MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2026 Regular Session

To: Local and Private

By: Senator(s) Butler, Brumfield

Senate Bill 2931

(As Sent to Governor)

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 901, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS OF 2022, BY EXTENDING THE DATE OF REPEAL FROM JULY 1, 2026, TO JULY 1, 2030, ON THE PROVISION OF LAW THAT AUTHORIZES THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI, AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ADAMS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, TO CONTRIBUTE FUNDS TO NATCHEZ, INC., A MISSISSIPPI NONPROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES; TO REVISE CONTRIBUTION LIMITS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

     SECTION 1.  Chapter 901, Local and Private Laws of 2022, is amended as follows:

Section 1.  The governing authorities of the City of Natchez, Mississippi, are authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to contribute an amount not * * * less more than * * * One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) each fiscal year to Natchez, Inc., a Mississippi nonprofit corporation organized for economic development purposes.

Section 2.  The Board of Supervisors of Adams County, Mississippi, is authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to contribute an amount not * * * less more than * * * One Hundred Sixty‑five Thousand Dollars ($165,000.00) Two Hundred Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($225,000.00) each fiscal year to Natchez, Inc., a Mississippi nonprofit corporation organized for economic development purposes.

Section 3.  This act shall be repealed from and after July 1, * * * 2026 2030.

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