SB 3024 — Appropriation; Revenue, Department of.

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     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.

     SECTION 4.  The Commissioner of the Department of Revenue shall have the authority to transfer from any funds appropriated herein from any program and salaries category, and if necessary their associated PINS, within the Department of Revenue to any other program of the Department of Revenue in an amount not to exceed twenty-fivetwenty percent (25%)(20%) of the total amount of funds appropriated during Fiscal Year 2020.

..................................................$  3,247,190.00.3,280,530.00.

     SECTION 12.  InOf additionthe tofunds allappropriated otherunder sumsthe hereinprovisions appropriated,of theSection following2, sum,One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00), or so much thereofthereof, asshall may be necessary,derived is hereby appropriated 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, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office,Office.  forThese thefunds purchaseare andprovided delivery of motor vehicle license tags for the fiscalpurchase yearof beginningscanning Julyequipment 1, 2019, and endingMARS/MARVIN Junesoftware 30,upgrades 2020.................or support.

.................................................$        330,770.00.SECTION 13.  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 13. 14.  OfNone of the funds appropriated under the provisions of SectionSections 2,1 Oneand Million2 Dollarsof ($1,000,000.00),this oract soshall muchbe thereof,expended shallunless bean derivedadvisory outcommittee ofcontinues anyto moneycoordinate, in an advisory capacity only, with the StateDepartment Treasuryof toRevenue in the creditdetermination of the Capitalcollection Expenseof Fund,statistical asdata createdand ininformation Sectionrelated 27-103-303,to Mississippieconomic Codeand tax policy.  This advisory committee shall consist of 1972,the andfollowing allocatedmembers inor atheir mannerdesignees:  asthe determinedDirector byof the Treasurer'sLegislative Office. Budget TheseOffice, fundsthe areDirector providedof forthe Joint Legislative PEER Committee, the purchaseState Economist, the President of taxthe returnMississippi equipmentEconomic Council and agencythe operations.Director of the Mississippi Economic Policy Center.

     SECTION 14.15.  It is the intention of the Legislature that the Mississippi Department of Revenue shall maintain complete accounting and personnel records related to the expenditure of all funds appropriated under this act and that such records shall be in the same format and level of detail as maintained for Fiscal Year 2019.  It is further 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.

Of     SECTION 16.  None of the funds appropriated underin theSection provisions11 of Sectionthis 2,act Twoshall Millionbe Dollarsexpended ($2,000,000.00),to purchase motor vehicle license tags made or somanufactured muchby thereof,any shalldepartment, beagency derivedor outinstrumentality of anya moneystate inother than the State Treasuryof toMississippi.  None of the creditfunds ofappropriated in this section shall be used for the Motorpurchase Vehicleof Adbolts, Valoremnuts Reductionor Fundother (3376900000),fastening asdevices createdfor inattaching Sectionsaid 27-51-105,motor Mississippivehicle Codelicense tags.  Provided further, that all motor vehicles belonging to any state department, agency, commission, institution or any other division of 1972,state andgovernment allocatedshall inhave alicense mannertags aswhich determinedshall bybear the Treasurer'swords Office."State Property" at the bottom of such license tags.

     SECTION 15.17.  Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the special fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the Mississippi Department of Revenue which is collected by or otherwise becomes available for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the department's contingent fee contracts, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020............................$   1,000,000.00.

Of     theSECTION 18.  The funds appropriated in Section 2,18 anof amountthis lessact thanshall Fourbe Millionderived Dollarsfrom ($4,000,000.00)contracts mayentered into by the Department of Revenue that will be usedpaid on a contingent fee basis, for services rendered to the purposeDepartment of purchasingRevenue additionalwhere warehousethe spacecontracts are for the analysis of taxes, interest, or penalty or the reduction of refunds claimed, under which contracts the contingent fee shall be based on the actual amount of taxes, interest and/or penalties collected and/or the amount by which the claimed refund is reduced.  In order to receive the funds appropriated in Section 16 of this act, the Department of Revenue warehousingshall needs.do the following:

