Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-371 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 43 / Section 104-371
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-371
Status: in_force

(1) A special fund, to be designated as the “2022 Local Improvements Projects Fund,” is created within the State Treasury. The fund shall be maintained by the State Treasurer as a separate and special fund, separate and apart from the General Fund of the state. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned or investment earnings on amounts in the fund shall be deposited into such fund.

(2) Monies deposited into the fund shall be disbursed by the Department of Finance and Administration as follows:

(a) To the Department of Archives and History for the purpose of providing a grant to the Scott Ford House, Inc., to develop the property located at 136 East Cohea Street in the City of Jackson, the home of the former slave Mary Scott Green, to tell her story and that of other Mississippi midwives, and to develop the property located at 138 East Cohea Street in the City of Jackson as a house museum to tell the family story of the midwife Virginia Scott Ford

․․․․․$ 200,000.00

(b) To assist in paying costs associated with repair, renovation, furnishing and equipping of and upgrades and improvements to the Jackson Public School District's Career Development Center in Jackson, Mississippi

․․․․․$ 300,000.00

(c) To assist the Centreville Chamber of Commerce in paying costs associated with construction, furnishing and equipping of a recreation center and related facilities in the Town of Centreville, Mississippi

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(d) To assist the Richards Community Center, Inc., in paying costs associated with recreational equipment and lights for the Richards Community Center

․․․․․$ 150,000.00

(e) To assist in paying costs associated with repair and renovation of the National Guard Armory in the Town of Gloster, Mississippi

․․․․․$ 250,000.00

(f) To assist the City of Georgetown, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with Railroad Avenue lighting and park area

․․․․․․$ 50,000.00

(g) To assist the City of Georgetown, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with Railroad Avenue sidewalks

․․․․․$ 100,000.00

(h) To assist the City of Brookhaven, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with geometric improvements, signalization improvements, striping/signing and drainage improvements to Brookway Boulevard beginning at Interstate 55 and continuing east to U.S. Highway 51

․․․$ 1,000,000.00

(i) To assist the Town of Byhalia, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the Old School Commons restoration and upgrades necessary to meet ADA regulations

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(j) To assist Marshall County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the Blackwater Road Bridge project

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(k) To assist the Town of Tylertown, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the renovation of the Civic Center and Mississippi State University Extension Service offices

․․․․․$ 450,000.00

(l) To assist the City of Durant, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with road repairs

․․․․․․$ 50,000.00

(m) To assist the Town of Goodman, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with road repairs

․․․․․․$ 50,000.00

(n) To assist Holmes County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with courthouse renovation

․․․․․$ 150,000.00

(o) To assist the Town of Pickens, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair and renovation of the town police station

․․․․․․$ 50,000.00

(p) To the Board of Supervisors of Lowndes County, Mississippi, to assist the Town of Crawford, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with infrastructure needs

․․․․․$ 250,000.00

(q) To assist the City of D'Iberville, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the extension of Mallett Road

․․․$ 1,000,000.00

(r) To assist the Town of Coldwater, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the acquisition of a fire truck

․․․․․$ 350,000.00

(s) To assist the Town of Tunica, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with road repairs

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(t) To assist Tunica County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the extension of natural gas lines

․․․․․$ 150,000.00

(u) To assist the City of Starkville, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with Northside Drive drainage channel improvements, mobilization, channel shaping and grading

․․․․․$ 250,000.00

(v) To assist the City of Starkville, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with J.L. King Center infrastructure, security and lighting

․․․․․$ 250,000.00

(w) 2 To assist the City of Jackson, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with construction of a parking lot and related facilities for the Jackson Convention Center

․․․$ 1,000,000.00

(x) To assist the City of Oxford, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair and renovation of a building to be used by the City of Oxford Police Department

․․․$ 1,000,000.00

(y) To assist Perry County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the acquisition of a fire truck

․․․․․$ 250,000.00

(z) To assist the City of Columbus, Mississippi, Fire and Rescue in paying costs associated with the acquisition of a fire engine

․․․․․$ 350,000.00

(aa) To assist the City of Fulton, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the purchase of and repair and renovation of a building to house City Hall and repair and renovation of the former City Hall to house other city departments

․․․$ 1,000,000.00

(bb) To assist Itawamba County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair and renovation of the Itawamba County Courthouse and construction of a Justice Court

․․․$ 1,000,000.00

(cc) To assist Jones County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair, renovation, upgrades and additions to the Jones County Law Enforcement Complex

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(dd) To assist the City of Laurel, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with additions to the Veterans Museum in Laurel, Mississippi

․․․․․$ 250,000.00

(ee) 2 To assist Arise and Shine, Inc., with providing children and youth programs and services in Copiah County, Mississippi

․․․․․․$ 50,000.00

(ff) To assist the City of Crystal Springs, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with providing lighting for Pedestrian and Bicycle Corridor Federal Aid Project No. STP-0130-00(013)LPA/107363-701000

․․․․․$ 250,000.00

(gg) To assist in paying costs associated with repair and renovation of the Millsaps Heritage Center in the City of Hazlehurst, Mississippi

․․․․․$ 300,000.00

(hh) To assist the City of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with water system, sewer system and other infrastructure improvements and development of the Fayard project beautification

․․․$ 1,500,000.00

(ii) To assist the Diamondhead Fire District in paying various costs for the City Fire Department

․․․․․․$ 25,000.00

(jj) To assist in paying various costs for the Fenton Fire Station in Hancock County, Mississippi

․․․․․․$ 25,000.00

(kk) To assist in paying various costs for the County Farm Fire Station in Harrison County, Mississippi

․․․․․․$ 25,000.00

(ll) To assist in paying various costs for the Lizan Fire Station in Harrison County, Mississippi

․․․․․․$ 25,000.00

(mm) To assist in paying various costs for the Saucier Fire Station in Harrison County, Mississippi

․․․․․․$ 25,000.00

(nn) To assist in paying various costs for the Success Fire Station in Harrison County, Mississippi

․․․․․․$ 25,000.00

(oo) To assist the City of Fayette, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the construction, furnishing and equipping of a fire station for the city's fire department

․․․․․$ 400,000.00

(pp) To assist the City of Baldwyn, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the construction of a satellite fire station

․․․․․$ 200,000.00

(qq) To assist the City of Baldwyn, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repairs to Winddance Drive necessary for trucking company weight restrictions

․․․․․$ 100,000.00

(rr) To assist the City of Tupelo, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with lighting and curb upgrades to McCullough Boulevard

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(ss) To assist the City of Booneville, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the repair, replacement, adjustment and relocation of sewer lines and related sewer system infrastructure underneath and near the Northeast Mississippi Community College football field and surrounding area

․․․$ 1,000,000.00

(tt) To assist Madison County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with making improvements to Bozeman Road, beginning at its intersection with Mississippi Highway 463 and proceeding north

․․․$ 2,500,000.00

(uu) To assist the City of Madison, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with renovation of the Performing Arts Center and placement of utility lines under the center

․․․$ 1,000,000.00

(vv) To assist the Town of Bruce, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with infrastructure improvements around and near both of the city's parks, including, but not limited to, paving town streets and parking lots, drainage improvements, water and sewer line repairs and extensions, and pavilion construction in such parks

․․․․․$ 400,000.00

(ww) To assist the Town of Bruce, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair and resurfacing of “Jimmy Beckley” Industrial Park Road

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(xx) To assist the Town of Derma, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with water well repairs

․․․․․․$ 50,000.00

(yy) To assist the Town of Vardaman, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with paving town streets

․․․․․$ 150,000.00

(zz) To assist in paying costs associated with construction of an ambulance center for Tippah County Hospital

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(aaa) To assist the Town of Walnut, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the purchase of a fire truck for the town's fire department

․․․․․$ 300,000.00

(bbb) To assist the Town of Dumas, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the purchase of equipment for the town's fire department

․․․․․․$ 25,000.00

(ccc) To assist in paying costs associated with creating a SkillPath 2030 Lab for the North Tippah School District

․․․․․$ 200,000.00

(ddd) To assist the City of Ripley, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the purchase of equipment for the city's fire department

․․․․․$ 100,000.00

(eee) To assist the City of Ripley, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with various infrastructure projects

․․․․․$ 200,000.00

(fff) To assist Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance in paying costs associated with alliance activities

․․․․․$ 100,000.00

(ggg) To assist in paying costs associated with exhibits with robotics and code training for students at the Issac Chapel Rosenwald Historical Museum and Education Center in Marshall County, Mississippi

․․․․․$ 200,000.00

On April 21, 2023, the Board of Supervisors of Marshall County shall transfer to the Issac Chapel Rosenwald Historical Museum and Education Center the remaining balance of all funds received from the Department of Finance and Administration under this paragraph (ggg).

(hhh) To assist Delta Health System in paying costs associated with capital improvements and infrastructure improvements related to patient room compliance and women's center services

․․․$ 2,000,000.00

(iii) To assist the City of Gautier, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with construction of the Mississippi Songwriters Performing Arts Center and improvements to Town Commons Park, including, but not limited to, parking and through roads for an amphitheater

․․․$ 4,000,000.00

(jjj) To assist the City of Senatobia, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair, renovation and upgrades to Front Street Fire Station

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(kkk) To assist the City of Gautier, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with expansion of RV sites and paving at Shepard State Park

․․․$ 1,500,000.00

(lll) To assist Chickasaw County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the CR42 Road project

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(mmm) To assist in paying costs associated with construction of a firehouse for the Thorn Volunteer Fire Department in Chickasaw County, Mississippi

․․․․․․$ 50,000.00

(nnn) To assist Clay County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with road projects in Supervisors District 2 in Clay County including overlay of Mayhew Road, Mayfield Road, Pinkerton Road, Clisby Road and Herman Shirley Road

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(ooo) To assist Monroe County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with road maintenance and repairs

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(ppp) To assist the City of West Point, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with roof repair and/or replacement for Bryan Public Library

․․․․․$ 250,000.00

(qqq) To assist in paying costs associated with the construction or purchase of a building for the Michael H. Ball Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 12191 in Carroll County, Mississippi

․․․․․$ 200,000.00

(rrr) To assist the Town of Duck Hill, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with resurfacing streets

․․․․․$ 200,000.00

(sss) To assist the Town of Carrollton, Mississippi, in paying various costs associated with the town's water tower project

․․․․․․$ 20,000.00

(ttt) To assist in paying costs associated with various Winona-Montgomery County Consolidated School District renovation projects

․․․$ 7,000,000.00

(uuu) To assist in paying costs associated with a regional communications system for the Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency

․․․․․$ 200,000.00

(vvv) To assist the City of Columbia, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with improvements to the city's downtown storm drainage system and related infrastructure

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(www) To assist Marion County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with pavement maintenance for county roads

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(xxx) To assist Lamar County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the Mental Health Diversion Center in Purvis, Mississippi

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(yyy) To provide for the reimbursement of prior costs associated with acquisition and repair, renovation, furnishing and equipping of a building and related facilities for the Bovina Volunteer Fire Department in Warren County, Mississippi

․․․․․$ 250,000.00

(zzz) To assist the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with lighting for city baseball fields

․․․․․$ 250,000.00

(aaaa) To assist Warren County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the purchase of culverts and construction and installation of sluice gates

․․․․․․$ 75,000.00

(bbbb) To assist the City of Grenada, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with road resurfacing for Southwest Frontage Road

․․․․․$ 250,000.00

(cccc) To assist Grenada County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with construction and extension of New Industrial Park Road

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(dddd) To assist Grenada County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with resurfacing of National Guard Trout Road

․․․․․$ 750,000.00

(eeee) To assist Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with roof repair for Phillip Community Center in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

․․․․․․$ 50,000.00

(ffff) To assist the City of Petal, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the construction of an access road beginning at or near the intersection of Central Avenue and M. J. Harris Drive in Petal, Mississippi, and running southerly into the Robert E. Russell Sports Complex

․․․․․․$500,000.00

(gggg) To assist the City of Iuka, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with road paving, purchase of utility vehicles for the city's police department and fire department, city park upgrades, library repair and purchase of a dump truck and two (2) police cars

․․․․․․$250,000.00

(hhhh) To assist the City of Pontotoc, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with relocating the fire station on Main Street in the city to a less congested corner lot near the current location

․․․․․․$750,000.00

(iiii) To assist in paying costs associated with construction of the Agricola Multipurpose Center in George County, Mississippi

․․․$ 1,600,000.00

(jjjj) To assist in paying costs associated with industrial park wastewater replacement main in George County, Mississippi

․․․․․$ 400,000.00

(kkkk) To assist in paying costs associated with construction of a multipurpose arena in Jackson County, Mississippi

․․․․․$ 750,000.00

(llll) To assist Jasper County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and improvements to roads and bridges including, but not limited to, CR 195 and CR 215

․․․․․$ 650,000.00

(mmmm) To assist Smith County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair and repaving of county roads

․․․․․$ 250,000.00

(nnnn) To assist in paying costs associated with acquisition of motor vehicles for the Winston County Sheriff's Department

․․․․․$ 150,000.00

(oooo) To assist Kemper County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with a gas line project from Dekalb, Mississippi, to Scooba, Mississippi

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(pppp) To assist in paying costs associated with the purchase of equipment for the Kemper County Volunteer Fire Department

․․․․․․$ 50,000.00

(qqqq) To assist in paying costs associated with acquisition of motor vehicles for the Neshoba County Sheriff's Department

․․․․․$ 150,000.00

(rrrr) To assist the Town of Scooba, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the renovation of town facilities

․․․․․․$ 75,000.00

(ssss) To assist the City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with improvements in infrastructure in the Midtown area of the city, including, but not limited to, roads, bridges, water, sewer, drainage, sidewalks, stormwater detention, land acquisition, utility relocation and lighting

․․․․$1,750,000.00

(tttt) To assist the City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with flood control, detention basins or other infrastructure improvements in and around Gordon's Creek

․․․․․$ 250,000.00

(uuuu) To assist Alcorn County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair and renovation of the Alcorn County Courthouse

․․․$ 1,000,000.00

(vvvv) To assist in paying costs associated with Alcorn County School District improvements

․․․․․$ 150,000.00

(wwww) To Alcorn County, Mississippi, to assist in paying Alcorn County Fire Chiefs and Firefighters Association expenses

․․․․․$ 100,000.00

(xxxx) To assist the Jacinto Foundation, Inc., in paying costs associated with capital improvements, repairing, renovating, restoring, rehabilitating, preserving, furnishing and/or equipping the Jacinto Courthouse and related facilities in Alcorn County, Mississippi

․․․․․$ 100,000.00

(yyyy) To assist Covington County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with improvements to Kelly Creek Road and/or Fruitstand Road

․․․․․$ 200,000.00

(zzzz) To assist Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with improvements to Willie Fortenberry Road, Gum Swamp Road and/or Sumrall Road

․․․․․$ 100,000.00

(aaaaa) To assist the Town of Shubuta, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with refurbishing, repair, renovation, restoration and furnishing of the Town Hall building

․․․․․$ 200,000.00

(bbbbb) To assist Coahoma Community College in paying costs associated with completion of the HVAC system for the Coahoma County Higher Education Center

․․․․․$ 150,000.00

(ccccc) To assist Simpson County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with various road paving projects

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(ddddd) To assist the Town of D'Lo, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with paving South Maple Street, Elm Street, North Oak Street and North Maple Street

․․․․․$ 200,000.00

(eeeee) To provide funds to be distributed equally among the following fire departments in Simpson County, Mississippi, and Rankin County, Mississippi, to assist in paying various department costs: Braxton Fire Department, Cato Fire Department, Harrisville Volunteer Fire Department, Magee Fire Department, Mendenhall Fire Department, Simpson County Station 7 Fire Department, Old Pearl Volunteer Fire Department, Pinola Fire Department, Puckett Volunteer Fire Department and Shell Road Volunteer Fire Department

․․․․․․$150,000.00

(fffff) To assist in paying costs associated with the purchase of playground equipment for Houston Community Park in Itawamba County

․․․․․․$ 50,000.00

(ggggg) To assist Newton County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with upgrades and repairs to Tanglewood Road

․․․․․$ 450,000.00

(hhhhh) To assist Scott County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with infrastructure improvements on Coal Bluff Road

․․․․․$ 350,000.00

(iiiii) To assist the Town of Plantersville, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with infrastructure improvements and the purchase of equipment for the town's police department

