House Bill NO. 1467

By Representative(s) Reynolds

AMEND by inserting the following language after Line 8 and by renumbering succeeding sections accordingly:

SECTION 1. Section 57-80-5, Mississippi Code of 1972 is amended as follows:

57-80-5. As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) "Approved business enterprise" means any business enterprise seeking to locate or expand in a growth and prosperity county, which business enterprise is approved by the MDA.

(b) "Business enterprise" means any new or expanded (i) industry for the manufacturing, processing, assembling, storing, warehousing, servicing, distributing or selling of any products or goods, including products of agriculture; (ii) enterprises for research and development, including, but not limited to, scientific laboratories; or (iii) such other businesses or industry as will be in furtherance of the public purposes of this chapter as determined by the MDA and which creates a minimum of ten (10) jobs. "Business enterprise" does not include retail or gaming businesses or electrical generation facilities.

(c) "Eligible supervisors district" means a supervisors district as such district exists on January 1, 2001:

(i) In which thirty percent (30%) or more of such district's population as of June 30, 2000, is at or below the federal poverty level according to the official data compiled by the United States Census Bureau as of June 30, 2000, or the official 1990 census poverty rate data;

(ii) Which is contiguous to a county that meets the criteria of Section 37(1)(b); and

(iii) Which is located in a county which has been issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity under this chapter.

(d) "Growth and prosperity counties" means those counties which meet the requirements of this chapter and which have by resolution or order given its consent to participate in the Growth and Prosperity Program.

(e) "Local tax" means any county or municipal ad valorem tax imposed on the approved business enterprise pursuant to law, except the school portion of the tax and any portion of the tax imposed to pay the cost of providing fire and police protection.

(f) "Local taxing authority" means any county or municipality which by resolution or order has given its consent to participate in the Growth and Prosperity Program acting through its respective board of supervisors or the municipal governing board, council, commission or other legal authority.

(g) "MDA" means the Mississippi Development Authority.

(h) "State tax" means any sales and use tax imposed on the business enterprise pursuant to law related to the purchase of component building materials and equipment for initial construction of facilities or expansion of facilities in a growth and prosperity county or supervisors districts, as the case may be, all income tax imposed pursuant to law on income earned by the business enterprise in a growth and prosperity county, or supervisors district, as the case may be, and franchise tax imposed pursuant to law on the value of capital used, invested or employed by the business enterprise in a growth and prosperity county, or supervisors district, as the case may be.

AMEND FURTHER the title to conform.