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MS Code § 49-17-525 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 17 - Pollution of Waters, Streams, and Air|Lead-Based Paint Activity Accreditation and Certification Act|§ 49-17-525. Creation of Lead-Based Paint Program Operations Fund; fees

    There is created in the State Treasury a fund to be designated as the Lead-Based Paint Program Operations Fund, referred to in this section as "fund," to be administered by the executive director and expended by appropriation approved by the Legislature.   Monies in the fund shall be utilized to pay reasonable direct and indirect costs associated with the administration, educational outreach and enforcement of the lead-based paint activity accreditation and certification program.   Expenditures may be made from the fund upon requisition by the executive director.   The fund shall be treated as a special trust fund. Interest earned on the principal therein shall be credited by the Treasurer to the fund.   The fund may receive monies from any available public or private source, including, but not limited to, collection of fees, interest, grants, taxes, public and private donations, judicial actions and appropriated funds.   Monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall be retained in the fund for use in the next succeeding fiscal year to be expended by appropriation approved by the Legislature.       The commission shall set by order a schedule of fees for the accreditation of training programs, issuance and reissuance of certificates and lead-based paint abatement and renovation projects. The commission shall graduate fee levels to reflect the type of certificate and the size of the project, as the case may be.   All monies collected under this section shall be deposited into the fund.   The commission may delegate to the department responsibility for the collection of fees under this section.   Any person required to pay a fee under this section who disagrees with the calculation or applicability of the fee may petition the commission for a hearing in accordance with Section 49-17-35, Mississippi Code of 1972. Any hearing shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 49-17-33, Mississippi Code of 1972.   Fees collected under this section shall not supplant or reduce in any way the general fund appropriation to the department.
MS Code § 49-17-527 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 17 - Pollution of Waters, Streams, and Air|Lead-Based Paint Activity Accreditation and Certification Act|§ 49-17-527. Prohibitions under chapter

 It is unlawful to:   Fail or refuse to comply with any rule, regulation or order of the commission issued under Sections 49-17-501 through 49-17-531;   Fail or refuse to establish, maintain, provide, copy, or permit access to records or reports as required by Sections 49-17-501 through 49-17-531 regulations adopted under Sections 49-17-501 through 49-17-531;   Fail or refuse to permit entry or inspection as required by Sections 49-17-501 through 49-17-531 or regulations adopted under Sections 49-17-501 through 49-17-531;   Obtain certification through fraudulent representation;   Fail to obtain certification from the commission or the United States Environmental Protection Agency and perform work requiring certification at a job site; or   Fraudulently obtain certification and engage in any lead-based paint activities requiring certification.
MS Code § 49-17-531 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 17 - Pollution of Waters, Streams, and Air|Lead-Based Paint Activity Accreditation and Certification Act|§ 49-17-531. Authority of commission to establish reciprocity requirements

 The commission may establish requirements for reciprocity for accreditation and certification of risk assessors, project designers, supervisors, renovators, dust sampling technicans, inspectors and workers with other states that have established accreditation and certification programs that meet or exceed the requirements established by the commission for accreditation and certification in this state.
MS Code § 49-17-601 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 17 - Pollution of Waters, Streams, and Air|Generation of Hazardous Waste in the Manufacture of Controlled Substances|§ 49-17-601. Legislative intent

 It is the intent of the Legislature to make unlawful the generation of wastes occurring in the illegal manufacture or attempted illegal manufacture of controlled substances through the mixing, combining, processing or cooking of listed precursor chemicals.
MS Code § 49-17-701 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 17 - Pollution of Waters, Streams, and Air|Mississippi Gulf Region Utility Act|§ 49-17-701. Title

 Sections 49-17-701 through 49-17-775 shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Gulf Coast Region Utility Act."
MS Code § 49-17-703 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 17 - Pollution of Waters, Streams, and Air|Mississippi Gulf Region Utility Act|§ 49-17-703. Legislative findings

