Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Bill 222

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Background

Title

Description: Coastal Counties Assistance Fund; create to provide additional funds to coast counties and cities.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/02 (H) Referred To Sel Cmte on Hurricane Recovery;Appropriations
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2007
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committees:

Principal Author: Guice

Title: AN ACT TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY TO BE KNOWN AS COASTAL COUNTIES ASSISTANCE FUND, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO HANCOCK, HARRISON AND JACKSON COUNTIES AND THE MUNICIPALITIES IN THOSE COUNTIES; TO PROVIDE THAT DURING EACH FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING WITH FISCAL YEAR 2008, THE STATE FISCAL OFFICER SHALL TRANSFER INTO THE SPECIAL FUND FROM THE STATE GENERAL FUND AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO ONE PERCENT OF THE SINE DIE GENERAL FUND REVENUE ESTIMATE ADOPTED FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MONIES IN THE SPECIAL FUND SHALL BE APPROPRIATED BY THE LEGISLATURE AND DISTRIBUTED AMONG EACH OF THOSE COUNTIES AND THE MUNICIPALITIES IN THOSE COUNTIES ON A PRO RATA BASIS BASED ON POPULATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/07 at 18:55.

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