Bill Text | History of Actions | Amendments | Background | Title |
Description: Envir. Prot; authorize Environmental Quality to impose penalty for generation of waste from manufacture of controlled substance.
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate] [Sent to Governor]
| 1 | 01/15 (S) Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res | |
| 2 | 01/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub | |
| 3 | 02/05 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted | |
| 4 | 02/05 (S) Passed | |
| 5 | 02/07 (S) Transmitted To House | |
| 6 | 02/07 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources | |
| 7 | 02/20 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended | |
| 8 | 02/28 (H) Amended | |
| 9 | 02/28 (H) Passed As Amended | |
| 10 | 03/02 (H) Returned For Concurrence | |
| 11 | 03/22 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf | |
| 12 | 03/22 (S) Conferees Named Nunnelee,Hyde-Smith,Chaney | |
| 13 | 03/23 (H) Conferees Named Snowden,Ellington,Broomfield | |
| 14 | 03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed | |
| 15 | 03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed | |
| 16 | 03/27 (H) Conference Report Adopted | |
| 17 | 03/28 (S) Conference Report Adopted | |
| 18 | 03/30 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed | |
| 19 | 03/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed | |
| 20 | 04/07 Approved by Governor |
| Adopted | [H] | Amendment No 1 |
| Adopted | [H] | Amendment No 1 to Amendment No 1 |
| Adopted | [H] | Amendment No 2 to Amendment No 1 |
| Effective date | July 1, 2001 | |
| Disposition | Law | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority | |
| Chapter number | 560 |
Senate Committee:
House Committee:
Principal Author: Nunnelee
Code Section: A 017-0017-0029
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 17-17-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY MAY IMPOSE A PENALTY FOR THE GENERATION OF WASTE RESULTING FROM THE MANUFACTURE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT BY MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO GENERATE HAZARDOUS WASTE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; TO PROVIDE THAT A LANDOWNER IS NOT CRIMINALLY OR CIVILLY LIABLE FOR GENERATION OF WASTE CAUSED BY THE CRIMINAL ACTS OF OTHERS IF LANDOWNERS DID NOT HAVE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY; TO PROVIDE A SEPARATE PENALTY FOR SUCH GENERATION OF WASTES; TO PROVIDE A FELONY FOR PURPOSELY OR RECKLESSLY DISPOSING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE WHICH CONTAMINATES DRINKING WATER SOURCES TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS UNSAFE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR SUCH FELONY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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