Opinion ID: 1651926
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Heading Rank: 5

Heading: State Agencies

Text: ¶ 10. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) serves as the staff for both the Commission on Environmental Quality (Commission) and the Permit Board, providing technical, legal and administrative support. ¶ 11. The Commission is a seven-member body appointed by the Governor to develop, implement and enforce environmental policy in Mississippi. The Commission promulgates environmental regulations that set the requirements to be met by applicants in order to obtain a permit from the Permit Board. ¶ 12. The Permit Board has more limited and specific authority than the Commission. The Permit Board is the exclusive administrative body which issues or denies permits affecting air pollution and water pollution control under the State's solid waste disposal laws. Generally, the Permit Board cannot institute permit conditions apart from those based on a regulation adopted by the Commission.