MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2024 Regular Session

To: Appropriations D; Appropriations A

By: Representative Zuber

House Bill 971

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1, CHAPTER 114, LAWS OF 2023, TO REDIRECT GULF COAST RESTORATION FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR A PROJECT TO ASSIST THE OCEAN SPRINGS REDEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION WITH PUBLIC WORKS REDEVELOPMENT AND RELOCATION TO THE CITY OF OCEAN SPRINGS FOR THE SAME PROJECT; TO AMEND SECTION 2, CHAPTER 114, LAWS OF 2023, AND SECTION 1, CHAPTER 109, LAWS OF 2022, TO PROVIDE THAT GULF COAST RESTORATION FUNDS APPROPRIATED AND REAPPROPRIATED TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR A PROJECT TO ASSIST THE OCEAN SPRINGS REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY WITH CITY OF OCEAN SPRINGS PROJECTS MAY BE PROVIDED TO THE CITY OF OCEAN SPRINGS FOR THOSE PROJECTS IF THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IS NOT ESTABLISHED; TO AMEND SECTION 29, CHAPTER 102, LAWS OF 2021, TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF OCEAN SPRINGS TO UTILIZE FUNDS APPROPRIATED FROM THE CAPITAL EXPENSE FUND TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION FOR THE PAVING OF SIDEWALKS ON BEACHES IN OCEAN SPRINGS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAVING SIDEWALKS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF OCEAN SPRINGS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

     SECTION 1.  Section 1, Chapter 114, Laws of 2023, 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, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024................ $    50,960,148.00.

Of the funds appropriated in this section the following sums are provided for projects:

