Bill Text | History of Actions | Amendments | Background | Title |
Description: Transportation Department; prescribe management and planning activities; appoint commissioners.
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House]
| 1 | 01/15 (H) Referred To Transportation | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub | |
| 3 | 02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted | |
| 4 | 02/01 (H) Amended | |
| 5 | 02/01 (H) Passed As Amended | |
| 6 | 02/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate | |
| 7 | 02/16 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation | |
| 8 | 02/27 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended | |
| 9 | 03/06 (S) Amended | |
| 10 | 03/06 (S) Passed As Amended | |
| 11 | 03/08 (S) Returned For Concurrence | |
| 12 | 03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf | |
| 13 | 03/20 (H) Conferees Named Compretta,Mitchell,Pierce | |
| 14 | 03/20 (S) Conferees Named Dearing,Minor,Little | |
| 15 | 03/26 (H) Died In Conference |
| Adopted | [H] | Amendment No 1 |
| Lost | [H] | Amendment No 2 |
| Adopted | [H] | Amendment No 3 |
| Adopted | [S] | Amendment No 1 |
| Adopted | [S] | Amendment No 1 to Amendment No 1 |
| Effective date | ** See Text | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Compretta
Additional Authors: McCoy, Mitchell, Cameron, Eaton, Formby, Jennings, Morris, Perkins, Pierce, Read, Smith (39th), Young, Ellis, Maples
Code Sections: A 065-0001-0001, A 065-0001-0002, A 065-0001-0003, A 065-0001-0008, A 065-0001-0010, A 065-0001-0011, A 065-0003-0097, A 065-0039-0001, A 065-0039-0035, A 075-0076-0129, A 025-0003-0033, A 025-0003-0031, A 023-0015-0193, A 023-0015-0297, A 023-0015-0881, A 023-0015-0883, A 023-0015-0887, A 065-0001-0005, A 065-0001-0021, RP 065-0001-0009
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 65-1-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS IN THE CHAPTER OF LAW RELATING TO THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; TO AMEND SECTION 65-1-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, AND TO PRESCRIBE HIS POWERS, DUTIES AND QUALIFICATIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 65-1-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION TRANSITION BOARD AND PROVIDE FOR APPOINTMENT OF ITS FIVE MEMBERS BY THE GOVERNOR, WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE; TO PRESCRIBE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD AND THE QUALIFICATIONS OF ITS MEMBERS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD SHALL DISSOLVE ON JANUARY 1, 2004, AND THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL SERVE AS THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE FOR TERMS OF OFFICE FOR THE INITIAL AND SUBSEQUENT APPOINTEES TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION SHALL CONSIST OF A CHAIRMAN AS DESIGNATED BY THE GOVERNOR AND FOUR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONERS; TO CREATE AN OFFICE OF VALUE ENGINEERING WITHIN THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION SHALL SELECT A DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF VALUE ENGINEERING; TO PRESCRIBE THE POWER, DUTIES AND QUALIFICATIONS OF THE DIRECTOR; TO CREATE AN OFFICE OF MINORITY CONTRACTOR ASSISTANCE WITHIN THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION SHALL APPOINT A DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE; TO PRESCRIBE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE OFFICE AND THE DIRECTOR; TO AMEND SECTION 65-1-8, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH BUDGETING FOR HIGHWAY SEGMENTS AND TO REPORT ON ROADBED DETERIORATION PROBLEMS; TO REVISE THE LIST OF SPECIFIC POWERS AND DUTIES PRESCRIBED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE THAT CONTRACTS BETWEEN THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND A CONTRACTOR FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION MUST CONTAIN A PROVISION FOR LIQUIDATED DAMAGES FOR EACH DAY THAT THE CONTRACTOR FAILS TIMELY TO COMPLETE THE CONTRACT; TO AUTHORIZE SUCH CONTRACTS TO CONTAIN EXTRA COMPENSATION TO THE CONTRACTOR TO SERVE AS AN INCENTIVE IF THE CONTRACTOR COMPLETES THE CONTRACT EARLY; TO AMEND SECTION 65-1-10, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN PROJECT PLANNING ACTIVITIES FOR ANY PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING, RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION OR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT; TO REQUIRE THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TO COLLECT AND REPORT CERTAIN MANAGEMENT INFORMATION; TO AMEND SECTION 65-1-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION SHALL APPOINT A CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 65-3-97 AND 65-39-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE MANNER IN WHICH HIGHWAY SEGMENTS IN PHASE FOUR OF THE 1987 FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY PROGRAM AND HIGHWAY SEGMENTS IN THE GAMING COUNTIES STATE-ASSISTED INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM ARE PRIORITIZED AND TO REVISE THE MANNER IN WHICH AND REASONS FOR WHICH THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MAY AUTHORIZE HIGHWAY SEGMENTS OF LESS THAN 10 MILES IN LENGTH; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO MAKE REPORTS ON THE CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLETION OF HIGHWAY SEGMENTS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE GAMING COUNTIES STATE-ASSISTED INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 65-39-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN FUEL TAX INCREASES TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE LAST SEGMENT IN PHASE FOUR OF THE 1987 FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 75-76-129, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE DIVERSION OF CERTAIN GAMING FEES TO THE GAMING COUNTIES BOND SINKING FUND AND THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND UPON CERTIFICATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THAT THE HIGHWAY SEGMENTS AUTHORIZED IN THE GAMING COUNTIES STATE-ASSISTED INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM ARE COMPLETE; TO AMEND SECTION 25-3-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE SALARIES OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONERS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 25-3-31, 23-15-193, 23-15-297, 23-15-881, 23-15-883, 23-15-887, 65-1-5 AND 65-1-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO REPEAL SECTION 65-1-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATES THE OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PRESCRIBES THE DIRECTOR'S POWERS AND DUTIES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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