MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2020 Regular Session
To: Appropriations
By: Senator(s) Hopson, Wiggins, Polk, Blackwell, Frazier, Johnson
AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The following sum of money, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, to defray the expenses of the Mississippi Development Authority for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021..........................
............................................ $ 20,106,646.00.
SECTION 2. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Mississippi Development Authority or the appropriate special fund for the purpose of defraying the expenses incurred in the operation of the various divisions of the authority for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021 $ 150,121,261.00.
SECTION 3. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, the following positions are authorized:
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time............ 212
Part Time............ 2
Time-Limited: Full Time............ 56
Part Time............ 0
With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency's responsibility to make certain that funds required to be appropriated for "Personal Services" for Fiscal Year 2022 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2021 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or positions are added to the agency's Fiscal Year 2021 budget by the Mississippi Legislature. Based on data provided by the Legislative Budget Office, the State Personnel Board shall determine and publish the projected annual cost to fully fund all appropriated positions in compliance with the provisions of this act. Absent a special situation or circumstance approved by the State Personnel Board, or unless otherwise authorized by this act, no state agency shall take any action to promote or otherwise award salary increases through reallocation, reclassification, or realignment. If the State Personnel Board determines a special situation or circumstance exists and approves an action, then the agency and the State Personnel Board shall provide a monthly report of each action approved by the State Personnel Board to the chairmen of the Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives and the chairmen of the Appropriations Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives. It shall be the responsibility of the agency head to ensure that no single personnel action increases this projected annual cost and/or the Fiscal Year 2021 appropriations for "Personal Services" when annualized, with the exception of escalated funds and the award of benchmarks. If, at the time the agency takes any action to change "Personal Services," the State Personnel Board determines that the agency has taken an action which would cause the agency to exceed this projected annual cost or the Fiscal Year 2021 "Personal Services" appropriated level, when annualized, then only those actions which reduce the projected annual cost and/or the appropriation requirement will be processed by the State Personnel Board until such time as the requirements of this provision are met.
Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with the terms, conditions and procedures established by law or allowable under the terms set forth within this act. The State Personnel Board shall not escalate positions without written approval from the Department of Finance and Administration. The Department of Finance and Administration shall not provide written approval to escalate any funds for salaries and/or positions without proof of availability of new or additional funds above the appropriated level.
No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds which are being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.
None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in violation of Internal Revenue Service’s Publication 15-A relating to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor.
SECTION 4. In compliance with the "Mississippi Performance Budget and Strategic Planning Act of 1994," it is the intent of the Legislature that the funds provided herein shall be utilized in the most efficient and effective manner possible to achieve the intended mission of this agency. Based on the funding authorized, this agency shall make every effort to attain the targeted performance measures provided below:
FY2021
Performance Measures Target
Global Business
National recruitment contacts 1,000
International investment contracts 1,800
International trade contacts 1,000
Qualified national prospects 225
Return on investment (ROI) 10
Number of new businesses - Global contacts 15
Number of new jobs from Global contacts 3,000
Minority & Small Business Dev
Minority & Small Business contacts 8,000
Minority Business certification
applications processed 200
Technical assistance to disadvantaged
contacts 2,000
State contracting with Minority Business
businesses ($) 45,000,000.00
Financial Resources
Requests for financing or incentives 250
Existing Industry & Business
Interactions with interested businesses 2,500
Number of qualified contacts 750
Number of expansions 30
Jobs created from expansions 3,000
Energy
Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
Direct Contacts 12,000
Community Services
Awarded Grants and Loans for Community
and Economic Development ($) 45,000,000.00
Number of grants and loans awarded 90
Support Services
Administration as a percent of Total Budget 9.50
Tourism
Number of tourist inquiries generated 37,875
Number of visitors per year 25,000,000
Travel Revenue (Billions) 6.80
Welcome Centers
Tourist Registered (persons) 2,120,000
A reporting of the degree to which the performance targets set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided in the agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for Fiscal Year 2022.
SECTION 5. Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, the amount of Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000.00) shall be provided from the Mississippi Department of Transportation to defray the expenses of the Mississippi Development Authority in operating the state welcome centers.
SECTION 6. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Mississippi Development Authority shall maintain complete accounting and personnel records related to the expenditure of all funds appropriated under this act and that such records shall be in the same format and level of detail as maintained for Fiscal Year 2020. It is further the intention of the Legislature that the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2022 shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee in a format and level of detail comparable to the format and level of detail provided during the Fiscal Year 2021 budget request process.
SECTION 7. Of the funds appropriated in Sections 1 and 2, the amount of Four Million Eight Hundred Seventy-six Thousand Two Hundred Ninety-eight Dollars ($4,876,298.00), or so much thereof as may be necessary, is provided for the purpose of supporting Mississippi Tourism Advertising and Promotion for Fiscal Year 2021, and shall not be expended for any type of cultural exchange program. Of the funds appropriated herein and allocated within this section, Two Hundred Ninety-nine Thousand Dollars ($299,000.00) is provided for Tourism Grant Development Awards.
SECTION 8. It is the intention of the Legislature that none of the funds appropriated above shall be expended unless members of the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate are notified at least five (5) days prior to a public ceremony announcing the award of any grant in their district or any public announcement or ceremony regarding the groundbreaking or opening of a facility, roadway or bridge for which the Legislature has made funds available. Any signage regarding any public event or any new facility, roadway or bridge shall include the following language: "Funds were made available for this project by the Mississippi State Legislature."
SECTION 9. It is the intention of the Legislature that whenever two (2) or more bids are received by this agency for the purchase of commodities or equipment, and whenever all things stated in such received bids are equal with respect to price, quality and service, the Mississippi Industries for the Blind shall be given preference. A similar preference shall be given to the Mississippi Industries for the Blind whenever purchases are made without competitive bids.
