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HB 246 — 16th section land; authorize local school board to grant an extension to holder of a long-term lease in good standing.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Tate Reeves (Republican) on April 10, 2025.

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The recent amendment to Bill HB 246 introduces provisions allowing for the sale of mineral rights on certain school lands designated for industrial development. It enables school boards to sell or waive surface usage rights for these lands, potentially benefiting local enterprises involved in mineral exploration or production. This change is significant because it could lead to increased economic activity and revenue generation for the school districts, highlighting the balance between educational needs and industrial growth. Additionally, the amendment removes a provision that permitted long-term leases for school land, simplifying the leasing process.

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246 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 29-3-63, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE A LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD OF A CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT TO EXTEND THE LONG-TERM LEASE OF A HOLDER OF 16TH SECTION LAND, WHICH IS FREE OF ANY OUTSTANDING FINANCIAL OBLIGATION WITH LESS THAN 30 YEARS REMAINING ON THE ORIGINAL TERM, FOR AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED 25 YEARS UPON TERMS AND CONDITIONS ACCEPTABLE TO THE BOARD;
246 (As Sent to Governor) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 29-3-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION TO THE RESERVATION OF MINERALS IN, ON AND UNDER CERTAIN SIXTEENTH SECTION LANDS CONVEYED FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT;
TO AMEND SECTION 57-75-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF CERTAIN SIXTEENTH SECTION MINERAL INTERESTS TO THE ENTERPRISES OWNING OR OPERATING CERTAIN PROJECTS, OR TO AUTHORIZE THE PERPETUAL WAIVER OF THE RIGHT TO USE THE SURFACE OF SUCH SIXTEENTH SECTION LANDS FOR EXPLORATION OR PRODUCTION OF MINERALS;
Section 29-3-63, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
Section 29-3-29, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
29-3-63.
29-3-29.
(1) The holder of a lease of sixteenth section or lieu land, at the expiration thereof, shall have a prior right, exclusive of all other persons, to re-lease or to extend an existing lease as may be agreed upon between the holder of the lease and board of education subject to the classification of said land.
Before any sixteenth section school land or land granted in lieu thereof may be sold or leased for industrial development thereon, therein or thereunder under the provisions of this chapter, the board of education controlling such land shall first determine that such sale or lease will be fair market value.
Provided, however, no holder of a lease of sixteenth section land classified as agricultural land shall have any priority rights in extending his lease contract, except as otherwise provided in Section 29-3-81.
In the determination of the fair market value of said land the comparative sales method shall be used, and the highest and best use of said sixteenth section lands shall be determined on the basis of finding that said land shall be susceptible to any use H.
Provided, however, the compensation on an annual basis shall be the fair market rental of H.
246 *HR26/R166* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 25/HR26/R166 PAGE 1 (DJ\KW) the land excluding buildings and improvements made on such land by the lessee, the title to which is not held in trust for the public schools, but in no event shall the compensation be less than the minimum amounts prescribed in subsection (2) of this section.
246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 1 (DJ\KW) that comparative land in private ownership may be used, that there will be prompt and substantial industrial development on, in, or under said land after the sale or lease, that the acreage to be sold or leased is not in excess of the amount of land reasonably required for immediate use and for such future expansion as may be reasonably anticipated, and that such sale or lease will be beneficial to and in the best interest of the schools of the district for which said land is held.
(2) The board of education shall not lease or extend a lease on land classified as industrial or commercial at an annual rental less than five percent (5%) of the current market value, exclusive of buildings or improvements not owned by the school district.
All of said findings, including the amount of the sale price or gross rental for said land, shall be spread on the minutes of the board of education.
Such minimum acceptable percentage shall not apply to land classified as farm-residential, residential, recreational and other land;
Also, if the board of education proposes to sell said land, said board shall first enter into a contract or obtain a legal option to purchase, for a specified price not in excess of fair market value, other land in the county of acreage of equivalent fair market value, and such contract or option shall be spread on the minutes of said board.
however, fair market rental will apply to those lands as determined by appraisal, comparative analysis or comparison with the private sector.
However, not more than one hundred (100) acres in any one (1) sixteenth section school lands in any county may be sold under this chapter for the purpose of being made an industrial park or a part of such industrial park, provided the provisions of this section and Sections 57-5-1 and 57-5-23 are fully complied with.
(3) The prior right to re-lease or extend an existing oil, gas and mineral lease, or any part thereof, granted under this section shall be conditioned upon the existence of production of oil, gas or other minerals thereunder in paying quantities, or the existence of a well capable of such production, or the existence of drilling or reworking operations at the time of lease expiration.
A certified copy of the resolution or order of the board of education, setting out the foregoing findings, together with a certified copy of the order approving and setting out the terms of the contract or option to purchase other lands where a sale of H.
Provided, however, that said lease may, in the discretion of the board of education, be extended only as to the lands included in a unit or units as defined by the appropriate agency having jurisdiction over said unit or units.
The replacement lease shall be upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between the holder of the lease and the board of H.
246 *HR26/R166* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166 PAGE 2(DJ\KW) education, provided that the rental and royalty provisions shall not be less than the rental and royalty provisions as set out in the expired lease and the primary term shall not exceed the limitations in Section 29-3-99.
246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 2(DJ\KW) land is proposed and an application to the Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board for the certificate authorizing said sale or lease, shall be forwarded to the county board of supervisors, which board shall make an independent investigation of the proposed sale or lease and of the proposed purchase of other land.
Bonus payment for the replacement lease shall be consistent with the requirements set out in Section 29-3-65 with respect to oil, gas and mineral leases.
If said county board of supervisors shall concur in the finding of fact of the board of education, and shall find that it is to the best interests of the schools of the district to enter into such sale or lease, it may enter on its minutes a resolution or order approving the action of the board of education.
(4) Where used in this section and Section 29-3-65, the term "oil and gas lease" or "oil, gas and mineral lease" shall include all leases originally executed pursuant to Section 29-3-99.
If the said county board of supervisors shall not concur in the findings of the board of education, or shall find that the proposed sale or lease will not be in the best interest of the schools of the district, then it may, by resolution or order, disapprove the proposed sale or lease, and such action shall be final.
(5) The right to re-lease an oil, gas and mineral lease provided in subsection (3) above extends to oil, gas and mineral leases which have already expired as of May 7, 1992, subject to an accounting for production from the date of lease expiration to the date of the replacement lease authorized herein.
