§ 17-18-7. Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Authority
There is hereby created the Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Authority, which shall be located within the Department of Finance and Administration. The authority shall exercise all of its powers independently of the department and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall be subject to the direction and supervision of the executive director of the department […]
§ 17-18-1. Short title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Act of 1990.”
§ 17-18-3. Legislative intent
It is the intent of the Legislature that: The generation of hazardous waste should be reduced or eliminated at the source and hazardous waste that is generated should be recycled, reused or minimized; and This chapter shall describe a process to identify appropriate hazardous waste management technologies and to site a state commercial hazardous waste […]
§ 17-18-5. Definitions
For purposes of this chapter the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: “Advisory committee” means the designated site local advisory committee created under Section 17-18-35. “Authority” means the Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Authority created under Section 17-18-7. “Committee” means the Hazardous Waste Technical […]