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MS Code § 57-46-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 46 - Mississippi Railroad Improvements Fund|§ 57-46-1. Mississippi Railroad Improvements Fund created; use of funds; grant program established; purpose of grants; application for grants

    There is created a special fund in the State Treasury to be known as the Mississippi Railroad Improvements Fund which shall consist of monies from any source designated for deposit into the fund. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any investment earnings or interest earned on amounts in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund. Monies in the fund shall be disbursed by the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) for the purposes authorized in subsection (2) of this section.   Monies in the fund that are derived from the proceeds of general obligation bonds may be used to reimburse reasonable actual and necessary costs incurred by the MDA for the administration of the various grant, loan and financial incentive programs administered by the MDA. An accounting of actual costs incurred for which reimbursement is sought shall be maintained by the MDA. Reimbursement of reasonable actual and necessary costs shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the proceeds of bonds issued. Reimbursements made under this subsection shall satisfy any applicable federal tax law requirements.     The MDA shall establish a program to make grants from the Mississippi Railroad Improvements Fund to assist in paying a portion of the costs associated with the repair, rehabilitation, construction, reconstruction, upgrading and improvement of railroad lines and related facilities, including projects necessary to ensure safety and structural integrity of rail lines, rail beds and bridges.     An entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the MDA which shall include, at a minimum:   A description, including the cost, of the requested assistance;   A description of the purpose for which the assistance is requested; and   Any other information required by the MDA.     The MDA shall have sole discretion in providing grants under this section. The terms of a grant shall be within the discretion of the MDA.     The MDA shall have all powers necessary to implement and administer the program established under this section, including the establishing of requirements for matching funds and criteria regarding the evaluation of applications for assistance. The MDA shall promulgate rules and regulations, in accordance with the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law, necessary for the implementation and administration of this section.
MS Code § 57-47-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 47 - Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact|§ 57-47-3. Membership of commission

 The Governor or his designee and a member of the Mississippi Radiation Advisory Council, established by Section 45-14-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, to be designated by the Governor, shall be the Mississippi members of the Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission. Each member may designate an alternate.
MS Code § 57-47-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 47 - Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact|§ 57-47-5. Powers and duties of Governor

 The governor is authorized and empowered to enter into agreements and to perform other necessary acts and deeds incident to the purposes of this compact.
MS Code § 57-47-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 47 - Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact|§ 57-47-7. Budget of commission

 The commission shall submit its budget of estimated expenditures to the legislative budget office for presentation to the Legislature.
MS Code § 57-47-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 47 - Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact|§ 57-47-9. Cooperation by state agencies and officers with commission

 The departments, agencies and officers of the state and its subdivisions are hereby authorized to cooperate with the Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission in the furtherance of any of its activities pursuant to the compact.
MS Code § 57-49-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 49 - Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal|§ 57-49-1. Transfer of duties of Mississippi Energy and Transportation Board to Department of Environmental Quality; creation of nuclear waste policy advisory council and nuclear waste technical review committee

 The purposes of this chapter are:   To transfer to the Department of Environmental Quality the duties of the Mississippi Energy and Transportation Board with respect to nuclear-related activities within the state.   To clarify the manner in which the Department of Environmental Quality shall perform its duty to develop, coordinate and review all nuclear-related activities in the state.   In order to assist and advise the Department of Environmental Quality in the implementation of this duty, there is hereby created a nuclear waste policy advisory council and a nuclear waste technical review committee.
MS Code § 57-49-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 49 - Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal|§ 57-49-3. Definitions

 Unless the context otherwise requires, the words defined in this section shall have the following meaning when found in this chapter:   "Department" and "board" shall mean the Department of Environmental Quality.   "Committee" shall mean the nuclear waste technical review committee.   "Concurrence" shall mean an incremental process involving an increase in public confidence and the development of a technical, social and political consensus that the nuclear waste management program can be accomplished with minimal risks to public health and safety and with acceptable socioeconomic costs.   "Consultation" shall mean the sharing of information on planned nuclear waste programs and activities and the right of others to review, comment and offer recommendations on such activities.   "Council" shall mean the nuclear waste policy advisory council.   "Federal Department of Energy" shall mean the federal Department of Energy or any successor agency, including contractors or subcontractors thereto, which is assigned responsibility for the long-term or temporary storage or permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste and transuranic waste.   "High-level radioactive waste" shall mean (a) fuel that is withdrawn from a nuclear reactor after irradiation and which is packaged and prepared for storage and/or disposal, or highly radioactive waste resulting from reprocessing irradiated nuclear fuel, including both the liquid waste which is produced directly in reprocessing and any solid material into which the liquid waste is transformed, and which is packaged for storage and/or disposal; or (b) other highly radioactive material that the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, consistent with existing law, determines by rule requires permanent isolation.   "Transuranic waste" shall mean waste material containing alpha-emitting radioactive elements having an atomic number greater than ninety-two (92) in concentrations greater than ten (10) nanocuries per gram.   "Densely populated area" shall mean any area in which more than five hundred (500) people reside within a five-mile radius of the outer boundary of a proposed site of a permanent repository for the disposal of radioactive waste.   "State-chartered public interest group" shall mean any nonprofit organization chartered by the state. No organization shall have a direct financial interest in the outcome of the decisions of the council, or be directly related to state or federal government, nor shall an electric utility corporation or its subsidiaries be included in said term.
MS Code § 57-49-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 49 - Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal|§ 57-49-5. General powers and duties of department

