Senate Bill 3181 Summary

• Authorizes issuance of $180,000,000 in state general obligation bonds for highway bridge replacement/rehabilitation ($100,000,000), Vision 21 high priority projects ($50,000,000), Camp Shelby access improvements ($10,000,000), and state aid roads ($20,000,000).

• Authorizes issuance of $20,000,000 in state general obligation bonds for the Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program for county bridges.

• Authorizes issuance of $15,000,000 in state general obligation bonds to fund grants through the Mississippi Development Authority to the North Central Mississippi Regional Railroad Authority for railroad repairs from West Point to Greenwood, conditioned on $65,000,000 in matching funds from private/local/federal sources.

• Increases the amount of bonds authorized under the Economic Development Highway Act by $98,000,000, raising the total authorization to $307,500,000.

• Extends the deadline for construction to begin on a steel rebar micro-mill project from September 15, 2009 to September 15, 2010, and reduces authorized bonds for state railroad revitalization from $8,000,000 to $3,000,000.