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MS SB2474

Bill

Status

Failed

3/1/2022

Primary Sponsor

Hob Bryan

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Grants municipally owned electric utilities that serve at least one-third of their capacity outside municipal boundaries the same powers as electric power associations (cooperatives) formed under Mississippi Code Section 77-5-201 et seq.

  • Authorizes qualifying municipal utilities to enter into interlocal agreements with any adjacent public utility

  • Creates new Section 21-27-79 of the Mississippi Code of 1972

  • Contains a drafting error in the effective date provision, stating the act takes effect July 1, 2022, but "shall stand repealed on June 30, 2022" (the repeal date precedes the effective date)

Legislative Description

Municipally owned electric utilities; shall have same powers as electric power cooperatives.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/1/2022

Committee Referrals

Energy2/4/2022
Energy1/17/2022

Full Bill Text

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