SECTION 10. Of the funds appropriated in Section 1, One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) is provided for the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Areas.
SECTION 11. Of the funds appropriated in Section 1, One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) is provided for the Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area.
SECTION 11. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Mississippi Development Authority shall submit a notification of any General Fund Transfers out of the major category Subsidies into any other major categories to the Legislative Budget Office.
SECTION 12. Of the funds appropriated in Section 1, Twenty Thousand Twenty-five Dollars ($20,025.00) shall be provided for the support of the Mississippi River Parkway Commission.
SECTION 13. Of the funds appropriated in Section 1, Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000.00) shall be transferred to Innovate Mississippi.
SECTION 14. Of the funds appropriated in Section 1, One Hundred Twenty-nine Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-three Dollars ($129,333.00) is provided for the Energy High School Academy, established by Senate Bill 2928, 2019 Regular Session.
SECTION 18. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 2, Fifty-nine Million Six Hundred Eighty-seven Thousand Five Hundred Forty-five Dollars ($59,687,545.00), or so much thereof, shall be derived out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund, as created in Section 57-119-1, Mississippi Code of 1972. These funds are provided for projects as outlined in Section 57-119-9, Mississippi Code of 1972, for assistance to local units of government, nongovernmental organizations, institutions of higher learning, community colleges, ports, airports, public-private partnerships, private for-profit entities, private nonprofit entities and local economic development entities. These funds will be reappropriated each year until the project is completed.
Of the funds appropriated in this section the following sums are provided for projects recommended by the department:
To assist the City of Gautier with the Gautier Town Center Development...........................$ 3,500,000.00.
To assist Power Dynamics Innovations, LLC with Equipment and Facility Upgrades.....................$ 1,550,000.00.
To assist the City of Bay St. Louis with the Old Town Police Department............................$ 1,000,000.00.
To assist the City of Bay St. Louis with the Old Town Depot Revitalization District...............$ 1,500,000.00.
To assist the City of Diamondhead with the Commercial District Transformation Project.......$ 1,500,000.00.
To assist the Stone County School District with the Stone County High School Career and Technical Education
Center................................$ 3,200,000.00.
To assist the University of Southern Mississippi with the Ocean Enterprise Phase I..............$ 7,000,000.00.
To assist the Walter Anderson Museum Creative Complex Phase I and begin Phase II....................$ 750,000.00.
To assist the City of Ocean Springs and the OHOS Development LLC with a Public/Private Development. $ 2,000,000.00.
To assist the Gulfport School with a STEM Exploration Lab....................................$ 100,000.00.
To assist the City of Biloxi with downtown revitalization at the Saenger Theater....................$ 2,000,000.00.
To assist Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission with the multi-user aero strip at Stennis Airport..$2,500,000.00.
Of the funds appropriated in this section, the following sums are provided for projects that meet the criteria outlined in Section 57-119-9, Mississippi Code of 1972:
To assist Harrison County with the Harrison County Law Enforcement Training Academy.........$ 3,000,000.00.
To assist George Regional Health System with a multi-specialty medical office complex….$2,157,035.00
To assist George Regional Health System with a cafeteria expansion and renovation….$1,080,510.00.
To assist Mississippi State University with the Mississippi Cyber Center………..$3,500,000.00
To assist the Port of Pascagoula with the North Rail Connector …$6,600,000.00.
To assist Jackson County with site development and related support of a defense supplier………………$1,400,000.00
To assist the Pascagoula Redevelopment Authority with the Innovation Center…….$1,000,000.00.
To assist the Pascagoula Redevelopment Authority with the City Center……………..$4,000,000.00.
To assist the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies with Educational Classrooms and Dorms…….$3,000,000.00.
To assist the City of Pass Christian with redevelopment and revitalization……$750,000.00.
To assist the City of Long Beach with development and revitalization ………………..$2,000,000.00.
To assist the city of Long Beach with the Quarles House …………………….$2,000,000.00.
To assist George County with a rail connection project:
George County rail and highway improvements for Enviva project…..$1,600,000.00
Mississippi Export Railroad for the Enviva project…..$1,000,000.00
Section 19. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 2, Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,500,000.00), or so much thereof, shall be derived out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund, as created in Section 57-119-1, Mississippi Code of 1972. These funds are provided for projects as outlined in Section 57-119-9, Mississippi Code of 1972, for assistance to local units of government, nongovernmental organizations, institutions of higher learning, community colleges, ports, airports, public-private partnerships, private for-profit entities, private nonprofit entities and local economic development entities. MDA will designate the total amount for each project, and these funds will be reappropriated each year until the project is completed.
Of the funds appropriated below the following amounts are provided:
(a)For the Mississippi Development Authority and the Air Service Development Incentive Program……….$2,500,000.00.
(b) For the Mississippi Development Authority and the Target Incentives Program ….$3,000,000.00
Of these funds, One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) is provided for the development of a South Mississippi defense and space industry strategy for small companies to compete for defense related contracts to include government, industry and academia.
Section 20. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 2, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00), or so much thereof, shall be derived out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund, as created in Section 57-119-1, Mississippi Code of 1972. These funds are provided for administrative expenses at the Mississippi Development Authority as outlined in Section 57-119-7, Mississippi Code of 1972. Prior to expending any funds appropriated in this section, the Mississippi Development authority shall implement a project management system that provides for full tracking and reporting of the amounts appr
SECTION 15. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Mississippi Development Authority may provide operational support to any park operated by the United States National Park Service in Mississippi during the event of a government shutdown that materially affects the operations of such park.
SECTION 16. The money herein appropriated shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the proper fund or funds as set forth in this act, upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, officer or officers, in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 17. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2020, and shall stand repealed from and after June 30, 2020.