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MS Code § 57-49-27 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 49 - Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal|§ 57-49-27. Requirement of written agreement between state and federal department of energy prior to initiation of nuclear waste site characterization activities; briefing by federal officials; report by state officials

 Prior to the initiation of nuclear waste site characterization activities, the board shall require that a written agreement between the federal department of energy and the state shall be concluded in accordance with the provisions of Sections 57-49-29 through 57-49-33.   At the completion of site characterization, including area characterization, and prior to the initiation of any subsequent phase of investigation, the federal department of energy shall prepare and administer an oral briefing for the board, the council, the committee, interested members of the state legislature and the governor's office, collectively, in which a synopsis of the previously completed study phase is detailed. The briefing shall include, at a minimum, the significant findings of the study, including those findings which could possibly compromise the site(s) from being developed into a repository for the long-term or temporary storage and/or permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste. Any noted deficiencies in the data base, interpretation thereof, conclusions thereto or recommendations therefrom, cited in writing by the technical community of the state or recorded in public hearings in the state, shall be addressed in the briefing. The methods by which those deficiencies were resolved or are to be addressed shall be identified by the department of energy during the briefing. The council and the committee shall determine the adequacy of resolution of the noted deficiencies and shall prepare a written report of their findings to the board. If the findings of the council and the committee and the recommendation of the board indicate inadequate identification of deficiencies and/or inadequate resolution of same, the board may recommend a conflict resolution procedure outlined in the agreement be initiated.
MS Code § 57-49-29 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 49 - Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal|§ 57-49-29. Negotiation with federal Department of Energy of agreements related to nuclear waste storage characterizations; hearings and approval of agreements

  The board shall serve as the agency in this state to negotiate written nuclear waste site characterization agreements and modifications and/or technical revisions to these agreements, with the federal Department of Energy on any matter related to the long-term or temporary storage and/or permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste.   The board shall serve as the agency in this state to negotiate such written agreements and modifications and/or technical revisions to these agreements, with any federal agency other than the federal Department of Energy on any matter related to the long-term or temporary storage and/or permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste.   The board shall consult with the council and the committee during the negotiation of any agreement or modification and/or technical revisions to an agreement executed under subsections (1) or (2) of this section. The council and the committee shall prepare such written comments on any agreement or draft agreement being negotiated by the board as is appropriate and needed.   The board in concert with the council shall hold at least one (1) public hearing within the county or counties wherein the site is located on any proposed agreement or modification and/or technical revision to an agreement negotiated under subsection (1) or (2) of this section. The board shall issue thirty (30) days' notice of the day and location of hearings conducted under this subsection. The board shall prepare a written summary of testimony presented at hearings conducted under this subsection and shall consider the need for modifications or technical revisions to the negotiated agreement as a result of the hearing(s).   No agreement or modification and/or technical revision to an agreement negotiated under subsection (1) or (2) may take effect unless it is approved by a majority of the members of the board.
MS Code § 57-49-33 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 49 - Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal|§ 57-49-33. Agreements and summaries of local hearings to be submitted to Governor

 The board shall submit any written agreement or modification or technical revision to an agreement negotiated under Section 57-49-29, and approved by the board and approved by the federal Department of Energy or other federal agency, to the governor, through the council. The board shall submit with the agreement, modification or technical revision a written summary of the hearings held under Section 57-49-29.
MS Code § 57-49-35 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 49 - Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal|§ 57-49-35. Review of adequacy of federal Department of Energy site selection and plan; recommendations by board; decision by governor

  If the federal Department of Energy selects a site in the state for construction of a repository for the long-term or temporary storage and/or permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste, the board shall review the adequacy of the selected site and of the site plan prepared by the federal Department of Energy pursuant to Section 57-49-31(2)(k). The review shall include a full scientific review of the adequacy of the selected site and the site plan. The board shall solicit written comments on the selected site and the site plan from the council and the committee. The board may utilize recognized experts in conducting its scientific review. The board shall conduct at least one (1) public hearing in the affected county on the site plan and shall make available to the public arguments and evidence for and against the site plan. The board shall provide ten (10) days' notice of the date and location(s) of the public hearing(s). The board shall solicit comments from appropriate state agencies, local units of government, and interested citizen groups on the adequacy of the selected site and the site plan. The board shall make these comments available to the public.   After completing this review, the board shall submit a recommendation, complete with supporting reasons for the recommendation, to the speaker of the house of representatives, the lieutenant governor and the Governor on the issue of whether the state should accept the site and site plan selected by the federal Department of Energy. The Governor and/or members of the Legislature, after review of the recommendation and findings of the board, may confer with the board, council, committee, representatives of state agencies, institutions of higher learning and/or representatives of the affected county or locality. The Governor shall thereafter determine the advisability of such facility at the proposed site. If the Governor's decision, after such consultations, is not favorable to the establishment of the nuclear waste disposal site, he shall notify the Legislature of that decision and either the Governor or the Legislature shall prepare and transmit to the speaker of the United States House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the United States Senate a notice of disapproval of the site recommendation. The notice of disapproval shall contain a statement of those reasons for objection to the site recommendation. All such disposal or storage shall be made in strict adherence to guidelines established by the federal government, the division of radiological health of the state Board of Health, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and the provisions of this section.
MS Code § 57-49-37 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 49 - Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal|§ 57-49-37. Implementation of agreements, modifications and technical revisions

