MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2021 Regular Session
To: Appropriations
By: Senator(s) Hopson, Polk, Blackwell, Frazier, Williams
AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, to defray the expenses of the Department of Finance and Administration for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022........................................
............................................ $ 34,347,303.00.
SECTION 2. 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 Department of Finance and Administration for the purpose of defraying the expenses incurred in the operation of the various offices of the department for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022..........................
........................................... $ 138,620,987.00.
SECTION 3. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, the following positions are authorized:
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time............ 375
Part Time............ 3
Time-Limited: Full Time............ 1
Part Time............ 0
Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with the terms, conditions and procedures established by law or allowable under the terms set forth within this act. The State Personnel Board shall not escalate positions without written approval from the Department of Finance and Administration. The Department of Finance and Administration shall not provide written approval to escalate any funds for salaries and/or positions without proof of availability of new or additional funds above the appropriated level.
No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds which are being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.
None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in violation of Internal Revenue Service's Publication 15-A relating to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor.
Funds have been appropriated herein for the purpose of implementation and funding Project SEC2 of the Colonel Guy Groff State Variable Compensation Plan beginning January 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2022. It shall be the agency's responsibility to make certain that each person, excluding executive directors, agency heads, and elected judges, shall receive no more than a three percent (3%) annual increase in salary which shall not exceed the market rate established by the State Personnel Board pursuant to the Colonel Guy Groff State Variable Compensation Plan for each classification.
SECTION 4. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Tort Claims Trust Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Tort Claims Board in the administration of the Tort Claims Act for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022............
............................................. $ 6,559,057.00.
SECTION 5. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, the following positions are authorized:
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time............ 8
Part Time............ 0
Time-Limited: Full Time............ 0
Part Time............ 0
Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with the terms, conditions and procedures established by law or allowable under the terms set forth within this act. The State Personnel Board shall not escalate positions without written approval from the Department of Finance and Administration. The Department of Finance and Administration shall not provide written approval to escalate any funds for salaries and/or positions without proof of availability of new or additional funds above the appropriated level.
No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds which are being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.
None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in violation of Internal Revenue Service's Publication 15-A relating to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor.
Funds have been appropriated herein for the purpose of implementation and funding Project SEC2 of the Colonel Guy Groff State Variable Compensation Plan beginning January 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2022. It shall be the agency's responsibility to make certain that each person, excluding executive directors, agency heads, and elected judges, shall receive no more than a three percent (3%) annual increase in salary which shall not exceed the market rate established by the State Personnel Board pursuant to the Colonel Guy Groff State Variable Compensation Plan for each classification.
SECTION 6. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022. $ 39,995.00.
SECTION 7. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, 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 Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022........... $ 7,265.00.
This appropriation is made for the purpose of providing funds to defray the expense of the Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women as established pursuant to Sections 43-59-1 through 43-59-14, Mississippi Code of 1972.
SECTION 8. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Sections 6 and 7, the following positions are authorized:
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time............ 1
Part Time............ 0
Time-Limited: Full Time............ 0
Part Time............ 0
With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency's responsibility to make certain that funds required to be appropriated for "Personal Services" for Fiscal Year 2023 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2022 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or positions are added to the agency's Fiscal Year 2022 budget by the Mississippi Legislature. Based on data provided by the Legislative Budget Office, the State Personnel Board shall determine and publish the projected annual cost to fully fund all appropriated positions in compliance with the provisions of this act. Absent a special situation or circumstance approved by the State Personnel Board, or unless otherwise authorized by this act, no state agency shall take any action to promote or otherwise award salary increases through reallocation or realignment. If the State Personnel Board determines a special situation or circumstance exists and approves an action, then the agency and the State Personnel Board shall provide a monthly report of each action approved by the State Personnel Board to the chairmen of the Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives and the chairmen of the Appropriations Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives. It shall be the responsibility of the agency head to ensure that no single personnel action increases this projected annual cost and/or the Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations for "Personal Services" when annualized, with the exception of escalated funds and the award of benchmarks. If, at the time the agency takes any action to change "Personal Services," the State Personnel Board determines that the agency has taken an action which would cause the agency to exceed this projected annual cost or the Fiscal Year 2022 "Personal Services" appropriated level, when annualized, then only those actions which reduce the projected annual cost and/or the appropriation requirement will be processed by the State Personnel Board until such time as the requirements of this provision are met.
Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with the terms, conditions and procedures established by law or allowable under the terms set forth within this act. The State Personnel Board shall not escalate positions without written approval from the Department of Finance and Administration. The Department of Finance and Administration shall not provide written approval to escalate any funds for salaries and/or positions without proof of availability of new or additional funds above the appropriated level.
No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds which are being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.
None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in violation of Internal Revenue Service's Publication 15-A relating to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor.
SECTION 9. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Department of Finance and Administration shall maintain complete accounting and personnel records related to the expenditure of all funds appropriated under this act and that such records shall be in the same format and level of detail as maintained for Fiscal Year 2021. It is further the intention of the Legislature that the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2023 shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee in a format and level of detail comparable to the format and level of detail provided during the Fiscal Year 2022 budget request process.
SECTION 10. The department is authorized to expend available funds on technology or equipment upgrades or replacements when it will generate savings through efficiency or when the savings generated from such upgrades or replacements exceed expenditures thereof.
SECTION 11. It is the intention of the Legislature that whenever two (2) or more bids are received by this agency for the purchase of commodities or equipment, and whenever all things stated in such received bids are equal with respect to price, quality and service, the Mississippi Industries for the Blind shall be given preference. A similar preference shall be given to the Mississippi Industries for the Blind whenever purchases are made without competitive bids.
SECTION 12. The Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management of the Office of General Services is hereby expressly authorized and empowered to receive, budget and expend any state, local or other source funds designated for supplemental funding of construction and/or repairs and renovation projects. The Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management of the Office of General Services shall not use any of the funds authorized in this section to pay salaries. For the purposes of this section, the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management of the Office of General Services does not have the authority to escalate from the Capital Expense Fund or the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund.
SECTION 13. Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, it is the intention of the Legislature that an amount not to exceed Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,500,000.00) is authorized to be expended for the purpose of transferring funds to the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management for the administration of projects for the repair and maintenance of state-owned buildings.
SECTION 14. A report based on expenditures incurred during the current and immediate past fiscal years shall be provided to the Legislative Budget Office each regularly scheduled legislative session. This report should reflect expenditures as a result of the operation of the Robert E. Lee Building, the Woolfolk State Office Building, the Gartin and Sillers Buildings, the Capitol Buildings, the Central High School Building, the Robert G. Clark, Jr. Building and other state buildings, and this report should contain any steps taken to reduce operating costs.
SECTION 15. It is the intention of the Legislature that no state-owned aircraft shall be utilized by any person except for official business only.
SECTION 16. Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) is authorized to be expended to defray any shortfall in the Master Lease Purchase Program as defined in Section 31-7-10, Mississippi Code of 1972.
SECTION 17. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund for the purpose of defraying the expenses of State Property Insurance for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022.......... $ 11,010,438.00.
SECTION 18. Of the funds herein appropriated, it is the intention of the Legislature that two (2) of the allotted Full-Time Permanent Positions in Section 3 of this bill may be used for performing related administrative duties of the State Property Insurance program.
SECTION 19. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, to the Department of Finance and Administration for the purpose of providing a grant to the Mississippi Home Corporation, for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022........... $ 1,810,227.00.
SECTION 20. The funds appropriated herein shall be targeted to individuals with disabilities or individuals with serious mental illnesses who:
(1) Are being discharged from a state psychiatric hospital after a stay of more than ninety (90) days; or, nursing facility, or intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities after a stay of more than ninety (90) days; or
(2) Have been discharged from a state psychiatric hospital within the last two (2) years; and
(a) Had multiple hospital visits in the last year due to mental illness; or
(b) Are known to the mental health or state-housing agency to have been arrested or incarcerated in the last year due to conduct related to mental illness; or
(c) Are known to the mental health or state-housing agency to have been homeless for one (1) full year or have had four (4) or more episodes of homelessness in the last three (3) years.
(3) Lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and includes a subset for an individual who is exiting an institution where he or she resided for ninety (90) days or less and who resides in an emergency shelter or a place not meant for human habitation immediately before entering that institution.
