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