Mississippi § 77-3-121 - Rate reduction bond charge as nonbypassable charge; legal remedy for failure of electric public utility to remit payment of rate reduction bond charge revenues.

§ 77-3-121. Rate reduction bond charge as nonbypassable charge; legal remedy for failure of electric public utility to remit payment of rate reduction bond charge revenues.

The rate reduction bond charge is a nonbypassable charge, and in the event an electric public utility subject to a financing order, as a result of insolvency, sale, a fundamental change in regulation of electric public utilities in this State, or other reason, ceases to serve customers within all or a portion of its certificated area, the commission shall have the obligation to ensure that the rate reduction bond charge is collected and transmitted to the issuing entity by any subsequent electric public utility providing service in such certificated area, or portion thereof, no longer being served by the electric public utility that originally petitioned for the financing order. If an electric public utility fails to remit any required payment of rate reduction bond charge revenues to an assignee, issuing entity, financing party or bondholder, as applicable, such assignee, issuing entity, financing party or bondholder shall have no legal remedy either at law or equity against the electric public utility or its assets, except as specifically provided below: A court, upon application by an assignee, issuing entity, financing party or bondholder, shall order the sequestration and payment of the rate reduction bond charge revenues for the benefit of any bondholder, assignee, financing party and/or issuing entity. The court’s order shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any bankruptcy, reorganization, or other insolvency proceedings with respect to the electric public utility or any affiliate thereof.