Any funds appropriated herein to hire additional staff or employ staff shall only be used to implement this housing program.
SECTION 21. It is the intention of the Legislature that an annual financial report based upon the state's fiscal year shall be provided to the Attorney General, the Chairman of Senate Appropriations, the Chairman of House Appropriations, and the Legislative Budget Office.
SECTION 22. It is the intention of the Legislature that none of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act for the Mississippi Home Corporation (MHC) shall be expended for the purpose of making a payment of any kind or for any purpose, directly or indirectly, to a member of the State of Mississippi Legislature, state official, MHC board member, or person who has been a member of the MHC within the last year.
SECTION 23. Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, Twelve Million Dollars ($12,000,000.00) shall be expended from the Capitol Complex Improvement District Project Fund, as established in Section 29-5-215, Mississippi Code of 1972.
SECTION 24. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, the department is authorized to enter into a contract for use by state agencies to establish a pilot program for Fleet Management Services, to include vehicle leasing and disposal, without being subject to the provisions of law otherwise applicable to fleet management.
SECTION 25. It is the intention of the Legislature that the funds herein appropriated shall be expended in compliance with Section 27-104-25, Mississippi Code of 1972, that no state agency shall incur obligations or indebtedness in excess of their appropriation and that the responsible officers, either personally or upon their official bonds, shall be held responsible for actions contrary to this provision.
SECTION 26. It is the intention of the Legislature, in accordance with House Bill No. 974, 2021 Regular Session, the Department of Finance and Administration shall transfer all employees, equipment, inventory and resources of the Capitol Police employed and used as law enforcement personnel to the Department of Public Safety on July 1, 2021. The transfer of personnel shall be commensurate with the number and classification of positions allocated to that law enforcement. The transfer shall also include direct support, clerical, data processing and communications positions allocated to that law enforcement.
SECTION 27. In addition to all sums otherwise appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund created in House Bill No. 109, 2021 Regular Session, to the Department of Finance and Administration for the purpose of allocating funds to nonentitlement units of local government in accordance with the provisions applicable to the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund in Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law No. 117-2) and any applicable federal guidelines for the period upon passage and through
June 30, 2022................................... $ 260,000,000.00
SECTION 28. In addition to all other funds herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be derived out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, as created in Section 27-103-303, Mississippi Code of 1972, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office, for the repair, renovation, and improvements of state-owned properties, universities, and community colleges.............. $16,600,000.00.
Any amounts allocated to a project that are in excess of that needed to complete the project may be used for general repairs and renovations at state-owned facilities, universities and community colleges at the discretion of the Department of Finance and Administration.
SECTION 29. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 2, Ninety-seven Million Five Hundred Sixty-eight Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($97,568,800.00) or so much thereof, shall be derived out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, as created in Section 27-103-303, Mississippi Code of 1972, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer. These funds are provided for such purposes as follows:
(a) To assist the City of Hattiesburg in
paying the costs associated with the 12th Circuit
Community Service Inmate Program.................. $ 125,000.00
(b) To assist the City of Heidelberg in paying
the costs associated with repairs to Magnolia Street
and East Poplar Street............................ $ 100,000.00
(c) To assist Marshall County in paying the
costs associated with improvements to Barringer
Road............................................. $ 1,200,000.00
(d) To assist the City of Byram in paying
the costs associated with Flood Control
Project.......................................... $ 400,000.00
(e) To assist Hinds County in paying the
costs associated with the District Attorney's
Office........................................... $ 150,000.00
(f) To assist the City of Shannon in paying
the costs associated with the construction/improvements
to its Community Center........................... $ 300,000.00
(g) To assist the Windows of Amory, a nonprofit
corporation, for expenses related to improvements and
