2018 Mississippi Code
Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 5 - Electric Power
Article 7 - Local Governmental Power Development Under Laws of 1934.
§ 77-5-315. Construction of article; article cumulative.

Universal Citation: MS Code § 77-5-315 (2018)
  • It being the purpose of this article to promote rural electrification and encourage the Tennessee Valley Authority to distribute electric power in this state, the provisions of this article shall receive a liberal interpretation and construction.
  • It is not the purpose of this article to repeal or alter any existing law providing for the purchase, construction, and/or operation of any electric light plant, transmission lines, distribution system, and/or other electric properties by municipalities and/or counties, but to provide an additional and/or cumulative and/or alternative method for the acquiring, purchasing, constructing, maintaining, operating, and/or controlling of such electric light plants, transmission lines, distribution systems, and/or other electric properties coming under the provisions of this article.
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