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§ 89-23-21. Violation of environmental covenant; injunctive relief

A civil action for injunctive or other equitable relief for violation of an environmental covenant may be maintained by: A party to the covenant; The agency; The commission; Any person to whom the covenant expressly grants power to enforce; A person whose interest in the real property or whose collateral or liability may be affected […]

§ 89-23-25. Relation of chapter to federal law

This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 USCS Section 7001 et seq.) but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101 of that act (15 USCS Section 7001(a)) or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103 of that act (15 […]

§ 89-23-27. Severability

If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.

§ 89-23-17. Duration of environmental covenants

An environmental covenant is perpetual unless it is: By its terms limited to a specific duration or terminated by the occurrence of a specific event; Terminated by consent pursuant to Section 89-23-19; Terminated by foreclosure of an interest that has priority over the environmental covenant; Terminated or modified in an eminent domain proceeding, but only […]

§ 89-23-19. Amendment or termination of environmental covenant; consent

An environmental covenant may be amended or terminated by consent only if the amendment or termination is signed by: The agency; Unless waived by the agency, the current owner of the fee simple of the real property subject to the covenant; The commission, unless it waives its participation; Each person that originally signed the covenant, […]

§ 89-23-3. Definitions

In this chapter: “Activity and use limitations” means restrictions or obligations created under this chapter with respect to real property. “Agency” means the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality or any other state or federal agency that determines or approves the environmental response project pursuant to which the environmental covenant is created. “Common interest community” means […]

§ 89-23-5. Holder defined; rights and obligations; subordination of rights

Any person, including a person that owns an interest in the real property, a municipality or other unit of local government, may be a holder. An environmental covenant may identify more than one (1) holder. The interest of a holder is an interest in real property. A right of an agency under this chapter or […]

§ 89-23-7. Contents of environmental covenant

An environmental covenant must: State that the instrument is an environmental covenant executed pursuant to this chapter; Contain a legally sufficient description of the real property subject to the covenant; Describe the activity and use limitations on the real property; Identify every holder; Be signed by the agency, every holder, and unless waived by the […]