MS HB1310

Establishes a state-assisted local road construction and maintenance program administered by the Office of State Aid Road Construction to provide financial assistance to counties and municipalities for roads not in the state highway or state aid road systems.

Creates the "State-assisted County and Municipality Road Construction and Maintenance Fund" in the State Treasury with $15,000,000 transferred annually from the General Fund for fiscal years 2014-2017 in four equal quarterly payments beginning July 1.

Limits eligible recipients to counties with populations not exceeding 30,000 and municipalities with populations not exceeding 5,000 based on the 2010 federal census.

Restricts each county or municipality to one distribution per three-year period, with a maximum award of $150,000 and recipients required to fund up to 25% of project costs from local sources.

Amends Section 65-9-11 to authorize the State Aid Engineer to distribute funds from the new special fund in accordance with program requirements; takes effect July 1, 2013.