Mississippi Code
Chapter 49 - Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal
§ 57-49-23. Protection of state's interest in nuclear waste storage or disposal matters through judicial proceedings

In appropriate cases, the board upon recommendation of the council shall request the state Attorney General to institute or intervene in judicial proceedings to protect the state's interests and present the state's point of view on matters related to the long-term or temporary storage and/or permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development

Chapter 49 - Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal

§ 57-49-1. Transfer of duties of Mississippi Energy and Transportation Board to Department of Environmental Quality; creation of nuclear waste policy advisory council and nuclear waste technical review committee

§ 57-49-3. Definitions

§ 57-49-7. Composition of nuclear waste policy advisory council; qualifications, appointment, terms of office and compensation of members; officers

§ 57-49-9. General duties of nuclear waste policy advisory council

§ 57-49-11. Composition of nuclear waste technical review committee; qualifications, appointment, terms of office and compensation of members; officers

§ 57-49-13. General duties of nuclear waste technical review committee

§ 57-49-15. Advocacy for citizens before federal agencies

§ 57-49-17. Promotion and coordination of educational programs

§ 57-49-19. Review of applications for funds for program related to nuclear waste storage or disposal; disposition

§ 57-49-21. Monitoring of federal activities related to nuclear waste storage or disposal

§ 57-49-23. Protection of state's interest in nuclear waste storage or disposal matters through judicial proceedings

§ 57-49-25. Application for permit to conduct site characterization studies

§ 57-49-27. Requirement of written agreement between state and federal department of energy prior to initiation of nuclear waste site characterization activities; briefing by federal officials; report by state officials

§ 57-49-33. Agreements and summaries of local hearings to be submitted to Governor

§ 57-49-37. Implementation of agreements, modifications and technical revisions

§ 57-49-39. Funding of expenses

§ 57-49-41. Assistance from other state agencies

§ 57-49-43. Construction of chapter