MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2001 Regular Session

To: County Affairs; Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res

By: Senator(s) Furniss

AN ACT TO REQUIRE RESIDENTS TO BE NOTIFIED OF DAY OF GARBAGE PICKUP; TO REQUIRE GARBAGE COLLECTION COMPANIES TO NOTIFY GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF COUNTY OR CITY IF GARBAGE WILL NOT BE PICKED UP ON SCHEDULED DAY; TO PROVIDE FOR REDUCTION OF PERSON'S GARBAGE BILL IF GARBAGE IS NOT PICKED UP AS SCHEDULED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. (1) Any garbage collection company contracting with a county or municipality for residential garbage collection shall provide the governing authorities of the county or city with a route list and the scheduled days for pickup on each route. Such list shall be provided within 30 days of the effective date of this act or within 30 days of entering or renewing a contract.

(2) Residents shall be notified of the scheduled days of the week when the garbage will be picked up on their route.

(3) (a) If the garbage collection company does not pick up the garbage on the scheduled day, or the day following, the company shall notify the governing authorities of the county or city in writing. If the garbage is not picked up on the scheduled pick up day or the day following, the resident of the county or city next monthly garbage bill shall be reduced by twenty-five percent (25%). If failure to pick up on the scheduled day or the day following, occurs twice in a month, then the resident's next monthly bill will be reduced by one hundred percent (100%).

(b) The reduction in the monthly bill as provided in this subsection shall not apply if the failure to pick up garbage on schedule is due to a federal or state holiday occurring on the scheduled pick up day in any week Sunday through Saturday.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.