Mississippi § 49-17-419 - Authority of commission to take timely and effective corrective action; use of funds from pollution emergency fund.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 49-17-419 — Authority of commission to take timely and effective corrective action; use of funds from pollution emergency fund., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-17-419. Authority of commission to take timely and effective corrective action; use of funds from pollution emergency fund.
Nothing contained in the Mississippi Underground Storage Tanks Act of 1988 (Sections 49-17-401 through 49-17-433) shall prevent the commission from requiring any owner of an underground storage tank from taking timely and effective corrective action. The commission may use the Pollution Emergency Fund for emergency or remedial cleanup of underground storage tank leaks when the tank owner will not take timely and effective action. In the event of the necessity for such immediate remedial or cleanup action, the commission may contract for same and advance funds from the Pollution Emergency Fund to pay the costs thereof, such advancements to be repaid to the Pollution Emergency Fund upon recovery by the commission from the tank owner.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 49-17-419 ("Authority of commission to take timely and effective corrective action; use of funds from pollution emergency fund.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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