Mississippi 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted 4 R cosponsors

HB 1636 — Appropriation; Marine Resources, Department of.

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The recent amendments to Bill HB 1636 increase the total budget allocation from approximately $117.7 million to about $170.8 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. Additionally, the changes clarify that funds meant for filling vacancies cannot be used for salary increases of current employees, ensuring that the money is used to actually grow the workforce rather than adjust existing salaries. This shift is significant as it aims to prioritize hiring new personnel over simply rewarding current employees, potentially addressing staffing shortages in state agencies.

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1636 AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024.
1636 (As Sent to Governor) AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024.
...............................................$ 2,704,500.00.
...............................................$ 3,376,978.00.
The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in any special fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Marine Resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024..................................$ 117,667,565.00.
The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in any special fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Marine Resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024..................................$ 170,812,390.00.
1636 *HR13/A450* ~ OFFICIAL ~ A1/2 23/HR13/A450 PAGE 1 SECTION 3.
1636 *HR31/A450SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ A1/2 23/HR31/A450SG PAGE 1 SECTION 3.
90 Time-Limited:
108 Time-Limited:
The Legislature shall determine the agency’s personal services appropriation, which shall be published by the State Personnel Board.
The Legislature shall determine the agency’s personal services appropriation, which the State Personnel Board shall publish.
The agency’s personal services appropriation may consist of restricted funds for approved vacancies for Fiscal Year 2024 that may not be utilized for active Fiscal Year 2023 Headcount.
It shall be the agency's responsibility to ensure that the funds provided for vacancies are used to increase headcount and not for promotions, title changes, in-range salary adjustments or any other mechanism for increasing salaries for current employees.
It is the Legislature’s intention that no employee salary falls below the minimum salary established by the Mississippi State Personnel Board.
It shall be the responsibility of the agency head to ensure that actual personnel expenditures for Fiscal Year 2024 do not exceed the data provided by the Legislative Budget Office.
It shall be the responsibility of the agency head to H.
If the agency’s Fiscal Year 2024 projected cost exceeds the annualized costs, no salary actions shall be processed by the State Personnel Board with the exception of new hires that are determined to be essential for the agency.
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 State Personnel Board shall not escalate positions without written H.
1636 *HR13/A450* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A450 PAGE 2 approval from the Department of Finance and Administration.
1636 *HR31/A450SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR31/A450SG PAGE 2 ensure that actual personnel expenditures for Fiscal Year 2024 do not exceed the data provided by the Legislative Budget Office.
If the agency’s Fiscal Year 2024 projected cost exceeds the annualized costs, no salary actions shall be processed by the State Personnel Board except for new hires determined to be essential for the agency.
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 State Personnel Board shall not escalate positions without written approval from the Department of Finance and Administration.
No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds which are being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.
No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.
None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in violation of Internal Revenue Service’s Publication 15-A relating to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor.
None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in violation of the Internal Revenue Service’s Publication 15-A relating to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor.
Funds have been appropriated herein for the purpose of funding Project SEC2 minimum salaries for all employees covered under the Colonel Guy Groff/Neville Kenning Variable Compensation Plan.
It shall be the agency’s responsibility to ensure that the funds are used to increase all employees’ salaries up to the minimum level as determined by the State Personnel Board.
It is the intention of the Legislature that the Department of Marine Resources 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 2023.
It is the intention of the Legislature that the Department of Marine Resources shall maintain complete accounting H.
It is further the intention of the Legislature that the H.
