Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Solid waste; revise distribution of solid waste management fee.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 02/21/00 | (H) | Referred To Conservation and Water Resources | |
| 2 | 03/07/00 | (H) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2000 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | Yes |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Ellington
Code Sections: A 017-0017-0065, A 017-0017-0217, A 017-0017-0219
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 17-17-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF FUNDS IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SOLID WASTE ASSISTANCE FUND FOR RIGHT-WAY-TO-THROW-AWAY PROGRAMS; TO AMEND SECTION 17-17-217, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TRUST FUND; TO INCREASE FROM 50% TO 75% THE PERCENTAGE ALLOCATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE NONHAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM; TO REDUCE FROM 50% TO 25% THE PERCENTAGE ALLOCATED TO MAKING GRANTS FOR HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION PROGRAMS; TO AMEND SECTION 17-17-219, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE STATE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FEE; TO DECREASE FROM 50% TO 45% THE PERCENTAGE ALLOCATED FOR THE NONHAZARDOUS SOLID WASTE CORRECTIVE ACTION TRUST FUND; TO INCREASE FROM 15% TO 20% THE PERCENTAGE ALLOCATED TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TRUST FUND; TO DECREASE FROM $5,000,000.00 TO $3,500,000.00 THE AMOUNT OF THE BALANCE OVER WHICH FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE NONHAZARDOUS SOLID WASTE CORRECTIVE ACTION TRUST FUND TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SOLID WASTE ASSISTANCE FUND; TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN THE BALANCE IN THE MISSISSIPPI NONHAZARDOUS SOLID WASTE CORRECTIVE TRUST FUND FALLS BELOW $2,000,000.00, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY SHALL REDUCE PAYMENTS TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SOLID WASTE ASSISTANCE FUND TO TWO-THIRDS OF THE FUNDS ALLOCATED TO THE NONHAZARDOUS SOLID WASTE CORRECTIVE ACTION TRUST FUND; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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