MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2003 Regular Session
To: Public Utilities
By: Representative Pierce
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 19-31-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION'S REQUIREMENT OF NOTIFYING PROPERTY OWNERS WHEN A PUBLIC UTILITY PETITIONS FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR UNCERTIFICATED AREAS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 19-31-51, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
19-31-51. (1) No public improvement district established under this chapter shall provide any utility service described in Section 77-3-3(d) to or for the public for compensation without first obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Public Service Commission.
(2) Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit the Public Service Commission from issuing a certificate of public convenience and necessity to any person for service in uncertificated areas within public improvement district boundaries.
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.