MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2023 Regular Session

To: Appropriations

By: Representative Harness

House Bill 1551

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF JEFFERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL IN THE TOWN OF FAYETTE TO ASSIST IN PAYING THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE HOSPITAL AND RELATED FACILITIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1.  The following sum, or so much of it as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, to the Board of Trustees of Jefferson County Hospital in the Town of Fayette, Mississippi, to assist in paying the costs associated with the operation and maintenance of the hospital and related facilities for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024.......................................................

................................................ $ 2,000,000.00.

     SECTION 2.  The money appropriated by this act shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his or her warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, officer or officers in the manner provided by law.

     SECTION 3.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2023.