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Statutes > Mississippi > Title-17 > 18 > 17-18-47§ 17-18-47. Governor authorized to suspend siting process; grounds; rescinding suspension.
The Governor, by executive order, may suspend the process of siting a state commercial hazardous waste management facility under this chapter if the Permit Board created in Section 49-17-28, Mississippi Code of 1972, or the United States Environmental Protection Agency issues a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act permit for the operation of a commercial hazardous waste treatment or disposal facility within the state. The Governor, by executive order, may rescind the suspension of the facility siting process if he deems such action to be necessary to site a state commercial hazardous waste management facility within this state and adjust the timetable for the facility siting process accordingly.
Sources: Laws, 1990, ch. 506, § 27, eff from and after passage (approved March 31, 1990).
