Bill Text: MS HB1660 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Town of Tishomingo; authorize expansion of gas distribution system.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Failed) 2018-03-28 - Died In Committee [HB1660 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2018-HB1660-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2018 Regular Session
To: Local and Private Legislation
By: Representatives Bell (21st), Carpenter
House Bill 1660
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE TOWN OF
TISHOMINGO, IN TISHOMINGO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, TO EXPAND ITS GAS
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE OUTSIDE THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF TISHOMINGO; 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 Tishomingo, in Tishomingo County,
Mississippi, may, in their discretion, construct, expand, operate and maintain the gas distribution system of the Town of Tishomingo for a distance not to exceed eight (8) miles from the corporate limits of the Town of Tishomingo. Whenever such gas utility service is furnished to any customer residing outside the corporate limits of the Town of Tishomingo, 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 Tishomingo.
(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.
