Adopted
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO
House Bill No. 1089
BY: Committee
Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
SECTION 1. Section 27-104-371, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
27-104-371. (1) A special fund, to be designated as the "2022 Local Improvements Projects Fund," is created within the State Treasury. The fund shall be maintained by the State Treasurer as a separate and special fund, separate and apart from the General Fund of the state. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned or investment earnings on amounts in the fund shall be deposited into such fund.
(2) Monies deposited into the fund shall be disbursed by the Department of Finance and Administration as follows:
(a) To the Department of Archives and History for the purpose of providing a grant to the Scott Ford House, Inc., to develop the property located at 136 East Cohea Street in the City of Jackson, the home of the former slave Mary Scott Green, to tell her story and that of other Mississippi midwives, and to develop the property located at 138 East Cohea Street in the City of Jackson as a house museum to tell the family story of the midwife Virginia Scott Ford.... $ 200,000.00
(b) To assist in paying costs associated with repair, renovation, furnishing and equipping of and upgrades and improvements to the Jackson Public School District's Career Development Center in Jackson, Mississippi.............................. $ 300,000.00
(c) To assist the Centreville Chamber of Commerce in paying costs associated with construction, furnishing and equipping of a recreation center and related facilities in the Town of Centreville, Mississippi....................................... $ 500,000.00
(d) To assist * * * the Richards Community
Center, Inc., in paying costs associated with recreational equipment and lights
for the Richards Community Center......................... $ 150,000.00
(e) To assist in paying costs associated with repair and renovation of the National Guard Armory in the Town of Gloster, Mississippi....................................... $ 250,000.00
(f) To assist the City of Georgetown, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with Railroad Avenue lighting and
park area......................................... $ 50,000.00
(g) To assist the City of Georgetown, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with Railroad Avenue
sidewalks......................................... $ 100,000.00
(h) To assist the City of Brookhaven, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with geometric improvements, signalization improvements, striping/signing and drainage improvements to Brookway Boulevard beginning at Interstate 55 and continuing east to U.S. Highway 51 $ 1,000,000.00
(i) To assist the Town of Byhalia, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the Old School Commons restoration and upgrades necessary to meet ADA regulations................. $ 500,000.00
(j) To assist Marshall County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the Blackwater Road Bridge
project.......................................... $ 500,000.00
(k) To assist the Town of Tylertown, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the renovation of the Civic Center and Mississippi State University Extension Service
offices.......................................... $ 450,000.00
(l) To assist the City of Durant, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with road repairs...................... $ 50,000.00
(m) To assist the Town of Goodman, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with road repairs................. $ 50,000.00
(n) To assist Holmes County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with courthouse renovation.............. $ 150,000.00
(o) To assist the Town of Pickens, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair and renovation of the town police station................................................. $ 50,000.00
(p) To the Board of Supervisors of Lowndes County, Mississippi, to assist the Town of Crawford, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with infrastructure
needs............................................ $ 250,000.00
(q) To assist the City of D'Iberville, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the extension of
Mallett Road...................................... $ 1,000,000.00
(r) To assist the Town of Coldwater, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the acquisition of a fire
truck............................................ $ 350,000.00
(s) To assist the Town of Tunica, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with road repairs...................... $ 500,000.00
(t) To assist Tunica County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the extension of natural gas
lines............................................ $ 150,000.00
(u) To assist the City of Starkville, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with Northside Drive drainage channel improvements, mobilization, channel shaping and
grading.......................................... $ 250,000.00
(v) To assist the City of Starkville, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with J.L. King Center infrastructure, security and lighting......................................... $ 250,000.00
(w) To assist the City of Jackson, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with construction of a parking lot and related facilities for the Jackson Convention
Center........................................... $ 1,000,000.00
(x) To assist the City of Oxford, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair and renovation of a building to be used by the City of Oxford Police
Department........................................ $ 1,000,000.00
(y) To assist Perry County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the acquisition of a
fire truck........................................ $ 250,000.00
(z) To assist the City of Columbus, Mississippi, Fire and Rescue in paying costs associated with the acquisition of a fire engine................................................. $ 350,000.00
(aa) To assist the City of Fulton, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the purchase of and repair and renovation of a building to house City Hall and repair and renovation of the former City Hall to house other city
departments....................................... $ 1,000,000.00
(bb) To assist Itawamba County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair and renovation of the Itawamba County Courthouse and construction of a Justice
Court............................................ $ 1,000,000.00
(cc) To assist Jones County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair, renovation, upgrades and additions to the Jones County Law Enforcement Complex.................... $ 500,000.00
(dd) To assist the City of Laurel, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with additions to the Veterans Museum in Laurel, Mississippi....................................... $ 250,000.00
(ee) To assist Arise and Shine, Inc., with providing children and youth programs and services in Copiah County, Mississippi... $ 50,000.00
(ff) To assist the City of Crystal Springs, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with providing lighting for Pedestrian and Bicycle Corridor Federal Aid Project
No. STP-0130-00(013)LPA/107363-701000.............. $ 250,000.00
(gg) To assist in paying costs associated with repair and renovation of the Millsaps Heritage Center in the City of Hazlehurst, Mississippi....................................... $ 300,000.00
(hh) To assist the City of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with water system, sewer system and other infrastructure improvements and development of the Fayard project beautification.................................... $ 1,500,000.00
(ii)
To assist the * * * Diamondhead Fire District in paying
various costs for the City Fire Department......... $ 25,000.00
(jj) To assist in paying various costs for the Fenton Fire Station in Hancock County, Mississippi............. $ 25,000.00
(kk) To assist in paying various costs for the County Farm Fire Station in Harrison County,
Mississippi....................................... $ 25,000.00
(ll) To assist in paying various costs for the Lizan Fire Station in Harrison County, Mississippi............ $ 25,000.00
(mm) To assist in paying various costs for the Saucier Fire Station in Harrison County,
Mississippi....................................... $ 25,000.00
(nn) To assist in paying various costs for the Success Fire Station in Harrison County,
Mississippi....................................... $ 25,000.00
department........................................ $ 400,000.00
(qq) To assist the City of Baldwyn, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repairs to Winddance Drive necessary for trucking company weight
restrictions...................................... $ 100,000.00
(rr) To assist the City of Tupelo, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with lighting and curb upgrades to McCullough Boulevard................................................. $ 500,000.00
(ss) To assist the City of Booneville, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the repair, replacement, adjustment and relocation of sewer lines and related sewer system infrastructure underneath and near the Northeast Mississippi Community College football field and surrounding
area............................................. $ 1,000,000.00
(tt) To assist Madison County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with making improvements to Bozeman Road, beginning at its intersection with Mississippi Highway 463 and proceeding north.. $ 2,500,000.00
(uu) To assist the City of Madison, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with renovation of the Performing Arts Center and placement of utility lines under the
center........................................... $ 1,000,000.00
(vv) To assist the Town of Bruce, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with infrastructure improvements around and near both of the city's parks, including, but not limited to, paving town streets and parking lots, drainage improvements, water and sewer line repairs and extensions, and pavilion construction in such parks $ 400,000.00
(ww) To assist the Town of Bruce, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair and resurfacing of "Jimmy Beckley" Industrial Park Road............................................. $ 500,000.00
(xx) To assist the Town of Derma, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with water well repairs................. $ 50,000.00
(yy) To assist the Town of Vardaman, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with paving town streets.......... $ 150,000.00
(zz) To assist in paying costs associated with construction of an ambulance center for Tippah County
Hospital......................................... $ 500,000.00
(aaa) To assist the Town of Walnut, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the purchase of a fire truck for the town's fire department........................................ $ 300,000.00
(ccc) To assist in paying costs associated with creating a SkillPath 2030 Lab for the North Tippah School
District......................................... $ 200,000.00
(ddd) To assist the City of Ripley, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the purchase of equipment for the city's fire department........................................ $ 100,000.00
(eee) To assist the City of Ripley, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with various infrastructure
projects......................................... $ 200,000.00
(fff) To assist Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance in paying costs associated with alliance
activities........................................ $ 100,000.00
(ggg) To assist in paying costs associated with exhibits with robotics and code training for students at the Issac Chapel Rosenwald Historical Museum and Education Center in Marshall County, Mississippi................................................. $ 200,000.00
(hhh) To assist Delta Health System in paying costs associated with capital improvements and infrastructure improvements related to patient room compliance and women's center services $ 2,000,000.00
(iii) To assist the City of Gautier, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with construction of the Mississippi Songwriters Performing Arts Center and improvements to Town Commons Park, including, but not limited to, parking and through roads for an amphitheater $ 4,000,000.00
(jjj) To assist the City of Senatobia, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair, renovation and upgrades to Front Street Fire Station...................................... $ 500,000.00
