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MS HB125

Bill

Status

Failed

2/3/2015

Primary Sponsor

Joe Warren

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 77-3-17 of the Mississippi Code to require cooperatives to include sales to industrial customers when calculating the 2% of gross revenue payment owed to municipalities.

  • Previously, cooperatives only paid 2% based on sales to residential and commercial customers; this bill expands the calculation to include industrial customer sales.

  • Other utilities (non-cooperatives) continue to pay 2% based only on residential and commercial customer sales, maintaining different treatment between cooperatives and other utilities.

  • Payments to municipalities remain quarterly and apply whether or not the utility holds a franchise to operate in the municipality.

  • Takes effect July 1, 2015.

Legislative Description

Utility cooperatives; include industrial customers in calculation of percentage of gross revenue sales paid to municipalities.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/3/2015

Committee Referrals

Public Utilities1/6/2015

Full Bill Text

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