Senate Bill 2984

(As Sent to Governor)

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 904, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS OF 2011, AS LAST AMENDED BY CHAPTER 908, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS OF 2021, TO EXTEND THE REPEALER FROM JULY 1, 2025, TO JULY 1, 2028, ON THE PROVISION OF LAW AUTHORIZING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AND THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI, TO JOIN TOGETHER TO CREATE THE LAPOINTE-KREBS FOUNDATION, INC., FOR THE PRESERVATION, MAINTENANCE, UPKEEP AND OPERATION OF THE LAPOINTE-KREBS HOUSE; TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MAY CONTRIBUTE ANNUALLY TO THE LAPOINTE-KREBS FOUNDATION, INC., FROM $50,000.00 TO $75,000.00; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 904, Local and Private Laws of 2011, as amended by Chapter 914, Local and Private Laws of 2014, as amended by Chapter 907, Local and Private Laws of 2017, as amended by Chapter 908, Local and Private Laws of 2021, is amended as follows:

Section 1. (1) In addition to any other authority which may exist under general law, the Board of Supervisors of Jackson County, Mississippi, and the governing authorities of the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi, are authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to join together to create the LaPointe-Krebs Foundation, Inc., which shall be organized under the laws of this state as a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation, created for the purpose of promotion, maintenance, upkeep and operation of the LaPointe-Krebs House (locally known as the "Old Spanish Fort") in order to preserve this historic property for future generations, and other related purposes.

(2) The relationship of Jackson County and the City of Pascagoula with respect to the operation, maintenance, housing, funding, staffing, membership and organization of the LaPointe-Krebs Foundation, Inc., shall be established in a memorandum of agreement executed by the entities which charter the foundation.

(3) The Board of Supervisors of Jackson County, in its discretion, may contribute an annual amount not to exceed * * * ~~Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00)~~ Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) to the LaPointe-Krebs Foundation, Inc., for the preservation, maintenance, upkeep and operation of the LaPointe-Krebs House.

Section 2. Upon the incorporation of the LaPointe-Krebs Foundation, Inc., Jackson County and the City of Pascagoula are authorized, in their discretion, to provide assistance and support, to assist the foundation in carrying out its purposes. The parties shall establish the duties, membership, assistance, support and all other matters necessary to the operation of the foundation through the memorandum of agreement.

Section 3. The provisions of this act shall be repealed on July 1, * * * ~~2025~~ 2028.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.