49-17-715 - Creation of the George County Utility Authority. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 49-17-715. Creation of the George County Utility Authority.
 

(1)  There is hereby created and established a public body corporate and politic constituting a political subdivision of the State of Mississippi to be known as the "George County Utility Authority," unless the George County Board of Supervisors dissolves the authority by January 1, 2007, as provided in subsection (2). The authority will be composed of the geographic area of George County as defined in Section 19-1-39, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the planning, acquisition, construction, maintenance, operation and coordination of water, wastewater and storm water systems in order to ensure the delivery of water, wastewater and storm water services to citizens residing within the boundaries of George County. The George County Utility Authority shall be deemed to be acting in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state in the performance of essential public functions, and the George County Utility Authority shall be empowered in accordance with the provisions of this act to promote the health, welfare and prosperity of the general public. 

(2)  [Repealed] 

(3)  If the county authority is dissolved, the board of supervisors may reestablish the county authority by a resolution duly adopted and entered on its minutes stating the necessity for the county authority. The board shall file a certified copy of the resolution with the Secretary of State, the Public Service Commission and the utility board. 
 

Sources: Laws, 2006, ch. 546, § 8, eff from and after passage (approved Apr. 18, 2006.)