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MS Code § 57-39-39 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 39 - Energy and Transportation Planning|Article 1 - Energy Management Planning|§ 57-39-39. Energy Development Fund

  There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund to be known as the Energy Development Fund. Monies in such fund are reserved exclusively for:   Promoting the development of Mississippi's energy resources.   Developing projects under this section which will demonstrate a realistic promise of making a significant energy contribution to the State of Mississippi.   Effectively utilizing the state's existing alternative and conventional energy resources to foster economic and social improvements in the state.     The division will administer the fund. The division will establish policy and guidelines for use of the fund not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after July 1, 2013.   The division will submit to the Governor on or before December 31 of each year a comprehensive report on the operation of the fund.
MS Code § 57-39-43 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 39 - Energy and Transportation Planning|Article 1 - Energy Management Planning|§ 57-39-43. Mississippi oil overcharge fund established

  There is created in the State Treasury a fund to be designated as the "Mississippi Oil Overcharge Fund," referred to in this section as "fund." Monies in the fund, referred to in this section as "oil overcharge funds," may be used for projects or programs authorized in accordance with appropriate federal court orders regarding the use of oil overcharge funds or by the United States Department of Energy, or both.   The Treasurer shall deposit or transfer into the fund any funds received as a result of federal statute or administrative or regulatory actions requiring the disbursement to states of refund monies for alleged overcharges for crude oil or refined petroleum products. The Treasurer may establish accounts within the fund as necessary for management of monies in the fund.   Expenditures may be made from the fund upon requisition to the Treasurer by the Executive Director of the Department of Economic and Community Development or the Executive Director of the Department of Human Services.   The fund shall be treated as a special trust fund. Interest earned on the principal in the fund shall be credited by the Treasurer to the fund.   In their annual budget request, the Department of Economic and Community Development and the Department of Human Services shall submit a list of projects or programs for which monies from the fund are requested to be used.
MS Code § 57-39-45 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 39 - Energy and Transportation Planning|Article 1 - Energy Management Planning|§ 57-39-45. Compilation, analysis and dissemination of data for the purpose of maximizing Mississippi's energy resources

  The division shall be responsible for compiling on an ongoing basis data related to the energy resources, both natural and manmade, of the State of Mississippi. This information shall be compiled from trusted and verified sources for the purposes of aggregation for analysis and dissemination to partners and the public with the intent to maximize the energy resources of the state.   Biomass resources.The division shall be responsible for maintaining a current database and map of biomass feedstocks found in the State of Mississippi. The division shall work with the Mississippi Forestry Commission, the Department of Agriculture, the institutions of higher learning, and other knowledgeable partners to produce and maintain accurate data on the renewable biomass resources of the state. The division shall analyze the data and prepare reports on a regular basis in order to highlight and promote the biomass resources of the state.   Energy infrastructure.The division shall be responsible for maintaining a current database and map of the infrastructure that transports energy fuels and products across the state. The division shall analyze the data and prepare reports on a regular basis in order to highlight and promote the energy infrastructure of the state.   Energy production and reserves.The division shall be responsible for maintaining information from all readily available resources on the energy production capacity in the state. The division shall maintain information on the energy reserves of the state.   Reports and publications.The division shall produce reports, white papers, or articles for placement in targeted publications that include information to promote Mississippi as a leader in the energy sector.
MS Code § 57-39-101 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 39 - Energy and Transportation Planning|Article 3 - Energy Management Law of 1981|§ 57-39-101. Short title

 Sections 57-39-101 through 57-39-115 may be cited as the "Mississippi Energy Management Law."
MS Code § 57-39-103 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 39 - Energy and Transportation Planning|Article 3 - Energy Management Law of 1981|§ 57-39-103. Purpose

 The purpose of Sections 57-39-103 through 57-39-115 is to provide for development and implementation of a state energy management plan for all state-owned or state-leased buildings and facilities which will minimize energy consumption and insure that buildings and facilities are operated with maximum efficiency of energy use.
MS Code § 57-39-109 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 39 - Energy and Transportation Planning|Article 3 - Energy Management Law of 1981|§ 57-39-109. Agency and public school district coordinators

