Mississippi Code
Article 15 - Joint municipal electric power
§ 77-5-783. Construction of article

In order to effectuate the purposes and policies prescribed in this article, the provisions hereof shall be liberally construed.

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