(kkk) To assist the City of Gautier, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with expansion of RV sites and paving at Shepard State Park............................................. $ 1,500,000.00
(lll)
To assist Chickasaw County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the * * * CR42 Road
project.......................................... $ 500,000.00
(mmm) To assist in paying costs associated with construction of a firehouse for the Thorn Volunteer Fire Department in Chickasaw County, Mississippi............................... $ 50,000.00
Shirley Road...................................... $ 500,000.00
(ooo) To assist Monroe County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with road maintenance and
repairs.......................................... $ 500,000.00
(ppp) To assist the City of West Point, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with roof repair and/or replacement for Bryan Public Library.......................................... $ 250,000.00
(qqq) To assist in paying costs associated with construction of the Michael H. Ball Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 12191 building in Carroll County,
Mississippi....................................... $ 200,000.00
(rrr) To assist the Town of Duck Hill, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with resurfacing
streets.......................................... $ 200,000.00
(sss) To assist the Town of Carrollton, Mississippi, in paying various costs associated with the town's water tower project.... $ 20,000.00
(ttt) To assist in paying costs associated with various Winona-Montgomery County Consolidated School District renovation projects................................................. $ 7,000,000.00
(uuu) To assist in paying costs associated with a regional communications system for the Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency. $ 200,000.00
(vvv) To assist the City of Columbia, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with improvements to the city's downtown storm drainage system and related infrastructure................. $ 500,000.00
(www) To assist Marion County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with pavement maintenance for county
roads............................................ $ 500,000.00
(xxx) To assist Lamar County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the Mental Health Diversion Center in Purvis, Mississippi................................................. $ 500,000.00
(yyy) To * * *
provide for the reimbursement of prior costs associated with acquisition
and repair, renovation, furnishing and equipping of a building and related facilities
for the Bovina Volunteer Fire Department in Warren County,
Mississippi....................................... $ 250,000.00
(zzz) To assist the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with lighting for city baseball
fields........................................... $ 250,000.00
(aaaa) To assist Warren County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the purchase of culverts and construction and installation of sluice gates...................... $ 75,000.00
(bbbb) To assist the City of Grenada, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with road resurfacing for Southwest Frontage Road $ 250,000.00
(cccc) To assist Grenada County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with construction and extension of New Industrial Park Road................................................. $ 500,000.00
(dddd) To assist Grenada County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with resurfacing of National Guard Trout
Road............................................. $ 750,000.00
(eeee) To assist Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with roof repair for Phillip Community Center in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.................. $ 50,000.00
(ffff) To assist the City of Petal, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the construction of an access road beginning at or near the intersection of Central Avenue and M. J. Harris Drive in Petal, Mississippi, and running southerly into the Robert E. Russell Sports Complex.......................................... $ 500,000.00
(gggg) To assist the City of Iuka, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with road paving, purchase of utility vehicles for the city's police department and fire department, city park upgrades, library repair and purchase of a dump truck and two (2) police cars $ 250,000.00
(hhhh) To assist the City of Pontotoc, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with relocating the fire station on Main Street in the city to a less congested corner lot near the current location... $ 750,000.00
(iiii) To assist in paying costs associated with construction of the Agricola Multipurpose Center in George County, Mississippi $ 1,600,000.00
(jjjj) To assist in paying costs associated with industrial park wastewater replacement main in George County,
Mississippi....................................... $ 400,000.00
(kkkk) To assist in paying costs associated with construction of a multipurpose arena in Jackson County, Mississippi $ 750,000.00
(llll) To assist Jasper County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and improvements to roads and bridges including, but not limited to, CR 195
and CR 215........................................ $ 650,000.00
(mmmm) To assist Smith County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair and repaving of county
roads............................................ $ 250,000.00
(nnnn) To assist in paying costs associated with acquisition of motor vehicles for the Winston County Sheriff's Department... $ 150,000.00
(oooo) To assist Kemper County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with a gas line project from Dekalb, Mississippi, to Scooba, Mississippi....................................... $ 500,000.00
(qqqq) To assist in paying costs associated with acquisition of motor vehicles for the Neshoba County Sheriff's Department... $ 150,000.00
(rrrr) To assist the Town of Scooba, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the renovation of town
facilities........................................ $ 75,000.00
(ssss) To assist the City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with improvements in infrastructure in the Midtown area of the city, including, but not limited to, roads, bridges, water, sewer, drainage, sidewalks, stormwater detention, land acquisition, utility relocation and
lighting.......................................... $ 1,750,000.00
(tttt) To assist the City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with flood control, detention basins or other infrastructure improvements in and around
Gordon's Creek.................................... $ 250,000.00
(uuuu) To assist Alcorn County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair and renovation of the Alcorn County Courthouse $ 1,000,000.00
(vvvv) To assist in paying costs associated with Alcorn County School District improvements...................... $ 150,000.00
(wwww) To Alcorn County, Mississippi, to assist in paying Alcorn County Fire Chiefs and Firefighters Association
expenses......................................... $ 100,000.00
(xxxx) To assist the Jacinto Foundation, Inc., in paying costs associated with capital improvements, repairing, renovating, restoring, rehabilitating, preserving, furnishing and/or equipping the Jacinto Courthouse and related facilities in Alcorn County, Mississippi. $ 100,000.00
(yyyy) To assist Covington County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with improvements to Kelly Creek Road and/or Fruitstand Road............................................. $ 200,000.00
(zzzz) To assist Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with improvements to Willie Fortenberry Road, Gum Swamp Road and/or
Sumrall Road...................................... $ 100,000.00
(aaaaa) To assist the Town of Shubuta, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with refurbishing, repair, renovation, restoration and furnishing of the Town Hall
building......................................... $ 200,000.00
(bbbbb) To assist Coahoma Community College in paying costs associated with completion of the HVAC system for the Coahoma County Higher Education Center........................... $ 150,000.00
(ccccc) To assist Simpson County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with various road paving
projects......................................... $ 500,000.00
(ddddd) To assist the Town of D'Lo, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with paving South Maple Street, Elm Street, North Oak Street and North Maple Street..................... $ 200,000.00
(eeeee) To provide funds
to be distributed equally among the following fire departments in Simpson County,
Mississippi, and Rankin County, Mississippi, to assist in paying various
department costs: Braxton Fire Department, Cato Fire Department, Harrisville Volunteer
Fire Department, Magee Fire Department, Mendenhall Fire Department, * * * Simpson County Station 7 Fire
Department, Old Pearl Volunteer Fire Department, Pinola Fire Department, Puckett
Volunteer Fire Department and Shell Road Volunteer Fire
Department........................................ $ 150,000.00
(fffff) To assist in paying costs associated with the purchase of playground equipment for Houston Community Park in Itawamba County $ 50,000.00
(ggggg) To assist Newton County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with upgrades and repairs to Tanglewood
Road............................................. $ 450,000.00
(hhhhh) To assist Scott County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with infrastructure improvements on Coal Bluff Road.. $ 350,000.00
(iiiii) To assist the Town of Plantersville, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with infrastructure improvements and the purchase of equipment for the town's police
department........................................ $ 100,000.00
(jjjjj) To assist Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with upgrades and improvements to Maben Sturgis Road $ 1,000,000.00
(kkkkk) To assist the City of Starkville, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the city's Main Street
project.......................................... $ 1,250,000.00
(lllll) To assist Humphreys County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repairs, including asbestos removal, to the Humphreys County Courthouse....................... $ 400,000.00
(mmmmm) To assist the City of New Albany, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with central business district renovations $ 250,000.00
(nnnnn) To assist the CREATE Foundation in paying costs associated with storm shelter and community center renovations in the Red Hill Community in Union County,
Mississippi....................................... $ 150,000.00
(ooooo) To the Board of
Trustees of Southwest Mississippi Community College for the purpose of providing
funds for the costs associated with the construction of a new * * * outdoor multipurpose center on the
campus of the
college.......................................... $ 500,000.00
(ppppp) To Scenic Rivers Development Alliance for the purpose of making improvements at parks and facilities as follows: golf cart path repairs and course equipment upgrades at Quail Hollow Golf Course in Pike County; building repairs and equipment upgrades at Bogue Chitto Water Park in Pike County; building repairs, arena equipment and bleachers at Ethel Vance Park in Pike County; building repairs and fencing at Liberty Town Fields in Pike County; ADA sidewalk improvements and building repairs at Walkers Bridge Water Park in Walthall County; pier improvements, building improvements and road improvements at the County Outdoor Complex in Walthall County and park improvements in Franklin County................................... $ 1,000,000.00
(qqqqq) To assist the Caledonia Natural Gas District in paying costs associated with acquisition of three (3) pickup trucks to be used as service trucks................................. $ 150,000.00
(rrrrr) To assist Neshoba
County, Mississippi, * * * for the reimbursement of prior costs associated with transition
to the MSWIN system........................................... $ 1,000,000.00
(sssss) To assist in paying costs associated with the Neshoba General Hospital Ambulance Enterprise.............. $ 250,000.00
(ttttt) To assist the Briarwood Pool in Jackson, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with ADA requirements and accessibility plan................................................. $ 250,000.00
