§ 51-9-185. Waiver of sovereign immunity
Nothing contained herein shall be construed to waive the sovereign immunity of the State of Mississippi or the district, in whole or in part.
§ 51-9-189. Declaration of purpose; short title
This act is for the purpose of authorizing the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District to construct, maintain and operate a water treatment plant and regional water distribution system to ensure an adequate and sanitary water supply for the Jackson metropolitan area. This act may be cited as the “Metropolitan Area Water Supply Act”.
§ 51-9-191. Definitions
Words and phrases used in this article shall have meanings as follows: “Act” means the Metropolitan Area Water Supply Act (this article) as originally enacted or hereafter amended. “Board of directors” means the board of directors of the district. “Bonds” means revenue bonds, interim notes (having a maturity of three (3) years or less) and […]
§ 51-9-193. Additional authority of district
The district, through its board of directors, in addition to any and all powers now or hereafter granted to it, is hereby empowered: To construct, operate and maintain a waterworks and water supply system in furtherance of the purposes of this act on land now owned or hereafter acquired by it for said purpose and […]
§ 51-9-195. Payments by public agencies for water supplies
Payments by any public agency for water supplies from the waterworks or water supply system owned or operated by the district shall be made from the gross receipts or revenues of the public agency’s waterworks, water supply system, or of its combined waterworks, water supply, sewerage and sewage disposal systems, as may be prescribed in […]
§ 51-9-197. Adjustment of rates charged by public agencies
Whenever a public agency shall have executed a contract pursuant to this act and the payments thereunder are to be made either wholly or partly from the revenues of the public agency’s waterworks, water supply system, sewerage system or sewage disposal system or a combination of such systems, the duty is hereby imposed on the […]
§ 51-9-201. Contracts between district and public agencies
Any public agency may, pursuant to a duly adopted resolution of the governing authority of such public agency, enter into contracts with the district for the district to acquire, construct, lease, improve, extend, operate or maintain a waterworks or water supply system or any part thereof or interest therein for the furnishing of water to […]
§ 51-9-205. Issuance of bonds by district; sales price and other bond requirements
The district shall have the power and is hereby authorized, from time to time, to issue bonds without notice and without an election on the question of the issuance thereof in such principal amounts as the district may determine to be necessary to provide sufficient funds for achieving the purposes of this act, including, without […]
§ 51-9-207. Issuance of refunding bonds
The district may issue refunding bonds for the purpose of paying any of its bonds at or prior to maturity or upon acceleration or redemption. Refunding bonds may be issued at such time prior to the maturity or redemption of the refunded bonds as the district deems to be in the public interest, without notice […]
§ 51-9-173. Definitions
For purposes of this article, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed herein: “District” means the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District. “Qualified person” means a person who: Has met all the educational and training requirements of a course of study prescribed and conducted by the Mississippi Law Enforcement […]