MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2018 1st Extraordinary Session

To: Appropriations

By: Senator(s) Gollott, Wiggins, Moran, Watson, Carter, Seymour, Blackwell, Chassaniol, Dearing, DeBar, Fillingane, Hill, Jackson (11th), Jackson (32nd), Michel, Simmons (13th)

Senate Bill 2002

AN ACT AMEND SECTION 27-103-302, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT FROM AND AFTER SEPTEMBER 1, 2018, ALL BP OIL SPILL SETTLEMENT FUNDS RECEIVED BY THE STATE SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE STATE BP SETTLEMENT FUND AND THE GULF COAST RESTORATION FUND; TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE "STATE BP SETTLEMENT FUND"; TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE "GULF COAST RESTORATION FUND" (GCRF); TO PROVIDE THAT MONIES IN THE GCRF SHALL BE USED, UPON APPROPRIATION BY THE LEGISLATURE, TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO APPLICANTS THROUGH PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS AUTHORIZED BY THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT MONIES IN THE GCRF SHALL BE USED ONLY FOR PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS THAT ARE LOCATED IN THE GULF COAST REGION AS DEFINED IN THE FEDERAL RESTORE ACT; TO CREATE THE GULF COAST RESTORATION FUND ADVISORY BOARD TO PROVIDE ADVICE TO MDA WHEN REVIEWING APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (MDA) SHALL BE THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE GCRF; TO AUTHORIZE MDA TO CARRY OUT ANY POWERS AND DUTIES AUTHORIZED IN THIS ACT AND PROVIDE THAT MDA SHALL HANDLE ALL OF THE DAY-TO-DAY MATTERS RELATING TO THE GCRF; TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF THE ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES OF MDA IN CARRYING OUT ITS DUTIES UNDER THIS ACT; TO SPECIFY THE APPLICANTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT MDA SHALL ESTABLISH CRITERIA, RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR ACCEPTING AND REVIEWING APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT MDA SHALL REVIEW, COMPILE, AND SCORE ALL TIMELY RECEIVED APPLICATIONS AND SHALL PRESENT THE APPLICATIONS AND ITS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS TO THE LEGISLATURE NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 1 OF THE YEAR; TO PROVIDE THAT THE LEGISLATURE SHALL DETERMINE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS THAT WILL BE FUNDED BY SEPARATE LINE ITEMS IN AN APPROPRIATION BILL; TO PROVIDE THAT APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE WILL BE RECEIVED THROUGH WEB PORTALS SET UP BY MDA; TO AUTHORIZE MDA TO ESTABLISH PROGRAMS FOR MAKING LOANS, LOAN GUARANTEES, GRANTS AND ANY OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO APPLICANTS WHOSE PROJECTS ARE APPROVED FOR ASSISTANCE; TO SPECIFY THE APPLICANTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER THESE PROGRAMS; TO PROVIDE THAT MDA SHALL ESTABLISH PROGRAMS AND AN APPLICATION PROCESS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO APPLICANTS WHO PRIORITIZE CERTAIN TYPES OF PROJECTS; TO PROVIDE THAT ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER THIS ACT MAY NOT BE USED TO FINANCE 100% OF THE COST OF ANY PROJECT; TO PROVIDE THAT CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY MDA WITH RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS ACT MUST INCLUDE PROVISIONS REQUIRING A PERFORMANCE REPORT ON THE CONTRACTED ACTIVITIES; TO PROVIDE FOR FINANCIAL AUDITS OF RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS ACT AND PROVIDE FOR PERFORMANCE AUDITS OF MDA'S ADMINISTRATION OF THE GCRF UNDER THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE MDA TO FILE AN ANNUAL REPORT WITH CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE OFFICIALS AND LBO THAT INCLUDES DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF THE FUNDS RECEIVED AND PROVIDED AS ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE THE STATE TREASURER TO TRANSFER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FUNDS FROM THE BUDGET CONTINGENCY FUND TO THE 2018 TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS FUND, MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY-RAILROAD GRADE CROSSING SAFETY ACCOUNT AND THE MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 9, HOUSE BILL NO. 1, FIRST EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF 2018, TO PROVIDE THAT MONEY IN THE 2018 TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS FUND, SHALL BE DISBURSED, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS; TO SPECIFY THE PROJECTS FOR WHICH MONEY MAY BE DISBURSED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  Section 27-103-302, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     27-103-302.  Through August 31, 2018, all funds received by or on behalf of the State of Mississippi through a negotiated settlement for economic damages in connection with the explosion on, and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, except for any funds that are required by the settlement to be paid to any other public entity, shall be deposited into the Budget Contingency Fund for appropriation by the Legislature.