Except as otherwise permitted by Section 57-75-37(4)(f) and (7)(f), there shall be reserved all minerals in, on, and under any lands conveyed under the provisions hereof.
(6) The board of education of a school district located in a municipality where Interstate 59 and U.S.
Provided, however, that in any county bordering on the State of Alabama, traversed by the Tombigbee River, in which U.S.
Highway 49 intersect in the Broadway - West Pine redevelopment area may grant the holder of a valid lease with a term of ninety-nine (99) years, which has completely satisfied the financial obligation of the original lease agreement, being free and clear of any debt pertaining thereto, and which has less than thirty (30) years remaining on its original term, the right to extend said lease for a period not to exceed twenty-five (25) years under any additional agreed upon terms, which shall serve as an addendum to the original lease H.
Highway 82 intersects U.S.
Highway 45 and in which is situated a state supported institution of higher learning, upon the sale of any sixteenth section lands for industrial purposes as provided by law, the board of H.
246 *HR26/R166* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166 PAGE 3(DJ\KW) agreement, and for consideration acceptable to the board and spread upon its minutes.
246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 3(DJ\KW) education, the superintendent of education and the Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board, may sell and convey all minerals except oil, gas, sulphur and casinghead gas on, in and under the said sixteenth section lands so sold for industrial purposes.
Said oil, gas, sulphur and casinghead gas shall be reserved together with such rights of use, ingress and egress as shall not unreasonably interfere with the use of the lands by the purchaser.
Prior written approval for such use, ingress and egress, shall be obtained from the surface owner or, if such approval is unreasonably withheld, may be obtained from the chancery court of the county in which said land is located.
Certified copies of the resolutions or orders of the board of supervisors and of the board of education and of the application to the Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board shall be transmitted to the county superintendent of education, if there be one in the county, who, if he approves the proposed sale or lease, shall so certify and forward same to the Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board.
If there be no county superintendent of education in the county, then the board of education whose district embraces the entire county shall so certify and transmit said copies to the Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board for further action.
Upon receipt of the aforesaid application and certified copies of the said resolution and orders, the Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board shall make investigation to H.
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246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 4(DJ\KW) determine whether or not the proposed sale or lease of said land will promote prompt and substantial industrial development thereon, therein, or thereunder.
If the board finds that such sale or lease will promote prompt and substantial industrial development thereon, therein or thereunder, and further finds that the person, firm or corporation who proposes to establish said industry is financially responsible, and that the acreage to be sold or leased is not in excess of the amount of land reasonably required for immediate use and for such future expansion as may be reasonably anticipated, then the board, in its discretion, may issue a certificate to the board of education of said district so certifying, and said certificate shall be the authority for the board of education to enter into the proposed sale or lease.
If the Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board does not so find, then it shall decline to issue said certificate which action shall be final.
The Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board, when issuing a certificate to the county board of education certifying its findings and authorizing said sale or lease, may, nevertheless, in its discretion, make such sale or lease conditioned on and subject to the vote of the qualified electors of said district.
Upon receipt of a certificate so conditioned upon an election, or upon a petition as hereinafter provided for, the board of education, by resolution spread upon its minutes, shall forward a copy of the certificate to the board of H.
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246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 5(DJ\KW) supervisors who by resolution upon its minutes, shall call an election to be held in the manner now provided by law for holding county elections, and shall fix in such resolution a date upon which such an election shall be held, of which not less than three (3) weeks notice shall be given by the clerk of said board of supervisors by publishing a notice in a newspaper published in said county once each week for three (3) consecutive weeks preceding the same, or if no newspaper is published in said county, then in a newspaper having a general circulation therein, and by posting a notice for three (3) weeks preceding said election at three (3) public places in said county.
At such election, all qualified voters of the county may vote, and the ballots used shall have printed thereon a brief statement of the proposed sale or lease of said land, including the description and price, together with the words "For the proposed sale or lease" and the words "Against the proposed sale or lease," and the voter shall vote by placing a cross (x) or check (√) opposite his choice of the proposition.
Should the election provided for herein result in favor of the proposed sale or lease by at least two-thirds (2/3) of the votes cast being in favor of the said proposition, the board of supervisors shall notify the board of education who may proceed forthwith to sell or lease said land in accordance with the proposition so submitted to the electors.
If less than two-thirds (2/3) of those voting in such special H.
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246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 6(DJ\KW) election vote in favor of the said sale or lease, then said land shall not be sold or leased.
The board of education shall further be required, prior to passing of a resolution expressing its intent to sell said land, to publish a notice of intent to sell said land for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in said county or, if there be none, in a newspaper having a general circulation in said county, and to post three (3) notices thereof in three (3) public places in said county, one (1) of which shall be at the courthouse, for said time.
If within the period of three (3) weeks following the first publication of said intent, a petition signed by twenty percent (20%) of the qualified electors of said county shall be filed with the board of supervisors requesting an election concerning the sale, then an election shall be called as hereinabove provided.
Section 57-75-37, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
57-75-37.
(1) (a) (i) Any county in which there is to be constructed a project as defined in Section 57-75-5(f)(xviii) is authorized to assist in defraying the costs incurred or to be incurred by the enterprise establishing such project by:
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Contributing a sum of up to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) to such enterprise for use in connection with the construction of the project;
and/or H.
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Lending a sum of up to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) upon such terms as the board of supervisors of such county and such enterprise may agree, the proceeds of which loan shall be used by such enterprise in connection with the construction or financing of the project.
(ii) In order to provide the amounts set forth in paragraph (a)(i) of this subsection (1), any such county may appropriate monies from the county's general funds or provide such amounts from the proceeds of general obligation bonds, or any combination of the foregoing.
Any such county may issue the bonds for such purpose pursuant to the procedures for the issuance of bonds under Chapter 9, Title 19, Mississippi Code of 1972, or Section 19-5-99.
(b) The board of supervisors of any county may donate real property for use in the location, construction and/or operation of a project as defined under Section 57-75-5(f)(xviii) to one or more economic development authorities, economic development districts, industrial development authorities or similar public agencies created pursuant to state law that engage in economic or industrial development in the county, and any such public agencies may accept such donation of real property from the county.
Such public agencies also may transfer and convey among themselves, with or without consideration being paid or received, real property to be used in the location, construction and/or H.
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246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 8(DJ\KW) operation of such a project, and may accept such transfers or donations.
