***Adopted***

AMENDMENT No. 1 PROPOSED TO

Senate Bill NO. 3056

By Representative(s) Committee

Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

SECTION 1. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Abandoned Property Fund (3178) to the Office of the Secretary of State for the purpose of reimbursing counties for costs incurred as a result of the holding of the statewide special election for the purpose of selecting the official state flag for the State of Mississippi, as authorized in House Bill No. 524, 2001 Regular Session, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2002

$ 1,000,000.00.

SECTION 2. The money herein appropriated shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the proper fund or funds as set forth in this act, upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, officer or officers, in the manner provided by law.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF SPECIAL FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REIMBURSING THE COUNTIES FOR COSTS INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE HOLDING OF THE STATEWIDE SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SELECTING THE OFFICIAL STATE FLAG FOR THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, AS AUTHORIZED IN HOUSE BILL NO. 524, 2001 REGULAR SESSION, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002.