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AR Code § 8-6-721 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 7 - Regional Solid Waste Management Districts and Boards|§ 8-6-721. Licensing haulers of solid waste

 (a) A person who engages in the business of hauling solid waste must obtain a license from the regional solid waste management board if:  (1) The person is engaged in the collection of solid waste within the regional solid waste management district; or  (2) The person is engaged in the transportation of solid waste for disposal or storage in the regional solid waste management district.    (b)  (1) A license shall be issued only to a person, partnership, corporation, association, the State of Arkansas, a political subdivision of the state, an improvement district, a sanitation authority, or another regional solid waste management district.  (2) The regional solid waste management district may engage in the hauling of solid waste within its own regional solid waste management district without licensure but shall comply with all applicable standards required under this section.    (c) The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission shall establish classifications of haulers, which shall be used by regional solid waste management districts in licensing haulers. The classifications shall be based on the nature and size of the loads transported.  (d)  (1) The commission shall promulgate minimum standards for a license to haul solid waste.  (2) One (1) of the criteria for obtaining such a license shall be the financial responsibility of the hauler.    (e) The board may impose more stringent standards than the minimum standards established by the commission.  (f) The board may set a reasonable licensing fee for each class of haulers.
AR Code § 8-6-722 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 7 - Regional Solid Waste Management Districts and Boards|§ 8-6-722. Penalties

 Any person who violates this subchapter or any rule of the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission or of a regional solid waste management board shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction, the person shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days or a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both imprisonment and fine.
AR Code § 8-6-723 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 7 - Regional Solid Waste Management Districts and Boards|§ 8-6-723. Alternative formation of original districts

 (a)  (1) In lieu of forming a regional solid waste management district under any other provision of this subchapter, a district may be created by interlocal agreement of the local governments in any county with a population of at least ninety thousand (90,000) persons and in which there is a permitted landfill on January 1, 1991. The regional solid waste management board of the district shall be established by interlocal agreement.  (2) The creation of the district shall be effective upon the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality's receipt of written notice in the form of a joint resolution by the local governments.    (b)  (1) [Repealed.]  (2) The creation of a district shall be effective upon the governing body of the authority notifying the director in writing. The governing body of a district created under this subsection shall be determined by the authority creating the district. The provisions of § 8-6-703 or any other section of this subchapter which provides for the method of selection of the governing body of a district shall not apply to districts formed under this subsection.    (c) The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission shall have no authority to add to or otherwise change the boundaries of a district created under this section.
AR Code § 8-6-724 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 7 - Regional Solid Waste Management Districts and Boards|§ 8-6-724. Regional standards

 Regional solid waste management boards may adopt more restrictive standards for the location, design, construction, and maintenance of solid waste disposal sites and facilities than the state government or United States Government, provided such standards are based upon generally accepted scientific knowledge or engineering practices and are consistent with the purposes of this subchapter.
AR Code § 8-6-802 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 8 - Bonds by Regional Solid Waste Management Districts|§ 8-6-802. Construction

 (a) The powers provided by this subchapter shall be supplemental to all other powers conferred on regional solid waste management boards.  (b) Except as expressly provided in this subchapter, the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, equipment, or operation and maintenance of projects under the provisions of this subchapter need not comply with the requirements of any other law applicable to the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, equipment, and operation and maintenance of public works or facilities, including, without limitation, laws pertaining to public bidding, paying prevailing wages, transfer or exchange of title to real or personal property, or any other aspect of the acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, enlarging, equipping, or operation or maintenance of public works or public projects, or transfer or exchange of title to real or personal property, none of which laws shall be applicable to projects under this subchapter.  (c) This subchapter, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes of this subchapter.
AR Code § 8-6-803 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 8 - Bonds by Regional Solid Waste Management Districts|§ 8-6-803. Pledge of rents, fees, and charges

 A regional solid waste management board may pledge any rents, fees, and charges imposed by the board to secure the repayment of bonds issued to finance projects, as provided for in this subchapter.
AR Code § 8-6-805 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 8 - Bonds by Regional Solid Waste Management Districts|§ 8-6-805. Bonds — Trust indenture

