Public Trust Tidelands Assessments Fund; provide for authorized expenditures.

SB 2262 creates a special "Public Trust Tidelands Assessments Fund" in Mississippi's State Treasury to manage money from coastal assessments. The fund specifically ensures uninterrupted funding for purchasing Deer Island and supports tidelands conservation, reclamation, public access projects, and marine management programs through the Department of Marine Resources. Funds derived from assessments under Section 29-1-107(4)(c) must cover administrative costs first, with remaining money disbursed for new tidelands initiatives after verifying completed work. The Secretary of State administers the fund, prohibiting use for any purpose outside these specified coastal preservation goals.