     From and after September 1, 2018, all funds received by or on behalf of the State of Mississippi through a negotiated settlement for economic damages in connection with the explosion on, and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, except for any funds that are required by the settlement to be paid to any other public entity, shall be deposited as follows:  (a) twenty-five percent (25%) of each annual payment of those funds to the State of Mississippi shall be deposited into the State BP Settlement Fund created in Section 2 of this act, and (b) seventy-five percent (75%) of each annual payment of those funds to the State of Mississippi shall be deposited into the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund created in Section 3 of this act.

     SECTION 2.  There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the "State BP Settlement Fund."  The special fund shall consist of funds required to be deposited into the special fund by Section 27-103-302, funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the Legislature in any manner, and funds from any other source designated for deposit into the special fund.  Unexpended amounts remaining in the special fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund but shall remain in the State BP Settlement Fund.  Any investment earnings or interest earned on amounts in the special fund shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund.

     SECTION 3.  (1)  There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the "Gulf Coast Restoration Fund" (GCRF).  The GCRF shall consist of funds required to be deposited into the GCRF by Section 27-103-302, funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the Legislature in any manner, and funds from any other source designated for deposit into the GCRF.  Unexpended amounts remaining in the GCRF at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any investment earnings or interest earned on amounts in the GCRF shall be deposited to the credit of the GCRF.

     (2)  Monies in the GCRF shall be administered by the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA), and shall be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to provide assistance to applicants through programs or projects authorized by this act.  Monies in the GCRF shall be used only for programs or projects that are located in the Gulf Coast region as defined in the federal RESTORE Act, but not to expand beyond the boundaries of Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, Stone, and George Counties.  If a county is included in the coastal zone, then the county seat of that county would be considered a part of the coastal zone.

     SECTION 4.  (1)  Monies in the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund shall be used only for the purposes specified in this act, and no other expenditure, appropriation or transfer of monies in the GCRF shall be made except by an act of the Legislature making specific reference to the GCRF as the source of those monies.

     (2)  If any monies in the GCRF are obligated or pledged as security for any debt incurred by MDA, and the monies in the GCRF that have been obligated or pledged are later expended, appropriated, transferred, obligated or pledged for any other purpose, the debt for which the monies were originally obligated or pledged shall be the obligation and indebtedness of the State of Mississippi secured by the full faith and credit of the state.

     SECTION 5.  (1)  There is created the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund Advisory Board for the purpose of providing guidance and expertise to MDA when reviewing applications for assistance under this act.  The advisory board shall consist of the following seven (7) members:

          (a)  Three (3) appointments from the Governor;

          (b)  Two (2) appointments from the Lieutenant Governor; and

          (c)  Two (2) appointments from the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

     (2)  The Governor shall appoint the chairman of the board and the board shall elect such other officers as it considers necessary from among its members.

     (3)  A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of meetings and all actions of the board shall be by a majority vote.

     (4)  The Mississippi Development Authority shall provide any necessary administrative support to the board.  No person nominated for, appointed to or serving as a member of the board may be an elected official.

     (5)  Members of the board shall serve without compensation, per diem or mileage expense.

     (6)  All expenses of the MDA in carrying out its duties and responsibilities under this section shall be paid from funds in the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund.

     SECTION 6.  (1)  MDA shall be the administrator of the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund.  MDA is authorized to carry out any powers and duties authorized in this act and shall handle all of the day-to-day matters relating to the GCRF.

     (2)  The annual administration expenses of MDA in carrying out its duties under this act shall not exceed one percent (1%) of the amount of the funds deposited into the GCRF under Section 27-103-302 for that year.  MDA may recover from applicants and recipients of funds under this act a portion of the costs associated with administering assistance provided under this act, which shall not be subject to the one percent (1%) limitation under this subsection.

     SECTION 7.  (1)  Applicants who are eligible for assistance under this section include, but are not limited to, local units of government, nongovernmental organizations, institutions of higher learning, community colleges, ports, airports, public-private partnerships, private for-profit entities, private non profit entities and local economic development entities.  Projects that are eligible for assistance under this section are projects that have the potential to generate increased economic activity in the region, as described in Section 8(3) of this act.

     (2)  MDA shall establish criteria, rules, and procedures for accepting and reviewing applications for assistance under this section.  MDA, with advice from the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund Advisory Board, shall review, compile and score all timely received applications, and shall present the applications and its recommendations for assistance to individual projects under this section to the Legislature no later than December 1 of the year.  The Legislature shall determine individual projects that will be funded under this section by separate line items in an appropriation bill.

     (3)  Applications for assistance under this section will be received through web portals set up by MDA.  MDA shall set criteria for the web portal which may include protection of the confidentiality of any or all of the application.

     SECTION 8.  (1)  MDA is further authorized, on such terms and conditions consistent with the criteria set forth in this section as it may determine, to establish programs for making loans, loan guarantees, grants and any other financial assistance from the GCRF to applicants whose projects are approved for assistance under this section.  MDA shall establish criteria, rules and procedures for accepting, reviewing, granting or denying applications, and for terms and conditions of financial assistance under this section in accordance with state law.  The Legislature shall appropriate monies from the GCRF to the MDA to fund the programs established under this section in an amount requested annually by MDA for such purpose.