(uuuuu) To assist Hinds County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with Phase I White Oak Creek streambank erosion improvements to a portion of the creek running from at or near Old Canton Road to at or near Briarwood Drive in the City of Jackson, Mississippi $ 2,000,000.00
(vvvvv) To assist * * * the City of Tupelo, Mississippi,
in paying costs associated with improvements to Endville Road $ 500,000.00
(wwwww) To provide funds to Wayne County, Mississippi, to be distributed equally among the following volunteer fire departments in Wayne County, Mississippi, to assist in paying various department costs: Battles Volunteer Fire Department, Beat Four Volunteer Fire Department, Buckatunna Volunteer Fire Department, Central Volunteer Fire Department, Clara Volunteer Fire Department, Coyt Volunteer Fire Department, Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department, Denham Volunteer Fire Department, Ecutta Volunteer Fire Department, Hiwanee Volunteer Fire Department, Matherville Volunteer Fire Department, Maynor Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Mulberry Volunteer Fire Department, Pleasant Grove Volunteer Fire Department, Progress Volunteer Fire Department, Strengthford Volunteer Fire Department and Yellow Creek Volunteer Fire Department $ 340,000.00
(xxxxx) To assist the City of Waynesboro, Mississippi, in paying city fire department costs................. $ 70,000.00
(yyyyy) To assist the
Town of State Line, Mississippi, in paying various department costs for Stateline
Volunteer Fire Department * * * in Greene County, Mississippi.................................. $
20,000.00
(zzzzz) To assist in paying various department costs for Richton Volunteer Fire Department in Perry County,
Mississippi....................................... $ 20,000.00
(aaaaaa) To assist the * * * Town of State Line, Mississippi,
in paying costs associated with acquisition of motor vehicles for the city's police
department.......................... $ 50,000.00
(cccccc) To assist the City of Raymond, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with renovation, rehabilitation and expansion of and additions to the city's police
station.......................................... $ 250,000.00
(dddddd) To assist Benton County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with maintenance of roads and
bridges.......................................... $ 500,000.00
(eeeeee) To assist the Town of Potts Camp, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the acquisition of a
fire truck........................................ $ 300,000.00
(ffffff) To assist the Town of Hickory Flat, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the acquisition of equipment for the town's police department................................. $ 100,000.00
(gggggg) To assist Union County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with maintenance of roads in Supervisors District 1 in Union County........................................... $ 500,000.00
(hhhhhh) To assist Union County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with maintenance of roads in Supervisors District 2 in Union County........................................... $ 500,000.00
Hall............................................. $ 250,000.00
(jjjjjj) To assist the Town of Coffeeville, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with street
improvements...................................... $ 125,000.00
(kkkkkk) To assist the City of Water Valley, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with renovation of the Water Valley Civic Auditorium........................................ $ 225,000.00
(llllll) To assist Pearl River County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with county road
maintenance....................................... $ 500,000.00
(mmmmmm) To assist the City of Morton, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repairs, resurfacing, upgrades and improvements to streets and roads around Morton High School and surrounding areas in the City of Morton.................................... $ 150,000.00
(nnnnnn) To provide funds to be distributed equally among the eight (8) volunteer fire departments in Scott County, Mississippi, to assist in paying various department costs and
expenses......................................... $ 200,000.00
(oooooo) To assist in paying costs associated with repair and renovation of facilities at Chautauqua Park in Crystal Springs, Mississippi....................................... $ 500,000.00
(pppppp) To assist Quitman Community Hospital in paying costs associated with improvements and upgrades to facilities and equipment $ 500,000.00
(qqqqqq) To provide funds to be distributed in the amount of $25,000.00 to fire departments in Prentiss County, Mississippi, to assist in paying equipment
costs....................................... $ * * * 375,000.00
(rrrrrr) To assist the
City of Senatobia, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with lighting and other
improvements to city-owned * * * facilities............................ $
1,000,000.00
(ssssss) To assist Tate County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with road and infrastructure
improvements...................................... $ 5,000,000.00
(tttttt) To assist in paying costs associated with construction of an Agriculture Technology building at Independence High School in the Tate County School
District......................................... $ 750,000.00
(uuuuuu) To provide funds to be distributed equally among all volunteer fire departments in Clarke County, Mississippi, to assist in paying equipment costs and for
upgrades......................................... $ 150,000.00
(vvvvvv) To assist in paying costs associated with acquisition of motor vehicles with upfit, lights, cages and sirens, for the Clarke County Sheriff's
Department........................................ $ 100,000.00
(wwwwww) To assist Lincoln County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with HVAC system and equipment repairs and/or replacement....................................... $ 500,000.00
(xxxxxx) To assist * * * Jackson
Metropolitan Technical Center in paying costs associated with roof and building
repairs for its
building......................................... $ 100,000.00
(yyyyyy) To assist Attala County, Mississippi, to provide funds for the acquisition of fire trucks for Carmack Volunteer Fire Department, Friendship Volunteer Fire Department, Providence Fire Department and Zama Volunteer Fire
Department........................................ $ 1,000,000.00
(zzzzzz) To assist Attala County, Mississippi, in defraying expenses associated with repairs, resurfacing and other improvements to county roads and bridges.......................... $ 1,000,000.00
(aaaaaaa) To assist Leake County, Mississippi, to provide funds for the acquisition of fire trucks, firefighting equipment and gear for volunteer fire departments in
Leake County...................................... $ 2,000,000.00
(bbbbbbb) To assist Attala County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair and/or replacement of the roof for the Jack Post Industrial Building.......................... $ 1,000,000.00
(ccccccc) To assist the Town of West, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repairs and improvements to town facilities $ 200,000.00
(ddddddd) To assist the City of Kosciusko, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair and maintenance of city facilities................................................. $ 500,000.00
(eeeeeee) To assist in paying costs associated with construction of a new building for American Legion Post No. 44 in Attala County, Mississippi............................... $ 300,000.00
(fffffff) To assist the City of Clinton, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with site work for and construction and development of streets, street lighting and signals, electrical and communications distribution systems and equipment, water system and sewer system infrastructure and related infrastructure within an area bound by U.S. Highway 80, Springridge Road, Interstate 20 and Clinton-Raymond Road/Madison Street in the City of Clinton......... $ 8,000,000.00
(ggggggg) To assist the Town of Flora, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with improvements to the town's water system and sewer system infrastructure............................. $ 1,000,000.00
(hhhhhhh) To assist Rankin County, Mississippi, in defraying expenses associated with repairs, resurfacing and other improvements to roads and bridges................................. $ 8,000,000.00
(iiiiiii) To assist the City of Brandon, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with infrastructure improvements............................................................... $ 2,000,000.00
(jjjjjjj) To assist the City of Pearl, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with construction of a bridge extending from the intersection of the extension of Ware Street and relocated St. Augustine Street to Pearson Road in the City of Pearl........ $ 500,000.00
of Long Beach, Mississippi....................... $ 1,500,000.00
(lllllll) To assist in paying costs associated with improvements to Lumpkin Stadium for the Long Beach School
District......................................... $ 100,000.00
(mmmmmmm) To provide * * * $22,222.22 to * * * each of the following
fire departments in Choctaw County, Mississippi, to assist in paying various department
costs: Chester Volunteer Fire Department, * * * Town of Ackerman Fire Department, Bywy Volunteer Fire Department,
Simpson Volunteer Fire Department, Town of Weir Fire Department, Panhandle Volunteer
Fire Department, Union Volunteer Fire Department and Town of French Camp Fire Department
and to provide $22,222.24 to the Reform Fire Department in Choctaw County, Mississippi,
to assist in paying various department
costs............................................ $ 200,000.00
Department........................................ $ 120,000.00
(ooooooo) To provide funds to be distributed equally among the following fire departments in Webster County, Mississippi, to assist in paying various department costs: Town of Mathiston Volunteer Fire Department, City of Eupora Fire Department and Tomnolen Volunteer Fire
Department........................................ $ 60,000.00
(ppppppp) To assist the City of Eupora, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with street repairs, resurfacing and improvements $ 300,000.00
(qqqqqqq) To assist the City of Louisville, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with constructing a road and other transportation infrastructure in the City of Louisville that will provide and improve access to land owned by the city designated for an economic development project on or near the location of Winston Plywood & Veneer................................................. $ 200,000.00
(rrrrrrr) To assist the Town of French Camp, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with sidewalk repairs, lighting and improvements for the town's Historic Downtown District and School Street................................................. $ 100,000.00
(sssssss) To provide funds
to * * *
Choctaw County, Mississippi, for repairs and resurfacing
of roads $ 500,000.00
(ttttttt) To assist the Town of Ackerman, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with street repairs, resurfacing and improvements................................................. $ 200,000.00
(uuuuuuu) To assist the Town of Mathiston, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with construction, repair, renovation, upgrades and improvements to the town's
facilities........................................ $ 100,000.00
(vvvvvvv) To assist Choctaw County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with Courthouse renovations and
improvements...................................... $ 100,000.00
(wwwwwww) To assist American Legion Post 82 in the Town of Ackerman, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the Post building and Post activities............................... $ 25,000.00
(xxxxxxx) To assist VFW Post 3806 in the City of Eupora, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the Post building and Post activities........................................ $ 25,000.00
(yyyyyyy) To assist VFW Post 4540 in Winston County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the Post building and Post activities........................................ $ 25,000.00
(zzzzzzz)
To assist * * *
the American Legion in the Town of Ackerman, Mississippi, in paying costs
associated with the Post building and Post
activities........................................ $ 25,000.00
(aaaaaaaa) To assist in paying the costs associated with land acquisition, site development and construction, furnishing and equipping of new buildings and facilities for, and the relocation of, the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby to property owned by the Mississippi Military Department and located near Camp Shelby in Forrest County,
