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MS Code § 49-19-221 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|Forest Resources Development Program|§ 49-19-221. Limitation on amount of cost-share assistance; allocation of funds for reforestation of sixteenth section school trust lands

  An eligible owner shall receive cost-share assistance as the commission, in its discretion, shall determine and approve, but the commission shall approve no assistance in an amount which exceeds either (a) a sum equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of the owner's actual cost incurred in implementing the approved practice approved by the commission for that owner on a particular tract of land or lands, except that with respect to sixteenth section school trust lands the commission may approve up to one hundred percent (100%) cost-share for any school district that has less has than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) in its Forestry Escrow Fund, or (b) a sum equal to Thirty-seven Dollars and Fifty Cents ($37.50) per acre of land on which the approved practice is implemented by the owner; provided, however, that no eligible owner, in any one (1) fiscal year, shall receive a sum total for all approved practices implemented by the owner of more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00); except that with respect to sixteenth section trust lands the commission, at its discretion, may exceed said monetary limit in order to provide a total forest improvement program within any county.   The limitation of Thirty-seven Dollars and Fifty Cents ($37.50) per acre, as set forth in item (b) of subsection (1) of this section, may be changed by the commission pursuant to the authorization of subparagraph (c) of Section 49-19-219.   During the reforestation of sixteenth section school trust lands classified as forest lands, no more than an average of twenty-five percent (25%) of Forest Resource Development Program funds will be spent on the reforestation of these school trust lands.   It is the intent of this section that the Mississippi Forestry Commission by 1995 bring to maximum productivity all sixteenth section land.
MS Code § 49-19-223 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|Forest Resources Development Program|§ 49-19-223. Application for cost-share assistance; payment

  Any eligible owner who wishes to receive cost-share assistance shall file an application with the commission stating the practice to be implemented, the approximate cost of such practice and a description of the land or lands upon which the practice is to be implemented. The application shall be accompanied by a statement of intent stating (a) that the owner intends to utilize the cost-share assistance for long range timber growing and improvement, (b) that the owner is not receiving or using federal funds for implementation of any approved practice on the same acre of land or lands described in the application, and (c) that the owner if an owner in joint tenancy or tenancy in common or if a member of a group or association owning the lands, has no knowledge of any application which has been filed for cost-share assistance to be used on the lands described in the application.   The commission, upon completion of the approved practice, shall tender all approved sums of the cost-share assistance to the owner.
MS Code § 49-19-225 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|Forest Resources Development Program|§ 49-19-225. Implementation of approved practice on publicly owned land

 Any agency, department, board, commission or other subdivision of government of the State of Mississippi or any political subdivision thereof is authorized to implement an approved practice on any lands suitable for forestry purposes owned by such political entity or owned by the State of Mississippi and supervised or managed by such entity. The governing authorities of such entity shall engage the assistance of the county forester of the county in which the land is located in the preparation of an application for submission to the commission. The commission shall treat any such political entity as an individual owner for purposes of considering applications, granting cost-share assistance and approving the practice implemented.
MS Code § 49-19-227 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|Forest Resources Development Program|§ 49-19-227. Forest resource development fund

 There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated the Forest Resource Development Fund, fiscal management and responsibility for which is hereby vested in the State Forestry Commission and which shall consist of that portion of the privilege tax on timber and timber products as authorized by Section 27-25-11, Mississippi Code of 1972, and any funds appropriated specifically therefor by the Legislature. The Legislature shall appropriate such sums as it may deem necessary including any proceeds of general obligation bonds which may be authorized by the Legislature for the support of the Forest Resources Development Program provided for under Sections 49-19-201 through 49-19-227. Those funds appropriated by the Legislature remaining in the special fund at the end of any fiscal year shall lapse into the General Fund, but other funds shall remain in the special fund.
MS Code § 49-19-301 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|Mississippi Prescribed Burning Act|§ 49-19-301. Short title

 Sections 49-19-301 through 49-19-307 may be cited as the "Mississippi Prescribed Burning Act."
MS Code § 49-19-303 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|Mississippi Prescribed Burning Act|§ 49-19-303. Legislative findings; purpose

