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AR Code § 15-22-1104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 22 - Water Resources|Subchapter 11 - Safe Drinking Water Fund|§ 15-22-1104. Administration of set aside account

 (a)  (1) The Drinking Water State Set Aside Account shall be administered by the Department of Health.  (2) The department may establish procedures and adopt rules required to administer the account and programs financed in whole or in part with moneys in the account in accordance with federal or state law providing for water systems, including, without limitation the Safe Drinking Water Act, and to enter into contracts and other agreements in connection with the operation of the account, including without limitation contracts and agreements with federal agencies, the Arkansas Development Finance Authority, the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, and other parties to the extent necessary or convenient for the implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Fund and programs financed in whole or in part with moneys in the fund.    (b) The department shall maintain full authority for the operation of the account in accordance with applicable federal and state law, including withdrawals necessary to achieve the intended purposes of the account.
AR Code § 15-22-1105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 22 - Water Resources|Subchapter 11 - Safe Drinking Water Fund|§ 15-22-1105. Authority to accept grants — Deposit of funds received

 (a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission and the Arkansas Development Finance Authority as agent for the commission may accept grants for the use of the Safe Drinking Water Fund from any state or federal agencies, municipalities, corporations, foundations, individual donors, or authorities, specifically including without limitation appropriations from the State Treasury as heretofore or hereafter provided.  (b) All moneys received by the commission or the authority under the provisions of this subchapter shall be deposited as and when received into the fund except as otherwise specifically provided by federal or state law.  (c)  (1) Except for moneys hereafter deposited into or paid to the commission or the authority for deposit into the Drinking Water State Grants Account, all moneys now or hereafter received for, deposited into, or paid to the commission or the authority for deposit into the fund are specifically declared to be cash funds restricted in their use and shall not be deposited into the State Treasury or deemed to be a part of the State Treasury for the purposes of Arkansas Constitution, Article 5, § 29; Arkansas Constitution, Article 16, § 12; Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 20; or any other constitutional or statutory provisions but shall be held and applied by the commission or the authority as agent for the commission solely for the uses set forth in this subchapter.  (2) Interest and other moneys received from the investment of moneys, the purchase of bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness issued by owners or the making of loans with moneys in the fund including in each case moneys in the Drinking Water State Grants Account are declared to be cash funds restricted in their use and shall not be deposited into the State Treasury but shall be held and applied by the commission and the authority as agent for the commission solely for the uses set forth in this subchapter.
AR Code § 15-22-1106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 22 - Water Resources|Subchapter 11 - Safe Drinking Water Fund|§ 15-22-1106. Fees for services provided by commission

 (a)  (1) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission may establish and collect fees for its technical and administrative services in connection with the planning, design, acquisition, construction, expansion, equipping, or rehabilitation of water systems or parts of water systems financed in whole or in part with moneys in the Safe Drinking Water Fund.  (2) The authority granted in this section is supplemental to the authority granted to the commission under other laws to establish fees for its services.    (b) The fees shall be payable in any one (1) or more of the following methods from:  (1) Proceeds of loans, bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness of an owner purchased from moneys in the fund;  (2) Proceeds of bonds issued by the commission or the Arkansas Development Finance Authority in connection with the fund; or  (3) Periodic payments due on the loans, bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness of an owner purchased with moneys in the fund.
AR Code § 15-22-1107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 22 - Water Resources|Subchapter 11 - Safe Drinking Water Fund|§ 15-22-1107. Collection of fees

 If requested by the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, the Arkansas Development Finance Authority shall collect the fees from the owners receiving financial assistance from the Safe Drinking Water Fund and deposit the fees into the Drinking Water State Administrative Account within five (5) days after each periodic payment is made.
AR Code § 15-22-1108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 22 - Water Resources|Subchapter 11 - Safe Drinking Water Fund|§ 15-22-1108. Federal grants deposited into fund

