| 1 | 1 | | MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE 2025 Regular Session To: Appropriations A By: Representative Steverson House Bill 939 AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTION 33 OF CHAPTER 113, LAWS OF 2024, WHICH PROVIDES FUNDS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI MAIN STREET REVITALIZATION GRANT PROGRAM FUND TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR MAKING GRANTS TO CERTAIN MAIN STREET DESIGNATED COMMUNITIES FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS; TO AMEND SECTION 2 OF CHAPTER 113, LAWS OF 2024, TO REVISE THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 APPROPRIATION TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SPECIAL FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE AUTHORITY; TO AMEND CHAPTER 66, LAWS OF 2024, TO REVISE THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 APPROPRIATION TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF SPECIAL FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE DEPARTMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DISTRIBUTE FUNDS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI MAIN STREET REVITALIZATION GRANT PROGRAM FUND TO CERTAIN MAIN STREET DESIGNATED COMMUNITIES FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 33 of Chapter 113, Laws of 2024, which provides funds from the Mississippi Main Street Revitalization Grant Program Fund to the Mississippi Development Authority for making Mississippi Main Street Revitalization Grants, is repealed. SECTION 2. Section 2 of Chapter 113, Laws of 2024, is amended as follows: Section 2. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Mississippi Development Authority or the appropriate special fund for the purpose of defraying the expenses incurred in the operation of the various divisions of the authority for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025....... $ * * *374,213,496.00 367,241,496.00. SECTION 3. Chapter 66, Laws of 2024, is amended as follows: Section 1. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Department of Archives and History for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025.................................. ............................................ $ 12,580,718.00. Section 2. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the special fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Archives and History which is comprised of special source funds collected by or otherwise available to the department, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the department and for other purposes as provided in this act for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025 $ * * *26,678,000.00 33,650,000.00. Section 3. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, the following positions are authorized: AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT: Permanent: 155 Time-Limited: 10 With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency's responsibility to make certain that funds required for Personal Services for Fiscal Year 2026 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2025 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or positions are added to the agency's Fiscal Year 2025 budget by the Mississippi Legislature. The Legislature shall determine the agency's personal services appropriation, which the State Personnel Board shall publish. The agency's personal services appropriation may consist of restricted funds for approved vacancies for Fiscal Year 2025 that may be utilized to fill vacant Fiscal Year 2024 headcount. It shall be the agency's responsibility to ensure that the funds provided for vacancies are used to increase headcount and not for promotions, title changes, in-range salary adjustments or any other mechanism for increasing salaries for current employees. It is the Legislatures intention that no employee salary falls below the minimum salary established by the Mississippi State Personnel Board. Additionally, the State Personnel Board shall determine and publish the projected annualized payroll costs based on current employees. It shall be the responsibility of the agency head to ensure that actual personnel expenditures for Fiscal Year 2025 do not exceed the data provided by the Legislative Budget Office. If the agency's Fiscal Year 2025 projected cost exceeds the annualized costs, no salary actions shall be processed by the State Personnel Board except for new hires determined to be essential for the agency. 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 used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available. None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in violation of the Internal Revenue Service's Publication 15-A relating to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor. Section 4. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Department of Archives and History 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 2024. It is further the intention of the Legislature that the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2026 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 2025 budget request process. Section 5. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Mississippi Department of Archives and History shall charge the maximum amount allowable for services rendered, consistent with the cost of providing such services. The funds derived from these charges shall be deposited into a special fund account in the State Treasury to the credit of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Section 6. It is the intent of the Legislature that no part of the funds herein appropriated shall be required to be used for the payment of rent for the museum and public space in the State Historical Museum, Old Capitol Restoration. Section 7. Of the funds provided in Section 2, Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) is provided to the Department of Archives and History from the Mississippi Landmark Grant Fund in accordance with Section 39-5-23, Mississippi Code of 1972, to help support the preservation of Mississippi Landmark Properties. Section 8. Of the funds provided under the provisions of this act, One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) is provided for the purpose of capital development and maintenance of Beauvoir Shrine, the last home of Jefferson Davis, the only President of the Confederate States of America, subject to approval by the Department of Archives and History. The expenditure of funds available in this section shall be subject to prior approval by the Department of Archives and History. Section 9. 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 10. 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 General Fund not otherwise appropriated, to the Department of Archives and History for the purpose of supporting the Statewide Oral History Project for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025................. $ 50,000.00. Section 11. 