{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-17-18-5","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 17-18-5","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 17-18-5","body":"For purposes of this chapter the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:\n\n(a) “Advisory committee” means the designated site local advisory committee created under Section 17-18-35 .\n\n(b) “Authority” means the Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Authority created under Section 17-18-7 .\n\n(c) “Committee” means the Hazardous Waste Technical Siting Committee created under Section 17-18-11 .\n\n(d) “Department” means the Department of Finance and Administration.\n\n(e) “Hazardous waste” means hazardous waste as defined under Section 17-17-3 .\n\n(f) “Local governmental unit” means any town, municipality or county.\n\n(g) “State commercial hazardous waste management facility” means a facility which receives hazardous wastes directly or indirectly from more than one (1) generator for the storage, processing, treatment, recycling, recovery or disposal of hazardous wastes for a fee and is authorized under this chapter.","path":["MS Code","Title 17"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"39425a088b158e00ccd2b3de5f9dea9e9f03cf97c3a55703c28fc66a52037ab9","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-17-18-47","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-17-18-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}