House Bill 1859

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY TO ASSIST IN PAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH COMPLETING PHASE I OF A PROJECT TO RECONSTRUCT A PORTION OF MCBRIDE ROAD TO STATE ROUTE STANDARDS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025.

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

SECTION 1. The following sum, or so much of it as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, to the Board of Supervisors of Jefferson County, Mississippi, to assist in paying costs associated with completing Phase I of a project to reconstruct a portion of McBride Road to state route standards for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025............. ................................ $ 1,800,000.00

SECTION 2. The money appropriated by Section 1 shall include the route location study, geotechnical investigation, design engineering and environmental document, and will allow the county to seek federal funding for the construction phase of the project.

SECTION 3. The money appropriated by this act shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his or her warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, officer or officers in the manner provided by law.

SECTION 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2024.