 The board, in consultation with the committee and council, shall implement all agreements, modifications and technical revisions approved pursuant to this chapter. In doing so, the board may solicit the views of appropriate state agencies, local units of government, and interested citizen groups.
MS Code § 57-49-39 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 49 - Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal|§ 57-49-39. Funding of expenses

 The board shall attempt to finance all of its expenses from monies received from the federal Department of Energy and other federal agencies and from gifts and grants received from other persons. Expenses of the council and committee members to attend meetings shall be reimbursed by the board from these funds at the rates set forth in Sections 57-49-7 and 57-49-11.
MS Code § 57-49-41 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 49 - Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal|§ 57-49-41. Assistance from other state agencies

 The board shall rely on the expertise of staff in other state agencies to assist the board in its duties whenever possible and these other state agencies shall assist the board as much as possible in fulfilling its duties.
MS Code § 57-49-43 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 49 - Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal|§ 57-49-43. Construction of chapter

 Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted by the federal government or the federal Department of Energy as an expression by the people of this state to accept the establishment of a site for the long-term or temporary storage and/or permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste.
MS Code § 57-55-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 55 - Universities Research Institutes|§ 57-55-1. Short title

 This chapter may be cited as the "Universities Research Institutes Act of 1983."
MS Code § 57-55-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 55 - Universities Research Institutes|§ 57-55-3. Legislative findings and declarations

 The Legislature hereby finds and declares:   That the economic and social progress of Mississippi depends in large measure upon the development, conservation and wise use of the natural resources of the state and orderly modernization of the laws of the state;   That organized research and planning in various institutions of higher learning of the state can make significant contributions to the progress of the state;   That the promotion of scientific and legal research, planning and development and the coordination of effort and dissemination of results among researchers and users is essential for efficient utilization of resources and orderly progress;   That this chapter is intended to promote, and implement specific research efforts at various universities and coordinate their efforts with related research and development work conducted by other governmental and private entities.
MS Code § 57-55-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 55 - Universities Research Institutes|§ 57-55-5. Mississippi Law Research Institute established; functions, powers and duties

  In order to promote the orderly modernization and simplification of the law of the state and more complete utilization of the law resources of this state, the Mississippi Law Research Institute, hereafter referred to as MLRI, is hereby established as an official advisory law revision, research and reform agency of the State of Mississippi under the management and control of the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning as an academic department of the University of Mississippi Law Center.   The general purpose of the MLRI shall be to promote and encourage the clarification and simplification of the law of Mississippi, to improve the administration of justice, and to carry on scholarly legal research in anticipation of legal requirements for the efficient utilization and conservation of the natural resources of the state and the promotion of social, agricultural, industrial and commercial development. To that end it shall be the duty of said institute (a) to consider needed improvements in both substantive and adjective law and to make recommendations concerning same to the Legislature; (b) to examine and study the law of Mississippi and Mississippi jurisprudence with the object of discovering defects and inequities and of recommending needed reforms; (c) to receive and consider suggestions from judges, justices, public officials, lawyers and the public generally as to defects and anachronisms in the law; (d) to recommend from time to time such changes in the law as it deems necessary to reform or eliminate antiquated and inequitable rules of law and to bring the law of the state, both civil and criminal, into harmony with modern conditions; (e) to perform research and prepare reports on matters of law in support of the Legislature; (f) to advise and assist local governments, state agencies and associations by performing law research and preparation of related material, such as statutes and ordinances, reports, manuals, handbooks, codes, and conducting courses of instruction for the more efficient application of law and utilization of governmental resources; and (g) to prepare and publish texts and other scholarly works on law and procedure to aid in the administration of government within the state. In addition, the MLRI in cooperation with the Legislature and its staff shall devise and carry out a plan for continuous and comprehensive improvement in the utility and quality of the Mississippi Code. The MLRI shall coordinate its efforts with the work of the American Law Institute, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, the law and government institutes of the several states, and other such organizations in aid of the mission of said institute.
MS Code § 57-55-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 55 - Universities Research Institutes|§ 57-55-7. Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute established; functions, powers and duties

