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MISSISSIPPISenate LEGISLATUREAmendments REGULARto SESSIONHouse 2025Bill By:No.
Representatives1732 Bounds,TO Read,THE AndersonCLERK To:OF THE HOUSE:
AppropriationsTHIS B;IS TO INFORM YOU THAT THE SENATE HAS ADOPTED THE AMENDMENTS SET OUT BELOW:
(122nd),AMENDMENT Clark, Eure, Hale, Jackson (11th), Appropriations A Paden, Pigott HOUSE BILL NO.
17321 ANAmend ACTby APPROVINGstriking THEall EXPENDITUREafter OFthe SPECIALenacting FUNDSclause FORand THEinserting PURPOSEin OFlieu DEFRAYINGthereof THEthe EXPENSESfollowing: OF THE PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
1 With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency’s responsibility to make certain that funds required for Personal H.Services for Fiscal Year 2027 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2026 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or positions are added to the agency’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget by the Mississippi PAGE 11732 Legislature.
B.
No.
1732 *HR13/A490* ~ OFFICIAL ~ A1/2 25/HR13/A490 PAGE 1 Services for Fiscal Year 2027 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2026 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or positions are added to the agency’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget by the Mississippi Legislature.
H.Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with the terms, conditions, and procedures established by law or allowable under the terms set forth within this act.
B.
No.
1732 *HR13/A490* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR13/A490 PAGE 2 Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with the terms, conditions, and procedures established by law or allowable under the terms set forth within this act.
The PAGE 21732 Department of Finance and Administration shall not provide written approval to escalate any funds for salaries and/or positions without proof of availability of new or additional funds above the appropriated level.
It is further the intention of the Legislature that the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2027 shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee in a format H.and level of detail comparable to the format and level of detail provided during the Fiscal Year 2026 budget request process.
B.
No.
1732 *HR13/A490* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR13/A490 PAGE 3 and level of detail comparable to the format and level of detail provided during the Fiscal Year 2026 budget request process.
It is the intention of the Legislature that whenever two (2) or more bids are received by this agency for the purchase of commodities or equipment, and whenever all things stated in such received bids are equal with respect to price, PAGE 31732 quality and service, the Mississippi Industries for the Blind shall be given preference.
None of the funds appropriated for expenditure under this act may be expended by Pearl River Valley Water Supply District until the district agrees to comply with the following H.conditions:
B.
No.
1732 *HR13/A490* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR13/A490 PAGE 4 conditions:
(2) If any local governmental or nonprofit entity wins the bid for such events, the district shall waive the daily launch fees or any other special event fees for PAGE 41732 the ESPN Bass Masters Classic or the FLW Major Open.
The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is reappropriated out of any money in the Capital H.Expense Fund, not otherwise appropriated for Pearl River Valley Water Supply District for the purpose of reauthorizing the expenditure of Capital Expense Funds, as authorized in HB 1631, 2023 Regular Session, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of Pearl River Valley Water Supply District for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026..................
B.
No.
1732 *HR13/A490* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR13/A490 PAGE 5 Expense Fund, not otherwise appropriated for Pearl River Valley Water Supply District for the purpose of reauthorizing the expenditure of Capital Expense Funds, as authorized in HB 1631, 2023 Regular Session, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of Pearl River Valley Water Supply District for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026..................
PAGE 51732 Notwithstanding the amount reappropriated under this section, the amount that may be expended under the authority of this section shall not exceed the unexpended balance of the funds remaining as of June 30, 2025, from the amount authorized for the previous fiscal year.
The money herein approved for expenditure shall be disbursed upon bank checks signed by the proper person, officer H.or officers, in the manner provided by law or in accordance with the provisions of a valid trust indenture.
B.
No.
1732 *HR13/A490* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR13/A490 PAGE 6 or officers, in the manner provided by law or in accordance with the provisions of a valid trust indenture.
PAGE 61732 SECTION 15.
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025, and shall stand repealed from and after June 30, 2025.
H.Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
B.AN ACT APPROVING THE EXPENDITURE OF SPECIAL FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026.
No.SS15\HB1732A.J Amanda White Secretary of the Senate PAGE 71732
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Appropriation;
Pearl River Valley Water PAGE 7 Supply District.