Bill Text: MS HB1660 | 2013 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-18 - Approved by Governor [HB1660 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2013-HB1660-Enrolled.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2013 Regular Session
To: Appropriations
By: Representatives Frierson, Eure, Broomfield, DeLano, Patterson, Read, Rushing
House Bill 1660
(As Sent to Governor)
AN ACT APPROVING THE EXPENDITURE OF SPECIAL FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE PAT HARRISON WATERWAY DISTRICT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2014.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby authorized and approved for expenditure out of any funds which are received by or otherwise become available to the Pat Harrison Waterway District, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the district for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, and ending June 30, 2014
............................................ $ 7,125,161.00.
SECTION 2. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the Pat Harrison Waterway District out of any money in the Budget Contingency Fund not otherwise appropriated for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Pat Harrison Waterway District for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, and ending June 30, 2014...
............................................ $ $377,500.00.
SECTION 3. Of the funds approved for expenditure under the provisions of Section 1, the following positions are authorized:
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 54
Part Time........... 49
Time-Limited: Full Time........... 0
Part Time........... 0
Unless otherwise authorized in this act, no state agency shall take any action to promote or otherwise award salary increases through reallocation, reclassification, realignment, educational benchmark, career ladder, equity salary adjustment, or any other means to increase salaries of employees or positions unless specifically exempted by the following conditions: the award of teacher salary increments; the advancement of a trainee/cadet to the next level of a bona fide career ladder; the award of an educational benchmark for the attainment of a Certified Public Accountant License or higher level professional certification; the immediate replacement of a departing employee with an employee from within state service at a salary level of the departing employee or the FY2014 promotional formula, whichever is less; the emergency appointment of nurses, pharmacists or other health care and child protection professionals at a salary to be determined by the State Personnel Board or any other requested action of the agency that has been specifically authorized by the Legislature.
Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with the terms, conditions and procedures established by law or allowable under the terms set forth within this act. The State Personnel Board shall not escalate positions without written approval from the Department of Finance and Administration. The Department of Finance and Administration shall not provide written approval to escalate any funds for salaries and/or positions without proof of availability of new or additional funds above the appropriated level.
No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds which are being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.
SECTION 4. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Pat Harrison Waterway District shall maintain complete accounting and personnel records related to the expenditure of all funds appropriated under this act and that such records shall be in the same format and level of detail as maintained for Fiscal Year 2013. It is further the intention of the Legislature that the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2015 shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee in a format and level of detail comparable to the format and level of detail provided during the Fiscal Year 2014 budget request process.
SECTION 5. It is the intention of the Legislature that whenever two (2) or more bids are received by this agency for the purchase of commodities or equipment, and whenever all things stated in such received bids are equal with respect to price, quality and service, the Mississippi Industries for the Blind shall be given preference. A similar preference shall be given to the Mississippi Industries for the Blind whenever purchases are made without competitive bids.
SECTION 6. The funds herein approved for expenditure, except and less an amount approved by the State Fiscal Officer which shall be sufficient to cover disbursements for current operations, shall be deposited at interest with any official depository of the state at a rate of interest numerically not less than one percent (1%) below the bank discount rate on United States Treasury bills of comparable maturity as determined by the State Treasurer.
SECTION 7. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Pat Harrison Waterway District shall have the authority to accept, budget and expend funds, which is comprised of special funds to the office, not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00). Such funds are to be escalated in accordance with procedures for federal fund escalations as established in Section 27-104-21, Mississippi Code of 1972, and expended for the purposes of performing such duties as set forth by law in accordance with applicable rules and regulations of the State Fiscal Officer. Such special funds shall consist of and be derived from the Maintenance Reserve Fund for the purpose of emergency repairs of cabins located on the district's property.
SECTION 8. The Pat Harrison Waterway District is authorized to (a) expend funds that it receives under the provisions of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to construct a lake and related structures and facilities in George County, Mississippi, if the ARRA funds received by the district may be used for that purpose; (b) obtain any information and research regarding construction of the lake and related structures and facilities from the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; and (c) receive and expend any funds made available to the district from the department for the construction of the lake and related structures and facilities.
SECTION 9. It is the intention of the Legislature that the funds herein appropriated shall be expended in compliance with Section 27-104-25, Mississippi Code of 1972, that no state agency shall incur obligations or indebtedness in excess of their appropriation and that the responsible officers, either personally or upon their official bonds, shall be held responsible for actions contrary to this provision.
SECTION 10. Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, Three Hundred Seventy-seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($377,500.00) shall be provided to defray the cost of the Gordon Creek Project in Forrest County.
SECTION 11. The money herein approved for expenditure shall be disbursed upon bank checks signed by the proper person, officer or officers, in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 12. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2013.
