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MS HB1742

Bill

Status

Failed

2/22/2017

Primary Sponsor

Larry Byrd

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes issuance of up to $12,800,000 in state general obligation bonds to assist Forrest County, Mississippi, with road and bridge improvements

  • Creates the "2017 Forrest County Road and Bridge Improvements Fund" within the State Treasury to hold and disburse bond proceeds

  • Funds repair, rehabilitation, resurfacing, widening, and lane additions to Glendale Avenue from Old Mississippi Highway 42 to Evelyn Gandy Parkway

  • Funds construction of a new bridge spanning the Bouie River in Forrest County

  • Bonds must be issued by July 1, 2021, with maximum maturity of 25 years; bonds and income are exempt from all Mississippi taxation

Legislative Description

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Forrest County with road and bridge improvements.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/22/2017

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means2/22/2017

Full Bill Text

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