Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Four-lane highways; establish maintenance program; establish county and city road program.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/02 (H) Referred To Transportation;Ways and Means | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2001 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Mitchell
Code Sections: A 075-0076-0129, A 075-0076-0177, BF 065-0009-0001, BF 065-0009-0003, BF 065-0009-0005, BF 065-0009-0007, BF 065-0009-0009, BF 065-0009-0011, BF 065-0009-0013, BF 065-0009-0015, BF 065-0009-0017, BF 065-0009-0019, BF 065-0009-0021, BF 065-0009-0023, BF 065-0009-0025, BF 065-0009-0027, BF 065-0009-0029, BF 065-0009-0030, BF 065-0009-0031, BF 065-0009-0033
Title: AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE PURPOSE OF IDENTIFYING FOUR-LANE HIGHWAYS IN NEED OF REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE; TO CREATE A SPECIAL ACCOUNT IN THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND IN WHICH SHALL BE DEPOSITED MONIES TO DEFRAY EXPENSES OF THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT IN REPAIRING, MAINTAINING AND REHABILITATING CERTAIN FOUR-LANE HIGHWAYS; TO CREATE A COUNTY FEEDER ROAD PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE AID ENGINEER; TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY IN WHICH SHALL BE DEPOSITED MONIES TO ASSIST COUNTIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION AND PAVING OF COUNTY ROADS NOT ON THE STATE AID ROAD SYSTEM AND BRIDGES NOT INCLUDED ON THE LOCAL BRIDGE PROGRAM; TO ESTABLISH A FORMULA FOR ALLOCATING AND DISTRIBUTING MONIES IN THE SPECIAL FUND TO COUNTIES; TO ESTABLISH CRITERIA THAT COUNTIES MUST MEET IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM; TO CREATE A SPECIAL ACCOUNT IN THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND IN WHICH SHALL BE DEPOSITED MONIES TO SUPPLEMENT FEDERAL FUNDS APPORTIONED TO THE STATE UNDER THE URBAN AREA HIGHWAY/STREET CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT MONIES IN THE ACCOUNT SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO MUNICIPALITIES IN THE SAME MANNER AND MAY BE EXPENDED FOR THE SAME PURPOSES AS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE FEDERAL PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTIONS 75-76-129 AND 75-76-177, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE FEE IMPOSED ON GAMING LICENSES AND DISTRIBUTE A PORTION OF SUCH FEES TO THE SPECIAL ACCOUNTS AND FUNDS CREATED UNDER THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 65-9-1, 65-9-3, 65-9-5, 65-9-7, 65-9-9, 65-9-11, 65-9-13, 65-9-15, 65-9-17, 65-9-19, 65-9-21, 65-9-23, 65-9-25, 65-9-27, 65-9-29, 65-9-30, 65-9-31 AND 65-9-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ESTABLISH THE STATE AID ROAD PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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