 (a) The resolution authorizing the bonds may provide for the execution by the regional solid waste management district with a bank or trust company within or without this state of a trust indenture which defines the rights of the holders and registered owners of the bonds.  (b) The indenture may control the priority between and among successive issues and may contain any other terms, covenants, and conditions that are deemed desirable, including, without limitation, those pertaining to the custody and application of proceeds of the bonds, the maintaining of rates and charges, the collection and disposition of revenues, the maintenance of various funds and reserves, the nature and extent of the security and pledging of revenues, the rights, duties, and obligations of the district and the trustee for the holders or registered owners of the bonds, and the rights of the holders and registered owners of the bonds.  (c) The resolution or trust indenture authorizing or securing any bonds issued under this subchapter may or may not impose a foreclosable mortgage lien upon or security interest in the project financed in whole or in part with the proceeds of the bonds, and the nature and extent of the mortgage lien or security interest may be controlled by the resolution or trust indenture, including, without limitation, provisions pertaining to the release of all or part of the project properties from the mortgage lien or security interest and the priority of the mortgage lien or security interest in the event of the issuance of additional bonds.  (d) Subject to the terms, conditions, and restrictions which may be contained in the resolution or trust indenture, any holder or registered owner of bonds issued under this subchapter or of any coupon attached thereto may, either at law or in equity, enforce the mortgage lien or security interest and may, by proper suit, compel the performance of the duties of the members and employees of the regional solid waste management board as set forth in the resolution or trust indenture authorizing or securing the bonds.
AR Code § 8-6-806 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 8 - Bonds by Regional Solid Waste Management Districts|§ 8-6-806. Bonds — Default

 (a)  (1) In the event of a default in the payment of the principal of, premium on, if any, or interest on any bonds issued under this subchapter, any court having jurisdiction may appoint a receiver to take charge of all or any part of the project in which there is a mortgage lien or security interest securing the bonds in default.  (2) The receiver shall have the power and authority to operate and maintain the project, to charge and collect rates, payments, rents, and charges sufficient to provide for the payment of the principal of, premium on, if any, and interest on the bonds, after providing for the payment of any costs of receivership and operating expenses of the project, and to apply the revenues derived from the project in conformity with this subchapter and the resolution or trust indenture authorizing or securing the bonds.  (3) When the default has been cured, the receivership shall be ended and the project returned to the regional solid waste management district.    (b) The relief afforded by this section shall be construed to be in addition and supplemental to the remedies that may be afforded the trustee for the bondholders and the bondholders in the resolution or trust indenture authorizing or securing the bonds and shall be so granted and administered as to accord full recognition to priority rights of bondholders as to the pledge of revenues from and the mortgage lien on and security interest in the project as specified in and fixed by the resolutions or trust indentures authorizing or securing successive bond issues.
AR Code § 8-6-807 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 8 - Bonds by Regional Solid Waste Management Districts|§ 8-6-807. Bonds — Liability — Payment and security

 (a) It shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond that it has been issued under the provisions of this subchapter and that the bonds are obligations only of the regional solid waste management district.  (b) No member of the regional solid waste management board shall be personally liable on the bonds or for any damages sustained by anyone in connection with any contracts entered into in carrying out the purpose and intent of this subchapter unless he or she shall have acted with corrupt intent.  (c) The principal of and interest on the bonds shall be payable from and may be secured by a pledge of revenues derived from the project acquired, constructed, reconstructed, equipped, extended, or improved, in whole or in part, with the proceeds of the bonds or obligations of the owners of projects.
AR Code § 8-6-808 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 8 - Bonds by Regional Solid Waste Management Districts|§ 8-6-808. Refunding bonds — Issuance

