Mississippi Senate Bill 2971 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 22 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-22 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds For The Purpose Of Making Capital Improvements For State Institutions Of Higher Learning, Community And Junior Colleges, And State Agencies; To Amend Section 1, Chapter 492, Laws Of 2020, To Revise The Purposes For Which The Proceeds Of Bonds Authorized To Be Issued For The State Institutions Of Higher Learning Education And Research Center May Be Used; To Amend Section 15, Chapter 492, Laws Of 2020, To Increase By $3,000,000.00 The Amount Of General Obligation Bonds That May Be Issued To Provide Funds To Assist The Chickasaw Inkana Foundation In Paying The Costs Associated With The Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of The Chickasaw Heritage Center In Tupelo, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For The Mississippi Community Heritage Preservation Grant Fund; To Amend Section 39-5-145, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto And To Allow The Monies In The Fund To Be Disbursed As Grants For Universities, Community Colleges And State Agencies; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds In The Amount Of $3,000,000.00 To Provide Funds For The Mississippi Site Development Grant Fund; To Amend Section 57-1-701, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds In The Amount Of $20,000,000.00 For The Ace Fund; To Amend Section 57-61-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase By $10,000,000.00 The Amount Of General Obligation Bonds That May Be Issued Under The Mississippi Business Investment Act; To Amend Section 57-61-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of Bond Proceeds That The Mississippi Development Authority May Utilize Under The Mississippi Business Investment Act To Make Grants Or Loans To Municipalities Through An Equipment And Public Facilities Grant And Loan Fund To Aid In Infrastructure-related Improvements, The Purchase Of Equipment, And The Purchase, Construction Or Repair And Renovation Of Public Facilities; To Amend Section 65-4-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase By $7,000,000.00 The Amount Of Bonds Authorized To Be Issued Under The Economic Development Highway Act; To Authorize An Additional $1,000,000.00 In Bonds To Be Used To Provide Funding For A High Economic Benefit Project As Defined In Section 65-4-5(1)(c)(v); To Amend Section 25, Chapter 533, Laws Of 2010, As Last Amended By Section 8, Chapter 421, Laws Of 2019, To Increase By $36,000,000.00 The Amount Of General Obligation Bonds That May Be Issued For The Mississippi Industry Incentive Financing Revolving Fund; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Board Of Supervisors Of Lawrence County In Paying Costs Associated With Repairs And Improvements To The N.a. Sandifer Road Bridge; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Board Of Supervisors Of Marshall County In Paying Costs Associated With Building A Full-time Emergency Response Center To Serve The Growing Area In And Around The Chickasaw Trail Industrial Park; To Amend Section 5, Chapter 454, Laws Of 2019, As Amended By Section 130, Chapter 492, Laws Of 2020, To Increase The Authorized Bonded Indebtedness Of General Obligation Bonds To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With The Repair, Renovation And Other Improvements To Buildings And Related Facilities In The City Of Batesville To House The Concourse Workforce Training Center; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Pearl And Leaf Rivers Rails-to-trails Recreational District With Trail Overlay Or Bridge Repairs On The Longleaf Trace Between Hattiesburg And Prentiss; To Amend Section 106, Chapter 492, Laws Of 2020, To Increase The Authorized Bonded Indebtedness Of General Obligation Bonds To Assist The East Metropolitan Corridor Commission In Paying Costs Associated With Land Acquisition And Implementation Of The East Metro Corridor Project In Rankin County; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Board Of Supervisors Of Yazoo County In Paying Costs Associated With Repairs And Improvements To The U.s. Highway 49 Frontage Road; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Ridgeland, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Preconstruction, Design, Engineering, Land Acquisition, Right-of-way Acquisition, Construction And Development Of The Commerce Park Connector Project From Lake Harbour Drive To Highland Colony Parkway; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Yellow Creek State Inland Port In Paying Costs Associated With The Construction Of A Medical Clinic; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Board Of Supervisors Of Prentiss County In Paying Costs Associated With The Replacement Of Bridges 114 And 115 On County Road 4050 And Bridge 147 On County Road 5250; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of West Point In Paying Costs Associated With The Paving Of City Streets; To Amend Section 112, Chapter 492, Laws Of 2020, To Increase The Authorized Bonded Indebtedness Of General Obligation Bonds To Assist The Board Of Supervisors Of Lowndes County In Paying Costs Associated With The Extension Of Manufactures Drive; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Board Of Supervisors Of Neshoba County In Paying Costs Associated With Repairs And Improvements To The County Road 210 Bridge; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Board Of Supervisors Of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repairs, Resurfacing, Upgrades And Improvements To Oktoc Road; To Amend Section 57-1-221, Mississippi Code Of 1972, As Amended By House Bill No. 1230, 2021 Regular Session, Which Creates The Mississippi Industry Incentive Financing Revolving Fund, To Provide That The Mississippi Development Authority Shall Disburse A Portion Of Monies In The Fund To Delta Health System To Use For Certain Purposes; To Amend Section 57-119-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt A Project From The Criteria Established By The Mississippi Development Authority To Receive Funding From The Gulf Coast Restoration Fund; To Provide That For Any Incentive Program For Which The Department Of Revenue Audits, Verifies Or Otherwise Reviews Information Submitted By An Applicant, Program Participant Or Other Entity For The Purposes Of The Incentive Program And Eligibility For Any