     (2)  Applicants who are eligible for assistance under this section include, but are not limited to, local units of government, nongovernmental organizations, institutions of higher learning, community colleges, ports, airports, public-private partnerships, private for-profit entities, private non profit entities, and local economic development entities.

     (3)  MDA shall establish programs and an application process to provide assistance to applicants under this section that prioritize:

          (a)  Projects that will impact the long-term competitiveness of the region and may result in a significant positive impact on tax base, private sector job creation and private sector investment in the region;

          (b)  Projects that demonstrate the maximum long-term economic benefits and long-term growth potential of the region based on a financial analysis such as a cost-benefit analysis or a return-on-investment analysis;

          (c)  Projects that demonstrate long-term financial sustainability, including clear performance metrics, over the duration of the project;

          (d)  Projects that leverage or encourage leveraging of other private sector, local, state and federal funding sources with preference to projects that can demonstrate contributions from other sources than funds from the BP settlement;

          (e)  Projects that are supported by multiple government or private sector entities;

          (f)  Projects that can move quickly and efficiently to the design, engineering, and permitting phase;

          (g)  Projects that enhance the quality of life/place and business environment of the region, including tourism and recreational opportunities;

          (h)  Projects that expand the region's ability to attract high-growth industries or establish new high-growth industries in the region;

          (i)  Projects that leverage or further enhance key regional assets, including educational institutions, research facilities, ports, airports, rails and military bases;

          (j)  Projects that are transformational for the future of the region but create a wider regional impact;

          (k)  Projects that enhance the marketability of existing industrial properties;

          (l)  Projects that enhance a targeted industry cluster or create a Center of Excellence unique to the region;

          (m)  Infrastructure projects for business retention and development;

          (n)  Projects that enhance research and innovative technologies in the region; and

          (o)  Projects that provide outcome and return on investment measures, to be judged by clear performance metrics, over the duration of the project or program.

     SECTION 9.  (1)  Assistance provided under this act may not be used to finance one hundred percent (100%) of the cost of any project.

     (2)  Contracts executed by MDA with recipients of assistance under this act must include provisions requiring a performance report on the contracted activities, must account for the proper use of funds provided under the contract, and must include provisions for recovery of assistance if the assistance was based upon fraudulent information or the recipient of the assistance is not meeting the performance requirements established by MDA of the assistance.  Recipients of assistance under this act must regularly report to MDA the status of the project on a schedule determined by MDA.

     SECTION 10.  (1)  The scope of a financial audit of recipients of assistance under this act shall include funds related to any year in which the recipient receives assistance under this act.  The scope of review for these funds shall include, but is not limited to, compliance with state and federal laws related to the receipt and expenditure of those funds and the criteria established by MDA.

     (2)  The State Auditor shall conduct performance audits of MDA's administration of the GCRF under this act.  The scope of review shall include, but is not limited to, evaluating internal controls, internal audit functions, reporting and performance requirements required for use of the assistance, and compliance with state and federal law.  The audit shall include any funds disbursed under this act and matching funds provided in the contract with MDA.

     (3)  In addition to the rules of the State Auditor, the State Auditor shall adopt rules for the form and conduct all financial audits performed by independent certified public accountants and for audits of recipients of assistance under this act.

     (4)  The State Auditor may report findings to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States in addition to the reporting requirements under state law.

     (5)  The costs of the audits performed as provided in this section may be paid from the GCRF.

     SECTION 11.  MDA shall file an annual report with the Speaker of the House, the Lieutenant Governor, the Chairs of the Appropriations Committees of the House and the Senate, and the Legislative Budget Office not later than December 1 of each year, including detailed information regarding at least the following specific areas:

          (a)  Receipts and expenditures of the funds received and provided as assistance under this act;

          (b)  Expenditures for all administration expenses of MDA in carrying out its duties under this act;

          (c)  Overview of applications reviewed and a detailed description of applications approved for assistance for the current year; and

          (d)  Schedule of all applications for which assistance was provided under this act detailing status of progress, start date, anticipated completion date, benchmark achievements, and any modifications to the original application after receipt of assistance.

     SECTION 12.  (1)  The State Treasurer shall transfer funds from the Budget Contingency Fund to the following special funds in the following amounts:

          (a)  Fifty-two Million Eight Hundred Ninety-three Thousand Dollars ($52,893,000.00) to the 2018 Transportation and Infrastructure Improvements Fund created in House Bill No. 1, First Extraordinary Session of 2018;

          (b)  One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) to the Mississippi Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Account created in Section 57-43-15; and

          (c)  Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($7,500,000.00) to the Mississippi Railroad Improvements Fund created in Section 57-46-1.

     (2)  The State Treasurer shall transfer seventy-five percent (75%) of the amount remaining in the Budget Contingency Fund after the transfers required in subsection (1) of this section into the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund created in Section 3 of this act.

