Bill Text: MS HB1667 | 2019 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Appropriation; additional for various state agencies for Fiscal Year 2019.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-16 - Approved by Governor [HB1667 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2019-HB1667-Enrolled.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2019 Regular Session
To: Appropriations
By: Representative Read
House Bill 1667
(As Sent to Governor)
AN ACT MAKING AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF CAPITAL EXPENSE FUNDS, AND SPECIAL FUNDS TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019; THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019; THE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION COMMISSION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019; THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 AND FISCAL YEAR 2020; MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019; THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 AND FISCAL YEAR 2020; MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY – DISASTER TRUST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 AND FISCAL YEAR 2020; MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019; DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019; DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019; BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019; BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019; INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING – OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCIAL AID FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 AND FISCAL YEAR 2020; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office to defray the expenses of the Department of Child Protection Services for the period beginning upon passage of this act and ending June 30, 2019.. $ 7,500,000.00.
This additional appropriation is made for the purpose of supporting the operations of the Department of Child Protection Services.
SECTION 2. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office, to defray the expenses of the Department of Finance and Administration for the period beginning upon the passage of this act and through June 30, 2020..............
............................................. $ 6,412,964.00.
This additional appropriation is made for the purpose of purchasing property insurance on state property as required by the Stafford Act, Section 311, Paragraph 5154 and 44 CFR 206.252 and 206.253.
SECTION 3. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer’s Office, to defray the expenses of the Wireless Communication Commission for the period beginning upon the passage of this act and ending June 30, 2019 $ 2,623,727.00.
This additional appropriation is made for the purpose of paying contractual obligations for system maintenance.
SECTION 4. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office, to defray the expenses of the Department of Public Safety for the period beginning upon the passage of this act and through June 30, 2020........ $ 6,030,964.00.
This additional appropriation is made for the purpose of repayment of Highway Safety Grant program funds.
SECTION 5. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office, to defray the expenses of the Department of Finance and Administration for the period beginning upon the passage of this act and ending June 30, 2019...............
............................................. $ 3,500,000.00.
This additional appropriation is made for the purpose of payment to the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
SECTION 6. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office, to defray the expenses of the Department of Marine Resources for the period beginning upon the passage of this act and ending June 30, 2019... $ 39,894.00.
This additional appropriation is made for the purpose of paying a death benefit payment for a former employee.
SECTION 7. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office, to defray the expenses of paying for certain outside legal assistance, expert witness fees, court fees, judgments and settlement agreements incurred by the Office of the Attorney General for the period beginning upon passage of this act and ending June 30, 2019.......................... $ 4,288,518.00.
Of the funds appropriated in this section, the following amounts are provided:
(a) Olivia Y., et al v. Phil Bryant, as Governor of the State of Mississippi and the Department of Human Services, United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Jackson Division, Cause No. 3:04cv251(L)(N)............................. $ 123,810.00.
(b) Ola Kirk v. Mississippi Department of Public Safety, et al., in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi; Civil Action No. 3:14-cv-537-WHB-RHW...........................
................................................ $ 69,095.00.
(c) State of Mississippi v. Dale Partners Architects P.A.; Earl Walls Associates aka NTH, Inc.; Eldridge & Associates; Environmental Management Plus; in the Circuit Court of Hinds County, Mississippi, Civil Action Number 14-666..................................................
................................................ $ 134,000.00.
(d) AVMI, LLC v. The State of Mississippi by and through Delbert Hosemann in his official capacity as Secretary of State and Trustee of the Public Tidelands Trust, in the Circuit Court of Hancock County, Mississippi, Cause No. 14-0007.................................
................................................ $ 350,000.00.
(e) Hancock Realty, Inc., v. The State of Mississippi by and through Delbert Hosemann in his official capacity as Secretary of State and Trustee of the Public Tidelands Trust, and the City of Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, in the Circuit Court of Hancock County, Mississippi, Cause No. 13-0397....................................................
............................................... $ 443,600.00.
(f) Settlement between the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the State of Mississippi; Chemfax Inc., Superfund Site, Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi, Site/Spill ID Number: 04JF, CERCLA ID Number: MSD008154486, Settlement Agreement for the Recovery of Response Costs, Docket No. CERCLA-04-2014-3756........... $ 120.00.
(g) Charlton Depriest, et al, v. Walnut Grove Correctional Authority, et al........................................... $ 544,281.00.
(h) Big House Books, Charles Owens and Jess Green v. Pelicia Hall, Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections; Mississippi Department of Corrections; Jacquelyn Banks, Superintendent of the South Mississippi Correctional Institution; South Mississippi Correctional Institution.................................... $ 6,000.00.
(i) Jackson Women’s Health Organization, et al v. Mary Currier, M.D., M.P.H., et al; in the United States District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, Northern Division, Civil Action No. 3:12-CV-436-DPJ-FKB $ 763,237.00.
(j) Kim Collins v. Trooper Matthew Hood; in the United States District of Mississippi, Aberdeen Division, Civil Action No. 1:16-cv-00007-GHD-DAS............................................... $ 150,000.00.
(k) Troupe v. Barbour, Consolidated with United States v. Mississippi, United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi; Civil Action No. 3:10-CV-153-HTW-MTP...........................
.............................................. $ 1,040,676.00.
(l) Troupe v. Barbour, Consolidated with United States v. Mississippi, United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi; Civil Action No. 3:10-CV-153-HTW-MTP...........................
............................................... $ 205,000.00.