(2) Any county or municipality in which there is to be constructed a project as defined in Section 57-75-5(f)(xxvi) or 57-75-5(f)(xxvii) is authorized to:
(a) Acquire the site for such project and contribute the site to the enterprise owning or operating the project;
(b) Apply for grants and loans and utilize the proceeds of such grants and loans for infrastructure related to the project;
and (c) Enter into a lease agreement with the enterprise owning or operating the project for a term not to exceed ninety-nine (99) years.
(3) (a) As used in this subsection:
(i) "Project" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 57-75-5(f)(xxviii).
(ii) "Public agency" means the county in which the project is located, any municipality located in the county, and/or any economic development authority, economic development district, industrial development authority or similar public agency created pursuant to state law that engages in economic or industrial development in the county or a municipality in the county.
(b) Any county in which there is to be located a project is authorized to assist as provided in this paragraph in defraying the costs incurred or to be incurred by the enterprise H.
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246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 9(DJ\KW) establishing the project and any public agency in connection with the location, construction and/or operation of the project or any facilities or public infrastructure related to the project.
The county may provide such assistance by contributing or lending any sum approved for such purpose by the board of supervisors of the county, upon such terms as the board of supervisors may agree, to the entity that directly or indirectly incurs or will incur such costs or as otherwise provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection.
The proceeds of the contribution or loan shall be used by the recipient in connection with the location, construction and/or operation of the project or any facilities or public infrastructure related to the project.
(c) In order to provide the amounts set forth in paragraph (b) of this subsection, any such county may appropriate monies from the county's general funds or provide such amounts from the proceeds of general obligation bonds, or any combination of the foregoing.
Any such county may issue the bonds for such purpose pursuant to the procedures for the issuance of bonds under Chapter 9, Title 19, Mississippi Code of 1972, or Section 19-5-99.
(d) In any county in which there is to be located a project, the governing authorities of any public agency may:
(i) Transfer and convey to the authority or the Mississippi Development Authority, with or without consideration being paid or received, any real and/or personal property for use in connection with the location, construction and/or operation of H.
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246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 10(DJ\KW) the project or any facilities or public infrastructure related to the project, and the authority and the Mississippi Development Authority may accept such transfers or donations;
(ii) Transfer and convey among themselves, with or without consideration being paid or received, any real and/or personal property for use in connection with the location, construction and/or operation of a project or any facilities or public infrastructure related to the project, and may accept such transfers or donations;
and (iii) Make grants or other contributions of funds to one another for use in connection with the location, construction and/or operation of such a project or any facilities or public infrastructure related to the project, and may accept such grants or contributions of funds.
(e) In any county in which there is to be located a project, the person, entity or other agency seeking to acquire any real property to be used in connection with the location, construction and/or operation of the project, shall be exempt with respect to such property from the requirements of Section 43-37-3(1)(b) and (c) if the purchase price for such property equals the lowest price negotiated between the owner of the property and the person, agency or other entity seeking to acquire the property, and at which the owner of the property is willing to sell the property.
(4) (a) As used in this subsection:
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246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 11(DJ\KW) (i) "Project" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 57-75-5(f)(xxix).
(ii) "Public agency" means the county in which the project is located, any municipality located in the county, and/or any economic development authority, economic development district, industrial development authority or similar public agency created pursuant to state law that engages in economic or industrial development in the county or a municipality in the county.
(iii) "Board of education" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 29-3-1.1.
(iv) "Superintendent of education" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 29-3-1.1.
(b) In any county in which there is to be located a project, any public agency is authorized to assist as provided in this paragraph in defraying the costs incurred or to be incurred by the enterprise establishing the project and/or any public agency in connection with the location, construction and/or operation of the project or any facilities or public infrastructure related to the project.
Any such public agency may provide such assistance by contributing or lending any sum approved for such purpose by the governing authority of such public agency, upon such terms as the governing authority of such public agency may agree, to the entity or public agency that directly or indirectly incurs or will incur such costs or as otherwise provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection.
The H.
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246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 12(DJ\KW) proceeds of the contribution or loan shall be used by the recipient in connection with the location, construction and/or operation of the project or any facilities or public infrastructure related to the project, including, without limitation, to defray the costs of site preparation, utilities, real estate purchases, purchase options and improvements, infrastructure, roads, rail improvements, public works, job training, as well as planning, design and environmental impact studies with respect to a project, and any other expenses approved by any such public agency.
(c) In order to provide the amounts set forth in paragraph (b) of this subsection:
(i) Any such county may appropriate monies from the county's general funds or provide such amounts from the proceeds of general obligation bonds.
Any such county may issue the bonds for such purpose pursuant to the procedures for the issuance of bonds under Chapter 9, Title 19, Mississippi Code of 1972, Section 19-5-99 or in any other manner permitted by any local and private law or other general laws;
and (ii) Any public agency may borrow or accept grants of such amounts from the authority or the Mississippi Development Authority for such duration and upon such terms and conditions approved by the governing authority of such public agency and the authority or Mississippi Development Authority, as applicable.
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246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 13(DJ\KW) (d) In any county in which there is to be located a project, the governing authority of any public agency may:
(i) Transfer and convey to the authority or the Mississippi Development Authority, with or without consideration being paid or received, any real and/or personal property for use in connection with the location, construction and/or operation of the project or any facilities or public infrastructure related to the project, and the authority and the Mississippi Development Authority may accept such transfers or donations;
(ii) Transfer and convey among themselves, with or without consideration being paid or received, any real and/or personal property for use in connection with the location, construction and/or operation of a project or any facilities or public infrastructure related to the project, and may accept such transfers or donations;
(iii) Make grants or other contributions of funds to:
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One another for use in connection with the location, construction and/or operation of such a project or any facilities or public infrastructure related to the project, and may accept such grants or contributions of funds;
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A local water association incorporated as a nonprofit corporation and located within such county for the purpose of defraying the costs incurred or to be incurred thereby in connection with water or wastewater-related infrastructure H.
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246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 14(DJ\KW) improvements, including an elevated water tank, located within the project area;
and (iv) Make one or more periodic grants or other contributions of funds to an enterprise or affiliate thereof owning and/or operating a project in such amount or amounts approved by such governing authority, and enter into an agreement with such enterprise to make such periodic grants or other contributions of funds;
however, the duration of any such obligation of the public agency to make such grants or other contributions shall not exceed thirty (30) years.