  The department shall serve as the initial agency in this state to be contacted by the federal department of energy or any other federal agency on any matter related to the long-term or temporary storage and/or permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste.   The department shall serve as the initial agency in this state to receive any report, study, document, information or notification of proposed plans from the federal department of energy or any other federal agency on any matter related to the long-term or temporary storage and/or permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste. Notification of proposed plans include notification of proposals to conduct field work, on-site evaluation, on-site testing or any other related studies.   The department shall disseminate or arrange with the federal department of energy or other federal agency to disseminate information received under subsection (2) of this section to the council, the committee, appropriate state agencies, appropriate local units of government and interested citizen groups.   The department, in accordance with the recommendations and advice of the council and committee, shall respond to contacts made under subsection (1) of this section and information received under subsection (2) of this section if a response is appropriate. The department may consult with the council, the committee, and with appropriate state agencies and local units of government. The council and the committee shall prepare written comments for use by the department in preparing its response.   The department, in consultation with the council and the committee, is authorized to promulgate all rules and regulations and to establish all procedures necessary to enable it to discharge its duties and powers under this chapter and to carry out the purposes and objectives of this chapter. This authority shall include, but shall not be limited to, the establishment of procedures regarding the issuance of any permits the department may require for any type of testing to be conducted in connection with evaluating and selecting a site for the long-term or temporary storage and/or permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste.
MS Code § 57-49-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 49 - Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal|§ 57-49-9. General duties of nuclear waste policy advisory council

 The responsibilities and duties of the council shall include, but not be limited to, the following:   To recommend state nuclear waste policy to the board and advise the board on any matters relating to state nuclear waste policy, including matters to be addressed in memorandums of understanding and other agreements with the federal department of energy.   To recommend legislative proposals related to nuclear waste for consideration by the state legislature.   To review all data, plans, conclusions and other documents produced by the federal department of energy, which relate to any phase of high-level nuclear waste programs or activities.   To hear and evaluate public comment and make recommendations based thereon to the board and the state legislature.   To advise the board on socio-economic issues which impact on affected areas as a result of activities proposed or conducted under the authority of this chapter.   To critically review and comment on any socio-economic impact statements, studies, or lack of such, and transportation risks and concerns.
MS Code § 57-49-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 49 - Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal|§ 57-49-11. Composition of nuclear waste technical review committee; qualifications, appointment, terms of office and compensation of members; officers

 The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Committee hereby created and hereinafter referred to as the "committee" shall exercise the powers and duties and discharge the responsibilities enumerated herein.   The committee shall originally consist of eight (8) members, one (1) of whom shall be the Executive Director of the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, one (1) of whom shall be Director of the Emergency Management Agency, one (1) of whom shall be the State Health Officer, one (1) of whom shall be the Commissioner of Higher Education, one (1) of whom shall be the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, one (1) of whom shall be the Executive Director of the Department of Environmental Quality, one (1) of whom shall be the staff member responsible for the Nuclear Waste Program within the Department of Environmental Quality who shall serve as secretary in a nonvoting capacity, and one (1) of whom shall be the Executive Director of the Department of Economic Development. The chairman shall be elected from among the membership of the committee.   Committee members shall be permitted to designate substitute or alternate members to act in their stead, should they be unable to assume the responsibility of serving on the committee. The committee, by a majority vote of its membership, may recommend to the chairman that additional appointments should be made to the committee from other state agencies and the chairman shall make such appointments.   The members of the committee shall receive reimbursement for mileage and actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties at the rate authorized by Section 25-3-41. Members of the committee who are state employees shall be reimbursed for those expenses incurred which are authorized by Section 25-3-41.   Provided that funding is available under Section 57-49-39, the members of the committee shall receive per diem compensation at the rate authorized by Section 25-3-69 for each day spent in the actual discharge of their duties when attending a meeting of the committee.
MS Code § 57-49-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 49 - Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal|§ 57-49-13. General duties of nuclear waste technical review committee

 The responsibilities and duties of the committee shall include, but not be limited to, the following:   To advise the Department of Environmental Quality on all technical matters related to high-level nuclear waste activities within the state.   To assist and advise in formulating studies, plans and other implementations of the state nuclear waste program.   To assist in the implementation of directives of the state nuclear waste program.   To perform a critical review of all data and documents produced by the federal Department of Energy which related to any phase of high-level nuclear waste activities and submit comments on same to the Department of Environmental Quality.   To provide technical information to the Attorney General of the State of Mississippi and the State Legislature which will assist their efforts to assure the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the State of Mississippi.   To perform initial review of all applications for permits to conduct nuclear waste related activities within the state. Such review, to be completed within ninety (90) days, would determine if the application is in compliance with the requirements of this chapter. Upon completion of such review, the committee shall either:   File the application with the Department of Environmental Quality for its consideration, and thereafter, the department will deny, grant, or grant with certain conditions, requirements and stipulations a permit to conduct the applied for nuclear waste activities; or   Notify the applicant that the requirements of this chapter have not been met or satisfactorily completed and return the application for resubmittal. Such notification to applicants shall include a listing of deficiencies in complying with application procedures. Provided, however, the applicant may reapply by submitting the original application with amendments listing provisions which satisfy previous deficiencies in the application.
MS Code § 57-49-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 49 - Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal|§ 57-49-15. Advocacy for citizens before federal agencies

