Repealed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-17-161
repealedRepealed by Laws of 2006, ch. 546, § 39, effective July 1, 2007.
§ 49-17-161 . [Laws, 1980, ch. 519, § 1; Laws, 1993, ch. 321, § 2, eff from and after passage (approved March 12, 1993).] § 49-17-162 . [Laws, 1993, ch. 321, § 1, eff from and after passage (approved March 12, 1993).] § 49-17-163 . [Laws, 1980, ch. 519, § 2; Laws, 1993, ch. 321, § 3, eff from and after passage (approved March 12, 1993).] § 49-17-165 . [Laws, 1980, ch. 519, § 3; Laws, 1993, ch. 321, § 4, eff from and after passage (approved March 12, 1993).] § 49-17-167 . [Laws, 1980, ch. 519, § 4; Laws, 1993, ch. 321, § 5, eff from and after passage (approved March 12, 1993).] § 49-17-169 . [Laws, 1980, ch. 519, § 5; Laws, 1993, ch. 321, § 6, eff from and after passage (approved March 12, 1993).] § 49-17-171 . [Laws, 1980, ch. 519, § 6, eff from and after passage (approved May 20, 1980).] § 49-17-173 . [Laws, 1980, ch. 519, § 7, eff from and after passage (approved May 20, 1980).] § 49-17-175 . [Laws, 1980, ch. 519, § 8, eff from and after passage (approved May 20, 1980).] § 49-17-177 . [Laws, 1980, ch. 519, § 9; Laws, 1993, ch. 321, § 7, eff from and after passage (approved March 12, 1993).] § 49-17-179 . [Laws, 1980, ch. 519, § 10, eff from and after passage (approved May 20, 1980).] § 49-17-181 . [Laws, 1980, ch. 519, § 11, eff from and after passage (approved May 20, 1980).] § 49-17-183 . [Laws, 1980, ch. 519, § 12, eff from and after passage (approved May 20, 1980).] § 49-17-185 . [Laws, 1980, ch. 519, § 13, eff from and after passage (approved May 20, 1980).] § 49-17-187 . [Laws, 1980, ch. 519, § 14, eff from and after passage (approved May 20, 1980).] § 49-17-189 . [Laws, 1980, ch. 519, § 15, eff from and after passage (approved May 20, 1980).] § 49-17-191 . [Laws, 1980, ch. 519, § 16, eff from and after passage (approved May 20, 1980).] § 49-17-193 . [Laws, 1980, ch. 519, § 17, eff from and after passage (approved May 20, 1980).] § 49-17-195 . [Laws, 1980, ch. 519, § 18, eff from and after passage (approved May 20, 1980).] § 49-17-197 . [Laws, 1980, ch. 519, § 19, eff from and after passage (approved May 20, 1980).] § 49-17-199 . [Laws, 1980, ch. 519, § 20, eff from and after passage (approved May 20, 1980).] § 49-17-201 . [Laws, 1980, ch. 519, § 21, eff from and after passage (approved May 20, 1980).] § 49-17-203 . [Laws, 1980, ch. 519, § 22, eff from and after passage (approved May 20, 1980).] § 49-17-205 . [Laws, 1980, ch. 519, § 23, eff from and after passage (approved May 20, 1980).] § 49-17-207 . [Laws, 1980, ch. 519, § 24, eff from and after passage (approved May 20, 1980).] § 49-17-209 . [Laws, 1980, ch. 519, § 25, eff from and after passage (approved May 20, 1980).] Editor’s Notes — Former § 49-17-161 provided that Sections 49-17-161 through 49-17-209 shall be known and may be cited as the “Southern Regional Wastewater Management Act.” Former § 49-17-162 related to the name change from the Waveland Regional Wastewater Management District to the Southern Regional Wastewater Management District and the retention of powers and duties. Former § 49-17-163 provided legislative findings and declaration of purpose. Former § 49-17-165 provided definitions of terms used in Sections 49-17-161 through 49-17-209 . Former § 49-17-167 provided for the establishment of the Southern Regional Wastewater Management District. Former § 49-17-169 related to the composition, officers and compensation of the board of directors. Former § 49-17-171 provided the powers and duties of the district. Former § 49-17-173 related to the power of the district to promulgate rules and regulations and the penalties for violations of the rules and regulations. Former § 49-17-175 related to treatment facility contracts between the district and public agencies and their terms. Former § 49-17-177 authorized public agencies other than a county to levy a special ad valorem tax upon all taxable property to finance contracts between public agencies and the district. Former § 49-17-179 provided for public agency regulation of rates charged by collection or treatment facilities. Former § 49-17-181 related to collection facility contracts between the district and public agencies and their terms. Former § 49-17-183 related to special improvement assessments. Former § 49-17-185 related to the issuance of bonds by the district. Former § 49-17-187 provided for the issuance by the district of refunding bonds for the purpose of paying any of its bonds at or prior to maturity or upon acceleration or redemption. Former § 49-17-189 related to the validation of bonds. Former § 49-17-191 provided that bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 49-17-161 through 49-17-209 are not to be obligations of the state. Former § 49-17-193 related to the powers of the district in connection with the issuance of bonds. Former § 49-17-195 related to the appointment of a trustee to represent bondholders and the appointment of a receiver in the event that the trustee fails to protect and enforce the bondholders. Former § 49-17-197 provided that the district was not required to pay any tax or assessment on property owned by the district under the provisions of Sections 49-17-161 through 49-17-209 or upon the income therefrom. Former § 49-17-199 provided that bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 49-17-161 through 49-17-209 were legal investments and legal securities. Former § 49-17-201 provided that any bonds of the district were made investment securities within the meaning of Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Former § 49-17-203 related to the rights and remedies of bondholders. Former § 49-17-205 related to the applicability of laws regarding acquisitions by competitive bids. Former § 49-17-207 required an annual audit of district accounts. Former § 49-17-209 provided that the provisions of Sections 49-17-161 through 49-17-209 were to be supplemental and controlling. Laws of 2006, ch. 546, § 39, provides: “SECTION 39. Sections 49-17-161, 49-17-162, 49-17-163, 49-17-165, 49-17-167, 49-17-169, 49-17-171, 49-17-173, 49-17-175, 49-17-177, 49-17-179, 49-17-181, 49-17-183, 49-17-185, 49-17-187, 49-17-189, 49-17-191, 49-17-193, 49-17-195, 49-17-197, 49-17-199, 49-17-201, 49-17-203, 49-17-205, 49-17-207 and 49-17-209, Mississippi Code of 1972, cited as the ‘Southern Regional Wastewater Management Act,’ which create and empower the Southern Regional Wastewater Management District, shall repeal on July 1, 2007.” Section 49-17-735 provides for the consolidation of the Southern Regional Wastewater Management District and the Hancock County Utility Authority into a single agency (known as the Hancock County Utility Authority), which is a continuance of the corporate existence of the Southern Regional Wastewater Management District. Cross References — Solid wastes disposal by counties and municipalities, see §§ 17-17-1 et seq. Metropolitan Area Waste Disposal Act, see §§ 21-27-161 et seq. Coastal Wetlands Protection Law, see §§ 49-27-1 et seq. Authority to adopt individual onsite wastewater disposal systems, see § 41-67-15 . Water Pollution Abatement Grant Program, see §§ 49-17-61 et seq. RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 61B Am. Jur. 2d, Pollution Control §§ 185-197, 218, 219, 529-531. CJS. 39A C.J.S., Health & Environment §§ 102, 105, 130, 166 et seq. 93 C.J.S., Waters §§ 93-133. 94 C.J.S., Waters §§ 498-581.
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