Forestry Facility Grant Program; amend the fund amount and expand potential recipients of.
SB 2019 amends Mississippi's Forestry Facility Grant Program to expand eligibility for grants and adjust funding rules. It allows municipalities, counties, existing forestry facilities, and regional economic development groups to apply for grants covering up to 75% of infrastructure costs (like roads, utilities, and water systems), provided projects meet criteria such as a $10 million minimum investment, 25+ acres of public land, and alignment with growth-to-drain forestry ratios. The bill creates a dedicated state fund for these grants, prohibits funding for facility construction, and requires recipients to demonstrate project completion ability and public benefit. This directly affects forestry industry expansion projects seeking infrastructure upgrades in Mississippi.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 6, 2025
Signed Mar 13, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2025 · House Mar 5, 2025
How they voted
51–0
Passed
Total votes 51
Feb 5, 2025
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican35
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 13, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Referred To Forestry;Appropriations A
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Referred To Forestry
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tyler McCaughn
RRepublican
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