operations of the First Christian Church in Amory,
Mississippi, known as "The Windows"................ $ 200,000.00
(h) To assist the City of Hazlehurst in
paying the costs associated with Reflective
Signs............................................ $ 75,000.00
(i) Funding is provided to Rankin County
for the purpose of advancing implementation
of its comprehensive stormwater management program,
including, but not limited to, activities in connection
with Section 51-29-1 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972,
and for related purposes.......................... $ 2,000,000.00
(j) To assist the City of Winona in paying
the costs associated with the construction and
replacement of historic clock tower................ $ 100,000.00
(k) To assist the Town of Leakesville in
paying the costs associated with infrastructure
upgrades......................................... $ 500,000.00
(l) To assist the Jackson County Economic
Development Foundation for infrastructure
Upgrades......................................... $ 500,000.00
(m) To assist the Town of Sumrall in
paying the costs associated with Phase II of
Sportsplex........................................ $ 600,000.00
(n) To assist Rankin County in paying the
costs associated with improvements to Andrew Chapel
Road............................................. $ 1,000,000.00
(o) To assist the City of Brandon in paying
the costs associated with its downtown revitalization
project.......................................... $ 1,250,000.00
(p) To assist the Pearl River Valley Water
Supply District in paying the costs associated with
Dredging......................................... $ 500,000.00
(q) To assist Rankin County in paying the
costs associated with improvements to Gunter
Road............................................. $ 750,000.00
(r) To assist City of Picayune in paying the
costs associated with police station repairs....... $ 500,000.00
(s) To assist the City of Vicksburg in paying
the costs associated with the Levee Street Road
Truck Route....................................... $ 5,000,000.00
(t) To assist Hinds Community College in
paying the costs associated with the Maritime
Center........................................... $ 1,000,000.00
(u) To assist the Warren County Port Commission
in paying the costs associated with conducting a port
study............................................ $ 325,000.00
(v) To assist the Mississippi State University
in paying the costs associated with
construction/improvements of Kinesiology
Building......................................... $ 5,000,000.00
(w) To assist the City of Marks in paying the
costs associated with renovations to the City
Hall............................................. $ 300,000.00
(x) To assist the Perry County in paying the
costs associated with extension of natural gas
line............................................. $ 1,000,000.00
(y) To assist Leflore County in paying the
costs associated with the construction of an Emmett
Till Monument..................................... $ 150,000.00
(z) To assist the City of Pearl in paying
the costs associated with Intermodal Connector..... $ 2,000,000.00
(aa) To assist the City of Forest in paying
the costs associated with paving and
infrastructure.................................... $ 300,000.00
(bb) To assist Newton County in paying the
costs associated with the paving of entrance into
Mississippi State Veterans Cemetery................ $ 150,000.00
(cc) To assist the City of Hernando in paying
the costs associated with repairs to its
streets.......................................... $ 250,000.00
(dd) To assist Sandcreek Wastewater Authority
in paying the costs associated with the construction
of a new wastewater facility in Northeast
Mississippi....................................... $ 1,000,000.00
(ee) To assist Lee County in paying the
costs associated with land acquisition for the
Richmond Volunteer Fire Department any remaining
funds may be used for facility and ground
improvements...................................... $ 50,000.00
(ff) To assist the City of Madison in paying
the costs associated with construction of a road
to Madison City Centre............................ $ 500,000.00
(gg) To assist the City of Southaven in
paying the costs associated with repairs to its
streets.......................................... $ 350,000.00
(hh) To assist the City of Farmington in
paying the costs associated with police station
upgrades......................................... $ 150,000.00
(ii) To assist the City of Purvis in paying
the costs associated with the construction of a
new city hall..................................... $ 700,000.00
(jj) To assist the City of Greenville in
paying the costs associated with downtown park
improvements...................................... $ 500,000.00
(kk) To assist the University of Southern
Mississippi – Ocean Enterprise.................... $ 2,500,000.00
(ll) To assist Chickasaw County in paying
the costs associated with renovations to the
Houston courthouse................................ $ 350,000.00
(mm) To assist Lauderdale County in paying
