HB 1826 Summary

• Appropriates $1,438,802,542.00 to the Mississippi Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2025 (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025) for administrative expenses across three offices: Administrative Services, Highways, and Aeronautics and Rails.

• Authorizes 2,698 permanent positions and allocates funds across five program budgets: Administration ($63.2M), Construction ($992.8M), Maintenance ($266.8M), Debt Service ($79.5M), and Aeronautics/Rails ($36.5M).

• Requires $650,000 transfer to Department of Agriculture and Commerce for beaver control, $5,000,000 transfer to Department of Public Safety for commercial transportation enforcement, and $450,000 for statewide litter prevention.

• Mandates minimum $80,000,000 expenditure for contracted maintenance overlay and pavement rehabilitation, and prohibits construction contracts for highway segments under 10 miles without Transportation Commission approval and notification to legislative committee chairs.

• Appropriates additional $761,000,000 from special funds including capacity projects ($250M), infrastructure match ($80M), emergency road and bridge funds ($90M), and county-specific infrastructure improvements ($290M combined).