77-3-209 - Allocation of costs among proposed consumer outlets; reimbursement by utility. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 77-3-209. Allocation of costs among proposed consumer outlets; reimbursement by utility.
 

Upon approval by the public service commission of the reasonable cost of construction of the necessary facilities for furnishing such service and the whole or a reasonable part of the expense of connecting such facilities with the system of the utility affected, the owner may apply to said commission for an apportionment of such costs among the proposed outlets for consumer service. Any final order of allocation by the commission shall be binding upon the owner and the public utility affected. After such allocation has been made, the public utility affected shall be obliged to reimburse to the owner that portion of the reasonable cost of construction of such facilities and connection expense or the portion thereof approved by the commission, to the extent of the respective amount thereof allocated to any proposed consumer outlet, such reimbursement to be made within thirty (30) days of commencement of consumer service at such outlet. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1942, § 7716-54; Laws,  1968, ch. 504, § 4, eff from and after passage (approved July 4, 1968).