MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

1997 Regular Session

To: Rules

By: Representatives Shows, Green (96th), Hudson, Moak, Nettles, Vince

House Concurrent Resolution 100

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SUSPENDING THE DEADLINES FOR THE PURPOSE OF REQUESTING THE DRAFTING, AND THE INTRODUCTION, CONSIDERATION AND PASSAGE, OF A BILL ENTITLED "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 65-3-97, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 24/48 FROM WOODVILLE TO MCCOMB WITHIN THE FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM AND TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONSTRUCT FOUR LANES OF HIGHWAY ALONG THE ENTIRE SEGMENT OR ALONG SUCH PORTION OR PORTIONS THEREOF AS THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION DETERMINES AS APPROPRIATE BASED UPON THE VOLUME CAPACITY OF THE SEGMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CONSTRUCTION TO BE PERFORMED UNDER THE FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY PROGRAM TO THAT SEGMENT OF U.S. HIGHWAY 98 FROM MEADVILLE TO SUMMIT SHALL CONSIST OF SUCH IMPROVEMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS AS THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION DEEMS NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE, INCLUDING STRAIGHTENING AND REALIGNMENT OF THE EXISTING ROADWAY, THE ADDITION OF PASSING LANES, THE WIDENING OF EXISTING LANES AND THE ACQUISITION OF ANY RIGHT-OF-WAY NECESSARY FOR SUCH PURPOSES AND FOR PURPOSES OF FUTURE CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR (4) LANES ALONG SUCH SEGMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE TOTAL COSTS FOR ALL HIGHWAY PROJECTS DESCRIBED IN THIS ACT ON AND ALONG MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 24/48 AND ON AND ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 98 SHALL NOT EXCEED THE COSTS ESTIMATED BY THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR LANES ALONG THE ENTIRE SEGMENT OF U.S. HIGHWAY 98 FROM MEADVILLE TO SUMMIT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES." 

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN, That the Joint Rules of the House and the Senate, including all the deadlines and other provisions imposed by Joint Rule No. 40, are suspended for the purpose of requesting the drafting, and the introduction, consideration and passage, of a bill entitled "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 65-3-97, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 24/48 FROM WOODVILLE TO MCCOMB WITHIN THE FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM AND TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONSTRUCT FOUR LANES OF HIGHWAY ALONG THE ENTIRE SEGMENT OR ALONG SUCH PORTION OR PORTIONS THEREOF AS THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION DETERMINES AS APPROPRIATE BASED UPON THE VOLUME CAPACITY OF THE SEGMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CONSTRUCTION TO BE PERFORMED UNDER THE FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY PROGRAM TO THAT SEGMENT OF U.S. HIGHWAY 98 FROM MEADVILLE TO SUMMIT SHALL CONSIST OF SUCH IMPROVEMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS AS THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION DEEMS NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE, INCLUDING STRAIGHTENING AND REALIGNMENT OF THE EXISTING ROADWAY, THE ADDITION OF PASSING LANES, THE WIDENING OF EXISTING LANES AND THE ACQUISITION OF ANY RIGHT-OF-WAY NECESSARY FOR SUCH PURPOSES AND FOR PURPOSES OF FUTURE CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR (4) LANES ALONG SUCH SEGMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE TOTAL COSTS FOR ALL HIGHWAY PROJECTS DESCRIBED IN THIS ACT ON AND ALONG MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 24/48 AND ON AND ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 98 SHALL NOT EXCEED THE COSTS ESTIMATED BY THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR LANES ALONG THE ENTIRE SEGMENT OF U.S. HIGHWAY 98 FROM MEADVILLE TO SUMMIT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES."