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MS Code § 49-31-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 31 - Mississippi Multimedia Pollution Prevention Act|General Provisions|§ 49-31-15. State agencies, branches and institutions to establish recycling programs and source reduction programs

 It shall be the duty of each state agency, the judicial branch of state government, the state institutions of higher learning and community colleges to:   Establish a program, in cooperation with the Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Finance and Administration, for the collection of recyclable materials as determined by the Department of Environmental Quality, generated in state offices throughout the state.   Provide procedures for collecting and storing recyclable materials, containers for storing recyclable materials and contractual arrangements with buyers of recyclable materials.   Evaluate the amount of recyclable materials recycled and make all necessary modifications to the recycling program to ensure that recyclable materials, as determined by the Department of Environmental Quality, are effectively and practically recycled.   Establish and implement, in cooperation with the Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Finance and Administration, a source reduction program for materials, as determined by the Department of Environmental Quality, used in the course of agency operations. The program shall be designed and implemented to achieve the maximum feasible source reduction of waste as a result of agency operations.
MS Code § 49-31-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 31 - Mississippi Multimedia Pollution Prevention Act|General Provisions|§ 49-31-17. Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and the Mississippi Development Authority to assist and promote recycling industry

 The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and the Mississippi Development Authority shall assist and actively promote the recycling industry in the state. Assistance and promotion of the recycling industry shall include, but is not limited to:   Identification and analysis, in cooperation with the Department of Environmental Quality, of components of the state's recycling industry and present and potential markets for recyclable materials in the state or other states;   Provision of information on the availability and benefits of using recycled materials to business, industry, academic institutions and governmental entities within the state;   Distribution of any material prepared in implementing this section to business, industry, academic institutions, governmental entities and the general public upon request; and   Active promotion of the present markets and development of the potential markets of recyclable materials through the resources of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and the Mississippi Development Authority.
MS Code § 49-31-19 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 31 - Mississippi Multimedia Pollution Prevention Act|General Provisions|§ 49-31-19. Department of Education to develop waste minimization awareness program; advisory role of Department of Environmental Quality; program of student instruction in minimization of waste

  On or before July 1, 2007, the Department of Education with advice of the Department of Environmental Quality is directed to develop or select curriculum, including materials and resource guides, for a waste minimization awareness program at the elementary and secondary levels of education.   In order to orient students and their families to the minimization of waste and to encourage the participation of schools, communities and families in waste minimization programs, the school board of each school district in the state shall provide a program of student instruction in the minimization of waste materials. The instruction shall be provided at both the elementary and secondary levels of education.
MS Code § 49-35-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 35 - Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment; Remediation of Property on National Priorities List|Article 1 - Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment Act|§ 49-35-1. Short title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment Act."
MS Code § 49-35-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 35 - Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment; Remediation of Property on National Priorities List|Article 1 - Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment Act|§ 49-35-3. Legislative findings

 The Legislature finds:   There are properties in Mississippi, often referred to as "brownfields," that are contaminated or are perceived to be contaminated by past activities, but are potential locations for redevelopment.   Brownfields development and redevelopment is impaired by the potential liability associated with the actual or perceived risk of contamination.   The safe development or redevelopment of brownfields will benefit the citizens of Mississippi in many ways, including improving the tax base of local governments and creating job opportunities for citizens in the vicinity of brownfields.   The reduction of public health and environmental hazards on existing brownfield sites is essential to creating a better quality of life for the citizens of this state.   This article will provide incentives for the voluntary cleanup of brownfield property without use of taxpayer funds.
MS Code § 49-35-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 35 - Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment; Remediation of Property on National Priorities List|Article 1 - Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment Act|§ 49-35-9. Agreements reached before consideration by commission; public notice; notice to property owners; public hearings

    If the department and a brownfield party reach a proposed agreement, then at least thirty (30) days before the date that the commission considers the proposed brownfield agreement under Section 49-35-11, the department shall publish a public notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties in which the brownfield agreement site is located. The public notice shall (i) describe the proposed brownfield agreement, including the proposed brownfield agreement site; (ii) request public comment on the proposed agreement within thirty (30) days after the date of publication of the notice; and (iii) provide the date and location of the commission's consideration of the proposed brownfield agreement. A copy of the proposed brownfield agreement shall be filed for public inspection in the county courthouse of the county or counties in which the proposed brownfield agreement site is located.   The commission shall notify in writing the governing authority of the local government in which the proposed site is located.   At the time of publication of the public notice under paragraph (a) of this subsection, an applicant brownfield party shall notify by certified mail, each record owner of property contiguous to the brownfield agreement site identified by the brownfield party after examination of the land records of the county or counties in which the brownfield agreement site is located at the address contained in the county records, if available. No brownfield agreement shall be declared invalid based on failure of any person to receive notice under this subsection.   The commission may by regulation require additional public notice.     The department may conduct a public hearing on the proposed brownfield agreement in the county in which the majority of the proposed brownfield agreement site is located, or in any other location in the local area of the proposed brownfield agreement site that is convenient to the members of the public who may have an interest in the proposed brownfield agreement. The department shall publish a notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties in which the proposed brownfield agreement site is located. The department shall provide to the commission for review before its consideration of the proposed brownfield agreement all public comments and the transcript of any public hearing on the proposed brownfield agreement.
MS Code § 49-35-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 35 - Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment; Remediation of Property on National Priorities List|Article 1 - Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment Act|§ 49-35-11. Approval and execution of agreements; modifications; changes in surface ownership; powers of executive director

  If the commission finds that the proposed brownfield agreement complies with this article and regulations, the commission, by order, shall approve the proposed brownfield agreement. After approval of the brownfield agreement, the executive director and the brownfield party shall execute the brownfield agreement.   The commission may enter into a brownfield agreement as proposed by the department or may modify that agreement before entering into it. The commission subsequently may modify any brownfield agreement by entry of an order. The commission orders issued under this article shall be reviewable as provided in Section 49-17-41. The commission may disapprove a proposed brownfield agreement or decline to enter into a brownfield agreement by entry of an order. In the order, the commission shall state the reasons for disapproval of the agreement or declining to enter into the agreement.   Until the executive director issues a "no further action" letter under Section 49-35-15, approval from the commission shall be required for any sale, conveyance or other change in surface ownership of any portion of the brownfield agreement site owned by the brownfield party desiring to make the change in ownership, if the new surface owner will perform any obligations under the brownfield agreement. That brownfield party and the new surface owner jointly shall provide information satisfactory to the commission that the new surface owner has the financial, managerial and technical resources to complete performance of the brownfield agreement obligations to be transferred and that the new surface owner agrees to complete this performance. If the commission determines that the new surface owner has the financial, managerial, and technical resources to complete this performance and has agreed to do so, the commission shall issue an order approving the transfer.   Except for orders issued under subsections (1) and (2) of this section and Section 49-35-13(2), the commission, under any conditions it may prescribe, may authorize the executive director to issue any orders required under this article. A decision by the executive director shall be a decision of the commission and shall be reviewable as provided under Section 49-17-41.
MS Code § 49-35-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 35 - Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment; Remediation of Property on National Priorities List|Article 1 - Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment Act|§ 49-35-13. Violations; time period for corrections; penalties

  Any material failure of a brownfield party or the agents or employees of a brownfield party to comply with the brownfield agreement constitutes a violation of this section by the brownfield party. If a brownfield party violates this section the commission shall issue an order requiring the brownfield party to correct the violation in an appropriate time period established by the order.   If the brownfield party fails to comply with an order issued under subsection (1) of this section, the brownfield party shall be subject to removal of all liability protection afforded by the brownfield agreement under Section 49-35-15 and shall be subject to civil penalties under Section 49-17-43.   This section shall not create a defense against the imposition of criminal or civil penalties or other administrative remedies authorized by law for violations of law caused by the brownfield party while implementing or failing to implement the brownfield agreement.
MS Code § 49-35-19 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 35 - Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment; Remediation of Property on National Priorities List|Article 1 - Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment Act|§ 49-35-19. Enforcement of land-use restrictions or engineering controls

  Any land-use restriction or engineering control in a brownfield agreement and in a notice of brownfield agreement site filed under this section may be enforced by:   Any current owner of the brownfield agreement site;   The commission, by initiating an administrative proceeding or by filing a civil action, without first having exhausted all available administrative remedies;   Any local government having jurisdiction over any part of the brownfield agreement site by filing a civil action, without the local government having first exhausted all available administrative remedies; or   Any person provided liability protection under this article who will lose liability protection if the land-use restriction or engineering control is violated.     Adjacent property owners may enforce any land-use restriction contained in a brownfield agreement or in a notice of brownfield agreement site filed under this section.   A land-use restriction or engineering control shall not be declared unenforceable due to lack of privity of estate or contract, due to lack of benefit to particular land, or due to lack of any property interest in particular brownfield property within the brownfield agreement site. Any person who owns or leases brownfield property within the brownfield agreement site subject to a land-use restriction or engineering control under this section shall abide by the land-use restriction or engineering control.
MS Code § 49-35-21 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 35 - Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment; Remediation of Property on National Priorities List|Article 1 - Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment Act|§ 49-35-21. Implementation of article; date; promulgation of regulations

 In accordance with Section 49-2-9, the commission shall promulgate regulations necessary to implement this article by January 1, 1999. Those regulations may include provisions for determining the eligibility of any person to enter into a brownfield agreement; criteria for inclusion of brownfield property in a brownfield agreement site, including brownfield property under an existing commission agreement or order; requirements for submission of additional information as part of the application or processing of the application and additional requirements for public notice.
MS Code § 49-35-23 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 35 - Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment; Remediation of Property on National Priorities List|Article 1 - Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment Act|§ 49-35-23. Restrictions on effect of article