Incentive Under The Program, The Applicant, Program Participant Or Other Entity May Employ A Qualified Accountant To Perform A Third-party Audit, Verification Or Other Review Of Such Information, In Lieu Of The Department Of Revenue Doing So, For The Purposes Of The Incentive Program And Eligibility For Any Incentive Under The Program; To Provide That The Applicant, Program Participant Or Other Entity Shall Be Responsible For All Costs Associated With Such Purposes, And That The Department Of Revenue Shall Accept And Approve The Third-party Audit, Verification Or Other Review Of Information For The Purposes Of The Incentive Program And Eligibility For Any Incentive Under The Program And Shall Notify The Applicant, Program Participant Or Other Entity Of Such Acceptance And Approval Within 30 Days After Receipt Of The Third-party Audit, Verification Or Other Review Of Information; To Amend Section 27-7-22.41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For An Ad Valorem Tax Credit For Contributions Made To Such Organizations; To Provide That The Department Of Revenue Shall Disburse Funds To The Local Tax Collectors For The Amount Of The Tax Credits Applied Against Ad Valorem Taxes; To Increase The Maximum Aggregate Amount Of Tax Credits That May Be Allocated By The Department Under This Section During A Calendar Year; To Provide That A Certain Portion Or Amount Of Tax Credits That May Be Allocated By The Department Under This Section Shall Be Available Solely For Allocation For Contributions To Certain Eligible Charitable Organizations; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Construction And Development Of And Upgrades And Improvements To Property, Roadways, Infrastructure, Facilities And Structures At Lefleur's Bluff State Park, In Jackson, Mississippi, For The Purpose Of Enhancing And Developing The Entrance To The Mississippi Children's Museum And The Mississippi Museum Of Natural Science, And Areas And Amenities Related To The Museums; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Indianola, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repairs, Resurfacing, Upgrades And Improvements To Streets And Roads; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Alcorn County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repair And Renovation Of And Replacement Of Roofing For The Alcorn County Courthouse; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To The Jacinto Foundation, Inc., To Pay Costs Associated With Capital Improvements, Repairing, Renovating, Restoring, Rehabilitating, Preserving, Furnishing And/or Equipping The Jacinto Courthouse And Related Facilities In Alcorn County, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Repair And Renovation Of And Upgrades And Improvements To East Corinth Elementary School To Provide Enhanced Career Technical Training To Corinth Students In Advanced Technology Skills; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Tishomingo County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Improvements To County Road 961 In Tishomingo County; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist George County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction, Reconstruction, Repairs, Resurfacing, Upgrades And Improvements To Evanston Road At And Near The Main Entrance To The George County Industrial Park In George County; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Town Of Bruce, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Expansion Of And Repairs, Upgrades And Improvements To The Town's Sewer System, Sewage Lagoon And Related Infrastructure And Facilities; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Town Of Vardaman, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repairs, Resurfacing, Upgrades And Improvements To Town Streets; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Town Of Calhoun City, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repairs, Resurfacing, Upgrades And Improvements To Town Streets; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Jackson, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Making Improvements At The Pete Brown Golf Course In The City Of Jackson; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Repair, Renovation, Furnishing And Equipping Of The Tougaloo Senior Center; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Pascagoula Redevelopment Authority With The Flagship District Projects; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Improvements To Mississippi Highway 4; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Forrest County, Mississippi, In Paying The Costs Associated With The Repair And/or Replacement Of The Bridge On Temple Road Over Reese Creek And The Repair And/or Replacement Of The Bridge On Brooklyn-janice Road Over Chaney Branch Creek In Forrest County; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Site Preparation And Construction Of The West Lauderdale Athletic Complex In Lauderdale County; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds 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; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Wilkinson County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Replacement Of The Jackson Point Road Bridge In Wilkinson County; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Union County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repair And/or Replacement Of A Bridge On County Road 81 In Union County; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Jackson, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction, Repair, Renovation, Replacement And Improvement Of Facilities And Infrastructure At Livingston Park In The City Of Jackson; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Brookhaven, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Reconstruction, Repairs, Resurfacing, Upgrades And Improvements To Brookway Boulevard; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Lafayette County, Mississippi, In Paying The Costs Associated With The Extension Of West Oxford Loop In Lafayette County; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Oxford, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction And Development Of Oxford Square Park And Related Facilities In The City Of Oxford; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Horn Lake, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Acquisition And Installation Of A Pressure Filtration System For The