REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

MR. SPEAKER AND MR. PRESIDENT:

We, the undersigned conferees, have had under consideration the amendments to the following entitled BILL:

H. B. No. 1663: Appropriation; Mississippi Department of Transportation.

We, therefore, respectfully submit the following report and recommendation:

 

1. That the Senate recede from its Amendment No. 1.

2. That the House and Senate adopt the following amendment:

 

AMEND by striking lines 12 through 35 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

$ 948,008,743.00.

SECTION 2. The following offices are supported by the funds appropriated in Section 1: The Office of Administrative Services, the Office of Highways, the Office of Aeronautics and Rails and the Office of Enforcement. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 1, not more than the amounts set forth below shall be expended for the respective major objects or purposes of expenditure:

MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:

Personal Services:

Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits $ 119,940,583.00

Travel and Subsistence 3,000,000.00

Contractual Services 89,300,000.00

Commodities 23,400,000.00

Capital Outlay:

Other Than Equipment 587,019,191.00

Equipment 12,000,000.00

Subsidies, Loans and Grants 113,348,969.00

Total $ 948,008,743.00

AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:

Permanent: Full Time 3,505

Part Time 19

Time-Limited: Full Time 0

Part Time 0

AMEND FURTHER by striking lines 68 through 73 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

Administration and Other Expenses.........$ 55,868,733.00

Construction..............................$ 694,768,787.00

Maintenance...............................$ 133,833,640.00

Debt Service..............................$ 45,146,169.00

Law Enforcement...........................$ 8,498,761.00

Aeronautics, Rails and other..............$ 9,892,653.00

AMEND FURTHER by striking lines 97 through 108 and renumbering succeeding sections.

AMEND FURTHER by striking lines 126 through 134 and renumbering succeeding sections.

AMEND FURTHER by inserting the following new Section 12 after line 146 and renumbering succeeding sections:

SECTION 12. Of the funds appropriated in Section 1, One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00) shall come from the Mississippi Public Service Special Fund 3811 and Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00) shall come from the Mississippi Public Service Commission Special Fund 3812, it is the intention of the Legislature that the Department of Transportation shall transfer from any special funds available to the State Department of Transportation except the funds provided by the Mississippi

Public Service Commission Eleven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($11,500,000.00) to the State General Fund.
   

CONFEREES FOR THE HOUSE

CONFEREES FOR THE SENATE
   

X (SIGNED:)

X (SIGNED:)

Charlie Capps, Jr.

Jack Gordon
   

X (SIGNED:)

X (SIGNED:)

John Read

Bob M. Dearing
   

X (SIGNED:)

X (SIGNED:)

Mike Eakes

Tommy A. Gollott