HB 1211 — Counties and municipalities; authorize to enter into certain agreement when utilizing certain federal funds.

1211 (As Passed the House) AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ANY COUNTY AND THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF ANY MUNICIPALITY TO WORK COOPERATIVELY, BY AGREEMENT, WHEN UTILIZING FUNDS FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT(ARPA), CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT OR THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT;

NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 19-5-22, IF THE TAX COLLECTOR DETERMINES THAT THE DELINQUENCY NOTICE ATTACHED TO THE PERSON ATTEMPTING TO BE ISSUED OR RENEW A MOTOR VEHICLE ROAD AND BRIDGE PRIVILEGE LICENSE IS A RESULT OF THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE PROPERTY WHO ALLOWED THE GARBAGE FEES TO ACCRUE AND BECOME DELINQUENT, THEN SUCH TAX COLLECTOR MAY ISSUE OR RENEW THE PERSON'S MOTOR VEHICLE ROAD AND BRIDGE PRIVILEGE LICENSE;

The board of supervisors of any county and the governing authorities of any municipality are authorized to work cooperatively on projects, by agreement spread upon their minutes, when utilizing Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021, Coronavirus Relief Fund established in Section 5001 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and EconomicH. Security (CARES) Act and funds from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

Unless prohibited by federal law, such H.

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Unless prohibited by federal law, such agreement shall be applicable if it is legal for the county or the municipality, as the case may be, to utilize such funds.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to (i) projects of any type that receive monies from the Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program, the Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund, the 2018 Transportation and Infrastructure Improvement Fund or the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund * * *, (ii) to expenditures on deficient bridges in the State Aid Road System or the Local System Road Program that have been deemed to be a deficient bridge as defined in Section 65-37-3, (iii) projects funded by the American Rescue Plan Act, CARES Act, or the H.

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1211 *HR26/R1857PH* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR26/R1857PH PAGE 3(OM\KW) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 19-5-22, if the tax collector determines that the delinquency notice attached to the person attempting to be issued or renew a motor vehicle road and bridge privilege license is a result of the previous owner of the property who allowed the garbage fees to accrue and become delinquent, then such tax collector may issue or renew the person's motor vehicle road and bridge privilege license.

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