     SECTION 13.  Section 9, House Bill No. 1, First Extraordinary Session of 2018, is amended as follows:

     Section 9.  (1)  A special fund, to be designated the "2018 Transportation and Infrastructure Improvements Fund," is created within the State Treasury, which shall consist of funds made available by the Legislature in any manner and funds from any other source designated for deposit into such fund.  The fund shall be maintained by the State Treasurer as a separate and special fund, separate and apart from the General Fund of the state.  Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned or investment earnings on amounts in the fund shall be deposited into such fund. 

     (2)  Monies deposited into the fund shall be * * * expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for infrastructure projects and/or other projects that are economically beneficial that are otherwise provided by law to be funded by monies in this fund. disbursed, in the discretion of the Department of Finance and Administration, as follows:

          (a)  To pay the costs incurred by the Mississippi Transportation Commission and the Mississippi Department of Transportation to widen Mississippi Highway 16 to three (3) lanes as follows:

              (i)  From near the Neely Town Road at the DeKalb City Limits to the point at which Old Philadelphia Road ties into Mississippi Highway 16; and

              (ii)  Between the two (2) points at which Mississippi Highway 39 ties into Mississippi

Highway 16....................................... $2,000,000.00.

(b)  To assist in paying the costs associated with preconstruction, design, engineering, land acquisition, right-of-way acquisition, construction and development of the Reunion Parkway project from Bozeman Road to Parkway East in Madison County, Mississippi................................................. $8,000,000.00.

          (c)  To assist the East Metropolitan Corridor Commission, which is a commission operating as a local public agency representing the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority, the City of Brandon, Mississippi, the City of Flowood, Mississippi, and the City of Pearl, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with land acquisition and implementation of the East Metro Corridor project in Rankin County, Mississippi, from its current terminus at the southeast corner of, and within, the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport, traversing easterly and southerly and terminating at Interstate 20 at

Crossgates Boulevard in Brandon, Mississippi..... $8,000,000.00.

(d)  To assist DeSoto County, Mississippi, in paying the costs of rebuilding Holly Springs Road in DeSoto County and drainage improvements to the road...................................... $3,000,000.00.

          (e)  To assist Carroll County, Mississippi, in paying the costs of repair, renovation or replacement of a closed bridge

on County Road 157 in Carroll County............. $  500,000.00.

          (f)  To assist Lamar County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with necessary infrastructure improvements in Beat 5 of Lamar County and/or construction of recreational

facilities in Beat 5............................. $  500,000.00.

          (g)  To assist Lamar County, Mississippi, in paying the costs of improvements to the intersection of Scruggs Road and Mississippi Highway 589, including, but not limited to, the relocation of portions of the road, the purchase of property related to the relocation, signage, paving, other costs related to improving the safety of the intersection and other road safety projects in Supervisors District 5 of

Lamar County..................................... $1,500,000.00.

          (h)  To assist Bolivar County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with preplanning and construction of a Mississippi River landing dock facility and related

facilities in Bolivar County..................... $1,000,000.00.

          (i)  To assist Rankin County, Mississippi, in paying the costs related to the extension of Gunter Road in

Rankin County.................................... $2,800,000.00.

          (j)  To assist the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District in paying the costs associated with the repair, rehabilitation, reconstruction or replacement of seawalls at the Ross Barnett Reservoir as required by the settlement agreement in the case of Bobby L. Baker, Jr., et al. v. Pearl River Valley Water Supply District, in the Circuit Court of Rankin County,

Mississippi, Civil Action No. 212-133E........... $4,000,000.00.

          (k)  To assist the City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with resurfacing and other improvements to Hardy Street in the City of Hattiesburg from its intersection with U.S. Highway 49 East to its intersection with

West Pine Street in the City of Hattiesburg...... $  400,000.00.

          (l)  To assist the City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with resurfacing and other improvements to 38th Avenue in the City of

Hattiesburg...................................... $  100,000.00.

          (m)  To assist Hinds County, Mississippi, in paying the costs of construction and development of the Byram-Clinton Parkway

project in Hinds County.......................... $2,000,000.00.

          (n)  To assist the City of Senatobia, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the following purposes, in the following order:

              (i)  Construction and development of roundabout projects and other improvements at the intersection of Main Street and Scott Street and adjoining or related intersections in the City of Senatobia;

              (ii)  Improvements at the intersection of Front Street and Main Street in the City of Senatobia; and

              (iii)  Improvements at the intersection of Heard

Street and Main Street in the City of Senatobia.. $2,300,000.00.

     Any such funds that are in excess of that needed to complete the projects described in this paragraph shall be used to assist the City of Senatobia in paying the costs associated with making historically relevant infrastructure improvements in the city's downtown historic district.  In addition, the scope of work for any projects described in this paragraph that are located in the city's downtown historic district must be in keeping with the character of the district.