 (a) Bonds may be issued for the purpose of refunding any bonds issued under this subchapter. Refunding bonds may be combined with bonds issued under the provisions of § 14-233-109 into a single issue.  (b) When refunding bonds are issued, they may either be sold or delivered in exchange for the bonds being refunded. If sold, the proceeds may either be applied to the payment of the bonds being refunded or deposited into escrow for the retirement thereof.  (c) All refunding bonds shall in all respects be issued and secured in the manner provided for other bonds issued under this subchapter and shall have all the attributes of those bonds.  (d) The resolution under which refunding bonds are issued may provide that any of the refunding bonds shall have the same priority of lien on and security interest in project revenues and the project as was enjoyed by the bonds refunded by them.
AR Code § 8-6-809 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 8 - Bonds by Regional Solid Waste Management Districts|§ 8-6-809. Pledge of rates, fees, and charges

 (a) If the regional solid waste management board pledges rates, fees, and charges, then for as long as any bonds are outstanding and unpaid, the rates, fees, and charges shall be so fixed by the regional solid waste management district as to provide revenues sufficient:  (1) To pay all costs of and charges and expenses in connection with the proper operation and maintenance of its projects, and all necessary repairs, replacements, or renewals thereof;  (2) To pay when due the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all bonds, including bonds subsequently issued for additional projects, payable from the revenues;  (3) To create and maintain reserves as may be required by any resolution or trust indenture authorizing or securing bonds; and  (4) To pay any and all amounts which the district may be obligated to pay from project revenues by law or contract.    (b)  (1) Any pledge made by a district pursuant to this subchapter shall be valid and binding from the date the pledge is made.  (2)  (A) The revenues so pledged and then held or thereafter received by the district or any fiduciary on its behalf shall immediately be subject to the lien of the pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act.  (B) The lien of the pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the district without regard to whether such parties have notice thereof.      (c) The resolution, trust indenture, or other instrument by which a pledge is created need not be filed or recorded in any manner.
AR Code § 8-6-810 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 8 - Bonds by Regional Solid Waste Management Districts|§ 8-6-810. Rights of bondholders

 Any holder or registered owner of bonds or coupons pertaining to the bonds, except to the extent the rights given in this subchapter may be restricted by the resolution or trust indenture authorizing or securing the bonds and coupons, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceeding protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the state or granted under this subchapter or, to the extent permitted by law, under the resolution or trust indenture authorizing or securing the bonds or under any agreement or other contract executed by a regional solid waste management district pursuant to this subchapter, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this subchapter or by the resolution or trust indenture to be performed by any district, or by any officer of the foregoing, including the fixing, charging, and collecting of rates, fees, and charges.
AR Code § 8-6-811 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 8 - Bonds by Regional Solid Waste Management Districts|§ 8-6-811. Bonds — Tax exemption

 Bonds issued under the provisions of this subchapter and the interest thereon shall be exempt from all state, county, and municipal taxes, including property, income, inheritance, and estate taxes. Provided, however, that nothing in this subchapter shall preclude a regional solid waste management district from requesting the Arkansas Development Finance Authority to issue taxable bonds in furtherance of the purposes of this subchapter, on such terms as the district and the authority deem advisable and in conformity with the authority's statutory authority for issuance of such taxable bonds.
AR Code § 8-6-812 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 8 - Bonds by Regional Solid Waste Management Districts|§ 8-6-812. Tax-exempt status of property and income of district

 All properties at any time owned by the regional solid waste management district and the income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation in the State of Arkansas.
AR Code § 8-6-813 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 8 - Bonds by Regional Solid Waste Management Districts|§ 8-6-813. Investment of public funds in bonds

 (a) Any municipality or any board, commission, or other authority established by ordinance of any municipality or the boards of trustees, respectively, of the firemen's relief and pension fund and the policemen's pension and relief fund of any municipality or the board of trustees of any retirement system created by the General Assembly may, in its discretion, invest any of its funds not immediately needed for its purposes in bonds issued under the provisions of this subchapter.  (b) Bonds issued under the provisions of this subchapter shall be eligible to secure the deposit of public funds.
AR Code § 8-6-814 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 8 - Bonds by Regional Solid Waste Management Districts|§ 8-6-814. Transfer of facilities to district by county or municipality

