Adopted

SUBSTITUTE NO 1 FOR COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

House Bill No. 1177

BY: Senator(s) Seymour

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

     SECTION 1.  Section 33-11-1, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     33-11-1.  (1)  The Adjutant General of this state may * * * receive make on behalf of the state conveyances of real property * * * suitable for the construction of any required training facility that are in the best interest of the Mississippi Military Department as follows:  the reconveyance by the State of Mississippi to the City of Indianola of the seven-acre site in the Industrial Park more particularly described in the Special Warranty Deed executed on June 28, 1983, by the City of Indianola to the State of Mississippi authorized in City Minute Book 26 at Pages 6 and 7 dated April 15, 1983.

(2)  In accepting any such conveyance on behalf of the state, the state shall incur no liability for the purchase of such real estate unless it can be absorbed by the current appropriation for the operation of the military department.  The Adjutant General is further empowered to enter into cooperative agreements with any county, municipality, or other political subdivision, of the state for the purpose of providing facilities for National Guard training purposes.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2022, and shall stand repealed on June 30, 2022.

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

     AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 33-11-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE ADJUTANT GENERAL TO MAKE CONVEYANCES OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY ON BEHALF OF THE STATE THAT ARE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE MISSISSIPPI MILITARY DEPARTMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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