          (o)  To assist in paying the costs associated with:

              (i)  Constructing, developing, extending and implementing wastewater infrastructure and related facilities, systems and infrastructure within and/or near Gateway Industrial Park in Pike County, Mississippi; and

              (ii)  Constructing access roads and related infrastructure within and/or near Gateway Industrial Park in

Pike County...................................... $3,000,000.00.

          (p)  To assist the City of Petal, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with (i) the repair, rehabilitation, resurfacing, construction and reconstruction of Leeville Road/Main Street located in Forrest County, Mississippi, in the City of Petal from its intersection with the Evelyn Gandy Parkway southerly to the boundary of the corporate limits of the City of Petal; and (ii) the repair, rehabilitation, resurfacing, construction and reconstruction of Smithville Road located in

Forrest County, Mississippi, in the City of Petal $  750,000.00.

          (q)  To assist the Town of West, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and making other

improvements to streets in the Town of West...... $  500,000.00.

          (r)  To assist Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the resurfacing and repaving of Longview

Road in Oktibbeha County......................... $  750,000.00.

          (s)  To assist in paying the costs associated with the completion of the four-lane of Mississippi Highway 19 South at the south Philadelphia City boundary intersection at Holland Avenue and extending south along Mississippi Highway 19 South to the intersection of BIA Road 241 (also known as Tucker Road), including, but not be limited to, all necessary acquisition,

preconstruction and construction activities...... $2,000,000.00.

          (t)  To assist the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with construction and development of the East Bank Access Road project in the

City of Pascagoula............................... $2,000,000.00.

          (u)  To assist the Pascagoula Port Authority in paying the costs associated with construction and development of the North Rail Corridor project in Jackson County,

Mississippi...................................... $2,000,000.00.

          (v)  To assist the Town of Carrollton, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with making improvements to Washington

Street in the Town of Carrollton................. $  200,000.00.

          (w)  To assist the City of Winona, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with making improvements to Powell

Street in the City of Winona..................... $  300,000.00.

          (x)  To assist the Town of Como, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to roads in the Town of Como........ $  250,000.00.

          (y)  To assist the Town of Sledge, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to roads in the Town of Sledge...... $  250,000.00.

          (z)  To assist the Town of Itta Bena, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to roads in the Town of Itta Bena... $  250,000.00.

          (aa)  To assist the City of Grenada, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to roads in the City of Grenada..... $  500,000.00.

          (bb)  To assist the City of Waynesboro, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the Ramey Lane/Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive sewer repair and resurfacing project in the

City of Waynesboro............................... $  500,000.00.

          (cc)  To assist the City of Corinth, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repair, rehabilitation, maintenance and other improvements to roads in the

City of Corinth.................................. $  500,000.00.

          (dd)  To assist the City of Long Beach, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to roads in the City of Long Beach.. $1,000,000.00.

          (ee)  To assist Wilkinson County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the repair, rehabilitation, replacement, reconstruction and/or construction of bridges in Wilkinson County, including those bridges on state-designated highways that are

maintained by the county......................... $1,700,000.00.

          (ff)  To assist the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with:

              (i)  Transportation infrastructure due diligence to increase multimodal river transportation options in the City of Vicksburg; and

              (ii)  Expanded multimodal layout to provide a combination of rail, interstate, airport, and river access in and

to the City of Vicksburg......................... $1,000,000.00.

          (gg)  To assist the Town of Flora, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to roads in the Town of Flora....... $  300,000.00.

          (hh)  To assist in paying the costs associated with making improvements to:

              (i)  The intersection of Mississippi Highway 9W and Mississippi Highway 7 in Lafayette County, Mississippi;

              (ii)  A portion of Mississippi Highway 7 beginning at its intersection with Mississippi Highway 9W and running approximately one (1) mile south of such intersection in Lafayette County; and

              (iii)  A portion of Mississippi Highway 7 beginning at its intersection with Mississippi Highway 9W and running northerly to the boundary of the corporate limits of the

City of Oxford, Mississippi...................... $1,000,000.00.

          (ii)  To assist in paying the costs associated with necessary repairs to Natchez Trace Lake and surrounding roads in

Pontotoc County, Mississippi..................... $1,000,000.00.

          (jj)  To assist the City of Houston, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to roads in the City of Houston..... $  300,000.00.

          (kk)  To assist the Town of Houlka, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to roads in the Town of Houlka...... $  200,000.00.

          (ll)  To assist the City of Clinton, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other improvements and upgrades to roads in the

City of Clinton.................................. $1,000,000.00.

          (mm)  To assist Tate County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with widening, safety improvements, leveling, mill and overlay of Country Club Road south of the Country Club Road/Shands Bottom Road four-way stop; however, any funds that are in excess of that needed to complete such project shall be used to assist Tate County in paying the costs associated with repaving

roads in Tate County............................. $1,000,000.00.