1636 *HR13/A450* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A450 PAGE 3 agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2025 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 2024 budget request process.
1636 *HR31/A450SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR31/A450SG PAGE 3 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 2023.
It is further the intention of the Legislature that the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2025 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 2024 budget request process.
3345200000 to the Department of Marine Resources for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the tidelands projects for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024.........$ 12,455,247.00.
3345200000 to the Department of Marine Resources for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the tidelands projects for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024 ............................$ 12,455,247.00.
Of the funds appropriated within this section, One Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,357,544) shall be designated for bond repayment.
PROJECT NO.
Department of Marine Resources Programs:
PUBLIC ACCESS PROJECTS AMOUNT Harrison County:
Total Public Access Projects $ 5,048,852.00 Total Management Projects $ 5,048,851.00 Prior Year Projects $ 1,000,000.00 Each political subdivision receiving funds authorized in this section shall be held responsible for complying with Section 29-15-9, Mississippi Code of 1972, and shall be subject to an audit by the State Auditor and shall submit detailed reports H.
Eagle Point Park Improvements -City Of Biloxi......................$ 35,000.00 FY24-P601-01 Popp's Ferry Causeway Park Pier and Repairs H.
1636 *HR13/A450* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A450 PAGE 4 beginning June 30, and every six (6) months thereafter for the duration of the project to the Department of Marine Resources on how funds authorized in this section were expended.
1636 *HR31/A450SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR31/A450SG PAGE 4 -City Of Biloxi......................$ 500,000.00 FY24-P601-03 Oak Street South Pier and Docking Facility -City Of Biloxi......................$ 400,000.00 FY24-P603-19 Courthouse Road Boat Launch and Jetties Improvements/Mitigation -City Of Gulfport....................$ 400,000.00 FY24-P511-11 D'Iberville Working Waterfront Harbor/Marina Public Access Phase II -City Of D'Iberville.................$ 400,000.00 FY24-P613-10 Long Beach Small Craft Harbor Improvements -City Of Long Beach..................$ 400,000.00 FY24-P600-06 Pass Christian Small Craft Harbor/ Pier C1 Improvements -City Of Pass Christian..............$ 315,000.00 FY24-M999-07 MS Coastal Map Revision Project - Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District.................$ 250,000.00 Jackson County:
East Beach Pathway Project -City Of Ocean Springs...............$ 400,000.00 FY24-P618-09 Shepard State Park Upgrades Project -City Of Gautier.....................$ 250,000.00 FY24-P618-10 Fairway Drive Boat Launch and Pier H.
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1636 *HR31/A450SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR31/A450SG PAGE 5 -City Of Gautier.....................$ 250,000.00 FY24-P501-09 Moss Point River Enhancements -City Of Moss Point..................$ 285,000.00 FY24-P601-12 Point Park Pier Expansion -City Of Pascagoula..................$ 300,000.00 FY24-P602-01 Racetrack Road Boat Launch Phase III -Jackson Cnty Brd of Supervisors.....$ 160,000.00 FY24-M648-14 Marine Education Center Living Shoreline and Access -Univ.
of Southern Mississippi.......$ 383,309.00 Hancock County:
FY24-P510-11 Dredging for Noma Drive Boat Ramp Access -City Of Diamondhead.................$ 300,000.00 FY24-P510-12 Nature Trail and Nature Education Center Planning Phase -City Of Diamondhead.................$ 100,000.00 FY24-P401-10 Municipal Harbor Beach Amenities and Improvement -City Of Bay St.
Louis..............$ 300,000.00 FY24-P646-07 Beach Boulevard Pavilions -City Of Waveland....................$ 100,000.00 FY24-P646-08 Beach Boulevard Hydration Station -City Of Waveland....................$ 200,000.00 FY24-P610-08 Derelict Pier and Vessel Removal H.
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1636 *HR31/A450SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR31/A450SG PAGE 6 -Hancock Cnty Brd of Supervisors.....$ 200,000.00 Marine Patrol Equipment -Department of Marine Resources......$ 200,000.00 Total Public Access Projects........................$ 6,128,309.00 Total Management Projects...........................$ 3,969,394.00 Bond Repayment .....................................$ 1,357,544.00 Prior Year Projects.................................$ 1,000,000.00 Total Tidelands Funds:..............................$12,455,247.00 Each political subdivision receiving funds authorized in this section shall be held responsible for complying with Section 29-15-9, Mississippi Code of 1972, and shall be subject to an audit by the State Auditor and shall submit detailed reports beginning June 30, and every six (6) months thereafter for the duration of the project to the Department of Marine Resources on how funds authorized in this section were expended.