(m) Kennedy Brewer v. State of Mississippi, Circuit Court of Noxubee County, Mississippi, Claimant No. 2009-0099....................
............................................... $ 50,000.00.
(n) Levon Brooks Estate v. State of Mississippi, Circuit Court of Noxubee County, Mississippi, Claimant No. 2009-0098............
................................................ $ 50,000.00.
(o) Arthur Johnson v. State of Mississippi, Circuit Court of Sunflower County, Mississippi, Claimant No. 2009-0289-CI.................
................................................ $ 50,000.00.
(p) Cedric Willis v. State of Mississippi, Circuit Court of Hinds County, Mississippi, Claimant No. 251-09-649-CIV...............
................................................ $ 50,000.00.
(q) Larry Ruffin Estate v. State of Mississippi, Circuit Court of Forrest County, Mississippi, Claimant No. CI-11-0238...........
................................................ $ 50,000.00.
(r) Phillip Leo Bivens Estate v. State of Mississippi, Circuit Court of Forrest County, Mississippi, Claimant No. CI-11-0240 $ 25,000.00.
(s) Bobby Ray Dixon Estate v. State of Mississippi, Circuit Court of Forrest County, Mississippi, Claimant No. CI-11-0239...........
................................................. $ 25,000.00.
(t) Jimmie Bass v. State of Mississippi, Circuit Court of Bolivar County, Mississippi, Claimant No. 2011-0009....................
................................................. $ 50,000.00.
(u) Rolland Glen Anderson v. State of Mississippi, Circuit Court of Hinds County, Mississippi, Claimant No. 251-09-640CIV..........
................................................. $ 50,000.00.
(v) Jamar Amin Moore v. State of Mississippi, in the Circuit Court of Coahoma County, Mississippi; Civil Action No. 14-CI-13-0011 $ 32,192.00.
(w) Jason Hall v. State of Mississippi, in the Circuit Court of Forrest County, Mississippi; Cause No. CI 14-0014..............
................................................. $ 26,507.00.
SECTION 8. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office, to defray the expenses of paying for certain outside legal assistance, expert witness fees, court fees, judgments and settlement agreements incurred by the Office of the Attorney General for the period beginning upon passage of this act and through June 30, 2020........................... $ 650,000.00.
Joseph Thomas et al. v. Phil Bryant et al, in the United States Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Northern Division, Civil Action No. 3:18-CV-441-CWR-FKB......................... $ 650,000.00.
SECTION 9. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office to defray the expenses of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency – Disaster Assistance Trust Fund for the period beginning upon passage of this act and ending June 30, 2020......................................... $ 10,241,238.00.
This additional appropriation is made for the purpose of supporting the agency disaster assistance and response to emergencies.
SECTION 10. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office to defray the expenses of the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration for the period beginning upon passage of this act and ending June 30, 2020....
.............................................. $ 2,500,000.00.
This additional appropriation is made for the purpose of supporting Mississippi Law Enforcement Officer’s Training Academy improvements.
SECTION 11. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer’s Office to defray the expenses of the Mississippi Department of Corrections for the period beginning upon passage of this act and ending June 30, 2019
.............................................. $ 7,629,362.00.
This additional appropriation is for the purpose of paying medical costs incurred during Fiscal Year 2019.
SECTION 12. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office to defray the expenses of the Department of Marine Resources for the period beginning upon passage of this act and ending June 30, 2019
.............................................. $ 5,000,000.00.
This additional appropriation is for the purpose of funding projects under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act.
SECTION 13. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office to defray the expenses of the Department of Marine Resources for the period beginning upon passage of this act and ending June 30, 2019
................................................ $ 470,924.00.
(a) City of Long Beach for prior year expenses for Tidelands
projects FY15-P501-06L..................... $ 295,739.00.
(b) City of Long Beach for prior expenses for Tidelands
projects FY16-P613-01L..................... $ 175,185.00.
SECTION 14. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Department of Audit and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office to defray the expenses of the Department of Audit for the period beginning upon passage of this act and ending June 30, 2019......................... $ 500,000.00.
This additional appropriation is for the purpose of continuing expenses at the Agency with regard to performing audits throughout the state.
SECTION 15. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Department of Finance and Administration, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office to defray the expenses of the Department of Finance and Administration for the period beginning upon passage of this act and through June 30, 2020......................... $ 1,423,599.00.
This additional appropriation is made for the purpose of purchasing property insurance on state property as required by the Stafford Act, Section 311, Paragraph 5154 and 44 CFR 206.252 and 206.253.
SECTION 16. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Department of Revenue, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer’s Office to defray the expenses of the Department of Revenue for the period beginning upon passage of this act and ending June 30, 2019..................... $ 3,551.00.
This additional appropriation is made for the purpose of paying for a prior year invoice from Fiscal Year 2016.
SECTION 17. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Board of Animal Health, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer’s Office to defray the expenses of the Board of Animal Health for the period beginning upon passage of this act and ending June 30, 2019..................... $ 2,435.00.
This additional appropriation is made for the purpose of paying for a prior year invoice from Fiscal Year 2017.
SECTION 18. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Board of Medical Licensure, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer’s Office to defray the expenses of the Board of Medical Licensure for the period beginning upon passage of this act and ending June 30, 2019 $ 240,000.00.
This additional appropriation is for operations of the agency and the purchase of a new licensing system.
SECTION 19. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Institutions of Higher Learning – Office of Student Financial Aid, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office to defray the expenses of the Office of Student Financial Aid for the period beginning upon passage of this act and through June 30, 2020........................ $ 1,500,000.00.
SECTION 20. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
