MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

1998 Regular Session

To: Rules

By: Senator(s) Scoper

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SUSPENDING THE DEADLINES FOR THE PURPOSE OF REQUESTING THE DRAFTING, INTRODUCTION, CONSIDERATION AND PASSAGE OF A BILL ENTITLED "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-25-505, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE PROVISION THAT RESTRICTS THE AMOUNT OF OIL SEVERANCE TAX PROCEEDS THAT A MUNICIPALITY MAY RECEIVE ON PRODUCTION OF OIL FROM ANY PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF SUCH MUNICIPALITY." 

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN, That the Joint Rules of the Senate and the House are hereby suspended for the purpose of requesting the drafting, introduction, consideration and passage, regardless of any deadlines imposed by said rules, of a bill entitled "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-25-505, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE PROVISION THAT RESTRICTS THE AMOUNT OF OIL SEVERANCE TAX PROCEEDS THAT A MUNICIPALITY MAY RECEIVE ON PRODUCTION OF OIL FROM ANY PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF SUCH MUNICIPALITY."