MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2021 By: Senator(s) Blackmon To: Finance SENATE BILL NO. 3021 1 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-301, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, 2 TO INCREASE FROM $1,000,000.00 TO $2,000,000.00 THE AMOUNT OF 3 STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED TO ASSIST 4 THE TOUGALOO COLLEGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, INC., IN 5 PAYING THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH COMPLETION OF RESTORATION, 6 REPAIR, RENOVATION AND UPGRADES TO THE INTERIOR OF THE HISTORIC 7 TOUGALOO COLLEGE SITE WHERE THE FREEDOM RIDERS TOOK REFUGE, FOR 8 WHICH FUNDS ARE TO BE DISBURSED FROM THE 2018 TRANSPORTATION AND 9 INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS FUND; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 11 SECTION 1. Section 27-104-301, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 12 amended as follows: 13 27-104-301. (1) A special fund, to be designated the "2018 14 Transportation and Infrastructure Improvements Fund," is created 15 within the State Treasury, which shall consist of funds made 16 available by the Legislature in any manner and funds from any 17 other source designated for deposit into such fund. The fund 18 shall be maintained by the State Treasurer as a separate and 19 special fund, separate and apart from the General Fund of the 20 state. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a 21 fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any S. B. No. 3021 *SS08/R1104* ~ OFFICIAL ~ R3/5 21/SS08/R1104 PAGE 1 (icj\tb) 22 interest earned or investment earnings on amounts in the fund 23 shall be deposited into such fund. 24 (2) Monies deposited into the fund shall be disbursed, in 25 the discretion of the Department of Finance and Administration, as 26 follows: 27 (a) To pay the costs incurred by the Mississippi 28 Transportation Commission and the Mississippi Department of 29 Transportation to widen Mississippi Highway 16 to three (3) lanes 30 as follows: 31 (i) From near the Neely Town Road at the DeKalb 32 City Limits to the point at which Old Philadelphia Road ties into 33 Mississippi Highway 16; and 34 (ii) Between the two (2) points at which 35 Mississippi Highway 39 ties into Mississippi 36 Highway 16.......................................... $2,000,000.00. 37 (b) To assist in paying the costs associated with 38 preconstruction, design, engineering, land acquisition, 39 right-of-way acquisition, construction and development of the 40 Reunion Parkway project from Bozeman Road to Parkway East in 41 Madison County, Mississippi......................... $8,000,000.00. 42 (c) To assist the East Metropolitan Corridor 43 Commission, which is a commission operating as a local public 44 agency representing the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority, the 45 City of Brandon, Mississippi, the City of Flowood, Mississippi, 46 and the City of Pearl, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated S. 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No. 3021 *SS08/R1104* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 21/SS08/R1104 ST: Bonds; increase authorized issuance to PAGE 2 (icj\tb) assist in paying costs of restoration of historic Tougaloo College Freedom Riders site. 47 with land acquisition and implementation of the East Metro 48 Corridor project in Rankin County, Mississippi, from its current 49 terminus at the southeast corner of, and within, the 50 Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport, traversing 51 easterly and southerly and terminating at Interstate 20 at 52 Crossgates Boulevard in Brandon, Mississippi........ $8,000,000.00. 53 (d) To assist DeSoto County, Mississippi, in paying the 54 costs of rebuilding Holly Springs Road in DeSoto County and 55 drainage improvements to the road................... $3,000,000.00. 56 (e) To assist Carroll County, Mississippi, in paying 57 the costs of repair, renovation or replacement of two (2) closed 58 bridges on or near County Road 57 in 59 Carroll County...................................... $ 500,000.00. 60 (f) To assist Lamar County, Mississippi, in paying the 61 costs associated with necessary infrastructure improvements in 62 Beat 5 of Lamar County and/or construction of recreational 63 facilities in Beat 5................................ $ 500,000.00. 64 (g) To assist Lamar County, Mississippi, in paying the 65 costs of improvements to the intersection of Scruggs Road and 66 Mississippi Highway 589, including, but not limited to, the 67 relocation of portions of the road, the purchase of property 68 related to the relocation, signage, paving, other costs related to 69 improving the safety of the intersection and other road safety 70 projects in Supervisors District 5 of 71 Lamar County........................................ $1,500,000.00. S. B. No. 3021 *SS08/R1104* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 21/SS08/R1104 ST: Bonds; increase authorized issuance to PAGE 3 (icj\tb) assist in paying costs of restoration of historic Tougaloo College Freedom Riders site. 72 (h) To assist Bolivar County, Mississippi, in paying 73 the costs associated with preplanning and construction of a 74 Mississippi River landing dock facility and related 75 facilities in Bolivar County........................ $1,000,000.00. 76 (i) To assist Rankin County, Mississippi, in paying the 77 costs related to the extension of Gunter Road in 78 Rankin County....................................... $2,800,000.00. 79 (j) To assist the Pearl River Valley Water Supply 80 District in paying the costs associated with the repair, 81 rehabilitation, reconstruction or replacement of seawalls at the 82 Ross Barnett Reservoir as required by the settlement agreement in 83 the case of Bobby L. Baker, Jr., et al. v. Pearl River Valley 84 Water Supply District, in the Circuit Court of Rankin County, 85 Mississippi, Civil Action No. 212-133E.............. $4,000,000.00. 86 (k) To assist the City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in 87 paying the costs associated with resurfacing and other 88 improvements to Hardy Street in the City of Hattiesburg from its 89 intersection with U.S. Highway 49 East to its intersection with 90 West Pine Street in the City of Hattiesburg......... $ 400,000.00. 91 (l) To assist the City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in 92 paying the costs associated with resurfacing and other 93 improvements to 38th Avenue in the City of 94 Hattiesburg......................................... $ 100,000.00. 95 (m) To assist Hinds County, Mississippi, in paying the 96 costs of construction and development of the Byram-Clinton Parkway S. B. No. 3021 *SS08/R1104* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 21/SS08/R1104 ST: Bonds; increase authorized issuance to PAGE 4 (icj\tb) assist in paying costs of restoration of historic Tougaloo College Freedom Riders site. 97 project in Hinds County............................. $2,000,000.00. 98 (n) To assist the City of Senatobia, Mississippi, in 99 paying the costs associated with the following purposes, in the 100 following order: 101 (i) Construction and development of roundabout 102 projects and other improvements at the intersection of Main Street 103 and Scott Street and adjoining or related intersections in the 104 City of Senatobia; 105 (ii) Improvements at the intersection of Front 106 Street and Main Street in the City of Senatobia; and 107 (iii) Improvements at the intersection of Heard 108 Street and Main Street in the City of Senatobia..... $2,300,000.00. 109 Any such funds that are in excess of that needed to complete 110 the projects described in this paragraph shall be used to assist 111 the City of Senatobia in paying the costs associated with making 112 historically relevant infrastructure improvements in the city's 113 downtown historic district. In addition, the scope of work for 114 any projects described in this paragraph that are located in the 115 city's downtown historic district must be in keeping with the 116 character of the district. 117 (o) To assist in paying the costs associated with: 118 (i) Constructing, developing, extending and 119 implementing wastewater infrastructure and related facilities, 120 systems and infrastructure within and/or near Gateway Industrial 121 Park in Pike County, Mississippi; and S. B. No. 3021 *SS08/R1104* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 21/SS08/R1104 ST: Bonds; increase authorized issuance to PAGE 5 (icj\tb) assist in paying costs of restoration of historic Tougaloo College Freedom Riders site. 122 (ii) Constructing access roads and related 123 infrastructure within and/or near Gateway Industrial Park in 124 Pike County......................................... $3,000,000.00. 125 (p) To assist the City of Petal, Mississippi, in paying 126 the costs associated with (i) the repair, rehabilitation, 127 resurfacing, construction and reconstruction of Leeville Road/Main 128 Street located in Forrest County, Mississippi, in the City of 129 Petal from its intersection with the Evelyn Gandy Parkway 130 southerly to the boundary of the corporate limits of the City of 131 Petal; and (ii) the repair, rehabilitation, resurfacing, 132 construction and reconstruction of Smithville Road located in 133 Forrest County, Mississippi, in the City of Petal... $ 750,000.00. 134 (q) To assist the Town of West, Mississippi, in paying 135 the costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and making other 136 improvements to streets in the Town of West......... $ 500,000.00. 137 (r) To assist Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, in paying 138 the costs associated with the resurfacing and repaving of Longview 139 Road in Oktibbeha County............................ $ 750,000.00. 140 (s) To assist in paying the costs associated with the 141 completion of the four-lane of Mississippi Highway 19 South at the 142 south Philadelphia City boundary intersection at Holland Avenue 143 and extending south along Mississippi Highway 19 South to the 144 intersection of BIA Road 241 (also known as Tucker Road), 145 including, but not be limited to, all necessary acquisition, 146 preconstruction and construction activities......... $2,000,000.00. S. B. No. 3021 *SS08/R1104* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 21/SS08/R1104 ST: Bonds; increase authorized issuance to PAGE 6 (icj\tb) assist in paying costs of restoration of historic Tougaloo College Freedom Riders site.