Establishes the Historic Courthouse Fund to provide grants for Mississippi counties to maintain and restore historic courthouses.
Mississippi House Bill 240 creates the Historic Courthouse Fund in the State Treasury, administered by the Department of Archives and History. The fund aims to provide grants to counties for the maintenance and restoration of historic courthouses. Counties must match 25% of the grant amount. The Department can solicit donations, accept gifts, and sell donated property, with proceeds deposited into the fund. The State Treasurer invests fund monies, and unexpended amounts remain in the fund. The Legislature can appropriate additional funds.
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