MS HB1722

Appropriates $12,501,518.00 from the State General Fund and $13,696,000.00 from special funds to the Department of Archives and History for fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026).

Authorizes 155 permanent positions and 10 time-limited positions within the department.

Allocates $2,000,000.00 from the Mississippi Landmark Grant Fund for preservation of Mississippi Landmark Properties and $100,000.00 for capital development and maintenance of Beauvoir Shrine.

Reappropriates $22,751,705.00 from the Capital Expense Fund for specific projects including the De la Pointe-Krebs House ($57,992.00), repair and renovation projects ($14,268,419.00), Vicksburg Military Park Interpretive Center ($5,997,080.00), and Crigler Park Project ($2,428,214.00).

Provides $50,000.00 additional funding for the Statewide Oral History Project and authorizes the department to accept grants and donations up to $1,000,000.00.