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It is the intention of the Legislature that if the amount of the Tidelands funds appropriated in this act exceed the actual amount of tidelands funds available, the available funds shall be allocated on a pro rata basis between projects listed in this section.
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1636 *HR31/A450SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR31/A450SG PAGE 7 It is the intention of the Legislature that if the amount of the Tidelands funds appropriated in this act exceed the actual amount of tidelands funds available, the available funds shall be allocated on a pro rata basis between projects listed in this section.
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1636 *HR13/A450* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A450 PAGE 5 SECTION 8.
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.
It is the intention of the Legislature that whenever two (2) or more bids are received by this agency for the H.
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1636 *HR31/A450SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR31/A450SG PAGE 8 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.
Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, Forty- Seven Million Three Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Three Hundred Nineteen Dollars ($47,356,319.00) is provided for the funding of the following Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) projects for FY 2024:
Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, One Hundred Million One Hundred Ninety-two Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-seven Dollars ($100,192,527.00) is provided for the funding of the following Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) projects for FY 2024:
(a) To assist the University of Southern Mississippi with the Ocean Enterprise Project.......$ 3,114,002.00 H.
(a) To assist the City of Pascagoula with the Live Oak Corridor Drainage to Remedy Flooding .....$ 2,000,000.00 (b) To assist the City of Gulfport with the North Gulfport Wastewater Treatment Plant UV Disinfection ......................................$ 1,200,000.00 (c) To assist the Hancock County Utility Authority with the Stennis Space Center Wastewater Conveyance Project ................................$ 10,650,000.00 (d) To assist the City of Long Beach with the Small Craft Harbor Eastern Bulkhead Improvements ......................................$ 2,693,000.00 (e) To assist the City of Pass Christian with the West Breakwater Wall Hurricane Mitigation Improvements ...........................$ 2,590,000.00 H.
1636 *HR13/A450* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A450 PAGE 6 (b) To assist the City of Biloxi with the East Biloxi Boardwalk sand re-nourishment...........$ 906,260.00 (c) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with the Coffee Creek Outfall.............$ 367,638.00 (d) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with the Coffee Creek water quality.......$ 102,241.00 (e) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with the Infinity Science Center..........$ 165,967.00 (f) To assist Jackson County Board of Supervisors with the Front Beach Erosion Control....$ 658,740.00 (g) To assist the University of Southern Mississippi with the Aquaculture Depth Control Unit................................................$ 59.00 (h) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with GOMESA project management, development and mitigation..........................$ 1,396,227.00 (i) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with the Shellfish Water Quality Testing.............................................$ 1,328.00 (j) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with artificial reef construction.........$ 744,054.00 (k) To assist the Department of Environmental Quality with water quality..........................$ 985,053.00 (l) To assist Hancock County with Water Sewer Force Crossing................................$ 69.00 H.
1636 *HR31/A450SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR31/A450SG PAGE 9 (f) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with Oyster Spat ........................$ 2,000,000.00 (g) To assist the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies with Monitoring and Evaluation of Sea Turtle Nesting in Mississippi .....................$ 1,000,000.00 (h) To assist the University of Southern Mississippi with the Mississippi Coastal Fishery Resource Assessment ...............................$ 532,242.00 (i) To assist the Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission with Bank Mitigation ............$ 1,749,220.00 (j) To assist the University of Southern Mississippi with Oak Island Oyster Company in the Development and Testing of an Off Bottom Oyster Structure .........................................$ 1,195,571.00 (k) To assist Jackson County with Coastal Roadway Hurricane Protection ......................$ 750,000.00 (l) To assist the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies with Monitoring/Gauging Habitat Suitability for Dolphins and Turtles .............