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 12. Of the funds provided in Section 2, Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00) is provided from Special Funds in the State Treasury to the credit of the State Treasury fund created in Section 27-19-56.69(8), Mississippi Code of 1972, for the purpose of paying the costs of repair and renovation of the New Capitol, the Old Capitol, the Governor's Mansion, and the War Memorial Building, in accordance with rules and regulations of the Department of Finance and Administration in a manner consistent with the escalation of funds. Section 13. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 2, Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000.00), 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's Office. This appropriation is made to provide the funds necessary to authorize the expenditure of funds for the Vicksburg Military Park Interpretive Center. As a condition of expending these funds, the department shall enter into a memorandum of agreement or similar document with the U.S. Government National Park Services reflecting a plan for building an interpretive center and a lease agreement for lease space therein. Section 14. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 2, One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00), 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's Office. This appropriation is made to provide the funds necessary to authorize the expenditure of funds for the Crigler Park project. Section 15. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 2, Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000.00), 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's Office. This appropriation is made to provide the funds necessary to authorize the expenditure of funds for Grand Village in Natchez. Section 16. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is reappropriated out of any money in the Capital Expense Fund not otherwise appropriated for the Department of Archives and History for the purpose of reauthorizing the expenditure of Capital Expense Funds, as authorized in HB 1612, 2023 Regular Session to defray expenses of the Department of Archives and History for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025................ $ 17,346,271.00. This appropriation is made for the purpose of reauthorizing the expenditure of funds as allocated herein: (a) De la Pointe-Krebs House.............. $ 86,271.00. (b) Repair, renovation, and construction projects undertaken by the Department of Archives and History...................... $ 9,700,000.00. (c) Vicksburg Military Park Interpretive Center.................................... $ 5,900,000.00. (d) Eudora Welty Library Project.......... $ 1,660,000.00. 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, 2024, 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. Section 17. Of the funds provided in Section 2, 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 Historic Site Preservation Fund, for the purpose of making grants to nonprofit organizations in accordance with Section 39-5-22, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025........................................................... .............................................. $ 500,000.00. Section 18. Of the funds provided in Section 2, 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 Community Heritage Preservation Grant Fund, for the purpose of grant assistance to Historic County Courthouses, School Buildings and Other Historic Buildings as in Section 39-5-145, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025.......... $ 5,000,000.00. Section 19. Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, Sixteen Thousand Dollars ($16,000.00), or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be derived out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Project Poppy Fund, as created in Senate Bill 2001, 1st Extraordinary Session of 2024, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office and Sixteen Thousand Dollars ($16,000.00), or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be derived out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Project Atlas Fund, as created in House Bill 1, 2nd Extraordinary Session of 2024, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office. These funds are provided for expediting services needed for Project Poppy and Project Atlas. Section 20. Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, Six Million Nine Hundred Thousand Seventy-two Dollars ($6,972,000.00) shall be derived out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Mississippi Main Street Revitalization Grant Program Fund, as created in Section 57-78-5, Mississippi Code of 1972, and the department shall distribute such funds to the following Main Street Designated Communities for the projects described below: Community Project Name Grant Amount Requested Amory Amory Downtown District Revitalization Project $500,000.00 Biloxi How Hop Creative Project $500,000.00 Booneville Booneville Historic Hardware Building Restoration $500,000.00 Cleveland Town Green and Public Art Placement $120,000.00 Columbus Downtown Columbus Wayfinding and Streetscape Improvement Project $380,000.00 Crystal Springs Old Biggs Building Revitalization Project $122,000.00 Greenville Greater Greenville River City Revitalization Initiative $500,000.00 Hattiesburg Downtown Hattiesburg Welcome Center $500,000.00 Hernando Hernando Streetscapes, Public Space Improvements and Retail Recruitment $180,000.00 Moss Point Riverfront District Revitalization Project $500,000.00 Natchez The Depot Park and Natchez Bluff $362,000.00 Nettleton Old Barber Shop Restoration $130,000.00 New Albany Revealing or Destination Safely $330,000.00 Pascagoula Flagship Revitalization Streetscape Plan $500,000.00 Ripley The Hills Hotel $500,000.00 Saltillo Wayfinding and Street Sign Revitalization $410,000.00 Senatobia Senatobia Utilities Building Renovation $400,000.00 Vicksburg Blues Highway Travel Center $408,000.00 Water Valley Water Valley Historic Walking Tour $130,000.00 TOTAL $6,972,000.00 Section * * *2021. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is authorized to accept and expend any grant, donation, or contribution from any individual, public, or private organization, or government entity for purposes of defraying the operational costs of the department. Such grants, donations or contributions shall be received and expended under the rules and regulations of the Department of Finance and Administration in a manner consistent with the escalation of federal funds not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00). Section * * *2122. The money herein appropriated shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the proper fund or funds as set forth in this act, upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, officer or officers, in the manner provided by law. SECTION 4. 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| 3 | 3 | | MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE |
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| 5 | 5 | | 2025 Regular Session |
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| 7 | 7 | | To: Appropriations A |
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| 9 | 9 | | By: Representative Steverson |
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| 11 | 11 | | # House Bill 939 |
