Mississippi § 77-3-109 - Legislative Advisory Board on Alternate Method of Cost Recovery on Base Load Generation; purpose; composition.

§ 77-3-109. Legislative Advisory Board on Alternate Method of Cost Recovery on Base Load Generation; purpose; composition.

There is hereby created the Legislative Advisory Board on Alternate Method of Cost Recovery on Base Load Generation for the purpose of advising the Public Service Commission in the performance of its duties and to require the commission to make a written report to the advisory board every six (6) months regarding any activities pertaining to base load generation. The advisory board shall be composed of the following: The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the House Public Utilities Committee, or their designees; The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Public Utilities Committee, or their designees; The Chairman of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, or his designee; The Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, or his designee; The Chairman of the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, or his designee; and The Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, or his designee. Members of the advisory board shall receive per diem and expenses which shall be paid from the contingent expense funds of their respective houses in the same amounts as provided for committee meetings when the Legislature is not in session; however, no per diem and expenses for attending meetings of the advisory board shall be paid to legislative members while the Legislature is in session.