Mississippi § 33-15-311 - Allocations from trust fund to state agencies; agencies receiving allocations to request escalations of budgets.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 33-15-311 — Allocations from trust fund to state agencies; agencies receiving allocations to request escalations of budgets., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 33-15-311. Allocations from trust fund to state agencies; agencies receiving allocations to request escalations of budgets.
The director shall make allocations from the trust fund in such amounts as he determines to be necessary to state agencies for out-of-pocket expenditures incurred for emergency response, preliminary damage assessments, estimates, reports and training of state agency personnel. Allocations also may be made from the trust fund for the purpose of preparing project worksheets, estimates and reports as may be necessary to enable state or local agencies to obtain federal aid for disaster assistance purposes. The director may make allocations to any state agency or office from the trust fund or other funds available therefor in such amounts as are necessary to administer the provisions of this article. State agencies that are to receive allocations from the trust fund for carrying out the purposes of this article shall request the Department of Finance and Administration for escalations of their budgets as necessary for the expenditure of the allocated funds, in the same manner as the department escalates budgets for federal funds under Section 27-104-21(1).
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 33-15-311 cover?
Section 33-15-311 ("Allocations from trust fund to state agencies; agencies receiving allocations to request escalations of budgets.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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