As Amended
SEC. 29-17-3. Special funds.
(1) A special fund, to be designated the "1991 Mississippi Public Facilities Asbestos Abatement Fund," is hereby created within the State Treasury. Monies deposited into such fund shall be allocated and disbursed, in the discretion of the Department of Finance and Administration, to pay costs of and relating to asbestos abatement (removal of friable asbestos) in public facilities.
(2) A special fund, to be designated the "1991 Mississippi Public Facilities Roofing and Waterproofing Fund," is hereby created within the State Treasury. Amounts deposited into such fund shall be allocated and disbursed, in the discretion of the Department of Finance and Administration, to pay costs of and relating to the repair and replacement of roofs of public facilities and the waterproofing of foundations and other parts of public facilities.
(3) A special fund, to be designated the "1991 Mississippi Public Facilities Paving Fund," is hereby created in the State Treasury. Amounts deposited into such fund shall be allocated and disbursed, in the discretion of the Department of Finance and Administration, to pay costs of and relating to paving and repairing parking lots, roads in public parks, and other paved areas which are part of, or used in connection with, public facilities.
(4) A special fund, to be designated the "1991 Mississippi Public Facilities Mechanical Equipment and Utility Systems Repair and Replacement Fund," is hereby created in the State Treasury. Monies deposited into such fund shall be allocated and disbursed, in the discretion of the Department of Finance and Administration, to pay costs of and relating to repair and replacement of mechanical, electrical, plumbing or other utility systems in public facilities.
(5) A special fund, to be designated the "1991 Mississippi Public Facilities Handicapped Accessibility Improvements Fund," is hereby created in the State Treasury. Monies deposited into such fund shall be allocated and disbursed, in the discretion of the Department of Finance and Administration, to pay costs of and relating to improvements necessary to make Mississippi public facilities accessible to handicapped individuals.
(6) A special fund, to be designated the "1991 Mississippi Public Facilities Energy Savings and Improvements Fund," is hereby created in the State Treasury. Monies deposited into such fund shall be allocated and disbursed, in the discretion of the Department of Finance and Administration, to pay costs of and relating to improvements necessary to make Mississippi public facilities energy efficient.
(7) A special fund, to be designated the "1991 Capital Improvement Fund," is hereby created in the State Treasury. Monies deposited into such fund shall be expended to construct and equip new facilities, to procure necessary land, and to expand or renovate existing facilities for agencies or their successors, as hereinafter described:
AGENCY NAME PROJECT AMOUNT ALLOCATED
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING:
Mississippi State Library addition--Phase I .......... $4,850,000
University
MAFES Complete School of Forest Resources 1,000,000
University of Library addition--Phase I .......... 4,000,000
Mississippi
Mississippi Valley Misc. campus repairs ............... 800,000
State University
University of Construct perinatal center--
Mississippi Phase I .......................... 2,000,000
Medical Center Expenditure of such funds is
contingent upon federal funds
being made available for such
project.
University of Library addition--Phase I .......... 4,850,000
Southern
Mississippi
Delta State Construct fine arts facility ....... 3,225,000
University
Jackson State University Park Auditorium
University Misc. campus repairs ............... 3,000,000
Alcorn State Alcorn Stadium
University Misc. campus repairs ............... 2,500,000
Mississippi Misc. campus repairs ............... 400,000
University
For Women
USM--Gulf Coast Misc. campus repairs ............... 500,000
Research Lab
and Gulf Park
Campus
COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES:
These funds may only be used for the addition to or renovation of existing facilities on any community and junior college campuses as recommended by the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges to the Department of Finance and Administration; provided, however, that funds allocated for expenditure on the campus of Coahoma Community College may be used for the construction and equipping of new facilities.
Coahoma ....................................................1,473,400
Co-Lin .......................................................374,996
East Central .................................................321,364
East Miss. ...................................................295,021
Hinds ........................................................873,120
Holmes .......................................................357,910
Itawamba .....................................................421,036
Jones Co. ....................................................549,303
Meridian .....................................................402,762
Miss. Delta ..................................................393,626
Miss. Gulf Coast .............................................786,754
Northeast Miss. ..............................................489,975
Northwest Miss. ..............................................492,586
Pearl River ..................................................428,155
Southwest Miss. ..............................................339,992
DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS:
J. P. Coleman Addition of marina slips
and parking ...................... 675,000
Buccaneer Expand wave pool and
attendant facilities ............. 460,000
Roosevelt Construct
lodge and parking ................ 650,000
Roosevelt Construct swimming pool and
attendant facilities ............. 200,000
Statewide FY-91 Soil Stabilization Program .... 200,000
Percy Quinn Construction of a convention center
and additional lodge rooms ........ 1,000,000
Feasibility study ..................................... 100,000
The Department of Finance and Administration shall study appropriate measures to enhance revenues generated by the park system, including the desirability and feasibility of private investment ventures at state parks. In order to consider the feasibility of private investment at state parks the department shall employ a qualified firm with expertise to study and assist in this regard.
