MS HB1648

Appropriates $1,105,236,550 from special funds to the Mississippi Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2020 (July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020).

Authorizes 3,384 full-time and 9 part-time permanent positions across four offices: Administrative Services, Highways, Aeronautics and Rails, and Enforcement.

Allocates funds across six program budgets: Administration ($57.8M), Construction ($719.4M), Maintenance ($201.4M), Debt Service ($75.1M), Law Enforcement ($16.2M), and Aeronautics/Rails ($35.3M).

Requires minimum $80 million expenditure for contracted maintenance overlay and pavement rehabilitation, and transfers $650,000 to Department of Agriculture and Commerce for Beaver Control Program.

Designates specific funds for highway projects including $300,000 for Highway 397 turn lane in Winston County, $1.5 million for Lowery Island access road, $1 million for Indianola roads, and $800,000 for Charleston water/sewer infrastructure.