․․․․․$ 100,000.00

(jjjjj) To assist Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with upgrades and improvements to Maben Sturgis Road

․․․$ 1,000,000.00

(kkkkk) To assist the City of Starkville, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the city's Main Street project

․․․$ 1,250,000.00

(lllll) To assist Humphreys County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repairs, including asbestos removal, to the Humphreys County Courthouse

․․․․․$ 400,000.00

(mmmmm) To assist the City of New Albany, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with central business district renovations

․․․․․$ 250,000.00

(nnnnn) To assist the CREATE Foundation in paying costs associated with storm shelter and community center renovations in the Red Hill Community in Union County, Mississippi

․․․․․$ 150,000.00

(ooooo) To the Board of Trustees of Southwest Mississippi Community College for the purpose of providing funds for the costs associated with the construction of a new outdoor multipurpose center on the campus of the college

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(ppppp) 1 2 To Scenic Rivers Development Alliance for the purpose of making improvements at parks and facilities as follows: golf cart path repairs and course equipment upgrades at Quail Hollow Golf Course in Pike County; building repairs and equipment upgrades at Bogue Chitto Water Park in Pike County; building repairs, arena equipment and bleachers at Ethel Vance Park in Pike County; building repairs and fencing at Liberty Town Fields in Pike County; ADA sidewalk improvements and building repairs at Walkers Bridge Water Park in Walthall County; pier improvements, building improvements and road improvements at the County Outdoor Complex in Walthall County and park improvements in Franklin County

․․․$ 1,000,000.00

(qqqqq) To assist the Caledonia Natural Gas District in paying costs associated with acquisition of three (3) pickup trucks to be used as service trucks

․․․․․$ 150,000.00

(rrrrr) To assist Neshoba County, Mississippi, for the reimbursement of prior costs associated with transition to the MSWIN system

․․․$ 1,000,000.00

(sssss) To assist in paying costs associated with the Neshoba General Hospital Ambulance Enterprise

․․․․․$ 250,000.00

(ttttt) 1 2 To assist the Briarwood Pool in Jackson, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with ADA requirements and accessibility plan

․․․․․$ 250,000.00

(uuuuu) To assist Hinds County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with Phase I White Oak Creek streambank erosion improvements to a portion of the creek running from at or near Old Canton Road to at or near Briarwood Drive in the City of Jackson, Mississippi

․․․$ 2,000,000.00

(vvvvv) To assist the City of Tupelo, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with improvements to Endville Road

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(wwwww) To provide funds to Wayne County, Mississippi, to be distributed equally among the following volunteer fire departments in Wayne County, Mississippi, to assist in paying various department costs: Battles Volunteer Fire Department, Beat Four Volunteer Fire Department, Buckatunna Volunteer Fire Department, Central Volunteer Fire Department, Clara Volunteer Fire Department, Coyt Volunteer Fire Department, Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department, Denham Volunteer Fire Department, Ecutta Volunteer Fire Department, Hiwanee Volunteer Fire Department, Matherville Volunteer Fire Department, Maynor Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Mulberry Volunteer Fire Department, Pleasant Grove Volunteer Fire Department, Progress Volunteer Fire Department, Strengthford Volunteer Fire Department and Yellow Creek Volunteer Fire Department

․․․․․$ 340,000.00

(xxxxx) To assist the City of Waynesboro, Mississippi, in paying city fire department costs

․․․․․․$ 70,000.00

(yyyyy) To assist the Town of State Line, Mississippi, in paying various department costs for Stateline Volunteer Fire Department

․․․․․․$ 20,000.00

(zzzzz) To assist in paying various department costs for Richton Volunteer Fire Department in Perry County, Mississippi

․․․․․․$ 20,000.00

(aaaaaa) To assist the Town of State Line, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with acquisition of motor vehicles for the city's police department

․․․․․․$ 50,000.00

(bbbbbb) To assist the City of Picayune, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with improvements to North Frontage Road from Interstate 59 in Picayune

․․․․․$ 850,000.00

(cccccc) To assist the City of Raymond, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with renovation, rehabilitation and expansion of and additions to the city's police station

․․․․․$ 250,000.00

(dddddd) To assist Benton County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with maintenance of roads and bridges

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(eeeeee) To assist the Town of Potts Camp, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the acquisition of a fire truck

․․․․․$ 300,000.00

(ffffff) To assist the Town of Hickory Flat, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the acquisition of equipment for the town's police department

․․․․․$ 100,000.00

(gggggg) To assist Union County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with maintenance of roads in Supervisors District 1 in Union County

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(hhhhhh) To assist Union County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with maintenance of roads in Supervisors District 2 in Union County

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(iiiiii) To provide matching funds to the City of Charleston, Mississippi, for the repair of Charleston City Hall

․․․․․$ 250,000.00

(jjjjjj) To assist the Town of Coffeeville, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with street improvements

․․․․․$ 125,000.00

(kkkkkk) To assist the City of Water Valley, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with renovation of the Water Valley Civic Auditorium

․․․․․$ 225,000.00

(llllll) To assist Pearl River County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with county road maintenance

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(mmmmmm) To assist the City of Morton, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repairs, resurfacing, upgrades and improvements to streets and roads around Morton High School and surrounding areas in the City of Morton

․․․․․$ 150,000.00

(nnnnnn) To provide funds to be distributed equally among the eight (8) volunteer fire departments in Scott County, Mississippi, to assist in paying various department costs and expenses

․․․․․$ 200,000.00

(oooooo) To assist in paying costs associated with repair and renovation of facilities at Chautauqua Park in Crystal Springs, Mississippi

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(pppppp) To assist Quitman Community Hospital in paying costs associated with improvements and upgrades to facilities and equipment

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(qqqqqq) To provide funds to be distributed in the amount of $25,000.00 to fire departments in Prentiss County, Mississippi, to assist in paying equipment costs

․․․․․$ 375,000.00

(rrrrrr) To assist the City of Senatobia, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with lighting and other improvements to city-owned facilities

․․․$ 1,000,000.00

(ssssss) To assist Tate County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with road and infrastructure improvements

․․․$ 5,000,000.00

(tttttt) To assist in paying costs associated with construction of an Agriculture Technology building at Independence High School in the Tate County School District

․․․․․$ 750,000.00

(uuuuuu) To provide funds to be distributed equally among all volunteer fire departments in Clarke County, Mississippi, to assist in paying equipment costs and for upgrades

․․․․․$ 150,000.00

(vvvvvv) To assist in paying costs associated with acquisition of motor vehicles with upfit, lights, cages and sirens, for the Clarke County Sheriff's Department

․․․․․$ 100,000.00

(wwwwww) To assist Lincoln County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with HVAC system and equipment repairs and/or replacement

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(xxxxxx) To assist Jackson Metropolitan Technical Center in paying costs associated with roof and building repairs for its building

․․․․․$ 100,000.00

(yyyyyy) To assist Attala County, Mississippi, to provide funds for the acquisition of fire trucks for Carmack Volunteer Fire Department, Friendship Volunteer Fire Department, Providence Fire Department and Zama Volunteer Fire Department

․․․$ 1,000,000.00

(zzzzzz) To assist Attala County, Mississippi, in defraying expenses associated with repairs, resurfacing and other improvements to county roads and bridges

․․․$ 1,000,000.00

(aaaaaaa) To assist Leake County, Mississippi, to provide funds for the acquisition of fire trucks, firefighting equipment and gear for volunteer fire departments in Leake County

․․․$ 2,000,000.00

(bbbbbbb) To assist Attala County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair and/or replacement of the roof for the Jack Post Industrial Building

․․․$ 1,000,000.00

(ccccccc) To assist the Town of West, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repairs and improvements to town facilities

․․․․․$ 200,000.00

(ddddddd) To assist the City of Kosciusko, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair and maintenance of city facilities

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(eeeeeee) To assist in paying costs associated with construction of a new building for American Legion Post No. 44 in Attala County, Mississippi

․․․․․$ 300,000.00

(fffffff) To assist the City of Clinton, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with site work for and construction and development of streets, street lighting and signals, electrical and communications distribution systems and equipment, water system and sewer system infrastructure and related infrastructure within an area bound by U.S. Highway 80, Springridge Road, Interstate 20 and Clinton-Raymond Road/Madison Street in the City of Clinton

․․․$ 8,000,000.00

(ggggggg) To assist the Town of Flora, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with improvements to the town's water system and sewer system infrastructure

․․․$ 1,000,000.00

(hhhhhhh) To assist Rankin County, Mississippi, in defraying expenses associated with repairs, resurfacing and other improvements to roads and bridges

․․․$ 8,000,000.00

(iiiiiii) To assist the City of Brandon, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with infrastructure improvements

․․․$ 2,000,000.00

(jjjjjjj) To assist the City of Pearl, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with construction of a bridge extending from the intersection of the extension of Ware Street and relocated St. Augustine Street to Pearson Road in the City of Pearl

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(kkkkkkk) To assist Harrison County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with Sportsplex improvements in the City of Long Beach, Mississippi

․․․$ 1,500,000.00

(lllllll) To assist in paying costs associated with improvements to Lumpkin Stadium for the Long Beach School District

․․․․․$ 100,000.00

(mmmmmmm) To provide $22,222.22 to each of the following fire departments in Choctaw County, Mississippi, to assist in paying various department costs: Chester Volunteer Fire Department, Town of Ackerman Fire Department, Bywy Volunteer Fire Department, Simpson Volunteer Fire Department, Town of Weir Fire Department, Panhandle Volunteer Fire Department, Union Volunteer Fire Department and Town of French Camp Fire Department and to provide $22,222.24 to the Reform Fire Department in Choctaw County, Mississippi, to assist in paying various department costs

․․․․․$ 200,000.00

(nnnnnnn) To provide funds to Winston County, Mississippi, to be distributed equally among the following fire departments in Winston County, Mississippi, to assist in paying various department costs: Nanih Waiya Volunteer Fire Department, Shiloh Volunteer Fire Department, City of Louisville Fire Department, Lo Butcha Volunteer Fire Department, Town of Noxapater Volunteer Fire Department and Mars Hill Volunteer Fire Department

․․․․․$ 120,000.00

(ooooooo) To provide funds to be distributed equally among the following fire departments in Webster County, Mississippi, to assist in paying various department costs: Town of Mathiston Volunteer Fire Department, City of Eupora Fire Department and Tomnolen Volunteer Fire Department

․․․․․․$ 60,000.00

(ppppppp) To assist the City of Eupora, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with street repairs, resurfacing and improvements

․․․․․$ 300,000.00

(qqqqqqq) To assist the City of Louisville, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with constructing a road and other transportation infrastructure in the City of Louisville that will provide and improve access to land owned by the city designated for an economic development project on or near the location of Winston Plywood & Veneer

․․․․․$ 200,000.00

(rrrrrrr) To assist the Town of French Camp, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with sidewalk repairs, lighting and improvements for the town's Historic Downtown District and School Street

․․․․․$ 100,000.00

(sssssss) To provide funds to Choctaw County, Mississippi, for repairs and resurfacing of roads

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(ttttttt) To assist the Town of Ackerman, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with street repairs, resurfacing and improvements

․․․․․$ 200,000.00

(uuuuuuu) To assist the Town of Mathiston, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with construction, repair, renovation, upgrades and improvements to the town's facilities

․․․․․$ 100,000.00

(vvvvvvv) To assist Choctaw County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with Courthouse renovations and improvements

․․․․․$ 100,000.00

(wwwwwww) To assist American Legion Post 82 in the Town of Ackerman, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the Post building and Post activities

․․․․․․$ 25,000.00

(xxxxxxx) To assist VFW Post 3806 in the City of Eupora, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the Post building and Post activities

․․․․․․$ 25,000.00

(yyyyyyy) To assist VFW Post 4540 in Winston County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the Post building and Post activities

․․․․․․$ 25,000.00

(zzzzzzz) To assist the American Legion Post 82 in the Town of Ackerman, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the Post building and Post activities

․․․․․․$ 25,000.00

(aaaaaaaa) To assist in paying the costs associated with land acquisition, site development and construction, furnishing and equipping of new buildings and facilities for, and the relocation of, the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby to property owned by the Mississippi Military Department and located near Camp Shelby in Forrest County, Mississippi

․․․$ 6,000,000.00

(bbbbbbbb) 1 2 To assist the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with renovations of city offices

․․․$ 1,000,000.00

(cccccccc) To assist the Town of Sardis, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other improvements to roads and bridges

․․․․․$ 250,000.00

(dddddddd) To assist the Town of Como, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repairs, resurfacing and other improvements to roads and bridges

․․․․․$ 250,000.00

(eeeeeeee) To assist the City of Bay Springs, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs to Payton Avenue

․․․․․․$ 35,000.00

(ffffffff) To assist the Town of Heidelberg, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs to Walnut Street

․․․․․․$ 45,000.00

(gggggggg) To assist East Jasper School District in paying the costs associated with the acquisition of the Old Heidelberg Academy

․․․․․$ 350,000.00

(hhhhhhhh) To assist the City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with improvements to Dabbs Street

․․․․․$ 250,000.00

(iiiiiiii) To assist Lincoln County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs and improvements to the county courthouse

․․․․․$ 350,000.00

(jjjjjjjj) To assist the City of Carthage, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the repair and renovation of the coliseum

․․․․․$ 600,000.00

(kkkkkkkk) To assist Holmes County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the paving and improvements to Salem/Courts Road

․․․․․$ 600,300.00

(llllllll) To assist Tougaloo College in paying the costs associated with the improvement, renovation and preservation of the historic Mansion building

․․․․․$ 600,000.00

(mmmmmmmm) To assist the City of Southaven, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with a traffic signal at the intersection of Airways Blvd. and Guthrie Drive

․․․․․$ 270,000.00

(nnnnnnnn) To assist DeSoto County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with a traffic signal at the intersection of Byhalia Road and Hwy 305 in Lewisburg/Olive Branch

․․․․․$ 270,000.00

(oooooooo) To assist Marshall County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with building the Chickasaw Trail Emergency Response Center

․․․$ 1,000,000.00

(pppppppp) To assist the Town of Terry, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the renovation of a community center

․․․․․․$ 30,000.00

(qqqqqqqq) To assist the City of Byram, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with bridge and drainage projects

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(rrrrrrrr) To assist the City of Jackson, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with renovations and upgrades for Thalia Mara Hall

․․․$ 2,000,000.00

(ssssssss) 1 2 To assist the City of Jackson, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with renovations and upgrades for the Jackson Planetarium

․․․$ 2,000,000.00

(tttttttt) To assist Panola County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with airport improvements

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(uuuuuuuu) To assist the Town of Sardis, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the Sardis Lake Development project

․․․$ 1,700,000.00

(vvvvvvvv) To assist the Town of Noxapater, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with paving, repairs and improvements to city streets

․․․․․$ 250,000.00

(wwwwwwww) To assist the Town of Walnut Grove, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the purchase of a new fire truck

․․․․․$ 250,000.00

(xxxxxxxx) To assist the Lee County 4th District Community Development Group, a nonprofit corporation, in paying the costs associated with the construction/improvement to its community center

․․․․․$ 300,000.00

(yyyyyyyy) To assist the Windows of Amory, a nonprofit corporation, for expenses related to improvements and operations of the former First Christian Church, known as “The Windows”

․․․․․$ 200,000.00

(zzzzzzzz) To assist the City of Aberdeen, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs and improvements to the Magnolias

․․․․․$ 150,000.00

(aaaaaaaaa) To assist Claiborne County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs and improvements to historical structures in the county

․․․․․․$ 75,000.00

(bbbbbbbbb) To assist Claiborne County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the replacement of an air conditioning and heating system for the county jail

․․․․․․$ 80,000.00

(ccccccccc) To assist Claiborne County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the resurfacing of Russom-Westside Road

․․․․․$ 300,000.00

(ddddddddd) 1 2 To assist the Summit Community Development Foundation in paying the costs associated with the Stand Pipe project

․․․․․$ 200,000.00

(eeeeeeeee) To assist the City of Natchez, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with lighting of the Mississippi River Bridge

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(fffffffff) To assist the City of Magee, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with infrastructure improvements

․․․․․$ 150,000.00

(ggggggggg) To assist the City of Mendenhall, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with infrastructure improvements