Mississippi....................................... $ 6,000,000.00
(bbbbbbbb) To assist the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with renovations of
city offices...................................... $ 1,000,000.00
(cccccccc) To assist the Town of Sardis, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other improvements to roads and bridges.............................. $ 250,000.00
(dddddddd) To assist the Town of Como, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other improvements to roads and bridges................................. $ 250,000.00
(eeeeeeee) To assist the City of Bay Springs, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs to Payton Avenue $ 35,000.00
(ffffffff) To assist the Town of Heidelberg, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs to Walnut Street $ 45,000.00
(gggggggg) To assist * * * East Jasper
School District in paying the costs associated with the acquisition of the Old
Heidelberg Academy................................ $ 350,000.00
(hhhhhhhh) To assist the City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with improvements to Dabbs Street... $ 250,000.00
(iiiiiiii) To assist Lincoln County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs and improvements to the county courthouse........................................ $ 350,000.00
(jjjjjjjj) To assist the City of Carthage, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the repair and renovation of the coliseum......................................... $ 600,000.00
(kkkkkkkk) To assist Holmes County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the paving and improvements to
Salem/Courts Road................................. $ 600,300.00
(llllllll) To assist Tougaloo College in paying the costs associated with the improvement, renovation and preservation of the historic Mansion building......................... $ 600,000.00
(mmmmmmmm) To assist the City of Southaven, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with a traffic signal at the intersection of Airways Boulevard and
Guthrie Drive..................................... $ 270,000.00
(nnnnnnnn) To assist DeSoto County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with a traffic signal at the intersection of Byhalia Road and Hwy 305 in Lewisburg/Olive
Branch........................................... $ 270,000.00
(oooooooo) To assist Marshall County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with building the Chickasaw Trail Emergency Response Center........................................... $ 1,000,000.00
(pppppppp) To assist the Town of Terry, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the renovation of a community center.. $ 30,000.00
(qqqqqqqq) To assist the City of Byram, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with bridge and drainage
projects......................................... $ 500,000.00
(rrrrrrrr) To assist the City of Jackson, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with renovations and upgrades for Thalia Mara Hall............................................. $ 2,000,000.00
(ssssssss) To assist the City of Jackson, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with renovations and upgrades for the Jackson Planetarium....................................... $ 2,000,000.00
(tttttttt) To assist Panola County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with airport
improvements...................................... $ 500,000.00
(uuuuuuuu) To assist the Town of Sardis, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the Sardis Lake Development
project.......................................... $ 1,700,000.00
(vvvvvvvv) To assist the Town of Noxapater, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with paving, repairs and improvements to city streets.......................................... $ 250,000.00
(wwwwwwww) To assist the Town of Walnut Grove, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the purchase of a new fire truck $ 250,000.00
(xxxxxxxx) To assist the Lee County 4th District Community Development Group, a nonprofit corporation, in paying the costs associated with the construction/improvement to its community center $ 300,000.00
(yyyyyyyy) To assist the Windows of Amory, a nonprofit corporation, for expenses related to improvements and operations of the former First Christian Church, known as
"The Windows"..................................... $ 200,000.00
(zzzzzzzz) To assist the City of Aberdeen, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs and improvements to the Magnolias......................................... $ 150,000.00
(aaaaaaaaa) To assist Claiborne County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs and improvements to historical structures in the county.......................... $ 75,000.00
(bbbbbbbbb) To assist Claiborne County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the replacement of an air conditioning and heating system for the
county jail....................................... $ 80,000.00
(ccccccccc) To assist Claiborne County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the resurfacing of Russom-Westside Road $ 300,000.00
(ddddddddd) To assist the Summit Community Development Foundation in paying the costs associated with the Stand Pipe project $ 200,000.00
(eeeeeeeee) To assist the City of Natchez, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with lighting of the Mississippi River Bridge................................................. $ 500,000.00
(fffffffff) To assist the City of Magee, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with infrastructure
improvements...................................... $ 150,000.00
(ggggggggg) To assist the City of Mendenhall, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with infrastructure improvements $ 150,000.00
(hhhhhhhhh) To assist Montgomery County, Mississippi, in defraying expenses for infrastructure improvements and industrial facility......................................... $ 1,000,000.00
(iiiiiiiii) To assist Attala County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with roof repairs for a county-owned
building......................................... $ 600,000.00
(jjjjjjjjj) To assist the Mississippi Department of Transportation in paying the costs associated with an overpass for Old Highway 63 over Highway 98........................ $ 1,200,000.00
(kkkkkkkkk) To assist Greene County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with asbestos abatement and demolition of an abandoned factory building........................ $ 600,000.00
center........................................... $ 1,200,000.00
(mmmmmmmmm) To assist the Greene County School District in paying costs associated with tornado and wind damage at the McLain Attendance Center................................. $ 50,000.00
(nnnnnnnnn) To assist the City of D'Iberville, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with upgrades, mitigation and improvements to the city marina................................... $ 750,000.00
(ooooooooo) To assist Jackson County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the renovations and expansions of the Ball Park Road Fire Station................................. $ 750,000.00
(ppppppppp) To assist the City of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with improvements to Riley Road $ 500,000.00
(qqqqqqqqq) To assist the Pearl & Leaf Rivers Rails to Trails Recreational District in paying the costs associated with overlaying the trail from James Lynn Cartlidge Gateway to Carolyn McRaney Gateway and paving the parking lots at
stations......................................... $ 1,500,000.00
(rrrrrrrrr) To assist the City of Flowood, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with infrastructure improvements to North Flowood Drive..................................... $ 2,000,000.00
(sssssssss) To assist the Mississippi Department of Transportation in paying the costs associated with improvements to Highway 25 between Grants Ferry Road and Mississippi
Highway 471....................................... $ 4,000,000.00
(ttttttttt) To assist the City of Macon, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with inspection, repairs and improvements to the Electric Department Office.................... $ 40,000.00
(uuuuuuuuu) To assist Noxubee County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with a roof replacement on the county courthouse $ 400,000.00
(vvvvvvvvv) To assist the City of Poplarville, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the acquisition of a new fire truck. $ 500,000.00
Vicksburg......................................... $ 650,000.00
(xxxxxxxxx) To assist the City of Gulfport, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the Interconnecting Gulfport project related to the federal BUILD grant route, to include Pool Street Extension, Creosote Road Extension, and Daniel Boulevard Extension $ 3,500,000.00
(yyyyyyyyy) To assist Yazoo County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the construction and repairs of the Lake George Bridge........................................... $ 3,000,000.00
(zzzzzzzzz) To assist Issaquena County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the construction and repairs of the Mannie Road Bridge........................................... $ 1,500,000.00
(aaaaaaaaaa) To assist Sharkey County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the construction and repairs of the Low Water Bridge Road Bridge................................ $ 1,500,000.00
(bbbbbbbbbb) To assist the Warren County Port Commission in defraying expenses for environmental and
permit........................................... $ 500,000.00
(cccccccccc) To assist Quitman County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with infrastructure improvements on county roads and bridges.......................................... $ 500,000.00
(dddddddddd) To assist Perry County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the widening of
Cochran Road...................................... $ 600,000.00
(eeeeeeeeee) To assist the City of Richland, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the Highway 49 pedestrian crossover $ 500,000.00
(ffffffffff) To assist the City of Pearl, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the Pearl-Richland Intermodal Bridge $ 2,000,000.00
(gggggggggg) To assist the Mississippi Department of Transportation in paying the costs associated with improvements to Highway 21 in Sebastopol, Mississippi.............. $ 400,000.00
(iiiiiiiiii) To assist the City of Hernando, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with infrastructure improvements to the Oak Grove and Highway 51
intersection...................................... $ 500,000.00
(kkkkkkkkkk) To assist the City of Tupelo, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with turnaround access at the Elvis Presley Birthplace........................................ $ 250,000.00
(llllllllll) To assist the City of Saltillo, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with infrastructure improvements..... $ 250,000.00
(nnnnnnnnnn) To assist the City of Ridgeland, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the construction of the Commerce Park Connector Road.................................... $ 1,000,000.00
(oooooooooo) To assist the City of Ridgeland, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with road paving and improvements to city streets.......................................... $ 1,500,000.00
(pppppppppp) To assist the City of Olive Branch, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with infrastructure improvement on Pleasant Hill Road from SR 302 to Stateline
Road............................................. $ 750,000.00
(qqqqqqqqqq) To assist the Horn Lake Creek Basin Interceptor Sewer District in paying the costs associated with an infrastructure project.......................................... $10,000,000.00
(rrrrrrrrrr) To assist the City of Corinth, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the EFLAP Bridge Replacement... $ 500,000.00
(ssssssssss) To assist Alcorn County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with infrastructure improvements at the Getwell Road and Harper Road Intersection...................... $ 350,000.00
(tttttttttt) To assist the Town of Blue Mountain, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with improvements to the Blue Mountain Children's Park................................... $ 150,000.00
(uuuuuuuuuu) To assist the Town of Farmington, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with computer equipment upgrades for city hall............................................. $ 25,000.00
