SB 3015 Summary

• Appropriates $51.4 million from Capital Expense Fund to Office of the Governor-Division of Medicaid for operations through June 30, 2018.

• Appropriates $9.6 million to Department of Finance and Administration for property insurance required by federal Stafford Act and related expenses through June 30, 2018.

• Appropriates $3.8 million to Attorney General's Office for outside legal assistance, expert witness fees, court costs, and settlement agreements in 24 specified legal cases through June 30, 2017.

• Allocates funds to multiple state agencies including Department of Public Safety ($2.3 million for Highway Patrol Trooper School and highway fund repayments), Mississippi Development Authority ($6.7 million for Keesler Air Force Base support, Diabetes Research Center, and other projects), Department of Marine Resources ($3 million for oyster restoration), and Alcorn State University ($3.3 million for water treatment facility upgrades).

• Appropriates smaller amounts to various boards and commissions for operations and specific projects, including $500,000 to Department of Archives and History for new museum openings and $8.6 million from General Fund to Governor's Division of Medicaid.