․․․․․$ 150,000.00

(hhhhhhhhh) To assist Montgomery County, Mississippi, in defraying expenses for infrastructure improvements and industrial facility

․․․$ 1,000,000.00

(iiiiiiiii) To assist Attala County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with roof repairs for a county-owned building

․․․․․$ 600,000.00

(jjjjjjjjj) To assist the Mississippi Department of Transportation in paying the costs associated with an overpass for Old Highway 63 over Highway 98

․․․$ 1,200,000.00

(kkkkkkkkk) To assist Greene County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with asbestos abatement and demolition of an abandoned factory building

․․․․․$ 600,000.00

(lllllllll) To assist Greene County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the conversion of the old farmer's market into a regional emergency operations center

․․․$ 1,200,000.00

(mmmmmmmmm) To assist the Greene County School District in paying costs associated with tornado and wind damage at the McLain Attendance Center

․․․․․․$ 50,000.00

(nnnnnnnnn) To assist the City of D'Iberville, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with upgrades, mitigation and improvements to the city marina

․․․․․$ 750,000.00

(ooooooooo) To assist Jackson County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the renovations and expansions of the Ball Park Road Fire Station

․․․․․$ 750,000.00

(ppppppppp) To assist the City of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with improvements to Riley Road

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(qqqqqqqqq) To assist the Pearl & Leaf Rivers Rails to Trails Recreational District in paying the costs associated with overlaying the trail from James Lynn Cartlidge Gateway to Carolyn McRaney Gateway and paving the parking lots at stations

․․․$ 1,500,000.00

(rrrrrrrrr) To assist the City of Flowood, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with infrastructure improvements to North Flowood Drive

․․․$ 2,000,000.00

(sssssssss) To assist the Mississippi Department of Transportation in paying the costs associated with improvements to Highway 25 between Grants Ferry Road and Mississippi Highway 471

․․․$ 4,000,000.00

(ttttttttt) To assist the City of Macon, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with inspection, repairs and improvements to the Electric Department Office

․․․․․․$ 40,000.00

(uuuuuuuuu) To assist Noxubee County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with a roof replacement on the county courthouse

․․․․․$ 400,000.00

(vvvvvvvvv) To assist the City of Poplarville, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the acquisition of a new fire truck

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(wwwwwwwww) To assist Warren County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with upgrades and improvements for the historic Old Courthouse and grounds in Vicksburg

․․․․․$ 650,000.00

(xxxxxxxxx) To assist the City of Gulfport, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the Interconnecting Gulfport project related to the federal BUILD grant route, to include Pool Street Extension, Creosote Road Extension, and Daniel Boulevard Extension

․․․$ 3,500,000.00

(yyyyyyyyy) To assist Yazoo County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the construction and repairs of the Lake George Bridge

․․․$ 3,000,000.00

(zzzzzzzzz) To assist Issaquena County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the construction and repairs of the Mannie Road Bridge

․․․$ 1,500,000.00

(aaaaaaaaaa) To assist Sharkey County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the construction and repairs of the Low Water Bridge Road Bridge

․․․$ 1,500,000.00

(bbbbbbbbbb) To assist the Warren County Port Commission in defraying expenses for environmental and permit

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(cccccccccc) To assist Quitman County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with infrastructure improvements on county roads and bridges

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(dddddddddd) To assist Perry County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the widening of Cochran Road

․․․․․$ 600,000.00

(eeeeeeeeee) To assist the City of Richland, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the Highway 49 pedestrian crossover

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(ffffffffff) To assist the City of Pearl, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the Pearl-Richland Intermodal Bridge

․․․$ 2,000,000.00

(gggggggggg) To assist the Mississippi Department of Transportation in paying the costs associated with improvements to Highway 21 in Sebastopol, Mississippi

․․․․․$ 400,000.00

(hhhhhhhhhh) To assist the Town of Decatur, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with upgrading rescue extrication equipment

․․․․․․$ 60,000.00

(iiiiiiiiii) To assist the City of Hernando, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with infrastructure improvements to the Oak Grove and Highway 51 intersection

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(jjjjjjjjjj) To assist the City of Tupelo, Mississippi, in the refurbishment of Ballard Park for the purposes of renovation and to establish a special needs (all inclusive) children's playground

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(kkkkkkkkkk) To assist the City of Tupelo, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with turnaround access at the Elvis Presley Birthplace

․․․․․$ 250,000.00

(llllllllll) To assist the City of Saltillo, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with infrastructure improvements

․․․․․$ 250,000.00

(mmmmmmmmmm) To assist the City of Gluckstadt, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the acquisition of land and construction of a new police station

․․․$ 1,000,000.00

(nnnnnnnnnn) To assist the City of Ridgeland, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the construction of the Commerce Park Connector Road

․․․$ 1,000,000.00

(oooooooooo) To assist the City of Ridgeland, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with road paving and improvements to city streets

․․․$ 1,500,000.00

(pppppppppp) To assist the City of Olive Branch, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with infrastructure improvement on Pleasant Hill Road from SR 302 to Stateline Road

․․․․․$ 750,000.00

(qqqqqqqqqq) To assist the Horn Lake Creek Basin Interceptor Sewer District in paying the costs associated with an infrastructure project

․․․$10,000,000.00

(rrrrrrrrrr) To assist the City of Corinth, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the EFLAP Bridge Replacement

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(ssssssssss) To assist Alcorn County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with infrastructure improvements at the Getwell Road and Harper Road Intersection

․․․․․$ 350,000.00

(tttttttttt) To assist the Town of Blue Mountain, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with improvements to the Blue Mountain Children's Park

․․․․․$ 150,000.00

(uuuuuuuuuu) To assist the Town of Farmington, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with computer equipment upgrades for city hall

․․․․․․$ 25,000.00

(vvvvvvvvvv) To assist the City of Corinth, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the Corinth Veterans Honor Memorial

․․․․․․$ 25,000.00

(wwwwwwwwww) To assist the University of Southern Mississippi in paying the costs associated with re-roofing the coliseum

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(xxxxxxxxxx) To assist Stone County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with road paving and improvements to county roads and bridges

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(yyyyyyyyyy) 1 2 To assist the City of Greenville, Mississippi, in paying the costs of construction and development of the downtown green space associated with the new federal courthouse as part of the Thad Cochran Project

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(zzzzzzzzzz) To assist the City of Greenville, Mississippi, in paying the costs of redevelopment of Hangar 173 at airport to assist the Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC) Aerospace Maintenance Instruction Program

․․․$ 1,500,000.00

(aaaaaaaaaaa) To assist the City of Cleveland, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the Airport Terminal Road Extension Project

․․․$ 1,000,000.00

(bbbbbbbbbbb) To assist Tishomingo County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with a tornado siren and storm shelter at Carter's Branch Volunteer Fire Department

․․․․․․$ 50,000.00

(ccccccccccc) To assist the Town of Marietta, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with an infrastructure project

․․․․․$ 165,000.00

(ddddddddddd) To assist the Town of Mantachie, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with modernizing the town's police force

․․․․․$ 100,000.00

(eeeeeeeeeee) To assist Tishomingo County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with a roof replacement for the Circuit Courthouse

․․․․․$ 400,000.00

(fffffffffff) To assist the City of Iuka, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs and improvements to city streets

․․․․․$ 150,000.00

(ggggggggggg) To assist the Yellow Creek Inland Port Authority in paying the costs associated with infrastructure and port improvement

․․․$ 1,500,000.00

(hhhhhhhhhhh) To assist Pontotoc County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with a Veteran's Service Center in Pontotoc

․․․․․$ 125,000.00

(iiiiiiiiiii) To assist Pontotoc County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with improvements to the Fairgrounds/Exhibit Building Parking Project

․․․․․$ 100,000.00

(jjjjjjjjjjj) To assist the City of Calhoun City, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with paving and improvements to city streets

․․․․․$ 200,000.00

(kkkkkkkkkkk) To assist the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience (The MAX) in paying the costs associated with upgrading exhibits

․․․․․$ 250,000.00

(lllllllllll) To assist Yazoo County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with renovations at the Oakes African-American Cultural Center

․․․․․$ 100,000.00

(mmmmmmmmmmm) To assist the City of Pass Christian, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the Pass Christian Downtown Redevelopment Initiative

․․․․․$ 750,000.00

(nnnnnnnnnnn) To assist Clay County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the renovations of the county courthouse

․․․․․$ 350,000.00

(ooooooooooo) To assist the City of West Point, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with road paving and improvements to city streets

․․․․․$ 400,000.00

(ppppppppppp) To assist the City of Macon, Mississippi, for reimbursement to the city for engineers, clean up of debris, and to stabilize exterior of Electric Department when surrounding buildings collapsed (local state of emergency)

․․․․․․$ 35,000.00

(qqqqqqqqqqq) To assist the Pascagoula Redevelopment Authority in paying the costs associated with the downtown revitalization project

․․․․․$ 750,000.00

(rrrrrrrrrrr) To assist the City of Eupora, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the construction of an amphitheater

․․․․․․$ 50,000.00

(sssssssssss) To assist the City of Eupora, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with a walking trail

․․․․․․$ 10,000.00

(ttttttttttt) To assist Lowndes County, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the construction, development, upgrades and improvements to the rail yard expansion at the West Bank Port, and other rail improvements in Lowndes County that provide otherwise support freight rail service to and from the West Bank Port

․․․$ 3,200,000.00

(uuuuuuuuuuu) To assist the City of Jackson, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with the widening, straightening and clearing debris from Eubanks Creek from State Street to Old Canton Road

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(vvvvvvvvvvv) 1 2 To assist the Department of Finance and Administration in paying the costs associated with the development of the LeFleur's Bluff Otter Creek Golf Park and Connector Trail Project

․․․$13,250,000.00

(wwwwwwwwwww) To assist the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with the river front development

․․․$ 3,500,000.00

(xxxxxxxxxxx) To assist the City of Pelahatchie, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with repairs and improvements to roads and bridges

․․․․․$ 300,000.00

(yyyyyyyyyyy) To assist the Marty Stuart Congress of Country Music Museum in paying the costs associated with the completion of the Ellis Theatre

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(zzzzzzzzzzz) To assist the City of Water Valley, Mississippi, in paying the costs associated with upgrades and improvements to the city-owned electrical system

․․․․․$ 500,000.00

(aaaaaaaaaaaa) To assist the North Mississippi Health Services in paying the costs associated with the unfinished dedicated operating room for cesarean deliveries at the hospital in Amory, Mississippi, which room may be used as a negative pressure room

․․․$ 1,000,000.00

(bbbbbbbbbbbb) To assist the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in paying costs associated with renovations, repairs and improvements to the B.B. King Museum and Club Ebony

․․․$ 2,500,000.00

(cccccccccccc) To assist the Department of Finance and Administration - Bureau of Building, Ground and Real Property Management for the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in paying costs associated with renovations, repairs and improvements to the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame

․․․$ 2,500,000.00

(dddddddddddd) To assist the Town of Macon, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with storm cleanup and emergency operation including storm debris removal

․․․․․․$ 75,000.00

(eeeeeeeeeeee) To assist Noxubee County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with repair of the Veterans Building

․․․․․․$ 25,000.00

(ffffffffffff) To assist Noxubee County, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with road maintenance and repairs

․․․․․$ 150,000.00

(gggggggggggg) [Deleted]

(hhhhhhhhhhhh) To assist the Town of Vaiden, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with various infrastructure projects

․․․․․$ 100,000.00

(iiiiiiiiiiii) To assist the Town of McCool, Mississippi, in paying costs associated with various infrastructure projects

․․․․․$ 100,000.00

(jjjjjjjjjjjj) To assist the Tate County Heritage Museum in paying costs associated with acquisition and updating of exhibits and displays and repair, restoration, upgrades and improvements to equipment and facilities

․․․․․․$ 50,000.00

(kkkkkkkkkkkk) To assist the Mississippi's Toughest Kids Foundation in paying the costs associated with:

(i) Design, preplanning, construction, furnishing and equipping of buildings and related facilities at Camp Kamassa in Copiah County, Mississippi; and

(ii) Design, preplanning, construction and development of infrastructure at Camp Kamassa in Copiah County, Mississippi

․․․$ 1,000,000.00
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-103-204 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 39 / Section 103-204
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-103-204
Status: in_force

The State Treasurer is authorized and directed to borrow funds from the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund created in Section 27-103-203 or from special funds in the State Treasury, or both, to offset any temporary cash flow deficiencies in the Budget Contingency Fund created in Section 27-103-301 regarding Budget Contingency Fund monies generated under Laws, 2002, ch. 539. The amount borrowed from the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund or from special funds in the State Treasury, or both, shall not exceed One Hundred Nineteen Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($119,200,000.00) in the aggregate. The State Treasurer shall reimburse, from Budget Contingency Fund monies generated under Laws, 2002, ch. 539, the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund or special funds in the State Treasury, or both, for all sums borrowed for such temporary cash flow deficiency purposes. The State Treasurer shall immediately notify the Legislative Budget Office and the State Department of Finance and Administration of each transfer into and out of such funds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-7-22.22 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 4 / Section 7-22.22
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-7-22.22
Status: in_force

(1) A credit is allowed against the taxes imposed by this chapter to a taxpayer for allowing land owned by the taxpayer to be used as a natural area preserve, a wildlife refuge or habitat area, a wildlife management area, or for the purpose of providing public outdoor recreational opportunities, as authorized under Section 49-1-29 , 49-5-71 or 49-5-155 , subject to the following conditions and limitations:

(a) The land may not be under lease to the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, and the commission must approve the land as being suitable for the uses described in this section.

(b) The amount of the tax credit allowed by this section shall be Five Dollars and Fifty Cents ($5.50) per acre of land in each taxable year.

(c) In no event shall the amount of the tax credits allowed by this section for a taxable year exceed the taxpayer's liability for those taxes. Any unused credit amount shall be allowed to be carried forward for five (5) years from the close of the taxable year in which the land was approved for such a use. No such credit shall be allowed the taxpayer against prior years' tax liability.

(2) To claim a credit allowed by this section, the taxpayer shall provide any information required by the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks or the Mississippi Commissioner of Revenue. Every taxpayer claiming a credit under this section shall maintain and make available for inspection by the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks or the Mississippi Commissioner of Revenue any records that either entity considers necessary to determine and verify the amount of the credit to which the taxpayer is entitled. The burden of proving eligibility for a credit and the amount of the credit rests upon the taxpayer, and no credit may be allowed to a taxpayer that fails to maintain adequate records or to make them available for inspection.

(3) Upon approval of the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks under subsection (1)(a), a taxpayer seeking to claim any tax credit provided for under this section must submit an application to the Mississippi Commissioner of Revenue for approval of the tax credit. The Mississippi Commissioner of Revenue shall promulgate the rules and forms on which the application is to be submitted. The Mississippi Commissioner of Revenue shall review the application and may approve such application upon determining that it meets the requirements of this section within sixty (60) days after receiving the application.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-23 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 29 / Section 35-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-23
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Except as may be otherwise provided for in subsection (2) of this section, the tax assessor shall call upon each person liable to taxation in his county for a list of his taxable personal property, either in person, or by leaving a copy of the prescribed tax list at his business or his usual place of residence, and it shall be the duty of each person to make out and deliver to the tax assessor, upon demand, and if not demanded, not later than the first day of April in each year, a true list of his taxable property with the true value of each article, specifying all such property of which he was possessed on the next preceding tax lien date in his own right or in the right of his wife or minor child, or as executor, administrator, guardian, trustee, agent, or otherwise, rendering separate lists of the property of each. The taxpayer shall fill in all blanks on the tax lists and show in the proper place all taxable personal property owned by him or by any person for whom he is required to give in taxable property.

(b) In the case of a taxpayer that is a small business, the list provided by a taxpayer under this subsection shall be presumed to be accurate, and the tax assessor shall use the list for the purpose of determining the true value of the personal property unless the assessor has reason to believe that the list does not accurately reflect the extent of the taxpayer's personal property and the value of the property.

(2)(a) If the tax assessor has previously received from the taxpayer true list of the taxpayer's taxable personal property, the tax assessor may, in his discretion, require that the taxpayer furnish him, upon demand, and if not demanded, not later than the first day of April in each year after receipt of such previous list, only with a list of additions and deletions to the tax list the taxpayer has previously provided as may properly update such list and the taxpayer shall not be required to furnish a complete list of his taxable personal property as provided in subsection (1) of this section. In any subsequent year the tax assessor may require the taxpayer to furnish a complete list of his taxable personal property if he considers it necessary.