(e) In any county in which there is to be located a project, the public agency seeking to acquire any real property to be used in connection with the location, construction and/or operation of the project, shall be exempt with respect to such property from the requirements of Section 43-37-3(1)(b) and (c) if the purchase price for such property equals the lowest price negotiated between the owner of the property and the public agency seeking to acquire the property, and at which the owner of the property is willing to sell the property, and any such public agency is further authorized to procure an option to purchase any such real property for such purchase price authorized by this subsection for the lowest option payment at which the owner of the property is willing to grant such option.
(f) In any county in which there is to be located a project, upon the sale of any sixteenth section lands for H.
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246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 15(DJ\KW) industrial purposes as provided by law for such project, the board of education controlling such lands, the superintendent of education and the Mississippi Development Authority, on behalf of the state, may sell and convey all minerals in, on and under any such lands for such consideration determined to be adequate by, and upon such terms and conditions prescribed by, such board of education, superintendent of education and the Mississippi Development Authority.
(g) In any county in which there is to be located a project, the governing authority of the applicable public agency may enter into an agreement binding on future governing authorities, for any period not to exceed thirty (30) years to:
(i) Waive any and all fees and expenses associated with building permits and privilege licenses required for the project;
(ii) Establish and/or maintain a rate structure for water supplied to the project and wastewater received from the project, which shall be no higher than the lowest tariff prices for such water and wastewater charged to any customer of equal or lesser volume located within the boundaries of the public agency;
(iii) Provide firefighting, hazardous materials emergency response, technical rescue and medical response assistance to the enterprise owning or operating the project;
and (iv) Require any contractor hired by the public agency for purposes of entering onto the project site for such H.
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246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 16(DJ\KW) project to perform work-related to the provision of water supply or wastewater services, to procure customary liability insurance designating the enterprise owning or operating the project as an additional insured and to contractually indemnify such enterprise for any losses incurred by the enterprise as a result of such contractor's negligence and/or willful acts or omissions arising from the contractor's entry upon such project site.
(5) (a) As used in this subsection:
(i) "Project" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 57-75-5(f)(xxxi).
(ii) "Public agency" means the county in which the project is located, any municipality located in the county, and/or any economic development authority, economic development district, industrial development authority, port authority or airport authority or similar public agency created pursuant to state law.
(iii) "Board of education" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 29-3-1.1.
(iv) "Superintendent of education" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 29-3-1.1.
(b) In any county in which there is to be located a project, any public agency is authorized to assist as provided in this paragraph in defraying the costs incurred or to be incurred by the enterprise establishing the project and/or any public agency in connection with the location, construction and/or operation of the project or any facilities or public H.
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246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 17(DJ\KW) infrastructure related to the project.
Any such public agency may provide such assistance by contributing or lending any sum approved for such purpose by the governing authority of such public agency, upon such terms as the governing authority of such public agency may agree, to the entity or public agency that directly or indirectly incurs or will incur such costs or as otherwise provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection.
The proceeds of the contribution or loan shall be used by the recipient in connection with the location, construction and/or operation of the project or any facilities or public infrastructure related to the project, including, without limitation, to defray the costs of site preparation, utilities, real estate purchases, purchase options and improvements, infrastructure, roads, rail improvements, public works, job training, as well as planning, design and environmental impact studies with respect to a project, and any other expenses approved by any such public agency.
(c) In order to provide the amounts set forth in paragraph (b) of this subsection:
(i) Any such county may appropriate monies from the county's general funds or provide such amounts from the proceeds of general obligation bonds.
Any such county may issue the bonds for such purpose pursuant to the procedures for the issuance of bonds under Chapter 9, Title 19, Mississippi Code of H.
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246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 18(DJ\KW) 1972, Section 19-5-99 or in any other manner permitted by any local and private law or other general laws;
and (ii) Any public agency may borrow or accept grants of such amounts from the authority or the Mississippi Development Authority for such duration and upon such terms and conditions approved by the governing authority of such public agency and the authority or Mississippi Development Authority, as applicable.
(d) In any county in which there is to be located a project, the governing authorities of public agencies may:
(i) Transfer and convey among themselves, with or without consideration being paid or received, any real and/or personal property for use in connection with the location, construction and/or operation of a project or any facilities or public infrastructure related to the project, and may accept such transfers or donations;
(ii) Make grants or other contributions of funds to one another for use in connection with the location, construction and/or operation of such a project or any facilities or public infrastructure related to the project, and may accept such grants or contributions of funds;
and (iii) Make one or more grants or other contributions of funds to an enterprise or affiliate thereof owning and/or operating a project in such amount or amounts approved by such governing authority, and enter into an agreement with such enterprise to make such grants or other contributions of H.
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however, the duration of any such obligation of the public agency to make such grants or other contributions shall not exceed thirty (30) years.
(e) In any county in which there is to be located a project, the public agency seeking to acquire any real property to be used in connection with the location, construction and/or operation of the project, shall be exempt with respect to such property from the requirements of Section 43-37-3(1)(b) and (c) if the purchase price for such property equals the lowest price negotiated between the owner of the property and the public agency seeking to acquire the property, and at which the owner of the property is willing to sell the property, and any such public agency is further authorized to procure an option to purchase any such real property for such purchase price authorized by this subsection for the lowest option payment at which the owner of the property is willing to grant such option.
(f) In any county in which there is to be located a project, upon the sale of land owned by an industrial development authority, port authority or airport authority for industrial purposes as provided by law for such project, the governing authorities controlling such lands may sell and convey all minerals in, on and under any such lands for such consideration determined to be adequate by, and upon such terms and conditions prescribed by, such governing authority or may otherwise enter into a written agreement with the enterprise owning and/or H.
B.
No.
246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 20(DJ\KW) operating such project pursuant to which such governing authority of the industrial development authority, port authority or airport authority, as the case may be, may agree to perpetually refrain from using the surface of such land upon which the project is located to access any minerals located thereunder in which such public agency has a retained ownership interest.
Any such written agreement shall be binding upon future governing authorities.
