Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Bill 845

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Title

Description: Local System Road Program; establish.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/12 (H) Referred To Transportation;County Affairs
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2001
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committees:

Principal Author: Pierce

Additional Authors: Maples, Ryals

Code Sections: A 065-0009-0001, A 065-0009-0017, A 065-0037-0007

Title: AN ACT TO CREATE THE LOCAL SYSTEM ROAD PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE AID ENGINEER TO ASSIST COUNTIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION AND PAVING OF COUNTY ROADS NOT ON THE STATE AID ROAD SYSTEM; TO REQUIRE THE STATE AID ENGINEER TO ALLOCATE THE AMOUNT OF THE STATE AID ROAD ALLOCATION OF A COUNTY THAT IS REQUESTED BY SUCH COUNTY FOR USE IN THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION AND PAVING OF LOCAL SYSTEM ROADS IF THE COUNTY MEETS CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS; TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF SUCH ALLOCATION TO NOT MORE THAN 25% OF THE STATE AID ROAD ALLOCATION OF THE COUNTY; TO REQUIRE THE STATE AID ENGINEER TO ALLOCATE THE AMOUNT OF THE LOCAL SYSTEM BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM ALLOCATION OF THE COUNTY THAT IS REQUESTED BY SUCH COUNTY FOR USE IN THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION AND PAVING OF LOCAL SYSTEM ROADS IN THE COUNTY IF THE STATE AID ENGINEER HAS CERTIFIED THAT ALL OF THE LOCAL SYSTEM BRIDGES WITHIN THE COUNTY HAVE A SUFFICIENCY RATING OF GREATER THAN 50 OR THAT ALL SUCH BRIDGES WITHIN THE COUNTY WITH A SUFFICIENCY RATING OF 50 OR LESS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER CONTRACT FOR REPLACEMENT OR REHABILITATION, AND THE COUNTY MEETS CERTAIN OTHER REQUIREMENTS; TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS THAT A COUNTY MUST MEET IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO USE STATE AID ROAD FUNDS FOR THE LOCAL SYSTEM ROAD PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTIONS 65-9-1, 65-9-17 AND 65-37-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/01 at 18:19.

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