Senate Bill 2917

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 19-5-173, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE PUBLIC UTILITIES TO PROVIDE CERTAIN NOTICE AND APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS TO SEWER DISTRICTS; TO REQUIRE THE PUBLIC UTILITY TO DISCONNECT WATER SERVICE UPON CERTAIN NOTICE BY A SEWER DISTRICT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. Section 19-5-173, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

19-5-173. The board of commissioners shall have the power to make regulations to secure the general health of those residing in the district; to prevent, remove and abate nuisances; to regulate or prohibit the construction of privy-vaults and cesspools, and to regulate or suppress those already constructed; and to compel and regulate the connection of all property with sewers.

No public utility supplying water shall make connection to any dwelling, house, mobile home, residence or business without the prior written approval of the affected sewer district certifying that the plan for the sewage treatment and disposal system for the property, including connection to the public sewer, has been approved and complies with all district, county, state and federal requirements.

No public utility supplying water shall reconnect to any dwelling, house, mobile home, residence or business with a new owner or lessee without the prior written approval of the affected sewer district.

If the sewer district certifies to the public utility supplying water that the dwelling, house, mobile home, residence or business no longer has a sewage treatment and disposal system or connection to the public sewer, the public utility supplying water shall immediately disconnect water service.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2018.