MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2000 Regular Session
To: Appropriations
By: Senator(s) Gordon, Thames, Cuevas, Lee, Dawkins, Kirby, Scoper, Simmons
Senate Bill 3275
(As Sent to Governor)
AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARD FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of defraying the general expenses of the operation of the Mississippi National Guard for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and
ending June 30, 2001 $ 6,002,653.00.
SECTION 2. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the Mississippi National Guard, out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Camp Shelby Timber Fund--No. 3700, as created by Chapter 187, Laws of 1954, as amended; the Service Contract Fund--No. 3701; the Camp Shelby Base Operations Fund--No. 3705; the Air National Guard Training Site Base Operations Fund--No. 3709; and the Education Enhancement Fund, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of applicable statutes and federal/state agreements for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001
$ 52,979,191.00.
SECTION 3. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Sections 1 and 2, not more than the amounts set forth below shall be expended for the respective major objects or purposes of expenditure:
GENERAL SUPPORT
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits $ 1,728,947.00
Travel and Subsistence 17,000.00
Contractual Services 294,915.00
Commodities 60,068.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment 0.00
Equipment 12,000.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants 1,365,813.00
Total $ 3,478,743.00
FUNDING:
General Funds $ 3,478,743.00
Special Funds 0.00
Total $ 3,478,743.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time 39
Part Time 0
Time-Limited: Full Time 0
Part Time 0
CAMP SHELBY TIMBER FUND--NO. 3700
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits $ 157,144.00
Travel and Subsistence 2,000.00
Contractual Services 202,300.00
Commodities 58,000.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment 10,000.00
Equipment 26,500.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants 0.00
Total $ 455,944.00
FUNDING:
General Funds $ 0.00
Special Funds 455,944.00
Total $ 455,944.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time 3
Part Time 4
Time-Limited: Full Time 0
Part Time 0
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD PROGRAMS
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits $ 14,077,763.00
Travel and Subsistence 123,510.00
Contractual Services 11,113,797.00
Commodities 2,517,133.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment 11,908,933.00
Equipment 121,666.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants 309,001.00
Total $ 40,171,803.00
FUNDING:
General Funds $ 0.00
Special Funds 40,171,803.00
Total $ 40,171,803.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time 459
Part Time 50
Time-Limited: Full Time 0
Part Time 0
CAMP SHELBY BASE OPERATIONS FUND--NO. 3705
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits $ 2,429,565.00
Travel and Subsistence 32,037.00
Contractual Services 944,047.00
Commodities 760,259.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment 55,924.00
Equipment 188,384.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants 379,764.00
Total $ 4,789,980.00
FUNDING:
General Funds $ 0.00
Special Funds 4,789,980.00
Total $ 4,789,980.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time 123
Part Time 36
Time-Limited: Full Time 0
Part Time 0
AIR NATIONAL GUARD PROGRAMS
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits $ 6,059,172.00
Travel and Subsistence 62,000.00
Contractual Services 1,183,457.00
Commodities 249,835.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment 0.00
Equipment 7,000.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants 0.00
Total $ 7,561,464.00
FUNDING:
General Funds $ 0.00
Special Funds 7,561,464.00
Total $ 7,561,464.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time 221
Part Time 16
Time-Limited: Full Time 0
Part Time 0
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits $ 35,200.00
Travel and Subsistence 400.00
Contractual Services 1,405,134.00
Commodities 0.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment 0.00
Equipment 0.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants 0.00
Total $ 1,440,734.00
FUNDING:
General Funds $ 1,440,734.00
Special Funds 0.00
Total $ 1,440,734.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time 1
Part Time 0
Time-Limited: Full Time 0
Part Time 0
ARMORY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits $ 0.00
Travel and Subsistence 0.00
Contractual Services 703,414.00
Commodities 65,000.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment 90,000.00
Equipment 40,000.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants 0.00
Total $ 898,414.00
FUNDING:
General Funds $ 898,414.00
Special Funds 0.00
Total $ 898,414.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time 0
Part Time 0
Time-Limited: Full Time 0
Part Time 0
ARMED FORCES MUSEUM
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits $ 133,218.00
Travel and Subsistence 1,000.00
Contractual Services 49,544.00
Commodities 1,000.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment 0.00
Equipment 0.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants 0.00
Total $ 184,762.00
FUNDING:
General Funds $ 184,762.00
Special Funds 0.00
Total $ 184,762.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time 4
Part Time 3
Time-Limited: Full Time 0
Part Time 0
Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with the terms, conditions, and procedures established by law.
