Mississippi Senate Bill 2371 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create New Section 51-41-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Municipality From Exercising The Power Of Eminent Domain Over Water Or Sewer System Facilities Of A Qualified Public Water Authority In The Certificated Area Unless The Certificate Of Convenience And Necessity Is Cancelled By The Mississippi Public Service Commission; To Amend Sections 51-41-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Legislative Intent To Provide Certain Not-for-profit Entities That Provide Water Or Sewer Services To The Public An Opportunity To Access The Tax-exempt Capital Market To Assure Customers Are Charged Reasonable Rates For Such Services; To Amend Sections 51-41-3 And 77-3-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Sections 51-41-17 And 77-3-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

Public water authorities; provide protection from municipal eminent domain over certain certificated areas.

Sen. Perry Lee [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2013-01-21	Senate	Referred To Energy;Judiciary, Division A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/history/SB/SB2371.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2371IN.htm