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| 13 | 13 | | AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTION 33 OF CHAPTER 113, LAWS OF 2024, WHICH PROVIDES FUNDS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI MAIN STREET REVITALIZATION GRANT PROGRAM FUND TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR MAKING GRANTS TO CERTAIN MAIN STREET DESIGNATED COMMUNITIES FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS; TO AMEND SECTION 2 OF CHAPTER 113, LAWS OF 2024, TO REVISE THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 APPROPRIATION TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SPECIAL FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE AUTHORITY; TO AMEND CHAPTER 66, LAWS OF 2024, TO REVISE THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 APPROPRIATION TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF SPECIAL FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE DEPARTMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DISTRIBUTE FUNDS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI MAIN STREET REVITALIZATION GRANT PROGRAM FUND TO CERTAIN MAIN STREET DESIGNATED COMMUNITIES FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. |
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| 15 | 15 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: |
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| 17 | 17 | | SECTION 1. Section 33 of Chapter 113, Laws of 2024, which provides funds from the Mississippi Main Street Revitalization Grant Program Fund to the Mississippi Development Authority for making Mississippi Main Street Revitalization Grants, is repealed. |
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| 19 | 19 | | SECTION 2. Section 2 of Chapter 113, Laws of 2024, is amended as follows: |
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| 21 | 21 | | Section 2. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Mississippi Development Authority or the appropriate special fund for the purpose of defraying the expenses incurred in the operation of the various divisions of the authority for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025....... $ * * *374,213,496.00 367,241,496.00. |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 3. Chapter 66, Laws of 2024, is amended as follows: |
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| 25 | 25 | | Section 1. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Department of Archives and History for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025.................................. |
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| 27 | 27 | | ............................................ $ 12,580,718.00. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Section 2. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the special fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Archives and History which is comprised of special source funds collected by or otherwise available to the department, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the department and for other purposes as provided in this act for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025 $ * * *26,678,000.00 33,650,000.00. |
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| 31 | 31 | | Section 3. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, the following positions are authorized: |
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| 33 | 33 | | AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT: |
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| 35 | 35 | | Permanent: 155 |
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| 37 | 37 | | Time-Limited: 10 |
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| 39 | 39 | | With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency's responsibility to make certain that funds required for Personal Services for Fiscal Year 2026 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2025 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or positions are added to the agency's Fiscal Year 2025 budget by the Mississippi Legislature. The Legislature shall determine the agency's personal services appropriation, which the State Personnel Board shall publish. The agency's personal services appropriation may consist of restricted funds for approved vacancies for Fiscal Year 2025 that may be utilized to fill vacant Fiscal Year 2024 headcount. It shall be the agency's responsibility to ensure that the funds provided for vacancies are used to increase headcount and not for promotions, title changes, in-range salary adjustments or any other mechanism for increasing salaries for current employees. It is the Legislatures intention that no employee salary falls below the minimum salary established by the Mississippi State Personnel Board. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Additionally, the State Personnel Board shall determine and publish the projected annualized payroll costs based on current employees. It shall be the responsibility of the agency head to ensure that actual personnel expenditures for Fiscal Year 2025 do not exceed the data provided by the Legislative Budget Office. If the agency's Fiscal Year 2025 projected cost exceeds the annualized costs, no salary actions shall be processed by the State Personnel Board except for new hires determined to be essential for the agency. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 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. |
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| 45 | 45 | | No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available. |
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| 47 | 47 | | None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in violation of the Internal Revenue Service's Publication 15-A relating to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor. |
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| 49 | 49 | | Section 4. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Department of Archives and History 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 2024. It is further the intention of the Legislature that the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2026 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 2025 budget request process. |
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| 51 | 51 | | Section 5. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Mississippi Department of Archives and History shall charge the maximum amount allowable for services rendered, consistent with the cost of providing such services. The funds derived from these charges shall be deposited into a special fund account in the State Treasury to the credit of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. |
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| 53 | 53 | | Section 6. It is the intent of the Legislature that no part of the funds herein appropriated shall be required to be used for the payment of rent for the museum and public space in the State Historical Museum, Old Capitol Restoration. |
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| 55 | 55 | | Section 7. Of the funds provided in Section 2, Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) is provided to the Department of Archives and History from the Mississippi Landmark Grant Fund in accordance with Section 39-5-23, Mississippi Code of 1972, to help support the preservation of Mississippi Landmark Properties. |
