SB 3017 — Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.

SB3017 (As SentPassed tothe Governor)Senate) - 2019 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:

Senator(s) Clarke, Hopson, Michel, Jackson (32nd), McDaniel, Simmons (13th), Jackson (11th), Jordan Senate Bill 3017 (As SentPassed tothe Governor)Senate) AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A DISASTER RELIEF RESERVE FUND AND DEFRAYING THE COSTS RELATED TO CERTAIN DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020.

SECTION 1.  The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency in accordance with the provisions of Section 33-15-1 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020 $     3,813,870.00.3,741,954.00.

SECTION 2.  The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the special fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency which is comprised of special source funds collected by or otherwise available to the agency, for the support and maintenance of the agency for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020...............................June 30, 2020   ............................................

$    27,649,271.00.26,282,274.00.

     Funds are provided herein for all full-time employees to receive up to a Three Percent (3%) pay increase to the realignment component of the Variable Compensation Plan, excluding head of agencies, board members and commission members.

     None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in violation of Internal Revenue Service'sService’s Publication 15-A relating to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor.

3725, 3728, 372U, 3729, 37BC, 372K, and 37AH for the purpose of defraying certain administrative expenses and the state and federal share of the cost of disaster assistance programs, including, but not being limited to, public assistance programs, individual and family grant programs, and mitigation programs, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020................................2020.........................

$  469,446,217.00.452,094,439.00.

     1604     1550      Hurricane KatrinaIvan      4081     1604      Hurricane IsaacKatrina      4101     1764      Severe Storms, Tornadoes,Tornadoes Flooding - Hinds County & City of               HattiesburgJackson &     Pinebelt3291      AreaHurricane Gustav (Emergency Declaration)      4175     1794      Hurricane Gustav      1837      Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding - CitiesSimpson ofCounty               Louisville& City of Magee      1906      Severe Storms, Tornadoes - Yazoo County & TupeloYazoo               City      4205     1916      Severe Storms, Tornadoes, MarionFlooding - Alcorn County               & City of              Corinth  Columbia                  1972      HazardSevere MitigationStorms,              Tornadoes, OtherFlooding Needs- AssistanceCity of               MississippiClinton Temporary& HousingTown Programof              Smithville Pre-Disaster     Response1983                   EmergencyFlooding Preparedness- ProgramsMS and Yazoo Rivers      4248     4081      Hurricane Isaac      4101      Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding - NorthCity of               Mississippi/HollyHattiesburg Springs& Pinebelt Area      4268     4175      DeltaSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding     - 4295     Cities Pineof Belt              Tornado/FloodingLouisville & Tupelo      4314     4205      Severe Storms, FloodingTornadoes, inMarion Adams,County Calhoun,& Carroll,City of               Claiborne,Columbia Holmes,              Jefferson,Hazard Montgomery,Mitigation Webster              &Other Needs Assistance               YazooMississippi CountiesTemporary     Housing 4350     Program Hurricane              NatePre-Disaster Response               Emergency Preparedness Programs      4415     4248      Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding &- TornadoNorth in Clarke,               Covington,Mississippi/Holly Forrest,Springs Greene,     Jasper,4268      Jones,Delta Marion,Flooding                   Newton,4295      PerryPine &Belt WayneTornado/Flooding Counties      SECTION 9.  None of the funds appropriated in Section 6 shall be used to establish a special reserve fund in the State Treasury for disaster relief except as provided for in SectionSections 33-15-307,43-41-1 Mississippiet Codeseq. of 1972.

    and SECTION43-41-301 10. et Ofseq., the funds appropriated in Section 2, Two Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($240,000.00), or so much thereof, shall be derived out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, as created in Section 27-103-303, Mississippi Code of 1972,1972. and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office, for matching grant funds for Next Generation (NG) 911.

     SECTION 11. 10.  It is the intention of the Legislature that the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2021 shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee in a format and level of detail comparable to the format and level of detail provided during the Fiscal Year 2020 budget request process.

     SECTION 12. 11.  In compliance with the "Mississippi Performance Budget and Strategic Planning Act of 1994," it is the intent of the Legislature that the funds provided herein shall be utilized in the most efficient and effective manner possible to achieve the intended mission of this agency.  Based on the funding authorized, this agency shall make every effort to attain the targeted performance measures provided below:

                                                          FY2020 Performance Measures                                      Target Emergency Mgmt Preparedness      Percentage of the Affectedaffected Populationpopulation           Informed                                        informed.                                        80.00      Average Timetime to Deliverdeliver Goodsgoods and           Servicesservices. (Hrs)                                       1 Recovery      Number of Ongoing Projects                              784      Number of Meetings Conducted                            240      Average Cost Per Project                         410,000.00      Percentage of Recovery Objectives Complete           100.00 Mitigation      Number of Workshops Conducted                            12      Number of Ongoing Projects                              100      Average Cost Per Project                           4,300.00      Reduction in Damage Due to Natural and           Man-Made Incidents (%)                            7.00      A reporting of the degree to which the performance targets set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided in the agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for Fiscal Year 2021.

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     SECTION 15. 12.  It is the intention of the Legislature that the Executive Director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency shall have authority to transfer not more than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) from any fundsgeneral appropriatedor inspecial fund treasury fund and major object budget category to another special or general fund treasury fund and major object budget category accordingly under the control of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.  The purpose of this act,authority is to more efficiently use available cash reserves.  It is further the agencyintention shallof maintainthe aLegislature minimumthat the Executive Director of ninethe (9)Mississippi AreaEmergency CoordinatorsManagement toAgency provideshall dailysubmit assistancewritten justification for the transfer to localthe jurisdictionsLegislative withBudget emergencyOffice managementand activitiesthe asDepartment wellof asFinance toand provideAdministration quickeron responseor before the fifteenth of the month prior to incidentsthe and/oreffective disasters.date of the transfer.

SECTION 13.  It is the intention of the Legislature that the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency shall submit a notification and summary of all state support funding on all disasters that require general funds or state support special funds to the Legislative Budget Office.

     SECTION 14.  It is the intention of the Legislature that from any funds appropriated in this act, the agency shall maintain a minimum of nine (9) Area Coordinators to provide daily assistance to local jurisdictions with emergency management activities as well as to provide quicker response to incidents and/or disasters.

     SECTION 16. 15.  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, quality and service, the Mississippi Industries for the Blind shall be given preference.  A similar preference shall be given to the Mississippi Industries for the Blind whenever purchases are made without competitive bids.

     SECTION 17. 16.  The expenditure of the funds appropriated by this act shall be under the direction of the Governor and shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the proper fund or funds as set forth in this act, upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer;

     SECTION 18. 17.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2019.