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AR Code § 15-20-1107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 11 - Arkansas Soil Nutrient Application and Poultry Litter Utilization Act|§ 15-20-1107. Nutrient management plan

 (a)  (1) Nutrient management plans shall be approved by the board of directors of the conservation district where a majority of the land to which the nutrient management plan applies is located.  (2) The person requesting a nutrient management plan may appeal the nutrient management plan's disapproval or any of the nutrient management plan's provisions to the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission.    (b) In considering the approval of a nutrient management plan, a conservation district board of directors and the commission shall consider the nutrient management plan's provision for:  (1) Soil nutrient testing;  (2) The level of nutrients contained in the nutrient source;  (3) Nutrient application rates, including the methodology utilized in determining the rate;  (4) Crops being grown, soil type, geology, hydrology, and other physical characteristics of land on which the nutrient will be applied;  (5) The manner and timing of nutrient application;  (6) The method for keeping application records contained in the nutrient management plan; and  (7) The qualifications of the person developing the nutrient management plan.    (c) If the land application of a designated nutrient within a nutrient surplus area is a part of a process regulated under the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, § 8-4-101 et seq., or other similar federal or state law and the permit contains conditions regulating the nutrient application of the designated nutrient acceptable to the commission, then the permit shall serve as the nutrient management plan.  (d) An approved nutrient management plan shall constitute a permit to apply nutrients consistent with the nutrient management plan.
AR Code § 15-20-1108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 11 - Arkansas Soil Nutrient Application and Poultry Litter Utilization Act|§ 15-20-1108. Poultry litter management plan

 (a)  (1) Poultry litter management plans shall be approved by the board of directors of the conservation district where a majority of the land to which the poultry litter management plan applies is located.  (2) The person requesting a poultry litter management plan may appeal the poultry litter management plan's disapproval or any of the poultry litter management plan's provisions to the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission.    (b)  (1) Poultry feeding operations within a surplus nutrient area shall develop and implement a poultry litter management plan acceptable to the commission.  (2) The person that develops the poultry litter management plan shall have obtained certification from the commission in planning.  (3) If the commission determines it to be beneficial, the poultry litter management plan may be a part of a nutrient management plan.    (c) At a minimum, the poultry litter management plan shall contain a:  (1) Periodic poultry litter nutrient content analysis component;  (2) Poultry litter utilization component providing for the proper utilization of the litter produced, including provisions ensuring that:  (A) Land application within a nutrient surplus area is in accordance with a nutrient management plan or at a rate not to exceed the protective rate;  (B) Land application outside a nutrient surplus area is in a method and at a rate acceptable to the commission; and  (C) Litter not land-applied is converted to a nonnutrient use or other use acceptable to the commission; and    (3) Records component that requires the owner of the poultry feeding operation to maintain sufficient records at the site of the poultry feeding operation to determine poultry litter utilization and compliance with the other portions of the poultry litter management plan.    (d) The commission may accept a plan or permit prepared to comply with federal law as a poultry litter management plan if the plan or permit substantially meets the requirements of this section.  (e) An approved poultry litter management plan shall constitute a permit to apply nutrients consistent with the poultry litter management plan.
AR Code § 15-20-1109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 11 - Arkansas Soil Nutrient Application and Poultry Litter Utilization Act|§ 15-20-1109. Sale or transfer of litter

 (a) Upon sale or transfer of poultry litter from a poultry feeding operation within a nutrient surplus area to any user, the poultry feeding operation shall not be responsible for the ultimate utilization of the poultry litter.  (b) Any person receiving poultry litter from a poultry feeding operation within a nutrient surplus area shall utilize the poultry litter in compliance with the poultry litter management plan or other method of utilization that complies with the requirements of this subchapter.
AR Code § 15-20-1110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 11 - Arkansas Soil Nutrient Application and Poultry Litter Utilization Act|§ 15-20-1110. Litter utilization committee

 (a) In nutrient surplus areas, the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission shall activate a litter utilization committee to facilitate utilization or removal of excess litter.  (b) The commission shall appoint a committee composed of poultry feeding operators, Department of Agriculture staff, and other persons knowledgeable in litter management.  (c)  (1) The committee shall consider methods of removal, valuation of the litter, and avenues of distribution of litter.  (2) Alternative uses shall include adequate compensation to poultry feeding operations for the value of the litter.
AR Code § 15-20-1111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 11 - Arkansas Soil Nutrient Application and Poultry Litter Utilization Act|§ 15-20-1111. Implementation

