Title 49, Conservation and Ecology

(1) Upon creation of the Jackson County Utility Authority, all powers of the Jackson County Utility Authority shall be exercised by the board of directors of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Regional Wastewater Authority. (2) Upon consolidation of the Jackson County Utility Authority a…

(1) There is hereby created and established a public body corporate and politic constituting a political subdivision of the State of Mississippi to be known as the “Hancock County Utility Authority.” The authority is composed of the geographic area of Hancock County as defined in…

(1) After consolidation, all powers of the Hancock County Utility Authority shall be exercised by a board consisting of the following:(a) One (1) director who is the Mayor of Bay St. Louis, or his or her designee, for an initial term of two (2) years;(b) One (1) director who is t…

The purpose of Sections 49-17-739 through 49-17-773 is to confer certain powers on the county authorities for the purpose of cooperating with federal, state and local public agencies for the further development of local and regional water, wastewater and storm water services with…

(1) The board of directors of a county authority shall elect annually from its number a president and vice president of the county authority and such other officers as in the judgment of the board are necessary. The president shall be the chief executive officer of the authority …

(a) From and after April 18, 2006, each and every county authority shall have, in addition to any other powers granted under any other provision of law, including, but not limited to, the following:(a) To acquire, construct, improve, enlarge, extend, repair, operate and maintain …

(1) The county authority shall have the power, duty and responsibility to exercise general supervision over the design, construction, operation and maintenance of water, wastewater and storm water systems. (2) The county authority shall adopt rules and regulations regarding the d…

(1) Any public agency or person, pursuant to a duly adopted resolution of the governing body of such public agency or person, may enter into contracts with the county authority or county authorities under the terms of which the county authority will manage, operate and contract f…

(a) Whenever a public agency shall have executed a contract under this act and the payments thereunder are to be made either wholly or partly from the revenues of the public agency’s systems, or any part thereof, or a combination of such systems, the duty is hereby imposed on the…

The commission contemplated by Article IV of the above compact shall consist of three (3) members, as follows: One legislator, who may either be a member of the Mississippi State Senate or the Mississippi House of Representatives, to be appointed by the Mississippi Commission on …

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 77-3-21 and 77-3-23, Mississippi Code of 1972, the certificate of public convenience and necessity held by any municipality, public agency, district, public utility or other person authorized by law to provide water, sewer and wastew…

(1) Any system of a municipality, public agency or person that becomes subject to the jurisdiction of a county authority and this act shall not impair, invalidate or abrogate any liens, bonds or other certificates of indebtedness related to water, storm water or wastewater facili…

(1) Sections 49-17-753 through 49-17-771 apply to all bonds to be issued after April 18, 2006, and such provisions shall not affect, limit or alter the rights and powers of any county authority under this act or any law of Mississippi to conduct the activities referred to herein …

(1) Refunding bonds. — The county authority may, by resolution adopted by its board of directors, issue refunding bonds for the purpose of paying any of its bonds at or prior to maturity or upon acceleration or redemption. Refunding bonds may be issued at such time prior to the m…

All bonds (other than refunding bonds, interim notes and certificates of indebtedness, which may be validated) issued pursuant to this act shall be validated as now provided by law in Sections 31-13-1 through 31-13-11, Mississippi Code of 1972; however, notice of such validation …

Bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall not be deemed to constitute, within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation, an indebtedness of the county authority. Such bonds shall be payable solely from the revenues or assets of the county authority pledg…

(a) The county authority shall have power in connection with the issuance of its bonds pursuant to this act to:(a) Covenant as to the use of any or all of its property, real or personal;(b) Redeem the bonds, to covenant for their redemption and to provide the terms and conditions…

The county authority may, in any authorizing resolution of the board of directors, trust indenture or other security instrument relating to its bonds issued pursuant to this act, provide for the appointment of a trustee who shall have such powers as are provided therein to repres…

(1) The exercise of the powers granted by this act will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for their well-being and prosperity and for the improvement of their social and economic conditions, and the county authority shall not be required to pay any ta…

All bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall be legal investments for trustees, other fiduciaries, savings banks, trust companies and insurance companies organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi; and such bonds shall be legal securities which may be deposit…

The three (3) commissioners from the State of Mississippi shall be authorized to do any and all things necessary in order to effectuate the terms and provisions of the compact contained herein and Sections 49-17-71 through 49-17-77 shall be entitled to a liberal interpretation in…

The state hereby covenants with the registered owners of any bonds of any county authority that so long as the bonds are outstanding and unpaid the state will not limit or alter the rights and powers of any county authority under this act to conduct the activities referred to her…

(a) For the purposes of satisfying any temporary cash flow demands and deficiencies, and to maintain a working balance for the county authority, the county, municipalities or public agencies within the geographic boundaries of the county authority, or other persons, subject to th…

If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of the provisions of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such …

Sections 49-17-801 through 49-17-811 shall be known and may be cited as the “Wastewater Treatment System Infrastructure Sustainability Act”.

(a) For purposes of Sections 49-17-801 through 49-17-811, the following words and phrases have the meanings as provided in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:(a) “Community Public Wastewater System” means a public wastewater collection and/or treatment sy…

(a) There is hereby established a Community Public Wastewater System accountability process to:(a) Support Community Public Wastewater System infrastructure sustainability for the citizens of Mississippi.(b) Promote the protection of the citizens of Mississippi from environmental…

The department shall create and administer a statewide framework of accountability for Community Public Wastewater Systems. The framework shall include a letter grade schedule based on, at minimum, compliance with state and federal permits, operation and maintenance performance h…

(1) The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations to establish and implement the Community Public Wastewater System letter grade schedule provided for in Sections 49-17-801 through 49-17-811. Such rules and regulations shall provide clear and appropriate point values for …

Sections 49-17-81 through 49-17-89 shall be known and cited as the “Mississippi Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund and Emergency Loan Fund Act.”

The department shall publish the first letter grades issued pursuant to Sections 49-17-801 through 49-17-811 no later than January 1, 2028.

For purposes of Sections 41-26-201 through 41-26-211 and Sections 49-17-801 through 49-17-811, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in Chapter 3 to Title 77 of the Mississippi Code, during any period a Community Public Water System or Community Public Wastewater System …

The assessment, scores and letter grades described in Sections 41-26-201 through 41-26-211 and Sections 49-17-801 through 49-17-811 shall not affect a project’s ranking under the department’s Water Pollution Control Revolving Loan Fund Program established under Section 49-17-85. …

(a) For the purposes of Sections 49-17-81 through 49-17-89, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed in this section:(a) “Administrator” means the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.(b) “Commission” means the Mississippi Comm…

(1) There is established in the State Treasury a fund to be known as the “Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund,” which shall be administered by the commission acting through the department. The revolving fund may receive bond proceeds and funds appropriated or otherwise made av…

(1) (a) There is created a fund in the State Treasury to be designated as the “Water Pollution Control Emergency Loan Fund” hereinafter referred to as “emergency fund.”(b) The emergency fund may receive appropriations, bond proceeds, grants, gifts, donations or funds from any sou…

(1) A political subdivision which receives a loan from the revolving fund or emergency fund is required to and authorized to pledge for the repayment of such loan (a) any part of the sales tax reimbursement to which it may be entitled under Section 27-65-75, and (b) any part of t…

(1) Political subdivisions are hereby authorized to borrow monies under the provisions of Sections 49-17-81 through 49-17-89, to issue municipal securities to evidence such loans, and to enter into such other agreements necessary for such loans and municipal securities on such te…