REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

 

MR. SPEAKER AND MADAM PRESIDENT:

 

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

 

H. B. No. 1811:  Local and Private; provide that certain counties may contribute to Pearl River Valley Opportunity, Inc.

 

  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 all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

 

     SECTION 1.  (1)  The Boards of Supervisors of Marion, Lamar, Pearl River, Perry, Jones, Jefferson Davis and Covington Counties, Mississippi, are authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to contribute to Pearl River Valley Opportunity, Inc., a community action agency, a sum in an amount determined by each individual board provided that the amount does not exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) from each individual board to be used as matching funds in order that Pearl River Valley Opportunity, Inc., may receive funds from the state or federal government.

     (2)  The provisions of this section shall be repealed from and after June 1, 2007.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.


     Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

 

     AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS OF MARION, LAMAR, PEARL RIVER, PERRY, JONES, JEFFERSON DAVIS AND COVINGTON COUNTIES TO CONTRIBUTE TO PEARL RIVER VALLEY OPPORTUNITY, INC., AN AMOUNT DETERMINED BY EACH INDIVIDUAL BOARD IN A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
$150,000.00 TO BE USED AS MATCHING FUNDS IN ORDER THAT PEARL RIVER VALLEY OPPORTUNITY, INC., MAY RECEIVE FUNDS FROM THE STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


 

CONFEREES FOR THE HOUSE          CONFEREES FOR THE SENATE

 

 

X (SIGNED)

X (SIGNED)

Willie J. Perkins, Sr.

Ralph H. Doxey

 

 

X (SIGNED)

X (SIGNED)

Joey Fillingane

Tommy A. Gollott

 

 

X (SIGNED)

X (SIGNED)

Frances Fredericks

Billy Thames