2020 Regular Session COVID-19 Broadband Grant Programs; create. AN ACT TO DIRECT THE STATE FISCAL OFFICER TO TRANSFER $65,000,000.00 TO THE MISSISSIPPI ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES BROADBAND COVID-19 GRANT PROGRAM FUND; TO DIRECT THE STATE FISCAL OFFICER TO TRANSFER $10,000,000.00 TO THE COVID-19 BROADBAND PROVIDER GRANT PROGRAM FUND; TO CREATE THE "MISSISSIPPI ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES BROADBAND COVID-19 GRANT PROGRAM" AND THE "COVID-19 BROADBAND PROVIDER GRANT PROGRAM"; TO PROVIDE A STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND FINDINGS; TO CREATE THE "MISSISSIPPI ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES BROADBAND COVID-19 GRANT PROGRAM FUND" AND THE "COVID-19 BROADBAND PROVIDER GRANT PROGRAM FUND" AS SPECIAL FUNDS IN THE STATE TREASURY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS FOR GRANTS UNDER THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE GRANT PROGRAMS CREATED UNDER THIS ACT SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING GRANTS UNDER THIS ACT FOR ELIGIBLE EXPENSES; TO PRESCRIBE THE REQUIREMENTS OF APPLICATION FOR THE GRANTS; TO SPECIFY THAT THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO AUDIT AND REGULATION OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES STAFF, AND NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE GRANT SHALL REQUIRE REPAYMENT OF GRANT MONIES TO THE STATE; TO SPECIFY THAT ALL MONIES SHALL BE DISBURSED FROM THESE SPECIAL FUNDS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CARES ACT AND GUIDELINES FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY REGARDING THE USE OF MONIES FROM THE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND; TO TRANSFER UNOBLIGATED MONIES IN THE FUNDS AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2020, TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FUND; TO PROVIDE THAT A DECLARATION OF ANY PORTION OF THIS ACT AS INVALID SHALL NOT AFFECT THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 11/19/20 at 10:21 S B 3046 Senate Bill 3046 SB 3046 S Law None No Majority Passage HC 69 ../../history/HC/HC0069.xml 487 Rules F ../../House_cmtes/RU.xml Energy F ../../Senate_cmtes/EN.xml Carter ../../Senate_authors/Carter.xml 1 06/18 Suspend from Deadlines by HC 69 2 06/18 (S) Referred To Energy 3 06/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub 4 06/24 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted 5 06/24 (S) Passed ../../../../2020/pdf/votes/senate/1700010.pdf 6 06/25 (S) Transmitted To House 7 06/26 (H) Referred To Rules 8 06/28 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended 9 06/28 (H) Amended 10 06/28 (H) Passed As Amended ../../../../2020/pdf/votes/house/1740019.pdf 11 06/28 (H) Immediate Release 12 06/28 (H) Returned For Concurrence 13 06/29 (S) Concurred in Amend From House ../../../../2020/pdf/votes/senate/1750029.pdf 14 07/02 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed 15 07/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed 16 07/09 Law W/out Governor's Signature ../../../../documents/2020/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3046SG.pdf ../../../../documents/2020/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3046SG.htm ../../../../documents/2020/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3046IN.pdf ../../../../documents/2020/dt/SB/3000-3099/SB3046IN.pdf ../../../../documents/2020/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3046IN.htm ../../../../documents/2020/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3046CS.pdf ../../../../documents/2020/dt/SB/3000-3099/SB3046CS.pdf ../../../../documents/2020/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3046CS.htm ../../../../documents/2020/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3046PS.pdf ../../../../documents/2020/dt/SB/3000-3099/SB3046PS.pdf ../../../../documents/2020/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3046PS.htm ../../../../documents/2020/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3046SG.pdf ../../../../documents/2020/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3046SG.htm Amendment Report for Senate Bill No. 3046 ../../../../documents/2020/pdf/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SB3046.pdf ../../../../../documents/2020/html/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SB3046.htm Committee Amendment No 1 Adopted ../../../../documents/2020/pdf/ham/SB3046_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf ../../../../../documents/2020/html/ham/SB3046_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm N ../../../../documents/2020/pdf/fiscalnotes/SB3046.pdf