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AR Code § 8-6-702 (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|§ 8-6-702. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Board” or “regional board” means a regional solid waste management board established pursuant to this subchapter;  (2) “Commission” means the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission;  (3) [Repealed.]  (4) [Repealed.]  (5) “Disposal site” means any place at which solid waste is dumped, accepted, or disposed of for final disposition by landfilling, incinerating, composting, or any other method;  (6) “District” means a regional solid waste management district;  (7) “Interested party” means the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality or his or her designee, the board, the person making application to the board, or any person submitting written comments on an application within the public comment period;  (8) “Landfill” means a permitted landfill under the Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act, § 8-6-201 et seq.;  (9) “Materials in the recycling process” means ferrous and nonferrous metals diverted or removed from the solid waste stream so that they may be reused, as long as such materials are processed or handled using reasonably available processing equipment and control technology as determined by the director, taking cost into account, and a substantial amount of the materials are consistently utilized to manufacture a product which otherwise would have been produced using virgin material;  (10) “Recyclable materials” or “recyclables” means those materials from the solid waste stream that can be recovered for reuse in present or reprocessed form;  (11) “Recyclable materials collection center” or “collection center” means a facility which receives or stores recyclable materials prior to timely transportation to material recovery facilities, markets for recycling, or disposal;  (12) “Recycling” means the systematic collection, sorting, decontaminating, and returning of waste materials to commerce as commodities for use or exchange;  (13) “Solid waste” means all putrescible and nonputrescible wastes in solid, semisolid, or liquid form, including, but not limited to, yard or food waste, waste glass, waste metals, waste plastics, wastepaper, waste paperboard, and all other solid and semisolid wastes resulting from industrial, commercial, agricultural, community, and residential activities, but does not include materials in the recycling process as defined in this section;  (14) “Solid waste management system” means the same as provided in § 8-6-203;  (15) “Source separation” means the act or process of removing a particular type of recyclable material from the solid waste stream at the point of generation or at a point under control of the generator for the purpose of collection and recycling; and  (16) “Yard waste” means grass clippings, leaves, and shrubbery trimmings.
AR Code § 8-6-703 (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|§ 8-6-703. Creation of districts and boards — Members of boards

 (a)  (1)  (A) The eight (8) regional solid waste planning districts created by Acts 1989, No. 870, and each solid waste service area created pursuant to Acts 1989, No. 870, are renamed regional solid waste management districts.  (B) Each regional solid waste management district shall be governed by a regional solid waste management board.    (2) The boundaries of a regional solid waste management district may be modified and new regional solid waste management districts may be created pursuant to § 8-6-707.    (b)  (1) Each board shall be composed of representatives of:  (A) The counties within the regional solid waste management district;  (B) All cities of the first class within the regional solid waste management district;  (C) All cities with a population over two thousand (2,000) according to the most recent federal decennial census within the regional solid waste management district;  (D) The largest city of each county within the regional solid waste management district; and  (E) Any city that holds a position on any board on or after January 1, 2010, within the regional solid waste management district.    (2) The county judge of each county within the regional solid waste management district and the mayor of each city entitled to a representative in the regional solid waste management district shall serve on the board, unless the county judge or mayor elects instead to appoint a member as follows:  (A) The county judge, with confirmation by the quorum court of each county within the regional solid waste management district, shall appoint one (1) member to the board; and  (B) The mayor, with confirmation by the governing body of each city entitled to a representative in the regional solid waste management district, shall appoint one (1) member.      (c)  (1) Each board shall have a minimum of five (5) members.  (2) If the number of members serving under subsection (b) of this section is less than five (5), additional members necessary to make the total number equal five (5) shall be appointed by mutual agreement of the other board members and shall represent the general public within the regional solid waste management district.  (3) Appointed board members shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing body and a minimum term of one (1) year.  (4) Vacancies shall be filled for any unexpired term of an appointed member in the same manner as provided in subsection (b) of this section and subdivision (c)(2) of this section.  (5)  (A) A majority of the membership of the board in person or represented by proxy shall constitute a quorum.  (B) A majority vote of those members present shall be required for any action of the board.    (6) Each board shall annually select a chair.
AR Code § 8-6-705 (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|§ 8-6-705. Needs assessments

 (a) All needs assessments required by this subchapter are subject to review and approval for completeness by the Division of Environmental Quality.  (b) Failure to provide complete assessments as required by this subchapter may provide the division with grounds to initiate enforcement actions against the regional solid waste management boards or their component governmental entities. Pursuant to established administrative procedures, sanctions may be imposed, including, but not limited to, denial, discontinuation, or reimbursement of any grant funding administered by the division to a regional solid waste management district or any of its component governmental entities.  (c) The division may award grants to the districts for the development of the initial regional needs assessments, for the biennial updates, and for any other update required by the law.
AR Code § 8-6-707 (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|§ 8-6-707. Creation of new regional districts

