Opinion ID: 1651926
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Text: ¶ 7. In 1990, the Boards of Supervisors and city officials from the Golden Triangle area began to assess the impact of this federal mandate on the area and determine the steps to be taken to fulfill its requirements. The Golden Triangle area officials agreed that a regional landfill would best suit the waste disposal needs of its citizens while meeting the new requirements. ¶ 8. The Golden Triangle officials drafted the Mississippi Regional Solid Waste Management Authority Act, Miss.Code Ann. § 17-17-301 et seq., and the Nonhazardous Solid Waste Planning Act, Miss.Code Ann. § 17-17-201 et seq., which were subsequently enacted by the Legislature. ¶ 9. On June 11, 1991, the Golden Triangle Solid Waste Management Authority came into existence, pursuant to Section 17-17-301 et seq. The Authority was organized as a public body corporate and politic constituting a political subdivision of the state. Miss.Code Ann. § 17-17-307 (1995). The Authority consists of Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Noxubee, and Webster counties, and the cities of Ackerman, Columbus, Eupora, Macon, Starkville, and West Point. The Authority is responsible for the nonhazardous solid waste of approximately 175,000 people.