(b) In the case of a taxpayer that is a small business, the list of additions and deletions provided by a taxpayer under this subsection shall be presumed to be accurate, and the tax assessor shall use the list for the purpose of determining the true value of the personal property unless the assessor has reason to believe that the list does not accurately reflect the extent of the taxpayer's personal property and the value of the property.

(3) As used in this section, the term “ small business ” means a commercial enterprise with less than twenty-five (25) employees that possesses taxable personal property with a true value of less than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00).

(4) The list prescribed in subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall show where the property was situated on the next preceding tax lien date and the taxpayer shall render separate lists for personal property where located in a school district, or a road district, and the list, or lists, required to be rendered by every person shall show clearly the taxing district or municipality in which the property was subject to taxation on the tax lien date next preceding.

(5) Each list shall be verified by oath which the assessor, or his deputy, is authorized and required to administer, to each person, as follows:

“You do solemnly swear (or affirm) that the list of property you have made for purposes of taxation is a just and true account of all property you are required to render subject to taxation in your own right, or that of any other person for whom you ought to give in taxable property, and that each statement of fact is true and correct as stated, and that no property subject to taxation has been omitted and all property has been listed at its true value so help you God.”

(6) If any person fails to furnish the assessor with a list of property as required by this section, or if the assessor finds or obtains information of property owned by a nonresident or someone unknown to the assessor, such property shall be appraised by the assessor at the true value at which similar property is appraised. Where the owner is unknown to the tax assessor, the property shall be assessed to the person having the same in charge.

(7) Upon request by the tax assessor, the taxpayer shall provide to the tax assessor whatever reasonable documentation the tax assessor considers necessary to verify the list required pursuant to this section. The documentation shall be limited to information needed by the tax assessor to arrive at the true value of the property.

(8) The tax assessors shall include on the personal property roll the list of aircraft received from the Department of Revenue which are liable for registration but which have not been so registered as required by Title 61, Chapter 15, Mississippi Code of 1972 .

(9) Upon the written request of the taxpayer, the tax assessor shall provide a list of the taxable personal property, appraised value and assessed value for each item listed if the taxpayer has rendered the information needed by him to make up such a list.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-15-89 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 3 / Section 15-89
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-15-89
Status: in_force

(1) Upon each supervising general agent as defined in Section 83-17-1 $100.00.

(2) Upon each managing general agent as defined in Section 83-18-103 $100.00.

The privilege licenses issued under this section to “supervising general agents” shall not constitute authority to solicit business within the State of Mississippi, and shall be renewed annually at the time and in the manner prescribed by Section 83-17-25 on application forms which shall be furnished by the Commissioner of Insurance and shall show the name of the insurance company or companies such “supervising general agent” represents, and other additional information as may be required by the Commissioner of Insurance.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-39-311 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 39 / Section 39-311
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-39-311
Status: in_force

Any member of a board of supervisors or aldermen or city commissioners who shall vote to impose a tax levy in excess of the limits as fixed by this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished in the manner provided by law. It is not the intent or purpose of this article to repeal or abrogate the present law with reference to division of road maintenance funds as now in effect between road districts and municipalities located therein.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-39-203 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 35 / Section 39-203
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-39-203
Status: in_force

(1) The governing body of all taxing entities shall hold a public hearing at which time the budget and tax levies for the upcoming fiscal year will be considered.

(2)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the public hearing shall be advertised in accordance with the following procedures. The advertisement shall be no less than one-fourth ( 1 / 4 ) page in size and the type used shall be no smaller than eighteen (18) point and surrounded by a one-fourth-inch solid black border. The advertisement may not be placed in that portion of the newspaper where legal notices and classified advertisements appear. It is the intent of the Legislature that the advertisement appears in a newspaper that is published at least five (5) days a week, unless the only newspaper in the county is published less than five (5) days a week. It is further the intent of the Legislature that the newspaper selected be one of general interest and readership in the community, and not one of limited subject matter. The advertisement shall be run once each week for the two (2) weeks preceding the adoption of the final budget. The advertisement shall state that the taxing entity will meet on a certain day, time and place fixed in the advertisement, which shall be not less than seven (7) days after the day the first advertisement is published, for the purpose of hearing comments regarding the proposed budget and proposed tax levies. Any increase in the projected budget revenues or any increase in the millage rate over the current fiscal year shall be explained by the governing body giving the reasons for the proposed increase. A taxing entity collecting taxes in more than one (1) county shall make the required advertisement by publication in each county where the taxing entity collects taxes.

(b) If the proposed tax levies of a municipality are not in excess of the current fiscal year's certified tax rate and the municipality has a population of less than two thousand (2,000) according to the latest federal decennial census, the municipality may advertise the public hearing by posting notice of the public hearing in three (3) public places in the municipality.

(3) All hearings shall be open to the public. The governing body of the taxing entity shall permit all interested parties desiring to be heard an opportunity to present oral testimony within reasonable time limits.

(4) Each taxing entity shall notify the county or municipal governing body of the date, time and place of its public hearing. No taxing entity may schedule its hearing at the same time as another overlapping taxing entity in the same county, but all taxing entities in which the power to set tax levies is vested in the same governing authority may consolidate the required hearings into one (1) hearing. The county or municipal governing body shall resolve any conflicts in hearing dates and times after consultation with each affected taxing entity.

(5) If the proposed tax levies are not in excess of the current fiscal year's certified tax rate, the advertisement shall be in the following form:

“ NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX LEVIES FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR FOR--(Name of the taxing entity)

The (name of the taxing entity) will hold a public hearing on its proposed budget and proposed tax levies for fiscal year (insert the year) on (date and time) at (meeting place).

The (name of the taxing entity) is now operating with projected total budget revenue of $_________. (____percent) or $__________ of such revenue is obtained through ad valorem taxes. For the next fiscal year, the proposed budget has total projected revenue of $_________. Of that amount, (____ percent) or $______, is proposed to be financed through a total ad valorem tax levy.

The decision to not increase the ad valorem tax millage rate for fiscal year (insert the year) above the current fiscal year's ad valorem tax millage rate means you will not pay more in ad valorem taxes on your home, automobile tag, utilities, business fixtures and equipment and rental real property, unless the assessed value of your property has increased for fiscal year (insert the year).

Any citizen of (name of the taxing entity) is invited to attend this public hearing on the proposed budget and tax levies for fiscal year (insert the year) and will be allowed to speak for a reasonable amount of time and offer tangible evidence before any vote is taken.”

(6)(a) If the proposed tax levies for the upcoming fiscal year shall exceed the current fiscal year's certified tax rate, the advertisement shall be in the following form:

“NOTICE OF A TAX INCREASE AND A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX LEVIES FOR--(Name of the taxing entity)

The (name of the taxing entity) will hold a public hearing on a proposed ad valorem tax revenue increase for fiscal year (insert the year) and on its proposed budget and proposed tax levies for fiscal year (insert the year) on (date and time) at (meeting place).

The (name of the taxing entity) is now operating with projected total budget revenue of $_________. (____ percent) or $__________ of such revenue is obtained through ad valorem taxes. For next fiscal year, the proposed budget has total projected revenue of $_________. Of that amount, (____ percent) or $______ is proposed to be financed through a total ad valorem tax levy.

For next fiscal year, the (name of the taxing entity) plans to increase your ad valorem tax millage rate by _____ mills from _____ mills to _____ mills. This increase means that you will pay more in ad valorem taxes on your home, automobile tag, utilities, business fixtures and equipment and rental real property.

Any citizen of (name of the taxing entity) is invited to attend this public hearing on the proposed ad valorem tax increase, and will be allowed to speak for a reasonable amount of time and offer tangible evidence before any vote is taken.”

(b) If an increase in the tax levy is necessary only because of an increased funding request made by a county district or any other cost which by law the county must fund and may not decrease in amount, then the notice required by this subsection shall be used and the county shall explain, in clear language in the notice, that the increase in the tax levy is necessary only because of the increased funding request of the county district or other cost incurred.

(7) During the fiscal year in which a county has completed a countywide reappraisal of the valuation of the property in the county that has been approved by the Department of Revenue and results in an increase in the assessed valuation of the property, the governing board of each taxing unit in the county, as defined in Section 27-33-11 , shall include in the notice required to be published under this section the lower millage rate that would produce the same amount of revenue from ad valorem taxation on property of the taxing unit that was produced in the fiscal year before the property of the taxing unit was reappraised.

(8) After the hearing has been held in accordance with the above procedures, the governing body of the taxing entity may adopt a resolution levying a tax rate on classes of property designated by Section 112, Mississippi Constitution of 1890 , as specified in its advertisement. If the resolution adopting the tax rate is not adopted on the day of the public hearing, the scheduled date, time and place for consideration and adoption of the resolution shall be announced at the public hearing and the governing body shall advertise the date, time and place of the proposed adoption of the resolution in the same manner as provided under subsection (2).

(9) Any governing body of a tax entity shall be prohibited from expending any funds for the applicable fiscal year until it has strictly complied with the advertisement and public hearing requirements set forth in this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-13-8 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 13-8
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-13-8
Status: in_force

(1) An entity that is required to file and report for federal income tax purposes the activity conducted in Mississippi of a qualified subchapter S subsidiary, shall be required to file a Mississippi combination return of S Corporation income and franchise tax.

(2) An entity that is required to file and report for federal income tax purposes on the activity conducted in Mississippi of a single member limited liability company which is not classified as a corporation, and thus disregarded, shall be required to file a Mississippi combination return of corporation income and franchise tax even if such entity is included in a consolidated corporation income tax return filed for federal purposes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-53-23 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 27 / Section 53-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-53-23
Status: in_force

Manufactured homes and mobile homes considered as personal property shall be assessed uniformly according to value and such assessed value shall be determined by an assessment schedule which shall be prepared and made of record by the State Tax Commission and shall be certified to each county tax assessor and tax collector as the official manufactured and mobile home assessment schedule which shall be used by the proper officials in assessing manufactured home or mobile home ad valorem taxes for the year.

In no instance may any taxing agency, under authority of this chapter, either reduce or increase for the purpose of ad valorem taxation the existing value of any manufactured home or mobile home from that shown by the aforesaid assessment schedule.

Any person objecting to the assessment schedule as it affects the assessed value of his manufactured home or mobile home as personal property may proceed as is provided for under Section 27-51-23, Mississippi Code of 1972 . Any person objecting to the real property assessment as it affects the assessed value of his manufactured home or mobile home may proceed as in such cases made and provided by law as pertains to real property.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.300 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 9 / Section 19-56.300
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.300
Status: in_force

(1) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter of Mississippi Emergency Services Association. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue, with the advice of Mississippi Emergency Services Association, may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.

(2) Application for the distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue. The application and the additional fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue on a monthly basis as prescribed by the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.

(3) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2012, any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.

(4) The Department of Revenue shall deposit all fees into the State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the Department of Revenue shall certify to the State Treasurer the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the distinctive license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall distribute such collections as follows:

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to Mississippi Emergency Services Association.

(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.

(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-97 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 29 / Section 35-97
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-97
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors may require any person, firm, corporation, or bank to bring their books before them while sitting as an equalization board or when hearing objections or complaints, or when sitting to carry out the orders of the tax commission, and such other papers as will fully inform them as to the true value of the property to be assessed. Any person or concern failing or refusing to comply with such demand shall be precluded from objecting to any such assessment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-7-83 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-83
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-7-83
Status: in_force

(1) Returns and return information filed or furnished under the provisions of this chapter shall be confidential, and except in accordance with proper judicial order, as otherwise authorized by this section, as authorized in Section 27-4-3 or as authorized under Section 27-7-821 , it shall be unlawful for the Commissioner of Revenue or any deputy, agent, clerk or other officer or employee of the Department of Revenue or the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services, or any former employee thereof, to divulge or make known in any manner the amount of income or any particulars set forth or disclosed in any report or return required. The provisions of this section shall apply fully to any federal return, a copy of any portion of a federal return, or any information reflected on a federal return which is attached to or made a part of the state tax return. Likewise, the provisions of this section shall apply to any federal return or portion thereof, or to any federal return information data which is acquired from the Internal Revenue Service for state tax administration purposes pursuant to the Federal-State Exchange Program cited at Section 6103, Federal Internal Revenue Code . The term “ proper judicial order ” as used in this section shall not include subpoenas or subpoenas duces tecum, but shall include only those orders entered by a court of record in this state after furnishing notice and a hearing to the taxpayer and the Department of Revenue. The court shall not authorize the furnishing of such information unless it is satisfied that the information is needed to pursue pending litigation wherein the return itself is in issue, or the judge is satisfied that the need for furnishing the information outweighs the rights of the taxpayer to have such information secreted.

(2) Returns and return information with respect to taxes imposed by this chapter shall be open to inspection by or disclosure to the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service of the United States, or the proper officer of any state imposing an income tax similar to that imposed by this chapter, or the authorized representatives of such agencies. Such inspection shall be permitted, or such disclosure made, only upon written request by the head of such agencies, or the district director in the case of the Internal Revenue Service, and only to the representatives of such agencies designated in a written statement to the Commissioner of Revenue as the individuals who are to inspect or to receive the return or return information on behalf of such agency. The Commissioner of Revenue is authorized to enter into agreements with the Internal Revenue Service and with other states for the exchange of returns and return information data, or the disclosure of returns or return information data to such agencies, only to the extent that the statutes of the United States or of such other state, as the case may be, grant substantially similar privileges to the proper officer of this state charged with the administration of the tax laws of this state.

(3)(a) The return of a person shall, upon written request, be open to inspection by or disclosure to:

(i) In the case of the return of an individual, that individual;

(ii) In the case of an income tax return filed jointly, either of the individuals with respect to whom the return is filed;

(iii) In the case of the return of a partnership, any person who was a member of such partnership during any part of the period covered by the return;

(iv) In the case of the return of a corporation or a subsidiary thereof, any person designated by resolution of its board of directors or other similar governing body, or any officer or employee of such corporation upon written request signed by any principal officer and attested to by the secretary or other officer;

(v) In the case of the return of an estate, the administrator, executor or trustee of such estate, and any heir at law, next of kin or beneficiary under the will, of the decedent, but only to the extent that such latter persons have a material interest which will be affected by information contained therein;

(vi) In the case of the return of a trust, the trustee or trustees, jointly or separately, and any beneficiary of such trust, but only to the extent that such beneficiary has a material interest which will be affected by information contained therein;

(vii) In the case of the return of an individual or a return filed jointly, any claimant agency or claimant local government seeking to collect a debt through the setoff procedure established in Sections 27-7-701 through 27-7-713 , Sections 27-7-501 through 27-7-519 , Sections 27-7-801 through 27-7-823 , or Section 27-7-401 , from an individual with respect to whom the return is filed.

(b) If an individual described in paragraph (a) is legally incompetent, the applicable return shall, upon written request, be open to inspection by or disclosure to the committee, trustee or guardian of his estate.

(c) If substantially all of the property of the person with respect to whom the return is filed is in the hands of a trustee in bankruptcy or receiver, such return or returns for prior years of such person shall, upon written request, be open to inspection by or disclosure to such trustee or receiver, but only if the Commissioner of Revenue finds that such receiver or trustee, in his fiduciary capacity, has a material interest which will be affected by information contained therein.

(d) Any return to which this section applies shall, upon written request, also be open to inspection by or disclosure to the attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing by any of the persons described in paragraph (a) of this subsection to inspect the return or receive the information on his behalf, subject to the conditions provided in paragraph (a).

(e) Return information with respect to any taxpayer may be open to inspection by or disclosure to any person authorized by this subsection to inspect any return of such taxpayer if the Commissioner of Revenue determines that such disclosure would not seriously impair state tax administration.

(4) The State Auditor and the employees of his office shall have the right to examine only such tax returns as are necessary for auditing the Department of Revenue and auditing benefits administered under the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Department of Agriculture. The State Auditor and the employees of his office may make information related to auditing such benefits available to and may exchange the information with state agencies responsible for the administration of the benefits. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (4), the same prohibitions against disclosure which apply to the Department of Revenue shall apply to the State Auditor and his employees or former employees.

