Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Highways; create the Four-Lane Highway Maintenance Account and fund with gaming fee increase.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/16 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 02/27 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2002 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | Revenue | |
| Revenue | Yes | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
Senate Committees:
Principal Author: Furniss
Code Sections: A 075-0076-0177, A 075-0076-0129
Title: AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT AND UTILIZE A PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE PURPOSE OF IDENTIFYING AND ESTABLISHING PRIORITIES AMONG FOUR-LANE, NONINTERSTATE HIGHWAYS THAT ARE IN NEED OF REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF SCHEDULING AND PERFORMING REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS ON SUCH HIGHWAYS; TO REQUIRE THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TO ENSURE THAT FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE IS PERFORMED BY THE DEPARTMENT THROUGHOUT THE STATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; TO CREATE A SPECIAL ACCOUNT WITHIN THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND TO BE KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS THE "FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT"; TO PROVIDE THAT MONEY IN SUCH ACCOUNT MAY BE EXPENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ONLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPAIRING, REHABILITATING AND MAINTAINING THE PAVEMENT STRUCTURE AND SHOULDERS OF NONINTERSTATE FOUR-LANE HIGHWAYS; TO AMEND SECTION 75-76-177, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PHASE IN A 3% INCREASE IN CERTAIN GAMING LICENSE FEES; TO AMEND SECTION 75-76-129, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE COLLECTIONS RESULTING FROM SUCH FEE INCREASE TO BE DEPOSITED INTO THE FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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