Rates charged for services furnished by any system or combined system purchased, constructed, improved, enlarged, extended or repaired under the provisions of Sections 21-27-11 through 21-27-69 shall not be subject to supervision or regulation by any state bureau, board, commission, or other like instrumentality or agency thereof. It shall not be necessary for any municipality operating under the provisions of said sections to obtain any franchise or other permit from any state bureau, board, commission or other instrumentality thereof, in order to construct, improve, enlarge, extend or repair any system or combined system. However, billing and service disputes between the system and its customers shall be subject to review and arbitration by the Public Service Commission as provided under Section 77-3-6.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 27 - Public Utilities and Transportation
§ 21-27-17. Powers and duties of commission
§ 21-27-19. Disposition of revenues by commission
§ 21-27-21. Commission to keep records of service furnished municipality
§ 21-27-25. Borrowing money for improvement, extension, repair or stockpiling fuel of system
§ 21-27-29. Rates not to be supervised by state; no franchise required
§ 21-27-31. Keeping of books and accounts by municipality
§ 21-27-33. Municipality may dispose of public utility systems
§ 21-27-35. Utilization of proceeds of sale of public utility system
§ 21-27-37. Inspection of utility authorized; penalty for violation
§ 21-27-39. Municipalities may furnish services to consumers outside corporate limits
§ 21-27-41. Ordinance to be enacted before bonds are issued
§ 21-27-43. Electorate to vote on issuance of bonds
§ 21-27-45. Details of bonds; sale; fiscal advisor
§ 21-27-47. Utilization of revenues of system to pay off bonds
§ 21-27-49. Services of system may be used by municipality
§ 21-27-51. Refunding bonds; consolidated bonds
§ 21-27-55. Bonds may be called
§ 21-27-57. Disposition of revenues
§ 21-27-59. General revenues may be used for operation and maintenance of system
§ 21-27-61. Distribution of revenues and surplus; minutes of municipal governing authorities
§ 21-27-63. Contracts and liens not impaired
§ 21-27-65. Penalty for failing to set aside trust funds
§ 21-27-67. Construction of sections
§ 21-27-69. Obligations under repealed laws remain valid
§ 21-27-71. Issuance of bonds in municipalities of more than one hundred thousand population