 In the spirit of the report of the Governor's Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding and Renewal, the Legislature finds that there is a need for consolidation of water, wastewater and storm water services in order to reduce costs, promote resilience in the event of a disaster, improve the quality of the natural environment, and improve the planning and delivery of quality water, wastewater and storm water services within the areas of the Counties of George, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River and Stone. It is further declared that there is the need for the planning, acquisition, construction, maintenance, operation and coordination of water, wastewater and storm water services in order to ensure protection of the waters of the state and to ensure the delivery of water, wastewater and storm water services to citizens of the Gulf Coast Region. The creation of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Region Utility Act is determined to be necessary and essential to the accomplishment of these purposes. To facilitate the purposes of the act, the Gulf Coast Region Utility Board, the George County Utility Authority, the Hancock County Utility Authority, the Harrison County Utility Authority, the Jackson County Utility Authority, the Pearl River County Utility Authority and the Stone County Utility Authority are created herein.
MS Code § 49-17-707 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 17 - Pollution of Waters, Streams, and Air|Mississippi Gulf Region Utility Act|§ 49-17-707. Creation of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Region Utility Board

  There is hereby created and established a public body corporate and politic constituting a political subdivision of the State of Mississippi to be known as the "Mississippi Gulf Coast Region Utility Board" to serve the citizens of the Gulf Coast Region. The utility board is created as a forum for the Gulf Coast Region to collaborate and cooperate regarding water, wastewater and storm water issues; to assist in the efficient management of water, wastewater and storm water resources; to develop recommendations pertaining to water, wastewater and storm water systems; and to provide assistance, funding and guidance to the county authorities to assist in the identification of the best means to meet all present and future water, wastewater and storm water needs in the Gulf Coast Region.   This section shall repeal July 1, 2023.
MS Code § 49-17-709 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 17 - Pollution of Waters, Streams, and Air|Mississippi Gulf Region Utility Act|§ 49-17-709. Board of Directors of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Region Utility Board

    All powers of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Region Utility Board shall be exercised by a board of directors to be composed of the following: (i) the president of each county authority; and (ii) three (3) at-large directors, to be appointed by the Governor, who shall be residents of the Gulf Coast Region.   The initial terms of the at-large directors shall be for two (2), four (4) and six (6) years as designated by the Governor. After the expiration of the initial terms, the subsequent terms shall be for a period of six (6) years. However, there shall be no more than one (1) at-large director appointed from any one (1) county. Each president may appoint a delegate, to represent him at a meeting of the board.     At the initial meeting of the board, the board shall elect a president and a vice president. Thereafter, the board will annually, at the last meeting of the fiscal year, elect a president and a vice president who shall serve in their respective offices for the next fiscal year. The directors shall serve without a salary but are entitled to receive per diem pay as provided for in Section 25-3-69, and for actual and necessary expenses incurred while in the performance of his duties as a member of the board as provided in Section 25-3-41.   Any utility board member who does not attend three (3) consecutive regular meetings of the authority shall be subject to removal by a majority vote of the board and shall be replaced with an appointment from the Governor or governing body making the initial appointment.   The president shall be the chief executive officer of the utility board and the presiding officer of the board, and shall have the same right to vote as any other director. The vice president shall act in the absence or disability of the president. Each director shall be required to give bond in the sum of not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), with sureties qualified to do business in this state, and the premiums on the bond shall be an expense of the utility board. Each bond shall be payable to the State of Mississippi. The condition of each bond shall be that each director will faithfully perform all duties of his office and account for all monies or other assets which shall come into his custody as a director of the utility board.   A quorum for any meeting of the board of directors shall be the majority of the total membership of the board of directors. All business of the utility board shall be transacted by vote of the board of directors.   The utility board shall conduct regular meetings as set forth in its bylaws. The utility board shall establish rules and regulations regarding its meetings and may amend such bylaws, rules and regulations as may be necessary to conduct the business of the board.   This section shall repeal July 1, 2023.
MS Code § 49-17-711 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 17 - Pollution of Waters, Streams, and Air|Mississippi Gulf Region Utility Act|§ 49-17-711. Employees; budget