the costs associated with reconstruction of the
Long Creek Reservoir Dam.......................... $ 300,000.00
(nn) To assist City of Rolling Fork in
paying the costs associated with Civic and Event
Center improvements............................... $ 200,000.00
(oo) To assist the Yazoo County in paying the
costs associated with the Health Department........ $ 100,000.00
(pp) To assist the City of Pass Christian in
paying the costs associated with the Pass Christian
Downtown Redevelopment Initiative................. $ 500,000.00
(qq) To assist the City of Holly Springs in
paying the costs associated with the repair of Cuba
Street and Hill Street............................ $ 600,000.00
(rr) To assist the City of Magnolia in
paying the costs associated with infrastructure
upgrades and renovations to the community center... $ 250,000.00
(ss) To assist Department of Finance and
Administration in paying the costs associated with
the LeFleur's Bluff Master Plan.................... $ 100,000.00
(tt) To assist the Town of Lula, Mississippi,
in paying costs associated with park improvements... $ 75,000.00
(uu) To assist in paying costs associated
with the purchase of a fire truck for the Cairo
Volunteer Fire Department in Prentiss County,
Mississippi....................................... $ 100,000.00
(vv) To assist the Town of Centreville,
Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair,
upgrades and improvements to the town's electrical
system and related infrastructure.................. $ 25,000.00
(ww) To assist the City of Scooba, Mississippi,
in paying costs associated with making improvements
to sports and athletic fields and related facilities
in the City of Scooba.............................. $ 50,000.00
(xx) To assist the Nanih Waiya Water Association
in paying costs associated with painting the
association's water tank........................... $ 50,000.00
(yy) To assist in paying costs associated with
acquisition of a digital hand printing machine for the
Neshoba County Sheriff's Department................ $ 30,000.00
(zz) To assist in paying costs associated with
construction, furnishing and equipping of the Tibbee
Development Club, Inc., community center in West Point, Mississippi $ 50,000.00
(aaa) To assist the Town of Mathiston,
Mississippi, in paying costs associated with
construction, repair, renovation, upgrades and
improvements to the town's baseball park and related
facilities........................................ $ 50,000.00
(bbb) To assist in paying costs associated with
repair and renovation of the VFW building in the Town
of Eupora, Mississippi............................. $ 25,000.00
(ccc) To assist the Town of Ashland, Mississippi,
in paying costs associated with upgrades and improvements
to Veterans Park in the Town of Ashland............. $ 50,000.00
(ddd) To assist the City of McComb, Mississippi,
in paying costs associated with the purchase of a
fire truck........................................ $ 250,000.00
(eee) To be deposited into the Ross Barnett
Reservoir Dredging Fund............................ $ 200,000.00
(fff) To assist the City of Ellisville,
Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the
purchase of a fire truck........................... $ 150,000.00
(ggg) To assist the Town of Blue Mountain,
Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the
purchase of equipment for the town's fire
department........................................ $ 75,000.00
(hhh) To assist the Town of Walnut, Mississippi,
in paying costs associated with the purchase of
equipment for the town's fire department............ $ 75,000.00
(iii) To assist the Town of Dumas, Mississippi,
in paying costs associated with the purchase of
equipment for the town's fire department............ $ 50,000.00
(jjj) To assist the Town of Falkner, Mississippi,
in paying costs associated with the purchase of
equipment for the town's fire department............ $ 75,000.00
(kkk) To assist in paying costs associated with
the purchase of equipment for the Gravestown Volunteer
Fire Department in Tippah County, Mississippi....... $ 25,000.00
(lll) To assist in paying costs associated with
the purchase of equipment for the Mitchell Volunteer
Fire Department in Tippah County, Mississippi....... $ 25,000.00
(mmm) To assist in paying costs associated with
the purchase of equipment for the Spout Springs
Volunteer Fire Department in Tippah County,
Mississippi....................................... $ 25,000.00
(nnn) To assist in paying costs associated with
the purchase of equipment for the Three Forks Volunteer
Fire Department in Tippah County, Mississippi....... $ 25,000.00
(ooo) To assist in paying costs associated
with the purchase of equipment for the Dry Creek
Volunteer Fire Department in Tippah County,
Mississippi....................................... $ 25,000.00
(ppp) To assist Ripley Main Street
Association in paying costs associated with various
projects.......................................... $ 50,000.00
(qqq) To assist the Ripley Arts Council in
paying costs associated with repair and renovation
of and upgrades and improvements to the Dixie Theater
in the City of Ripley.............................. $ 25,000.00
