Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2992

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Bill Text

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Background

Title

Description: Environmental Quality; remove authority of DEQ to hire attorneys and require Attorney General to provide legal counsel to department.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

102/21/00(S)Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
203/07/00(S)Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2000
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
3/5ths vote requiredNo

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Dawkins

Additional Authors: Cuevas, Williamson, Johnson (38th), Simmons, Chamberlin, Frazier, Walls, Jackson, Horhn, Harden, Carmichael, Lee

Code Section: A 049-0002-0021

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-2-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE AUTHORITY OR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TO HIRE ATTORNEYS; TO REQUIRE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO PROVIDE LEGAL COUNSEL TO THE DEPARTMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/07/00 at 17:41.



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