(g) In any county in which there is to be located a project, the governing authority of the applicable public agency may enter into an agreement binding on future governing authorities, for any period not to exceed thirty (30) years to:
(i) Waive any and all fees and expenses associated with building permits and privilege licenses required for the project;
(ii) Establish and/or maintain a rate structure for water supplied to the project and wastewater received from the project, which shall be no higher than the lowest tariff prices for such water and wastewater charged to any customer of equal or lesser volume located within the boundaries of the public agency;
and (iii) Require any contractor hired by the public agency for purposes of entering onto the project site for such project to perform work related to the provision of water supply or wastewater services, to procure customary liability insurance designating the enterprise owning or operating the project as an H.
B.
No.
246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 21(DJ\KW) additional insured and to contractually indemnify such enterprise for any losses incurred by the enterprise as a result of such contractor's negligence and/or willful acts or omissions arising from the contractor's entry upon such project site.
(6) (a) As used in this subsection:
(i) "Project" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 57-75-5(f)(xxxii).
(ii) "Public agency" means the county in which the project is located, any municipality located in the county, and/or any economic development authority, economic development district, industrial development authority, port authority, airport authority, public utility or similar public agency created pursuant to state law.
(b) In any county in which there is to be located a project, any public agency is authorized to assist as provided in this paragraph in defraying the costs incurred or to be incurred by the enterprise establishing the project and/or any public agency in connection with the location, construction and/or operation of the project or any facilities or public infrastructure related to the project.
Any such public agency may provide such assistance by contributing or lending any sum approved for such purpose by the governing authority of such public agency, upon such terms as the governing authority of such public agency may agree, to the entity or public agency that directly or indirectly incurs or will incur such costs or as H.
B.
No.
246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 22(DJ\KW) otherwise provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection.
The proceeds of the contribution or loan shall be used by the recipient in connection with the location, construction and/or operation of the project or any facilities or public infrastructure related to the project, including, without limitation, to defray the costs of site preparation, utilities, real estate purchases, purchase options and improvements, infrastructure, roads, rail improvements, public works, job training, as well as planning, design and environmental impact studies with respect to a project, and any other expenses approved by any such public agency.
Any such public agency may alternatively provide such assistance by undertaking the acquisition of real and/or personal property, or interests therein, with respect to, and the design, engineering, construction and installation of, any facilities or public infrastructure related to the project regardless of whether it is authorized by applicable statutes to operate such facilities or public infrastructure and/or provide any utility services therefrom following the completion thereof;
provided that, if the public agency is authorized by applicable statutes to operate such facilities or public infrastructure following the completion thereof, such public agency may transfer, and if the public agency is not authorized by applicable statutes to operate such facilities or public infrastructure and/or provide any utility services therefrom following the completion thereof, the public H.
B.
No.
246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 23(DJ\KW) agency shall transfer, such facilities or public infrastructure to another public agency that is authorized by applicable statutes to operate such facilities or public infrastructure and/or provide any utility services therefrom.
(c) In order to provide the amounts or otherwise perform any permitted actions set forth in paragraph (b) of this subsection:
(i) Any such county may appropriate monies from the county's general funds or provide such amounts from the proceeds of general obligation bonds or other indebtedness permitted by any local and private law or other general laws.
Any such county may issue the bonds for such purpose pursuant to the procedures for the issuance of bonds under Chapter 9, Title 19, Mississippi Code of 1972, Section 19-5-99 or in any other manner permitted by any local and private law or other general laws;
and (ii) Any public agency may borrow or accept grants or other funds of such amounts from the authority or the Mississippi Development Authority for such duration and upon such terms and conditions approved by the governing authority of such public agency and the authority or Mississippi Development Authority, as applicable.
(iii) Any such county may enter into one or more agreements with the authority or Mississippi Development Authority approved by the board of supervisors of the county and, as applicable, to remit to the authority or Mississippi Development H.
B.
No.
246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 24(DJ\KW) Authority, as applicable, on an annual or other periodic basis for a duration up to thirty (30) years, a portion of any fee-in-lieu of ad valorem taxes, together with a portion of any county ad valorem taxes, derived from the project.
Any such written agreement shall be binding upon future boards of supervisors of the county.
(d) In any county in which there is to be located a project, the governing authorities of public agencies may:
(i) Transfer and convey among themselves, or to the authority, the Mississippi Development Authority, the Mississippi Department of Transportation or any other state agency, with or without consideration being paid or received, any real and/or personal property for use in connection with the location, construction and/or operation of a project or any facilities or public infrastructure related to the project, and may accept such transfers or donations;
(ii) Make grants or other contributions of funds to any public agency and/or any local water association incorporated as a nonprofit corporation and located within such county for the purpose of defraying the costs incurred or to be incurred thereby in connection with water or wastewater-related infrastructure improvements, including one or more water tanks, related to the project, and/or undertake the acquisition of real and/or personal property, or interests therein, with respect to, and the design, engineering, construction and installation of, any H.
B.
No.
246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 25(DJ\KW) water or wastewater-related infrastructure, including one or more water tanks, related to the project, and thereafter transfer and convey to any other public agency and/or any local water association any real and/or personal property for use in connection with water or wastewater-related infrastructure improvements, including one or more water tanks, related to the project, in consideration solely of the acceptance by the public agency and/or the local water association, as applicable, of such improvements and its agreement to operate the improvements to provide water or wastewater-related services to the project;
(iii) Make grants or other contributions of funds to a municipality located within such county for the purpose of defraying the costs incurred or to be incurred thereby in connection with natural gas-related infrastructure improvements related to the project, and/or undertake the acquisition of real and/or personal property, or interests therein, with respect to, and the design, engineering, construction and installation of, any natural gas-related infrastructure improvements related to the project, and thereafter transfer and convey to any such municipality any real and/or personal property for use in connection with natural gas-related infrastructure improvements related to the project, in consideration solely of the acceptance by the municipality of such improvements and its agreement to operate the improvements to provide natural gas-related services to the project;
H.
B.
No.
246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 26(DJ\KW) (iv) Make grants or other contributions of funds to one another, or to the authority, the Mississippi Development Authority, the Mississippi Department of Transportation or any other state agency, for use in connection with the location, construction and/or operation of such a project or any facilities or public infrastructure related to the project, and may accept such grants or contributions of funds;
(v) Make one or more grants or other contributions of funds to an enterprise or affiliate thereof owning and/or operating a project in such amount or amounts approved by such governing authority, and enter into an agreement with such enterprise that is binding on future governing authorities to make such grants or other contributions of funds;
however, the duration of any such obligation of the public agency to make such grants or other contributions shall not exceed thirty (30) years;
and (vi) Provide firefighting, hazardous materials emergency response, technical rescue and medical response assistance to the enterprise owning or operating the project, and enter into an agreement binding on future governing authorities with such enterprise to provide such firefighting, hazardous materials emergency response, technical rescue and medical response assistance for a term not to exceed thirty (30) years, to be determined by the governing authority of the public agency entering into such agreement.
