Bill Text: MS SB2599 | 2026 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: DPS property in Lauderdale County, Mississippi; authorize DFA to sell and convey.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2026-04-08 - Approved by Governor [SB2599 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2026-SB2599-Enrolled.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2026 Regular Session
To: Public Property
By: Senator(s) Tate
Senate Bill 2599
(As Sent to Governor)
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (DPS), TO SELL AND CONVEY OR LEASE REAL PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON IN LAUDERDALE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, TO COMPASS DATACENTERS JAN I, LLC; TO REQUIRE THE DFA TO OBTAIN A PROPER LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY PRIOR TO SALE AND INCLUDE IT IN THE DEED OR INSTRUMENT OF CONVEYANCE; TO REQUIRE THAT THE PROPERTY BE SOLD FOR FAIR MARKET VALUE AS DETERMINED BY THE AVERAGE OF TWO APPRAISALS BY QUALIFIED APPRAISERS WHO ARE CERTIFIED AND LICENSED BY THE MISSISSIPPI REAL ESTATE APPRAISER LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION BOARD; TO STIPULATE THAT COMPASS DATACENTERS JAN I, LLC, SHALL PAY ANY AND ALL CLOSING COSTS; TO AUTHORIZE THE DFA TO CORRECT ANY DISCREPANCIES IN THE LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PROPERTY OR PURCHASING ENTITY PROVIDED IN THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE ALL MONIES DERIVED FROM THE SALE OR LEASE OF THE PROPERTY TO BE DEPOSITED IN THE STATE GENERAL FUND; TO NAME NEWLY CONSTRUCTED DPS FACILITIES IN LAUDERDALE COUNTY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. (1) The Department of Finance and Administration (DFA), acting on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), shall sell and convey or lease, according to the terms agreed upon by the parties, real property currently used by and for the benefit of the Highway Safety Patrol as its Troop H Headquarters and Driver Service Bureau facility, and any improvements thereon, located in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, to Compass Datacenters JAN I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, with the property being more particularly described as follows:
Property located at 910 Highway 11 & 80, Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi; Parcel #081020000000000402/PPIN#49049 consisting of approximately 8.85 acres and all structures and improvements.
(2) The Department of Finance and Administration shall obtain a legal description of the property prior to conveyance, and such legal description shall be included in the deed or other instrument of conveyance.
(3) The real property and improvements described in subsection (1) of this section shall not be purchased for an amount less than the current fair market value as determined by the average of two (2) appraisals by qualified appraisers, at least one (1) of whom shall be selected by the Department of Public Safety, and both of whom shall be certified and licensed by the Mississippi Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.
(4) Compass Datacenters JAN I, LLC, shall pay any and all closing costs related to the acquisition of this property.
(5) The Department of Public Safety is authorized to correct any discrepancies in the legal descriptions of the property or purchasing entity provided in subsections (1) through (6) of this section.
(6) All monies derived from the sale or lease of the property authorized in this section shall be deposited in the State General Fund.
(7) The newly constructed DPS facility in Lauderdale County shall be known as the "Charles Young, Sr., Facility."
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