(5) Officers and employees of the Mississippi Development Authority who execute a confidentiality agreement with the Department of Revenue shall be authorized to discuss and examine information to which this section applies at the offices of the Mississippi Department of Revenue. This disclosure is limited to information necessary to properly administer the programs under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Development Authority. The Department of Revenue is authorized to disclose to officers and employees of the Mississippi Development Authority who execute a confidentiality agreement the information necessary under the circumstances. The same prohibitions against disclosure which apply to the Department of Revenue shall apply to the officers or employees of the Mississippi Development Authority.

(6) Information required by the University Research Center to prepare the analyses required by Sections 57-13-101 through 57-13-109 shall be furnished to the University Research Center upon request. It shall be unlawful for any officer or employee of the University Research Center to divulge or make known in any manner the amount of income or any particulars set forth or disclosed in any information received by the center from the Department of Revenue other than as may be required by Sections 57-13-101 through 57-13-109 in an analysis prepared pursuant to Sections 57-13-101 through 57-13-109 .

(7) Information required by the Mississippi Development Authority to prepare the reports required by Section 57-1-12.2 shall be furnished to the Mississippi Development Authority upon request. It shall be unlawful for any officer or employee of the Mississippi Development Authority to divulge or make known in any manner the amount of income or any particulars set forth or disclosed in any information received by the Mississippi Development Authority from the Department of Revenue other than as may be required by Section 57-1-12.2 in a report prepared pursuant to Section 57-1-12.2 .

(8) Information necessary to comply with Chapter 13, Title 85, may be furnished to financial institutions. It shall be unlawful for any officer or employee of the financial institution to divulge or make known in any manner the amount of income or any particulars set forth or disclosed in any information received by the financial institution from the Department of Revenue other than as may be authorized by Chapter 13, Title 85.

(9) The Commissioner of Revenue and the Department of Revenue are authorized to discuss with and provide the Attorney General or his designated representative with information related to an offer to compromise and settle any doubtful claim regarding a finally determined tax liability as authorized by Section 31-19-30 . It shall be unlawful for the Attorney General or any officer or employee of the Attorney General to divulge or make known in any manner the amount of income or any particulars set forth or disclosed in any information received by the Attorney General's office from the Commissioner of Revenue or Department of Revenue other than as may be required by Section 31-19-30 .

(10) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the publication of statistics, so classified as to prevent the identification of particular reports or returns and the items thereof, or the inspection by the Attorney General, or any other attorney representing the state, of the report or return of any taxpayer who shall bring action to set aside the tax thereon, or against whom any action or proceeding has been instituted to recover any tax or penalty imposed.

(11) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the commissioner from making available information necessary to recover taxes owing the state pursuant to the authority granted in Section 27-75-16 .

(12) Reports and returns required under the provisions of this chapter shall be preserved in accordance with approved records control schedules. No records, however, may be destroyed without the approval of the Director of the Department of Archives and History.

(13) The Department of Revenue is authorized to disclose to the Child Support Unit and to the Fraud Investigation Unit of the Department of Human Services without the need for a subpoena or proper judicial order the name, address, social security number, amount of income, source of income, assets and other relevant information, records and tax forms for individuals who are delinquent in the payment of any child support as defined in Section 93-11-101 or who are under investigation for fraud or abuse of any state or federal program or statute as provided in Section 43-1-23 .

(14) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Department of Revenue from exchanging information with the federal government that is necessary to offset income tax refund payment on debts owed to this state or the United States.

(15) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the department from making available information that is necessary to be disclosed for the administration and enforcement of Section 27-7-87 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-15-115 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 8 / Section 15-115
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-15-115
Status: in_force

In addition to all other taxes authorized by law, insurance companies shall pay the license and privilege taxes imposed by Sections 27-15-81 and 27-15-83 , the taxes imposed by Sections 27-15-103 through 27-15-117 , ad valorem taxes on real estate and tangible personal property, state income tax, sales tax levied on a vendor with a requirement of adding it to the sales price and use tax levied on the cost of tangible personal property purchased outside this state for use within this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-69-37 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 49 / Section 69-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-69-37
Status: in_force

Each person engaged as a wholesaler or retailer in the sale, use or consumption of tobacco, shall keep and preserve separately from all other invoices, for a period of three (3) years, all invoices of tobacco and of stamps bought by him, and shall permit the commissioner to inspect and examine all merchandise, invoices, books, papers and memoranda as may be necessary in ascertaining whether or not the tax levied herein has been paid, or to determine the amount of such tax that may be due, or due and unpaid. The failure of any person required to pay the tax herein levied, to preserve said invoices as above provided, or to permit the inspection and examination of merchandise, invoices, books, papers and memoranda, at the request of the commissioner, or his authorized agent, shall be deemed a violation of this chapter, and the commissioner may revoke the permit issued to such person as provided under Section 27-69-5 of this chapter, and also punishable as hereinafter set out. And the record of said invoices shall be open for inspection by the commissioner for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-51-7 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 39 / Section 51-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-51-7
Status: in_force

Any person required by law to pay a road and bridge privilege license tax on any motor vehicle shall also be liable for the ad valorem taxes due on such motor vehicle, unless otherwise specifically exempt herein. Such ad valorem taxes due shall be paid at the same time the road and bridge privilege license tax is paid, and the payment of the said ad valorem taxes due shall be a prerequisite to the issuance of the said road and bridge privilege license.

The ad valorem tax lien date for the purpose of this chapter shall also constitute the ad valorem tax due date which shall also be the same date that the subject motor vehicle is purchased from a bona fide dealer, if it is intended that such motor vehicle is to be operated upon the highways of this state.

In all cases, however, where the time for complying with the road and bridge privilege tax law has been extended by law as to time of payment, then the same extension of time shall apply to the date on which the ad valorem taxes on such motor vehicle must be paid. Ad valorem taxes on all motor vehicles, defined in this chapter, shall be calculated as of the first day of the month in which such taxes were due, regardless of any extension of time for payment of such taxes as provided hereinabove.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-69-19 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 39 / Section 69-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-69-19
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to dealers in tobacco made the subject of interstate sales, except as provided in Chapter 70, Title 27, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-3-85 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-85
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-3-85
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) “ COVID-19 ” means the Coronavirus Disease 2019.

(b) “ Department ” means the Mississippi Department of Revenue.

(c) “ Eligible taxpayer ” means a resident taxpayer, or a taxpayer with a permanent place of business located in the state, that:

(i) Was registered with the department before March 1, 2020, had an Employer Identification Number or Social Security Number before March 1, 2020, and/or had an active department withholding account established before March 1, 2020, which withholding account was not for the purposes of paying household employees or as a home healthcare recipient;

(ii) Had a North American Industry Classification System Code of 311811, 4421, 4422, 4481, 4482, 4483, 4511, 4512, 4531, 4532, 4533, 4539, 487210, 488990, 5121, 5322, 541920, 541921, 561499, 561510, 561920, 6116, 6244, 7111, 7112, 7113, 711410, 7131, 7139, 7223, 7224, 7225 or 8121, before March 1, 2020, and was engaged as an active business in such activity before March 1, 2020;

(iii) Was subject to any COVID-19-related state, municipal and/or county required business closure or voluntary closure;

(iv) Filed Mississippi taxes for tax year 2018 or 2019, or, for an eligible business formed on or after January 1, 2020, intends to file Mississippi taxes for tax year 2020, unless exempt under Section 27-7-29 , Section 27-13-63 or other applicable provision of law;

(v) Had no more than fifty (50) full-time equivalent employees as of March 1, 2020; and

(vi) Is not a subsidiary of a business with more than fifty (50) full-time equivalent employees, is not part of a larger business enterprise with more than fifty (50) full-time equivalent employees and is not owned by a business with more than fifty (50) full-time equivalent employees.

(2)(a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the “Mississippi COVID-19 Relief Payment Fund,” which shall consist of funds made available by the Legislature in any manner and funds from any other source designated for deposit into such fund. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any investment earnings or interest earned on amounts in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund. Monies in the fund shall be used for the purpose of providing payments to eligible taxpayers as provided in this section. Monies in the fund shall be administered and disbursed by the Department of Finance and Administration in compliance with the guidelines, guidance, rules, regulations and/or other criteria, as may be amended from time to time, of the United States Department of the Treasury regarding the use of monies from the Coronavirus Relief Fund established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.

(b) The department shall establish a program to provide a payment of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) to each eligible taxpayer. The department may coordinate with various professional licensing boards and other regulatory entities and agencies for the purpose of identifying eligible taxpayers as defined herein and compile a report of eligible taxpayers. The department shall certify the report to the Department of Finance and Administration, which shall disburse the payments authorized under this section to eligible taxpayers.

(c) To effectuate the purposes of this section, any office, division, board, bureau, committee, institution or agency of the state, or any political subdivision thereof, shall, at the request of the department, provide the employees, facilities, assistance, information and data needed to enable the department to carry out its duties.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-59-17 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 21 / Section 59-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-59-17
Status: in_force

If a permittee shall at any time file a false report of any date or information required by this chapter, or shall fail, refuse or neglect to file any report as required by this chapter, or to pay the full amount of any tax required by this chapter, or fail to maintain accurately any required records, the comptroller may cancel his permit; provided, however, that, before canceling any such permit, the comptroller shall notify the permittee to show cause within ten (10) days of the date of the notice why such permit should not be canceled; and provided also that at any time prior to and pending such hearing the comptroller may, in the exercise of reasonable discretion, suspend such permit.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-67-15 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 55 / Section 67-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-67-15
Status: in_force

The commissioner may provide for the issuance of permits to manufacturers or public service corporations to pay all taxes levied under this article on the purchase of tangible personal property, services and specified digital products directly to the commissioner, in lieu of payment of the use tax to the vendor, in instances where the commissioner determines that such provisions will facilitate and expedite the collection of the tax at the proper rates which may be due on such purchases by said persons.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-71-315 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 39 / Section 71-315
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-71-315
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in Section 67-9-1 for the transportation of limited amounts of alcoholic beverages for the use of an alcohol processing permittee, it shall be unlawful for any person to transport from any point outside of this state to any point within this state, any light wines, light spirit products or beer except for delivery to a licensed wholesaler or distributor in this state; and except by common carrier. The commissioner may, however, upon application of a licensed wholesaler or distributor in this state, and under rules and regulations duly promulgated by him, issue a permit for the transportation by a licensed wholesaler or distributor of light wines, light spirit products and beer in trucks owned by such licensee, from without the state to the place of business of such licensee within the state, for distribution by said licensee. Such permit shall be granted for a specified period, not to exceed one (1) year.

Any person engaged in transporting any light wines, light spirit products or beer from any point outside of this state to any point within this state, shall have in his possession during the entire time he is engaged in transporting such light wines, light spirit products or beer, an invoice, bill of sale, or bill of lading, showing the true name and address of the consignor, and also the true name and address of the licensed wholesaler or distributor to whom such light wines, light spirit products or beer is to be delivered, and the quantity of such light wines, light spirit products or beer, unless such common carrier maintains a permanent office within this state where complete records of all light wines, light spirit products or beer transported from without this state to points within this state are kept, and open to inspection by the commissioner or his duly authorized agent, at all reasonable times.

It is hereby made the duty of all common carriers, and licensed wholesalers and distributors, transporting light wines, light spirit products or beer from without the State of Mississippi into the State of Mississippi, to furnish the commissioner on or before the fifteenth day of each month, a report showing the amount of beer transported within the state during the preceding month, the consignor, the consignee, and the quantity of light wines, light spirit products or beer so transported.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-70-19 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 35 / Section 70-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-70-19
Status: in_force

(1) If any distributor subject to the provisions of this chapter shall be found to have failed to properly report or pay the tax required under this chapter, or to have violated any of the provisions of this chapter or any rules or regulations promulgated by the commissioner under the authority of this chapter, there shall be collected from such distributor, in addition to the tax that may be due, a penalty of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per violation, and the commissioner or his duly authorized representative may make immediate demand upon the distributor for the payment of all such taxes and penalties.

(2) If there is a second violation by a distributor of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated by the commissioner under the authority of this chapter, the commissioner, in addition to any other penalty, may revoke any permit which may have been issued to the distributor.

(3) All administrative provisions of the Mississippi Sales Tax Law, including those which fix damages, penalties and interest for nonpayment of taxes and for noncompliance with the provisions of that law, and all other requirements and duties imposed upon taxpayers, shall apply to all persons liable for the taxes under this chapter, and the commissioner shall exercise all the power and authority and perform all duties with respect to taxpayers under this chapter as are provided under the Mississippi Sales Tax Law, except where there is a conflict, in which case this chapter shall control.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-61-12 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 39 / Section 61-12
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-61-12
Status: in_force

The payment of taxes levied in Sections 27-55-11 and 27-59-11 , Mississippi Code of 1972, and Sections 27-55-519 and 27-55-521 , on gasoline, special fuel, diesel fuel and compressed gas purchased in bulk quantities from a distributor shall be evidenced by invoices showing the quantity of fuel purchased, the type of fuel, the tax rate, the date of the purchase, the purchaser's name and address, and any other information the commission deems necessary for the administration of this chapter. The person withdrawing fuel from bulk storage facilities shall maintain the following records for each withdrawal.

(a) The date the fuel is withdrawn.

(b) The number of gallons.

(c) The fuel type.

(d) The company unit number, or the motor vehicle license plate number and state.

The payment of the aforesaid taxes on gasoline, special fuel, diesel fuel and compressed gas purchased from a distributor or retail dealer and placed in the fuel tank of a motor vehicle shall be evidenced by invoices showing:

(a) The date of sale.

(b) The name and station address of the vendor (printed or with credit card imprint).

(c) The name and address of the purchaser or permittee.

(d) The number of gallons sold.

(e) The signature of the purchaser.

(f) The company unit number, or the motor vehicle license plate number and state.

The invoice must be in triplicate except in cases of credit card purchases. Invoices omitting any of the aforesaid items are not acceptable as proof of purchasing fuel in this state.

When the sale of fuel is through an automated method whereby the purchase is automatically applied to the purchaser's account and a single invoice is issued for multiple purchases, such invoice is acceptable as proof of purchasing fuel in this state.

In cases of a lessee/lessor agreement, invoices will be accepted in either name, provided a legal connection can be made to the reporting party. When the lessor is the reporting party and the lessee is fueling the motor vehicle from his own tax-paid bulk storage facility, the lessee must furnish the following documentation for each instance tax-paid fuel is placed in the motor vehicle:

(a) The date the fuel was withdrawn from the bulk storage facility.

(b) The number of gallons.

(c) The fuel type.

(d) The company unit number, or the motor vehicle license plate number and state.

The commission is hereby authorized and empowered to change, by regulation, the requirements, contents and specifications of the aforesaid invoices when such change is deemed necessary for the administration of this chapter or to achieve uniformity among the states with respect to fuel purchase invoices.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-15 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 21 / Section 115-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-15
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall provide the president with private sector perspectives on the operation of a business, large marketing enterprise, and the like. The board shall:

(a) Approve, disapprove, amend or modify the budget recommended by the president for the operation of the corporation.

(b) Approve, disapprove, amend or modify the terms of major procurements recommended by the president.

(c) Serve as a board of appeals for any denial, revocation or cancellation by the president of a contract with a lottery retailer.

(d) Adopt such administrative rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out and implement its powers and duties, the operations of the corporation, the conduct of lottery games in general and any other matters necessary or desirable for the efficient and effective operation of the lottery or convenience of the public.

(2) Any policies adopted by authority of this section or any other section of this chapter must be published and posted on the corporation's website thirty (30) days prior to becoming effective.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.30 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 19-56.30
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.30
Status: in_force

(1) Owners of motor vehicles upon complying with the motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles, and upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional annual fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00), shall be issued a special license tag which displays an emblem designed by the Mississippi Cattlemen's Foundation.

(2) The distinctive license tag shall be of such color and design as the State Tax Commission, with the advice of the Mississippi Cattlemen's Foundation, may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers or both as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.

(3) Application for the special license tags shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the State Tax Commission. The application and the additional fee, less five percent (5%) thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the State Tax Commission on a monthly basis as prescribed by the commission. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.

(4) The special license tag shall be issued for a one-year period. The additional annual fee shall be due and payable at the time of renewal registration.

