Senate Bill 2779 Summary

• Requires the Mississippi Department of Transportation to submit a detailed description of criteria and analyses used to change the priority of new capacity projects to the Transportation Commission

• Mandates the Transportation Commission include the detailed description of criteria and analyses in its official minutes along with all supporting documentation

• Makes the criteria and analyses available to the public upon request

• Amends Section 65-3-97 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 to establish transparency requirements for highway project prioritization decisions

• Takes effect July 1, 2021