 (a)  (1)  (A) After notification of the appropriate regional solid waste management board or boards, the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission may designate a county or counties within each regional solid waste management district or counties within two (2) or more districts as a new district pursuant to the limitations of this section.  (B) New districts shall be designated for purposes that address local exigencies, needs, and other requirements of this subchapter.  (C) A district shall only be composed of whole county jurisdictions, and each district shall contain more than one (1) county unless that county has a population of:  (i)  (a) At least fifty thousand (50,000) according to the most recent federal decennial census.  (b) However, a single-county district that has been approved under this section shall not cease to be a valid district under this section if the population of the single county composing the district is determined to be less than fifty thousand (50,000) according to a federal decennial census occurring after the approval of the single-county district; or    (ii) At least twenty-five thousand (25,000) according to the most recent federal decennial census and the county is served by one (1) county sanitation authority under § 14-233-104.      (2) Commission approval of district boundaries shall be sought and obtained pursuant to administrative procedures promulgated by the commission.    (b)  (1) Counties and municipalities included in a new or revised district shall cease to be members of any other district.  (2) The term of a board member representing a county or municipality shall immediately expire upon the inclusion of the county or municipality within a new district.    (c) After notification of the appropriate boards, the commission, upon the request of a county or district, may transfer a county into an existing district.
AR Code § 8-6-708 (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|§ 8-6-708. Procedures and rules

 The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission is authorized to prescribe procedures and rules:   (1) To guide the initial and continued organization and operation of the respective regional solid waste management boards in accordance with the purposes of this subchapter and § 8-6-801 et seq.;  (2) To assure public notice and participation prior to adoption of regional needs assessments, findings, or reports made by the boards;  (3) To defray some of the costs of the administration of this subchapter, including, but not limited to, inspections and technical review of submissions required by this subchapter by setting graduated surcharges upon any waste stream increase in excess of ten percent (10%) as a result of receipt of solid waste from outside the regional solid waste management district; and  (4) To require prompt compliance with the requirements of this subchapter and § 8-6-801 et seq.
AR Code § 8-6-709 (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|§ 8-6-709. Agreements implementing subchapter

 (a) Any regional solid waste management board may enter into agreements for the specific purpose of implementing this subchapter.  (b) Any such agreement shall specify the following:  (1) Its duration;  (2) The precise organization, composition, and nature of any separate legal or administrative entity created thereby, together with the powers delegated thereto, provided such entity may be legally created;  (3) Its purpose or purposes;  (4) The manner of financing the joint or cooperative undertaking and of establishing and maintaining a budget therefor, provided that such legal entity may incur indebtedness for the lease or purchase of land, equipment, and other expenses necessary to the operation of a solid waste management system or any part thereof;  (5) The permissible method or methods to be employed in accomplishing the partial or complete termination of the agreement and for disposing of property upon such partial or complete termination;  (6) The degree to which the joint or individual plans are drawn in accordance with the regional needs assessments required by this subchapter; and  (7) Any other necessary and proper matters.
AR Code § 8-6-710 (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|§ 8-6-710. Solid waste management responsibility

 (a)  (1) Each regional solid waste management board shall be the governmental entity primarily responsible for providing a solid waste management system for the regional solid waste management district.  (2) The counties and municipalities shall continue to be responsible for solid waste management services within their corporate boundaries until the board determines in writing that the district is able to assume the solid waste management responsibilities of the municipality or county.    (b) Counties and municipalities in a district may provide a portion of the solid waste management services, such as solid waste pickup, while the board provides other services and has assumed responsibility therefor, such as disposal facilities, in which event, the counties and municipalities shall retain only the responsibility for the system related to the services provided. In performing those retained responsibilities or assisting the board in performing its responsibilities, counties and municipalities shall retain all present legal powers and authority related to those responsibilities, including, but not limited to, power and authority to levy and collect fees and charges. Counties and municipalities may provide additional solid waste management services in excess of those provided by the district at their own expense so long as such solid waste management services conform to the district solid waste management plan.
AR Code § 8-6-711 (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|§ 8-6-711. District solid waste management system

