***Adopted***
AMENDMENT No. 1 PROPOSED TO
Senate Bill NO. 2654
By Senator(s) Kirby
AMEND by striking Section 1 in its entirety and insert in lieu thereof the following:
SECTION 1. (1) The mileage of highway specifically designated in subsection (2) of this section is in addition to the total mileage limitation of eight thousand six hundred (8,600) miles that is set out in Section 65-3-3.
(2) The following highways are designated as state highways and are placed under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission and such highways, together with the highways designated in Sections 65-3-3 and 65-3-5, and all other laws adding links to the designated state highway system, are declared to be the state highway system of Mississippi: Central District - Rankin County:
Mississippi 468 - Beginning at Mississippi 25 in the City of Flowood, thence south to U.S. 80, thence in a southeasterly direction to Whitfield and thence in a northeasterly direction to or near the City of Brandon, all in Rankin County.
Mississippi 249 - Beginning at Mississippi 475 in the City of Flowood thence south to U.S. 80 connecting to U.S. 49, all in Rankin County.
(3) The Mississippi Department of Transportation is authorized to construct, maintain, take over and assume jurisdiction of the highways described in this section; provided, however, that in lieu of actually bringing any current roads up to the standards of the Mississippi Department of Transportation, the City of Flowood, the City of Pearl and Rankin County shall provide necessary engineering and rights-of-way, including utility adjustments and movements. Once the necessary engineering and rights-of-way, including utility adjustments and movements are provided as required in this subsection, the Mississippi Department of Transportation shall provide funds for construction of a four-lane (or five-lane where needed) road from Fourth Street in the City of Flowood to Mississippi 475, a distance of approximately two and two-tenth (2.2) miles and funds for the construction of the extension of Mississippi 468 beginning at U.S. 80 (Pearson Road intersection) to Mississippi 25.
FURTHER AMEND the title by striking lines 1 through 7 in their entirety and line 8 through the semicolon and insert in lieu thereof the following:
AN ACT TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN SEGMENTS OF HIGHWAY IN RANKIN COUNTY AS STATE HIGHWAYS AND TO PLACE SUCH SEGMENTS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE; TO PROVIDE THAT IN LIEU OF BRINGING ANY CURRENT ROADS UP TO THE STANDARDS OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THE CITY OF FLOWOOD, THE CITY OF PEARL AND RANKIN COUNTY SHALL PROVIDE NECESSARY ENGINEERING AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY, INCLUDING UTILITY ADJUSTMENTS AND MOVEMENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR LANES (OR FIVE LANES WHERE NEEDED) OF CERTAIN PORTIONS OF SUCH SEGMENTS ONCE SUCH ENGINEERING AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY ARE PROVIDED;