Bill Text: MS SB3056 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: City of Fulton; authorize expansion of water services provided by.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2018-03-28 - Died In Committee [SB3056 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2018-SB3056-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2018 Regular Session
To: Local and Private
By: Senator(s) Wilemon
Senate Bill 3056
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF FULTON, MISSISSIPPI, TO EXPAND ITS WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE OUTSIDE THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FULTON; 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 Fulton, Mississippi, may, in their discretion, construct, expand, operate and maintain its water system of the City of Fulton for a distance not to exceed fifteen (15) miles from the corporate limits of the City of Fulton. Whenever water services are furnished to any customer residing outside the corporate limits of the City of Fulton, 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 of Fulton.
(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.