 (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 19-6-108 and 19-6-601, grants to the state received by the Treasurer of State from the federal government for deposit into the Safe Drinking Water Fund are declared to be cash funds restricted in their use and dedicated to be used solely as authorized in this subchapter.  (b) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission and the Arkansas Development Finance Authority may accept moneys for deposit into the fund from allocations from the Treasurer of State as provided in this section.
AR Code § 15-22-1109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 22 - Water Resources|Subchapter 11 - Safe Drinking Water Fund|§ 15-22-1109. Use of Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Account

 (a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission and with the approval of the commission the Arkansas Development Finance Authority may use the moneys in the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Account excluding the Drinking Water State Grants Account and the assets acquired with moneys in the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Account to secure the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on bonds issued by the commission or the authority if proceeds of the bonds are deposited into the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Account and pay the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on and to pay costs incurred in connection with bonds issued by the commission or the authority if proceeds of the bonds are deposited into the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Account.  (b) Subject to § 15-22-1102(c)-(e), the commission and, with the approval of the commission, the authority may pledge the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Account excluding the Drinking Water State Grants Account and pledge the assets acquired with moneys in the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Account to secure the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on bonds issued by the commission or the authority if proceeds of the bonds are deposited into the Construction Assistance Revolving Loan Fund under § 15-5-901 et seq., consistent with applicable federal law and pay the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on and to pay costs incurred in connection with bonds issued by the commission or the authority if proceeds of the bonds are deposited into the Construction Assistance Revolving Loan Fund under § 15-5-901 et seq., consistent with applicable federal law.
AR Code § 15-22-1110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 22 - Water Resources|Subchapter 11 - Safe Drinking Water Fund|§ 15-22-1110. Withholding general revenue turnback

 (a) Should any city, town, county, or political subdivision receiving general revenue turnback funds as defined in the Revenue Stabilization Law, § 19-5-101 et seq., fail, neglect, or refuse to pay any installment of principal, interest, or financing fee for a period of more than ninety (90) days past the due date in accordance with the written instrument for the repayment of its bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness purchased with moneys in the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Account, the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission after notification to the city, town, county, or political subdivision may certify to the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State the name of the city, town, county, or political subdivision and the amount of deficiencies ninety (90) days or more past due.  (b) Upon certification, the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State are directed to withhold from the city's, town's, county's, or other political subdivision's share of general revenue turnback as the share is defined in the Revenue Stabilization Law, § 19-5-101 et seq., the amount so certified as due and to transfer the amount to the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Account and the Drinking Water State Administrative Account as follows:  (1) Amounts withheld as fees shall be transferred to the Drinking Water State Administrative Account; and  (2) Amounts withheld as principal and interest shall be transferred to the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Account.
AR Code § 15-22-1111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 22 - Water Resources|Subchapter 11 - Safe Drinking Water Fund|§ 15-22-1111. Substitution of loans

 (a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission may remove any loan, bond, note, or other evidence of indebtedness purchased with moneys in the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Account from that account and substitute another loan, bond, note, or other evidence of indebtedness not then in default as to payment of any installment of principal, interest, or financing fee, and having an equal or greater outstanding principal balance, made by the commission for a purpose authorized by this subchapter.  (b)  (1) The commission may forgive principal of loans made and bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness purchased with moneys in the account.  (2) However, principal may be forgiven only for loans made and bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness purchased with moneys in the account provided by the federal government under the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide additional subsidization to eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans, or grants or any combination of principal, negative interest loans, or grants.
AR Code § 15-22-1112 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 22 - Water Resources|Subchapter 11 - Safe Drinking Water Fund|§ 15-22-1112. Interest rates on loans

 (a) The loans made and bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness purchased with moneys in the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Account shall bear interest at rates of interest, including without limitation negative rates of interest, established by the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission.  (b) However, the commission may establish negative rates of interest only for loans made and bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness purchased with moneys in the account provided by the federal government under the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide additional subsidization to eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans, or grants or any combination of these.  (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, loans, bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness issued by owners may bear interest at a negative rate if they are purchased with moneys in the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Account.
AR Code § 15-22-1201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 22 - Water Resources|Subchapter 12 - Sparta Aquifer Critical Groundwater Counties' Remediation Act|§ 15-22-1201. Title