Well Head Providing Water For The System Providing Water Service To The Twin Lakes Subdivision Area In The City Of Horn Lake; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of D'iberville, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repairs, Resurfacing, Upgrades And Improvements To Mallet Road; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Acquisition Of A Fire Truck For The 3 Mile Corner Volunteer Fire Department In Kemper County, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Construction, Repair, Renovation, Replacement And Improvement Of Facilities, Equipment, Grounds And Infrastructure At Lake Hico Park And Northgate Park In Hinds County, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Clay County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With The Overlay Of North Beasely Road And South Beasely Road In Clay County; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Monroe County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repairs, Upgrades And Improvements To Chapel Grove Road And Bishop Road In Monroe County; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Hinds County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction And Development Of The Hinds Parkway Project In Hinds County; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Town Of Flora, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Improvements To The Town's Water System And Sewer System Infrastructure; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Board Of Supervisors Of Madison County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Improvements To Bozeman Road, Beginning At Its Intersection With Mississippi Highway 463 And Proceeding North; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Clinton, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repairs, Resurfacing And Other Improvements And Upgrades To Arrow Drive And Northside Drive In The City Of Clinton; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For The Mississippi Ports Improvements Fund; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Desoto County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Five-laning The Portion Of Getwell Road From Lester To Pleasant Hill Road In Desoto County; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Asu Foundation, Inc., In Paying Costs Associated With Repairing, Renovating, Restoring, Rehabilitating, Preserving, Upgrading, Improving, Furnishing And/or Equipping The Historic Oakland Memorial Chapel, Belles Lettres Hall, The Old President's Home, And The Historic Oakland Memorial Cemetery In Claiborne County; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Hazlehurst, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction Of A Community Center/emergency Storm Shelter And Related Facilities; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds 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; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Town Of Eupora, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repairs, Resurfacing, Upgrades And Improvements To Streets And Roads In The Town Of Eupora; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Town Of French Camp, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repairs And Other Improvements To The Town's Sewer System, Sewer Lagoon And Related Infrastructure; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Choctaw County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repairs, Resurfacing, Upgrades And Improvements To Reform/sturgis Road In Choctaw County; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Webster County, Mississippi, And Choctaw County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repairs, Resurfacing, Upgrades And Improvements To Chester - Tomnolen Road In Webster And Choctaw Counties; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Grenada County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction And Development Of Business/industrial Park Road In Grenada County; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Pontotoc County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repair And Renovation Of And Upgrades And Improvements To The Pontotoc County Courthouse; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Pontotoc County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repair, Renovation, Furnishing And Equipping Of And Upgrades And Improvements To The W. A. Grist Building; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Pontotoc County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repair And Renovation Of And Upgrades And Improvements To The Chancery Court Building And Youth Court Facility; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Shelby, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repairs, Resurfacing, Upgrades And Improvements To Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Adams County, Mississippi, In Paying The Costs Related To The Completion Of The Belwood Levee In Adams County; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Hancock County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repair, Renovation, Upgrades, Improvements And Additions To The Hancock County Fairgrounds; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Town Of Hickory Flat, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repairs, Resurfacing, Upgrades And Improvements To Streets And Roads In The Town Of Hickory Flat; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Marshall County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Replacement Of Bethleham Waterford Bridge In Marshall County; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds 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; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Noxubee County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of A County Emergency Operations Center And Related Facilities; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds 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; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Scenic Rivers Development Alliance In Paying Costs Associated With The Acquisition Of Approximately One Hundred Fifty Acres Of Land From The United States Department Of Agriculture And Located In Franklin County, Mississippi, And Related Road And Other Infrastructure Improvements; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Pike County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repair And