House Bill 1830

AN ACT MAKING AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF CAPITAL EXPENSE FUNDS AND SPECIAL FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2024 AND 2025 TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE MISSISSIPPI STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS; THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY; THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE; THE MISSISSIPPI WIRELESS COMMUNICATION COMMISSION; AND THE MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office, to defray the expenses of the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners for the period beginning upon passage, and ending June 30, 2025......................... $ 320,000.00.

This additional appropriation is for the purpose defraying the costs of relocating the agency, facility inspections, and replacing the agency’s database system.

SECTION 2. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office, to defray the expenses of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency for the period beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024. $ 1,575,864.00.

This additional appropriation is for the purpose of reimbursing the Disaster Trust Fund for expenditures incurred for the 2023 Wildfire Coordination Mission.

SECTION 3. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Mississippi Development Authority and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office, to defray the expenses of the Mississippi Development Authority for the period beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024...............................................................

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

This additional appropriation is for the purpose of defraying the cost of the Forestry Facility Grant Program established in Section 57-1-781, Mississippi Code of 1972.

SECTION 4. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office, to defray the expenses of the Office of the Secretary of State for the period upon passage, and ending June 30, 2025............... $ 3,977,000.00.

This additional appropriation is for the purpose of defraying the expenses of software system updates and upgrades.

SECTION 5. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Mississippi Wireless Communication Commission and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office, to defray the expenses of the Mississippi Wireless Communication Commission for the period beginning upon passage, and ending June 30, 2025........................................

.............................................. $ 3,900,000.00.

This additional appropriation is for the purpose of defraying the cost associated with adding new statewide communication towers.

SECTION 6. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office to defray the expenses of the Mississippi State Department of Health for the period beginning January 1, 2024, and ending December 31, 2024 $ 2,772,010.00.

This additional appropriation is provided for defraying the costs of legal expenses associated with the City of Jackson's water litigation.

SECTION 7. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.