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| 57 | 57 | | Section 8. Of the funds provided under the provisions of this act, One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) is provided for the purpose of capital development and maintenance of Beauvoir Shrine, the last home of Jefferson Davis, the only President of the Confederate States of America, subject to approval by the Department of Archives and History. The expenditure of funds available in this section shall be subject to prior approval by the Department of Archives and History. |
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| 59 | 59 | | Section 9. 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. |
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| 61 | 61 | | Section 10. 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 General Fund not otherwise appropriated, to the Department of Archives and History for the purpose of supporting the Statewide Oral History Project for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025................. $ 50,000.00. |
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| 63 | 63 | | Section 11. 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. |
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| 65 | 65 | | Section 12. Of the funds provided in Section 2, Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00) is provided from Special Funds in the State Treasury to the credit of the State Treasury fund created in Section 27-19-56.69(8), Mississippi Code of 1972, for the purpose of paying the costs of repair and renovation of the New Capitol, the Old Capitol, the Governor's Mansion, and the War Memorial Building, in accordance with rules and regulations of the Department of Finance and Administration in a manner consistent with the escalation of funds. |
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| 67 | 67 | | Section 13. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 2, Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000.00), 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's Office. This appropriation is made to provide the funds necessary to authorize the expenditure of funds for the Vicksburg Military Park Interpretive Center. As a condition of expending these funds, the department shall enter into a memorandum of agreement or similar document with the U.S. Government National Park Services reflecting a plan for building an interpretive center and a lease agreement for lease space therein. |
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| 69 | 69 | | Section 14. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 2, One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00), 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's Office. This appropriation is made to provide the funds necessary to authorize the expenditure of funds for the Crigler Park project. |
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| 71 | 71 | | Section 15. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 2, Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000.00), 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's Office. This appropriation is made to provide the funds necessary to authorize the expenditure of funds for Grand Village in Natchez. |
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| 73 | 73 | | Section 16. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is reappropriated out of any money in the Capital Expense Fund not otherwise appropriated for the Department of Archives and History for the purpose of reauthorizing the expenditure of Capital Expense Funds, as authorized in HB 1612, 2023 Regular Session to defray expenses of the Department of Archives and History for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025................ $ 17,346,271.00. |
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| 75 | 75 | | This appropriation is made for the purpose of reauthorizing the expenditure of funds as allocated herein: |
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| 77 | 77 | | (a) De la Pointe-Krebs House.............. $ 86,271.00. |
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| 79 | 79 | | (b) Repair, renovation, and construction |
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| 81 | 81 | | projects undertaken by the Department of |
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| 83 | 83 | | Archives and History...................... $ 9,700,000.00. |
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| 85 | 85 | | (c) Vicksburg Military Park Interpretive |
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| 87 | 87 | | Center.................................... $ 5,900,000.00. |
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| 89 | 89 | | (d) Eudora Welty Library Project.......... $ 1,660,000.00. |
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| 91 | 91 | | 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, 2024, 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. |
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| 93 | 93 | | Section 17. Of the funds provided in Section 2, 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 Historic Site Preservation Fund, for the purpose of making grants to nonprofit organizations in accordance with Section 39-5-22, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025........................................................... |
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| 95 | 95 | | .............................................. $ 500,000.00. |
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| 97 | 97 | | Section 18. Of the funds provided in Section 2, 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 Community Heritage Preservation Grant Fund, for the purpose of grant assistance to Historic County Courthouses, School Buildings and Other Historic Buildings as in Section 39-5-145, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025.......... $ 5,000,000.00. |
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| 99 | 99 | | Section 19. Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, Sixteen Thousand Dollars ($16,000.00), or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be derived out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Project Poppy Fund, as created in Senate Bill 2001, 1st Extraordinary Session of 2024, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office and Sixteen Thousand Dollars ($16,000.00), or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be derived out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Project Atlas Fund, as created in House Bill 1, 2nd Extraordinary Session of 2024, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office. These funds are provided for expediting services needed for Project Poppy and Project Atlas. |
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| 101 | 101 | | Section 20. Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, Six Million Nine Hundred Thousand Seventy-two Dollars ($6,972,000.00) shall be derived out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Mississippi Main Street Revitalization Grant Program Fund, as created in Section 57-78-5, Mississippi Code of 1972, and the department shall distribute such funds to the following Main Street Designated Communities for the projects described below: |
