Bill Text: MS HB1530 | 2012 | Regular Session | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Tunica County; authorize contribution to Tunica County Museum, Inc.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Failed) 2012-05-03 - Died In Committee [HB1530 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2012-HB1530-Engrossed.html

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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2012 Regular Session

To: Local and Private Legislation; Tourism

By: Representatives Burnett, Alday

House Bill 1530

(As Passed the House)

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF TUNICA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE TUNICA COUNTY MUSEUM, INC., FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING AND MAINTAINING A PUBLIC MUSEUM IN THE COUNTY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  (1)  The Board of Supervisors of Tunica County, Mississippi, is authorized, in its discretion, to contribute, from any available county funds, an amount not to exceed an amount equal to the avails of one and one-half (1 1/2) mills each year for calendar years 2013, 2014 and 2015 to the Tunica County Museum, Inc., a Mississippi not-for-profit corporation.

     (2)  The funds provided to the Tunica County Museum, Inc., pursuant to this section, shall be used for the operation and maintenance of a public museum in Tunica County, Mississippi, including, but not limited to, the acquisition of land, and operation and maintenance of a museum facility and related exhibits in the facility.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after June 1, 2012.