Bill Text: MS HB1590 | 2016 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: City of Ripley; authorize expansion of gas distribution system more than 5 miles outside corporate limits of.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-04-11 - Approved by Governor [HB1590 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2016-HB1590-Enrolled.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2016 Regular Session
To: Local and Private Legislation
By: Representative Steverson
House Bill 1590
(As Sent to Governor)
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF RIPLEY, MISSISSIPPI, TO EXPAND ITS GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE OUTSIDE THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF RIPLEY; 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 Ripley, Mississippi, may, in their discretion, construct, expand, operate and maintain its gas distribution system for a distance not to exceed eleven (11) miles from the corporate limits of the City of Ripley. Whenever such gas utility service is furnished to any consumer residing outside the corporate limits of the City of Ripley, 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 Ripley.
(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.
