Transportation

SB 2017 appropriates $235.7 million for Mississippi's Department of Transportation's Office of State Aid Road Construction for fiscal year 2026 (July 2025-June 2026). It allocates $5.3 million specifically for staff salaries and filling open positions (including $392,000 for "vacancy funding"), with strict limits to prevent exceeding budgeted personnel costs. Additionally, $55 million is dedicated to replacing structurally deficient bridges under the Local System Bridge Program. The bill requires detailed accounting of all funds and mandates that administrative costs stay below 4% of construction spending.

SB 2047 reauthorizes the expenditure of $68.7 million in unspent Gulf Coast Restoration Funds for specific coastal restoration and development projects in Mississippi. The bill directs funds to cities (like Gulfport, Long Beach, and Ocean Springs), counties (including Pearl River and Harrison), redevelopment authorities, universities (such as Mississippi State University), and organizations for projects including harbor restoration, road improvements, downtown revitalization, and economic development sites. It does not create new funding but reallocates leftover funds from prior fiscal years to continue previously authorized projects, such as the Long Beach Harbor Complex Restoration and the Mississippi Cyber Center. The bill was signed into law by the governor on June 2, 2025, and applies to fiscal year 2026.