     (a)  To assist the City of Diamondhead with a

Commercial District Transformation Project......... $ 2,000,000.00

     (b)  To assist the City of Moss Point with

the Moss Point-Point of Connection Road........... $   200,000.00

     (c)  To assist the City of Long Beach with

the Long Beach Harbor Complex Restoration......... $ 3,500,000.00

     (d)  To assist Heritage Spring Water, LLC.,

with the Heritage Spring Water Project in Stone,

County, Mississippi.............................. $   260,000.00

     (e)  To assist the Pascagoula Redevelopment

Authority with the Live, Work, Play Pascagoula

Riverfront Redevelopment......................... $ 1,500,000.00

     (f)  To assist the Pearl River County Board of

Supervisors with the Pearl River County Industrial

Park Infrastructure and Site Development.......... $ 1,922,800.00

     (g)  To assist the City of Bay St. Louis

with a City Government Safety Complex............. $ 1,000,000.00

     (h)  To assist the Hancock County Port and

Harbor Commission with the Technology Park and Site

Development at Stennis Airport Phase I............ $ 2,000,000.00

     (i)  To assist Mississippi State University

Research and Technology Corporation with

Continued Development of the Mississippi Cyber

Center Project................................... $ 2,000,000.00

     (j)  To assist the City of Gulfport with

the Daniel Boulevard Extension and Connector Road

between Highway 49 and Canal Road................ $ 4,600,000.00

     (k)  To assist the City of Lucedale with

the Lucedale Municipal Park Stage................ $   498,000.00

     (l)  To assist the City of Moss Point with

the Highway 63/Escatawpa Natural Gas Pipeline

Installation..................................... $ 1,750,000.00

     (m)  To assist the Moss Point Redevelopment

Authority with the Moss Point Downtown

Revitalization................................... $ 1,000,000.00

     (n)  To assist the George County Board of

Supervisors with a Grain Elevator/River Road

Rehabilitation................................... $ 1,599,906.00

     (o)  To assist the George County Board of

Supervisors with the Old Highway 63 North Regional

Agriculture and Agri-Tourism Accelerator Project.. $ 1,599,372.00

     (p)  To assist the Jackson County Economic

Development Foundation with the Sunplex Light

Industrial Park Site Improvements and Trent

Lott Airport..................................... $ 2,000,000.00

     (q)  To assist the Pearl River County Board

of Supervisors with the Pearl River County

Technology Park Phase I and Site Development...... $ 1,800,000.00

(r)  To assist the Jackson County Board of

Supervisors with the Vancleave Medical Center..... $ 3,193,750.00

     (s)  To assist the City of Bay St. Louis

with a Downtown ADA Boardwalk.................... $ 1,400,000.00

     (t)  To assist  the City of Ocean Springs

with Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Arts Center

Renovations and Signage.......................... $   700,000.00

     (u)  To assist the Gulf Hills Resort with the

Development of 2,000 feet of Blueway Waterfront

with Public Marina Access........................ $   900,000.00

     (v)  To assist the Mississippi Coast Model

Railroad Museum with the All Aboard: Mississippi

Coast Model Railroad Museum Project............... $ 1,000,000.00

     (w)  To assist the Ohr-O'Keef Museum of Arts

with Completion of the Ohr-O'Keef Museum Campus... $ 1,000,000.00

     (x)  To assist the University of Southern

Mississippi with the USM Visualization and

Digital Multimedia Center of Excellence........... $ 2,501,320.00

     (y)  To assist Pinchers Seafood with a

Working Waterfront............................... $ 3,600,000.00

     (z)  To assist the Jackson County Economic

Development Foundation and the Biloxi Bay RV Resort $ 1,585,000.00

     (aa)  To assist Plaid Properties, LLC with

the Redevelopment of Blighted Property into a

WAMA Connected District.......................... $   250,000.00

     (bb)  To assist the City of Ocean Springs * * * Redevelopment

Foundation with Public Works Redevelopment and

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

     (cc)  To assist the Harrison County Development

Commission with the I-10 and Canal Road Site

Development...................................... $ 3,600,000.00

     SECTION 2.  Section 2, Chapter 114, Laws of 2023, is amended as follows:

Section 2.  The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is reappropriated out of any money in the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund not otherwise appropriated for the Mississippi Development Authority for the purpose of reauthorizing the expenditure of Gulf Coast Restoration Fund, as authorized in Senate Bill No. 3049, 2022 Regular Session, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024..................................................

................................................ $35,461,356.00.

Notwithstanding the amount reappropriated under this section, the amount that may be expended under the authority of this section shall not exceed the unexpended balance of the funds remaining as of June 30, 2023, from the amount authorized for the previous fiscal year.  In addition, this reappropriation shall not change the purpose for which the funds were originally authorized.

Of the funds reappropriated 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 or the City of Ocean Springs if the Ocean Springs Redevelopment Authority is not established 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 City of Long Beach with

the Long Beach Harbor Complex Restoration......... $  1,000,000.00

(j)  To assist the City of Bay St. Louis

with the City Public Safety Complex............... $  1,000,000.00

(k)  To assist the Mississippi State

University Research and Technology Corporation

with continued development of the Mississippi

Cyber Center Project............................. $  1,000,000.00

(l)  To assist the City of Diamondhead with

the Commerce District Transportation.............. $    900,000.00

(m)  To assist Heritage Spring Water, LLC.,

with the Heritage Spring Water Project in Stone

County, Mississippi.............................. $    600,000.00

(n)  To assist the Ocean Springs Collective

with Ocean Springs Collective Projects............ $    400,000.00

(o)  To assist the Mississippi Export Railroad

with Mississippi Export Projects................. $  3,500,000.00

(p)  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

     SECTION 3.  Section 1, 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 or the City of Ocean Springs if the Ocean Springs Redevelopment Authority is not established 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 Stone County with the

Heritage Spring Water Project.................... $    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 4.  Section 29, Chapter 102, Laws of 2021, is amended as follows:

Section 29.  Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 2, Ninety-seven Million Five Hundred Sixty-eight Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($97,568,800.00) 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.  These funds are provided for such purposes as follows:

