Legislators leave with no budget for Department of Marine Resources

Mississippi legislators left the capitol today without setting a budget for the state department of marine resources.

- - mississippi legislators left th- capitol today without - setting a budget for the state- department of marine- resources.- the agency will continue to - operate by using federal money,- as it has since july 1st.

- house and senate negotiations - stalled over questions of who - - - - has the authority to spend- millions of dollars from oil an- gas leases in the gulf of - mexico.

- in the past, the governor has - controlled the money.

- but, republican house speaker - philip gunn says legislators- have- the power to set budgets.

- senator brice wiggins explained- the d-m-r issue on- facebook live at the state- capitol.- - "senate tried, house has chosen not to go - along with that.

I'm sorry with- the conference report that was- submitted.

And- as it stands dmr has no budget.- now where does that leave - things, well you know..

Back- - - - where..

Same place where we wer- when we got here.

If anything i- to be - addressed that means that the - governor can call a special - session, put dmr in the call, - and he gets to direct how the - dmr bill will get done.

" - - - legislators met monday and- resolved the education- budget.

They left today, and- it's not clear when they will - return- to finish the marine