Mississippi Code
Article 15 - Joint municipal electric power
§ 77-5-779. Provisions supplemental and additional

The foregoing sections of this article shall be deemed to provide an additional, alternative and complete method for the doing of the things authorized thereby and shall be deemed and construed to be supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws, and shall not be regarded as in derogation of any powers now existing; provided, however, that insofar as the provisions of this article are inconsistent with the provisions of any other general, special or local law, the provisions of this article shall be controlling. Nothing in this article shall be construed to authorize the issuance of bonds for the purpose of financing the ownership of any facilities or any interest therein by any private corporation.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers

Chapter 5 - Electric Power

Article 15 - Joint municipal electric power

§ 77-5-701. Short title

§ 77-5-703. Declaration of purpose

§ 77-5-705. Definitions

§ 77-5-707. Powers of municipality; determining power and energy needs; filing of determination

§ 77-5-709. Proportionate ownership of undivided interest in projects; liability of municipality; contracts; issuance of bonds

§ 77-5-711. Sale or exchange by municipality of excess capacity or output

§ 77-5-713. Application for licenses, permits, certificates or approvals

§ 77-5-715. Contracts for exchange, interchange, wheeling, pooling and transmission of electric power

§ 77-5-717. Creation of joint agencies; application process; issuance of certificate of incorporation

§ 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

§ 77-5-727. Determining appropriateness of projects to be undertaken by joint agencies; objections; appeal process

§ 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

§ 77-5-733. Joint or several ownership and maintenance by municipalities and joint agencies with other public agencies

§ 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

§ 77-5-741. Bonds to be secured by resolution, trust indenture or other security instrument; contents

§ 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

§ 77-5-757. Refunding bonds

§ 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

§ 77-5-777. Exemption from requirements of separate actions under this article when governing authorities of utility commission and municipality are same

§ 77-5-779. Provisions supplemental and additional

§ 77-5-781. Authority or right of other entities to engage in retail distribution of electric power not impaired

§ 77-5-783. Construction of article