Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Bill 495

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Background

Title

Description: Gasoline excise tax; increase to fund four-laning of Mississippi Highway 15.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/05 (H) Referred To Transportation;Ways and Means
2 02/21 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2007
DispositionDead
DeadlineRevenue
RevenueYes
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committees:

Principal Author: Ward

Code Sections: A 027-0055-0011, A 027-0005-0101

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-55-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE GASOLINE EXCISE TAX BY FOUR CENTS PER GALLON; TO AMEND SECTION 27-5-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAX INCREASE SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO A SPECIAL ACCOUNT WITHIN THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND AND EXPENDED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SOLELY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC FOR MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 15; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/21/07 at 15:45.

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