Adopted

AMENDMENT NO 2 PROPOSED TO

Cmte Sub for House Bill No. 1226

BY: Representatives Read, Wooten

     AMEND on line 39 by striking "9" and inserting in lieu thereof "10"

     AMEND FURTHER on lines 143 through 145 by striking the language "two (2) of whom shall be residents of Hinds County and three (3) of whom shall be residents of Hinds, Rankin or Madison Counties" and inserting in lieu thereof "all of whom shall be residents of the City of Jackson"

AMEND FURTHER on line 152 by deleting the language "one (1) of whom shall be a resident of Hinds County"

AMEND FURTHER on lines 155 and 156 by striking the language "Hinds County" and inserting in lieu thereof "the City of Jackson"

     AMEND FURTHER by striking lines 193 through 195 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     "(8)  The board shall make commercially reasonable efforts to place out for bid, such that Mississippi Contractors and Mississippi Disadvantaged Business Enterprises ("DBEs") shall have an equal opportunity to respond to such bid, any contract by the board which (a) is subject to tax pursuant to Section 27-65-21 (i.e., contracts for constructing, building, erecting, grading, excavating, etc.), and (b) will be paid, or payment thereunder by the board will be reimbursed, using any portion of the funds in the Capitol Complex Improvement District Project Fund created in Section 9 of this act.  In carrying out such efforts, in order to increase the pool of qualified DBE bidders, the board will request that successful prime contract bidders include in their response a commitment to (a) participate in and/or host forums that highlight subcontract bidding opportunities for DBEs; and (b) work with various trade associations and the Mississippi Development Authority to promote increased participation from DBEs."

     AMEND FURTHER by striking lines 212 through 229 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     "SECTION 7.  (1)  There is created the Capitol Complex Improvement District Project Advisory Committee composed of the following eleven (11) members:

          (a)  Two (2) members appointed by the Mayor of the City of Jackson;

          (b)  One (1) member appointed by the City of Council of the City of Jackson;

          (c)  Two (2) members appointed by the Governor;

          (d)  One (1) member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor;

          (e)  One (1) member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

          (f)  One (1) member appointed by the President of Jackson State University;

          (g)  One (1) member appointed by the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs of University of Mississippi Medical Center;

          (h)  One (1) member appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History; and

          (i)  The Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration.

Each member appointed under paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h) of this subsection (1) shall be a resident of Hinds County."  

     AMEND by inserting the following language after Line 271 and renumbering succeeding sections accordingly:

     "SECTION 10.  (1)  The City of Jackson shall provide police coverage for major events conducted within the district.

     (2)  The City of Jackson shall maintain all infrastructure and completed improvement projects within the district."

     AMEND FURTHER by striking Lines 414 through 422 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

          "(c)  On or before August 15, 2017, and each succeeding month thereafter, twelve and one-half percent (12-1/2%) of the total sales tax revenue collected during the preceding month under the provisions of this chapter, except that collected under the provisions of Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-19(3), 27-65-21 and 27-65-24, on business activities within the corporate limits of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, shall be allocated for distribution as follows:

(i)  Fifteen percent (15%) of the revenue so collected shall be allocated for distribution to the City of Jackson, Mississippi, to compensate the city for general police and fire protection provided by the city in the Capitol Complex Improvement District created in Section 2 of this act and for police coverage for major events conducted within such district; and

(ii)  The remainder of such revenue shall be deposited into the Capitol Complex Improvement District Project Fund created in Section 9 of this act."

     AMEND title to conform