 The board, the council and the committee shall serve as advocates on behalf of the citizens of this state before the federal department of energy and other federal agencies on matters related to the long-term or temporary storage and/or permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste and transuranic waste.
MS Code § 57-49-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 49 - Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal|§ 57-49-17. Promotion and coordination of educational programs

 The board shall promote and coordinate educational programs which provide information on the nature of high-level radioactive waste and transuranic waste, the long-term or temporary storage and/or permanent disposal of these wastes, the activities of the board, the council and the committee, the activities of the federal Department of Energy and other federal agencies related to the long-term or temporary storage and/or permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste and transuranic waste.
MS Code § 57-49-19 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 49 - Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal|§ 57-49-19. Review of applications for funds for program related to nuclear waste storage or disposal; disposition

 The board, in consultation with the council and the committee, shall review any application to the federal department of energy, other federal agency, or contractor thereof, by a state agency, including the state institutions of higher learning, a local unit of government, or a regional planning and development district for funds for any program related to the long-term or temporary storage and/or permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste. If the board finds that the application is not consistent with the state's nuclear waste policy or that the application is not in the best interests of the state, the board, in accordance with the council and the committee, shall forward its findings to the governor, the legislative committees on conservation and water resources in the house of representatives and on public health and welfare in the senate, and the federal agency to which the application for funds is being made. If the board finds that the application of a state agency is not consistent with the state's nuclear waste policy or that the application of a state agency is not in the best interests of the state, the findings forwarded to the governor shall include a recommendation that the governor take action necessary to safeguard the interests of the state by stipulating certain conditions for the acceptance of the funds.
MS Code § 57-49-21 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 49 - Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal|§ 57-49-21. Monitoring of federal activities related to nuclear waste storage or disposal

 The board, through the council and the committee, shall monitor activity by Congress and the federal government related to the long-term or temporary storage and/or permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste and transuranic waste. The board, upon recommendation of the council, may advise the congressional delegation from this state of action which is necessary to protect the interests of the state.
MS Code § 57-49-23 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 49 - Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal|§ 57-49-23. Protection of state's interest in nuclear waste storage or disposal matters through judicial proceedings

 In appropriate cases, the board upon recommendation of the council shall request the state Attorney General to institute or intervene in judicial proceedings to protect the state's interests and present the state's point of view on matters related to the long-term or temporary storage and/or permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste.
MS Code § 57-49-25 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 49 - Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal|§ 57-49-25. Application for permit to conduct site characterization studies

 An application for a permit to conduct site characterization studies which shall be filed pursuant to this chapter shall contain the following information and materials:   A description of the proposed activities, including maps, present and proposed development, and geological, seismic, ecological, hydrological, biological, aesthetic, social, demographic and related data as appropriate;   A statement of the ownership and other financial interests in the facility;   An estimate of the costs of the proposed activities, if any, and the source of the funds therefor;   A statement of the need for the proposed activities, including the sources, type, and composition of the nuclear waste proposed to be received for storage at the facility;   A plan for decontamination and decommissioning of the facility and the possibility of restoration of the site to unrestricted use, including the costs thereof and the source of the funds therefor;   An assessment of the environmental impacts of the proposed action, including the preparation of a formal environment assessment, such assessment to include at a minimum:    An evaluation by the secretary of the United States Department of Energy of the suitability of such site for site characterization pursuant to guidelines promulgated pursuant to Section 112(a) of P.L. 97-425;   An evaluation of the short-term and long-term environmental effects and proposed mitigation measures proposed to minimize those effects;   An evaluation of any adverse environmental effects which could not be avoided during the site characterization activities;   An evaluation by the secretary as to whether such candidate site is suitable for development as a repository under each such guideline that does not require site characterization as a prerequisite for application of such guideline;   An evaluation by the secretary of the effects of the site characterization activities at such candidate site on the public health and safety and the environment;   A reasonable comparative evaluation by the secretary of such candidate site with other sites and locations that have been considered;   A description of the decision process by which such candidate site was recommended; and   An assessment of the regional and local impacts of locating the proposed repository at such candidate site.    An assessment of the safety and adequacy of in-state transportation access to the site for construction and maintenance purposes;   A disposal plan and assured funding mechanism for the nuclear waste proposed to be stored at the facility, including the costs of such disposal and the source of the funds therefor; and   A complete survey by the applicant of its expertise and experience in all other fields of study in relation to high-level radioactive waste disposal, to include the general conclusions and technical results and findings of those activities.