As Amended
SEC. 49-17-13. Commission designated as State Air and Water Pollution Control Agency for state; funds; assistance from other state agencies.
(1) The commission is hereby designated as the State Air and Water Pollution Control Agency for this state for all purposes of federal pollution control legislation and programs, or interstate or regional agreements pertaining to solid or hazardous waste management, and is hereby authorized to take all action necessary or appropriate to secure to this state the benefits of such legislation and programs. The commission shall be empowered to receive and disburse funds, all within the limits of the appropriations to it, funds which are or may become available to it from any source, including any grant funds provided by the state for purposes of preventing the pollution of the air and the water of the state. Provided, however, disbursement of funds shall be subject to the limitations included in appropriations to the commission.
(2) The commission shall have the right to call upon and receive the assistance of any officer, board, department, school, university or any other state agency, and officers and employees thereof, for any reasonable assistance necessary or beneficial in carrying out the provisions of Sections 49-17-1 through 49-17-43.
(3) The commission, or the executive director with the approval of the commission, shall have the power to enter into contracts, grants and cooperative agreements with any federal or state agency or subdivision thereof, or any public or private institution located inside or outside the State of Mississippi, or any person, corporation or association in connection with carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 7106-115; Laws, 1966, ch. 258, Sec. 5; 1971, ch. 456, Sec. 1; 1972, ch. 505, Sec. 4 1978, ch. 484, Sec. 55; 1982, ch. 411, Sec. 7; 1984, ch. 488, Sec. 235; 1989, ch. 552, Sec. 1, eff from and after July 1, 1989.