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MS HB1522
Bill
Status
3/5/2024
Primary Sponsor
Gene Newman
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AI Summary
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Public utility owners or operators must be responsible for installation, maintenance, and repair of underground utility lines from the point of transmission or nearest roadway to the metering device at the customer's premises.
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Public utilities are prohibited from soliciting or requiring customers to enroll in utility line protection plans or home service repair plans as a condition of maintaining service.
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Adds three new definitions to Section 77-3-3, Mississippi Code of 1972: "underground facility," "underground utility lines," and "demarcation point" to clarify responsibility boundaries between utilities and customers.
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The act takes effect July 1, 2024.
Legislative Description
Public utilities; require owners or operators of to be responsible for maintaining underground lines up to the meter.
Last Action
Died In Committee
3/5/2024