Source: https://openei.org/wiki/Arkansas/EZFeed_Policies
Timestamp: 2018-06-20 21:03:22
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Natural Gas State/Province The Arkansas Air Pollution Control code is adopted pursuant to Subchapter 2 of the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act (Arkansas Code Annotated 8-4-101). ) By authority of the same State law, the Commission has also adopted Regulation 19, Regulations of the Arkansas Plan of Implementation for Air Pollution Control (Regulation 19) and Regulation 26, Regulations of the Arkansas Operating Air Permit Program (Regulation 26) which deal exclusively with regulations compelled by federal mandates and which are to some extent federally enforceable. It is the specific intent of Regulation 18 to preclude federal enforceability of Regulation 18 requirements. Regulation 18 permits or permit conditions issued under its authority, or enforcement issues arising from Regulation 18 shall not be deemed to be federally enforceable.
Siting and Permitting Yes Coal with CCS State/Province The Arkansas Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act authorizes the state to develop, adopt, issue and amend rules and regulations pertaining to surface coal mining and reclamation operations. These regulations are consistent with, but no more restrictive that the federal regulations set forth in the Surface Mining and Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Surface Mining and Reclamation Division (SMRD) is the authority under this act. Regulation No. 20 from the ADEQ sets performance and reclamation standards.
Nuclear State/Province The Arkansas Underground Injection Control Code (UIC code) is adopted pursuant to the provisions of the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act (Arkansas Code Annotated 8-5-11). It is the purpose of this UIC Code to adopt underground injection control (UIC)
Solar Photovoltaics State/Province The Bond and Loan programs of Arkansas are four programs designed to attract small business development within the state.
Climate Action Plan (Arkansas) Arkansas: Energy Resources Climate Policies Yes Coal with CCS
Wind energy State/Province With the signing of Act 696 of the Arkansas 86th General Assembly (HB2460), Governor Mike Beebe established the Governor’s Commission on Global Warming. By design the Commission represents a wide diversity of views and perspectives with members coming from business, industry, environmental groups, and academia. The Governor appoints seventeen of the twenty-one members of the Commission and two members each are appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Arkansas State Senate and by the Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives. The Commission was charged with setting a “global warming pollution reduction goal” for Arkansas and a “comprehensive strategic plan for implementation of the global warming pollution reduction goal.” The Act sets several study and evaluation requirements and required a final report to be provided to the Governor by November 1, 2008. The final report of the GCGW offered findings to the Eighty-Seventh General Assembly on which state action can be based.
Coal Mining Tax Credit (Arkansas) Arkansas: Energy Resources Corporate Tax Incentive Yes Coal with CCS State/Province The Coal Mining Tax Credit provides an income or insurance premium tax credit of $2.00 per ton of coal mined, produced or extracted on each ton of coal mined in Arkansas in a tax year. An additional credit of $3.00 per ton will be allowed for each ton of coal mined in Arkansas in excess of 50,000 tons in a tax year. The credit can only be earned if the coal is sold to an electric generation plant for less than $40 per ton excluding freight charges. Any unused credits may be carried forward for the next 5 succeeding tax years or until exhausted, whichever occurs first.
Interconnection Yes Biomass/Biogas
Wind energy State/Province The Cogeneration Rules are enforced by the Arkansas Public Service Commission. These rules are designed to ensure that all power producers looking to sell their power to residents of Arkansas are necessary, benefit the public and are environmentally friendly. Under these rules new facilities constructed to connect the generating facility to the transmission grid require the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CCN) or a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need (CECPN). These certificates must be applied for and are issued by the Public Service Commission.
Create Rebate Program (Arkansas) Arkansas: Energy Resources Corporate Tax Incentive Yes Biomass/Biogas
Solar Photovoltaics State/Province This program is offered by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission and is available to businesses after a business certifies to the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration that is has fulfilled the minimum payroll requirements and the reported payroll has been verified by the Department. The program provides annual cash payments based on a company’s annual payroll for new, full-time, permanent employees. In all tiers, a minimum payroll of new, full-time permanent employees of $2 million annually is required. The benefits depend on the tier in which a company locates. Tier 1 benefits are 3.9% and Tier 4 benefits are 5%.
Forestry Policies (Arkansas) Arkansas: Energy Resources Environmental Regulations Yes Biomass/Biogas State/Province Arkansas' Forests are managed by the Arkansas Forestry Commission. In 2010 the Commission completed the state's Forest Action Plan which comprised both the Forest Resource Assessment and Forest Resource Strategy documents:
Sales Tax Incentive Yes Coal with CCS
Nuclear State/Province The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, in coordination with the Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission, strives to maintain and administer a hazardous waste
Wind energy State/Province There are multiple tax credit programs for businesses new to Arkansas. Additionally, there are investment tax credit programs, job creation incentives, discretionary incentives, and targeted business incentives, particularly distributed energy generation.
