Mississippi Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Act of 1990

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  4. Mississippi Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Act of 1990

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Section
17-18-1

Short title

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17-18-3

Legislative intent

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17-18-5

Definitions

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17-18-7

Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Authority

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17-18-9

Powers and duties of authority

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17-18-11

Hazardous Waste Technical Siting Committee

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17-18-13

Powers and duties of committee

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17-18-15

Committee to develop site-selection criteria and methodology; considerations; public hearing

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17-18-17

Volunteer host community for hazardous waste management facility; procedures for volunteering

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17-18-19

Committee to recommend sites for facility

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17-18-21

Authority to designate site for facility

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17-18-23

Acquisition of selected site

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17-18-25

Contracts for design, construction and operation of facility; failure to execute contracts

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17-18-27

Sale of site property

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17-18-29

Site closure plan; post-closure monitoring; maintenance and remedial actions

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17-18-31

Perpetual Care Fund; purposes of fund; funding

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17-18-33

Fees generally; contracts for operation of facilities; cost considerations in establishing and revising fee schedules; use of excess funds

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17-18-35

Designated site local advisory committee; membership; powers; one-time local application fee for permit to operate facility

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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

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17-18-39

Local governmental unit may negotiate with department; issues excluded; arbitration

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17-18-41

Immunity from personal liability; Attorney General as legal representative of authority and committee

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17-18-43

Report to Legislature

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17-18-45

Elected or appointed officials not to derive any pecuniary benefit

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17-18-47

Governor authorized to suspend siting process; grounds; rescinding suspension