Mississippi text revises which listed projects may use several state funds

The text would revise the purposes for which money in several Local Improvements Projects Funds may be spent. The listed recipients include Mississippi cities, counties, public agencies, nonprofit groups, fire departments and other named organizations. The Department of Finance and Administration would disburse the money under authority from separate appropriation bills. Some projects require matching funds, federal funds, or other stated project conditions. The text says these provisions would take effect after passage, but the supplied status says the veto was sustained.

The text would list capital projects for universities and other institutions to receive money from the 2022 IHL Capital Improvements Fund. Projects cover Mississippi public universities, the University of Mississippi Medical Center, university divisions, Gulf Coast campuses and the IHL Education and Research Center. The Department of Finance and Administration would disburse the money with approval from the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning for projects under its control. Unused money after four years would require an accounting, and administrative reimbursements for a project could not exceed two percent of money used for that project. Money left after completing listed projects could be used for general repairs and renovations at the institution. The four-year accounting period would begin when money is transferred into the special fund; the text says the act would take effect after passage, but the supplied status says the veto was sustained.

The text would specify additional listed purposes for money in the 2022 Local Improvements Projects Fund. The projects include grants and assistance for named Mississippi communities, public agencies, schools, hospitals, museums, fire departments and other organizations. The Department of Finance and Administration would disburse money for the purposes listed in the fund provisions. The text includes project-specific limits, such as matching-fund requirements and conditions tied to particular facilities or organizations. The text says the act would take effect after passage, but the supplied status says the veto was sustained.