  The application of prescribed burning is a landowner property right and a land management tool that benefits the safety of the public, the environment and the economy of Mississippi. Pursuant thereto, the Legislature finds that:   Prescribed burning reduces naturally occurring vegetative fuels within wild land areas. Reduction of the fuel load reduces the risk and severity of major catastrophic wildfire, thereby reducing the threat of loss of life and property, particularly in urbanizing areas.   Most of Mississippi's natural communities require periodic fire for maintenance of their ecological integrity. Prescribed burning is essential to the perpetuation, restoration and management of many plant and animal communities. Significant loss of the state's biological diversity will occur if fire is excluded from fire-dependent systems.   Forest lands constitute significant economic, biological and aesthetic resources of statewide importance. Prescribed burning on forest land prepares sites for reforestation, removes undesirable competing vegetation, expedites nutrient cycling and controls or eliminates certain forest pathogens.   The state manages hundreds of thousands of acres of land for parks, wildlife management areas, forests and other public purposes. The use of prescribed burning for management of public lands is essential to maintain the specific resource values for which these lands were acquired.   Proper training in the use of prescribed burning is necessary to ensure maximum benefits and protection for the public.   As Mississippi's population continues to grow, pressures from liability issues and nuisance complaints inhibit the use of prescribed burning.     It is the purpose of Sections 49-19-301 through 49-19-307 to authorize and promote the continued use of prescribed burning for ecological, silvicultural and wildlife management purposes.
MS Code § 49-19-305 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|Mississippi Prescribed Burning Act|§ 49-19-305. Definitions

 As used in Sections 49-19-301 through 49-19-307 unless the context requires otherwise:   "Prescribed burning" means the controlled application of fire to naturally occurring vegetative fuels for ecological, silvicultural and wildlife management purposes under specified environmental conditions and the following of appropriate precautionary measures which cause the fire to be confined to a predetermined area and accomplishes the planned land management objectives.   "Certified prescribed burn manager" means an individual or county forester who successfully completes the certification program approved by the Mississippi Forestry Commission.   "Prescription" means a written plan for starting and controlling a prescribed burn to accomplish the ecological, silvicultural and wildlife management objectives.
MS Code § 49-19-307 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|Mississippi Prescribed Burning Act|§ 49-19-307. Regulation of prescribed burns; liability

  No property owner or his agent, conducting a prescribed burn pursuant to the requirements of this section, shall be liable for damage or injury caused by fire or resulting smoke unless negligence is proven.   Prescribed burning conducted under the provisions of this section shall:   Be accomplished only when at least one (1) certified prescribed burn manager is supervising the burn or burns that are being conducted;   Require that a written prescription be prepared and notarized prior to prescribed burning;   Require that a burning permit be obtained from the Mississippi Forestry Commission; and   Be considered in the public interest and shall not constitute a public or private nuisance when conducted pursuant to state air pollution statutes and rules applicable to prescribed burning.     The Mississippi Forestry Commission shall have the authority to promulgate rules for the certification of prescribed burn managers and guidelines for a prescribed burn prescription.   Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the civil or criminal liability as provided in Section 97-17-13 and Section 95-5-25, Mississippi Code of 1972.
MS Code § 49-19-351 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|Restrictions On Outdoor Burning|§ 49-19-351. Restrictions on outdoor burning during drought or wildfire conditions; penalties

  In this section, "drought or wildfire conditions" means the existence of a deficit of moisture creating severe conditions with increased wildfire occurrences as determined by the State Forestry Commission through use of drought indices or models or the existence of extreme wildfire conditions.   If the State Forestry Commission determines that drought or wildfire conditions exist in a county, the commission shall notify the board of supervisors of that county. The commission may recommend that a temporary outdoor burning ban or other restrictions be adopted by the board of supervisors.   The board of supervisors may, by order, prohibit or restrict outdoor burning in all or part of the unincorporated parts of the county if drought or wildfire conditions have been determined to exist by the State Forestry Commission. An order must specify the period during which burning is restricted. The State Forestry Commission shall notify the board of supervisors when the drought or wildfire conditions no longer exist. Any order issued under this section shall expire upon the determination that the drought or wildfire conditions no longer exist.   Any person who knowingly and willfully violates an order under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).   The sheriff of the county shall enforce the order and may cite persons for violations of an order under this section.
MS Code § 49-19-407 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 19 - Forests and Forest Protection|Forestry Inventory and Strategic Planning Law|§ 49-19-407. Coordinated Outreach and Education Programs

