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MS HB258

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

3/3/2020

Primary Sponsor

Bryant Clark

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Origin

House of Representatives

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a special "Historic Courthouse Fund" in the State Treasury to be administered by the Department of Archives and History for grants to counties for maintenance and restoration of historic courthouses in Mississippi

  • Requires counties receiving grants to provide matching funds equal to 25% of the grant amount

  • Authorizes the Department of Archives and History to solicit and accept donations, bequests, gifts, and grants of money and property, with authority to sell donated property and deposit proceeds into the fund

  • Allows the Legislature to appropriate, transfer, or provide additional funds to the Historic Courthouse Fund, with unexpended amounts and interest earnings remaining in the fund rather than lapsing

  • Takes effect July 1, 2020

Legislative Description

Historic Courthouse Fund; create to provide grants to counties for maintenance/restoration of historic courthouses.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/3/2020

Committee Referrals

Public Property1/27/2020

Full Bill Text

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