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

1. Law
2. Mississippi Code
3. Local Government; Provisions Common to Counties and Municipalities
4. Mississippi Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Act of 1990
5. 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

1. A volunteer host community which is the designated site shall be paid a grant of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) from the State General Fund after the state commercial hazardous waste management facility is permitted and construction thereof has commenced.
2. A host community which is the designated site for the state commercial hazardous waste management facility may obtain a loan from the Hazardous Waste Facility Site Revolving Loan Fund under Section 17-17-55.
3. The governing body of a host community for the state commercial hazardous waste management facility may negotiate with the department in accordance with Section 17-18-39 for a percentage of annual gross receipts from the facility, emergency response resources and training and public information, education and outreach programs, among other incentives.

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