Mississippi Senate Bill 2726 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on February 3 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 49-17-703, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To State Legislative Intent And Findings; To Amend Section 49-17-705, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Certain Terms; To Amend Section 49-17-715, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Powers And Duties Of The George County Utility Authority And To Limit Its Service Area To Its Certificate Of Public Convenience And Necessity; To Amend Section 49-17-719, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Powers And Duties Of The Pearl River County Utility Authority And To Limit Its Service Area To Its Certificate Of Public Convenience And Necessity; To Amend Section 49-17-723, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Powers And Duties Of The Stone County Utility Authority And To Limit Its Service Area To Its Certificate Of Public Convenience And Necessity; To Amend Section 49-17-727, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Powers And Duties Of The Harrison County Utility Authority And To Limit Its Service Area To Its Certificate Of Public Convenience And Necessity; To Amend Section 49-17-731, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Powers And Duties Of The Jackson County Utility Authority And To Limit Its Service Area To Its Certificate Of Public Convenience And Necessity; To Amend Section 49-17-735, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Powers And Duties Of The Hancock County Utility Authority And To Limit Its Service Area To Its Certificate Of Public Convenience And Necessity; To Amend Section 49-17-743, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The General Powers And Duties Of The County Utility Authorities And The Power Of Eminent Domain; To Amend Section 49-17-745, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A County Utility Authority May Operate Systems Within Its Service Area; To Amend Section 49-17-751, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certificates Of Public Convenience And Necessity Of Other Utilities May Be Transferred To A County Authority; And For Related Purposes.

MS Gulf Coast Region Utility Act; revise powers and duties of the county utility authorities.

Sen. Angela Burks Hill [R]

Sen. Michael Watson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2015-01-19	Senate	Referred To Energy;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/SB/SB2726.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2726IN.htm