 Any agency or institution designated by the division and funded in whole or in part by public funds shall appoint a coordinator from existing staff who shall advise the agency head or institution head on energy-related matters. The coordinator shall confer and cooperate with the board in developing, implementing and evaluating an energy management plan for the agency or institution. Any public school district may appoint a coordinator from its existing staff.
MS Code § 57-39-112 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 39 - Energy and Transportation Planning|Article 3 - Energy Management Law of 1981|§ 57-39-112. Assisting school districts in reducing energy consumption

 The division shallprovide technical assistance to the Mississippi Department of Education so that the department can assist local school districts in developing a detailed energy management plan for that public school district. The purposes of the plan shall be to assist the public school district in reducing consumption of energy in its buildings and facilities and to maintain or reduce that level of energy consumption, subject to any allowances for building and facilities modernization, remodeling or upgrading for educational purposes, and for increased or decreased enrollment.
MS Code § 57-99-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 99 - Mississippi Major Economic Impact Withholding Rebate Incentive Program|Qualified Business or Industry - Companies and Their Affiliates|§ 57-99-3. Quarterly incentive payments to qualified companies and their affiliates; duration of payments; application; job requirements; notification of Department of Revenue

  Except as otherwise provided in this section, a qualified business or industry that meets the qualifications specified in Sections 57-99-1 through 57-99-9 may receive quarterly incentive payments for a period not to exceed twenty-five (25) years from the Department of Revenue pursuant to the provisions of Sections 57-99-1 through 57-99-9 in an amount which shall be equal to the lesser of three and one-half percent (3-1/2%) of the wages and taxable benefits for qualified jobs or the actual amount of Mississippi income tax withheld by the employer for the qualified jobs. A qualified business or industry may elect the date upon which the incentive rebate period will begin. Such date may not be later than sixty (60) months after the date the business or industry applied for incentive payments; however, in the case of a qualified business or industry described in Section 57-99-1(a)(ii), such date may not be later than seventy-two (72) months after the date the business or industry applied for incentive payments, or for a qualified business or industry described in Section 57-99-1(a)(iv), such date may not be later than the date that is sixty (60) months after the earlier of:   The date the qualified business or industry applied for incentive payments; or   The start of commercial production as defined in a definitive agreement between such qualified business or industry and the MDA.     In order to receive incentive payments, an establishment shall apply to the MDA. The application shall be on a form prescribed by the MDA and shall contain such information as may be required by the MDA to determine if the applicant is qualified.   In order to qualify to receive such payments, the establishment applying shall be required to:   Be engaged in a qualified business or industry; and   The business or industry must create and maintain the minimum number of qualified jobs as set forth in Section 57-99-1. Establishments that are approved as a qualified business or industry under Sections 57-99-1 through 57-99-9 may not receive incentive payments under Section 57-62-1 et seq.     Upon approval of such an application, the MDA shall notify the Department of Revenue and shall provide it with a copy of the approved application. The Department of Revenue may require the qualified business or industry to submit such additional information as may be necessary to administer the provisions of Sections 57-99-1 through 57-99-9. The qualified business or industry shall report to the Department of Revenue periodically to show its continued eligibility for incentive payments. The qualified business or industry may be audited by the Department of Revenue to verify such eligibility.
MS Code § 57-99-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 99 - Mississippi Major Economic Impact Withholding Rebate Incentive Program|Qualified Business or Industry - Companies and Their Affiliates|§ 57-99-5. Creation of MMEIA Withholding Rebate Fund, purpose

  There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the "MMEIA Withholding Rebate Fund," into which shall be deposited withholding tax revenue required to be deposited into such fund pursuant to Section 27-7-312. The money in the fund shall be used for the purpose of making the incentive payments authorized under Sections 57-99-1 through 57-99-9.   The liability of the State of Mississippi to make the incentive payments authorized under Sections 57-99-1 through 57-99-9 shall be limited to the balance contained in the fund.
MS Code § 57-99-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 99 - Mississippi Major Economic Impact Withholding Rebate Incentive Program|Qualified Business or Industry - Companies and Their Affiliates|§ 57-99-7. Filing of claim for incentive payments; payments dependent on verification of number of qualified jobs created and maintained

