MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2000 Regular Session

To: Rules

By: Senator(s) Dearing

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 27-5-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF A PORTION OF THE MOTOR FUEL TAX REVENUES DIVERTED TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THAT IS NOT NEEDED TO PAY THE ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE ON CERTAIN HIGHWAY BONDS TO BE USED FOR PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE ON THE FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES."

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 27-5-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF A PORTION OF THE MOTOR FUEL TAX REVENUES DIVERTED TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THAT IS NOT NEEDED TO PAY THE ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE ON CERTAIN HIGHWAY BONDS TO BE USED FOR PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE ON THE FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES."