Senate Bill 2625 Summary

• Requires most state agency special funds and fees to be deposited into the State General Fund rather than maintained separately, with expenses defrayed through legislative appropriations effective July 1, 2016.

• Authorizes state agencies to charge each other for services involving federal grants, pass-through funds, cost allocation charges, surplus property charges, or project fees as approved by the State Fiscal Officer.

• Assigns the Mississippi Autism Board to the State Board of Psychology for administrative support effective July 1, 2018, with behavior analyst licensure fees deposited to the State General Fund.

• Transfers the Public Trust Tidelands Assessments Fund to the Public Trust Tidelands Fund effective July 1, 2017, and shifts tideland lease negotiation authority to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and county boards of supervisors.

• Increases emergency repair caps in the Capital Expense Fund from $500,000 per project to $1,000,000 and from $2,000,000 to $4,000,000 annually, and appropriates $16,046,492 to the Secretary of State for Fiscal Year 2017.