          (nn)  To assist in paying the costs of construction and development related to the Cook Road Corridor project in Jackson County, Mississippi, and Harrison County,

Mississippi...................................... $2,000,000.00.

(oo)  To assist the Town of Vaiden, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other improvements to streets in the Town of Vaiden.................... $  100,000.00.

          (pp)  To assist the City of Crystal Springs, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other improvements to roads in the

City of Crystal Springs.......................... $  500,000.00.

          (qq)  To assist the City of Hernando, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with construction and construction engineering related to the realignment of McIngvale Road

in the City of Hernando.......................... $1,000,000.00.

          (rr)  To assist Attala County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with rehabilitation and paving on Attala

County Road 2221 also known as Airport Road in

Attala County.................................... $  150,000.00.

          (ss)  To assist the City of Kosciusko, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with making improvements and upgrades to South Huntington Street and other streets in the

City of Kosciusko, Mississippi................... $  750,000.00.

          (tt)  To assist in paying the costs associated with the repair, rehabilitation, resurfacing, construction and reconstruction, including the widening of and addition of lanes to Scott Road in the City of Lucedale, Mississippi, from its intersection with Mississippi Highway 26 to its intersection with

Mississippi Highway 63 in the City of Lucedale... $  350,000.00.

          (uu)  To assist in paying the costs associated with planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, replacement, expansion of and other improvements to infrastructure at the Columbia-Marion County Airport in Marion County,

Mississippi...................................... $  250,000.00.

          (vv)  To assist in paying the costs associated with construction and development of a bridge at the industrial

park/port in Itawamba County, Mississippi........ $  500,000.00.

          (ww)  To assist Lincoln County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to roads in Lincoln County.......... $  500.000.00.

          (xx)  To assist the City of Brookhaven, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to roads in the City of Brookhaven.. $  500,000.00.

          (yy)  To assist the City of Farmington, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with expansion of and upgrades and

improvements to the city's infrastructure........ $  500,000.00.

          (zz)  To assist the City of Carthage, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with making improvements to portions of Valley Street, Williams Street, Franklin Street and McMillan

Park Road in the City of Carthage................ $  500,000.00.

          (aaa)  To assist in paying a portion of the costs associated with the repair, rehabilitation, construction, reconstruction, upgrading and improvement of the existing railroad line and related facilities running from the City of Amory, Mississippi, to the City of Fulton, Mississippi, including projects necessary to ensure safety and structural integrity of

the rail line, rail beds and bridges............. $1,500,000.00.

          (bbb)  To assist in paying costs associated with improvements at the Columbia Training School in the

City of Columbia, Mississippi.................... $  500,000.00.

          (ccc)  To assist the City of Louisville, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with constructing a road and other transportation infrastructure in the City of Louisville that will provide and improve access to land owned by the city designated for an economic development project on or near the location of

Winston Plywood & Veneer......................... $  500,000.00.

          (ddd)  To assist the New Site Water Association in paying the costs associated with repairing a water tank that is located adjacent to the Piney Grove Campground in Prentiss County,

Mississippi...................................... $  250,000.00.

          (eee)  To assist Quitman County, Mississippi, in paying the costs of construction, furnishing and equipping of a passenger

train depot in Marks, Mississippi................ $  500,000.00.

          (fff)  To assist the City of Saltillo, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with a project involving the city's wastewater system and/or repair of sinkholes

in the city...................................... $  250,000.00.

          (ggg)  To assist Lafayette County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the extension of West Oxford Loop

in Lafayette County.............................. $1,000,000.00.

(hhh)  To assist the Tupelo Public School District in paying the costs associated with roofing Church Street Elementary School in Tupelo, Mississippi...................................... $  400,000.00.

(iii)  To assist the City of Baldwyn, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with making improvements and upgrades to a portion of the city's natural gas system transmission system line and related infrastructure................................... $1,000,000.00.

          (jjj)  To assist Harrison County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the construction, furnishing and equipping of an expansion of the Harrison County Law Enforcement

Training Academy................................. $  800,000.00.

          (kkk)  To assist the Town of Monticello, Mississippi, in paying the cost of necessary improvements to the U.S. Highway 84 frontage road between S.R. 27 and Old Highway 27 project

in the Town of Monticello........................ $  450,000.00.

          (lll)  To assist the Lamar County School District in paying the cost of repairs, renovations and capital improvements necessitated by the consolidation of the Lumberton County School

District into the Lamar County School District... $1,000,000.00.

          (mmm)  To assist in paying the costs associated with repair, rehabilitation, and related construction activities for the Mississippi Center for Innovation and Technology in the

City of Vicksburg................................ $2,500,000.00.

          (nnn)  To assist the Mississippi's Toughest Kids Foundation in paying the costs associated with:

              (i)  Design, preplanning, construction, furnishing and equipping of buildings and related facilities at Camp Kamassa in Copiah County, Mississippi; and

              (ii)  Design, preplanning, construction and development of infrastructure at Camp Kamassa in Copiah County,

Mississippi...................................... $1,000,000.00.