H.
B.
No.
246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 27(DJ\KW) (e) In any county in which there is to be located a project, the public agency seeking to acquire any real property to be used in connection with the location, construction and/or operation of the project or any facilities or public infrastructure related to the project, shall be exempt with respect to such property from the requirements of Section 43-37-3(1)(b) and (c) if the purchase price for such property equals the lowest price negotiated between the owner of the property and the public agency seeking to acquire the property, and at which the owner of the property is willing to sell the property, and any such public agency is further authorized to procure an option to purchase any such real property for such purchase price authorized by this subsection for the lowest option payment at which the owner of the property is willing to grant such option.
(f) In any county in which there is to be located a project, upon the conveyance or other disposition of land owned by a public agency for industrial purposes as provided by law for such project, the governing authority of the public agency controlling such lands may enter into a written agreement with the enterprise owning and/or operating such project pursuant to which such governing authority may agree to perpetually refrain from using the surface of such land upon which the project is located to access any minerals located thereunder in which such public H.
B.
No.
246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 28(DJ\KW) agency has a retained ownership interest.
Any such written agreement shall be binding upon future governing authorities.
(g) In any county in which there is to be located a project, the governing authority of the applicable public agency may enter into an agreement binding on future governing authorities, for any period not to exceed thirty (30) years to:
(i) Waive any and all fees and expenses associated with building permits and privilege licenses required for the project;
(ii) Establish and/or maintain a rate structure for water and natural gas supplied to the project and wastewater received from the project, which shall be no higher than the lowest tariff prices for such water, natural gas and wastewater charged to any customer of equal or lesser volume located within the boundaries of the public agency;
and (iii) Require any contractor hired by the public agency for purposes of entering onto the project site for such project to perform work related to the provision of water or natural gas supply or wastewater services, to procure customary liability insurance designating the enterprise owning or operating the project as an additional insured and to contractually indemnify such enterprise for any losses incurred by the enterprise as a result of such contractor's negligence and/or willful acts or omissions arising from the contractor's entry upon such project site.
H.
B.
No.
246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 29(DJ\KW) (7) (a) As used in this subsection:
(i) "Project" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 57-75-5(f)(xxxiii).
(ii) "Public agency" means the county in which the project is located, any municipality located in the county, and/or any economic development authority, economic development district, industrial development authority, port authority, airport authority, public utility or similar public agency created pursuant to state law.
(iii) "Board of education" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 29-3-1.1.
(iv) "Superintendent of education" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 29-3-1.1.
(b) In any county in which there is to be located a project, any public agency is authorized to assist as provided in this paragraph in defraying the costs incurred or to be incurred by the enterprise establishing the project and/or any public agency in connection with the location, construction and/or operation of the project or any facilities or public infrastructure related to the project.
Any such public agency may provide such assistance by contributing or lending any sum approved for such purpose by the governing authority of such public agency, upon such terms as the governing authority of such public agency may agree, to the entity or public agency that directly or indirectly incurs or will incur such costs or as H.
B.
No.
246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 30(DJ\KW) otherwise provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection.
The proceeds of the contribution or loan shall be used by the recipient in connection with the location, construction and/or operation of the project or any facilities or public infrastructure related to the project, including, without limitation, to defray the costs of site preparation, utilities, real estate purchases, purchase options and improvements, infrastructure, roads, rail improvements, public works, job training, as well as planning, design and environmental impact studies with respect to a project, and any other expenses approved by any such public agency.
Any such public agency may alternatively provide such assistance by undertaking the acquisition of real and/or personal property, or interests therein, with respect to, and the design, engineering, construction and installation of, any facilities or public infrastructure related to the project regardless of whether it is the public agency authorized by applicable statutes to operate such facilities or public infrastructure and/or provide any utility services therefrom following the completion thereof;
provided that, if the public agency is authorized by applicable statutes to operate such facilities or public infrastructure following the completion thereof, such public agency may transfer, and if the public agency is not authorized by applicable statutes to operate such facilities or public infrastructure and/or provide any utility services therefrom following the completion thereof, H.
B.
No.
246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 31(DJ\KW) the public agency shall transfer such facilities or public infrastructure to another public agency that is authorized by applicable statutes to operate such facilities or public infrastructure and/or provide any utility services therefrom.
(c) In order to provide the amounts or otherwise perform any permitted actions set forth in paragraph (b) of this subsection:
(i) Any such county may appropriate monies from the county's general fund or provide such amounts from the proceeds of general obligation bonds or other indebtedness permitted by any local and private law or other general laws.
Any such county may issue the bonds for such purpose pursuant to the procedures for the issuance of bonds under Title 19, Chapter 9, Mississippi Code of 1972, Section 19-5-99 or in any other manner permitted by any local and private law or other general laws;
(ii) Any public agency may borrow or accept grants or other funds of such amounts from the authority or the Mississippi Development Authority for such duration and upon such terms and conditions approved by the governing authority of such public agency and the authority or Mississippi Development Authority, as applicable;
and (iii) Any such county and/or municipality may enter into one or more agreements with the authority or Mississippi Development Authority approved by the board of supervisors of such county and/or the governing authority of such H.
B.
No.
246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 32(DJ\KW) municipality, as applicable, to remit to the authority or Mississippi Development Authority, as applicable, on an annual or other periodic basis for a duration up to thirty (30) years, a portion of any fee-in-lieu of ad valorem taxes, together with a portion of any ad valorem taxes that the county and/or municipality derives from the project.
Any such written agreement shall be binding upon future governing authorities of the county and/or municipality, as applicable.
(d) In any county in which there is to be located a project, the governing authorities of public agencies may:
(i) Transfer and convey among themselves, or to the authority, the Mississippi Development Authority, the Mississippi Department of Transportation or any other state agency, with or without consideration being paid or received, any real and/or personal property for use in connection with the location, construction and/or operation of a project or any facilities or public infrastructure related to the project, and may accept such transfers or donations;
(ii) Make grants or other contributions of funds to any public agency and/or any local water association incorporated as a nonprofit corporation and located within such county for the purpose of defraying the costs incurred or to be incurred thereby in connection with water or wastewater-related infrastructure improvements, including one or more water tanks, related to the project, and/or undertake the acquisition of real H.
