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Solid Wastes Disposal
§ 17-17-1. Short title - This chapter shall be known as the "Solid Wastes Disposal...
§ 17-17-2. Administration and enforcement transferred to Commission on Environmental Quality and Department of Environmental Quality - The administration and enforcement of the Solid Wastes Disposal Law...
§ 17-17-3. Definitions - For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have...
§ 17-17-7. Garbage disposal - Garbage and rubbish containing garbage shall be disposed of by...
§ 17-17-9. Burning of garbage, etc. - No garbage, or rubbish containing garbage or other putrescible materials,...
§ 17-17-11. Hauling of solid waste - Trucks or other vehicles engaged in the business of hauling...
§ 17-17-13. Exemption - Nothing in this chapter shall prevent an individual or firm...
§ 17-17-17. Unauthorized dumps as public nuisance per se - The formation of unauthorized dumps is hereby declared to be...
§ 17-17-19. Vermin control - Rodents and insects of public health importance, as rats, flies,...
§ 17-17-27. Enforcement of chapter; adoption of rules and regulations; revocation of permit; variances; renewals or extensions; public availability of information; application of Trade Secrets Act - A commercial hazardous waste landfill shall not be located on...
§ 17-17-29. Penalties; injunction; recovery of cost of remedial action; disposition of fines - In the event of the necessity for immediate remedial or...
§ 17-17-31. Provisions supplemental - The provisions of this chapter are supplemental and in addition...
§ 17-17-33. Participation in regional solid waste disposal, recycling, and recovery systems authorized - Counties, municipal and private companies are hereby authorized to participate...
§ 17-17-35. Entry and inspection of generating, treating, storage, transportation and disposal equipment, facilities, etc. - Authorized employees or representatives of the department shall be authorized...
§ 17-17-37. Property rights in solid wastes - The solid wastes involved shall become the lawful property of...
§ 17-17-39. Construction or operation of authorized solid waste disposal systems or facilities not impaired - Nothing in Sections 17-17-33 through 17-17-41 shall be construed to...
§ 17-17-41. Construction or operation of recycling plants or sale or gift of solid wastes not prohibited - Nothing in Sections 17-17-33 through 17-17-41 shall be construed to...
§ 17-17-43. Procedures applicable to hearings before commission and permit board - The procedures whereby the commission or an employee thereof may...
§ 17-17-45. Appeal to chancery court - In addition to any other remedies that might now be...
§ 17-17-48. Legislative intent as to regulation of radioactive waste disposal facilities - It is the intent of this Legislature that the Mississippi...
§ 17-17-51. Facilities licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Nothing in Sections 17-17-48 through 17-17-51 or in Chapter 49...
§ 17-17-55. Hazardous Waste Facility Site Revolving Fund; purpose of fund; rules and regulations - There is hereby created within the State Treasury a revolving...
Promotion of Projects for Treatment of Solid and Hazardous Wastes
§ 17-17-101. Legislative intent as to promotion of projects for treatment of solid and hazardous wastes; certificate of public convenience and necessity; approval by Department of Environmental Quality and Mississippi Development Authority required f... - It is the intent of the Legislature by the passage...
§ 17-17-103. Definitions - Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions which follow...
§ 17-17-105. Powers as to establishment of projects - Upon compliance with procedures prescribed herein, and subject to the...
§ 17-17-107. Resolution for issuance of revenue bonds; notice of resolution; protest and election - Before issuing any revenue bonds hereunder, the governing body of...
§ 17-17-109. Notice of election - Where an election is to be called as provided in...
§ 17-17-111. Conduct of election - The election provided for in Section 17-17-107 shall be held,...
§ 17-17-113. Determination of election results; time of issuance of bonds - When the results of the election on the question of...
§ 17-17-115. Bond terms and specifications; validation - The bonds issued by a municipality under authority of Sections...
§ 17-17-117. Security for bonds - The principal, interest and premium, if any, on any bonds...
§ 17-17-119. Refunding bonds - Any revenue bonds issued hereunder and at any time outstanding...
§ 17-17-121. Contracting for projects - Contracts for acquisition, purchase, construction and/or installation of a project...
§ 17-17-123. Finding of necessity required before project is financed - Prior to undertaking the financing of a project, the governing...
§ 17-17-125. Covenants required of industries involved in construction or operation of waste treatment projects - Every agreement under either subsection (d) or (e) of Section...
§ 17-17-127. Lease/sale agreements between municipalities and industries - Any agreement made under subsection (e) of section 17-17-105 may...
§ 17-17-129. Use of bond proceeds; cost of project - The proceeds from the sale of any bonds issued under...
§ 17-17-131. Exemption from taxation - The bonds authorized by Sections 17-17-101 through 17-17-135 and the...
§ 17-17-133. Petition prior to issuance of bonds; approval of petition; relationship with other provisions - No bonds shall be issued pursuant to the provisions of...
§ 17-17-135. Rules and regulations - The board is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and...
Location and Permitting of Commercial Hazardous Waste Management Facilities -
Nonhazardous Solid Waste Planning Act of 1991
§ 17-17-201. Short title - Sections 17-17-201 through 17-17-235 shall be known and may be...
§ 17-17-205. Definitions - "Closure" means the ceasing operation of a sanitary landfill and...
