Title 49, Conservation and Ecology

(1) After August 31, 1998, it is unlawful for any person who does not possess a valid lead-based paint project designer certificate to prepare abatement project designs, occupant protection plans and abatement reports. (2) To qualify for a lead-based paint project designer certif…

(1) After August 31, 1998, it is unlawful for an individual who does not possess a valid lead-based paint supervisor certificate to direct a lead-based paint abatement activity and to prepare occupant protection plans and abatement reports. (2) To qualify for a lead-based paint s…

(1) After July 1, 2009, it is unlawful for an individual who does not possess a valid lead-based paint renovator certificate to direct a lead-based paint renovation activity and/or conduct testing to determine the presence of lead-based paint on components affected by renovation …

(1) After August 31, 1998, it is unlawful for an individual who does not possess a valid lead-based paint inspector certificate to work as an inspector on a lead-based paint activity. (2) To qualify for a lead-based paint inspector certificate, an applicant shall:(a) Have a high …

(1) After July 1, 2009, it is unlawful for an individual who does not possess a valid lead-based paint dust sampling technician certificate to work as a dust sampling technician on a lead-based paint renovation. (2) To qualify for a lead-based paint dust sampling technician certi…

(1) After August 31, 1998, it is unlawful for an individual who does not possess a valid lead-based paint abatement worker certificate to work as a worker on a lead-based paint abatement activity. (2) After August 31, 1998, it is unlawful for a firm to employ a person as a worker…

(1) After August 31, 1998, it is unlawful for any firm which does not possess a valid lead-based paint certified firm certificate to perform or offer to perform any lead-based paint activity covered under Sections 49-17-501 through 49-17-531. Certificates issued prior to July 1, …

The commission may deny the issuance or reissuance of any certificate required under Sections 49-17-511 through 49-17-521 if: (a) there has been a failure to comply with the application procedures established by regulations promulgated by the commission; (b) if the applicant fail…

(1) (a) There is created in the State Treasury a fund to be designated as the Lead-Based Paint Program Operations Fund, referred to in this section as “fund,” to be administered by the executive director and expended by appropriation approved by the Legislature.(b) Monies in the …

(a) It is unlawful to:(a) Fail or refuse to comply with any rule, regulation or order of the commission issued under Sections 49-17-501 through 49-17-531;(b) Fail or refuse to establish, maintain, provide, copy, or permit access to records or reports as required by Sections 49-17…

(1) Any person found by the commission to have violated Sections 49-17-501 through 49-17-531 or any rule or regulation or written order of the commission issued under Sections 49-17-501 through 49-17-531 or any certificate or accreditation issued under Sections 49-17-501 through …

The commission may establish requirements for reciprocity for accreditation and certification of risk assessors, project designers, supervisors, renovators, dust sampling technicans, inspectors and workers with other states that have established accreditation and certification pr…

It is the intent of the Legislature to make unlawful the generation of wastes occurring in the illegal manufacture or attempted illegal manufacture of controlled substances through the mixing, combining, processing or cooking of listed precursor chemicals.

(1) The definitions used in this section are expressly limited to this section only, and the inclusion of indoor air in the definition of “waste” does not expand the jurisdiction of the Commission on Environmental Quality or the Department of Environmental Quality to include the …

There is hereby created for the State of Mississippi a Water Pollution Abatement Loan Program (“program”) from which shall be made loans in aid of construction. Funds shall be available to any political subdivision legally authorized to own, maintain and operate a sewage, industr…

Loans in aid of construction in amounts of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) or less made from state funds shall be made to the political subdivision eligible to receive such loan immediately upon approval of the award by the appropriate federal agency or agencies of a …

(1) Any political subdivision desiring to construct a waste disposal plant approved by the Office of Pollution Control of the Department of Environmental Quality, and which receives a loan from the state for that purpose, shall pledge for the repayment of such loan that part of t…

Before any political subdivision shall receive any loan it shall have executed with the state tax commission a repayment agreement, a copy of which must also be filed with the bureau of pollution control of the department of natural resources, after which the bureau shall enter u…

The Pollution Emergency Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. All fines, penalties or other money recovered or collected by the commission under Sections 17-17-29 and 49-17-43 shall be deposited into appropriate accounts in such fund. The commission is further authorized …

(1) Any political subdivision desiring to construct a waste disposal plant approved by the Office of Pollution Control of the Department of Environmental Quality and which receives a loan from the state for that purpose but which is not eligible to pledge for repayment under the …

(1) The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality shall be the Mississippi Air and Water Pollution Control Commission, and shall exercise the duties and responsibilities of the Mississippi Air and Water Pollution Control Commission through the Mississippi Department of Envi…

Before any political subdivision shall receive any loan, it shall have executed with the state tax commission a repayment agreement, a copy of which must also be filed with the bureau of pollution control of the department of natural resources, after which the bureau shall enter …

Sections 49-17-701 through 49-17-775 shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Gulf Coast Region Utility Act.”

In the spirit of the report of the Governor’s Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding and Renewal, the Legislature finds that there is a need for consolidation of water, wastewater and storm water services in order to reduce costs, promote resilience in the event of a disaster, improv…

(a) Words and phrases used in this act shall have meanings as follows:(a) “Act” means the Mississippi Gulf Coast Region Utility Act.(b) “Bonds” mean interim notes having a maturity of three (3) years or less, revenue bonds and other certificates of indebtedness of the authority i…

The governor, on behalf of this state, is hereby authorized to execute a compact, in substantially the following form, with any one or more of the States of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, and the legislature hereby signifies in advance its app…

(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 “George County Utility Authority,” unless the George County Board of Supervisors dissolves the authority by January …

(1) If the authority is created, all powers of the George County Utility Authority shall be exercised by a board of directors comprised of five (5) directors appointed as follows: Within thirty (30) days of creation of the authority, the Board of Supervisors of George County shal…

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 “Pearl River County Utility Authority.” The authority is composed of the geographic area of Pearl River County as define…

(1) All powers of the Pearl River County Utility Authority shall be exercised by a board of directors comprised of seven (7) directors appointed as follows: Within thirty (30) days of April 18, 2006, the Board of Supervisors of Pearl River County shall appoint four (4) residents …

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 “Stone County Utility Authority.” The authority is composed of the geographic area of Stone County as defined in Section…

(1) All powers of the Stone County Utility Authority shall be exercised by a board of directors comprised of five (5) directors appointed as follows: Within thirty (30) days of passage of this act, the Board of Supervisors of Stone County shall appoint three (3) residents from th…

(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 “Harrison County Utility Authority.” The authority is composed of the geographic area of Harrison County as defined …

(1) All powers of the Harrison County Utility Authority shall be exercised by a consolidated board consisting of the Board of Directors of the Harrison County Wastewater and Solid Waste Management District and the additional director provided under this section for a total of sev…

When the governor shall have executed the compact on behalf of this state and shall have caused a verified copy thereof to be filed with the state secretary, and when such compact shall have been ratified by one or more of the states named in Section 49-17-71, then compact shall …

(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 “Jackson County Utility Authority.” The authority is composed of the geographic area of Jackson County as defined in…

(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 …