(rrr) To assist in paying costs associated with
the purchase of a fire truck for the Wheeler Volunteer
Fire Department in Prentiss County, Mississippi..... $ 100,000.00
(sss) To assist in paying costs associated with
repair and renovation of and upgrades and improvements
to Mississippi Craft Center........................ $ 100,000.00
(ttt) To provide funds for the GRAMMY® Museum
Mississippi for use as matching funds for infrastructure
and infrastructure related purposes and other
purposes......................................... $ 2,500,000.00
(uuu) To assist in paying costs associated
with repair and renovation of and upgrades to buildings
and facilities for the Edwards Volunteer Fire
Department........................................ $ 100,000.00
(vvv) To assist in paying costs associated with
repair, upkeep and maintenance of streets in the
Town of Sardis.................................... $ 150,000.00
(www) To assist in paying costs associated with
repair, upkeep and maintenance of streets in the
Town of Como...................................... $ 150,000.00
(xxx) To the Mississippi Department of Education
for use in the Emergency Assistance for Non-Public
Schools (EANS)Program............................. $ 1,000,000.00
(yyy) To assist the City of Jackson with capitol
improvements at the JH Fewell Water Treatment Plant
for corrosion control, plant generator and filter
replacement....................................... $ 3,000,000.00
(zzz) To assist Kipling Water Association for
a running water line Creating a running water line
from Mitch Mosely Camp House down a logging road to
nearby local community to provide adequate water to
residents......................................... $ 300,000.00
(aaaa) To assist the Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer
Center in Ruleville, Mississippi.................. $ 1,500,000.00
(bbbb) For the paving of sidewalks on beaches
in Ocean Springs, Mississippi..................... $ 1,000,000.00
(cccc) For the maintenance of facilities at Long
Beach High School................................. $ 500,000.00
(dddd) For maintenance and repair of the
Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center in Ocean Springs,
Mississippi....................................... $ 500,000.00
(eeee) For improvements and development of Town
Commons in Gautier, Mississippi................... $ 1,000,000.00
(ffff) To assist the Department of Finance and
Administration with the purchase of the real property and
any improvement thereon, located in the City of Jackson,
Mississippi, as authorized by Chapter 405, Laws of 2018,
demolition of buildings and other structures on such
property, and construction of additional facilities on
such property for the Mississippi Fairground Complex
and for purchasing other personal property as allowed
by statute........................................ $10,200,000.00
(gggg) To assist the Brewer Community
Association, Inc., for expenses related to the
improvement and operation of the community center
in Brewer, Mississippi........................... $ 100,000.00
(hhhh) To assist the Department of Wildlife,
Fisheries and Parks in paying the costs associated
with park enhancements............................ $ 3,500,000.00
(iiii) To assist George County and/or MDOT with
the removal of the J-turn at the intersection of
U.S. Highway 98 and Old Highway 63 in George County
and to insert a traffic light in its place......... $ 400,000.00
(jjjj) For repaving of the Jones County
Industrial Park................................... $ 913,800.00
(kkkk) To assist Department of Finance and
Administration in paying the costs associated with
the following:
(1) Space optimization................. $ 1,500,000.00
(2) Capitol Site....................... $ 3,000,000.00
(3) Ladner Building renovation.......... $ 250,000.00
(4) Statewide Critical................. $ 5,000,000.00
(5) War Memorial....................... $ 5,000,000.00
(6) Capitol Complex.................... $ 2,000,000.00
(7) Mississippi Military Department..... $ 5,000,000.00
(8) Department of Health................ $ 6,000,000.00
(9) Mississippi School for Blind &
Deaf............................................. $ 1,000,000.00
(10) Department of Health - Local
Government and Rural Water........................ $ 3,200,000.00
(11) Mississippi School for the Arts.... $ 1,000,000.00
(12) Mississippi School for Math and
Science...................................... $ 1,000,000.00
(llll) To assist with the purchase of a fire
truck for Madison County Board of Supervisors for
the Madison County Super Site..................... $ 750,000.00
(mmmm) To assist the City of Canton for flood
control projects.................................. $ 250,000.00
(nnnn) To assist Issaquena County Board of
Supervisors with road improvements and
maintenance....................................... $ 150,000.00
SECTION 30. The money herein appropriated shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of 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 31. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2021, except for Section 27 shall be enacted from and after its passage.