Rule 11-5-1.2 - Legal AuthorityA. 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.Miss. Code Ann. §§ 49-2-9(1)(b), 49-17-17(i), 49-17-401, et seq., 49-2-1, et seq. and 49-17-1, et seq.