  As soon as practicable after the end of a calendar quarter for which a qualified business or industry has qualified to receive an incentive payment, the qualified business or industry shall file a claim for the payment with the State Tax Commission and shall specify the actual number of qualified jobs created and maintained by the business or industry for the calendar quarter and the wages and taxable benefits thereof. The State Tax Commission shall verify the actual number of qualified jobs created and maintained by the business or industry. If the State Tax Commission is not able to provide such verification utilizing all available resources, the State Tax Commission may request such additional information from the business or industry as may be necessary.     The business or industry must meet the job requirements of Sections 57-99-1 through 57-99-9 for four (4) consecutive calendar quarters prior to payment of the first incentive payment. If the business or industry does not maintain the job requirements of Sections 57-99-1 through 57-99-9 at any other time during the twenty-five-year period after the date the first payment was made, the incentive payments shall not be made and shall not be resumed until such time as the actual verified number of qualified jobs created and maintained by the business or industry equals or exceeds the requirements of Sections 57-99-1 through 57-99-9 for one (1) calendar quarter.     An establishment that has qualified pursuant to Sections 57-99-1 through 57-99-9 may receive payments only in accordance with the provision under which it initially applied and was approved. If an establishment that is receiving incentive payments expands, it may apply for additional incentive payments based on the wages and taxable benefits for qualified jobs anticipated from the expansion only, pursuant to Sections 57-99-1 through 57-99-9.   As soon as practicable after verification of the qualified business or industry meeting the requirements of Sections 57-99-1 through 57-99-9 and all rules and regulations, the Department of Finance and Administration, upon requisition of the State Tax Commission, shall issue a warrant drawn on the MMEIA Withholding Rebate Fund to the establishment in the amount of the rebate as determined pursuant to subsection (1) of this section for the calendar quarter.
MS Code § 57-99-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 99 - Mississippi Major Economic Impact Withholding Rebate Incentive Program|Qualified Business or Industry - Companies and Their Affiliates|§ 57-99-9. Promulgation of rules and regulations by the Mississippi Development Authority and State Tax Commission

 The MDA and the State Tax Commission shall promulgate rules and regulations, in accordance with the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law, and all application forms and other forms necessary to implement their respective duties and responsibilities under the provisions of Sections 57-99-1 through 57-99-9.
MS Code § 57-99-21 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 99 - Mississippi Major Economic Impact Withholding Rebate Incentive Program|Qualified Business or Industry - Enterprises|§ 57-99-21. Definitions

 As used in Sections 57-99-21 through 57-99-29, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:   "Qualified business or industry" means any enterprise which is a project that has been certified by the Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority (MMEIA) as a project defined in Section 57-75-5(f)(xxiv).   "Qualified job" means full-time employment at the location of the manufacturing plant in this state of a qualified business or industry that has qualified to receive an incentive payment pursuant to Sections 57-99-21 through 57-99-29, which employment existed in this state at the location of the manufacturing plant on July 1, 2009.   "Full-time employment" means a job of at least thirty-five (35) hours per week.   "Rebate amount" means the amount of Mississippi income taxes withheld from employees in qualified jobs that is available for rebate to the qualified business or industry, provided that:   Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph (d), the rebate amount shall be one percent (1%) of the wages and taxable benefits for qualified jobs;   In no event shall incentive payments exceed the actual Mississippi income taxes withheld from employees in qualified jobs that are available for rebate to the qualified business or industry; and   In no event shall the aggregate amount of incentive payments authorized under Sections 57-99-21 through 57-99-29 exceed Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000.00).   "MDA" means the Mississippi Development Authority.
MS Code § 57-99-23 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 99 - Mississippi Major Economic Impact Withholding Rebate Incentive Program|Qualified Business or Industry - Enterprises|§ 57-99-23. Quarterly incentive payments to qualified enterprises; duration of payments; application; job requirements; notification of State Tax Commission