$ 1,500,000.00 (m) To assist the Kiln Utility District with Jourdan River Shores Sewer Improvements Phase II ..........................................$ 2,255,600.00 (n) To assist Harrison County with Sand Beach Outfall Coordination ........................$ 1,600,000.00 (o) To assist the City of Ocean Springs H.
1636 *HR13/A450* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A450 PAGE 7 (m) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with Bonnet Carre Response................$ 161,132.00 (n) To assist Jackson County with a Watershed Development Plan....................................$ 258,368.00 (o) To assist the City of Diamondhead with Marsh Erosion Prevention............................$ 495,000.00 (p) To assist the City of Pass Christian with Sanitary Sewer Pump Station Repairs.................$ 967,575.00 (q) To assist Hancock County with Atlantic Street Sewer Improvements...........................$ 2,238,811.00 (r) To assist the City of Long Beach with Small Craft Harbor SE Bulkhead Improvements.........$ 2,188,000.00 (s) To assist the Kiln Utility District with the Jordan River Shores Sewer Force Main Relocation..........................................$ 392,378.00 (t) To assist the City of Biloxi with the Point Cadet Living Shoreline....................$ 769,588.00 (u) To assist the Department of Marine Resources for Oyster Restoration and Enhancement....$ 675.00 (v) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with MS Reef Fish Monitoring and Assessment...........................................$ 70,818.00 (w) To assist Hancock County Utility Authority with Oak Harbor Sewer Improvements........$ 2,811,548.00 (x) To assist Hancock County Port and Harbor H.
1636 *HR31/A450SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR31/A450SG PAGE 10 With Sewer Rehabilitation .........................$ 1,960,000.00 (p) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with Oyster Cultch ......................$ 1,000,000.00 (q) To assist the City of Pass Christian with Highway 90 Hurricane Mitigation Improvements ......................................$ 2,540,000.00 (r) To assist Coastal Mississippi with the promotion of the Seafood Industry and their Economic Contributions to the State ...............$ 500,000.00 (s) To assist the City of Diamondhead With Drainage, Flood Prevention and Water Quality Improvements Phase II .............................$ 1,999,839.00 (t) To assist Jackson County with East Beach Outfalls/Shoreline Protection .....................$ 1,710,000.00 (u) To assist the City of Gautier with Hickory Hills/Lagrange Water Quality and Stormwater Improvements ...........................$ 2,973,981.00 (v) To assist the City of Biloxi with Keegan Bayou Restoration .................................$ 2,520,000.00 (w) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with the Coffee Creek Outfall Pavilion ..........................................$ 650,000.00 (x) To assist the City of Long Beach with Small Craft Harbor Southern Quay Bulkhead Improvements ......................................$ 2,554,000.00 H.
1636 *HR13/A450* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A450 PAGE 8 Commission with Port Bienville Conservation Management..........................................$ 265,010.00 (y) To assist the City of Gautier with Water Quality and Infrastructure Sanitary Sewer...........$ 2,869,000.00 (z) To assist the City of Pascagoula with Buena Vista Area Drainage...........................$ 498,277.00 (aa) To assist the City of Pass Christian With Gravity Sewer System Improvements Phase I......$ 1,744,319.00 (bb) To assist the City of Pascagoula with Point Park Pier Repair/Improvements.................$ 347,351.00 (cc) To assist the University of Southern Mississippi with collection of Fishery-Dependent information on Blue Crabs...........................$ 99,774.00 (dd) To assist the National Oceans and Applications Research Center with the Cat Island Baseline Inventory of Seagrass Habitat..............$ 345,145.00 (ee) To assist the National Oceans and Applications Research Center with the Inventory Of Wetlands Habitats................................$ 473,979.00 (ff) To assist the National Oceans and Applications Research Center with the Pelican Key Baseline Hydrographic Survey.....................$ 94,574.00 (gg) To assist Mississippi State University with the Evaluation and Monitoring of Marine Mammal and Sea Turtles after Bonnet Carre Spillway H.
1636 *HR31/A450SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR31/A450SG PAGE 11 (y) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with Bonnet Carre Spillway Mitigation ........................................$ 1,475,000.00 (z) To assist the City of D‘Iberville with the Working Waterfront and Seafood Harbor Project.....................................$ 500,000.00 (aa) To assist the University of Southern Mississippi with the Ocean Enterprise Project......$ 3,114,002.00 (bb) To assist the City of Biloxi with the East Biloxi Boardwalk sand re-nourishment .........$ 894,380.00 (cc) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with the Coffee Creek Outfall ...........$ 367,638.00 (dd) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with the Coffee Creek water quality......$ 102,241.00 (ee) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with the Infinity Science Center ........$ 165,967.00 (ff) To assist Jackson County Board of Supervisors with the Front Beach Erosion Control ...........................................$ 658,740.00 (gg) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with GOMESA project management, development and mitigation ........................$ 1,396,227.00 (hh) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with artificial reef construction........$ 744,054.00 (ii) To assist the Department of Environmental H.