 The Executive Directors of the Mississippi Forestry Commission, the Mississippi Development Authority, the MSU Forest and Wildlife Research Center, and the Cooperative Extension Service shall establish a procedure and guidelines for the coordination of outreach and education programs. It shall be the duty of each agency to cooperate and to promote a coordinated outreach and education program to increase the utilization of private nonindustrial forest landowner forest resources and increase profitability for such resources.
MS Code § 49-31-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 31 - Mississippi Multimedia Pollution Prevention Act|General Provisions|§ 49-31-1. Short title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Multimedia Pollution Prevention Act."
MS Code § 49-31-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 31 - Mississippi Multimedia Pollution Prevention Act|General Provisions|§ 49-31-3. Legislative findings

 The Legislature finds that:   Inefficient and improper methods of managing waste create hazards to public health, cause pollution of the air and water resources and constitute a waste of natural resources;   Problems in preventing pollution are statewide in scope and necessitate state action in improving methods and processes to promote more efficient methods of managing and reducing the waste generated in the state;   The economic and population growth of our state and improvements in the standard of living enjoyed by our population have required increased industrial production which, coupled with expanding commercial and agricultural operations, have resulted in a rise in the amounts of waste generated;   State government should take a proactive role to assist business, industry, academic institutions, governmental entities and the citizens of the state in the development of a coordinated pollution prevention program that addresses the need for both environmental protection and economic growth;   There are significant opportunities for business, industry, academic institutions and governmental entities to eliminate or reduce the generation of waste at the source through cost-effective pollution prevention technologies and procedures. Use of these technologies and procedures offers business, industry, academic institutions and governmental entities savings in materials, waste management and liability costs;   The opportunities for pollution prevention are often not realized because existing regulations focus more upon treatment and disposal than pollution prevention and do not emphasize multimedia management of waste; and   Pollution prevention is the ultimate goal in waste management. The use of pollution prevention policies and technologies as an integral part of the waste management system, thereby reducing the need for the creation of additional management capacity, is strongly endorsed.
MS Code § 49-31-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 31 - Mississippi Multimedia Pollution Prevention Act|General Provisions|§ 49-31-5. Legislative intent

  It is the intent of the Legislature to promote pollution prevention, require state agency recycling programs, encourage the recycling industry and promote public education on waste management issues.   The Legislature declares it to be the policy of the State of Mississippi that the generation of waste should be reduced or eliminated at the source, whenever feasible; waste that is generated should be recycled or reused whenever feasible; waste that cannot be reduced or recycled should be treated in an environmentally safe manner; and disposal or other permitted release into the environment should be employed only as a last resort and should be conducted in an environmentally safe manner.   The state's goal is to reduce the quantity of waste generated within Mississippi by a minimum of twenty-five percent (25%) by January 1, 1996. For purposes of measuring the reduction of hazardous waste, the department shall use as a baseline the quantity of hazardous waste generated, as reported for the 1989 calendar year. For purposes of measuring the reduction of nonhazardous solid waste, the department shall use as a baseline information submitted to the State Tax Commission pursuant to Section 17-17-219 for the 1992 calendar year. For other wastes, the department shall establish a baseline.
MS Code § 49-31-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 31 - Mississippi Multimedia Pollution Prevention Act|General Provisions|§ 49-31-7. Purposes of chapter