  The utility board may hire an executive director and secretary-treasurer having the duties as determined by the utility board. The executive director must have a college degree. If hired, the executive director and secretary-treasurer each shall be required to give bond in a sum not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), conditioned on the executive director and secretary-treasurer faithfully performing all duties of his office and account for all monies and other assets which come into his custody as executive director or secretary-treasurer of the utility board.     The utility board shall prepare a budget consistent with its bylaws estimating its expenses and revenue needs for each forthcoming fiscal year at least ninety (90) days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year. The utility board shall submit its budget to each county authority prior to final approval by the utility board.   Any funds, gifts or grants allocated for the administrative costs related to the restoration or construction of water, wastewater and storm water services and projects in the Gulf Coast Region under this act shall, to the extent allowable, be paid into the Public Trust Tidelands Fund for the repayment of any tideland funds expended for the operational costs of the utility board.     The utility board shall have the authority to receive and spend funds from any source.   This section shall repeal July 1, 2023.
MS Code § 49-17-715 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 17 - Pollution of Waters, Streams, and Air|Mississippi Gulf Region Utility Act|§ 49-17-715. Creation of the George County Utility Authority

  There is hereby created and established a public body corporate and politic constituting a political subdivision of the State of Mississippi to be known as the "George County Utility Authority," unless the George County Board of Supervisors dissolves the authority by January 1, 2007, as provided in subsection (2). The authority will be composed of the geographic area of George County as defined in Section 19-1-39, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the planning, acquisition, construction, maintenance, operation and coordination of water, wastewater and storm water systems in order to ensure the delivery of water, wastewater and storm water services to citizens residing within the boundaries of George County. The George County Utility Authority shall be deemed to be acting in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state in the performance of essential public functions, and the George County Utility Authority shall be empowered in accordance with the provisions of this act to promote the health, welfare and prosperity of the general public.   [Repealed]   If the county authority is dissolved, the board of supervisors may reestablish the county authority by a resolution duly adopted and entered on its minutes stating the necessity for the county authority. The board shall file a certified copy of the resolution with the Secretary of State, the Public Service Commission and the utility board.
MS Code § 49-17-717 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 17 - Pollution of Waters, Streams, and Air|Mississippi Gulf Region Utility Act|§ 49-17-717. Board of Directors for George County Utility Authority

  If the authority is created, all powers of the George County Utility Authority shall be exercised by a board of directors comprised of five (5) directors appointed as follows: Within thirty (30) days of creation of the authority, the Board of Supervisors of George County shall appoint three (3) residents from the county, and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Lucedale shall appoint two (2) residents from the city. The directors shall serve at the will and pleasure of the governing body making the appointments. Any vacancy arising by expiration of a director's term, or a vacancy created by the removal of a director for any other reason, shall be filled by appointment made by the party originally responsible for the appointment of the director vacating his or her appointment.   All business of the George County Utility Authority shall be transacted as provided in Section 49-17-741, except that all actions affecting rates, bonds or capital improvements must be by unanimous vote of all members of the board.   In addition to any other powers and rights conferred upon such board of directors, the board is granted and may exercise all powers and rights granted pursuant to Sections 49-17-739 through 49-17-773 to promote the health, welfare and prosperity of the general public.
MS Code § 49-17-719 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 17 - Pollution of Waters, Streams, and Air|Mississippi Gulf Region Utility Act|§ 49-17-719. Creation of the Pearl River County Utility Authority

 There is hereby created and established a public body corporate and politic constituting a political subdivision of the State of Mississippi to be known as the "Pearl River County Utility Authority." The authority is composed of the geographic area of Pearl River County as defined in Section 19-1-109, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the planning, acquisition, construction, maintenance, operation and coordination of water, wastewater and storm water systems in order to ensure the delivery of water, wastewater and storm water services to citizens residing within the boundaries of Pearl River County. The Pearl River County Utility Authority shall be deemed to be acting in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state in the performance of essential public functions, and the Pearl River County Utility Authority shall be empowered in accordance with the provisions of this act to promote the health, welfare and prosperity of the general public.
MS Code § 49-17-721 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 17 - Pollution of Waters, Streams, and Air|Mississippi Gulf Region Utility Act|§ 49-17-721. Board of Directors for Pearl River County Utility Authority

  All powers of the Pearl River County Utility Authority shall be exercised by a board of directors comprised of seven (7) directors appointed as follows: Within thirty (30) days of April 18, 2006, the Board of Supervisors of Pearl River County shall appoint four (4) residents from the county, and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Picayune shall appoint two (2) residents from the city, and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Poplarville shall appoint one (1) resident from the city. The directors shall serve at the will and pleasure of the governing body making the appointments.   In addition to any other powers and rights conferred upon such board of directors, the board is granted and may exercise all powers and rights granted pursuant to Sections 49-17-739 through 49-17-773 to promote the health, welfare and prosperity of the general public.
MS Code § 49-17-723 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 17 - Pollution of Waters, Streams, and Air|Mississippi Gulf Region Utility Act|§ 49-17-723. Creation of the Stone County Utility Authority

