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MS HB258

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

2/2/2021

Primary Sponsor

Bryant Clark

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a special fund in the State Treasury called the "Historic Courthouse Fund" 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 donations and gifts of money and property, and to sell donated property with proceeds deposited into the fund
  • Allows the Legislature to appropriate, transfer, or provide additional funds to the Historic Courthouse Fund
  • Funds in the account do not lapse at the end of a fiscal year and all interest earned must be credited back to the fund
  • Takes effect July 1, 2021

Legislative Description

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

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/2/2021

Committee Referrals

Public Property1/18/2021

Full Bill Text

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