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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2022 By:
Adopted COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO House Bill No.
Representative Zuber To:
974 BY:
Insurance COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
Committee Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
974 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 61-3-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE AIRPORT AUTHORITIES TO PROVIDE DEPENDENT HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE AS AN EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT;
AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
(b) To purchase general liability insurance coverage, including errors and omissions insurance, for its officials and employees.
22/SS36/HB974A.J *SS36/HB974A.J* PAGE 1 (b) To purchase general liability insurance coverage, including errors and omissions insurance, for its officials and employees.
(c) To employ an executive director, secretary, technical experts, and such other officers, agents and employees, permanent and temporary, as it may require, and to determine their H.
(c) To employ an executive director, secretary, technical experts, and such other officers, agents and employees, permanent and temporary, as it may require, and to determine their qualifications and duties, and to establish compensation and other employment benefits as may be advisable to attract and retain proficient personnel.
B.
For regional airport authorities organized under Section 61-3-7, such employment benefits may include payment for all or part of dependent health insurance coverage.
No.
974 *HR31/R1730CS.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 22/HR31/R1730CS.1 PAGE 1 (CAA\JAB) qualifications and duties, and to establish compensation and other employment benefits as may be advisable to attract and retain proficient personnel.
Such employment benefits may include payment for all or part of dependent health insurance coverage.
to develop, operate, manage or own and maintain intermodal facilities to serve air and surface cargo and multimodal facilities to serve highway and rail passenger transportation needs to ensure interface and interaction between modes for cargo and passengers;
to develop, operate, manage or own and maintain intermodal facilities to serve air and surface cargo and multimodal facilities to serve 22/SS36/HB974A.J *SS36/HB974A.J* PAGE 2 highway and rail passenger transportation needs to ensure interface and interaction between modes for cargo and passengers;
and to directly purchase and sell supplies, goods and H.
and to directly purchase and sell supplies, goods and commodities incident to the operation of its airport properties without having to make purchases thereof through the municipal governing authorities, and with the authority to utilize design-build and construction manager at-risk methods of construction in accordance with Sections 31-7-13.1 and 31-7-13.2.
B.
No.
974 *HR31/R1730CS.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR31/R1730CS.1 PAGE 2(CAA\JAB) commodities incident to the operation of its airport properties without having to make purchases thereof through the municipal governing authorities, and with the authority to utilize design-build and construction manager at-risk methods of construction in accordance with Sections 31-7-13.1 and 31-7-13.2.
However, an authority shall not acquire or take over any airport or air navigation facility owned or controlled by another authority, a municipality or public agency of this or any other state without the consent of such authority, municipality or public agency.
However, an authority shall not acquire or take over any airport or air navigation facility owned or controlled by another authority, a municipality 22/SS36/HB974A.J *SS36/HB974A.J* PAGE 3 or public agency of this or any other state without the consent of such authority, municipality or public agency.
(g) To establish or acquire and maintain airports in, over and upon any public waters of this state, and any submerged lands under such public waters, and to construct and maintain terminal buildings, landing floats, causeways, roadways and H.
(g) To establish or acquire and maintain airports in, over and upon any public waters of this state, and any submerged lands under such public waters, and to construct and maintain terminal buildings, landing floats, causeways, roadways and bridges for approaches to or connecting with any such airport, and landing floats and breakwaters for the protection thereof.
B.
No.
974 *HR31/R1730CS.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR31/R1730CS.1 PAGE 3(CAA\JAB) bridges for approaches to or connecting with any such airport, and landing floats and breakwaters for the protection thereof.
to appoint and discharge police officers with jurisdiction limited to property of the airport authority and authorization to enforce the ordinances, rules and regulations of the authority, as well as the laws of the State of Mississippi, and to issue citations for infractions of all of such ordinances, rules, regulations, standards and laws of the State of Mississippi returnable to the court of appropriate jurisdiction.
to appoint and discharge police officers with 22/SS36/HB974A.J *SS36/HB974A.J* PAGE 4 jurisdiction limited to property of the airport authority and authorization to enforce the ordinances, rules and regulations of the authority, as well as the laws of the State of Mississippi, and to issue citations for infractions of all of such ordinances, rules, regulations, standards and laws of the State of Mississippi returnable to the court of appropriate jurisdiction.
H.
(i) To develop and operate an industrial park or parks and exercise all authority provided for under Chapter 7, Title 57, Mississippi Code of 1972.
B.
No.
974 *HR31/R1730CS.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR31/R1730CS.1 PAGE 4(CAA\JAB) (i) To develop and operate an industrial park or parks and exercise all authority provided for under Chapter 7, Title 57, Mississippi Code of 1972.
(m) To enter into joint use or similar agreements with any department or agency of the United States of America or the State of Mississippi, including any military department of the United States of America or the State of Mississippi, with respect to the use and operation of, or services provided at, any airport or other property of the authority on the terms and conditions as the authority may deem appropriate, including provisions limiting the liability of the United States of America or the State of Mississippi for loss or damage to the authority if the authority H.
(m) To enter into joint use or similar agreements with any department or agency of the United States of America or the State of Mississippi, including any military department of the 22/SS36/HB974A.J *SS36/HB974A.J* PAGE 5 United States of America or the State of Mississippi, with respect to the use and operation of, or services provided at, any airport or other property of the authority on the terms and conditions as the authority may deem appropriate, including provisions limiting the liability of the United States of America or the State of Mississippi for loss or damage to the authority if the authority determines that the limitation of liability is reasonable, necessary and appropriate under the circumstances.
B.
No.
974 *HR31/R1730CS.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR31/R1730CS.1 PAGE 5(CAA\JAB) determines that the limitation of liability is reasonable, necessary and appropriate under the circumstances.
H.
Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
B.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 61-3-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITIES TO PROVIDE DEPENDENT HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE AS AN EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT;
No.
AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
974 *HR31/R1730CS.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR31/R1730CS.1 ST:
22/SS36/HB974A.J *SS36/HB974A.J* PAGE 6
Airport authorities;
authorize to provide PAGE 6(CAA\JAB) dependent health insurance coverage as employment benefit.