Miss. Code Ann. § 53-7-39

Initial review of application by department; department to make recommendation to Permit Board; on-site inspection of proposed area as condition of granting permit

Known as the Mississippi Surface Mining and Reclamation Act

The act spans §§ 53–53 (38 sections).

Laws, 1977, ch. 476, § 13(1, 2); Laws, 2002, ch. 492, § 17, eff from and after July 1, 2002.

(1) The department shall conduct an initial review of a completed permit application within thirty (30) days following receipt of the completed application. The department shall make a recommendation to the Permit Board on the permit application no later than the next regularly scheduled Permit Board meeting following the thirty-day initial review period, unless a public hearing is held on the application or the applicant agrees in writing to an additional time frame. If a public hearing is held, the department shall make its recommendation at the next regularly scheduled Permit Board meeting following the public hearing, if practicable.

(2) An on-site inspection of the proposed affected area shall be made by the department within the thirty-day time period specified in subsection (1) of this section, and before a permit is issued.

Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.