(vvvvvvvvvv) To assist the City of Corinth, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the Corinth Veterans Honor Memorial $ 25,000.00
(wwwwwwwwww) To assist the University of Southern Mississippi in paying the costs associated with re-roofing the
coliseum......................................... $ 500,000.00
(xxxxxxxxxx) To assist Stone County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with road paving and improvements to county roads and bridges....................................... $ 500,000.00
(yyyyyyyyyy) To assist the City of Greenville, Mississippi, in paying the costs of construction and development of the downtown green space associated with the new federal courthouse as part of the Thad Cochran Project................................... $ 500,000.00
(zzzzzzzzzz) To assist the City of Greenville, Mississippi, in paying the costs of redevelopment of Hangar 173 at airport to assist the Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC) Aerospace Maintenance Instruction Program............................... $ 1,500,000.00
(aaaaaaaaaaa) To assist the City of Cleveland, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the Airport Terminal Road Extension Project.......................................... $ 1,000,000.00
(bbbbbbbbbbb) To assist Tishomingo County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with a tornado siren and storm shelter at Carter's Branch Volunteer
Fire Department................................... $ 50,000.00
(ccccccccccc) To assist the Town of Marietta, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with an infrastructure project $ 165,000.00
(ddddddddddd) To assist the Town of Mantachie, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with modernizing the town's police force $ 100,000.00
(eeeeeeeeeee) To assist Tishomingo County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with a roof replacement for the Circuit Courthouse........................................ $ 400,000.00
(fffffffffff) To assist the City of Iuka, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs and improvements to city streets................................................. $ 150,000.00
(ggggggggggg) To assist the Yellow Creek Inland Port Authority in paying the costs associated with infrastructure and port improvement................................................. $ 1,500,000.00
(hhhhhhhhhhh) To assist Pontotoc County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with a Veteran's Service Center in Pontotoc................................................. $ 125,000.00
(iiiiiiiiiii) To assist Pontotoc County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with improvements to the Fairgrounds/Exhibit Building Parking Project.......................... $ 100,000.00
(jjjjjjjjjjj) To assist the City of Calhoun City, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with paving and improvements to city streets.......................................... $ 200,000.00
(kkkkkkkkkkk) To assist the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience (The MAX) in paying the costs associated with upgrading exhibits......................................... $ 250,000.00
(lllllllllll) To assist Yazoo County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with renovations at the Oakes African-American Cultural Center........................................... $ 100,000.00
(mmmmmmmmmmm) To assist the City of Pass Christian, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the Pass Christian Downtown Redevelopment Initiative................. $ 750,000.00
(nnnnnnnnnnn) To assist Clay County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the renovations of the county
courthouse........................................ $ 350,000.00
(ooooooooooo) To assist the City of West Point, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with road paving and improvements to city streets.......................................... $ 400,000.00
(ppppppppppp) To assist the City of Macon, Mississippi, for reimbursement to the city for engineers, clean up of debris, and to stabilize exterior of Electric Department when surrounding buildings collapsed
(local state of emergency)........................ $ 35,000.00
(qqqqqqqqqqq) To assist the Pascagoula Redevelopment Authority in paying the costs associated with the downtown revitalization project................................................. $ 750,000.00
(rrrrrrrrrrr) To assist the City of Eupora, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the construction of an amphitheater $ 50,000.00
(sssssssssss) To assist the City of Eupora, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with a
walking trail..................................... $ 10,000.00
(ttttttttttt) To assist Lowndes County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the construction, development, upgrades and improvements to the rail yard expansion at the West Bank Port, and other rail improvements in Lowndes County that provide otherwise support freight rail service to and from the West Bank Port $ 3,200,000.00
(uuuuuuuuuuu) To assist the City of Jackson, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the widening, straightening and clearing debris from Eubanks Creek from State Street to Old Canton Road.. $ 500,000.00
(vvvvvvvvvvv) To assist the Department of Finance and Administration in paying the costs associated with the development of the LeFleur's Bluff Otter Creek Golf Park and Connector Trail Project................................................. $13,250,000.00
(wwwwwwwwwww) To assist the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the river front development $ 3,500,000.00
(xxxxxxxxxxx) To assist the City of Pelahatchie, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs and improvements to roads and bridges.......................................... $ 300,000.00
(yyyyyyyyyyy) To assist the Marty Stuart Congress of Country Music Museum in paying the costs associated with the completion of the Ellis Theatre..................................... $ 500,000.00
(zzzzzzzzzzz) To assist the City of Water Valley, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with upgrades and improvements to the city-owned electrical system...................... $ 500,000.00
(aaaaaaaaaaaa) To assist the North Mississippi Health Services in paying the costs associated with the unfinished dedicated operating room for cesarean deliveries at the hospital in Amory, Mississippi, which room may be used as a negative pressure room ...... $ 1,000,000.00
(bbbbbbbbbbbb) To assist the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in paying costs associated with renovations, repairs and improvements to the B.B. King Museum and
Club Ebony........................................ $ 2,500,000.00
(cccccccccccc) To assist the Department of Finance and Administration – Bureau of Building, Ground and Real Property Management for the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in paying costs associated with renovations, repairs and improvements to the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame............................... $ 2,500,000.00
(dddddddddddd) To assist the Town of Macon, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with storm cleanup and emergency operation including storm debris
removal.......................................... $ 75,000.00
(eeeeeeeeeeee) To assist Noxubee County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair of the Veterans
Building......................................... $ 25,000.00
(ffffffffffff) To assist Noxubee County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with road maintenance
and repairs....................................... $ 150,000.00
(gggggggggggg) To assist Hinds County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with resurfacing Champion
Hill Road......................................... $ 500,000.00
(hhhhhhhhhhhh) To assist the Town of Vaiden, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with various infrastructure projects.... $ 100,000.00
(iiiiiiiiiiii) To assist the Town of McCool, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with various infrastructure projects.... $ 100,000.00
(jjjjjjjjjjjj) To assist the Tate County Heritage Museum in paying costs associated with acquisition and updating of exhibits and displays and repair, restoration, upgrades and improvements to equipment and facilities.................................... $ 50,000.00
(kkkkkkkkkkkk) To assist the Mississippi's Toughest Kids Foundation in paying the costs associated with:
(i) Design, preplanning, construction, furnishing and equipping of buildings and related facilities at Camp Kamassa in Copiah County, Mississippi; and
(ii) Design, preplanning, construction and development of infrastructure at Camp Kamassa in Copiah County,
Mississippi....................................... $ 1,000,000.00
SECTION 2. Section 2, Chapter 109, Laws of 2022, is amended as follows:
Section 1. The following sum of money, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund, as created in Section 57-119-1 Mississippi Code of 1972, not otherwise appropriated to the Mississippi Development Authority. 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 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023.................. $ 37,857,356.00.
Of the funds appropriated in this section the following sums are provided for projects:
(a) To assist the Gulfport Redevelopment
Commission for the completion of the second and
final phase of a mixed-use, downtown redevelopment
project, including public use components, so as
to leverage public and private investment......... $ 8,000,000.00
(b) To assist the City of Pass Christian
with the Water Front Redevelopment Plan........... $ 3,000,000.00
(c) To assist the Pascagoula Redevelopment
Authority with the City of Pascagoula Rail Line
Development Plan................................. $ 3,061,356.00
(d) To assist the City of Biloxi with the
Popp's Ferry Extension Project................... $ 3,000,000.00
(e) To assist the City of Waveland with
the Waveland Marina Phase I...................... $ 2,000,000.00
(f) To assist the Ocean Springs Redevelopment
Authority with City of Ocean Springs Projects..... $ 2,000,000.00
(g) To assist the City of Moss Point with
Moss Point's Magnificent Mile 2.0................ $ 2,000,000.00
(h) To assist the Hancock County Port and
Harbor Commission with the Technology Park at
Stennis Airport Phase I.......................... $ 2,000,000.00
(i) To assist the Pearl River County Board
of Supervisors with the Pearl River County
Industrial Park Project.......................... $ 1,600,000.00
(j) To assist the City of Long Beach with
the Long Beach Harbor Complex Restoration......... $ 1,000,000.00
(k) To assist the City of Bay St. Louis
with the City Public Safety Complex............... $ 1,000,000.00
(l) To assist the Mississippi State
University Research and Technology Corporation
with continued development of the Mississippi
Cyber Center Project............................. $ 1,000,000.00
(m) To assist the City of Diamondhead with
the Commerce District Transportation.............. $ 900,000.00
(n) To assist * * * Heritage Spring Water, LLC.,
with the Heritage Spring Water Project in Stone County,
Mississippi...................................... $ 600,000.00
(o) To assist the Ocean Springs Collective
with Ocean Springs Collective Projects............ $ 400,000.00
(p) To assist the Mississippi Export Railroad
with Mississippi Export Projects................. $ 3,500,000.00
(q) To assist the Greater Biloxi Economic
Development Foundation and JDLE, LLC with the
Downtown Redevelopment of Barq's and Kress
Buildings on Howard Avenue....................... $ 2,000,000.00
(r) To assist the Mississippi Gulf Resort
Classic Foundation with the Rapiscan Systems
Classic Tournament............................... $ 796,000.00
SECTION 3. Section 57-1-16, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
57-1-16. (1) As used in this section:
(a) "Extraordinary economic development opportunity" means a new or expanded business or industry which maintains a strong financial condition and minimal credit risk and creates substantial employment, particularly in areas of high unemployment. The term "extraordinary economic development opportunity" does not include any medical cannabis establishment as defined in the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act.
(b) "Local economic development entities" means state institutions of higher learning or public or private nonprofit local economic development entities including, but not limited to, chambers of commerce, local authorities, commissions or other entities created by local and private legislation or districts created pursuant to Section 19-5-99.
(c) "MDA" means the Mississippi Development Authority.