 This subchapter may be known and cited as the “Sparta Aquifer Critical Groundwater Counties' Remediation Act”.
AR Code § 15-22-1202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 22 - Water Resources|Subchapter 12 - Sparta Aquifer Critical Groundwater Counties' Remediation Act|§ 15-22-1202. Legislative findings and intent

 It is the intent of this subchapter to make available revenues and resources to discourage the withdrawal of Sparta Aquifer water by certain large water users in Bradley, Calhoun, Columbia, Jefferson, Ouachita, and Union counties.
AR Code § 15-22-1204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 22 - Water Resources|Subchapter 12 - Sparta Aquifer Critical Groundwater Counties' Remediation Act|§ 15-22-1204. Construction and enumeration

 (a) This subchapter is complete in itself and shall be the sole authority necessary to carry out its purposes.  (b) This subchapter shall be construed liberally.  (c) The enumeration of any object, purpose, power, or method shall not be deemed to exclude like objects, purposes, powers, or methods.
AR Code § 15-22-1205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 22 - Water Resources|Subchapter 12 - Sparta Aquifer Critical Groundwater Counties' Remediation Act|§ 15-22-1205. Sparta Aquifer critical groundwater county conservation boards

 (a) One hundred (100) or more qualified electors residing within any county may petition the circuit court for the county to establish a Sparta Aquifer critical groundwater county conservation board for the purposes set forth in this subchapter.  (b) A petition filed pursuant to this subchapter shall contain:  (1) A brief and concise statement describing the water crisis affecting the county;  (2) A brief and concise statement showing the necessity for forming and operating the proposed board and describing the benefits to be derived from it by the residents and property owners in the county;  (3) The proposed name for the board;  (4) A proposed improvement plan; and  (5) Any other and additional information as may be appropriate and useful, including without limitation, the proposed names of initial members and their terms.
AR Code § 15-22-1206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 22 - Water Resources|Subchapter 12 - Sparta Aquifer Critical Groundwater Counties' Remediation Act|§ 15-22-1206. Petition — Commission report

 (a) Upon the filing of the petition in the office of the circuit clerk, the clerk shall prepare a certified copy of the petition and transmit the certified copy to the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission within five (5) days after the date of the filing of the petition.  (b)  (1) Upon receipt of the certified copy, the commission, if it has not already done so, shall begin an investigation of the present and future availability of aquifer water for the county.  (2) The commission shall transmit within sixty (60) days after receipt of the certified copy of the petition a written report of its findings to the clerk of the circuit court.    (c) The report of the commission shall include, but need not be limited to:  (1) A finding as to whether the water shortage of the county, if any, is such that it conforms to the definition of “county” in § 15-22-1203(6);  (2) A finding as to whether the organization of the proposed Sparta Aquifer critical groundwater county conservation board serves to alleviate any such water shortage and would be conducive to the purposes of this subchapter;  (3) A finding that an existing plan is in place, including deadlines for progress, which is reasonably calculated to alleviate the depletion of the Sparta Aquifer and reduce the withdrawal of aquifer water to levels below the safe yield in order to protect the Sparta Aquifer for future use;  (4) A finding that the proposed improvement plan, if implemented, would or would not preserve the groundwater resource for future use; and  (5) Any conditions or recommendations which the commission regards as necessary to the organization of the board and the purposes and powers of the board.    (d)  (1) If the commission makes a finding that an existing plan is in place to preserve the actual groundwater use under subdivision (c)(3) of this section, then the petition shall be held in abeyance, and the commission shall continuously monitor the plan's progress.  (2) However, upon the petition of any twenty (20) persons alleging insufficient progress in the plan, the commission shall conduct a hearing in the county and examine the previous findings.
AR Code § 15-22-1207 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 22 - Water Resources|Subchapter 12 - Sparta Aquifer Critical Groundwater Counties' Remediation Act|§ 15-22-1207. Court order — Notice and hearing