(5) The State Tax Commission shall deposit all fees into the State Treasury on the day received. At the end of each month, the State Tax Commission shall certify the total fees collected under this section to the State Treasurer who shall distribute such collections as follows:

(a) Twenty Dollars ($20.00) of each additional fee collected on special license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be to the Mississippi Cattlemen's Foundation.

(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on special license tags shall be deposited into the Mississippi Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

(c) The remainder of each such additional fee shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.32 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 19-56.32
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.32
Status: in_force

(1) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter of Lions of Mississippi. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue, with the advice of Lions of Mississippi, may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.

(2) Application for the distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue. The application and the additional fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue on a monthly basis as prescribed by the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.

(3) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2017, any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.

(4) The Department of Revenue shall deposit all fees into the State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the Department of Revenue shall certify to the State Treasurer the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the distinctive license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall distribute such collections as follows:

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to White Cane Foundation.

(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.

(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit in the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.

(7) In order for a distinctive license tag to be issued under this section, the provisions of Section 27-19-44(3) must be satisfied for the distinctive license tag before July 1, 2020.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-1 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 55 / Section 104-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-1
Status: in_force

The Department of Finance and Administration shall be the Fiscal Management Board and shall retain all powers and duties granted by law to the Fiscal Management Board. Wherever the term “Fiscal Management Board” appears in any law the same shall mean the Department of Finance and Administration. The Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration may assign to the appropriate division or divisions such powers and duties as deemed appropriate to carry out the department's lawful functions.

All general fund agencies shall file a monthly report of receipts, disbursements, assets, liabilities, encumbrances, and fund balances with the Department of Finance and Administration on or before the fifteenth day of the succeeding month. The reports must contain such information and in such form as shall be required by the department. Special fund agencies may be required to file monthly operating statements or reports, or such agencies may be required to file quarterly or annual reports. The determination of the type of reports and the periods to be covered by such reports shall be determined by the Department of Finance and Administration.

The Department of Finance and Administration shall make continuous and careful study of all state agencies and departments and it may make recommendations to the State Legislature for abolition or consolidation or creation of state agencies and departments.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-61-15 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 43 / Section 61-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-61-15
Status: in_force

Each permittee, owner or operator liable for tax under this chapter or person licensed under the provisions of the International Fuel Tax Agreement shall maintain and keep for a period of not less than four (4) years such records of all fuel purchases and all fuel used within this state together with invoices, bills of lading, records of distances traveled and other pertinent records as may be required by the commission for the reasonable administration of this chapter or the International Fuel Tax Agreement. The commission shall have the right to examine and inspect, during the usual business hours of the day, all records, books, papers and other documents relating to the tax liability of any such person. In the event such records, books, papers and other documents are not located in this state and available to the commission, then the commission shall have the authority and power to require such owners or operators, or persons licensed under the provisions of the International Fuel Tax Agreement to produce within this state, at such time and place as the commission may designate, all such records, books, papers and other documents or, at the option of the owner or operator, or persons licensed under the provisions of the International Fuel Tax Agreement duly verified copies thereof. Whenever any permittee shall fail or refuse to file any report required by this chapter, or keep and maintain the records required by this chapter, or shall file an incorrect or fraudulent report, or if an audit of the records of such permittee or any other information discloses that taxes are due and unpaid, the commission shall make assessments of taxes, damages and interest which shall be prima facie correct.

All actions by this state for the recovery of additional amounts claimed as tax due under this chapter must be commenced within three (3) years from the date of the filing of the report with the commission, provided that in the case of a fraudulent or false report with intent to evade tax or a failure to file a report, action may be commenced at any time. However, when the commission has initiated an examination of a taxpayer's records in order to verify reports under this chapter and the taxpayer has been notified thereof by certified mail within the three-year examination period provided herein, the determination of the correct tax liability may be made after the expiration of the three-year examination period, provided that such determination shall be made with reasonable promptness and diligence.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-71-305 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 21 / Section 71-305
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-71-305
Status: in_force

The specific privilege taxes imposed in Section 27-71-303 shall be paid to the commissioner before beginning the business upon which the tax is imposed.

Any person liable for the payment of any such privilege tax, who shall fail to pay the same and procure a license therefor before beginning the business for which such privilege tax is required, or who shall fail to renew, on or before the expiration date, the license on a business for which he has theretofore procured a privilege license, shall be liable for fifty percent (50%) of the amount of the tax imposed in Section 27-71-303 as penalty for the privilege of engaging in such business; and such tax and penalty shall be collected by the commissioner before a privilege license is issued.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-87 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 29 / Section 65-87
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-87
Status: in_force

The administration of this chapter is vested in and shall be exercised by the Commissioner of Revenue of the Department of Revenue, except as otherwise herein provided, and the enforcement of any of the provisions of this chapter in any of the courts of the state shall be under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Commissioner of Revenue of the Department of Revenue who may require the assistance of an act through the Attorney General, prosecuting attorney of any county, or any district attorney, or any attorney for the Department of Revenue, and may with the assent of the Governor, employ special counsel in any county to aid the prosecuting attorney, the compensation of whom shall be fixed by and paid only upon the approval of the Governor; but the Attorney General, district attorney or prosecuting attorney of any county shall receive no fees or compensation for services rendered in enforcing this chapter in addition to the salary paid to such officer.

In case of violation of the provisions of this chapter, the commissioner may decline to prosecute for the first offense, if in his judgment such violation is not willful or flagrant.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-69-67 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 49 / Section 69-67
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-69-67
Status: in_force

It is hereby made the duty of the several peace officers of the state, counties, municipalities and county districts, to assist the commissioner, and his authorized agents, deputies, and representatives, in the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, or police officer, when called upon by the commissioner, or his agent, or representative, shall lend every assistance possible under the authority of his office, to apprehend any person suspected of violating any of the provisions of this chapter, and to discover any act of violation thereof; to take proper steps for seizure of contraband tobacco, and prosecute criminally any person found engaged in the violation of any provision of said chapter. When any penalty imposed under the provisions of this chapter shall be collected as a result of, or through the cooperation, or aid of any such peace officer, the commissioner is hereby authorized to pay such officer fifty percent (50%) of the penalty collected from such offender, as compensation for the service performed, which shall be in addition to such usual fees as such officer may be entitled to under the criminal laws of the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-67-4 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 55 / Section 67-4
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-67-4
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this article, a “ mail order sale ” is a sale of tangible personal property or specified digital products, ordered by mail or other means as described in subsection (2)(e), to a purchaser who is in this state at the time the order is remitted, from a person who receives the order in another state of the United States, or in a commonwealth, territory or other area under the jurisdiction of the United States, and which person transports the property or products or causes the property or products to be transported, whether or not by mail, from any jurisdiction of the United States, including this state, to the purchaser in this state who ordered the property or products or to another person in this state for whom the purchaser ordered the property. For purposes of this definition, it will be presumed that every purchaser resident in this state who remits an order shall have been in this state at the time the order was remitted.

(2) Every person doing business in this state who makes a mail order sale is subject to the power of this state to levy and collect the tax imposed by this article when:

(a) The person is a corporation doing business under the laws of this state or a person domiciled in, a resident of, or a citizen of, this state;

(b) The person maintains retail establishments or offices in this state, whether the mail order sales thus subject to taxation by this state result from or are related in any other way to the activities of such establishments or offices;

(c) The person has agents in this state who solicit business or transact business on his behalf, whether the mail order sales thus subject to taxation by this state result from or are related in any other way to such solicitation or transaction of business;

(d) The property was delivered in this state in fulfillment of a sales contract that was entered into in this state, in accordance with applicable conflict of laws rules, when a purchaser in this state accepted an offer by ordering the property;

(e) The person, by purposefully or systematically exploiting the consumer market provided by this state by any media-assisted, media-facilitated or media-solicited means, including, but not limited to, direct mail advertising, unsolicited distribution of catalogues, computer-assisted shopping, television, radio or other electronic media, or magazine or newspaper advertisements or other media, creates nexus with this state;

(f) Through compact or reciprocity with another jurisdiction of the United States, that jurisdiction uses its taxing power and its jurisdiction over the retailer in support of this state's taxing power; or

(g) The person consents, expressly or by implication, to the imposition of the tax imposed by this part.

(3) Every person engaged in the business of making mail order sales is subject to the requirements of this article for cooperation in collection of taxes and in administration of this article, except that no fee shall be imposed upon such person for carrying out any required activity.

(4) The tax required under this section to be collected, and any amount unreturned to a purchaser that is not tax but was collected from the purchaser under the representation that it was tax, constitute funds of the State of Mississippi from the moment of collection.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-93 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 27 / Section 65-93
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-93
Status: in_force

(1) The commissioner shall, from time to time, promulgate rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of the sales tax law, for making returns and for the ascertainment, assessment and collection of the tax imposed by the sales tax law as he may deem necessary to enforce its provisions; and, upon request, he shall furnish any taxpayer with a copy of the rules and regulations.

(2) All forms, necessary for the enforcement of the sales tax law, shall be prescribed, printed and furnished by the commissioner.

(3) The commissioner may adopt rules and regulations providing for the issuance of permits to manufacturers, utilities, construction contractors, companies receiving bond financing through the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation or the Mississippi Development Authority, and other taxpayers as determined by the commissioner, and the commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations providing for the issuance of a permit to any qualified business or industry, which is certified as such by the Mississippi Development Authority pursuant to the Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive Act and awarded any mFlex tax incentive amount for such qualified business's or industry's qualified economic development project, certified as such by the Mississippi Development Authority pursuant to the Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive Act, to purchase tangible personal property taxed under Section 27-65-17 , items taxed under Section 27-65-18 , items taxed under Section 27-65-19 , services taxed under Section 27-65-23 , items taxed under Section 27-65-24 , and items taxed under Section 27-65-26 without the payment to the vendor of the tax imposed by the sales and use tax laws, and providing for persons to report and pay the tax directly to the commissioner in instances where the commissioner determines that these provisions will facilitate and expedite the collection of the tax at the proper rates which may be due on purchases by the permittee. Under the provisions of this chapter, the vendor is relieved of collecting and remitting the taxes specified hereunder and the person holding the permit shall become liable for such taxes instead of the seller. The full enforcement provisions of the sales tax law shall apply in the collection of the tax from the permittee.

The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations providing for the issuance of a permit to and at the election of purchasers and users of computer software or computer software services to purchase such items and services without the payment to the vendor of the tax imposed by the sales and use tax laws, and providing for persons to report and pay the tax directly to the commissioner. Under the provisions of this chapter, the vendor is relieved of collecting and remitting the taxes specified hereunder and the person holding the permit shall become liable for such taxes instead of the seller. The full enforcement provisions of the sales tax law shall apply in the collection of the tax from the permittee.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-33 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 37 / Section 115-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-33
Status: in_force

(1) Any lottery retailer, vendor or applicant for a lottery retailer or vendor contract aggrieved by an action of the president of the corporation may appeal that decision to the board in accordance with the administrative rules and regulations of the board.

(2) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the board may appeal the decision to the chancery court of the county in which its corporate headquarters is located within ten (10) days of the date of the decision of the board.

(3) The chancery court shall hear appeals from the board.

(4) The chancery court may remand an appeal to the board to conduct further hearings necessary to adjudicate the appeal.

(5) Any person who appeals the award of a lottery procurement for the supply of a lottery ticket shall be liable for all costs of appeal and defense in the event the appeal is denied or the contract award upheld. Costs of appeal and defense may include, but should not be limited to, court costs, bond, legal fees and loss of income to the corporation resulting from institution of the appeal if, upon the motion of the corporation, the court finds the appeal to have been frivolous.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-21 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 21 / Section 55-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-21
Status: in_force

Any person desiring to sell refund gasoline shall file an application with the commission for a refund gasoline dealer's permit.

A refund gasoline dealer shall not deliver refund gasoline to any tank which is not properly marked as required by this article. Any distributor of gasoline, dealer, or other seller of gasoline, shall not have in his possession, or under his control, a refund certificate book, other than his own, whether the same be blank, or filled in and signed, or signed in blank. No refund gasoline shall be placed in the fuel tank of a motor vehicle subject to use on the public roads and highways of this state.

No person shall be allowed any refund on gasoline purchased from any person not having a permit as required by this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-103-203 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 37 / Section 103-203
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-103-203
Status: in_force

(1) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund, separate and apart from any other fund, to be designated the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund.

(2) The Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund shall not be considered as a surplus or available funds when adopting a balanced budget as required by law. The State Treasurer shall invest all sums in the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund not needed for the purposes provided for in this section in certificates of deposit, repurchase agreements and other securities as authorized in Section 27-105-33(d) or Section 7-9-103 , as the State Treasurer may determine to yield the highest market rate available. If the Ayers Settlement Fund is created under Section 37-101-27(5) , the first Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) of interest earned on those sums each fiscal year shall be deposited into that fund until a total of Seventy Million Dollars ($70,000,000.00) has been deposited into the fund. The interest, or the remaining interest if the Ayers Settlement Fund is created, that is earned on those sums shall be deposited in the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund until the balance of principal and interest in the fund reaches ten percent (10%) of the total General Fund appropriations for the current fiscal year, and all interest earned in excess of amounts necessary to maintain the ten percent (10%) fund balance requirement shall be deposited by the State Treasurer into the State General Fund.

(3) The Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund, except for Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00) and the amount of the interest and income earned on the principal of the Ayers Endowment Trust created by Section 37-101-27 , shall be used by the State Treasurer for cash flow needs throughout the year when the Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration certifies that in his opinion there will be cash flow deficiencies in the State General Fund. No borrowing of monies from other special funds for such purposes as authorized by Section 31-17-101 et seq. , shall be made as long as an unencumbered balance in excess of Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00) and the interest and income earned on the principal of the Ayers Endowment Trust created by Section 37-101-27 remains in the fund. The State Treasurer shall reimburse the fund for all sums borrowed for those purposes from General Fund revenues collected during the fiscal year in which those funds are used. The State Treasurer shall immediately notify the Legislative Budget Office and the State Department of Finance and Administration of each transfer into and out of the fund. Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00) in the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund shall remain available for exclusive use of the Ayers Endowment Trust created by Section 37-101-27 . If the Ayers Settlement Fund is created under Section 37-101-27(5) , beginning when a total of Fifty-five Million Dollars ($55,000,000.00) has been deposited into the fund, for each annual deposit of interest to that fund under subsection (2) of this section, the Ayers Endowment Trust created under Section 37-101-27(1) shall be reduced by an equal amount annually until the Ayers Endowment Trust reaches Zero Dollars ($0.00), at which time any requirements concerning the Ayers Endowment Trust in this section shall be null and void.

(4) The Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund, except for Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000.00), shall also be used for the purpose of covering any projected deficits that may occur in the General Fund at the end of a fiscal year as a result of revenue shortfalls. If the Governor determines that a deficit in revenues from all sources may occur, it shall be the duty of the Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration to transfer such funds as necessary to the General Fund to alleviate the deficit in accordance with Sections 27-104-13 and 31-17-123 ; however, not more than Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00) may be transferred from the fund for that purpose in any one (1) fiscal year.

(5) The Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund also shall be used to provide funds for the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund when those funds are immediately needed to provide for disaster assistance under Sections 33-15-301 through 33-15-317 . Any transfer of funds from the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund to the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund shall be made in accordance with the provisions of subsection (5) of Section 33-15-307 .

(6) The Department of Finance and Administration shall immediately send notice of any transfers made, or other action taken under authority of this section, to the Legislative Budget Office.

(7) Funds deposited in the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund shall be used only for the purposes specified in this section, and as long as the provisions of this section remain in effect, no other expenditure, appropriation or transfer of funds in the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund shall be made except by act of the Legislature making specific reference to the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund as the source of those funds.

(8) Any funds appropriated from the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund that are unexpended at the end of a fiscal year shall lapse into the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-73-1 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 39 / Section 73-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-73-1
Status: in_force

(1) If any person, firm or corporation has paid, or shall hereafter pay to the Auditor of Public Accounts or the Commissioner of Insurance, through error or otherwise, whether paid under protest or not, any ad valorem, privilege or excise tax for which the person, firm or corporation was not liable, or if any such taxpayer has paid any tax in excess of the sum properly due and such erroneous payment or overpayment has been paid into the proper treasury, the taxpayer shall be entitled to a refund of the taxes so erroneously paid. Taxes erroneously paid within the meaning of this section shall include double payment, or overpayment, or payment on state, United States, vacant and exempt land, and the purchase price paid for the redemption of lands erroneously sold for taxes.

