Scope and Authority

Scope and Authority. These Regulations are promulgated by the Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality pursuant to Mississippi Code Annotated section 17-17-501 (Supp. 1993), as amended by House Bill No. 1345 effective March 29, 1994, et seq.. [Miss. Laws, 1991, ch. 583, Miss. Laws, 1992, ch. 583 and Miss. Laws, 1994, Ch. 540.], Mississippi Code Annotated section 17-17-27 (Supp. 1993) and Mississippi Code Annotated section 49-17-17 (Supp. 1993), for the purpose of implementing the provisions of those laws. These Regulations may be codified by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality as they are here presented or in such other order or form [i.e., number or letter designations] as the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, in its discretion, may decide. Please note: other regulations apply to persons seeking issuance, reissuance or transfer of permits to operate and/or construct a commercial nonhazardous solid waste management facility or commercial hazardous waste management facility.