Senate Bill 3181

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 65-4-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "HIGH ECONOMIC BENEFIT PROJECT" UNDER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 64-5-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE BY $98,000,000.00 THE AMOUNT OF BONDS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED UNDER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY ACT; TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $180,000,000.00 TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR USE BY THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE REPLACEMENT OR REHABILITATION OF CERTAIN BRIDGES ON STATE MAINTAINED HIGHWAYS THAT ARE DEFICIENT OR FUNCTIONALLY OBSOLETE, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN STATE HIGHWAY PROJECTS AND TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CAMP SHELBY, AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THE STATE AID ROAD FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY; TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF $20,000,000.00 IN STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE LOCAL SYSTEM BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 65-37-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO AMEND SECTION 17-25-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND UNTIL SEPTEMBER 15, 2010, THE TIME BEFORE WHICH CONSTRUCTION MUST BEGIN ON A CERTAIN PROJECT IN ORDER FOR THE ENTERPRISE OWNING OR LEASING THE PROJECT TO BE REIMBURSED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR CERTAIN COSTS; TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO GRANT FUNDS TO THE NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL RAILROAD AUTHORITY TO PAY A PORTION OF THE COSTS INCURRED BY THE MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL RAILROAD AUTHORITY FOR THE REPAIR, RECONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE EXISTING RAILROAD LINE FROM THE CITY OF WEST POINT, MISSISSIPPI, TO GREENWOOD, MISSISSIPPI; TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000,000.00 TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR SUCH GRANTS; TO AMEND SECTION 2, CHAPTER 497, LAWS OF 2009, TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF BONDS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED FOR CERTAIN RAIL PROJECTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

In the Senate

• Tom King

  Sponsor

• Senate floor amendmentPending

• Senate floor amendmentPending

• Senate floor amendmentPending

• Senate floor amendmentPending

• House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Mar 15

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In the Senate Feb 19 – Feb 24

1. Feb 19Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
2. Feb 23Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
3. Feb 24Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
4. Amended in the Senate
5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 25 – Mar 15

1. Feb 25Sent to the House
2. Mar 1Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
3. Mar 2Rereferred to the House committees on Transportation and on Ways and Means
4. Mar 10Reported as amended from TR to WM in the House: title sufficient, do pass
5. Mar 11Reported as amended from WM to TR in the House: title sufficient, do pass
6. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
7. Mar 15Amended in the House
8. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 16 – Apr 1

1. Mar 16Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
2. Mar 17Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
3. Conferees named in the Senate: Kirby, King and Hewes
4. Mar 22Conferees named in the House: McBride, Ward and Watson
5. Mar 24Conference report filed in the Senate
6. Conference report filed in the House
7. Mar 25Recommitted in the House to the conferees for further conference
8. Recommitted in the Senate to the conferees for further conference
9. Conference report filed in the Senate
10. Conference report filed in the House
11. Mar 26Conference report adopted in the House
12. Conference report adopted in the Senate
13. Apr 1Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 7 – Apr 14

1. Apr 7Enrolled bill signed in the House
2. Apr 14Approved by the Governor