Mississippi HB1941: Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund; increase amount of monies in fund that may be used to defray board of trustees expenses in carrying out duties.

What the bill says

An act to amend section 49-39-7, mississippi code of 1972, to revise the amount of monies in the mississippi outdoor stewardship trust fund that may be used by the board of trustees of the mississippi outdoor stewardship trust fund and the department of finance and administration to defray the board's expenses in carrying out its duties under the mississippi outdoor stewardship act; and for related purposes.

From the enrolled text, April 1, 2026:

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-39-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE AMOUNT OF MONIES IN THE MISSISSIPPI OUTDOOR STEWARDSHIP TRUST FUND THAT MAY BE USED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MISSISSIPPI OUTDOOR STEWARDSHIP TRUST FUND AND THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO DEFRAY THE BOARD'S EXPENSES IN CARRYING OUT ITS DUTIES UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI OUTDOOR STEWARDSHIP ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 49-39-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 49-39-7. (1) (a) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated the "Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund." The special fund shall consist of monies appropriated by the Legislature. Monies shall be accounted for in such a manner to be termed unobligated funds or obligated funds. Unexpended amounts remaining in the special 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 special fund shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund; however, any unobligated monies in excess of Twenty Million *HR26/R2398SG* H. B. No. 1941 ~ OFFICIAL ~ R3/5 26/HR26/R2398SG PAGE 1 (BS\KW) Dollars ($20,000,000.00), excluding federal funds, remaining in the special fund at the end of …