Chapter 18 - MISSISSIPPI HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY SITING ACT OF 1990
- Section 17-18-1 - Short title
- Section 17-18-3 - Legislative intent
- Section 17-18-5 - Definitions
- Section 17-18-7 - Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Authority
- Section 17-18-9 - Powers and duties of authority
- Section 17-18-11 - Hazardous Waste Technical Siting Committee
- Section 17-18-13 - Powers and duties of committee
- Section 17-18-15 - Committee to develop site-selection criteria and methodology; considerations; public hearing
- Section 17-18-17 - Volunteer host community for hazardous waste management facility; procedures for volunteering
- Section 17-18-19 - Committee to recommend sites for facility
- Section 17-18-21 - Authority to designate site for facility
- Section 17-18-23 - Acquisition of selected site
- Section 17-18-25 - Contracts for design, construction and operation of facility; failure to execute contracts
- Section 17-18-27 - Sale of site property
- Section 17-18-29 - Site closure plan; post-closure monitoring; maintenance and remedial actions
- Section 17-18-31 - Perpetual Care Fund; purposes of fund; funding
- Section 17-18-33 - Fees generally; contracts for operation of facilities; cost considerations in establishing and revising fee schedules; use of excess funds
- Section 17-18-35 - Designated site local advisory committee; membership; powers; one-time local application fee for permit to operate facility
- Section 17-18-37 - Grant for volunteer host community which is designated site; host community authorized to obtain loan from hazardous waste facility site revolving loan fund; negotiations between governing body of host community and department for percentage of gross receipts from facility
- Section 17-18-39 - Local governmental unit may negotiate with department; issues excluded; arbitration
- Section 17-18-41 - Immunity from personal liability; Attorney General as legal representative of authority and committee
- Section 17-18-43 - Report to Legislature
- Section 17-18-45 - Elected or appointed officials not to derive any pecuniary benefit
- Section 17-18-47 - Governor authorized to suspend siting process; grounds; rescinding suspension