As Amended
SEC. 49-17-28. Permit board; membership.
(1) There is hereby created a permit board for the purpose of issuing, modifying, revoking or denying, under such conditions and limitations as it may prescribe, permits to control or prevent the discharge of contaminants and wastes into the air and waters of the state; for the purpose of issuing, modifying, revoking or denying, under such terms and conditions specified by the commission pursuant to paragraph (1)(d) of Section 17-17-27, permits required under the Solid Wastes Disposal Law of 1974 (Sections 17-17-1 through 17-17-47); and for the purpose of issuing, modifying, revoking or denying, under such terms and conditions specified by the commission, permits required under the provisions of Sections 51-3-1 through 51-3-55. The membership of the permit board shall be composed of the chief of the Bureau of Environmental Health of the State Board of Health, or his designee; the Executive Director of the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, or his designee; the Director of the Bureau of Land and Water Resources of the Department of Environmental Quality, or his designee; the Supervisor of the State Oil and Gas Board, or his designee; the Executive Director of the Department of Marine Resources, or his designee; the Director of the Bureau of Geology and Energy Resources of the Department of Environmental Quality, or his designee; the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, or his designee; a retired professional engineer knowledgeable in the engineering of water wells and water supply systems, to be appointed by the Governor for a term concurrent with that of the Governor and until his successor is appointed and qualified; and a retired water well contractor, to be appointed by the Governor for a term concurrent with that of the Governor and until his successor is appointed and qualified. The retired professional engineer and the retired water well contractor shall only vote on matters pertaining to the Bureau of Land and Water Resources.
(2) Members of the permit board who are officers and employees of the state shall receive no compensation for their services on the board, but other board members shall receive per diem compensation as provided in Section 25-3-69. All board members shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, including mileage, incurred in the performance of their official duties as provided in Section 25-3-41.
SOURCES: Laws, 1973, ch. 373, Sec. 1; 1977, ch. 327, Sec. 6; 1978, ch. 484, Sec. 56; 1981, ch. 528, Sec. 14; 1985, ch. 459, Sec. 30; 1988, ch. 312, Sec. 2, eff from and after July 1, 1988. Laws, 1991, ch. 376, Sec. 1; 1994, ch. 578, Sec. 60; 1996, ch. 367, Sec. 1, eff from and after July 1, 1996