 There is hereby created and established a public body corporate and politic constituting a political subdivision of the State of Mississippi to be known as the "Stone County Utility Authority." The authority is composed of the geographic area of Stone County as defined in Section 19-1-131, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the planning, acquisition, construction, maintenance, operation and coordination of water, wastewater and storm water systems in order to ensure the delivery of water, wastewater and storm water services to citizens residing within the boundaries of Stone County. The Stone County Utility Authority shall be deemed to be acting in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state in the performance of essential public functions, and the Stone County Utility Authority shall be empowered in accordance with the provisions of this act to promote the health, welfare and prosperity of the general public.
MS Code § 49-17-725 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 17 - Pollution of Waters, Streams, and Air|Mississippi Gulf Region Utility Act|§ 49-17-725. Board of Directors for Stone County Utility Authority

  All powers of the Stone County Utility Authority shall be exercised by a board of directors comprised of five (5) directors appointed as follows: Within thirty (30) days of passage of this act, the Board of Supervisors of Stone County shall appoint three (3) residents from the county, and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wiggins shall appoint two (2) residents from the city. The directors shall serve at the will and pleasure of the governing body making the appointments.   In addition to any other powers and rights conferred upon such board of directors, the board is granted and may exercise all powers and rights granted pursuant to Sections 49-17-739 through 49-17-773 to promote the health, welfare and prosperity of the general public.
MS Code § 49-17-729 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 17 - Pollution of Waters, Streams, and Air|Mississippi Gulf Region Utility Act|§ 49-17-729. Board of Directors for Harrison County Utility Authority

  All powers of the Harrison County Utility Authority shall be exercised by a consolidated board consisting of the Board of Directors of the Harrison County Wastewater and Solid Waste Management District and the additional director provided under this section for a total of seven (7) directors. Upon consolidation, the Board of Supervisors of Harrison County shall appoint one (1) additional director who shall be a resident of the unincorporated area from the county. The director shall serve at the will and pleasure of the board of supervisors. The consolidated board shall consist of the mayor of each city participating in the authority and the directors appointed by the board of supervisors. Each director may appoint a delegate to represent him at a meeting of the board.   All business of the Harrison County Utility Authority shall be transacted as provided in Section 49-17-741, except that all actions affecting rates, bonds or capital improvements must be by unanimous vote of all members of the board.   In addition to any other powers and rights conferred upon such board of directors, the board is granted and may exercise all powers and rights granted pursuant to Sections 49-17-739 through 49-17-773 to promote the health, welfare and prosperity of the general public, including the power and right to regulate and control solid waste within its jurisdictional boundaries.
MS Code § 49-17-733 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 17 - Pollution of Waters, Streams, and Air|Mississippi Gulf Region Utility Act|§ 49-17-733. Board of Directors for Jackson County Utility Authority

  Upon creation of the Jackson County Utility Authority, all powers of the Jackson County Utility Authority shall be exercised by the board of directors of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Regional Wastewater Authority.   Upon consolidation of the Jackson County Utility Authority and the Mississippi Gulf Coast Wastewater Authority, the county authority shall be governed by a board consisting of seven (7) directors.   The members of the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Regional Wastewater Authority shall serve as Directors of the Jackson County Utility Authority until the expiration of their existing terms.Upon expiration of a member's term, the governing body making the appointment shall appoint a person residing within the corporate boundaries of the governing body to serve as a director.   The City of Gautier shall appoint one (1) director who resides within the City of Gautier for an initial term of three (3) years.   The Board of Supervisors of Jackson County shall appoint two (2) additional directors for an initial term of two (2) and four (4) years, respectively, who reside within the unincorporated area of Jackson County.       After expiration of the initial terms, all appointed directors shall serve a term of six (6) years.   No director shall hold an elected public office.     In addition to any other powers and rights conferred upon such board of directors, the board is granted and may exercise all powers and rights granted pursuant to Sections 49-17-739 through 49-17-773 to promote the health, welfare and prosperity of the general public.