MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2013 Regular Session
To: Conservation and Water Resources
By: Representative DeLano
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 45-14-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT RADIOACTIVE WASTE TRANSPORTATION FEES BE USED FOR PREPAREDNESS INCLUDING INFORMATION ON EMERGENCY RESPONSE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 45-14-65, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
45-14-65. The agency, in
conjunction with the State Board of Health, shall develop as soon as
practicable * * * preparedness programs for public safety and
emergency management officials which shall include * * * information on emergency
response to transportation accidents involving radioactive waste.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2013.