§ 17-17-209. Imposition of bans, deposits or taxes on plastic bottles and containers by municipalities, etc. - Sections 17-17-201 through 17-17-235 shall not be construed to allow...
§ 17-17-211. Penalties for violations of § 17-17-207; injunctions - After being notified by the department that a plastic container...
§ 17-17-215. Disposition of compost not conforming to criteria prescribed by Commission - If compost is produced which does not meet the criteria...
§ 17-17-223. Development of planning guidance and forms for local nonhazardous solid waste management plans - Not later than sixty (60) days after publication of the...
§ 17-17-225. Establishment of criteria for evaluation of local nonhazardous solid waste management plans - Before July 1, 1992, the commission shall establish criteria for...
§ 17-17-233. Establishment, collection and disposition of fees, surcharges, etc., to produce resources for closure of landfills and post-closure monitoring and remediation - From and after October 9, 1993, the owner of a...
§ 17-17-235. Proof of financial responsibility by owner or operator of sanitary landfill in lieu of requirements of § 17-17-233 - An owner or operator of a sanitary landfill may establish...
Mississippi Regional Solid Waste Management Authority Act
§ 17-17-301. Short title - Sections 17-17-301 through 17-17-349 shall be known and cited as...
§ 17-17-303. Legislative findings - The Legislature hereby finds and declares: that the collection, disposal...
§ 17-17-305. Definitions - Whenever used in Sections 17-17-301 through 17-17-349, the following words...
§ 17-17-307. Creation of authority - Any unit of local government or any combination thereof may...
§ 17-17-313. Board of commissioners of authority; employees; budget - The incorporators shall by duly adopted resolution or bylaws designate...
§ 17-17-315. Administrative office; contracts for provision of staff support, administrative and operational services; preparation, development and review of solid waste management plan - The board may contract with and designate a local planning...
§ 17-17-317. Powers of authority generally - From and after the creation of an authority it shall...
§ 17-17-323. Rates and fees charged by public agencies for services provided by authority - Whenever a public agency enters into a contract as authorized...
§ 17-17-325. Submission of local nonhazardous solid waste management plan by authority; designation of geographic area for collection, storage, processing and disposal of solid waste; approval of permit application for facility - The authority may at the direction of the governing bodies...
§ 17-17-329. Issuance by counties of general obligation bonds for solid waste management facilities - "NOTICE OF TAX INCREASE (Name of the County or Municipality)...
§ 17-17-333. Refunding bonds of authority - The authority may issue refunding bonds for the purpose of...
§ 17-17-335. Issuance by municipalities or counties of bonds for payment of costs for closure, post-closure maintenance or corrective action for solid waste management facilities - The governing body of any municipality or county which owns...
§ 17-17-337. Validation of bonds - All bonds issued pursuant to Sections 17-17-329, 17-17-333 and 17-17-335...
§ 17-17-339. Terms and conditions of bonds of authority generally - The authority shall have power in the issuance of its...
§ 17-17-341. Appointment of trustee or receiver for enforcement or protection of rights of bondholders - The authority may, in any authorizing resolution of the board...
§ 17-17-349. Derivation of pecuniary benefit by elected or appointed officials - No elected or appointed official shall derive any pecuniary benefit,...
Disposal of Waste Tires and Lead Acid Batteries; Right-Way-To-Throw-Away Program
§ 17-17-401. Legislative findings - The Legislature finds that: Uncontrolled disposal of waste tires may...
§ 17-17-403. Definitions - The following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed...
§ 17-17-407. Promulgation and enforcement of rules and regulations - The commission may promulgate and enforce rules and regulations pertaining...
§ 17-17-409. Powers and duties of counties, regional solid waste management authorities or municipalities regarding waste tire collection, processing and disposal - Each county, regional solid waste management authority or municipality, as...
§ 17-17-417. Use of waste tires for soil erosion abatement, drainage and agricultural purposes - A person who leases or owns real property may use...
§ 17-17-427. Hauling or disposal of waste tires in violation of §§ 17-17-401 through 17-17-427 - Any person who hauls or disposes of a waste tire...
§ 17-17-431. Duties of retail sellers of lead acid batteries - A person selling lead acid batteries at retail or offering...
§ 17-17-433. Preparation and distribution of notices required by § 17-17-431; inspection of premises and issuance of warnings; penalty for failure to post notice after receipt of warning - The Department of Environmental Quality shall produce, print and distribute...
§ 17-17-435. Duty of wholesale sellers of lead acid batteries; removal of batteries accepted in transfer from battery retailers - Any person selling new lead acid batteries at wholesale shall...
§ 17-17-437. Promulgation, etc., of rules and regulations for implementation of §§ 17-17-429 through 17-17-445; penalties for violations - The commission may adopt, modify, repeal, promulgate, make exceptions to,...
§ 17-17-439. Creation of "Right-Way-To-Throw-Away Program." - To ensure the proper collection and management of hazardous wastes...
§ 17-17-443. Registration and approval of programs for collection and management of household hazardous wastes; maintenance and submission of records - No person shall establish a program for the collection and...
Disclosure Requirements of Applicants for Commercial Hazardous or Nonhazardous Solid Waste Facility Permits
§ 17-17-501. Definitions - The following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed...
§ 17-17-507. Consideration of performance history of public agencies applying for permits - If a public agency applies for a permit, the permit...