 Any municipality or county may acquire facilities for a project, or any portion thereof, including a project site, by gift, purchase, lease, or condemnation, and may transfer the facilities to the regional solid waste management district by sale, lease, or gift. The transfer may be authorized by ordinance of the governing body without regard to the requirements, restrictions, limitations, or other provisions contained in any other law.
AR Code § 8-6-902 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 9 - Licensing of Operators of Solid Waste Management Facilities|§ 8-6-902. Penalties — Procedures

 (a) Any person who violates any provision of this subchapter or of any rule or order issued pursuant thereto, shall be subject to the same penalty and enforcement provisions as are contained in the Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act, § 8-6-201 et seq.  (b) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, the procedure of the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission for issuance of rules, conduct of hearings, notice, power of subpoena, review of action on permits, right of appeal, presumptions, finality of actions, and related matters shall be as provided in §§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-106 and 8-4-201 — 8-4-230 of the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, § 8-4-101 et seq., including, without limitation, §§ 8-4-205, 8-4-210, 8-4-212 — 8-4-214, and 8-4-218 — 8-4-229.  (c) All rules adopted under this subchapter shall be reviewed by the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor or appropriate subcommittees of the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor.
AR Code § 8-6-903 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 9 - Licensing of Operators of Solid Waste Management Facilities|§ 8-6-903. Licenses required

 (a) It shall be illegal for any county, municipality, governmental subdivision, public or private corporation, or other person to operate a solid waste management facility unless the competency of the operator is duly licensed by the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality under the provisions of this subchapter.  (b) It shall further be illegal for any person to perform the duties of an operator of any such solid waste management facility without being duly licensed under this subchapter.  (c)  (1) With the advice and assistance of the licensing committee, the director may grant a written waiver from the requirements of this subchapter.  (2) The director may withdraw a written waiver under subdivision (c)(1) of this section for just cause by written notice to the county, municipality, governmental subdivision, public or private corporation, or other person to whom the written waiver was granted.
AR Code § 8-6-904 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 9 - Licensing of Operators of Solid Waste Management Facilities|§ 8-6-904. Licensing committee — Members — Compensation — Restrictions

 (a)  (1) There is created a licensing committee to advise and assist the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission and the Division of Environmental Quality in the administration of the licensing program.  (2) The committee shall be composed of ten (10) voting members as follows:  (A) Three (3) members, to be appointed by the commission, shall be solid waste management facility operators licensed by the division;  (B) One (1) member, to be appointed by the commission, shall be an employee of a county operating a solid waste management facility who holds the position of solid waste management facility on-site operator or supervisor;  (C) One (1) member, to be appointed by the commission, shall be an employee of a municipality operating a sanitary landfill who holds the position of landfill on-site operator or supervisor;  (D) One (1) member, to be appointed by the commission, shall be a representative of one (1) of the duly constituted regional solid waste management boards;  (E) One (1) member, to be appointed by the commission, shall be an on-site operator or supervisor of a waste tire processing facility;  (F) One (1) member, to be appointed by the commission, shall be an on-site operator or supervisor of a nonsegregated materials recovery, transfer, or composting facility;  (G) One (1) member, to be appointed by the commission, shall be a faculty member of or other qualified person associated with an accredited college, university, or professional school in this state whose major field is related to environmental education; and  (H) One (1) member, to be appointed by the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality, shall be a qualified member of his or her staff who shall serve ex officio with no vote as executive secretary of the committee.      (b)  (1) In the event of a vacancy, a new member shall be appointed by the commission to serve out the unexpired term.  (2)  (A) As of August 12, 2006, no nonstate agency member shall serve more than two (2) consecutive three-year terms.  (B) Those members serving unexpired five-year terms may serve an additional one (1) consecutive three-year term.      (c) The committee shall select a member to serve as chair each year and shall meet as necessary to carry out its duties under this subchapter and at the call of the chair.  (d) State agency members of the committee shall receive no additional salary or per diem for their services as members of the committee, but they shall be allowed their travel and maintenance expenses while attending meetings away from Little Rock.  (e) No member of the committee shall participate in any licensing decision involving the firm or organization by which that member is employed or in which that member has a direct or indirect financial interest.