 (a)  (1) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission may develop all rules necessary to implement this subchapter.  (2) Rules shall be adopted pursuant to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.    (b) The commission may delegate portions of the program for implementation to the Department of Agriculture or conservation districts, or both.  (c)  (1) The commission may defer the requirements of §§ 15-20-1106 — 15-20-1108 for up to two (2) years after declaration as a nutrient surplus area to allow the development of nutrient management plans and poultry litter management plans and implementation of alternative use plans in order that persons affected may come into compliance with this subchapter.  (2) The commission may further defer the requirements of §§ 15-20-1106 — 15-20-1108 if it determines that there is no alternative use for litter or there are no readily available, affordable alternative nutrient supplies for which litter has been used.
AR Code § 15-20-1112 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 11 - Arkansas Soil Nutrient Application and Poultry Litter Utilization Act|§ 15-20-1112. Enforcement

 (a)  (1) Agents of the Department of Agriculture or a conservation district may enter on private property to determine compliance with this subchapter.  (2)  (A) Entry shall not occur without prior notification of the owner.  (B) Notice shall be given to the owner, operator, or agent in charge of the property at least seventy-two (72) hours before entry.    (3) Documentation of biosecurity measures taken and biosecurity certification received by an inspection agent of the Department of Agriculture or by a conservation district officer, including a biosecurity log book, shall be available to the owner upon request.  (4) Upon notice of disease outbreak by the department, inspection under this subchapter shall be automatically suspended until notification by the department that it is safe to resume inspections.    (b) The process for the imposition of administrative penalties under § 15-20-1113 shall be conducted pursuant to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.
AR Code § 15-20-1113 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 11 - Arkansas Soil Nutrient Application and Poultry Litter Utilization Act|§ 15-20-1113. Administrative penalties

 (a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission may impose administrative penalties not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per violation against any person who violates the requirements of this subchapter.  (b)  (1) Penalties collected shall be deposited into the Arkansas Water Development Fund and used in furtherance of the nutrient management program, including provisions of this subchapter.  (2) Penalties collected shall be cash funds when received by the Treasurer of State and shall not be deposited into or deemed to be a part of the State Treasury for the purposes of:  (A) Arkansas Constitution, Article 5, § 29;  (B) Arkansas Constitution, Article 16, § 12;  (C) Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 20; or  (D) Any other constitutional or statutory provision.      (c) If a person against whom an administrative penalty has been imposed by the commission as authorized in this section fails to pay the penalty to the commission, the commission may file an action to collect the administrative penalty in the circuit court of the county in which the poultry feeding operation is located.
AR Code § 15-20-1114 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 11 - Arkansas Soil Nutrient Application and Poultry Litter Utilization Act|§ 15-20-1114. No conflict with Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act

 (a)  (1) This subchapter shall not supersede the requirement that liquid animal waste management systems comply with the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, § 8-4-101 et seq., or rules adopted under the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, § 8-4-101 et seq.  (2) This subchapter shall not supersede the requirements of the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, § 8-4-101 et seq., for waste disposal systems utilizing land application as a part of the waste disposal process.    (b) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, nutrient and litter management activities conducted in compliance with this subchapter shall not be subject to regulation under the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, § 8-4-101 et seq., or rules adopted under the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, § 8-4-101 et seq.  (c)  (1) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission may determine that certain nutrient and litter-management activities regulated under the provisions of this subchapter are not in compliance with the subchapter and thus constitute placing sewage, industrial waste, or other wastes in a location where it is likely to cause pollution to the waters within the state.  (2) The nutrient and litter-management activities so determined shall be subject to regulation under the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, § 8-4-101 et seq., and rules adopted under the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, § 8-4-101 et seq.
AR Code § 15-20-1201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 12 - Surplus Nutrient Removal Incentives Act|§ 15-20-1201. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Surplus Nutrient Removal Incentives Act”.
AR Code § 15-20-1202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 12 - Surplus Nutrient Removal Incentives Act|§ 15-20-1202. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Litter” means byproducts associated with the confinement of poultry, including excrement, feed wastes, bedding materials, composted carcasses, and any combinations thereof; and  (2) “Nutrient surplus area” means an area declared a nutrient surplus area under § 15-20-1104.
AR Code § 15-20-1203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 12 - Surplus Nutrient Removal Incentives Act|§ 15-20-1203. Cost share