Industry Recruitment/Support Yes Natural Gas State/Province The Natural Gas Procurement Plan Rules are promulgated under the authority of the Arkansas Public Service Commission. These rules require that utilities develop and maintain a diversified gas supply portfolio. The portfolio should consist of an appropriate combination of different types of gas purchase contracts and/or financial hedging instruments designed to yield an appropriate balance of reliability, reduced volatility and reasonable price. In so doing, each utility should take into consideration various factors including, but not limited to, its particular circumstances, the demographics of its customers, the then-current market projections of both volatility and price, supply/demand estimates, and other relevant information that is available in the industry. These rules are intended to be consistent with Ark. Code Ann. 523-15-103.
Net Metering Rules (Arkansas) Arkansas: Energy Resources Net Metering Yes Biomass/Biogas
Wind energy State/Province The Net Metering Rules are promulgated under the authority of the Arkansas Public Service Commission. These rules are created to establish rules for net energy metering and interconnection. These rules are developed pursuant to the Arkansas Renewable Energy Development Act (Arkansas Code Annotated 23-18-603). These rules apply to all electric utilities.
Siting and Permitting Yes Natural Gas State/Province The Oil and Gas Commission General Rules and Regulations are the body of rules and regulations that relate to natural gas production in Arkansas. The statutory law is found Arkansas Code Annotated Title 15 chapter 72. Contained in this summary are the rules and regulations most relevant to natural gas production and use. These General Rules have been adopted by the Oil and Gas Commission in accordance with applicable state law requirements and are General Rules of state-wide application, applying to the conservation and prevention of waste of crude oil and natural gas in the State of Arkansas and protection of the vested, co-equal or correlative rights of owners of crude oil and natural gas. The full text of the regulations is available at http://www.aogc.state.ar.us/OnlineData/Forms/Rules%20and%20Regulations.pdf
Oil and Gas Commission General Rules and Regulations Continued(Arkansas) Arkansas: Energy Resources Siting and Permitting Yes Natural Gas State/Province The General Rules have been adopted by the Oil and Gas Commission in accordance with applicable state law requirements and are General Rules of state-wide application, applying to the conservation and prevention of waste of crude oil and natural gas in the State of Arkansas and protection of the vested, co-equal or correlative rights of owners of crude oil and natural gas.
Qualifying RPS State Export Markets (Arkansas) Arkansas: Energy Resources Renewables Portfolio Standards and Goals Yes Concentrating Solar Power
Solar Photovoltaics State/Province This entry lists the states with Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) policies that accept generation located in Arkansas as eligible sources towards their RPS targets or goals. For specific information with regard to eligible technologies or other restrictions which may vary by state, see the RPS policy entries for the individual states, shown below in the Authority listings. Typically energy must be delivered to an in-state utility or Load Serving Entity, and often only a portion of compliance targets may be met by out-of-state generation. In addition to geographic and energy delivery requirements, ownership, registry, and other requirements may apply, such as resource eligibility, generator vintage and capacity limitations, as well as limits on Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) vintage. The listing applies to RPS Main Tiers only, and excludes solar or distributed generation that may require interconnection only within the RPS state. This assessment is based on energy delivery requirements and reasonable transmission availability. Acceptance of unbundled RECs varies. There may be additional sales opportunities in RPS states outside the Eastern Interconnection. REC prices in markets with voluntary goals (North Dakota, South Dakota) may be lower.
Nuclear State/Province The Regulations Establishing Water Quality Standards are established pursuant to the provisions of Subchapter 2 of the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act (Act 472 of the Acts of Arkansas for 1949, as amended; Ark. Code Ann. 8-4-101 et seq, and in compliance with the requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission, (hereinafter referred to as "Commission") hereby promulgates this Regulation No. 2, as amended, establishing water quality standards for all surface waters, interstate and intrastate, of the State of Arkansas. The standards are designed to enhance the quality, value and beneficial uses of the water resources of the State of Arkansas, to aid in the prevention, control and abatement of water pollution, to provide for the protection and propagation of fish and wildlife and to provide for recreation in and on the water. In establishing these standards, the Commission has taken into consideration the use and value of the streams for public water supplies, commercial, industrial and agricultural uses, aesthetics, recreational purposes, propagation of fish and wildlife, other beneficial uses, and views expressed at public hearings.
