MS HB1727

Appropriates $1,086,612,664.00 from special funds in the State Treasury to the Mississippi Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2021 (July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021).

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

Allocates funds across six program budgets: Administration ($56.8M), Construction ($707.3M), Maintenance ($198M), Debt Service ($73.8M), Law Enforcement ($15.9M), and Aeronautics/Rails ($34.7M).

Designates $650,000 for Beaver Control/Eradication Program, $300,000 for Statewide Litter Prevention, $80 million minimum for contracted maintenance and pavement rehabilitation, and funding for specific projects including Mallet Road/Sangani intersection engineering ($750,000) and Lowry Island access road ($520,000).

Establishes performance measures for maintenance, construction, administration, debt service, law enforcement, and aeronautics/rails operations with specific targets for fiscal year 2021.