Section 57-91-7 - Designation as redevelopment counties and municipalities(1) From and after January 1, 2005, any counties or municipalities meeting the following conditions may apply to the MDA for the issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity: (a) There is located within such county or municipality a contaminated site;(b) There has been established by resolution of the county or municipality a redevelopment project area;(c) There is submitted to the MDA application for designation as a redevelopment county or municipality which, at minimum, contains (i) MDEQ concurrence of the existence of a contaminated site and concurrence and involvement in the assessment and remediation plan, (ii) a resolution of the county or municipality setting forth the boundaries of the redevelopment project area and consenting to the designation of the county or municipality as a redevelopment county or municipality, and (iii) a developer agreement.(2) If a proposed redevelopment project area falls wholly within the municipality, only the municipality must apply to the MDA for designation as a redevelopment municipality. If a proposed redevelopment project area falls wholly within the county and outside the boundaries of a municipality, only the county may apply to the MDA for designation as a redevelopment county. If a proposed redevelopment project area falls partly within and partly without a municipality, then both the county and municipality must apply for designation as a redevelopment county and municipality; however, the county and municipality may submit a single application to the MDA, but the governing bodies of both the county and the municipality must pass resolutions meeting the requirements of paragraph (c)(ii) of subsection (1) of this section. Laws, 2005, ch. 468, § 4, eff. 1/1/2005.Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 486, SB 2147, 2, eff. 7/1/2013.