1636 *HR13/A450* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A450 PAGE 9 Opening.............................................$ 2,088,170.00 (hh) To assist the American Shrimp Processors Association with the Shrimp Processors Feasibility Study.................................................$ 285,001.00 (ii) To assist the Jackson County Utility Authority with Septic System Abatements.............$ 1,800,000.00 (jj) To assist the University of Southern Mississippi with the Mississippi Coastal Fishery Resource Assessment.................................$ 381,000.00 (kk) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with the Katrina Key Expansion............$ 430,000.00 (ll) To assist the Secretary of State with the Broadwater Marina Restoration...................$ 3,678,850.00 (mm) To assist the City of Pass Christian with Sewer Pump Station Repairs.....................$ 366,335.00 (nn) To assist the City of Diamondhead With Drainage, Flood Prevention and Water Quality Improvements........................................$ 1,193,447.00 (oo) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with the Bonnet Carre and Mid Breton Response............................................$ 802,931 (pp) To assist the City of Ocean Springs with the Front Beach Pub Access and Storm Water Mitigation Improvements.............................$ 2,614,984.00 (qq) To assist the City of Pass Christian H.
1636 *HR31/A450SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR31/A450SG PAGE 12 Quality with water quality ........................$ 985,054.00 (jj) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with Bonnet Carre Response ..............$ 161,132.00 (kk) To assist Jackson County with a Watershed Development Plan ..................................$ 258,368.00 (ll) To assist the City of Diamondhead with Marsh Erosion Prevention ..........................$ 495,000.00 (mm) To assist the City of Pass Christian With Sanitary Sewer Pump Station Repairs ..........$ 967,575.00 (nn) To assist Hancock County with Atlantic Street Sewer Improvements .........................$ 2,213,648.00 (oo) To assist the City of Long Beach with Small Craft Harbor SE Bulkhead Improvements .......$ 2,188,000.00 (pp) To assist the Kiln Utility District with the Jordan River Shores Sewer Force Main Relocation ........................................$ 392,378.00 (qq) To assist the City of Biloxi with the Point Cadet Living Shoreline ..................$ 764,863.00 (rr) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with MS Reef Fish Monitoring and Assessment ........................................$ 70,789.00 (ss) To assist Hancock County Utility Authority with Oak Harbor Sewer Improvements.......$ 2,811,548.00 (tt) To assist Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission with Port Bienville Conservation H.
1636 *HR13/A450* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A450 PAGE 10 with Phase II of the Gravity Sewer System Improvements.................................$ 4,594,986.00 (rr) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with the Off Bottom Oyster Aquaculture....$ 1,455,173.00 (ss) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with the Pelican Key Beneficial Use Site............................................$ 348,220.00 (tt) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with Phase II of the Katrina Key Expansion...........................................$ 400,000.00 (uu) To assist the Jackson County Board of Supervisors with the Pascagoula Beach Open Channel Outfalls....................................$ 1,339,000.00 (vv) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with water testing for Seafood Consumption Safety..................................$ 45,262.00 SECTION 12.
1636 *HR31/A450SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR31/A450SG PAGE 13 Management ........................................$ 265,010.00 (uu) To assist the City of Gautier with Water Quality and Infrastructure Sanitary Sewer .........$ 3,321,800.00 (vv) To assist the City of Pascagoula with Buena Vista Area Drainage .........................$ 498,277.00 (ww) To assist the City of Pass Christian with Gravity Sewer System Improvements Phase I..........$ 1,744,319.00 (xx) To assist the City of Pascagoula with Point Park Pier Repair/Improvements ...............$ 347,351.00 (yy) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with the Railroad Corner Beneficial Use Site ..............................................$ 114,530.00 (zz) To assist the University of Southern Mississippi with collection of Fishery-Dependent information on Blue Crabs .........................$ 99,774.00 (aaa) To assist the National Oceans and Applications Research Center with the Cat Island Baseline Inventory of Seagrass Habitat ............$ 289,727.00 (bbb) To assist the National Oceans and Applications Research Center with the Inventory Of Wetlands Habitats ..............................$ 369,614.00 (ccc) To assist the National Oceans and Applications Research Center with the Pelican Key Baseline Hydrographic Survey ..................$ 87,792.00 (ddd) To assist Mississippi State University H.
