The governing authorities of any municipality or joint agency are hereby authorized to make application and to enter into contracts for and to accept grants-in-aid and loans from the federal and state governments and their agencies for planning, acquiring, constructing, expanding, maintaining and operating any project or facility, or participating in any research or development program, or performing any function which such municipality or joint agency may be authorized by general or local law to provide or perform.
In order to exercise the authority granted by this section, the governing authorities of any municipality or joint agency may:
Enter into and carry out contracts with the state or federal government or any agency or institution thereof under which such government, agency or institution grants financial or other assistance to the municipality or joint agency;
Accept such assistance or funds as may be granted or loaned by the state or federal government with or without such a contract;
Agree to and comply with any reasonable conditions which are imposed upon such grants or loans;
Make expenditures from any funds so granted.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers
Article 15 - Joint municipal electric power
§ 77-5-703. Declaration of purpose
§ 77-5-707. Powers of municipality; determining power and energy needs; filing of determination
§ 77-5-711. Sale or exchange by municipality of excess capacity or output
§ 77-5-713. Application for licenses, permits, certificates or approvals
§ 77-5-719. Additional membership in joint agencies; withdrawal from membership
§ 77-5-721. Board of commissioners of joint agency; officers; quorum; voting; expenses
§ 77-5-723. Board of commissioners of joint agency; executive committee
§ 77-5-725. Rights and powers of joint agencies
§ 77-5-729. Member municipalities may contract to buy power from joint agencies
§ 77-5-731. Sale or exchange by joint agency of excess capacity or output
§ 77-5-735. Exemption from laws relating to competitive bidding
§ 77-5-737. Joint agency pledge bonds
§ 77-5-739. Issuance of bonds by municipalities and joint agencies
§ 77-5-743. Fixing, charging and collecting rents, fees, rates and charges; municipalities
§ 77-5-745. Fixing, charging and collecting rents, fees, rates and charges; joint agencies
§ 77-5-747. Pledges made by municipalities or joint agencies
§ 77-5-749. Temporary investment and reinvestment of money
§ 77-5-751. Proceedings to enforce rights of holders of bonds
§ 77-5-753. Bonds issued under this article as proper and legal investments
§ 77-5-755. Bonds issued as special obligations of municipality or joint agency issuing them
§ 77-5-759. Tax exempt status; bonds
§ 77-5-761. Tax exempt status; interest in project owned by municipality or joint agency
§ 77-5-763. Rights, privileges and immunities of personnel
§ 77-5-765. Dissolution of joint agencies
§ 77-5-767. Annual reports; joint agencies; municipalities
§ 77-5-769. Application of laws of other states and the United States
§ 77-5-771. Grants-in-aid and loans from federal and state governments
§ 77-5-773. Eminent domain; crossing lines and rights-of-way of utilities
§ 77-5-775. Personal liability of certain personnel