          (ooo)  To assist in paying the costs associated with construction, furnishing and equipping the Mississippi Children's

Museum-Meridian in Meridian, Mississippi......... $2,000,000.00.

          (ppp)  To assist the Mississippi Department of Transportation in paying the costs associated with upgrades to Highway 8 starting at U.S. Highway 61 and extending

to Bishop Road in Bolivar County................. $1,000,000.00.

          (qqq)  To assist Jasper County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the paving of County Road 6 in

Jasper County.................................... $  100,000.00.

          (rrr)  To assist Jasper County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with upgrades to CR 1591 leading toward the

Hol-Mac facility in Bay Springs.................. $   50,000.00.

          (sss)  To assist Lowndes County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the construction of a portion of Charleigh Ford, Jr. Drive extending from Artesia Road

to Mims Road..................................... $1,000,000.00.

          (ttt)  To assist the Mississippi Department of Transportation in paying the cost of completing the last mile of U.S. Highway 61 in Claiborne County, Mississippi, as contemplated

in the 1987 Four-Lane Highway Program............ $1,000,000.00.

          (uuu)  To assist the Division of State Aid Road Construction in paying the costs associated with the completion of construction repairs on Parks Road in

Drew, Mississippi................................ $  300,000.00.

          (vvv)  To assist the Rodney Foundation, Inc., in paying the costs associated with the repair and renovation of the historic Rodney Presbyterian Church in the Rodney Center

Historic District................................ $  280,000.00.

          (www)  To assist the Town of Summit, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with stand water pipe repairs,

acquisition and upgrades in the Town of Summit... $  150,000.00.

          (xxx)  To assist the City of Ripley, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to roads in the City of Ripley...... $  500,000.00.

          (yyy)  To assist the Town of Byhalia, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to roads in the Town of Byhalia..... $  500,000.00.

          (zzz)  To assist the City of Natchez, Mississippi, in providing matching funds for federal funds for emergency watershed

projects in the city............................. $  900,000.00.

          (aaaa)  To assist the City of Greenville, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the construction and extension of Colorado Street from its intersection with George Abraham Boulevard southerly to VFW Road in the City of Greenville, including costs associated with land acquisition and professional

services for such project........................ $1,000,000.00.

          (bbbb)  To assist the City of New Albany, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repair, resurfacing, maintenance and other improvements to roads and streets and sewer

repairs in the City of New Albany................ $  500,000.00.

          (cccc)  To assist Choctaw County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to roads in Choctaw County.......... $  250,000.00.

          (dddd)  To assist Webster County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to roads in Webster County.......... $  250,000.00.

          (eeee)  To assist the City of Batesville, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to roads in the City of Batesville.. $  350,000.00.

          (ffff)  To assist the Town of Sardis, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to roads in the Town of Sardis...... $  250,000.00.

          (gggg)  To assist Newton County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with overlaying portions of Turkey Creek Road

and Simkins Road in Newton County................ $  225,000.00.

          (hhhh)  To assist Hancock County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with replacement of a bridge on

Kiln-Delisle Road located approximately one (1) mile from

West Hancock Elementary School................... $  500,000.00.

          (iiii)  To assist Stone County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to roads in Stone County............ $  150,000.00.

          (jjjj)  To assist the City of Southaven, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with infrastructure improvements in the Greenbrook and Carriage Hills neighborhoods in the

City of Southaven................................ $  500,000.00.

          (kkkk)  To assist the City of Wiggins, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to Hall Road in the City of Wiggins. $  500,000.00.

          (llll)  To assist Attala County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with base repair and asphalt overlay of the back and front parking lots of the Attala County

Justice Court Building........................... $  150,000.00.

          (mmmm)  To assist Attala County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with base reconstruction and resurfacing of the parking lot of the former Jack Post Manufacturing Building

in Attala County................................. $  150,000.00.

          (nnnn)  To assist the Town of North Carrollton, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other improvements to Marshall Elementary School

Road in the Town of North Carrollton............. $  100,000.00.

          (oooo)  To assist the Town of Kilmichael, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other improvements to Binford Street in the

Town of Kilmichael............................... $  200,000.00.

          (pppp)  To assist the City of Bruce, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to roads in the City of Bruce....... $  200,000.00.

          (qqqq)  To assist Jones County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repair and replacement of the

Lower Myrick Road Bridge in Jones County......... $  380,000.00.

          (rrrr)  To assist Jones County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repair and replacement of the

Ellisville - Tuckers Crossing Bridge in

Jones County.................................... $ 1,200,000.00.

          (ssss)  To assist Clarke County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repair and replacement of a bridge on

County Road 360 in Clarke County................. $  480,000.00.

          (tttt)  To assist Pearl River County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, leveling, resurfacing and other improvements to a portion of FZ Goss Road located between County Line Road and West Union Road in

Pearl River County............................... $  525,000.00.