(2) (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the ACE Fund, which shall consist of money from any public or private source designated for deposit into such fund. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned on amounts in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund. The purpose of the fund shall be to assist in maximizing extraordinary economic development opportunities related to any new or expanded business or industry or to assist a local unit of government as authorized in subsection (5) of this section. Such funds may be used to make grants to local economic development entities to assist any new or expanding business or industry that meets the criteria provided in this section when such assistance aids the consummation of a project within the State of Mississippi, including any federal Indian reservation located within the geographical boundary of Mississippi, or to make grants to a local unit of government as authorized in subsection (5) of this section.
(b) Monies in the fund which are derived from the proceeds of general obligation bonds or provided by the Legislature may be used to reimburse reasonable actual and necessary costs incurred by the MDA for the administration of the various grant, loan and financial incentive programs administered by the MDA. An accounting of actual costs incurred for which reimbursement is sought shall be maintained by the MDA. Reimbursement of reasonable actual and necessary costs shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the proceeds of bonds issued or the monies provided by the Legislature. Reimbursements made under this subsection shall satisfy any applicable federal tax law requirements.
(3) The MDA shall establish a grant program to make grants from the ACE Fund created under this section. Local economic development entities may apply to the MDA for a grant under this section in the manner provided for in subsection (4) of this section. Local units of government may apply to the MDA for a grant under this section in the manner provided in subsection (5) of this section.
(4) (a) Any business or industry desiring assistance from a local economic development entity under this section shall submit an application to the local economic development entity which shall include, at a minimum:
(i) Evidence that the business or industry meets the definition of an extraordinary economic development opportunity;
(ii) A demonstration that the business or industry is at an economic disadvantage by locating the new or expanded project in the county;
(iii) A description, including the cost, of the requested assistance;
(iv) A description of the purpose for which the assistance is requested;
(v) A two-year business plan;
(vi) Financial statements or tax returns for the three (3) years immediately prior to the application;
(vii) Credit reports on all persons or entities with a twenty percent (20%) or greater interest in the business or industry; and
(viii) Any other information required by the MDA.
(b) The MDA shall require that binding commitments be entered into requiring that:
(i) The minimum requirements of this section and such other requirements as the MDA considers proper shall be met; and
(ii) If such requirements are not met, all or a portion of the funds provided by this section as determined by the MDA shall be repaid.
(c) Upon receipt of the application from a business or industry, the local economic development entity may apply to the MDA for assistance under this section. Such application must contain evidence that the business or industry meets the definition of an extraordinary economic development opportunity, a demonstration that the business or industry is at an economic disadvantage by locating the new or expanded project in the county, a description, including the cost, of the requested assistance, and a statement of what efforts have been made or are being made by the business or industry for securing or qualifying for other local, state, federal or private funds for the project.
(d) The MDA shall have sole discretion in the awarding of ACE funds, provided that the business or industry and the local economic development entity have met the statutory requirements of this section. However, in making grants under this section, the MDA shall attempt to provide for an equitable distribution of such grants among each of the congressional districts of this state in order to promote economic development across the entire state.
(5) (a) The MDA may make grants to local units of government to assist the local unit of government in purchasing real property for the benefit of an existing industry that commits to maintain a minimum of one thousand three hundred (1,300) jobs for a minimum of ten (10) years after the date the grant is made. The MDA shall not make grants under this subsection to assist local units of government for the benefit of any medical cannabis establishment as defined in the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act.
(b) Any local unit of government seeking a grant authorized under this subsection shall apply to MDA. The application shall contain such information as the MDA may require.
(c) The MDA shall require that binding commitments be entered into requiring that:
(i) The minimum requirements of this subsection and such other requirements as the MDA considers proper shall be met; and
(ii) If such requirements are not met, all or a portion of the funds provided by this section as determined by the MDA shall be repaid.
(6) The MDA shall promulgate rules and regulations, in accordance with the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law, for the implementation of this section. However, before the implementation of any such rules and regulations, they shall be submitted to a committee consisting of five (5) members of the Senate Finance Committee and five (5) members of the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, appointed by the respective committee chairmen.
SECTION 4. Section 57-1-701, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
57-1-701. (1) For the purposes of this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) "Eligible entity" means any (i) county, (ii) municipality or (iii) public or private nonprofit local economic development entity including, but not limited to, local authorities, commissions, or other entities created by local and private legislation or pursuant to Section 19-5-99.
(b) "Optioned property" means industrial property that is subject to a real estate option to purchase contract entered into between an eligible entity and a real estate owner, where such option shall be for a minimum of three (3) years and the option price shall not exceed the appraised fair market value of the real estate.
(c) "Eligible expenditures" means:
(i) Fees for architects, engineers, environmental consultants, attorneys, and such other advisors, consultants and agents that MDA determines are necessary to complete site due diligence associated with site development improvements located on industrial property that is publicly owned or is optioned property;
(ii) Contributions toward site development improvements, as approved by MDA, located on industrial property that is publicly owned;
(iii) Contributions toward public infrastructure improvements directly serving industrial property that is publicly owned or is optioned property; and/or
(iv) Contributions toward acquisition of publicly owned real property used for economic development purposes by an eligible entity, where the acquisition price shall not exceed the appraised fair market value of the property.
(d) "MDA" means the Mississippi Development Authority.
(e) "Site development improvements" means site clearing, grading, and environmental mitigation; improvements to drainage systems; easement and right-of-way acquisition; sewer systems; transportation directly affecting the site, including roads, bridges or rail; bulkheads; taxiways and parking ramps; land reclamation; water supply (storage, treatment and distribution); telecommunications systems, including fiber optic; natural gas distribution systems; aesthetic improvements; the dredging of channels and basins; or other improvements as approved by MDA.
(2) (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the "Mississippi Site Development Grant Fund," which shall consist of funds made available by the Legislature in any manner and funds from any other source designated for deposit into such fund. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any investment earnings or interest earned on amounts in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund. Monies in the fund shall be used to make grants to assist eligible entities as provided in this section.
(b) Monies in the fund which are derived from proceeds of bonds issued under Section 2 of Chapter 390, Laws of 2017, Section 5 of Chapter 412, Laws of 2018, Section 1 of Chapter 421, Laws of 2019, Section 4 of Chapter 492, Laws of 2020, or Section 8 of Chapter 480, Laws of 2021 or provided by the Legislature, may be used to reimburse reasonable actual and necessary costs incurred by MDA for the administration of the various grant, loan and financial incentive programs administered by MDA. An accounting of actual costs incurred for which reimbursement is sought shall be maintained by MDA. Reimbursement of reasonable actual and necessary costs shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the proceeds of bonds issued or the monies provided by the Legislature. Reimbursements under this subsection shall satisfy any applicable federal tax law requirements.
(3) (a) MDA shall establish a program to make grants to eligible entities to match local or other funds associated with improving the marketability of publicly owned industrial property for industrial economic development purposes and other property improvements as approved by MDA. An eligible entity may apply to MDA for a grant under this program in the manner provided for in this section. An eligible entity desiring assistance under this section must provide matching funds in an amount determined by MDA. Matching funds may be provided in the form of cash and/or in-kind services as determined by MDA.
(b) An eligible entity desiring assistance under this section must submit an application to MDA. The application must include:
(i) A description of the eligible expenditures for which assistance is requested;
(ii) The amount of assistance requested;
(iii) The amount and type of matching funds to be provided by the eligible entity; and
(iv) Any other information required by MDA.
(c) Upon request by MDA, an eligible entity shall provide MDA with access to all studies, reports, documents and/or plans developed as a result of or related to an eligible entity receiving assistance under this section.
(4) MDA shall have all powers necessary to implement and administer the program established under this section, and the department shall promulgate rules and regulations, in accordance with the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law, necessary for the implementation of this section.
(5) MDA shall file an annual report with the Governor, the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives not later than December 1 of each year, describing all assistance provided under this section.
SECTION 5. Section 57-61-21, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
57-61-21. (1) There is
hereby created a special fund in the State Treasury to be known as the
Mississippi Business Investment Fund dedicated to the purpose of providing
grants and/or loans to municipalities for the purpose of providing for
improvements authorized by this chapter. All monies received by the board to
carry out the purposes of this chapter, by legislative appropriation, issuance
of bonds or otherwise, shall be deposited into the Mississippi Business Investment
Fund. Expenditures authorized herein shall be paid by the State Treasurer upon
warrants drawn from the Mississippi Business Investment Fund, and the State
Auditor, or his successor to such duties, shall issue warrants upon
requisitions signed by the Chairman or Executive Director of the Mississippi * * * Development
Authority.
(2) Any monies repaid to the state from loans funded through the Mississippi Business Investment Fund shall be deposited into the Mississippi Business Investment Sinking Fund, which is hereby created in the State Treasury. Funds required in excess of the amounts available in the Mississippi Business Investment Sinking Fund to retire bonds issued pursuant to this chapter shall be appropriated from the State General Fund.
(3) Monies in the fund which are derived from the proceeds of general obligation bonds or provided by the Legislature may be used to reimburse reasonable actual and necessary costs incurred by the MDA for the administration of the various grant, loan and financial incentive programs administered by the MDA. An accounting of actual costs incurred for which reimbursement is sought shall be maintained by the MDA. Reimbursement of reasonable actual and necessary costs shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the proceeds of bonds issued or the monies provided by the Legislature.
