Bill Text: MS HB463 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Town of Walnut; authorize expansion of natural gas system.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Failed) 2016-04-21 - Died In Committee [HB463 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2016-HB463-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2016 Regular Session
To: Local and Private Legislation; Public Utilities
By: Representative Steverson
House Bill 463
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE TOWN OF WALNUT IN TIPPAH COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, TO EXPAND ITS GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE OUTSIDE THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF WALNUT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. (1) Notwithstanding any provisions of Section 21-27-39, Mississippi Code of 1972, to the contrary, the governing authorities of the Town of Walnut, in Tippah County, Mississippi, may, in their discretion, construct, expand, operate and maintain the gas distribution system of the Town of Walnut for a distance not to exceed eight (8) miles from the corporate limits of the Town of Walnut. Whenever such gas utility service is furnished to any customer residing outside the corporate limits of the Town of Walnut, the consumer may not be charged at a rate greater than twice the rate charged for the same service within the corporate limits of the Town of Walnut.
(2) The authority conferred by this act shall not be construed as an exemption from the provisions of Section 77-3-1 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972, as to the requirements for obtaining a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission to regulate rates or any other provisions of that law.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
