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This bill establishes the Legislative Public Project Grant Program, which will be administered by the Community Services Division of the Mississippi Development Authority. Under this program, each Mississippi state legislator can award a $25,000 annual grant for a public project within their district, with the option to combine grants from multiple legislators for larger projects. To receive a grant, legislators must submit an application to the Community Services Division, which will establish specific criteria for evaluating and approving grant requests. Once a grant is awarded, the funds will be distributed to the county where the project is located, with the county board of supervisors responsible for distributing the funds according to the division's instructions. The program is initially set to run until July 1, 2028, at which point it will be automatically repealed, and the legislation itself will take effect on July 1, 2025. The bill aims to provide legislators with a direct method of funding local public projects in their respective districts while maintaining oversight through the Mississippi Development Authority.

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https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0509.xml