B.
No.
246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 33(DJ\KW) and/or personal property, or interests therein, with respect to, and the design, engineering, construction and installation of, any water or wastewater-related infrastructure, including one or more water tanks, related to the project, and thereafter transfer and convey to any other public agency and/or any local water association any real and/or personal property for use in connection with water or wastewater-related infrastructure improvements, including one or more water tanks, related to the project, in consideration solely of the acceptance by the public agency and/or the local water association, as applicable, of such improvements and its agreement to operate the improvements to provide water or wastewater-related services to the project;
(iii) Make grants or other contributions of funds to one another, or to the authority, the Mississippi Development Authority, the Mississippi Department of Transportation or any other state agency, for use in connection with the location, construction and/or operation of such a project or any facilities or public infrastructure related to the project, and may accept such grants or contributions of funds;
(iv) Make one or more grants or other contributions of funds to an enterprise or affiliate thereof owning and/or operating a project in such amount or amounts approved by such governing authority, and enter into an agreement with such enterprise that is binding on future governing authorities to make such grants or other contributions of funds;
H.
B.
No.
246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 34(DJ\KW) however, the duration of any such obligation of the public agency to make such grants or other contributions shall not exceed thirty (30) years;
and (v) Provide firefighting, hazardous materials emergency response, technical rescue and medical response assistance to the enterprise owning or operating the project, and enter into an agreement binding on future governing authorities with such enterprise to provide such firefighting, hazardous materials emergency response, technical rescue and medical response assistance for a term not to exceed thirty (30) years, to be determined by the governing authority of the public agency entering into such agreement.
(e) In any county in which there is to be located a project, the public agency seeking to acquire any real property to be used in connection with the location, construction and/or operation of the project or any facilities or public infrastructure related to the project, shall be exempt with respect to such property from the requirements of Section 43-37-3(1)(b) and (c) if the purchase price for such property equals the lowest price negotiated between the owner of the property and the public agency seeking to acquire the property, and at which the owner of the property is willing to sell the property, and any such public agency is further authorized to procure an option to purchase any such real property for such purchase price authorized by this subsection for the lowest option H.
B.
No.
246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 35(DJ\KW) payment at which the owner of the property is willing to grant such option.
(f) In any county in which there is to be located a project * * *:
(i) Upon the conveyance or other disposition of land owned by a public agency for industrial purposes as provided by law for such project, the governing authority of the public agency controlling such lands may enter into a written agreement with the enterprise owning and/or operating such project pursuant to which such governing authority may agree to perpetually refrain from using the surface of such land upon which the project is located to access any minerals located thereunder in which such public agency has a retained ownership interest.
Any such written agreement shall be binding upon future governing authorities.
(ii) Upon the sale of any sixteenth section lands for industrial purposes as provided by law for such project, the board of education controlling such lands, the superintendent of education and the Mississippi Development Authority, acting in concert on behalf of the state, may sell and convey all minerals in, on and under any such lands for such consideration determined to be adequate by, and upon such terms and conditions prescribed by, the board of education, the superintendent of education and the Mississippi Development Authority, or may otherwise enter into a written agreement with the enterprise owning or operating such project pursuant to which the board of education, the H.
B.
No.
246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 36(DJ\KW) superintendent of education and the Mississippi Development Authority may agree to perpetually refrain from using the surface of such sixteenth section land upon which the project is located to access any minerals located thereunder in which the state has a retained ownership interest.
Any such written agreement shall be binding upon future governing authorities.
(g) In any county in which there is to be located a project, the governing authority of the applicable public agency may enter into an agreement binding on future governing authorities, for any period not to exceed thirty (30) years, to:
(i) Waive or reduce any fees and expenses associated with building permits and privilege licenses required for the project;
(ii) Establish and/or maintain a rate structure for potable water to the project, nonpotable and treated, reclaimed wastewater supplied to the project for nonpotable purposes, and wastewater received from the project, which rates shall be established and/or maintained, as applicable, in the manner prescribed by state law and the local tariffs of the public agency providing such water and accepting such wastewater;
and (iii) Require any contractor hired by the public agency for purposes of entering onto the project site for such project to perform work related to the provision of water or wastewater services, to procure customary liability insurance designating the enterprise owning or operating the project as an H.
B.
No.
246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 37(DJ\KW) additional insured and to contractually indemnify such enterprise for any losses incurred by the enterprise as a result of such contractor's negligence and/or willful acts or omissions arising from the contractor's entry upon such project site.
(h) In any county in which there is to be located a project, the governing authority of any public agency accepting and treating wastewater from the project may provide and sell to any public agency providing water to the project treated, reclaimed wastewater supplied for nonpotable purposes for resale by such public agency providing water to the project to any enterprise or affiliate thereof owning and/or operating the project or any portion thereof for use in the operation of the project for cooling or other exclusively nonpotable purposes.
Such public agencies may enter into an agreement binding on future governing authorities thereof, for any period designated thereby, to memorialize the terms and conditions of the provision, sale and use of treated, reclaimed wastewater supplied for nonpotable purposes to the project, including, but not limited to, the rates applicable for such reclaimed wastewater supplied for nonpotable purposes.
(8) The powers and authority granted in this section are an additional, alternative and supplemental method for doing the things authorized by this section and are additional and supplemental to, and not in derogation of, any other powers conferred by law.
H.
B.
No.
246 *HR26/R166SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R166SG PAGE 38(DJ\KW) SECTION 3.
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authorize local school PAGE 4(DJ\KW) board to grant an extension to holder of a long- term lease in good standing.
authorize local school PAGE 39 (DJ\KW) board to grant an extension to holder of a long- term lease in good standing.
