REQUIRE THE PRIORITIZED SCHEDULE TO BE PRESENTED TO THE HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE AND THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON OCTOBER 1 OF EACH YEAR BEGINNING IN 2005; TO REQUIRE THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TO DEDICATE NOT LESS THAN $200,000,000.00 ANNUALLY TO FUND SUCH PROGRAM BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2006; TO REQUIRE CERTAIN PROJECTS TO BE CONSIDERED AS IMMEDIATE, MID-RANGE AND LONG-RANGE NEEDS; TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TO CONSIDER CERTAIN HIGHWAY SEGMENTS FOR CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS AND HIGHWAY MODIFICATIONS; TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDS TO BE USED FOR THE 1987 FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH FEDERAL FUNDS MAY BE UTILIZED IN LIEU OF STATE FUNDING THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE UTILIZED FOR SUCH PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ANNUAL TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDING FOR THE 1987 FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY PROGRAM SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN IT WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN WITHOUT THE UTILIZATION OF SUCH ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDS; TO AMEND SECTION 75-76-129, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND UNTIL JULY 1, 2022, THE DIVERSION OF GAMING FEE COLLECTIONS TO THE GAMING COUNTIES STATE-ASSISTED INFRASTRUCTURE BOND SINKING FUND; TO AMEND SECTIONS 65-39-1, 27-5-101, 27-19-99, 27-57-37, 27-65-75, 65-1-59 AND 65-39-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/05/02 at 16:28.

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