HB943: Public Service Commission; authorize to intervene in, arbitrate and/or mediate rate conflicts between water associations and rate payers.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Amend Section 77-3-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Public Service Commission To Adopt Procedural Rules To Arbitrate And/or Mediate Rate Conflicts Between Private Water Associations And Ratepayers; To Authorize A Rural Water Association Customer To Procure Water Utility Services From A Local County Or Municipal Water System That Accepts The Customer Whenever A Health Department Places Any Restriction On The Rural Water Association Or The Association, On Its Own Admission, Is Unable To Serve The Customer; To Bring Forward Sections 49-17-751, 77-1-53, 77-1-55, 77-3-5, 77-3-6, 77-3-13, 77-3-17, 77-3-22, 77-3-22.1, 77-3-33, 77-3-35, 77-3-37, 77-3-41, 77-3-43, 77-3-203, 77-3-217, 77-3-301, 77-3-303 And 77-3-307, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Regulation Of Public Utilities, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Sections 77-3-11, 77-3-39 And 77-3-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Minor, Nonsubstantive Changes; And For Related Purposes.