 The purposes of this chapter are:   To establish state policy with regard to the role of pollution prevention and recycling in waste management;   To promote pollution prevention, reuse and recycling of waste in lieu of treatment or disposal of waste;   To require all state agencies to aid and promote the development of recycling through the establishment of recycling programs;   To require all state agencies to aid and promote the development of recycling through the establishment of policies for the procurement of goods containing recycled materials;   To establish statewide pollution prevention and waste reduction goals;   To provide for the creation and administration of the Mississippi Multimedia Pollution Prevention Program;   To promote pollution prevention through the requirement of educational curricula for primary and secondary schools;   To foster the education of the general public and the training of waste management professionals to reduce the production of waste, to prevent pollution and to encourage recycling;   To establish and maintain a cooperative state program of planning and technical and financial assistance for the use of pollution prevention and recycling in waste management;   To mandate waste minimization planning by certain generators and facility operators for the reduction of waste;   To encourage the development of pollution prevention and recycling programs as a means of managing waste and conserving resources through planning, grants, technical assistance and other incentives;   To encourage local governments to develop and implement recycling programs within their jurisdictions to return valuable materials to productive use and to protect capacity at waste management facilities;   To further the development of the state's recycling industry by promoting the successful development of markets for recycled items; and   To provide for the funding of the Mississippi Multimedia Pollution Prevention Program through the establishment of a pollution prevention fee.
MS Code § 49-31-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 31 - Mississippi Multimedia Pollution Prevention Act|General Provisions|§ 49-31-9. Definitions

 For purposes of this chapter the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section or in Section 17-17-3 unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:   "Department" means the Department of Environmental Quality.   "EPCRA" means the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act, Public Law 99-499, as amended.   "Facility operator" means an operator of a facility required to file a report of toxic chemical releases under Section 313 of EPCRA.   "Generator" means any person whose act or process produces waste.   "Multimedia" means all environmental media including, but not limited to air, water and land.   "Pollution prevention" means any action taken by business, industry, government or individual consumers to conserve natural resources while providing and using needed products in a manner that prevents or reduces the generation, disposal or release of pollutants to the environment. Pollution prevention does not include dewatering, dilution or evaporation before handling, release, storage, treatment or disposal of hazardous waste.   "Recovered materials" means those materials having known recycling potential, which can be feasibly recycled and have been diverted or removed from the waste stream for sale, use or reuse, by separation, collection or processing.   "Recyclable materials" means those materials which are reasonably capable of being recycled and which would otherwise be processed or disposed of as waste.   "Recycling" means the use, reuse or reclamation of a waste. Recycling does not include the burning of waste as a fuel for the recovery of energy or the use of waste treatment technologies.   "Waste" means sewage, industrial wastes, oil field wastes, and all other liquid, gaseous, solid or other substances which may pollute the lands, waters or air of the state.   "Waste minimization" means the reduction, to the extent feasible, of waste that is generated or subsequently treated, stored or disposed of. It includes any source reduction or recycling activity undertaken by a generator or facility operator that results in either (i) the reduction of total volume or quantity of waste, or (ii) the reduction of toxicity or other characteristics of hazardous waste, or both, so long as the reduction does not result in the displacement of pollutants from one medium to another and is consistent with the goal of minimizing present and future threats to human health and the environment.
MS Code § 49-31-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 31 - Mississippi Multimedia Pollution Prevention Act|General Provisions|§ 49-31-13. Comprehensive study of status of pollution prevention and recycling activities

  The department shall complete a comprehensive study of the status of pollution prevention and recycling activities in Mississippi. The study shall address, but not be limited to, the following:   The types and quantities of wastes generated in the state, the existing system for management of wastes, and pollution prevention and recycling efforts to date in the state;   The advisability, feasibility and potential impacts of waste stream reduction through statutory restraints;   The identification of key business, industry, academic institutions and governmental entities which should receive priorities in technical assistance;   The establishment of the program priorities, objectives, missions and goals for pollution prevention and recycling in the state, including a methodology for assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of the program in attaining program goals and objectives;   The development of a methodology to assess progress in minimizing waste, preventing pollution and recycling in the state; and   Any other information deemed necessary by the department to carry out the purposes of this chapter.     The study shall be presented to the Chairman of the Conservation and Water Resources Committee of the Mississippi House of Representatives and the Environmental Protection, Conservation and Water Resources Committee of the Mississippi Senate by the second day of each legislative session.