2023 Local Improvements Projects Fund; clarify and correct names and purposes of certain projects funded from.

HB 1707 clarifies and corrects the names and purposes of various local improvement projects funded by the 2023 Local Improvements Projects Fund and the 2022 IHL Capital Improvements Fund. The bill directs monies from specific county infrastructure funds to the Mississippi Department of Transportation rather than the Department of Finance and Administration. It also mandates that contracts for projects exceeding certain amounts must be awarded through competitive written bids. Additionally, the legislation makes technical adjustments to rules governing American Recovery and Reinvestment Act projects.