Mississippi SB 2907: Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.

Bill Text

SB2907_H_Cmte_Amend_01 

Adopted

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 
PROPOSED TO

Senate Bill No. 2907

BY: Committee

���� Amend by striking all 
after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

SECTION 1.� The following sum, or so much thereof 
as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State 
General Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the support and maintenance of the 
Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station for the fiscal year 
beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022 $��� 
20,865,867.00.

SECTION 2.� The following sum, or so much thereof 
as may be necessary, is hereby authorized for expenditure out of any special 
source funds which are collected by or otherwise become available for the 
purpose of defraying the expenses of the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry 
Experiment Station for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and 
ending June 30, 2022........................................ 

............................................ $��� 
10,235,234.00.

SECTION 3.� No general funds authorized to be 
expended herein shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other special 
funds which are being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this 
act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.

���� SECTION 4.� It is the 
intention of the Legislature that if the funds appropriated in Section 1 of 
this act are used directly or indirectly to match or otherwise secure any 
federal grants, research grants or donations, such special source funds not 
classified as current restricted funds shall be added and accounted for under 
Section 2 of this act.� Further, it is the intention of the Legislature that 
all such aforementioned special source funds be included in all reports and 
requests for the 2022 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature.

���� SECTION 5.� It is the 
intention of the Legislature that the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 
2023 shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee in a format 
and level of detail comparable to the format and level of detail provided 
during the Fiscal Year 2022 budget request process.

���� SECTION 6.� Of the 
funds appropriated in Section 2, One Million One Hundred Sixty-five Thousand 
Five Hundred Seventy-eight Dollars ($1,165,578.00) shall be derived from the 
Education Enhancement Fund from funds deposited pursuant to Sections 27-65-75 
and 27-67-31, Mississippi Code of 1972.

���� SECTION 7.� In 
compliance with the "Mississippi Performance Budget and Strategic Planning 
Act of 1994," it is the intent of the Legislature that the funds provided 
herein shall be utilized in the most efficient and effective manner possible to 
achieve the intended mission of this agency.� Based on the funding authorized, 
this agency shall make every effort to attain the targeted performance measures 
provided below:

��������������������������������������������������������� FY2022

Performance Measures�������������������������������������� Target

Plant Systems

���� Number of Scientist FTE 
(Scientist Years)�������������� 52.35

���� Research Publications 
(Publications)�������������������� 268

���� Appropriated Funds & 
Extramural Funds

��������� (Ratio)������������������������������������������ 1.12

Animal Systems

���� Number of Scientist FTE 
(Scientist Years)�������������� 29.15

���� Research Publications 
(Publications)�������������������� 262

���� Appropriated Funds & 
Extramural Funds

��������� (Ratio)������������������������������������������ 0.29

Health & Sustainable 
Communities

���� Number of Scientist FTE (Scientist 
Years)�������������� 43.83

���� Research Publications 
(Publications)�������������������� 337

���� Appropriated Funds & 
Extramural Funds

��������� (Ratio)������������������������������������������ 0.26

���� A reporting of the degree to 
which the performance targets set above have been or are being achieved shall 
be provided in the agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative 
Budget Committee for Fiscal Year 2023.

���� SECTION 8.� It is the 
intention of the Legislature that whenever two (2) or more bids are received by 
this agency for the purchase of commodities or equipment, and whenever all 
things stated in such received bids are equal with respect to price, quality 
and service, the Mississippi Industries for the Blind shall be given 
preference.� A similar preference shall be given to the Mississippi Industries 
for the Blind whenever purchases are made without competitive bids.

���� SECTION 9.� It is the 
intention of the Legislature that the funds herein appropriated shall be 
expended in compliance with Section 27-104-25, Mississippi Code of 1972, that 
no state agency shall incur obligations or indebtedness in excess of their 
appropriation and that the responsible officers, either personally or upon 
their official bonds, shall be held responsible for actions contrary to this 
provision.

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