2015 Mississippi Code
Title 17 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PROVISIONS COMMON TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES
Chapter 18 - MISSISSIPPI HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY SITING ACT OF 1990
§ 17-18-21 - Authority to designate site for facility
(1) On or before January 1, 1992, the authority shall submit in writing to the Governor and the executive director of the department the designated site for the state commercial hazardous waste management facility. The designation shall include a description of the decision process by which the designated site was selected. Priority shall be given to the selection of a designated site meeting all of the site selection criteria located on state-owned land described in Section 17-18-13(d) and in communities interested in voluntarily hosting the state commercial hazardous waste management facility.
(2) The authority shall hold a public hearing in the county of each of the three (3) candidate sites prior to their submission of the designated site to the Governor and the executive director of the department.
(3) If it is determined that any permit or license necessary for the construction or operation of the state commercial hazardous waste management facility cannot be obtained if the facility is located at the designated site, then the authority shall designate a site from the remaining two (2) candidate sites.
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