  Except as otherwise provided in this section, a qualified business or industry that meets the qualifications specified in Sections 57-99-21 through 57-99-29 may receive quarterly incentive payments for a period not to exceed ten (10) years from the State Tax Commission pursuant to the provisions of Sections 57-99-21 through 57-99-29 in an amount which shall be equal to the lesser of one percent (1%) of the wages and taxable benefits for qualified jobs or the actual amount of Mississippi income tax withheld by the employer for the qualified jobs.   In order to receive incentive payments, an establishment shall apply to the MDA by not later than July 1, 2010. The application shall be on a form prescribed by the MDA and shall contain such information as may be required by the MDA to determine if the applicant is qualified.   In order to qualify to receive such payments, the establishment applying shall be required to:   Be engaged in a qualified business or industry; and   The business or industry must maintain a minimum of one thousand two hundred (1,200) qualified jobs.     Upon approval of such an application, the MDA shall notify the State Tax Commission and shall provide it with a copy of the approved application. The State Tax Commission may require the qualified business or industry to submit such additional information as may be necessary to administer the provisions of Sections 57-99-21 through 57-99-29. The qualified business or industry shall report to the State Tax Commission periodically to show its continued eligibility for incentive payments. The qualified business or industry may be audited by the State Tax Commission to verify such eligibility.
MS Code § 57-99-25 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 99 - Mississippi Major Economic Impact Withholding Rebate Incentive Program|Qualified Business or Industry - Enterprises|§ 57-99-25. Creation of MMEIA Rebate Fund; purpose

  There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the "MMEIA Rebate Fund," into which shall be deposited withholding tax revenue required to be deposited into such fund pursuant to Section 27-7-312. The money in the fund shall be used for the purpose of making the incentive payments authorized under Sections 57-99-21 through 57-99-29.   The liability of the State of Mississippi to make the incentive payments authorized under Sections 57-99-21 through 57-99-29 shall be limited to the balance contained in the fund.
MS Code § 57-99-27 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 99 - Mississippi Major Economic Impact Withholding Rebate Incentive Program|Qualified Business or Industry - Enterprises|§ 57-99-27. Filing of incentive payment claims; payments dependent on verification of number of qualified jobs created and maintained

  As soon as practicable after the end of a calendar quarter for which a qualified business or industry has qualified to receive an incentive payment, the qualified business or industry shall file a claim for the payment with the State Tax Commission and shall specify the actual number of qualified jobs created and maintained by the business or industry for the calendar quarter and the wages and taxable benefits thereof. The State Tax Commission shall verify the actual number of qualified jobs maintained by the business or industry. If the State Tax Commission is not able to provide such verification utilizing all available resources, the State Tax Commission may request such additional information from the business or industry as may be necessary.   If the business or industry does not maintain the job requirements of Sections 57-99-21 through 57-99-29 at any other time during the ten-year period after the date the first payment was made, the incentive payments shall not be made and shall not be resumed until such time as the actual verified number of qualified jobs created and maintained by the business or industry equals or exceeds the requirements of Sections 57-99-21 through 57-99-29 for one (1) calendar quarter.   An establishment that has qualified pursuant to Sections 57-99-21 through 57-99-29 may receive payments only in accordance with the provision under which it initially applied and was approved.   As soon as practicable after verification of the qualified business or industry meeting the requirements of Sections 57-99-21 through 57-99-29 and all rules and regulations, the Department of Finance and Administration, upon requisition of the State Tax Commission, shall issue a warrant drawn on the MMEIA Withholding Rebate Fund to the establishment in the amount of the rebate as determined pursuant to subsection (1) of this section for the calendar quarter.
MS Code § 57-99-29 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 99 - Mississippi Major Economic Impact Withholding Rebate Incentive Program|Qualified Business or Industry - Enterprises|§ 57-99-29. Mississippi Development Authority and State Tax Commission to promulgate rules and regulations

 The MDA and the State Tax Commission shall promulgate rules and regulations, in accordance with the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law, and all application forms and other forms necessary to implement their respective duties and responsibilities under the provisions of Sections 57-99-21 through 57-99-29.
MS Code § 57-113-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 113 - Business Enterprise Tax Exemptions|Article 1 - Business Enterprise Tax Exemptions: Clean Energy Generation and Aerospace Industry Enterprises|§ 57-113-3. Application for tax exemptions

 Business enterprises wishing to apply for the tax exemptions authorized by this article shall make application to the MDA prior to construction or acquisition of the buildings for the location or expansion of the business enterprise in this state. The application shall, at a minimum, contain:   An overview of the project that includes the selected site, the number of jobs proposed, the length of time necessary for the company to meet its investment and employment requirements;   A two-year business plan, which shall include pro forma financial statements for the project;   Data supporting the expertise of the project's principals;   An acknowledgment that the business entity will be required to provide annual documentation to demonstrate that the minimum job requirement is being maintained; and   Such information as may be requested by the MDA.