 (a) Within thirty (30) days after the report of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission has been filed in the office of the circuit clerk, the petition shall be presented to the judge of the circuit court, either in term or vacation, and the circuit court shall enter its order:  (1) Setting a hearing upon the petition for a day certain; and  (2) Directing the clerk of the circuit court to give notice of the hearing by publication for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper or newspapers having a general circulation in the county.    (b) The notice shall contain:  (1) A concise statement describing the purpose of the hearing;  (2) A concise statement of the findings and conclusions of the commission; and  (3) A warning to all persons residing or owning property within the county to appear upon the date and at the time and place of the hearing to show cause, if any exists, why the petition should not be granted.    (c) Upon the date and at the time and place named in the notice, the circuit court shall meet and hear all persons who wish to appear and advocate or resist the establishment of the Sparta Aquifer critical groundwater county conservation board.  (d) If the circuit court, after being satisfied as to the sufficiency of the petition and the proceedings thereon, finds it to be in the best interests of the persons residing or owning land within the county that the board should be established under the terms of this subchapter, the circuit court shall enter its order establishing the board, subject to the terms and provisions of this subchapter, and designating a name for the board.
AR Code § 15-22-1208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 22 - Water Resources|Subchapter 12 - Sparta Aquifer Critical Groundwater Counties' Remediation Act|§ 15-22-1208. County conservation board members

 (a) The Sparta Aquifer critical groundwater county conservation board shall be composed of one (1) qualified elector residing in each justice of the peace district in the county.  (b)  (1) The initial members of the board shall be appointed by the circuit court at the time of establishment of the board or within a reasonable time thereafter.  (2) The circuit court shall fix the terms of the initial members of the board in a manner that the terms of the board members shall expire on December 31 of the year of each general election and each two (2) years thereafter.  (3) The membership of the initial board shall be divided into two-year, four-year, and six-year terms in order to set up the every-two-year rotation.
AR Code § 15-22-1209 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 22 - Water Resources|Subchapter 12 - Sparta Aquifer Critical Groundwater Counties' Remediation Act|§ 15-22-1209. Additional county conservation board members

 (a) Other than the initial members of the Sparta Aquifer critical groundwater county conservation board, members of the Sparta Aquifer critical groundwater county conservation board shall be elected to terms of six (6) years by the qualified electors residing in the respective justice of the peace districts included in the county.  (b)  (1) Nominations for members of the Sparta Aquifer critical groundwater county conservation board shall be upon petitions signed by at least ten (10) qualified electors residing in the justice of the peace district from which the member is to be elected.  (2) The petition shall be filed with the county board of election commissioners at least sixty (60) days prior to the general election.    (c) Election of members shall be held as a part of the general election and under the laws governing the general election.  (d) Any member shall be qualified to succeed himself or herself.  (e) Any member of the Sparta Aquifer critical groundwater county conservation board shall serve until his or her successor is elected and qualified.  (f) In the event of an increase or decrease in the number of justice of the peace districts in a county, the circuit court, upon petition signed and filed with the circuit clerk by twenty (20) or more qualified electors residing in the county, shall enter its order making appropriate modifications in the composition of the Sparta Aquifer critical groundwater county conservation board.
AR Code § 15-22-1210 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 22 - Water Resources|Subchapter 12 - Sparta Aquifer Critical Groundwater Counties' Remediation Act|§ 15-22-1210. Oath of office — Vacancy

 (a) Each member of the Sparta Aquifer critical groundwater county conservation board shall take the oath of office required by Arkansas Constitution, Article 19, § 20, and shall also swear that he or she will not directly or indirectly be interested in any contract made by the board.  (b) All oaths of members of the board shall be executed in writing and shall be filed in the office of the circuit clerk for the county.  (c) Any member failing to take the oath within thirty (30) days after his or her appointment or election shall be deemed to have declined the office, and his or her place shall be filled as other vacancies.  (d)  (1) Any vacancy on the board shall be filled by appointment of the board for a term to last until December 31 following the next general election, at which time the vacancy shall be filled by election from the appropriate district for the unexpired term of the position that became vacant.  (2) Should there not be time for a candidate to qualify for the next general election, the appointment shall be until December 31 of the next-following general election.