Mississippi Senate Bill 2726 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-30 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 27-103-302, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Deposit Into The State Treasury Of Certain Funds Received By Or On Behalf Of The State Of Mississippi Through A Negotiated Settlement For Economic Damages In Connection With The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill; To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Designated As The Gulf Coast Restoration Fund; To Provide That 100% Of The Monies In The Special Fund Shall Be Used By The Department Of Marine Resources, Upon Appropriation By The Legislature, Based Upon The Recommendation Of The Board Of Trustees Of The Gulf Coast Restoration Fund To Provide Assistance To Entities On The Mississippi Gulf Coast For The Purpose Of Promoting Ecological Habitat, Promoting Economic Development And Overall Community Benefit; To Create The Board Of Trustees Of The Gulf Coast Restoration Fund; To Provide For The Composition Of The Board Of Trustees; To Provide That The Board Of Trustees Of The Gulf Coast Restoration Fund Shall Review Applications For Assistance Under This Act And Make Recommendations For Assistance To The Department Of Marine Resources; To Require Request For Proposals (rfps) For Expenditures From The Special Fund To Be Approved By The Personal Service Contract Review Board; And For Related Purposes.

Gulf Coast Restoration Fund; establish board of trustees to approve expenditures.

Sen. Chris McDaniel [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-30	Senate	Died In Committee
2018-01-15	Senate	Referred To Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/history/SB/SB2726.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2726IN.htm