Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2008

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Description: Environmental justice; enact Environmental Equity Act.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/08 (S) Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
2		02/04 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		Passage
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Three/Fifths

Senate Committee:

• Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res

Principal Author: Dawkins

Additional Author: Jordan

Code Sections: A 017-0017-0015, A 017-0017-0027, A 017-0017-0151, A 049-0017-0025, A 049-0017-0029, A 025-0043-0005, A 025-0043-0007

Title: AN ACT TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TO ENSURE THAT HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITIES ARE NOT DISPROPORTIONATELY CONCENTRATED IN MINORITY OR LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 17-17-15, 17-17-27, 17-17-151, 49-17-25, 49-17-29, 25-43-5 AND 25-43-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/04/03 at 18:13.

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