Adopted

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

House Bill No.  155

BY: Committee

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

SECTION 1.  (1)  The Mississippi Craft Center established under authority of Section 39-21-3, Mississippi Code of 1972, located within Ridgeland, Madison County, Mississippi, and under the jurisdiction of the Department of Finance and Administration and leased to The Craftsmen's Guild of Mississippi, Inc., shall be renamed the "William Lowe (Bill) Waller, Sr. Craft Center."

     (2)  The Department of Finance and Administration shall prepare or have prepared a distinctive plaque to be placed in a prominent place within the William Lowe (Bill) Waller, Sr. Craft Center that states the background, accomplishments and service to the state of the Honorable William Lowe (Bill) Waller, Sr.  The Department of Finance and Administration, in conjunction with The Craftsmen's Guild of Mississippi, Inc., shall erect or cause to be erected proper lettering or signage on the outdoor facade of the Craft Center displaying the official name of the building as the "William Lowe (Bill) Waller, Sr. Craft Center."  The Department of Finance and Administration may expend all funds necessary to accomplish this act from funds appropriated by the Legislature for such purpose.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2018.

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

     AN ACT TO RENAME THE BUILDING WHICH HOUSES THE MISSISSIPPI CRAFT CENTER IN RIDGELAND, MADISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, THE "WILLIAM LOWE (BILL) WALLER, SR. CRAFT CENTER"; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CRAFTSMEN'S GUILD OF MISSISSIPPI, INC., TO ERECT THE PROPER LETTERING OR SIGNAGE ON THE OUTDOOR FACADE OF THE CRAFT CENTER DISPLAYING THE OFFICIAL NAME AS THE "WILLIAM LOWE (BILL) WALLER, SR. CRAFT CENTER"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.