SECTION 6. Section 57-61-25, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
57-61-25. (1) The seller is authorized to borrow, on the credit of the state upon receipt of a resolution from the Mississippi Development Authority requesting the same, monies not exceeding the aggregate sum of Three Hundred Ninety-seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($397,500,000.00), not including monies borrowed to refund outstanding bonds, notes or replacement notes, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The rate of interest on any such bonds or notes which are not subject to taxation shall not exceed the rates set forth in Section 75-17-101, Mississippi Code of 1972, for general obligation bonds.
(2) As evidence of indebtedness authorized in this chapter, general or limited obligation bonds of the state shall be issued, from time to time, to provide monies necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter for such total amounts, in such form, in such denominations payable in such currencies (either domestic or foreign, or both) and subject to such terms and conditions of issue, redemption and maturity, rate of interest and time of payment of interest as the seller directs, except that such bonds shall mature or otherwise be retired in annual installments beginning not more than five (5) years from date thereof and extending not more than thirty (30) years from date thereof.
(3) All bonds and notes issued under authority of this chapter shall be signed by the chairman of the seller, or by his facsimile signature, and the official seal of the seller shall be affixed thereto, attested by the secretary of the seller.
(4) All bonds and notes issued under authority of this chapter may be general or limited obligations of the state, and the full faith and credit of the State of Mississippi as to general obligation bonds, or the revenues derived from projects assisted as to limited obligation bonds, are hereby pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds and notes.
(5) Such bonds and notes and the income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation in the State of Mississippi.
(6) The bonds may be issued as coupon bonds or registered as to both principal and interest, as the seller may determine. If interest coupons are attached, they shall contain the facsimile signature of the chairman and secretary of the seller.
(7) The seller is authorized to provide, by resolution, for the issuance of refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding any debt issued under the provisions of this chapter and then outstanding, either by voluntary exchange with the holders of the outstanding debt or to provide funds to redeem and the costs of issuance and retirement of the debt, at maturity or at any call date. The issuance of the refunding bonds, the maturities and other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof and the duties of the issuing officials in respect to the same shall be governed by the provisions of this section, insofar as they may be applicable.
(8) As to bonds issued hereunder and designated as taxable bonds by the seller, any immunity of the state to taxation by the United States government of interest on bonds or notes issued by the state is hereby waived.
(9) The proceeds of bonds issued under this chapter after April 9, 2002, and any monies provided by the Legislature may be used to reimburse reasonable actual and necessary costs incurred by the Mississippi Development Authority for the administration of the various grant, loan and financial incentive programs administered by the authority. An accounting of actual costs incurred for which reimbursement is sought shall be maintained by the Mississippi Development Authority. Reimbursement of reasonable actual and necessary costs shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the proceeds of bonds issued or the monies provided by the Legislature. Reimbursements under this subsection shall satisfy any applicable federal tax law requirements.
SECTION 7. Section 65-4-15, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
65-4-15. (1) There is hereby established a special fund in the State Treasury to be known as the "Economic Development Highway Fund" which shall consist of such monies as the Legislature shall appropriate thereto or such other monies as the Legislature may designate to be deposited therein. Any monies to the credit of such fund may be expended by the Mississippi Department of Transportation or political subdivision, as appropriate, upon approval of requisitions therefor by the Mississippi Development Authority for any expenses incurred by the Transportation Department or political subdivision in constructing and improving highways and highway segments which have been approved by the Mississippi Development Authority under the provisions of this chapter. From and after July 1, 2004, no monies to the credit of the fund may be expended for the construction and improvement of highways for high economic benefit projects that are being developed for the primary purpose of conducting retail sales unless the Mississippi Development Authority has received an application for the project prior to July 1, 2004; however, the primary purpose is not conducting retail sales if the project is a mixed-use development for which retail space is no more than twenty percent (20%) of the square footage of the development. With regard to a high economic benefit project as defined in Section 65-4-5(1)(c)(xiii) for which the Mississippi Development Authority approved and allocated monies in the fund before January 1, 2016, for constructing or improving a highway or highway segment related to the high economic benefit project, the Mississippi Development Authority may reallocate such monies from the original highway or highway segment purpose and allocate the funds for constructing or improving another highway or highway segment provided that such highway or highway segment is located within three (3) miles of the high economic benefit project for which the Mississippi Development Authority originally allocated and approved the monies. The Office of State Aid Road Construction shall be entitled to reimbursement from monies in the fund, upon approval by the Mississippi Development Authority of requisitions therefor by the State Aid Engineer, for the actual expenses incurred by the office in administering and providing engineering services to political subdivisions. Monies remaining unexpended to the credit of such special fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned on the investment of monies in the special fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund.
(2) Monies in the Economic Development Highway Fund which are derived from proceeds of bonds issued under this chapter after July 1, 2003, or provided by the Legislature may be used to reimburse reasonable actual and necessary costs incurred by the Mississippi Development Authority for the administration of the various grant, loan and financial incentive programs administered by the authority. An accounting of actual costs incurred for which reimbursement is sought shall be maintained by the Mississippi Development Authority. Reimbursement of reasonable actual and necessary costs shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the proceeds of bonds issued or the monies provided by the Legislature. Reimbursements to the Mississippi Development Authority under this subsection shall satisfy any applicable federal tax law requirements.
SECTION 8. Section 57-1-221, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
57-1-221. (1) As used in this section:
(a) "Approved business enterprise" means any project that:
(i) Locates or expands in this state, including any federal Indian reservation located within the geographical boundary of this state, and creates a minimum of two hundred fifty (250) new, full-time jobs with a total capital investment in the state of a minimum of Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000.00) in Tier 1 or Tier 2 counties;
(ii) Locates or expands in this state, including any federal Indian reservation located within the geographical boundary of this state, and creates a minimum of one hundred fifty (150) new, full-time jobs with a total capital investment in the state of a minimum of Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00) in areas federally designated as low-income census tracts;
(iii) Locates or expands in this state, including any federal Indian reservation located within the geographical boundary of this state, and creates a minimum of one thousand (1,000) new, full-time jobs;
(iv) Is a manufacturer of high-end kitchen appliances having at least four hundred (400) employees working at its Mississippi facilities on January 1, 2015, and with a capital investment of at least Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) made after July 1, 2014, through four (4) years after July 1, 2015, that expands in this state, including any federal Indian reservation located within the geographical boundary of this state, and retains a minimum of four hundred (400) jobs; or
(v) Locates or expands in this state, including any federal Indian reservation located within the geographical boundary of this state, with significant regional impact as determined by MDA.
(b) "MDA" means the Mississippi Development Authority.
(c) "Facility related to the project" means and includes any of the following, as they may pertain to the project:
(i) Facilities to provide potable and industrial water supply systems, sewage and waste disposal systems and water, natural gas and electric transmission systems to the site of the project;
(ii) Building facilities and equipment necessary to operate the facility;
(iii) Rail lines;
(iv) Airports, airfields, air terminals and port facilities;
(v) Highways, streets and other roadways; and
(vi) Fire protection facilities, equipment and elevated water tanks.
(d) "Project" means any industrial, commercial, research and development, warehousing, distribution, transportation, processing, mining, United States government or tourism enterprise together with all real property required for construction, maintenance and operation of the enterprise that is approved by the MDA. The term "project" does not include any medical cannabis establishment as defined in the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act.
(2) (a) There is created a special fund in the State Treasury to be known as the Mississippi Industry Incentive Financing Revolving Fund which shall consist of monies from any source designated for deposit into the fund. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned on amounts in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund. Except as otherwise provided, monies in the fund shall be disbursed by the Mississippi Development Authority for the purposes authorized in subsection (3) of this section. The Mississippi Development Authority shall allocate and disburse Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000.00) from the fund as a grant to Mississippi State University for the construction, furnishing and equipping of a high-performance computing data center that is home to federally designated centers of computing excellence. The disbursement of such funds shall not be subject to any requirements of this section relating to grants and loans made by the Mississippi Development Authority under this section. The Mississippi Development Authority shall allocate and disburse Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) from the fund as a grant to Delta Health System for capital costs related to hospital systems expansion. The disbursement of such funds shall not be subject to any requirements of this section relating to grants and loans made by the Mississippi Development Authority under this section. The Mississippi Development Authority shall disburse such funds to Delta Health System not later than thirty (30) days after April 22, 2021.
(b) Monies in the fund that are derived from the proceeds of general obligation bonds or provided by the Legislature may be used to reimburse reasonable actual and necessary costs incurred by the MDA for the administration of the various grant, loan and financial incentive programs administered by the MDA. An accounting of actual costs incurred for which reimbursement is sought shall be maintained by the MDA. Reimbursement of reasonable actual and necessary costs shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the proceeds of bonds issued or the monies provided by the Legislature. Reimbursements made under this subsection shall satisfy any applicable federal tax law requirements.
(3) The MDA shall establish a program to make grants or loans from the Mississippi Industry Incentive Financing Revolving Fund to local governments, including, but not limited to, counties, municipalities, industrial development authorities and economic development districts, and approved business enterprises to construct or otherwise provide facilities related to the project. Local governments are authorized to accept grants and enter into loans authorized under the program, and to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of a project or any property related to the project in whole or in part.
