JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi House is advancing a bill that would spend an additional $20 million a year in state money for infrastructure improvements in central parts of Jackson.
The House voted 99-22 Wednesday for House Bill 1226 to create a Capitol Complex Improvement District. The measure moves to the Senate for more debate. Senators are considering a different proposal, Senate Bill 2893 .
A five-member board, not the city, would decide how to spend the money under the House bill. The board would get a penny of sales tax collected in Jackson that currently goes to the state. The city’s current revenue wouldn’t be affected.
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The proposed district includes the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson State University, other state buildings and a broad area of central Jackson.
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