MS HB573

Limits municipal utility water service rates charged to consumers within one mile of a municipality's corporate boundaries to match rates authorized by the Public Service Commission for water services provided more than one mile beyond corporate boundaries.

Applies rate limitation to Section 21-27-17 (utility commission rate-setting authority), Section 21-27-23 (municipal revenue bond issuance and rate establishment), and Section 21-27-39 (service area expansion and rate caps).

Amends Section 21-27-29 to clarify that municipal rates charged for services outside municipality boundaries remain subject to Public Service Commission supervision and regulation.

Effective July 1, 2010.