 (a)  (1) For the purchase and transportation of surplus litter from any nutrient surplus area to be used or disposed of within Arkansas but outside nutrient surplus areas and outside the watersheds listed in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission may provide cost share incentives to natural persons, partnerships, and corporations in an amount not to exceed fifteen dollars ($15.00) from the Arkansas Water Development Fund for each ton of surplus litter purchased and transported.  (2) Surplus litter removed from a nutrient surplus area under this subchapter may not be applied to land in the following watersheds as defined by the National Datasets for Natural Resource Analysis of the National Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture:  (A) Upper Frog Bayou, Hydrologic Unit Code 1111020104;  (B) Lower Frog Bayou, Hydrologic Unit Code 1111020105;  (C) Lower Mulberry River, Hydrologic Unit Code 1111020108;  (D) Middle Mulberry River, Hydrologic Unit Code 1111020107;  (E) White Oak Creek-Arkansas River, Hydrologic Unit Code 1111020109;  (F) Headwaters Mulberry River, Hydrologic Unit Code 1111020106;  (G) Horsehead Creek, Hydrologic Unit Code 1111020202;  (H) Spadra Creek, Hydrologic Unit Code 1111020203;  (I) Headwaters Buffalo River, Hydrologic Unit Code 1101000502;  (J) Little Buffalo River, Hydrologic Unit Code 1101000501;  (K) Upper Big Piney Creek, Hydrologic Unit Code 1111020206;  (L) Little Piney Creek, Hydrologic Unit Code 1111020207;  (M) Lower Big Piney Creek, Hydrologic Unit Code 1111020208;  (N) Headwaters Crooked Creek, Hydrologic Unit Code 1101000309;  (O) Clear Creek-Crooked Creek, Hydrologic Unit Code 1101000308;  (P) Outlet Crooked Creek, Hydrologic Unit Code 1101000310;  (Q) Richland Creek-Buffalo River, Hydrologic Unit Code 1101000503;  (R) Bear Creek-Buffalo River, Hydrologic Unit Code 1101000504; and  (S) Outlet Buffalo River, Hydrologic Unit Code 1101000505.      (b) Cost share funds shall be available to a natural person, partnership, or corporation that:  (1) Purchases surplus litter from a poultry feeding operation in a nutrient surplus area registered under the Arkansas Poultry Feeding Operations Registration Act, § 15-20-901 et seq.; and  (2) Transports or arranges for the transportation of the surplus litter outside the nutrient surplus areas to an area within Arkansas but outside the watersheds listed in subdivision (a)(2) of this section.
AR Code § 15-20-1204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 12 - Surplus Nutrient Removal Incentives Act|§ 15-20-1204. Application of transported litter

 Litter that is transported from a nutrient surplus area and then land applied shall be applied in a manner consistent with soil test recommendations.
AR Code § 15-20-1205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 12 - Surplus Nutrient Removal Incentives Act|§ 15-20-1205. Application and approval procedure — Administration

 (a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission shall promulgate rules necessary to administer the cost share program under this subchapter.  (b)  (1) The commission may charge a reasonable application fee to process cost share applications.  (2) All fees received under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be deposited into the Arkansas Water Development Fund.
AR Code § 15-20-1206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 12 - Surplus Nutrient Removal Incentives Act|§ 15-20-1206. Source of program money

 The Arkansas Water Development Fund may be used to finance cost share under this subchapter.
AR Code § 15-20-1301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 13 - Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Facilities Financing Act of 2007|§ 15-20-1301. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Facilities Financing Act of 2007”.
AR Code § 15-20-1304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 13 - Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Facilities Financing Act of 2007|§ 15-20-1304. Terms and characteristics of bonds