Claims for refund under the provisions of this section shall be filed with the Auditor of Public Accounts and shall be supported by proper documents showing the overpayment or erroneous payment for which claim is made. The auditor is hereby authorized and required to make a careful investigation and audit of all such claims and if he shall find that the taxes or monies covered by the claim have been erroneously paid into the treasury of the state, county, drainage or levee districts, he shall distribute the claim against each separate fund in proportion to the amount paid over to such fund in each case, and submit the audited claim with the voucher and evidence upon which the claim is based, to the Attorney General for his approval. The Attorney General shall have plenary power to require the claimant or the officer who collected the tax to furnish any additional documents or information as may in his opinion be necessary or proper to enable him to determine the merits of the claim.

If the Attorney General shall be of the opinion that the claim is in proper form and complies with the requirements of this section, he shall approve the claim and return it to the Auditor of Public Accounts, who shall thereupon file in his office the audited claim, together with the Attorney General's approval and all other documents relating to the claim, as a voucher, and issue his warrant on the State Treasurer in favor of the claimant for the amount of purchase money or taxes erroneously paid into the State Treasury. The auditor shall then certify to the clerk of the board of supervisors, the secretary of the drainage district board, or the secretary of the levee board, as the case may be, the amount, if any, found to be due to the claimant by the county, drainage district or levee district. Upon receipt of the certificate, the board of supervisors, or the commissioners of the drainage district or of the levee district, shall cause a warrant to be issued on the treasurer of the county or drainage or levee district, as the case may be, in favor of the claimant for the amount erroneously paid into their respective treasuries.

If the Attorney General shall disapprove the claim, he shall return it to the Auditor of Public Accounts accompanied by his opinion which shall show the reason for his disapproval, whereupon the auditor shall promptly notify the claimant of the disapproval. A claimant taxpayer being aggrieved at the disapproval may, within six (6) months from the date thereof, file in the chancery court his petition for appeal and review. All petitions for appeal and review shall be filed in the chancery court of the county in which the money for which refund is claimed was originally paid, and shall be accompanied by a bond in the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) conditioned to pay all costs which may accrue in the case, which bond shall be approved by the clerk of the court. Upon the approval of the bond, the chancery clerk shall give the Attorney General and the Auditor of Public Accounts notice, as required by law, of the filing of the petition. It shall be the duty of the auditor to promptly transmit to the court in which the appeal is pending a certified copy of the entire record of the claim as shown by the files in his office, which record shall be docketed by the clerk in the cause, and the controversy shall be tried by the court on such record. It shall be the duty of the Attorney General to defend on behalf of the state, and he may request the district attorney, county attorney or attorney for the drainage or levee district, as the case may be, to defend on behalf of the county, drainage or levee district. If the claimant taxpayer shall prevail, judgment shall be entered requiring the payment of the claim in like manner as if it had been duly approved by the Attorney General. If, however, the action of the Attorney General in disapproving the claim shall be affirmed by the court, judgment shall be entered against the appealing taxpayer for the costs of the proceedings.

Nothing in this section shall be so construed as to authorize the recovery or repayment of any tax heretofore levied and collected by any special road district, drainage district, or separate school district, on account of, or upon the ground that the law authorizing such tax was unconstitutional, whether the unconstitutionality of such tax be based upon the creation or mode of operation of any special road district, drainage district or separate school district. Provided further, that nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the refunding of state taxes paid into the State Treasury through error, or otherwise, or satisfying a judgment or decree against the state except through an appropriation therefor by the Legislature.

(2) This section shall not be construed as repealing or modifying Section 27-73-7 , or any other law providing for the application for or the certification of a claim for refund, but shall be taken and construed as an additional and supplemental method of refunding taxes erroneously paid.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-57 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 27 / Section 35-57
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-57
Status: in_force

A failure to observe the requirements of Section 27-35-55 shall not vitiate any assessment, if the land be so described as to be identified. It shall be sufficient identification of land to describe it as the land of __________ (the person owning or claiming it), occupied by __________; or that part of (section or other known division designating it) owned or claimed by __________; or the lot on which __________ resides; or the lot occupied by __________; or by the name by which it may be known; or by any description which will furnish a sure guide for the ascertainment by parol evidence of the particular land intended.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-40 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 3 / Section 19-40
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-40
Status: in_force

(1) A motor vehicle dealer or automobile auction may apply to the State Tax Commission for special in-transit tags or plates, which when properly displayed shall authorize the motor vehicle dealer or automobile auction to operate a motor vehicle upon the highways of this state without paying the annual highway privilege tax upon such vehicle and without attaching any other license tag or plate to such vehicle, if:

(a) The movement of the motor vehicle is for the purpose of sale of such vehicle to another motor vehicle dealer or automobile auction;

(b) The motor vehicle is being moved from the place of business of one motor vehicle dealer or automobile auction to the place of business of another motor vehicle dealer or automobile auction; and

(c) The special in-transit tag or plate is displayed in plain view on the motor vehicle in the manner prescribed by the State Tax Commission.

(2) A motor vehicle dealer or automobile auction may apply for a temporary tag or plate to be used when a motor vehicle in this state is sold by the motor vehicle dealer or automobile auction to a nonresident of the State of Mississippi or when a motor vehicle is sold by a motor vehicle dealer or automobile auction to a Mississippi resident who may temporarily exit this state before obtaining a Mississippi tag or plate. Such tag or plate when properly displayed shall authorize the purchaser of such a motor vehicle to operate the motor vehicle upon the highways of this state. The temporary tag or plate shall be valid for a period of seven (7) full working days, exclusive of the date of purchase, after the date the motor vehicle is purchased; however, if the temporary tag or plate is issued to a nonresident of the State of Mississippi, the temporary tag or plate shall be valid for the number of days within which the nonresident is required to obtain a permanent motor vehicle license tag or plate by the laws of the nonresident's state of residence.

(3) The State Tax Commission shall issue such tags or plates to each motor vehicle dealer or automobile auction who applies for them upon payment of a fee in an amount equal to Two Dollars ($2.00) for each in-transit tag or plate and Five Dollars ($5.00) for each temporary tag or plate.

(4) Whenever a rental company acquires a vehicle from a dealer by sale or otherwise, the rental company may apply for a temporary tag or plate to be issued by the dealer. Such tag or plate, when properly displayed, authorizes the rental company to operate the motor vehicle upon the highways of this state. The temporary tag or plate is valid for a period of thirty (30) full working days, exclusive of the date of delivery. Any dealer issuing a temporary tag under this subsection may collect from the purchaser requesting the issuance of the temporary tag a fee of Five Dollars ($5.00). The penalties established under Section 27-19-63 , are not applicable until after the expiration of the thirty-day period under this subsection. For the purposes of this subsection, the term “ rental company ” means any person or entity in the business of providing primarily motor vehicles to the public under a rental agreement for a rental period not to exceed thirty (30) days, provided that any person or business entity lawfully engaging in a peer-to-peer car sharing program under the Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Program Act shall not be considered as a rental company.

(5) The tags or plates authorized pursuant to this section shall be designed by the State Tax Commission. The State Tax Commission shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement this section, including, but not limited to, rules and regulations establishing procedures for issuing such tags or plates and for the use and display of such tags or plates. Each motor vehicle dealer or automobile auction who is issued tags or plates pursuant to this section shall keep such records as may be required by the State Tax Commission.

(6) Any motor vehicle dealer or automobile auction who uses a tag or plate issued pursuant to this section for a purpose that is not authorized by this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), and the use of all tags or plates issued to such motor vehicle dealer or automobile auction pursuant to this section shall be suspended for a period of one (1) year.

(7) As used in this section, the terms “ motor vehicle dealer ” and “ automobile auction ” shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Section 27-19-303, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-57-11 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 38 / Section 57-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-57-11
Status: in_force

Any person who is engaged in business as a Class A distributor or who acts as a distributor as defined in this article, shall pay for the privilege of engaging in such business or acting as such distributor, an excise tax of Two Cents (2¢) per quart (Eight Cents (8¢) per gallon) upon lubricating oil (1) sold to distributors; (2) sold to retailers; (3) sold directly to a consumer; (4) used in any motor vehicle owned or operated by such person in this state. Provided that the tax herein imposed and assessed shall be collected and paid to the State of Mississippi but once in respect to any lubricating oil.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-107 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 65-107
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-107
Status: in_force

The exemptions from the provisions of this chapter which relate to utilities or which are more properly classified as utility exemptions than any other exemption classification of this chapter shall be confined to those persons or property exempted by this section or by provisions of the Constitutions of the United States or the State of Mississippi. No utility exemption as now provided by any other section shall be valid as against the tax herein levied. Any subsequent utility exemption from the tax levied hereunder shall be provided by amendment to this section.

No exemption provided in this section shall apply to taxes levied by Section 27-65-15 or 27-65-21, Mississippi Code of 1972 .

The tax levied by this chapter shall not apply to the following:

(a) Sales and rentals of locomotives, rail rolling stock and materials for their repair, locomotive water, when made to a railroad whose rates are fixed by the Interstate Commerce Commission or the Mississippi Public Service Commission.

(b) Rentals of manufacturing machinery to a manufacturer or custom processor where such manufacturer or custom processor is engaged in, and such machinery is used in, the manufacture of containers made from timber or wood for sale. The tax, likewise, shall not apply to replacement or repair parts of such machinery used in such manufacture.

(c) Sales of tangible personal property and services to nonprofit water associations or corporations in which no part of the net earnings inures to the benefit of any private shareholder, group or individual. Only sales of property or services which are ordinary and necessary to the operation of such organizations are exempt from tax.

(d) Wholesale sales of tangible personal property for resale under Section 27-65-19 .

(e) From and after July 1, 2003, sales of fuel used to produce electric power by a company primarily engaged in the business of producing, generating or distributing electric power for sale.

(f) Sales of electricity, current, power, steam, coal, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas or other fuel to a manufacturer, custom processor, data center meeting the criteria provided for in Section 57-113-21 , technology intensive enterprise meeting the criteria provided for in Section 27-65-17(1)(f) , or public service company for industrial purposes, which shall include that used to generate electricity, to operate an electrical distribution or transmission system, to operate pipeline compressor or pumping stations, or to operate railroad locomotives.

(g) Sales of electricity, current, power, steam, coal, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas or other fuel to a producer or processor for use directly in the production of poultry or poultry products, the production of livestock and livestock products, the production of domesticated fish and domesticated fish products, the production of marine aquaculture products, the production of plants or food by commercial horticulturists, the processing of milk and milk products, the processing of poultry and livestock feed, and the irrigation of farm crops.

(h) Sales of electricity, current, power, steam, coal, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas or other fuel to a commercial fisherman, shrimper or oysterman.

(i) Sales exempt under the Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disasters Act of 2015 ( Sections 27-113-1 through 27-113-9 ).

(j) Sales of electricity, current, power, steam, coal, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas or other fuel to a permanent enterprise that is eligible for the exemption authorized in Section 27-65-101(1)(ww) upon completion of the expansion upon which such exemption is based; however, in order to be eligible for the exemption authorized by this paragraph, the expansion must:

(i) Create at least eighty-five (85) full-time jobs in this state with an average annual wage of at least Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00); and

(ii) Have at least Eighty Million Dollars ($80,000,000.00) in new investment at the existing facility.

(k) Sales of electricity, current, power, steam, coal, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas or other fuel to an enterprise or its affiliates operating a project certified by the Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority as a project as defined in Section 57-75-5(f)(xxxii) or 57-75-5(f) (xxxiii).
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-155 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 53 / Section 104-155
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-155
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Finance and Administration shall develop and operate a searchable website that includes information on expenditures of state funds from all funding sources. The website shall have a unique and simplified website address, and the department shall require each agency that maintains a generally accessible Internet site or for which a generally accessible Internet site is maintained to include a link on the front page of the agency's Internet site to the searchable website required under this section.

(a) With regard to disbursement of funds, the website shall include, but not be limited to:

(i) The name and principal location of the entity or recipients of the funds, excluding release of information relating to an individual's place of residence, the identity of recipients of state or federal assistance payments, and any other information deemed confidential by state or federal law relating to privacy rights;

(ii) The amount of state funds expended;

(iii) A descriptive purpose of the funding action or expenditure;

(iv) The funding source of the expenditure;

(v) The budget program or activity of the expenditure;

(vi) The specific source of authority and descriptive purpose of the expenditure, to include a link to the funding authorization document(s) in a searchable PDF form;

(vii) The specific source of authority for the expenditure including, but not limited to, a grant, subgrant, contract, or the general discretion of the agency director, provided that if the authority is a grant, subgrant or contract, the website entry shall include a grant, subgrant or contract number or similar information that clearly identifies the specific source of authority. The information required under this paragraph includes data relative to tax exemptions and credits;

(viii) The expending agency;

(ix) The type of transaction;

(x) The expected performance outcomes achieved for the funding action or expenditure;

(xi) Links to any state audit or report relating to the entity or recipient of funds or the budget program or activity or agency; and

(xii) Any other information deemed relevant by the Department of Finance and Administration.

(b) When the expenditure of state funds involves the expenditure of bond proceeds, the searchable website must include a clear, detailed description of the purpose of the bonds, a current status report on the project or projects being financed by the bonds, and a current status report on the payment of the principal and interest on the bonds.

(c) The searchable website must include access to an electronic summary of each grant, including amendments; subgrant, including amendments; contract, including amendments; and payment voucher that includes, wherever possible, a hyperlink to the actual document in a searchable PDF format, subject to the restrictions in paragraph (d) of this section. The Department of Finance and Administration may cooperate with other agencies to accomplish the requirements of this paragraph.

(d) Nothing in Sections 27-104-151 through 27-104-159 shall permit or require the disclosure of trade secrets or other proprietary information, including confidential vendor information, or any other information that is required to be confidential by state or federal law.

(e) The information available from the searchable website must be updated no later than fourteen (14) days after the receipt of data from an agency, and the Department of Finance and Administration shall require each agency to provide to the department access to all data that is required to be accessible from the searchable website within fourteen (14) days of each expenditure, grant award, including amendments; subgrant, including amendments; or contract, including amendments; executed by the agency.

(f) The searchable website must include all information required by this section for all transactions that are initiated in fiscal year 2015 or later. In addition, all information that is included on the searchable website from the date of the inception of the website until July 1, 2014, must be maintained on the website according to the requirements of this section before July 1, 2014, and remain accessible for ten (10) years from the date it was originally made available. All data on the searchable website must remain accessible to the public for a minimum of ten (10) years.

(g) For the purposes of this subsection (1), the term “contract” includes, but is not limited to, personal and professional services contracts.

(2) The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning shall create the IHL Accountability and Transparency website to include its executive office and the institutions of higher learning no later than July 1, 2012. This website shall:

(a) Provide access to existing financial reports, financial audits, budgets and other financial documents that are used to allocate, appropriate, spend and account for appropriated funds;

(b) Have a unique and simplified website address;

(c) Be directly accessible via a link from the main page of the Department of Finance and Administration website, as well as the IHL website and the main page of the website of each institution of higher learning;

(d) Include other links, features or functionality that will assist the public in obtaining and reviewing public financial information;

(e) Report expenditure information currently available within these enterprise resource planning (ERP) computer systems; and

(f) Design the reporting format using the existing capabilities of these ERP computer systems.

(3) The Mississippi Community College Board shall create the Community and Junior Colleges Accountability and Transparency website to include its executive office and the community and junior colleges no later than July 1, 2012. This website shall:

(a) Provide access to existing financial reports, financial audits, budgets and other financial documents that are used to allocate, appropriate, spend and account for appropriated funds;

(b) Have a unique and simplified website address;

(c) Be directly accessible via a link from the main page of the Department of Finance and Administration website, as well as the Mississippi Community College Board website and the main page of the website of each community and junior college;

(d) Include other links, features or functionality that will assist the public in obtaining and reviewing public financial information;

(e) Report expenditure information currently available within the computer system of each community and junior college; and

(f) Design the reporting format using the existing capabilities of the computer system of each community and junior college.