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| 103 | 103 | | Community Project Name Grant Amount Requested |
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| 104 | 104 | | |
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| 105 | 105 | | Amory Amory Downtown District |
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| 106 | 106 | | |
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| 107 | 107 | | Revitalization Project $500,000.00 |
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| 108 | 108 | | |
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| 109 | 109 | | Biloxi How Hop Creative Project $500,000.00 |
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| 110 | 110 | | |
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| 111 | 111 | | Booneville Booneville Historic Hardware |
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| 112 | 112 | | |
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| 113 | 113 | | Building Restoration $500,000.00 |
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| 114 | 114 | | |
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| 115 | 115 | | Cleveland Town Green and Public Art |
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| 116 | 116 | | |
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| 117 | 117 | | Placement $120,000.00 |
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| 118 | 118 | | |
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| 119 | 119 | | Columbus Downtown Columbus Wayfinding and |
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| 120 | 120 | | |
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| 121 | 121 | | Streetscape Improvement Project $380,000.00 |
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| 122 | 122 | | |
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| 123 | 123 | | Crystal |
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| 124 | 124 | | |
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| 125 | 125 | | Springs Old Biggs Building Revitalization |
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| 126 | 126 | | |
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| 127 | 127 | | Project $122,000.00 |
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| 128 | 128 | | |
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| 129 | 129 | | Greenville Greater Greenville River City |
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| 130 | 130 | | |
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| 131 | 131 | | Revitalization Initiative $500,000.00 |
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| 132 | 132 | | |
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| 133 | 133 | | Hattiesburg Downtown Hattiesburg Welcome Center $500,000.00 |
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| 134 | 134 | | |
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| 135 | 135 | | Hernando Hernando Streetscapes, Public Space |
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| 136 | 136 | | |
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| 137 | 137 | | Improvements and Retail Recruitment $180,000.00 |
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| 138 | 138 | | |
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| 139 | 139 | | Moss Point Riverfront District Revitalization |
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| 140 | 140 | | |
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| 141 | 141 | | Project $500,000.00 |
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| 142 | 142 | | |
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| 143 | 143 | | Natchez The Depot Park and Natchez Bluff $362,000.00 |
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| 144 | 144 | | |
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| 145 | 145 | | Nettleton Old Barber Shop Restoration $130,000.00 |
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| 146 | 146 | | |
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| 147 | 147 | | New Albany Revealing or Destination Safely $330,000.00 |
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| 148 | 148 | | |
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| 149 | 149 | | Pascagoula Flagship Revitalization Streetscape |
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| 150 | 150 | | |
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| 151 | 151 | | Plan $500,000.00 |
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| 152 | 152 | | |
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| 153 | 153 | | Ripley The Hills Hotel $500,000.00 |
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| 154 | 154 | | |
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| 155 | 155 | | Saltillo Wayfinding and Street Sign |
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| 156 | 156 | | |
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| 157 | 157 | | Revitalization $410,000.00 |
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| 158 | 158 | | |
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| 159 | 159 | | Senatobia Senatobia Utilities Building |
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| 160 | 160 | | |
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| 161 | 161 | | Renovation $400,000.00 |
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| 162 | 162 | | |
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| 163 | 163 | | Vicksburg Blues Highway Travel Center $408,000.00 |
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| 164 | 164 | | |
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| 165 | 165 | | Water Valley Water Valley Historic Walking Tour $130,000.00 |
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| 166 | 166 | | |
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| 167 | 167 | | TOTAL $6,972,000.00 |
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| 168 | 168 | | |
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| 169 | 169 | | Section * * *2021. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is authorized to accept and expend any grant, donation, or contribution from any individual, public, or private organization, or government entity for purposes of defraying the operational costs of the department. Such grants, donations or contributions shall be received and expended under the rules and regulations of the Department of Finance and Administration in a manner consistent with the escalation of federal funds not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00). |
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| 170 | 170 | | |
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| 171 | 171 | | Section * * *2122. The money herein appropriated shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the proper fund or funds as set forth in this act, upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, officer or officers, in the manner provided by law. |
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| 172 | 172 | | |
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| 173 | 173 | | SECTION 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. |
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