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  4. Concurred in Amend From Senate

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  7. Passed As Amended

  8. Amended

  9. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

  10. Referred To Education

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  13. Title Suff Do Pass

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Passed 117 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 75101
Democrat 37001
Independent 2000
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 117102
% of votes cast 98%1%0%2%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Lancaster — Yea
Paden — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bradford Blackmon Democrat Yea
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Yea
Carl Mickens Democrat Yea
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
Cheikh Taylor Democrat Yea
Christopher M. Bell Democrat Yea
Daryl Porter Democrat Yea
Earle S. Banks Democrat Yea
Fabian Nelson Democrat Yea
Gregory Holloway, Sr. Democrat Yea
Hester Jackson McCray Democrat Yea
Jeffery Harness Democrat Yea
Jeffrey Hulum III Democrat Yea
Jeramey Anderson Democrat Yea
John G. Faulkner Democrat Yea
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Yea
Juan Barnett Democrat Yea
Justis Gibbs Democrat Yea
Kabir Karriem Democrat Yea
Karl Gibbs Democrat Yea
Keith Jackson Democrat Yea
Kenji Holloway Democrat Yea
Lataisha Jackson Democrat Yea
Omeria Scott Democrat Yea
Oscar Denton Democrat Yea
Otis Anthony Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Robert L. Sanders Democrat Yea
Ronnie C. Crudup Democrat Yea
Solomon C. Osborne Democrat Yea
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tamarra Butler-Washington Democrat Yea
Timaka James-Jones Democrat Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Not Voting
Willie Bailey Democrat Yea
Zakiya Summers Democrat Yea
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Shanda Yates Independent Yea
Andy Boyd Republican Yea
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Beth Luther Waldo Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Billy Adam Calvert Republican Yea
Brad Mattox Republican Yea
Brent Anderson Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Celeste Hurst Republican Yea
Chris Johnson Republican Yea
Clay Deweese Republican Yea
Clay Mansell Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Dana McLean Republican Yea
Donnie Bell Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Elliot Burch Republican Yea
Fred Shanks Republican Yea
Gene Newman Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Not Voting
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jansen Owen Republican Yea
Jay McKnight Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Yea
Jerry R. Turner Republican Yea
Jill Ford Republican Yea
Jim Estrada Republican Yea
Jimmy Fondren Republican Yea
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Jonathan McMillan Republican Yea
Joseph Tubb Republican Yea
Josh Hawkins Republican Yea
Justin Keen Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kent McCarty Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Kevin Felsher Republican Yea
Kevin Ford Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Yea
Kimberly Remak Republican Yea
Lance Varner Republican Yea
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lee Yancey Republican Yea
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Missy McGee Republican Nay
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Philman Ladner Republican Yea
Price Wallace Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Yea
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Rodney Hall Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Yea
Sam Creekmore IV Republican Yea
Shane Aguirre Republican Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Yea
Stephen A. Horne Republican Yea
Steve Lott Republican Yea
Steve Massengill Republican Yea
Troy Smith Republican Yea
Vince Mangold Republican Yea
W.I. "Doc" Harris Republican Yea
William Tracy Arnold Republican Yea
Zachary Grady Republican Yea

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Passed 50 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 13000
Republican 31001
Unaffiliated 6000
Total 50001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (51)
Member Party Vote
Horhn — Yea
Jordan — Yea
Parker — Yea
Polk — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
Albert Butler Democrat Yea
Bradford Blackmon Democrat Yea
David Blount Democrat Yea
Derrick T. Simmons Democrat Yea
Gary Brumfield Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Yea
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Joseph Thomas Democrat Yea
Juan Barnett Democrat Yea
Reginald Jackson Democrat Yea
Rod Hickman Democrat Yea
Sarita Simmons Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Yea
Andy Berry Republican Yea
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Bart Williams Republican Yea
Benjamin Suber Republican Yea
Brian Rhodes Republican Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chris Johnson Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Tate Republican Yea
Jeremy England Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Michael McLendon Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Nicole Boyd Republican Yea
Philman Ladner Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Not Voting
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Tyler McCaughn Republican Yea

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Passage

Passed 118 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 77000
Democrat 36002
Independent 2000
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 118002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Lancaster — Yea
Paden — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Not Voting
Bradford Blackmon Democrat Yea
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Yea
Carl Mickens Democrat Yea
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
Cheikh Taylor Democrat Yea
Christopher M. Bell Democrat Yea
Daryl Porter Democrat Yea
Earle S. Banks Democrat Not Voting
Fabian Nelson Democrat Yea
Gregory Holloway, Sr. Democrat Yea
Hester Jackson McCray Democrat Yea
Jeffery Harness Democrat Yea
Jeffrey Hulum III Democrat Yea
Jeramey Anderson Democrat Yea
John G. Faulkner Democrat Yea
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Yea
Juan Barnett Democrat Yea
Justis Gibbs Democrat Yea
Kabir Karriem Democrat Yea
Karl Gibbs Democrat Yea
Keith Jackson Democrat Yea
Kenji Holloway Democrat Yea
Lataisha Jackson Democrat Yea
Omeria Scott Democrat Yea
Oscar Denton Democrat Yea
Otis Anthony Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Robert L. Sanders Democrat Yea
Ronnie C. Crudup Democrat Yea
Solomon C. Osborne Democrat Yea
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tamarra Butler-Washington Democrat Yea
Timaka James-Jones Democrat Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Yea
Willie Bailey Democrat Yea
Zakiya Summers Democrat Yea
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Shanda Yates Independent Yea
Andy Boyd Republican Yea
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Beth Luther Waldo Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Billy Adam Calvert Republican Yea
Brad Mattox Republican Yea
Brent Anderson Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Celeste Hurst Republican Yea
Chris Johnson Republican Yea
Clay Deweese Republican Yea
Clay Mansell Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Dana McLean Republican Yea
Donnie Bell Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Elliot Burch Republican Yea
Fred Shanks Republican Yea
Gene Newman Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jansen Owen Republican Yea
Jay McKnight Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Yea
Jerry R. Turner Republican Yea
Jill Ford Republican Yea
Jim Estrada Republican Yea
Jimmy Fondren Republican Yea
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Jonathan McMillan Republican Yea
Joseph Tubb Republican Yea
Josh Hawkins Republican Yea
Justin Keen Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kent McCarty Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Kevin Felsher Republican Yea
Kevin Ford Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Yea
Kimberly Remak Republican Yea
Lance Varner Republican Yea
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lee Yancey Republican Yea
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Philman Ladner Republican Yea
Price Wallace Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Yea
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Rodney Hall Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Yea
Sam Creekmore IV Republican Yea
Shane Aguirre Republican Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Yea
Stephen A. Horne Republican Yea
Steve Lott Republican Yea
Steve Massengill Republican Yea
Troy Smith Republican Yea
Vince Mangold Republican Yea
W.I. "Doc" Harris Republican Yea
William Tracy Arnold Republican Yea
Zachary Grady Republican Yea

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