 (a) The bonds shall be issued in series in amounts sufficient to finance or refinance all or any part of project costs with the respective series to be designated in alphabetical order or by the year in which issued, or both.  (b)  (1) Each series of bonds shall have the date as the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission determines and shall mature or be subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption as determined by the commission over a period ending not later than thirty-five (35) years after the date of the bonds of each series.  (2) Pending the issuance of bonds under this subchapter, the commission may issue temporary notes maturing not more than five (5) years from the date of issuance to be exchanged for or paid from the proceeds of bonds when the bonds are issued.    (c)  (1) Each series of bonds shall bear interest whether or not subject to federal income taxation at the rate or rates accepted by the commission.  (2) Interest shall be payable at such times as the commission determines.    (d) The commission shall determine:  (1) The form of the bonds;  (2) The denomination of the bonds;  (3) Whether the bonds may be exchanged for bonds of another form or denomination bearing the same rate of interest and date of maturity;  (4) Whether the bonds may be payable within or without the state;  (5) Whether the bonds may be subject to redemption prior to maturity, including:  (A) The manner of redemption; and  (B) The redemption prices; and    (6) Any other terms and conditions of the bonds.    (e) The bonds shall have all the qualities of negotiable instruments or securities under the laws of the state, subject to the provision for registration of ownership.
AR Code § 15-20-1305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 13 - Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Facilities Financing Act of 2007|§ 15-20-1305. Purpose of bonds

 Bonds issued under this subchapter shall be issued to finance on a temporary or permanent basis or to refinance and develop one (1) or more projects, and the proceeds of the bonds shall be applied to the payment of project costs and the costs and expenses of issuance of the bonds, or in connection with a project refinancing, the repayment of indebtedness incurred to pay project costs, or for refunding of bonds as provided in § 15-20-1313.
AR Code § 15-20-1306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 13 - Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Facilities Financing Act of 2007|§ 15-20-1306. Resolutions and trust indentures

 (a)  (1) The bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission.  (2) Each resolution shall contain the terms, covenants, and conditions deemed desirable for the bonds, including without limitation conditions pertaining to:  (A) The establishment and maintenance of funds and accounts;  (B) The deposit and investment of revenues and of bond proceeds; and  (C) The rights and obligations of the state, its officers and officials, the commission, and the registered owners of the bonds.    (3) The resolution of the commission may provide for the execution and delivery by the commission of one (1) or more trust indentures with one (1) or more banks or trust companies located within or without the state, containing any of the terms, covenants, and conditions stated in subdivision (a)(2) of this section.  (4) A trust indenture shall be binding upon the state and its agencies, officers, and officials to the extent set forth in this subchapter.    (b) Any resolution or trust indenture adopted or executed under this section shall provide that power is reserved to:  (1) Apply to the payment of debt service on the bonds issued or secured under all or any part of the revenues that may be derived from any project financed by the bonds or financed by the commission in some other manner; and  (2) To the extent of revenues that the commission elects to apply to debt service, to release from any requirement of the resolution or trust indenture other revenues and resources of the state, including without limitation the general revenues of the state required to be transferred under § 15-20-1311.
AR Code § 15-20-1307 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 13 - Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Facilities Financing Act of 2007|§ 15-20-1307. Form of bond — Signatures

 (a) Each bond shall:  (1) Be signed with the manual or facsimile signatures of the Governor, the Chair of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, and the Treasurer of State; and  (2) Have affixed, imprinted, or lithographed on the bond the Great Seal of the State of Arkansas.    (b) Interest coupons attached to the bonds, if any, shall be signed with the facsimile signature of the Treasurer of State.  (c) Delivery of the bonds and coupons so executed shall be valid notwithstanding any change in persons holding such offices occurring after the bonds have been executed.
AR Code § 15-20-1308 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 13 - Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Facilities Financing Act of 2007|§ 15-20-1308. Sale of bonds

 (a) The bonds may be sold:  (1) Either at public or private sale in a manner and upon such terms as the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission determines to be reasonable and expedient for the purposes for which the commission was created; and  (2) At the price the commission determines acceptable, including sale at a discount.    (b) The commission may employ administrative agents, fiscal agents, underwriters, architects, accountants, engineers, and legal counsel and may pay them reasonable compensation from the proceeds of the bonds.  (c) The fees of any trustee or paying agent as well as the costs of publication of notices and of printing of the bonds, official statements, and other documents relating to the sale of the bonds, the fees of any rating agency, and other reasonable costs of issuing and selling the bonds incurred by the commission may be paid from the proceeds of the bonds.