MS HB1719

Appropriates $22,000,000 from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund to the Department of Finance and Administration for destination marketing organizations' marketing activities and Grammy Museum Mississippi costs for fiscal year 2024.

Appropriates $3,000,000 from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund to the Department of Finance and Administration for Mississippi Main Street Association from passage through June 30, 2024.

Requires the State Department of Health to verify all expenditures are eligible under Section 602 of the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and that recipients have not received reimbursement from other sources before disbursing funds.

Makes recipients liable to repay Mississippi if federal inspectors determine funds were expended improperly and the state is required to reimburse the federal government.

Takes effect upon passage except Section 1, which takes effect July 1, 2023.