Bill Text: MS SB2924 | 2015 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: City of New Albany; authorize expansion of gas distribution system into certain areas in Union and Marshall Counties.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2015-04-01 - Died In Committee [SB2924 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2015-SB2924-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2015 Regular Session
To: Local and Private
By: Senator(s) Browning, Stone
Senate Bill 2924
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY IN UNION COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, TO EXPAND ITS GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM INTO CERTAIN AREAS IN UNION COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AND MARSHALL COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; 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 City of New Albany in Union County, Mississippi, in their discretion, may construct, expand, operate and maintain the city's natural gas distribution system in any area of Union County, Mississippi, that is not certificated by the Public Service Commission or otherwise served by any other natural gas public utility.
(2) Notwithstanding any provisions of Section 21-27-39, Mississippi Code of 1972, to the contrary, the governing authorities of the City of New Albany in Union County, Mississippi, in their discretion, may construct, expand, operate and maintain the city's natural gas distribution system in Marshall County, Mississippi, in the following areas:
Sections 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33 , Township 5 South, Range 1 West, and Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 35 and 36 of Township 6 South, Range 1 West.
(3) Whenever the gas utility service is furnished to any consumer residing outside the corporate limits of the town in the area described in subsections (1) and (2) of this section, 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 city.
(4) 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 from the Public Service Commission.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
