HB 1639 Summary

• Authorizes issuance of $75.2 million in state general obligation bonds for capital improvements at eight Mississippi institutions of higher learning, with allocations ranging from $5 million to $13 million per institution for construction, renovation, and equipment projects.

• Authorizes $14 million in bonds for general repairs, renovations, weatherization, and Americans with Disabilities Act compliance improvements at state-owned facilities, universities, and community colleges through the "2015 Bureau of Building State-Owned Buildings Discretionary Fund."

• Authorizes $16 million in bonds for completion of construction, furnishing, and equipping of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and the new Museum of Mississippi History.

• Authorizes $10 million in bonds for construction of a new building and facilities to house the Center for Manufacturing Technology Excellence at East Mississippi Community College Golden Triangle Campus, contingent on matching $10 million in private, local, and/or federal funding.

• Authorizes $500,000 in bonds to assist the City of Hattiesburg with construction and improvements to Long Leaf Trace and Gordon Creek, contingent on matching 10 percent funding from non-state sources; all bonds expire July 1, 2019.