MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2001 Regular Session
To: County Affairs; Highways and Transportation
By: Senator(s) Jackson
Senate Bill 2464
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 65-11-45, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE METHOD OF ALLOCATION OF MONIES RECEIVED FROM THE STATE FOR COUNTY ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION WITH REGARD TO COUNTIES EXEMPT FROM THE COUNTYWIDE SYSTEM OF ROAD ADMINISTRATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 65-11-45, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
[With regard to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section 19-2-3, this section shall read as follows:]
65-11-45. The State Fiscal Management Board shall notify the board of supervisors of each county of the amount of money to be available for expenditure in such county from any appropriation made by the state for the purpose of Sections 65-11-39 through 65-11-59. The board of supervisors, upon the receipt of such notice, shall allocate ten percent (10%) of the money available for such county to each supervisors district. The remainder of the money available shall be divided among the supervisors districts based on road miles in the district. All funds which may be appropriated for the purpose of this section shall be expended for materials and labor in construction and improvement of county roads and bridges selected by the board of supervisors of each county. However, the board of supervisors shall first select for construction and reconstruction all school bus routes and, next, rural mail routes.
[With regard to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section 19-2-3, this section shall read as follows:]
65-11-45. The State Fiscal Management Board shall notify the board of supervisors of each county of the amount of money to be available for expenditure in such county from any appropriation made by the state for the purpose of Sections 65-11-39 through 65-11-59. The board of supervisors, upon the receipt of such notice, shall deposit the amount available for such county into the county road and bridge fund. All funds which may be appropriated for the purpose of said section shall be expended for materials and labor in construction and improvement of county roads and bridges selected by the board of supervisors of each county. However, the board of supervisors shall first select for construction and reconstruction all school bus routes and, next, rural mail routes.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2001.