     (a)  To assist the City of Hattiesburg in

paying the costs associated with the 12th Circuit

Community Service Inmate Program.................. $   125,000.00

     (b)  To assist the City of Heidelberg in paying

the costs associated with repairs to Magnolia Street

and East Poplar Street............................ $   100,000.00

     (c)  To assist Marshall County in paying the

costs associated with improvements to Barringer

Road............................................. $ 1,200,000.00

     (d)  To assist the City of Byram in paying

the costs associated with Flood Control

Project.......................................... $   400,000.00

     (e)  To assist Hinds County in paying the

costs associated with the District Attorney's

Office........................................... $   150,000.00

     (f)  To assist the City of Shannon in paying

the costs associated with the construction/improvements

to its Community Center........................... $   300,000.00

     (g)  To assist the Windows of Amory, a nonprofit

corporation, for expenses related to improvements and

operations of the First Christian Church in Amory,

Mississippi, known as "The Windows"................ $   200,000.00

     (h)  To assist the City of Hazlehurst in

paying the costs associated with Reflective

Signs............................................ $    75,000.00

     (i)  Funding is provided to Rankin County

for the purpose of advancing implementation

of its comprehensive stormwater management program,

including, but not limited to, activities in connection

with Section 51-29-1 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972,

and for related purposes.......................... $ 2,000,000.00

     (j)  To assist the City of Winona in paying

the costs associated with the construction and

replacement of historic clock tower................ $   100,000.00

     (k)  To assist the Town of Leakesville in

paying the costs associated with infrastructure

upgrades......................................... $   500,000.00

     (l)  To assist the Jackson County Economic

Development Foundation for infrastructure

Upgrades......................................... $   500,000.00

     (m)  To assist the Town of Sumrall in

paying the costs associated with Phase II of

Sportsplex........................................ $   600,000.00

     (n)  To assist Rankin County in paying the

costs associated with improvements to Andrew Chapel

Road............................................. $ 1,000,000.00

     (o)  To assist the City of Brandon in paying

the costs associated with its downtown revitalization

project.......................................... $ 1,250,000.00

     (p)  To assist the Pearl River Valley Water

Supply District in paying the costs associated with

Dredging......................................... $   500,000.00

     (q)  To assist Rankin County in paying the

costs associated with improvements to Gunter

Road............................................. $   750,000.00

     (r)  To assist City of Picayune in paying the

costs associated with police station repairs....... $   500,000.00

     (s)  To assist the City of Vicksburg in paying

the costs associated with the Levee Street Road

Truck Route....................................... $ 5,000,000.00

     (t)  To assist Hinds Community College in

paying the costs associated with the Maritime

Center........................................... $ 1,000,000.00

     (u)  To assist the Warren County Port Commission

in paying the costs associated with conducting a port

study............................................ $   325,000.00

     (v)  To assist the Mississippi State University

in paying the costs associated with

construction/improvements of Kinesiology

Building......................................... $ 5,000,000.00

     (w)  To assist the City of Marks in paying the

costs associated with renovations to the City

Hall............................................. $   300,000.00

     (x)  To assist the Perry County in paying the

costs associated with extension of natural gas

line............................................. $ 1,000,000.00

     (y)  To assist Leflore County in paying the

costs associated with the construction of an Emmett

Till Monument..................................... $   150,000.00

     (z)  To assist the City of Pearl in paying

the costs associated with Intermodal Connector..... $ 2,000,000.00