  The board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning is hereby authorized and directed to establish a Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute, hereinafter referred to as the WRRI, at Mississippi State University under the direct supervision of the president of the university or a vice-president to be designated by the president.   It shall be the function and duty of the WRRI to:   Assist state agencies in the development and maintenance of a state water management plan;   Consult with state and local governmental agencies, water management districts, water user associations, the legislature of the State of Mississippi, and other potential users in identifying and establishing research, planning, policy, and management priorities regarding water problems.   Negotiate and administer contracts with local, regional, state and federal agencies and other universities of the state for mitigation of priority water and related problems;   Report to the appropriate state agencies each year on the progress and findings of research projects;   Disseminate new information and facilitate transfer and application of new technologies as they are developed;   Provide for liaison between Mississippi and funding agencies as an advocate for Mississippi water research, planning, policy, and management needs; and   Facilitate and stimulate planning and management that:   Deals with water policy issues facing the State of Mississippi;   Supports state water agencies' missions with research on problems encountered and expected;   Provides water planning and management organizations with tools to increase efficiency and effectiveness of water planning and management.       The principal administrative officer of the WRRI shall be a director, who shall be appointed by the president of Mississippi State University, with the approval of the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning. To meet the purposes of the WRRI, the director shall develop appropriate policies and procedures (a) for identification of priority research problems; (b) for collaborating with local and state governmental agencies, water user associations, other universities, federal government agencies, and the legislature in the formulation of its research program; (c) for selection of projects to be funded; and (d) for the dissemination and transfer of information and technology produced by research.
MS Code § 57-55-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 55 - Universities Research Institutes|§ 57-55-9. Mississippi Mineral Resources Institute established; functions and duties

  The Mississippi Mineral Resources Institute, hereinafter referred to as MMRI, is hereby established. The MMRI shall be under the management and control of the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning. The principal offices of the MMRI shall be located at the University of Mississippi. The MMRI shall be organized to coordinate mining and mineral research, planning and development with the appropriate disciplines in other institutions of higher learning and other state, federal and private agencies concerned with the development and conservation of the mineral resources of the state.   It shall be the function and duties of the MMRI to:   Conduct basic and applied research for the development and conservation of mineral resources, including but not limited to mining, land reclamation and disposal of waste material;   Assist and support mining and mineral related research programs at the various institutions of higher learning;   Assist and consult with state and local agencies in planning the development and conservation of mineral resources;   Maintain liaison with private industry and appropriate state and local agencies to promote industrial development and conservation of mineral resources and plan, initiate and maintain a program of cooperative training between private industry and the academic and technical institutions of the state;   Disseminate new information and facilitate transfer and application of new technologies as they are developed; and   Negotiate and administer contracts with private, local, regional, state and federal agencies.
MS Code § 57-55-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 55 - Universities Research Institutes|§ 57-55-11. Mississippi Small Business Development Center Established; functions and duties

  The Mississippi Small Business Development Center, hereinafter referred to as SBDC, is hereby established. The board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning is hereby authorized to establish the Mississippi Small Business Development Center at the University of Mississippi under the direct supervision of the chancellor of the university and the dean of the business school.   It shall be the function and duty of the SBDC to:   Develop a system to deliver management assistance to the small business community utilizing the resources of local, state and federal government programs, various segments of the private sector, and universities and colleges throughout the state;   Make management and technical assistance available to small businesses in Mississippi by linking together the above resources;   Develop small business opportunities for new start-ups and the expansion of existing businesses;   Develop the economic area served by the SBDC by providing opportunities for increased productivity through utilization of modern technology as developed by government, the university and the private sector;   Develop a clearinghouse for the collection and dissemination of economic and business data;   Assist businesses in developing more efficient marketing and distribution channels, including foreign trade marketing;   Increase opportunities for socially and/or economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs to enter the mainstream of our economy through an organized outreach program; and   Increase small business viability so that the small business client "graduates" from the SBDC.     The principal officer of the SBDC shall be an executive director who shall be appointed by the chancellor of the University of Mississippi, with the approval of the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning.
MS Code § 57-55-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 57 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 55 - Universities Research Institutes|§ 57-55-13. Mississippi Polymer Institute established; functions and duties

  The Mississippi Polymer Institute, hereinafter referred to as the MPI, is hereby established under the management and control of the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning. The principal offices of the MPI shall be located at the University of Southern Mississippi and shall be under the direction of the president and such other administrative authorities within the university as the board of trustees may determine.   It shall be the function of the MPI to conduct and sponsor research of interest to the polymer industries of the state, and to disseminate research results and other information of interest to appropriate individuals and research agencies for whom such knowledge will be helpful, and to the Mississippi polymer industries by conducting and sponsoring short courses, seminars and symposia. Said research shall be designed to increase the utilization of Mississippi raw materials in polymers and to support the rapidly growing polymer industry. Data from applications research will be released to appropriate Mississippi research agencies and industries for appropriate utilization. The MPI shall be organized to coordinate polymer research, planning and development with the appropriate disciplines in other institutions of higher learning and other state, federal and private agencies concerned with the development of Mississippi's polymer industry.