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS: Construction, repair, and/or renovation of the following projects will be accomplished utilizing inmate labor where possible to affect cost savings. The Department of Correction Facilities Engineer shall determine the extent of inmate labor available to affect maximum savings. Such savings may be transferred to any of the following construction projects:
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS:
Calhoun County Replace Community Work Center ...... 50,000
State Penitentiary FY-91 Housing renovation program ... 700,000
South Mississippi Construct emergency vehicle and
Correctional repair building ................. 200,000
Institution
MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION:
Replace production facility equipment 2,400,000
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION:
Restoration of Central High
Legislative Services Building .......... 2,000,000
There is also hereby allocated for
the restoration of such office facilities
not more than $6,575,000.00 of the proceeds
of bonds issued under Chapter 2, First
Extraordinary Session of 1989, which
proceeds were originally allocated therein
for the construction of new facilities to
house the Department of Rehabilitation
Services.
Install energy management system and
related utility equipment in the "Capitol
Complex" ............................ 2,000,000
Acquire and improve land for parking
in the "Capitol Complex" ............... 25,000
Construct additional parking
facilities in the "Capitol Complex" . 2,500,000
DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH:
Statewide Construct eight ICF-MR community
group homes ......................... 2,640,000
East Mississippi Renovate shower facilities--
State Hospital "Administration building" .............. 350,000
Ellisville State Replace dietary building ............... 1,800,000
Hudspeth Retar- FY-91 cottage renovation project........ 310,000
dation Center
Mississippi Life-safety upgrade renovation
State Hospital of building 34 ...................... 1,400,000
Life-safety upgrade renovation
of building 87 .........................1,200,000
Life-safety upgrade renovation
of building 90 .........................1,500,000
North Mississippi Construct ICF-MR severely-handi-
Retardation capped building ..................... 2,400,000
Center
South Mississippi Construct ICF-MR severely-handi-
Retardation capped building ..................... 2,400,000
Center
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES:
Department of FY-91 Campus-housing renovation
Youth Services program for the Columbia and Oakley
campuses .................................300,000
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY:
Installation of movable shelving in
the Charlotte Capers Archives and History
Building .................................500,000
TOTAL ......................................................... $63,085,000
The Department of Finance and Administration is authorized to pay up to the amounts stipulated in this section for the purchase of land and buildings. In no case shall the department pay an amount in excess of the appraised value of the property to be acquired. The appraised value shall be determined by taking the average of two (2) appraisals performed by different competent appraisers, one (1) to be selected by the Department of Finance and Administration and one (1) to be selected by the Department of Audit.
(8) A special fund, to be designated the "1991 Mississippi Public Facilities Capital Improvement Contingency Revolving Fund," is hereby created in the State Treasury. Amounts deposited into such fund shall be disbursed to: (a) pay costs of projects identified in subsection (7) of this section in the event that the actual cost of such project not paid from sources other than the proceeds of the bonds authorized pursuant to this act shall exceed the amount specified in subsection (7), provided that the total amount disbursed from such fund with respect to any project may not exceed ten percent (10%) of the amount allocated to such project as set forth in subsection (7); and (b) pay costs of other projects as may be authorized in a subsequent act. Promptly after the State Bond Commission, by resolution duly adopted, shall have certified that all of the projects specified in subsection (7) (and all other projects, if any, the payment of all or part of the cost of which from the 1991 Mississippi Public Facilities Capital Improvement Contingency Revolving Fund shall have been authorized in a subsequent act) shall have been completed or abandoned, any amounts remaining in the 1991 Mississippi Public Facilities Capital Improvement Contingency Revolving Fund shall be applied to pay debt service on bonds issued pursuant to this act, in accordance with the proceedings authorizing issuance of such bonds. Any funds remaining after construction of the above buildings at Mississippi State Hospital can be used for furnishings and equipment in Buildings 34, 87, 90 and 33.
(9) Each of the funds created pursuant to subsections (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8) above shall be maintained by the State Treasurer as a separate and special fund, separate and apart from the General Fund of the state, and investment earnings on amounts in each such fund shall be deposited into such fund. The expenditure of monies deposited into such special funds shall be under the direction of the Department of Finance and Administration, and such funds shall be paid by the State Treasurer upon warrants issued by such department, which warrants shall be issued upon requisitions signed by the Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration.
SOURCES: Laws, 1990, ch. 581, Sec. 2. Laws, 1993, ch. 608, Sec. 1, eff from and after passage (approved April 20, 1993).