It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Marine Resources shall have the authority to expend funds in an amount not to exceed Seventeen Million Dollars ($17,000,000.00) from funds for the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) that may become available to the agency in fiscal year 2024 in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Department of Finance and Administration in a manner consistent with the escalation of federal funds.
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1636 *HR13/A450* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A450 PAGE 11 SECTION 13.
1636 *HR31/A450SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR31/A450SG PAGE 14 with the Evaluation and Monitoring of Marine Mammal and Sea Turtles after Bonnet Carre Spillway Opening ...........................................$ 2,088,170.00 (eee) To assist the American Shrimp Processors Association with the Shrimp Processors Feasibility Study .............................................$ 665,918.00 (fff) To assist the Jackson County Utility Authority with Septic System Abatements ...........$ 1,800,000.00 (ggg) To assist the University of Southern Mississippi with the Mississippi Coastal Fishery Resource Assessment ...............................$ 381,000.00 (hhh) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with the Katrina Key Expansion ..........$ 430,000.00 (iii) To assist the Secretary of State with the Broadwater Marina Restoration .................$ 3,678,850.00 (jjj) To assist the City of Pass Christian with Sewer Pump Station Repairs ...................$ 366,335.00 (kkk) To assist the City of Diamondhead With Drainage, Flood Prevention and Water Quality Improvements ......................................$ 1,193,447.00 (lll) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with the Bonnet Carre and Mid Breton Response ..........................................$ 802,931.00 (mmm) To assist the City of Ocean Springs with the Front Beach Pub Access and Storm Water H.
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1636 *HR31/A450SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR31/A450SG PAGE 15 Mitigation Improvements ...........................$ 2,614,984.00 (nnn) To assist the City of Pass Christian with Phase II of the Gravity Sewer System Improvements ......................................$ 4,594,986.00 (ooo) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with the Off Bottom Oyster Aquaculture .......................................$ 1,455,173.00 (ppp) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with the Pelican Key Beneficial Use Site ..............................................$ 348,220.00 (qqq) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with Phase II of the Katrina Key Expansion .........................................$ 400,000.00 (rrr) To assist the Jackson County Board of Supervisors with the Pascagoula Beach Open Channel Outfalls ..................................$ 1,339,000.00 (sss) To assist the Department of Marine Resources with water testing for Seafood Consumption Safety ................................$ 45,262.00 SECTION 12.
It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Marine Resources shall have the authority to expend funds in an amount not to exceed Seventeen Million Dollars ($17,000,000.00) from funds for the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) that may become available to the agency in fiscal year 2024 in accordance with the rules and regulations of the H.
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1636 *HR31/A450SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR31/A450SG PAGE 16 Department of Finance and Administration in a manner consistent with the escalation of federal funds.
SECTION 13.
$3,175.50 4/16/2020 2020 City of Waveland $4,050.00 5/31/2020 2020 City of Long Beach $ 217.50 5/27/2021 2021 City of Long Beach $ 217.50 6/25/2021 2021 H.
$3,175.50 4/16/2020 2020 City of Waveland $4,050.00 5/31/2020 2020 H.
1636 *HR13/A450* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A450 PAGE 12 City of Long Beach $ 270.00 6/30/2021 2021 SECTION 16.
1636 *HR31/A450SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR31/A450SG PAGE 17 City of Long Beach $ 217.50 5/27/2021 2021 City of Long Beach $ 217.50 6/25/2021 2021 City of Long Beach $ 270.00 6/30/2021 2021 MS Wildlife Federation $ 125.00 6/25/2021 2021 SECTION 16.
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2023, and shall stand repealed June 30, 2023.
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2023.
1636 *HR13/A450* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A450 ST:
1636 *HR31/A450SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR31/A450SG ST:
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  4. Conference Report Adopted

