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This bill expands the authority of the Public Service Commission (PSC), a state agency that regulates utilities, to address inadequate water service provided by municipalities. Specifically, it allows the PSC to cancel a municipality's certificate to provide water service to areas more than one mile outside its own boundaries if the PSC finds that the service is not being adequately provided. The bill also clarifies that the PSC has jurisdiction to investigate such service issues and can take action, including canceling the certificate for the affected area, if a municipality fails to correct service deficiencies. This change is made by amending Section 77-3-22 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, which previously dealt with placing private or municipally owned utilities under receivership due to mismanagement or abandonment, and now explicitly includes municipally owned water systems providing service beyond their municipal limits. The bill also brings forward other related sections of the Mississippi Code for potential amendment, ensuring consistency with the new provisions.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure

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