(4) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any business enterprise or local government desiring a grant or loan under this section shall submit an application to the MDA which shall include, at a minimum:
(i) Evidence that the business or industry meets the definition of an approved business enterprise;
(ii) A description, including the cost, of the requested assistance;
(iii) A description of the purpose for which the assistance is requested; and
(iv) Any other information required by the MDA.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the MDA shall require that binding commitments be entered into requiring that:
(i) The minimum requirements of this section and such other requirements as the MDA considers proper shall be met; and
(ii) If such requirements are not met, all or a portion of the funds provided by this section as determined by the MDA shall be repaid.
(c) Upon receipt of the application from a business enterprise or local government for a grant or loan under this section, the MDA shall determine whether the enterprise meets the definition of an approved business enterprise and determine whether to provide the assistance requested in the form of a grant or a loan.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2)(a) of this section, the MDA shall have sole discretion in providing grants or loans under this section. The terms of a grant or loan provided under this section and the manner of repayment of any loan shall be within the discretion of the MDA. Repayments of loans made under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the Mississippi Industry Incentive Financing Revolving Fund until the uncommitted balance in the fund reaches Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00). Once the uncommitted balance in the fund reaches Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00), repayments of loans under this section shall be deposited to the credit of Fund No. 3951 in the State Treasury to pay debt service on bonds until such time as the uncommitted balance in the fund falls below Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00).
(e) The MDA shall notify the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee of the approval of any grant or loan application thirty (30) days prior to the disbursement of any monies for the loan or grant from the Mississippi Industry Incentive Financing Revolving Fund. The notification shall identify the applicant and the purposes for which the loan or grant is made.
(5) (a) Contracts, by local governments, including, but not limited to, design and construction contracts, for the acquisition, purchase, construction or installation of a project shall be exempt from the provisions of Section 31-7-13 if:
(i) The MDA finds and records such finding on its minutes, that because of availability or the particular nature of a project, it would not be in the public interest or would less effectively achieve the purposes of this section to enter into such contracts on the basis of Section 31-7-13; and
(ii) The approved business enterprise that is involved in the project concurs in such finding.
(b) When the requirements of paragraph (a) of this subsection are met:
(i) The requirements of Section 31-7-13 shall not apply to such contracts; and
(ii) The contracts may be entered into on the basis of negotiation.
(6) It is the policy of the MDA and the MDA is authorized to accommodate and support any enterprise that receives a loan under this section for a project defined in Section 17-25-23 that wishes to have a program of diversity in contracting, and/or that wishes to do business with or cause its prime contractor to do business with Mississippi companies, including those companies that are small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. The term "socially and economically disadvantaged individuals" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term under Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 USCS 637(d)) and relevant subcontracting regulations promulgated pursuant thereto; except that women shall be presumed to be socially and economically disadvantaged individuals for the purposes of this subsection.
(7) The MDA shall promulgate rules and regulations, in accordance with the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law, for the implementation of this section.
SECTION 9. Section 57-1-601, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
57-1-601. (1) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings ascribed in this section, unless the context clearly otherwise requires:
(a) "MDA" means the Mississippi Development Authority.
(b) "Municipality" means any municipality with a population of less than fifteen thousand (15,000) according to the latest federal decennial census at the time the municipality submits an application to the MDA under this section.
(c) "Revitalization zone" means an area in the municipality officially designated by ordinance or resolution of the governing authorities of the municipality as a revitalization zone and approved and certified by the MDA as meeting the requirements of this section.
(2) (a) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the "Mississippi Main Street Investment Grant Fund" which shall consist of funds from any source designated for deposit into the fund. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned on amounts in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund. Monies in the fund shall be used by the MDA for the purposes authorized in subsection (3) of this section.
(b) Monies in the fund which are derived from the proceeds of general obligation bonds or provided by the Legislature may be used to reimburse reasonable actual and necessary costs incurred by the MDA in providing grants under this section through the use of proceeds of such general obligation bonds. An accounting of actual costs incurred for which reimbursement is sought shall be maintained for the program. Reimbursement of reasonable actual and necessary costs for assistance shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the proceeds of bonds issued for such assistance or the monies provided by the Legislature. Reimbursements made under this subsection shall satisfy any applicable federal tax law requirements.
(3) The MDA shall establish a program to make grants to a municipality to assist with maintaining and improving the viability of revitalization zones. The proceeds of a grant made to a municipality under this section may be used for maintaining and/or improving the viability of a revitalization zone through means deemed appropriate by the governing authorities of a municipality, including, but not limited to, making loans, grants and/or other forms of assistance to any person or public or private association or other entity for use for infrastructure projects, improvements to properties, signage and other purposes related to maintaining and/or improving the viability of the revitalization zone.
(4) (a) If a municipality desires a grant under this section, the municipality shall submit an application to the MDA seeking (i) approval and certification of the proposed revitalization zone and (ii) a grant for the purposes authorized in this section. The application shall include, at a minimum:
1. The name of the proposed revitalization zone, together with the words, "revitalization zone";
2. A description of the revitalization zone by metes and bounds;
3. A map showing the parcels of real property included in the revitalization zone and the present use of such parcels;
4. A master plan for the revitalization zone that has been approved by sixty percent (60%) of the property owners within the zone at the time the municipality submits the application; and
5. Any other information required by the MDA. The governing authorities of a municipality may designate the boundaries of a proposed revitalization zone by adoption of an ordinance or resolution that is spread upon its minutes and describes the boundaries of the zone.
(b) The MDA shall review the application to confirm that the revitalization zone meets the requirements of this section. A revitalization zone may embrace two (2) or more separate parcels of real property, and such property may be publicly and/or privately owned. Each revitalization zone shall be of such size and form as to include all properties that, in the determination of the municipality and the MDA, constitute an integral part of the revitalization zone. If the MDA determines that the boundaries of the proposed revitalization zone exceed the area that is reasonably deemed to be integral to the revitalization zone, the MDA may reduce the boundaries of the proposed area. Upon the approval and selection of a municipal revitalization zone project, the MDA shall certify the revitalization zone.
(5) The MDA shall have all powers necessary to implement and administer the program established under this section, and the MDA shall promulgate rules and regulations, in accordance with the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law, necessary for the implementation of this section.
SECTION 10. Section 9, Chapter 98, Laws of 2022, appropriation to the Workers' Compensation Commission, is amended as follows:
Section 9. Of the funds
appropriated under the provisions of Section 2 of this act, Seventy-five
Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00), or so much thereof, shall be derived out of any
money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, as
created in Section 27-103-303, Mississippi Code of 1972, and allocated in a
manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office. This appropriation is made for
the purpose of * * * infrastructure
improvements to the commission's building, including, but not limited to, ADA compliance.
SECTION 11. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-371, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY AND CORRECT NAMES AND PURPOSES OF CERTAIN PROJECTS FUNDED FROM DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE 2022 LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 2, CHAPTER 109, LAWS OF 2022, TO REVISE THE APPROPRIATION OF GULF COAST RESTORATION FUNDS TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 TO REVISE THE USE OF FUNDS TO THE HERITAGE SPRING WATER, LLC.; TO AMEND SECTION 57-1-16, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT MONIES PROVIDED BY THE LEGISLATURE IN THE ACE FUND MAY BE USED TO REIMBURSE REASONABLE ACTUAL AND NECESSARY COSTS INCURRED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; TO AMEND SECTION 57-1-701, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT MONIES PROVIDED BY THE LEGISLATURE IN THE MISSISSIPPI SITE DEVELOPMENT GRANT FUND MAY BE USED TO REIMBURSE REASONABLE ACTUAL AND NECESSARY COSTS INCURRED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; TO AMEND SECTION 57-61-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT MONIES FROM THE PROCEEDS OF BONDS AND PROVIDED BY THE LEGISLATURE IN THE MISSISSIPPI BUSINESS INVESTMENT FUND AND THE MISSISSIPPI BUSINESS INVESTMENT SINKING FUND MAY BE USED TO REIMBURSE REASONABLE ACTUAL AND NECESSARY COSTS INCURRED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; TO AMEND SECTION 57-61-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT MONIES PROVIDED BY THE LEGISLATURE IN A CERTAIN FUND IN THE CREATED IN THE MISSISSIPPI BUSINESS ACT MAY BE USED TO REIMBURSE REASONABLE ACTUAL AND NECESSARY COSTS INCURRED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; TO AMEND SECTION 65-4-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT MONIES PROVIDED BY THE LEGISLATURE IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY FUND MAY BE USED TO REIMBURSE REASONABLE ACTUAL AND NECESSARY COSTS INCURRED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; TO AMEND SECTION 57-1-221, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT MONIES PROVIDED BY THE LEGISLATURE IN THE MISSISSIPPI INDUSTRY INCENTIVE FINANCING REVOLVING FUND MAY BE USED TO REIMBURSE REASONABLE ACTUAL AND NECESSARY COSTS INCURRED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; TO AMEND SECTION 57-1-601, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT MONIES PROVIDED BY THE LEGISLATURE IN THE MISSISSIPPI MAIN STREET INVESTMENT GRANT FUND MAY BE USED TO REIMBURSE REASONABLE ACTUAL AND NECESSARY COSTS INCURRED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; TO AMEND SECTION 9, CHAPTER 98, LAWS OF 2022, APPROPRIATION TO THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION TO REVISE THE PURPOSE OF THE APPROPRIATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.