MS HB1661

Authorizes $7,159,025 in special funds for the Pat Harrison Waterway District for fiscal year 2017 (July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017)

Approves 54 permanent full-time positions and 49 permanent part-time positions for the district

Requires the agency to maintain detailed accounting and personnel records and prohibits personal services expenditures from exceeding fiscal year 2017 levels in the following year

Mandates purchasing preference for Mississippi Industries for the Blind when bids are equal in price, quality, and service

Requires funds not needed for current operations to be deposited at interest rates no less than 1% below the U.S. Treasury bill discount rate of comparable maturity