No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds which are being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.
SECTION 4. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby reappropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, to the Mississippi National Guard for the construction of an armory at Brookhaven, Mississippi, authorized in Senate Bill No. 3142, Regular Session of 1999, and to authorize the use of part of such funds in matching any federal funds that may be available to the state for armory construction, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001 $ 97,204.00.
Notwithstanding the amount reappropriated under the provisions of this section, in no event shall the amount expended exceed the unexpended balance as of June 30, 2000, or change the purpose for which the funds were originally authorized.
SECTION 5. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby reappropriated out of any money in the special fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the Mississippi National Guard for the construction of an armory at Brookhaven, Mississippi, authorized in Senate Bill No. 3142, Regular Session of 1999, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001 $ 4,577,821.00.
SECTION 6. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby reappropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, to the Mississippi National Guard for the construction of an armory at Senatobia, Mississippi, authorized in Senate Bill No. 3210, Regular Session of 1998, and to authorize the use of part of such funds in matching any federal funds that may be available to the state for armory construction, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001 $ 917,809.00.
Notwithstanding the amount reappropriated under the provisions of this section, in no event shall the amount expended exceed the unexpended balance as of June 30, 2000, or change the purpose for which the funds were originally authorized.
SECTION 7. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby reappropriated out of any money in the special fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the Mississippi National Guard for the construction of an armory at Senatobia, Mississippi, as authorized in Senate Bill No. 3210, Regular Session of 1998, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001 $ 3,104,791.00.
SECTION 8. All funds authorized to be expended herein shall be expended and otherwise accounted for in accordance with the provisions of Section 27-103-1 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972. If not needed for other purposes, the Adjutant General is hereby expressly authorized to invest any part of or all monies herein appropriated out of the Camp Shelby Timber Fund at the highest rate of interest obtainable and credit interest accruing on such investments to the respective fund. Such monies may be invested in any short-term bonds, notes or other direct obligations of the United States of America or the State of Mississippi or any county or municipality of this state, which said county or municipal bonds have been approved by a reputable bonds attorney or have been validated by a decree of the court, and in any event the said bonds, notes or obligations in which such funds are invested shall mature or be redeemable prior to the time the funds so invested will be needed for the refund or refunds herein provided for.
SECTION 9. The acceptance and expenditure of federal funds which may become available for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Mississippi National Guard is hereby authorized and approved, provided such expenditures are reported and otherwise handled in accordance with the state budget law, same being Section 27-103-1 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972.
SECTION 10. The acceptance and expenditure of federal funds which may become available to the Mississippi National Guard for construction purposes is hereby authorized and approved, provided such receipts and expenditures are reported and otherwise handled in accordance with the state budget law, same being Section 27-103-1 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972.
SECTION 11. Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, Two Million Eighty-four Thousand Five Hundred Sixteen Dollars ($2,084,516.00) shall be derived from Education Enhancement Funds deposited pursuant to Section 27-103-203 (1), Mississippi Code of 1972. These funds are provided for the support of the Youth Challenge Program at Camp Shelby.
SECTION 12. Authority is hereby granted for the merger of the following special fund accounts: Service Contract Fund, Air National Guard Training Site Base Operations Fund and Camp Shelby Base Operations Fund. Expenditure authority for the special fund created as a result of the merger shall be limited to and not exceed the combined totals of the original appropriations by major object of expenditure categories and authorized positions.
SECTION 13. The money herein appropriated shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the proper fund or funds as set forth in this act, upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, officer or officers, in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 14. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2000.