Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Local System Road Program; revise funding.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/17 (S) Referred To Finance | |
| 2 | 02/01 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2005 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Browning
Code Sections: A 075-0076-0129, A 065-0037-0013, A 065-0018-0009, A 065-0018-0011, A 075-0076-0193
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 75-76-129, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDISTRIBUTE A PORTION OF THE STATE'S SHARE OF GAMING LICENSE FEES TO SPECIAL FUNDS, THE PROCEEDS OF WHICH MAY BE USED FOR BEAVER ERADICATION AND CONTROL, THE LOCAL SYSTEM BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM AND THE LOCAL SYSTEM ROAD PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 65-37-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE PROVISIONS THAT REQUIRE THE LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE MONIES TO THE LOCAL SYSTEM BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AND REHABILITATION FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 65-18-9 AND 65-18-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE LOCAL SYSTEM ROAD FUND; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE ENGINEER TO ALLOCATE MONIES IN THE FUND TO EACH COUNTY FOR CONSTRUCTING, RECONSTRUCTING OF LOCAL SYSTEM ROADS; TO AMEND SECTION 75-76-193, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IN CALCULATING GROSS REVENUE FROM ANY GAME UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI GAMING CONTROL ACT, PAYMENTS OF CASH OR TRANSFERS OF OTHER THINGS OF VALUE TO PATRONS BASED ON THE RESULT OF A GAME SHALL NOT BE DEDUCTED AS LOSSES PAID TO PATRONS WHERE THE ITEM USED OR RISKED BY THE PATRON TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GAME WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED REVENUE TO A GAMING LICENSEE IF THE PATRON LOST THE GAME; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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