              SECTION(a)  16. On Itor isbefore theJuly intention15, of2019, theand Legislatureeach thatsucceeding whenevermonth twothereafter (2)through orJuly more15, bids2020, aredeposit receivedin bythe thisspecial agencyfund forin the purchaseState ofTreasury commoditiesto orthe equipment,credit andof wheneverthe allMississippi thingsDepartment statedof inRevenue suchten receivedpercent bids(10%) areof equalany withfunds respectderived tofrom price,work qualityunder anda service,such thecontingent Mississippifee Industriescontract forthat thewould Blindotherwise shall be givenpaid preference. into A similar preference shall be given to the MississippiGeneral IndustriesFund, forin thean Blindamount whenevernot purchasesto areexceed madeOne withoutMillion competitiveDollars bids.($1,000,000.00);

    and SECTION          17. (b)  NonePublish ofan theannual fundsreport appropriatedsetting underforth the provisionsnumber of Sectionscontracts 1entered andinto 2under of this actsection, shall be expended unless an advisory committee continues to coordinate, in an advisory capacity only, with the Departmenttotal ofamount Revenuecollected inusing the determinationcontingent offee thecontract, collection of statistical data and information related to economic and tax policy.  This advisory committee shall consist of the followingpercentage members or their designees:  the Director of the Legislativecontingency Budgetfee Office,arrangement the Director of theeach Jointcontract. Legislative PEER Committee, the State Economist, the President of the Mississippi Economic Council and the Director of the Mississippi Economic Policy Center.

     SECTION 18. 19.  ItOf is the intentionfunds ofappropriated thein LegislatureSection that1 the Mississippi Department of Revenuethis shallact, maintainit completeis accounting and personnel records related to the expenditureintention of allthe fundsLegislature appropriated under this act and that suchup recordsto shallEight beHundred inEleven theThousand sameSeven formatHundred andForty levelDollars of($811,740.00) detailshall asbe maintainedallocated as forfollows:  Fiscalto Year 2019.  It is further the intentionMunicipal ofCourt theCollections LegislatureProgram thatFour theHundred agency'sFive budgetThousand requestEight forHundred FiscalSeventy YearDollars 2021($405,870.00) shalland be submitted to the JointJustice LegislativeCourt BudgetCollections CommitteeProgram inFour aHundred formatFive andThousand levelEight ofHundred detailSeventy comparableDollars ($405,870.00) to thebe formatsupported andfrom levelGeneral ofFund detailcourt providedassessments. during the Fiscal Year 2020 budget request process.

     SECTION 19. 20.  NoneIt ofis the fundsintention appropriatedof inthe SectionsLegislature 11that andthe 12funds ofherein thisappropriated act shall be expended toin purchasecompliance motorwith vehicleSection license27-104-25, tagsMississippi madeCode orof manufactured1972, bythat anyno department,state agency orshall instrumentalityincur ofobligations aor stateindebtedness other than the State of Mississippi.  None of the funds appropriated in thisexcess section shall be used for the purchase of bolts,their nutsappropriation orand other fastening devices for attaching said motor vehicle license tags.  Provided further, that allthe motorresponsible vehiclesofficers, belongingeither topersonally any state department, agency, commission, institution or anyupon othertheir divisionofficial ofbonds, state government shall havebe licenseheld tagsresponsible whichfor shallactions bearcontrary theto wordsthis "Stateprovision. Property" at the bottom of such license tags.

     SECTION 20. 21.  OfThe themoney fundsherein appropriated in this act, it is the intention of the Legislature that up to Eight Hundred Eleven Thousand Seven Hundred Forty Dollars ($811,740.00) shall be allocated aspaid follows: by to the MunicipalState CourtTreasurer Collectionsout Programof Fourany Hundredmoney Fivein Thousandthe EightState HundredTreasury Seventy Dollars ($405,870.00) and to the Justicecredit Courtof Collectionsthe Programproper Fourfund Hundredor Fivefunds Thousandas Eightset Hundredforth Seventyin Dollarsthis ($405,870.00)act, toupon bewarrants supportedissued fromby Generalthe FundState courtFiscal assessments.Officer;

     SECTION 21.  It is the intention of the Legislature that the funds herein appropriated shall be expended in compliance with Section 27-104-25, Mississippi Code of 1972, that no state agency shall incur obligations or indebtedness in excess of their appropriation and that the responsible officers, either personally or upon their official bonds, shall be held responsible for actions contrary to this provision.

     SECTION 22.  The money herein appropriated shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the proper fund or funds as set forth in this act, upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer;

     SECTION 23. 22.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2019.