As Amended
SEC. 19-5-109. Estimation of cost of garbage collection and disposal services; means of meeting costs; effect on contracts.
(1) Each county and municipality shall make a good faith effort to estimate the cost of garbage and rubbish collection and disposal services. These costs may be met, in amounts necessary to defray the cost of the system, by any combination of generator fees, ad valorem tax revenues as authorized under Section 19-5-21 or Section 21-19-2 (2)(a) or county special funds as authorized under Section 19-5-21.
(2) Nothing in Chapter 624, Laws of 1994 shall be construed to abrogate or cancel any contract that a county or a municipality has entered into for garbage or rubbish collection or disposal. If a county or municipality entered into a contract before April 1, 1994, and the term or period of performance of that contract does not exceed five (5) years, the county or municipality may continue to levy the ad valorem tax assessment in effect before April 1, 1994, to honor the contract for the term of that contract.
SOURCES: Laws, 1994, ch. 624, Sec. 2, eff from and after July 1, 1994 Laws, 1996, ch. 536, Sec. 3, eff from and after passage (approved April 12, 1996)
1997 Amendment:
SECTION 3. Section 19-5-109, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
19-5-109. (1) Each county and municipality shall make a good faith effort to estimate the cost of garbage and rubbish collection and disposal services. These costs may be met, in amounts necessary to defray the cost of the system, by any combination of generator fees, ad valorem tax revenues as authorized under Section 19-5-21 or Section 21-19-2, * * * or county or municipal special funds as authorized under Section 19-5-21 or 21-19-2.
(2) Nothing in Chapter 624, Laws of 1994, shall be construed to abrogate or cancel any contract that a county or a municipality has entered into for garbage or rubbish collection or disposal. If a county or municipality entered into a contract before April 1, 1994, and the term or period of performance of that contract does not exceed five (5) years, the county or municipality may continue to levy the ad valorem tax assessment in effect before April 1, 1994, to honor the contract for the term of that contract.
SOURCE: 1997 Laws, Chapter 423, Sec. 3, HB1605, Effective AP-March 24, 1997.