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MS SB2877

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/18/2021

Primary Sponsor

Melanie Sojourner

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Origin

Senate

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Redirects the first $80,000,000 annually from lottery proceeds from the State Highway Fund to the Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund through June 30, 2028.

  • Designates Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund monies for repair, reconstruction, and maintenance of roads, streets, and highways, and rehabilitation and replacement of bridges in counties and municipalities.

  • Prohibits use of these funds for preconstruction costs and limits spending to no more than 25% of funds in any single congressional district per fiscal year.

  • Requires Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund monies to be allocated in equal portions between road/highway projects and bridge projects.

  • Sunsets the revised allocation on July 1, 2028, after which lottery proceeds revert to the State General Fund, with amounts exceeding $80,000,000 continuing to fund the Education Enhancement Fund.

Legislative Description

Net lottery proceeds; allocate to counties and municipalities for road and bridge repairs, instead of to State Highway Fund.

Last Action

Failed

2/11/2021

Committee Referrals

Finance1/18/2021

Full Bill Text

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