The commission shall have the power and authority to engage in any work and to do all things necessary or expedient, including promulgation of rules and regulations, to implement and administer the abandoned mine lands reclamation program in Mississippi. The commission also shall have the power and authority to engage in cooperative projects with any other agency of the United States of America or any state or federal agency to achieve the objectives of the abandoned mine lands reclamation program in Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 53-9-121
Power and authority to implement program; promulgation of rules and regulations; cooperative projects
Known as the Mississippi Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Law
The act spans §§ 53–53 (61 sections).
Laws, 2001, ch. 426, § 14, eff from and after July 1, 2001.
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.