Mississippi House Bill 1444 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 23 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 25, Chapter 533, Laws Of 2010, As Amended By Section 4, Chapter 30, Laws Of 2010 Second Extraordinary Session, As Amended By Section 1, House Bill No. 403, 2011 Regular Session, To Increase By $40,000,000.00 The Amount Of Bonds Authorized To Be Issued For The Mississippi Industry Incentive Financing Revolving Fund; To Amend Section 57-61-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase From $323,100,000.00 To $328,900,000.00 The Amount Of General Obligation Bonds That May Be Issued Under The Mississippi Business Investment Act; To Amend Section 57-61-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase From $32,500,000.00 To $37,500,000.00 The Amount Of Bond Proceeds That The Mississippi Development Authority May Use Under The Mississippi Business Investment Act To Make Loans Or Grants To Counties And Municipalities Through An Equipment And Public Facilities Grant And Loan Fund To Aid In Infrastructure-related Improvements, The Purchase Of Equipment And In The Purchase, Construction Or Repair And Renovation Of Public Facilities; To Increase From $750,000.00 To $1,550,000.00 The Amount Of Bond Proceeds That The Mississippi Development Authority May Use Under The Mississippi Business Investment Act For The Purpose Of Making Payments To Loan Loss Reserve Accounts Established At Financial Institutions That Participate In The Capital Access Program Established By The Authority; To Authorize The Issuance Of General Obligation Bonds In The Amount Of $2,000,000.00 To Provide Funds For The Mississippi Rural Impact Fund; To Authorize The Issuance Of General Obligation Bonds In The Amount Of $10,000,000.00 For The Mississippi Existing Industry Productivity Loan Fund; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds In The Amount Of $10,000,000.00 To Provide Funds For The Ace Fund; To Amend Section 57-1-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Twenty Percent Of Any Monies Deposited Into The Small Municipalities And Limited Population Counties Fund On Or After July 1, 2011, Shall Be Used To Make Grants To Small Municipalities With A Population Of 2,000 Or Less; To Provide That Grants Made To A Small Municipality From Such Monies Shall Not Exceed $50,000.00 During Any Grant Period Established By The Mississippi Development Authority; And For Related Purposes.

Bonds; authorize issuance for various programs administered by the Mississippi Development Authority.

Rep. Percy Watson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-23		Died In Committee
2011-02-02		Referred To Ways and Means

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB1444.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1444IN.htm