     (aa)  To assist the City of Forest in paying

the costs associated with paving and

infrastructure.................................... $   300,000.00

     (bb)  To assist Newton County in paying the

costs associated with the paving of entrance into

Mississippi State Veterans Cemetery................ $   150,000.00

     (cc)  To assist the City of Hernando in paying

the costs associated with repairs to its

streets.......................................... $   250,000.00

     (dd)  To assist Sandcreek Wastewater Authority

in paying the costs associated with the construction

of a new wastewater facility in Northeast

Mississippi....................................... $ 1,000,000.00

     (ee)  To assist Lee County in paying the

costs associated with land acquisition for the

Richmond Volunteer Fire Department any remaining

funds may be used for facility and ground

improvements...................................... $    50,000.00

     (ff)  To assist the City of Madison in paying

the costs associated with construction of a road

to Madison City Centre............................ $   500,000.00

     (gg)  To assist the City of Southaven in

paying the costs associated with repairs to its

streets.......................................... $   350,000.00

     (hh)  To assist the City of Farmington in

paying the costs associated with police station

upgrades......................................... $   150,000.00

     (ii)  To assist the City of Purvis in paying

the costs associated with the construction of a

new city hall..................................... $   700,000.00

     (jj)  To assist the City of Greenville in

paying the costs associated with downtown park

improvements...................................... $   500,000.00

     (kk)  To assist the University of Southern

Mississippi – Ocean Enterprise.................... $ 2,500,000.00

     (ll)  To assist Chickasaw County in paying

the costs associated with renovations to the

Houston courthouse................................ $   350,000.00

     (mm)  To assist Lauderdale County in paying

the costs associated with reconstruction of the

Long Creek Reservoir Dam.......................... $   300,000.00

     (nn)  To assist City of Rolling Fork in

paying the costs associated with Civic and Event

Center improvements............................... $   200,000.00

     (oo)  To assist the Yazoo County in paying the

costs associated with the Health Department........ $   100,000.00

     (pp)  To assist the City of Pass Christian in

paying the costs associated with the Pass Christian

Downtown Redevelopment Initiative................. $   500,000.00

     (qq)  To assist the City of Holly Springs in

paying the costs associated with the repair of Cuba

Street and Hill Street............................ $   600,000.00

     (rr)  To assist the City of Magnolia in

paying the costs associated with infrastructure

upgrades and renovations to the community center... $   250,000.00

     (ss)  To assist Department of Finance and

Administration in paying the costs associated with

the LeFleur's Bluff Master Plan.................... $  100,000.00

     (tt)  To assist the Town of Lula, Mississippi,

in paying costs associated with park improvements... $   75,000.00

     (uu)  To assist in paying costs associated

with the purchase of a fire truck for the Cairo

Volunteer Fire Department in Prentiss County,

Mississippi....................................... $  100,000.00

     (vv)  To assist the Town of Centreville,

Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair,

upgrades and improvements to the town's electrical

system and related infrastructure.................. $   25,000.00

     (ww)  To assist the City of Scooba, Mississippi,

in paying costs associated with making improvements

to sports and athletic fields and related facilities

in the City of Scooba.............................. $   50,000.00

     (xx)  To assist the Nanih Waiya Water Association

in paying costs associated with painting the

association's water tank........................... $   50,000.00

     (yy)  To assist in paying costs associated with

acquisition of a digital hand printing machine for the

Neshoba County Sheriff's Department................ $   30,000.00

     (zz)  To assist in paying costs associated with

construction, furnishing and equipping of the Tibbee

Development Club, Inc., community center in West Point, Mississippi   $   50,000.00

