Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Public water district; revise procedure for water association to convert to.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/21 (H) Referred To County Affairs | |
| 2 | 02/05 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | VRA\July 1, 2002 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Ellington
Additional Author: Mitchell
Code Sections: A 019-0005-0151, A 019-0005-0165, A 019-0005-0167, A 019-0005-0189
Title: AN ACT TO REVISE THE PROCESS BY WHICH NONPROFIT, NONSHARE WATER ASSOCIATIONS MAY CONVERT TO PUBLIC WATER DISTRICTS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 19-5-166, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF A NONPROFIT WATER ASSOCIATION MAY CONVERT THE ASSOCIATION INTO A WATER DISTRICT WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF A PUBLIC HEARING AND PUBLICATION CONCERNING THE CONVERSION; TO AMEND SECTION 19-5-151, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO AMEND SECTION 19-5-153, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NONPROFIT WATER ASSOCIATION MUST PETITION THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN ORDER TO BECOME A WATER DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 19-5-165 AND 19-5-167, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 19-5-189, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE PROHIBITION AGAINST BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS LEVYING AN AD VALOREM TAX ON BEHALF OF NEWLY CONVERTED WATER DISTRICTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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