          (uuuu)  To assist the City of Meridian, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other improvements to the 22nd Avenue-Interstate 20/Interstate 59

Overpass......................................... $  565,000.00.

          (vvvv)  To assist the City of Pass Christian, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other improvements to roads in the

City of Pass Christian........................... $  400,000.00.

          (wwww)  To assist the Town of Mantachie, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with improvements to the town's water

system and sewer system infrastructure........... $  150,000.00.

          (xxxx)  To assist Leake County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to Barnes Road in Leake County...... $  300,000.00.

          (yyyy)  To assist Holmes County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other improvements to Emory Road beginning at its intersection with U.S. Highway 51 and running westerly to Interstate 55 in

Holmes County.................................... $  300,000.00.

          (zzzz)  To assist the Town of Sallis, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to roads in the Town of Sallis...... $  100,000.00.

          (aaaaa)  To assist the Town of Ethel, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to roads in the Town of Ethel....... $  100,000.00.

          (bbbbb)  To assist the City of Senatobia, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, reconstruction, resurfacing and other improvements to Court Street in the City of Senatobia; however, any funds that are in excess of that needed to complete such project shall be used to assist the City of Senatobia in paying the costs associated with repairs, reconstruction, resurfacing and other improvements to

Ward Street in the City of Senatobia............. $  500,000.00.

          (ccccc)  To assist the Town of Lambert, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to roads in the Town of Lambert..... $  200,000.00.

          (ddddd)  To assist Greene County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repair of a bridge on Freeman Town Road

in Greene County................................. $  250,000.00.

          (eeeee)  To assist the City of Jackson, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repair of a bridge on Hawthorne Drive between Sherwood Drive and Robin Drive in the

City of Jackson................................... $  50,000.00.

          (fffff)  To assist Lee County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with infrastructure improvements within

and/or near the Hive Industrial site in Lee County $  500,000.00.

          (ggggg)  To assist the City of Senatobia, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with acquisition and repair of the New Imaging Water Association and related

facilities....................................... $  200,000.00.

          (hhhhh)  To assist the Town of Bentonia, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with improvements to the town's

sewer system..................................... $  525,000.00.

          (iiiii)  To assist the Itawamba County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to roads in Itawamba County......... $  250,000.00.

          (jjjjj)  To assist the Town of New Hebron, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to roads in the Town of New Hebron... $  50,000.00.

          (kkkkk)  To assist the Town of Blue Mountain, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other improvements to roads in the

Town of Blue Mountain............................ $  100,000.00.

          (lllll)  To assist the Town of Walnut, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to roads in the Town of Walnut...... $  100,000.00.

          (mmmmm)  To assist the Town of Faulkner, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to roads in the Town of Faulkner.... $  100,000.00.

          (nnnnn)  To assist the City of Olive Branch, Mississippi, in paying the costs of infrastructure improvements and upgrades as necessary, including, but not limited to, repairs, resurfacing and other improvements to roads; repair and renovation of bridges; repairs and improvements to water and wastewater

systems; and dam repairs......................... $1,000,000.00.

          (ooooo)  To assist the CREATE Foundation in paying the costs associated with repairs, renovations and upgrades at the

First Christian Church in Amory, Mississippi..... $  200,000.00.

          (ppppp)  To assist the Tougaloo College Research Development Foundation, Inc., in paying the costs associated with completion of restoration, repair, renovation and upgrades to the interior of the historic Tougaloo College site where the

Freedom Riders took refuge....................... $1,000,000.00.

          (qqqqq)  To assist the Town of Magnolia, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repair, renovation and upgrades

of the town's police and fire station............ $  500,000.00.

          (rrrrr)  To assist the City of Guntown, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the repair or replacement of roofs on municipal buildings and/or demolition of structures on or

near Main Street in the City of Guntown.......... $  350,000.00.

          (sssss)  To assist the City of Baldwyn in paying the costs associated with repair, resurfacing and other improvements to Third Street and sewer repairs on Third Street; however, any funds that are in excess of that needed to complete such project shall be used to assist the City of Baldwyn in paying the costs associated with repairs, reconstruction, resurfacing and other

improvements to streets in the City of Baldwyn... $  213,000.00.

          (ttttt)  To assist Smith County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to roads in Smith County............ $  450,000.00.

          (uuuuu)  To assist the Town of Wesson, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other

improvements to roads in the Town of Wesson...... $  100,000.00.

          (vvvvv)  To assist the Town of Georgetown, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other improvements to roads in the Town of

Georgetown....................................... $  100,000.00.

          (wwwww)  To assist the City of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with improvements to

the city's water system and sewer system

infrastructure................................... $  500,000.00.

          (xxxxx)  To assist the City of Gautier, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with infrastructure improvements at

Town Green in the City of Gautier................ $  500,000.00.

     SECTION 14.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.