 (a) A regional solid waste management district is authorized to own, acquire, construct, reconstruct, extend, equip, improve, operate, maintain, sell, lease, contract concerning, or otherwise deal in facilities of any nature necessary or desirable for the control, collection, removal, reduction, disposal, treatment, or other handling of solid waste.  (b)  (1) A regional solid waste management district may elect to acquire the ownership or use of elements of solid waste management systems owned or controlled by municipalities, counties, improvement districts, or sanitation authorities within the regional solid waste management district by contract on such terms as are mutually agreed to be necessary, convenient, or desirable.  (2)  (A) If the regional solid waste management district has elected such acquisition of ownership or use, the regional solid waste management district shall also have assumed the responsibility associated with that project or element, as contemplated by § 8-6-714.  (B) If the regional solid waste management district and the other entity or entities which are parties to the acquisition cannot mutually agree on the fair value to be paid and the method of compensation for the acquired asset, then either party may have that value and method adjudicated as to fairness by the circuit court having jurisdiction of the regional solid waste management district's principal office, in the manner of a declaratory judgment and not in the nature of eminent domain.  (C) The regional solid waste management district shall have the discretion to proceed or not to proceed with the acquisition after the declaration is obtained.      (c)  (1)  (A) A regional solid waste management district may elect to seek a permit for a Class I landfill to be owned by the State of Arkansas.  (B) Provided, however, that only one (1) such Class I landfill shall be sited in each of the eight (8) planning and development districts established pursuant to § 14-166-202.    (2) Upon the regional solid waste management district's obtaining a permit to operate, ownership interest in said Class I landfill shall be vested with the State of Arkansas through deed or other conveyance.    (d) An existing and operating solid waste facility within the regional solid waste management district shall be incorporated into the regional solid waste management district solid waste management plan, or the regional solid waste management district shall acquire ownership of that solid waste facility in the manner set forth in subsection (b) of this section.  (e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to give a regional solid waste management district the power to make an acquisition described in this section without the consent of the municipalities, counties, improvement districts, or sanitation authorities involved.
AR Code § 8-6-713 (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|§ 8-6-713. Restriction on local government bonds and pledges

 (a) Unless approved by the regional solid waste management board, no municipality, county, improvement district, or sanitation authority within the regional solid waste management district shall:  (1) Issue any bonds for solid waste management purposes; or  (2) Pledge any revenues derived from solid waste management services for any bond issue.    (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, no board shall prohibit a municipality or county from issuing revenue bonds or using general obligation bonds when the purpose of such issuance or usage is the funding of a facility or project to process and market recycled materials for use as fuel.  (c) The board shall not impair any existing bond issue or other financial obligation of a municipality, county, improvement district, or sanitation authority.
AR Code § 8-6-715 (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|§ 8-6-715. Eminent domain

 (a) In the event that necessary lands needed for the accomplishment of the purposes authorized by this chapter cannot be acquired by negotiation, any regional solid waste management district is authorized to acquire the needed lands by condemnation proceedings under the power of eminent domain.  (b)  (1) The proceedings may be exercised in the manner now provided for taking private property for rights-of-way for railroads as set forth in §§ 18-15-1202 — 18-15-1207.  (2) As a part of the proceedings, the district shall file an environmental impact statement with the court.    (c) Nothing in this section shall allow a district to appropriate by eminent domain any property upon which is located a permitted landfill, recycling facility, or incinerator or for which a permit for a landfill, recycling facility, or incinerator is pending.
AR Code § 8-6-718 (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|§ 8-6-718. Waste tire collection center

 Beginning July 1, 1993, each regional solid waste management board shall establish a waste tire collection center at which residents of the regional solid waste management district may dispose of their waste motor vehicle tires at no cost except as provided by rule of the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission or the board.
AR Code § 8-6-719 (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|§ 8-6-719. Regional composting program

 (a) Each regional solid waste management board shall establish a program for the composting of yard waste.  (b) Each board shall establish a pilot program for the composting of yard waste collected in an area with a population of at least five thousand (5,000) persons. The pilot program shall be established in each regional solid waste management district by July 1, 1992.
AR Code § 8-6-720 (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|§ 8-6-720. Opportunity to recycle — Recyclable materials collection centers — Definition

 (a)  (1) Each regional solid waste management board shall ensure that its residents have an opportunity to recycle.  (2) At least one (1) recyclable materials collection center shall be available in each county of a regional solid waste management district unless the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission grants the district an exemption. An exemption may be granted if a county is adequately served by a recyclable materials collection center in another county.  (3) Boards shall assess the operation of existing and proposed recycling centers and materials recovery facilities to determine the adequacy of the existing and proposed recycling centers and materials recovery facilities for the collection and recovery of recyclable materials. Boards shall give due consideration to existing recycling facilities in ensuring the opportunity to recycle and are encouraged to use, to the extent practicable, persons engaged in the business of recycling on March 26, 1991, whether or not the persons were operating for profit.  (4) As used in this subsection, “opportunity to recycle” means availability of curbside pickup or collection centers for recyclable materials at sites that are convenient for persons to use.    (b) The Division of Environmental Quality shall determine by rule the adequacy of the facilities and the number and type of recyclable materials for which the services in this section must be provided.  (c) Each board shall provide information on how, when, and where materials may be recycled, including a promotional program that encourages source separation of residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional materials.  (d) Each board should ensure, alone or in conjunction with other boards, that materials separated for recycling are taken to markets for sale or to materials recovery facilities.  (e)  (1) A board shall not prevent a person generating or collecting recyclable materials from delivering the recyclable materials to a recycling facility of the generator's or collector's choice.  (2) However, no person shall divert to personal use or commercial purpose any recyclable materials placed in a container as a part of a regional recycling program without the consent of the generator or the collector.  (3) Any person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of unlawfully diverting recyclable materials under a regional recycling program shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.    (f) Each board shall incorporate into its solid waste management plan its proposal for fulfilling the obligations of this section.  (g) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the planning or implementation of any regional recycling program prior to compliance with the requirements of subsection (f) of this section.