Renovation Of And Upgrades And Improvements To The Pike County Courthouse Complex Buildings And Related Facilities; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Columbia, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repairs, Resurfacing, Upgrades And Improvements To Streets And Roads And Other Infrastructure Improvements To And Near The Marion County Courthouse Square; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Repair, Renovation And Replacement Of Walter Payton Field And Related Facilities At Columbia High School In The City Of Columbia; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist 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, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Town Of Carrollton, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction Of Stormwater Drainage Culverts And Other Infrastructure Improvements For The Purpose Of Improving Drainage And Reducing The Risk Of Flooding In The Town Of Carrollton; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Montgomery County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With The Overlay Of Fisher Road From U.s. Highway 51 To Willette Lane In Montgomery County; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Winona, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Overlaying Roads And Streets In The City Of Winona; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Town Of Duncan, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Site Grading, Playground Improvements And Acquisition Of Playground Equipment For The Town's Community Park; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Walthall County, Mississippi, In Paying The Costs Associated With The Renovation Of The Walthall County Courthouse; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Town Of Tylertown, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repair, Renovation, Restoration, Furnishing And Equipping Of And Upgrades And Improvements To The Former Walthall Hotel Building And Related Facilities; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Charleston, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Constructing, Furnishing And Equipping The City Of Charleston Shade Street Health Complex; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With The Acquisition Of A Solid Waste Collection Transfer Station; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Town Of Oakland, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repairs, Resurfacing, Upgrades And Improvements To Streets And Roads In The Town Of Oakland; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Starkville, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With The Extension Of Stark Road And Hospital Road In The City Of Starkville; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Town Of Sebastopol, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Renovation Of And Upgrades And Improvements To A Building That Will Be The Town's Multipurpose Community Center; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Union, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With The Acquisition Of Two Motor Vehicles And Equipment For Such Motor Vehicles, Tasers And Other Safety Equipment For The City Of Union Police Department; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Town Of Seminary, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction And Expansion Of And Upgrades And Improvements To The Town's Water System Infrastructure And/or Sewer System Infrastructure; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Brandon, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repair, Renovation And Upgrades Of And Improvements To Its City Hall Building And Related Facilities And Construction Of An Additional Parking And Related Facilities; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Tippah County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With The Purchase Of Equipment At The Tippah County Hospital; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Ripley, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With The Purchase Of Equipment For The City's Fire Department; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Town Of Artesia, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction Of And Other Improvements To Storm Water Structures And Facilities For The Purposes Of Improving Drainage And Reducing The Risk For Flooding In The Town Of Artesia; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With A Study Regarding The Construction Of A Sports Stadium For Jackson State University In Downtown Jackson, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Town Of Plantersville, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Infrastructure Improvements And Park Improvements; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Mississippi's Toughest Kids Foundation In Paying The Costs Associated With Design, Preplanning, Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of Buildings And Related Facilities At Camp Kamassa In Copiah County, Mississippi, And Design, Preplanning, Construction And Development Of Infrastructure At Camp Kamassa; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Improvements To The City's Water System And Sewer System Infrastructure And Drainage Infrastructure; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Attala County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated Repair And Renovation Of And Upgrades And Improvements To The Attala County Courthouse; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Kosciusko, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repairs, Upgrades And Improvements To Hugh Ellard Park In The City Of Kosciusko; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With The Administration And Operation Of The Kosciusko School District Pre-kindergarten Program; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Leake County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repairs, Resurfacing, Upgrades And Improvements To Hooper Mill Creek Road In Leake County; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Tunica County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs With Associated Repair And Renovation Of And Upgrades And Improvements To Battle Arena; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Repair And Renovation Of And Upgrades And Improvements To Itawamba County School District Buildings And Facilities; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Itawamba