AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 28 OF CHAPTER 549, LAWS OF 2023, TO CLARIFY AND CORRECT NAMES AND PURPOSES OF CERTAIN PROJECTS FUNDED WITH MONIES DISBURSED FROM THE 2023 LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 4 OF CHAPTER 549, LAWS OF 2023, TO REVISE THE PURPOSE OF A CERTAIN PROJECT FUNDED WITH MONIES DISBURSED FROM THE 2022 IHL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-373, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT CONTRACTS OR PURCHASES FOR PROJECTS FUNDED WITH MONIES DISBURSED FROM THE 2023 LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS FUND THAT INVOLVE EXPENDITURES ABOVE CERTAIN AMOUNTS MUST BE MADE AFTER OBTAINING COMPETITIVE WRITTEN BIDS; TO AMEND SECTION 65-1-185, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT MONIES IN THE 2023 DESOTO COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS FUND SHALL BE USED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INSTEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION; TO AMEND SECTION 65-1-187, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT MONIES IN THE 2023 LAFAYETTE COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS FUND SHALL BE USED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INSTEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION; TO AMEND SECTION 65-1-189, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT MONIES IN THE 2023 GULFPORT COMMERCE CORRIDOR FUND SHALL BE USED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INSTEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION; TO AMEND SECTION 31-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, AS AMENDED BY HOUSE BILL NO. 297 AND SENATE BILL NO. 2486, 2024 REGULAR SESSION, TO MAKE SEVERAL TECHNICAL CHANGES APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT PROJECTS UNDER THE PUBLIC PURCHASING LAW; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 27-104-373, 65-1-185, 65-1-187, 65-1-189, 31-7-13
Committee Substitute: 27-104-373, 65-1-185, 65-1-187, 65-1-189, 31-7-13
As Passed by the House: 27-104-373, 65-1-185, 65-1-187, 65-1-189, 31-7-13
Approved by the Governor: 27-104-373, 65-1-185, 65-1-187, 65-1-189