House Bill 1654

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE LYNN MEADOWS DISCOVERY CENTER IN GULFPORT TO ASSIST IN PAYING THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT, REPAIR, RENOVATION, REPLACEMENT, ACQUISITION, INSTALLATION AND EXPANSION OF AND UPGRADES, IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO THE CENTER'S BUILDINGS AND RELATED FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, EXHIBITS, GROUNDS AND INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THE PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE FOR THE CENTER, 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 Lynn Meadows Discovery Center in Gulfport, Mississippi, to assist in paying the costs associated with the construction, development, repair, renovation, replacement, acquisition, installation and expansion of and upgrades, improvements and additions to the center's buildings and related facilities, equipment, exhibits, grounds and infrastructure, and the purchase of real estate for the center, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024............................................ $ 1,105,000.00.

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.