Regulations For State Administration Of The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (Arkansas) Arkansas: Energy Resources Siting and Permitting Yes Biomass/Biogas
Nuclear State/Province The Regulations For State Administration Of The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) is created Pursuant to the provisions of the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, Ark. Code Ann. § 8-4-101 et seq., the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission hereby promulgates this regulation to implement State administration of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. It is the purpose of this regulation to adopt regulations necessary to qualify the State of Arkansas to receive authorization to implement the State water pollution control permitting program, in lieu of the federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program, pursuant to the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1342. In order to receive such authorization, it is necessary for the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality to have regulations as stringent as the federal program administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Natural Gas State/Province The Regulations of the Arkansas Air Operating Program are adopted in accordance with the provisions of Part UU of the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, Arkansas Code Annotated 8-4-101, and will be referred to in this description as "program", "regulations" and "regulation No. 26". The regulations are intended to meet the requirements of title of V of the Clean Air Act, 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) 7401, and 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 70 as promulgated July 21, 1992 and last modified November 27, 2001, by establishing a comprehensive state air quality permitting for major sources of air contaminant emissions. Permits issued under this program will address all applicable air contaminant emissions and regulatory requirements in a single document.
Natural Gas State/Province The Regulations of the Arkansas Plan of Implementation for Air Pollution Control are applicable to any stationary source that has the potential to emit any federally regulated air pollutant. The purpose and intent of Regulation 19, as amended, is to provide a clear delineation of those regulations that are promulgated by the Commission in satisfaction of certain requirements of the federal Clean Air Act, 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) §§ 7401 et seq., as of July 1, 1997, and the federal regulations stemming therefrom. Federal programs that the Department is responsible for administering include, but are not limited to, the attainment and maintenance of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] Part 50), certain delegated subparts of the New Source Performance Standards (40 CFR Part 60), provisions designed for the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (40 CFR§ 52.21), minor new source review as described in Chapter 4 (40 CFR Part 51), and certain delegated subparts of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (40 CFR Parts 61 and 63) as of July 1, 1997.
Siting and Permitting Yes Nuclear State/Province The Rules and Regulations for Control of Ionizing Radiation are the Arkansas state laws made in accordance the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rules. Any contractor with the US DOE or US Nuclear Regulatory Commission is exempt from the state laws. This set of rules and regulations basically restates the federal policy to ensure that Arkansas is in compliance with the federal standards governing nuclear energy. Specifically the State rules are equivalent to Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) rules in 10 CFR Parts 19, 20, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 40, 61, 70, 71, 150.
Siting and Permitting Yes Natural Gas State/Province It is the purpose of this regulation to adopt standards applicable to the storage, discharge, or disposal of any waste which, if unregulated, will cause pollution of waters of the state or result in wastes being placed in a location where it is likely to cause pollution of the waters of the state. These standards are intended to protect public health and the environment, and prevent, control, or abate pollution. The State Water Permit Regulation is implemented to adopt standards applicable to the storage, discharge, or disposal of any waste that, if unregulated, will cause pollution of waters of the state or result wastes being placed in a location where it is likely to cause pollution of the waters of the state. This regulation applies to all persons proposing to construct, alter, extend, or operate any storage, discharge, or disposal system that does not discharge directly to waters of the state, and the operation of which, if unregulated, will cause pollution of waters of the state or result in wastes being placed in a location where it is likely to cause pollution of the waters of the state. This regulation does not apply to liquid animal waste management systems regulated under APC&EC (Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission) Regulation 5 or underground injection control (UIC) facilities regulated under APC and EC Regulation 17 or Class II UIC wells permitted by the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission. This regulation also does not apply to storage or disposal systems permitted under APC&EC Regulation 1 or Regulation 4 or to storage, discharge, or disposal systems that have been issued any NPDES permit other than a stormwater permit.
Siting and Permitting Yes Fuel Cells
Nuclear State/Province The Storage Tanks regulations is a set of rules and permit requirements mandated by the Arkansas Pollution and Ecology Commission in order to protect the public health and the lands and the waters of the State of Arkansas. They are promulgated pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated 8-7-801 and the Petroleum Storage Trust Fund Act 8-7-901. It covers all storage tanks, above (AST) and underground (UST). Most importantly these regulations establish that all owners and operators of storage tanks must register their tanks and receive a certificate from the department of environmental quality (ADEQ).
Super Projects (Arkansas) Arkansas: Energy Resources Bond Program Yes Biomass/Biogas
Solar Photovoltaics State/Province A 2004 amendment to the state constitution authorizes the state to attract super projects by issuing bonds to fund a project’s infrastructure, limited to 5% of the net general revenues during the most recent fiscal year. Super projects are defined as ones that create at least 500 new jobs and invest more than $500 million. Examples of the type of projects that might meet the criteria for a super project and have infrastructure needs that would require bond financing could include steel mills, paper mills, corporate headquarters, pharmaceutical companies, automobile parts and assembly plants. Emerging technologies, such as nanotechnology or biotechnology may also have needs that could be met by Amendment 82. The Arkansas Economic Development Commission will perform a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis to determine the level of incentives the state can use to compete for the super project and still obtain a good return on the state's investment.
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