MS HC15

Proposes an amendment to Section 112 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 to revise legislative authority over county taxation of nuclear-powered electrical generating plants.

Removes the existing provision that allowed the Legislature to deny or limit a county's right to levy county and/or special taxes on nuclear-powered electrical generating plants.

Eliminates the provision allowing the Legislature to establish a special mode of valuation, assessment, and levy for nuclear-powered electrical generating plants by majority vote of both houses.

Submits the proposed amendment to qualified electors at the election scheduled for the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November 2024.

Ballot explanation states the amendment "revises the Legislature's authority to limit or deny a county's right to levy county and/or special taxes on nuclear-powered electrical generating plants, provide for a special mode of valuation, assessment and levy upon such plants, and provide for the distribution of the revenue derived therefrom."