  5. Conference Report Adopted

  6. Conference Report Filed

  7. Conference Report Filed

  8. Suspend from Deadlines by HC 61

  9. Recommitted For Further Conf

  10. Recommitted For Further Conf

  11. Conference Report Filed

  12. Conference Report Filed

  13. Conferees Named Read,Eure,Bennett

  14. Conferees Named Hopson,Moran,Polk

  15. Conferees Named Read,Eure,Ladner

  16. Decline to Concur/Invite Conf

  17. Returned For Concurrence

  18. Passed As Amended

  19. Amended

  20. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

  21. Referred To Appropriations

  22. Transmitted To Senate

  23. Passed

  24. Title Suff Do Pass

  25. Referred To Appropriations

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 169 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (169)

169 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

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Passed 118 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 57000
Democrat 29000
Unaffiliated 30201
Independent 2000
Total 118201
% of votes cast 98%2%0%1%
How each member voted (121)
Member Party Vote
Bailey (23rd) — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Bain — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Boyd (19th) — Yea
Boyd (37th) — Yea
Busby — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Darnell — Yea
Gibbs — Yea
Goodin — Yea
Hopkins — Yea
Huddleston — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Lancaster — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Miles — Yea
Paden — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Stamps — Yea
Straughter — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Weathersby — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Young — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Bomgar — Nay
Criswell — Nay
Walker — Not Voting
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Yea
Carl Mickens Democrat Yea
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
Cheikh Taylor Democrat Yea
Christopher M. Bell Democrat Yea
Daryl Porter Democrat Yea
Earle S. Banks Democrat Yea
Gregory Holloway, Sr. Democrat Yea
Hester Jackson McCray Democrat Yea
Jeffery Harness Democrat Yea
Jeffrey Hulum III Democrat Yea
Jeramey Anderson Democrat Yea
John G. Faulkner Democrat Yea
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Yea
Kabir Karriem Democrat Yea
Omeria Scott Democrat Yea
Oscar Denton Democrat Yea
Otis Anthony Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Robert L. Sanders Democrat Yea
Ronnie C. Crudup Democrat Yea
Solomon C. Osborne Democrat Yea
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Yea
Zakiya Summers Democrat Yea
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Shanda Yates Independent Yea
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Billy Adam Calvert Republican Yea
Brent Anderson Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Clay Deweese Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Dana McLean Republican Yea
Donnie Bell Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Fred Shanks Republican Yea
Gene Newman Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jansen Owen Republican Yea
Jason White Republican Yea
Jay McKnight Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Yea
Jerry R. Turner Republican Yea
Jill Ford Republican Yea
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Joseph Tubb Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kent McCarty Republican Yea
Kevin Felsher Republican Yea
Kevin Ford Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Yea
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lee Yancey Republican Yea
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Yea
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Price Wallace Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Yea
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Yea
Sam Creekmore IV Republican Yea
Shane Aguirre Republican Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Yea
Stephen A. Horne Republican Yea
Steve Massengill Republican Yea
Timmy Ladner Republican Yea
Troy Smith Republican Yea
Vince Mangold Republican Yea
William Tracy Arnold Republican Yea

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Passage as Amended

Passed 52 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17000
Republican 27000
Democrat 8000
Total 52000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Barnett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Branning — Yea
Butler A. (36th) — Yea
Butler K. (38th) — Yea
Caughman — Yea
Horhn — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Jordan — Yea
McDaniel — Yea
Moran — Yea
Parker — Yea
Polk — Yea
Sojourner — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
David Blount Democrat Yea
Derrick T. Simmons Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Yea
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Joseph Thomas Democrat Yea
Rod Hickman Democrat Yea
Sarita Simmons Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Yea
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Bart Williams Republican Yea
Benjamin Suber Republican Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Tate Republican Yea
Jeremy England Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Michael McLendon Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Nicole Boyd Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Tyler McCaughn Republican Yea

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