County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Constructing, Furnishing And Equipping Of A County 911 Center; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Fulton, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Expansion Of The City's Natural Gas System And Related Infrastructure; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of A Technology Education Center For The Long Beach School District; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Construction Of A New Firehouse For The Kossuth Volunteer Fire Department In Alcorn County, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Gautier, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction Of An Amphitheater And A Song Writers' Museum; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Laurel, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction And Development Of A Park And Walking Trail; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Town Of D'lo, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction Of A Fire Station; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Tate County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Parking Lot Reconstruction For The Tate County Courthouse; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Senatobia, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Lighting Repairs At The Interstate 55/mississippi Highway 740 Interchange; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Tate County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Resurfacing Tate - Panola Road In Tate County; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Mississippi Department Of Transportation In Paying Costs Associated With The Construction Of Additional Lanes For U.s. Highway 51 North Of Mississippi Highway 740; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Greenwood Cemetery Association In Paying Costs Associated With Repairs To Greenwood Cemetery In Jackson, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Enterprises Owning And Operating Certain Hydroponic Facilities; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Baldwyn, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repair And Renovation And Upgrades And Improvements To The City's Municipal Buildings And Related Facilities; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Tate County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction And Development Of Infrastructure Improvements And Recreational Trails At Chromcraft Lake In Tate County; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Upgrades And Improvements To The Port Of Vicksburg In Warren County, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Philadelphia, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Maintenance, Repairs, Upgrades And Improvements To The Levee System Protecting The Philadelphia Utilities Wastewater Treatment Plant And Related Facilities; To Amend Section 41, Chapter 492, Laws Of 2020, To Revise The Purposes For Which The Proceeds Of Bonds Authorized To Be Issued To Assist The Town Of Wesson, Mississippi, In Paying Certain Costs Associated With The Wesson Old School Visitor Center, May Be Used; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds In The Amount Of $2,870,000.00 To Provide Matching Funds For Federal Funds For The Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund; To Amend Section 49-17-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Interest And Investment Earnings On Money In The Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund To Be Utilized To Pay Debt Service On The Bonds Authorized To Be Issued By This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Bonds; authorize for various purposes.

Sen. Josh Harkins [R]

2021-03-29 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 49 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-29 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 109 N: 10 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-16 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 89 N: 22 NV: 11 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-24 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-22		Approved by Governor
2021-04-05	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2021-04-05	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2021-03-29	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2021-03-29	House	Conference Report Adopted
2021-03-28	House	Conference Report Filed
2021-03-28	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2021-03-28	Senate	Recommitted For Further Conf
2021-03-28	House	Recommitted For Further Conf
2021-03-27	House	Conference Report Filed
2021-03-27	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2021-03-23	House	Conferees Named Lamar,Steverson,Massengill
2021-03-22	Senate	Conferees Named Harkins,Johnson,Kirby
2021-03-19	Senate	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2021-03-18	House	Returned For Concurrence
2021-03-16	House	Passed As Amended
2021-03-16	House	Amended
2021-03-15	House	Read the Third Time
2021-03-11	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2021-02-25	House	Referred To Ways and Means
2021-02-25	Senate	Transmitted To House
2021-02-24	Senate	Passed
2021-02-24	Senate	Committee Substitute Adopted
2021-02-23	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2021-02-22	Senate	Referred To Finance

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
27	7	22	Amended Code	See Bill Text
39	5	145	Amended Code	See Bill Text
49	17	85	Amended Code	See Bill Text
57	1	221	Amended Code	See Bill Text
57	1	701	Amended Code	See Bill Text
57	119	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text
57	61	25	Amended Code	See Bill Text
57	61	36	Amended Code	See Bill Text
65	4	25	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/SB/SB2971.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2971IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2971CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2971PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2971SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/ham/SB2971_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/ham/SB2971_H_Amend_01_to_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/senate/0510002.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/house/0710010.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/house/0840016.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/senate/0840081.pdf