2016 Mississippi Code
Title 17 - Local Government; Provisions Common to Counties and Municipalities
Chapter 25 - General Provisions Relating to Counties and Municipalities
§ 17-25-17. Reimbursement of steel rebar micro-mills for costs incurred for site preparation, real estate improvements, railroads, roads, utilities and infrastructure related to project

(1) As used in this section, "project" means a major steel rebar micro-mill for use in the manufacture of steel rebar with an initial capital investment from private sources of not less than One Hundred Million Dollars ($ 100,000,000.00) which will create at least one hundred (100) full-time jobs with an average annual salary, excluding benefits which are not subject to Mississippi income taxes, of at least Fifty Thousand Dollars ($ 50,000.00), and for which construction begins on or before September 15, 2010.

(2) The governing authorities of any municipality or the board of supervisors of any county in which there is to be located a project may provide funds to the enterprise owning or leasing the project in order to reimburse the enterprise for costs it incurs for site preparation, real estate improvements, railroads, roads, utilities and infrastructure related to the project. Reimbursements shall be made with local funds and may include, but not be limited to, the proceeds of bonds.