(4) Not later than January 1, 2016, the owner or owners of a community hospital, as defined in Section 41-13-10 , shall create and maintain an accountability and transparency website for the community hospital or set up a separate section for the community hospital on the current website of the owner or owners. This website of the community hospital or section of the website of the owner or owners shall:

(a) Provide access to existing financial reports, financial audits, budgets and other financial documents of the community hospital that are used to allocate, appropriate, spend and account for public funds;

(b) Have a unique and simplified website address if it is a new website for the community hospital, or be an easily accessible section of the website of the owner or owners;

(c) Include links, features or functionality that will assist the public in obtaining and reviewing public financial information of the community hospital;

(d) Report expenditure information of the community hospital in functional expenditure categories that is currently available within the computer system of the community hospital; and

(e) Design the reporting format using the existing capabilities of the computer system or systems of the owner or owners of the community hospital.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.81 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 3 / Section 19-56.81
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.81
Status: in_force

(1) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for each motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter of the Mississippi Loggers Association, Inc. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the State Tax Commission, with the advice of the Mississippi Loggers Association, Inc., may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.

(2) Application for the distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the State Tax Commission. The application and the additional fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the State Tax Commission on a monthly basis as prescribed by the commission. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.

(3) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2003, any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrent with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.

(4) The State Tax Commission shall deposit all fees into the State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the State Tax Commission shall certify the total fees collected under this section to the State Treasurer who shall distribute such collections as follows:

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Mississippi Loggers Association, Inc.

(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.

(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-77-19 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 37 / Section 77-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-77-19
Status: in_force

(1) The commissioner may from time to time make such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this chapter, as he may deem necessary to enforce its provisions as it relates to matters, proceedings and/or appeals before the agency, a hearing officer of the agency and the board of review.

(2) The Board of Tax Appeals may from time to time make such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this chapter, as it may deem necessary to enforce its provisions as it relates to matters, proceedings and/or appeals before the Board of Tax Appeals.

(3) By issuance of a subpoena under his signature and seal, the commissioner may require any person to attend a hearing before a hearing officer or the board of review and to give testimony and/or produce documents or other things at that hearing. If any person subpoenaed by the commissioner fails to attend the hearing, refuses to testify or answer any material question at the hearing or refuses to produce at the hearing any document or thing subpoenaed, the commissioner or the person who requested issuance of the subpoena is authorized to institute proceedings in the circuit court of the county where such person resides or is found to compel compliance with the subpoena.

(4) By issuance of a subpoena under his signature and seal, the executive director may require any person to attend a hearing before the Board of Tax Appeals and to give testimony and/or produce documents or other things at that hearing. If any person subpoenaed by the executive director fails to attend the hearing, refuses to testify or answer any material question at the hearing or refuses to produce at the hearing any document or thing subpoenaed, the executive director or the person who requested issuance of the subpoena is authorized to institute proceedings in the circuit court of the county where such person resides or is found to compel compliance with the subpoena.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-57-7 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 29 / Section 57-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-57-7
Status: in_force

Before any person shall engage in business as a Class A distributor of lubricating oil, as defined in this article, in this state he shall first make application to the department, upon forms prescribed by the department, for a permit to engage in said business.

If said application is approved, the department may require said applicant to enter into a good and sufficient surety bond, written by a company qualified to write such bonds in the State of Mississippi, which bond shall be made payable to the State of Mississippi in a sum not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) ; or in lieu thereof, deposit with the department a cash bond in the aforesaid amount. A personal bond in the aforesaid amount shall also be acceptable if the same is secured by bonds of the State of Mississippi or the United States government. Such bond or bonds shall be in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), and not to exceed the lubricating oil tax estimated to become due by the said distributor for any ninety-day period. If the distributor of lubricating oil is greater than one (1) month delinquent, and the lubricating oil tax estimate for any ninety-day period exceeds Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), then the bond amount shall be increased in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) to equal the lubricating oil tax estimate for any ninety-day period. If the distributor of lubricating oil is greater than three (3) months delinquent, and the lubricating oil tax estimate for any one-hundred-eighty-day period exceeds Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), then the bond amount shall be increased in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) to equal the lubricating oil tax estimated for any one-hundred-eighty-day period. The bond herein required shall be increased within the limits hereinbefore set forth from time to time if deemed insufficient by the department giving to the licensee fifteen (15) days' notice, in writing, to increase said bond, said notice to state the amount of increase demanded.

The bond required by this section shall be conditioned that the distributor will fully comply with all laws pertaining to distributors of lubricating oil and pay all excise taxes and penalties provided. Provided that bonds given by distributors under the laws heretofore in force shall remain in full force and effect. Provided, however, any person who has already furnished bond under a prior petroleum tax law or shall furnish a bond to meet the requirements of any petroleum tax law administered by the department shall not be required to furnish an additional bond, but said person shall be subject to all other conditions, requirements and liabilities imposed herein upon a distributor of lubricating oil.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-59 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 35 / Section 115-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-59
Status: in_force

The corporation shall require each lottery retailer to post a letter of credit or a bond with the corporation using a surety acceptable to the corporation in an amount not to exceed twice the average lottery ticket sales of the lottery retailer for the period within which the lottery retailer is required to remit lottery funds to the corporation. This section does not apply to lottery tickets which are prepaid by the lottery retailers. The corporation may facilitate the purchase of bonds and letters of credit by establishing lottery retailer pools for the purchase of bonds and letters of credit for lottery retailers.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-68-3 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 27 / Section 68-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-68-3
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(a) “ Agreement ” means the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.

(b) “ Certified Automated System ” means software certified jointly by the states that are signatories to the agreement to calculate the tax imposed by each jurisdiction on a transaction, determine the amount of tax to remit to the appropriate state, and maintain a record of the transaction.

(c) “ Certified Service Provider ” means an agent certified jointly by the states that are signatories to the agreement to perform all of the seller's sales tax functions.

(d) “ Person ” means an individual, trust, estate, fiduciary, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, corporation, or any other legal entity.

(e) “ Sales tax ” means the tax levied under Chapter 65, Title 27, Mississippi Code of 1972 .

(f) “ Seller ” means any person making sales, leases, or rentals of personal property or services.

(g) “ State ” means any state of the United States and the District of Columbia.

(h) “ State Tax Commission ” or “ department ” means the Department of Revenue.

(i) “ Use tax ” means the tax levied under Chapter 67, Title 27, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-101-3 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 49 / Section 101-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-101-3
Status: in_force

Each annual report required by Section 27-101-1 shall be published electronically on the official website of the respective institution, board, agency, commission or department, and shall be published on the Transparency Mississippi website maintained by the Department of Finance and Administration. One (1) copy of each annual report and the executive summary of the report shall be electronically transmitted to the Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration, the State Librarian, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and each state elected and appointed official. Each person to whom an annual report is electronically transmitted may receive the information necessary to obtain the applicable annual report in electronic form, including instructions on how to print the report, upon request to the agency, board, commission, department or institution that prepared the report.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-71-507 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 41 / Section 71-507
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-71-507
Status: in_force

If any manufacturer of any such beverage or beverages shall fail or refuse to comply with the requirements of Chapter 3 of Title 67, Mississippi Code of 1972 , and of Article 3 of this chapter, or of this article, or of any rule or regulation promulgated by the chairman of the state tax commission, it shall be unlawful for any wholesaler, distributor or retailer of beverages under said laws thereafter to have in his possession any wine or beer manufactured or sold by such manufacturer, of whatever kind or description and all such beverages as may be found in the possession of any person who deals in or transports or otherwise handles any of such beverages are hereby declared to be contraband and may be seized and sold and otherwise dealt with as provided by Section 27-71-335, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.87 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 15 / Section 19-56.87
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.87
Status: in_force

(1) Any owner of a motor vehicle, who is a resident of this state, upon complying with the motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles, and upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional annual fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a special license tag for each motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue, with the advice of the ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, may prescribe, and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.

(2) Application for the distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue. The application and the additional fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue on a monthly basis as prescribed by the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.

(3) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2003, any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.

(4) The Department of Revenue shall deposit all fees into the State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the Department of Revenue shall certify to the State Treasurer the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the distinctive license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall distribute such collections as follows:

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be disbursed to ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.

(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed proportionately in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-70-3 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 21 / Section 70-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-70-3
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(a) “ Brand family ” means each style of cigarettes sold under the same trademark and differentiated from one another by means of additional modifiers, including “menthol,” “lights,” “kings” and “100s.” The term includes any style of cigarette products that has a brand name, trademark, logo, symbol, motto, selling message, recognizable pattern of colors, or other indication of product identification that is identical to, similar to, or identifiable with a previously known brand of cigarettes.

(b) “ Cigarette ” means any product that contains nicotine and is intended to be burned or heated under ordinary conditions of use. The term includes:

(i) A roll of tobacco wrapped in paper or another substance that does not contain tobacco;

(ii) Tobacco, in any form, that is functional in a product that, because of the product's appearance, the type of tobacco used in the filler, or the product's packaging and labeling, is likely to be offered to or purchased by a consumer as a cigarette; or

(iii) A roll of tobacco wrapped in any substance containing tobacco that, because of the product's appearance, the type of tobacco used in the filler, or the product's packaging and labeling, is likely to be offered to or purchased by a consumer as a cigarette.

(c) “ Commissioner ” means the Commissioner of Revenue of the Department of Revenue and his authorized agents and employees.

(d) “ Mail ” means placing the document or item referred to in first-class United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the person to whom the document or item is to be sent at the last known address of that person.

(e) “ Manufacturer ” means a person that manufactures, fabricates or assembles cigarettes for sale or distribution. For purposes of this chapter, the term includes a person that is the first importer into the United States of cigarettes manufactured outside the United States.

(f) “ Tobacco settlement agreement ” means any settlement agreement entered into by this state and one or more cigarette manufacturers in the case of Mike Moore, Attorney General, ex rel. State of Mississippi v. The American Tobacco Company et al., Chancery Court of Jackson County, Mississippi, Cause No. 94-1429, and all subsequent amendments thereto.

(g) “Distributor” shall have the same meaning ascribed to that term in Section 27-69-3 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-103-125 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 55 / Section 103-125
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-103-125
Status: in_force

The proposed budget of each state agency shall show the amounts required for operating expenses separately from the amounts required for permanent improvements. The overall budget shall show, separately by each source, the estimated amount of general fund revenue and of special fund revenues of general fund agencies. The total proposed expenditures in Part 1 of the overall budget shall not exceed the amount of estimated revenues that will be available in the general and special funds for appropriation or use during the succeeding fiscal year, including any balances other than unencumbered balances in general funds that will be on hand in the general and special funds at the close of the then current fiscal year. The total proposed expenditures from the State General Fund in Part 1 of the overall budget shall not exceed ninety-eight percent (98%) of the amount of general fund revenue estimate for the succeeding fiscal year. The general fund revenue estimate shall be the estimate jointly adopted by the Governor and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. The Legislative Budget Office may recommend additional taxes or sources of revenue if in its judgment those additional funds are necessary to adequately support the functions of the state government.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-501 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 27 / Section 55-501
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-501
Status: in_force

(1) This article may be cited as the “Mississippi Special Fuel Tax Law.”

(2) The Department of Revenue is hereby vested with the sole power and authority, and is charged with the duty of administering and enforcing the terms and provisions of this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-15-129 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-129
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-15-129
Status: in_force

(1) The amount of premium tax payable pursuant to Sections 27-15-103 , 27-15-109 , 27-15-119 and 83-31-45, Mississippi Code of 1972 , shall be reduced from the amount otherwise fixed in such sections if the payer files a sworn statement with the required annual report showing as of the beginning of the reporting period that at least the following amounts of the total admitted assets of the payer were invested and maintained in qualifying Mississippi investments as hereinafter defined in subsection (2) of this section over the period covered by such report:

Percentage of Total Admitted Assets in Qualifying Mississippi Investments

Percentage of Premium Tax Payable

1%

99%

2%

98%

3%

97%

4%

96%

5%

95%

6%

94%

7%

93%

8%

92%

9%

91%

10%

80%

15%

70%

20%

60%

25%

50%

(2) For the purpose of this section, “ a qualifying Mississippi investment ” is hereby defined as follows:

(a) Certificates of deposit issued by any bank or savings and loan association domiciled in this state;

(b) Bonds of this state or bonds of municipal, school, road or levee districts, or other political subdivisions of this state;

(c) Loans evidenced by notes and secured by deeds of trust on property located in this state;

(d) Real property located in this state;

(e) Policy loans to residents of Mississippi, or other loans to residents of this state, or to corporations domiciled in this state;

(f) Common or preferred stock, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness of corporations domiciled in this state; and

(g) Cash on deposit in any bank or savings and loan association domiciled in this state.

“A qualifying Mississippi investment” shall not include any investment for which a credit is allocated under Section 57-105-1 and/or Section 57-115-1 et seq.

(3) If the credits, or any part thereof, authorized by the preceding provisions of this section shall be held by a court of final jurisdiction to be unconstitutional and void for any reason or to make the annual premium taxes levied by Sections 27-15-103 , 27-15-109 , 27-15-119 and 83-31-45, Mississippi Code of 1972 , unlawfully discriminatory or otherwise invalid under the Fourteenth Amendment or the Commerce Clause of the Constitution of the United States or under any state or other federal constitutional provisions, it is hereby expressly declared that such fact shall in no way affect the validity of the annual premium taxes levied thereby, and that such provisions would have been enacted even though the Legislature had known this credit section would be held invalid.

(4) This section shall apply to taxes accruing and investments existing from and after July 1, 1985.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-15-251 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 13 / Section 15-251
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-15-251
Status: in_force

(1) Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court within the limitations aforesaid; and such fine and imprisonment shall be in addition to any other penalty imposed by any particular section of this chapter. The courts of the county in which the offender resides, or if a company, in which it carries on business, shall have jurisdiction to enforce this subsection. And persons failing to pay the privilege taxes imposed by this chapter, and to obtain a license as hereby required, but pursuing the business for which a privilege tax is imposed without procuring such license, may be proceeded against by suit, in addition to being dealt with criminally; and the officer required to collect the tax may seize and sell any property of such person liable for such tax and penalty, in the same manner as he may distrain and sell property of other taxpayers delinquent for the payment of ad valorem taxes due on personal property.

(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in buying cotton, cotton seed, corn, grain or field seed of any kind, pecans, peanuts, or other nuts between the hours of 6:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. and any person convicted under this section shall be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or imprisoned in the county jail for not less than ninety (90) days or both.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-61 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 21 / Section 115-61
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-61
Status: in_force

(1) Any contract executed by the corporation with a lottery retailer pursuant to this section shall specify the reasons for which any contract may be cancelled, denied, revoked, suspended, renewal rejected or terminated by the corporation, which reasons may include, but not be limited to:

(a) Commission of a violation of this chapter or administrative rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.

(b) Failure to accurately account for lottery tickets, revenues or prizes as required by the corporation.

(c) Commission of any fraud, deceit or misrepresentation.

(d) Insufficient sale of tickets.

(e) Conduct prejudicial to public confidence in the lottery.

(f) The lottery retailer filing for or being placed in bankruptcy or receivership.

(g) Any material change in any matter considered by the corporation in executing the contract with the lottery retailer.

(h) Failure to meet any of the objective criteria established by the board pursuant to this chapter.

(2) If, in the discretion of the president, cancellation, denial, revocation, suspension, rejection of renewal or termination of a lottery retailer contract is in the best interest of the lottery, the public welfare, or the State of Mississippi, the president may cancel, deny, revoke, suspend, reject the renewal, or terminate, after notice and a hearing, any contract issued pursuant to this chapter. Such contract may, however, be temporarily suspended by the president without prior notice, pending any prosecution, hearing or investigation, whether by a third party or by the president. A contract may be cancelled, denied, revoked, suspended, renewal rejected or terminated by the president for any one or more of the reasons enumerated in this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-106-1 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 106-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-106-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Iran Divestment Act of 2015.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.343 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1 / Section 19-56.343
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.343
Status: in_force

(1) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter of the Baldwyn Bearcats. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue, with the advice of the Baldwyn Bearcats Booster Club, may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.

(2) Application for the distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue. The application and the additional fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue on a monthly basis as prescribed by the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.

(3) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2013, any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.

(4) The Department of Revenue shall deposit all fees into the State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the Department of Revenue shall certify to the State Treasurer the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the distinctive license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall distribute such collections as follows:

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Baldwyn Bearcats Booster Club.

(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.

(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.