Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Part 5 - Underground Storage Tank Regulations
Chapter 1 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Mississippi Groundwater Protection Trust Fund Regulation (Adopted March 22, 1989; Last Amended December 10, 2009)
Rule 11-5-1.2 - Legal Authority

A. These regulations are promulgated pursuant to the provisions of the Underground Storage Tank Act of 1988, Miss. Code Ann., Section 49-17-405, which created the Mississippi Groundwater Protection Trust Fund (the Trust Fund).

B. Under the Act, the Executive Director of the Department of Environmental Quality (the Department) has the responsibility of administering the Trust Fund.