SB2980 (As PassedSent theto Senate)Governor) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:

Senator(s) Hopson Senate Bill 2980 (As PassedSent theto Senate)Governor) AN ACT MAKING AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF SPECIALCAPITAL EXPENSE FUNDS TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONSCORRECTIONS, FOROFFICE FISCALOF YEARATTORNEY 2020GENERAL, AND ANTHE APPROPRIATIONDEPARTMENT OF CAPITALHUMAN EXPENSESERVICES FUNDSFOR TOFISCAL DEFRAYYEAR THE2020 EXPENSESAND OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020;2021;

     SECTION 1.  In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the MississippiCapital DepartmentExpense ofFund, Corrections, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer’sTreasurer's OfficeOffice, to defray the expenses of the Mississippi Department of Corrections for the period beginning upon passage of this act and ending June 30, 2020.................2021...............$   7,957,795.00.

.................................................$  This 5,588,788.00.additional appropriation for an increase in private prison costs incurred in Fiscal Year 2020.

     ThisSECTION additional2.  appropriationIn addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office to defray the expenses of the Department of Corrections for the medicalperiod programbeginning upon passage of this act and regionalending prisons.June 30, 2021...........................$   4,239,367.00.

     SECTIONThis 2.additional appropriation is to defray expenses for the medical program.

 In     SECTION 3.  In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office, to defray the expenses of paying for certain outside legal assistance, expert witness fees, court fees, judgments and settlement agreements incurred by the Office of the Attorney General for the period beginning upon passage of this act and ending June 30, 2020..........................$  2021.........................$ 1,954,885.00. 880,552.00.

     (a)Of Oliviathe Y.,funds etappropriated alin v.this section, the following amounts are provided:

     (a)  Olivia Y., et al v.

3:04cv251(L)(N)................$  3:03cv251(L)(N)......$   424,175.00.

     (b)(b)  State of Mississippi v.

in the Circuit Court of Hinds County, Mississippi, Civil Action Number 14-666............$  14-666............ 85,000.00.

    .................................................$    (c)85,000.00. Settlement between the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the State of Mississippi;

Chemfax     Inc.,(c)  SuperfundSettlement Site,between Gulfport,the HarrisonUnited County,States Mississippi,Environmental Site/SpillProtection IDAgency Number:and State of Mississippi;

Chemfax Inc., Superfund Site, Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi, Site/Spill ID Number:  04JF, CERCLA ID Number:

CERCLA-04-2014-3756........................................$ CERCLA-04-2014-3756..............................$     2,627.00.

     (d) Judgment in William Scott Ashwell v.

State of Mississippi;Mississippi, No.

Circuit18-CV-17AM; Court of Lawrence County, Mississippi;

CivilLawrence ActionCounty No.Circuit Court..............$    75,000.00.

18-CV-17AM...............................$       75,000.00.(e)  Larry Ruffin Estate v.

    State (e)of LarryMississippi, RuffinCircuit EstateCourt v.of Forrest County, Mississippi, Claimant No.

StateCI-11-0238.......................................$    of50,000.00. Mississippi;

Circuit     Court(f)  ofJimmie ForrestBass County;v.

State of Mississippi, Circuit Court of Bolivar County, Mississippi, Claimant No.

11-02382011-0009.............. ......$   50,000.00.

    .................................................$    (f)50,000.00. Jimmie Bass v.

State     of(g)  Mississippi;Rolland Glen Anderson v.

State of Mississippi, Circuit Court of BolivarHinds County, Mississippi;Mississippi, Claimant No.

Claimant251-09-640CIV....................................$    No.50,000.00.

2011-0009................................................$       50,000.00.(h)  Tyler Edmonds v.

    State (g)of RollandMississippi, GlenCircuit AndersonCourt v.of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, Cause No.

State2009-0457-CV.....................................$    of50,000.00. Mississippi;

Circuit     Court(i)  ofTyler HindsEdmonds County,v. Mississippi;

ClaimantState of Mississippi, Circuit Court of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, Cause No.

251-09-640CIV..............................................$  2009-0457-CV 50,000.00.(attorney fees)............................................$    33,750.00.

     (h)(j)  TylerNatasha EdmondsOrlantha Stewart v.

State of Mississippi;Mississippi, Circuit Court of Hinds County, Mississippi, Civil Action No.

Circuit25C11:17-cv-00349................................$    Court50,000.00. of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi;

Claimant     No.(k)  Natasha Stewart v.