Bill Text: MS HB970 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Municipally-owned electric utility, certain; possesses same powers as rural EPA and may enter certain interlocal agreements.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2022-02-01 - Died In Committee [HB970 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2022-HB970-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2022 Regular Session
To: Public Utilities
By: Representative Creekmore IV
House Bill 970
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE ANY MUNICIPALLY-OWNED ELECTRIC UTILITY THAT SERVES ONE-THIRD OF ITS CAPACITY OUTSIDE ITS MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES SHALL POSSESS THE SAME POWERS AS A CORPORATION FORMED UNDER THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATION LAW, AND SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS WITH ANY ADJACENT PUBLIC UTILITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The following shall be codified as Section 21-27-79, Mississippi Code of 1972:
21-27-79. Any municipally-owned electric utility created under this chapter that serves one-third (1/3) of its capacity outside its municipal boundaries shall possess the same powers as a corporation formed under the Electric Power Association Law, Section 77-5-201 et seq., and shall also be authorized to enter into interlocal agreements with any adjacent public utility.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
