HB 387 Summary

• Requires all Mississippi counties to operate under a countywide system of road administration effective July 1, 2018, eliminating separate road districts and supervisors districts acting as road districts.

• Consolidates road and bridge construction, maintenance, equipment, and labor under unified county control based on countywide needs rather than district boundaries.

• Establishes mandatory county administrator and county road manager positions to oversee centralized road operations, purchasing, and budget preparation.

• Repeals provisions allowing counties to adopt countywide systems by election and eliminates statutes governing separate road districts, special road districts, and road commissioners.

• Updates references throughout Mississippi Code to replace "State Tax Commission" with "Department of Revenue" and modifies contract thresholds and engineering requirements for road projects.