 This article shall not:   Affect the authority of local governments to regulate land use under applicable statutes. The use or uses of the brownfield agreement site and any land-use restrictions or engineering controls in the brownfield agreement shall be consistent with local land-use regulations adopted under applicable statutes;   Amend, modify, repeal, or otherwise alter any provision of law available to the commission relating to enforcement of violations of federal or state law within its jurisdiction, including civil and criminal penalties;   Prevent or impede the immediate response of the department or responsible party to an emergency that involves an imminent or actual release of a contaminant that threatens public health or the environment;   Relieve a person receiving liability protection under this section from any liability for environmental contamination later caused or made worse by that person on or under a brownfield agreement site;   Affect the right of any person who may have liability with respect to the brownfield agreement site to seek contribution from any other person who may have liability with respect to the brownfield agreement site and who does not have liability protection under this article;   Prevent the commission from enforcing specific numerical remediation standards, monitoring, or compliance requirements specifically required by the federal government to be enforced as a condition for the department to receive or maintain program authorization, delegation, primacy, or federal funds;   Create a defense against the imposition of criminal and civil penalties or other administrative enforcement remedies authorized by law and imposed as the result of the illegal disposal of solid waste or a regulated substance or for the pollution of the land, air, or waters of this state on or under a brownfield agreement site;   Relieve a person of any liability for failure to exercise due diligence and reasonable care in performing an environmental assessment; or   Create or convey any real or personal property rights, tangible or intangible, to any person.
MS Code § 49-35-27 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 35 - Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment; Remediation of Property on National Priorities List|Article 1 - Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment Act|§ 49-35-27. Periodic report; contents; incentive programs

  Before January 1 of each year, the department shall report to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chairman of the Senate Environmental Protection, Conservation and Water Resources Committee and the Chairman of the House Conservation and Water Resources Committee on the status of the implementation of the Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment Program. The report shall include a list of all brownfield parties and brownfield agreement sites participating in the program, a map showing the location of sites, a brief description of the brownfield agreement for each site, including the location of the site, the agreement implementation status of each site and to the extent practicable, information on the redevelopment or reuse of each site. The report annually shall highlight those sites included in the program since the last annual report. If determined more practicable, the department may include the contents of this report in its annual report.   Before January 1, 1999, the department shall conduct a survey of incentive programs in other states for cleanup of contaminated sites. Based on the survey, the department shall make recommendations regarding programs which it believes would be beneficial to encourage the cleanup of uncontrolled sites in this state. The department shall include the results of its survey and its recommendations in the report required under subsection (1) of this section.
MS Code § 49-35-31 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 35 - Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment; Remediation of Property on National Priorities List|Article 2 - Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment Incentives Act|§ 49-35-31. Short title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment Incentives Act."
MS Code § 49-35-33 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 35 - Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment; Remediation of Property on National Priorities List|Article 2 - Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment Incentives Act|§ 49-35-33. Legislative findings; attractiveness of certain brownfields for redevelopment; provision of capital and labor for safe remediation of brownfields should be encouraged; reduction of public health and environmental hazards; survey and report of incentives for cleanup in other states

 The Legislature finds:   There are properties in Mississippi, often referred to as "brownfields," that were contaminated or were perceived to have been contaminated by past activities, but are attractive locations for redevelopment.   The safe development or redevelopment of brownfields would benefit the citizens of Mississippi in many ways, including improving the tax base of local governments and creating job opportunities for citizens in the vicinity of brownfields.   Owners and prospective developers and redevelopers of brownfields, local governments in which brownfields are located and federal and state government agencies should be encouraged to provide capital and labor to improve brownfields so that the property can be determined to be safe or made safe for appropriate future use.   The reduction of public health and environmental hazards on existing brownfield sites is essential to creating a better quality of life for the citizens of this state.   Section 49-35-27, Mississippi Code of 1972, requires the Department of Environmental Quality to conduct a survey of incentive programs in other states for cleanup of contaminated sites by January 1, 1999. The department has conducted its survey and filed its report showing incentives provided in other states.
MS Code § 49-35-51 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 35 - Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment; Remediation of Property on National Priorities List|Article 3 - Remediation of Property on National Priorities List|§ 49-35-51. Definitions

 For purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed in this section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:   "NPL property subject to restoration" means any property on a site that is (i) proposed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for the National Priorities List (NPL) but not listed on the NPL; or (ii) listed on the NPL, except those NPL sites for which the United States Environmental Protection Agency has issued certificates of completion of the remediation set forth in the records of decision for those sites.   "Bona fide prospective purchaser" means a person who acquires ownership of a facility located on NPL property subject to restoration and who establishes the criteria set forth in 42 USCS Section 9601(40).   "Owner of NPL property subject to restoration" means a person who has purchased or otherwise is the owner of record, other than any person or entity who caused the contamination, of NPL property subject to restoration.