Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2840

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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:

1		01/21 (S) Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
2		02/05 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 2002
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

Senate Committee:

• Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res

Principal Author: Dawkins

Additional Author: Williamson

Code Section: A 049-0002-0021

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-2-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE AUTHORITY OF 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 02/05/02 at 18:17.

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