MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2000 Regular Session

To: Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands

By: Representative Peranich

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 7-9-151, 7-9-153 AND 7-9-155, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH FUNDS IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PREPLANNING FUND MAY BE EXPENDED; TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS THAT MAY BE EXPENDED ON THE PREPLANNING OF A PROJECT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. Section 7-9-151, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

7-9-151. There is hereby established in the State Treasury a revolving fund to be designated as the "Capital Improvements Preplanning Fund" which shall consist of monies appropriated or otherwise made available therefor by the Legislature. Such funds as may be deposited in the revolving fund may be expended by the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management to obtain preliminary studies, plans, appraisals, and the purchase of options on or the acquisition of real property. The bureau shall consider architectural and aesthetic compatibility in the preplanning of any project conducted using money from the Capital Improvements Preplanning Fund.

SECTION 2. Section 7-9-153, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

7-9-153. All expenses for preplanning projects authorized by the Legislature shall be paid upon warrants drawn on the Capital Improvement Preplanning Fund created pursuant to this act. The Department of Finance and Administration shall issue warrants upon requisitions signed by the Director of the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management. Such requisitions shall set forth the name of the project and estimated cost of the project, and the total of prior expenditures for such project. The Department of Finance and Administration shall not issue a warrant against the Capital Improvements Preplanning Fund if the total amount expended for preliminary study and planning on the project, excluding the acquisition cost of real property, exceeds five percent (5%) of the estimated cost of such project.

SECTION 3. Section 7-9-155, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

7-9-155. Upon the appropriation of funds or the sale of bonds to fund any project authorized by the Legislature for which planning funds have been expended under the provisions of this act, the Director of the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management shall requisition such amount as has been expended for preliminary planning to be transferred from the available funds for such project to the Capital Improvements Preplanning Fund and the Department of Finance and Administration shall make such transfer.

SECTION 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.