MS SB3058

Transfers $3,000,000 from the Budget Contingency Fund to the Poultry Farmer Stabilization Grant Program Fund, $9,500,000 to the Mississippi Supplemental CFAP Grant Program Fund, and $500,000 to the Sweet Potato Farm Sustainment Grant Program Fund

Establishes three grant programs administered by the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce to assist farmers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic: poultry farmers who lost at least one full flock, commodity producers who qualified for USDA's Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, and sweet potato farmers facing pandemic-related expenses

Authorizes the Department of Agriculture and Commerce to retain up to 3% of appropriated funds for administrative expenses and to contract with an entity for program administration without Public Procurement Review Board approval

Requires the Department to report program utilization to legislative and executive leaders by December 15, 2020, including names of all grant participants and amounts received

Mandates that any unexpended Coronavirus Relief Fund monies remaining on December 15, 2020 be transferred to the Unemployment Compensation Fund by December 30, 2020, and subjects fund usage to audit by federal and state auditors