     (aaa)  To assist the Town of Mathiston,

Mississippi, in paying costs associated with

construction, repair, renovation, upgrades and

improvements to the town's baseball park and related

facilities........................................ $   50,000.00

     (bbb)  To assist in paying costs associated with

repair and renovation of the VFW building in the Town

of Eupora, Mississippi............................. $   25,000.00

     (ccc)  To assist the Town of Ashland, Mississippi,

in paying costs associated with upgrades and improvements

to Veterans Park in the Town of Ashland............. $   50,000.00

     (ddd)  To assist the City of McComb, Mississippi,

in paying costs associated with the purchase of a

fire truck........................................ $  250,000.00

     (eee)  To be deposited into the Ross Barnett

Reservoir Dredging Fund............................ $  200,000.00

     (fff)  To assist the City of Ellisville,

Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the

purchase of a fire truck........................... $  150,000.00

     (ggg)  To assist the Town of Blue Mountain,

Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the

purchase of equipment for the town's fire

department........................................ $   75,000.00

     (hhh)  To assist the Town of Walnut, Mississippi,

in paying costs associated with the purchase of

equipment for the town's fire department............ $   75,000.00

     (iii)  To assist the Town of Dumas, Mississippi,

in paying costs associated with the purchase of

equipment for the town's fire department............ $   50,000.00

     (jjj)  To assist the Town of Falkner, Mississippi,

in paying costs associated with the purchase of

equipment for the town's fire department............ $   75,000.00

     (kkk)  To assist in paying costs associated with

the purchase of equipment for the Gravestown Volunteer

Fire Department in Tippah County, Mississippi....... $   25,000.00

     (lll)  To assist in paying costs associated with

the purchase of equipment for the Mitchell Volunteer

Fire Department in Tippah County, Mississippi....... $   25,000.00

     (mmm)  To assist in paying costs associated with

the purchase of equipment for the Spout Springs

Volunteer Fire Department in Tippah County,

Mississippi....................................... $   25,000.00

     (nnn)  To assist in paying costs associated with

the purchase of equipment for the Three Forks Volunteer

Fire Department in Tippah County, Mississippi....... $   25,000.00

     (ooo)  To assist in paying costs associated

with the purchase of equipment for the Dry Creek

Volunteer Fire Department in Tippah County,

Mississippi....................................... $   25,000.00

     (ppp)  To assist Ripley Main Street

Association in paying costs associated with various

projects.......................................... $   50,000.00

     (qqq)  To assist the Ripley Arts Council in

paying costs associated with repair and renovation

of and upgrades and improvements to the Dixie Theater

in the City of Ripley.............................. $   25,000.00

     (rrr)  To assist in paying costs associated with

the purchase of a fire truck for the Wheeler Volunteer

Fire Department in Prentiss County, Mississippi..... $  100,000.00

     (sss)  To assist in paying costs associated with

repair and renovation of and upgrades and improvements

to Mississippi Craft Center........................ $  100,000.00

     (ttt)  To provide funds for the GRAMMY® Museum

Mississippi for use as matching funds for infrastructure

and infrastructure related purposes and other

purposes......................................... $ 2,500,000.00

     (uuu)  To assist in paying costs associated

with repair and renovation of and upgrades to buildings

and facilities for the Edwards Volunteer Fire

Department........................................ $   100,000.00

     (vvv)  To assist in paying costs associated with

repair, upkeep and maintenance of streets in the

Town of Sardis.................................... $   150,000.00

     (www)  To assist in paying costs associated with

repair, upkeep and maintenance of streets in the

Town of Como...................................... $   150,000.00

     (xxx)  To the Mississippi Department of Education

for use in the Emergency Assistance for Non-Public

Schools (EANS) Program............................ $ 1,000,000.00

     (yyy)  To assist the City of Jackson with capitol

improvements at the JH Fewell Water Treatment Plant

for corrosion control, plant generator and filter

replacement....................................... $ 3,000,000.00

     (zzz)  To assist Kipling Water Association for

a running water line Creating a running water line

from Mitch Mosely Camp House down a logging road to

nearby local community to provide adequate water to

residents......................................... $   300,000.00

     (aaaa)  To assist the Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer

Center in Ruleville, Mississippi.................. $ 1,500,000.00

     (bbbb)  For the paving of sidewalks on beaches and throughout the city in Ocean Springs, Mississippi................. $ 1,000,000.00

     (cccc)  For the maintenance of facilities at Long

Beach High School................................. $   500,000.00

     (dddd)  For maintenance and repair of the

Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center in Ocean Springs,

Mississippi....................................... $   500,000.00

     (eeee)  For improvements and development of Town

Commons in Gautier, Mississippi................... $ 1,000,000.00

     (ffff)  To assist the Department of Finance and

Administration with the purchase of the real property and

any improvement thereon, located in the City of Jackson,

Mississippi, as authorized by Chapter 405, Laws of 2018,

demolition of buildings and other structures on such

property, and construction of additional facilities on

such property for the Mississippi Fairground Complex

and for purchasing other personal property as allowed

by statute........................................ $10,200,000.00

     (gggg)  To assist the Brewer Community

Association, Inc., for expenses related to the

improvement and operation of the community center

in Brewer, Mississippi........................... $    100,000.00

     (hhhh)  To assist the Department of Wildlife,

Fisheries and Parks in paying the costs associated

with park enhancements............................ $ 3,500,000.00

     (iiii)  To assist George County and/or MDOT with

the removal of the J-turn at the intersection of

U.S. Highway 98 and Old Highway 63 in George County

and to insert a traffic light in its place......... $   400,000.00

     (jjjj)  For repaving of the Jones County

Industrial Park................................... $   913,800.00

     (kkkk)  To assist Department of Finance and

Administration in paying the costs associated with

the following:

          (1)  Space optimization................. $ 1,500,000.00

          (2)  Capitol Site....................... $ 3,000,000.00

          (3)  Ladner Building renovation.......... $   250,000.00

          (4)  Statewide Critical................. $ 5,000,000.00

          (5)  War Memorial....................... $ 5,000,000.00

          (6)  Capitol Complex.................... $ 2,000,000.00

          (7)  Mississippi Military Department..... $ 5,000,000.00

          (8)  Department of Health................ $ 6,000,000.00

          (9)  Mississippi School for Blind &

Deaf............................................. $ 1,000,000.00

          (10)  Department of Health - Local

Government and Rural Water........................ $ 3,200,000.00

          (11)  Mississippi School for the Arts.... $ 1,000,000.00

          (12)  Mississippi School for Math and

Science   $ 1,000,000.00

     (llll)  To assist with the purchase of a fire

truck for Madison County Board of Supervisors for

the Madison County Super Site..................... $   750,000.00

     (mmmm)  To assist the City of Canton for flood

control projects.................................. $   250,000.00

     (nnnn)  To assist Issaquena County Board of

Supervisors with road improvements and

maintenance....................................... $   150,000.00

     SECTION 5.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2024.