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AR Code § 8-9-414 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 4 - Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Act|§ 8-9-414. Powers and duties of the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission

 (a) The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission shall promulgate rules to carry out the intent and purposes of this subchapter.  (b) The rules shall:  (1)  (A) Except as provided under subdivision (b)(1)(B) of this section, provide for the administration of permits for tire processing facilities, tire collection centers, commercial generators, and any other person or entity that collects, receives, processes, recycles, or disposes of used tires regulated under this subchapter with the maximum permit fee not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) annually.  (B) The maximum permit fee under this subdivision (b)(1) shall not apply to tire transporters;    (2) Establish standards for tire processing facilities, tire collection centers, tire transporters, and beneficial use projects;  (3) Establish procedures for administering reimbursements to used tire programs under § 8-9-405;  (4) Unless otherwise provided by law, authorize the final disposition of waste tires at a permitted solid waste disposal facility if the waste tires have been cut into sufficiently small parts for proper disposal and in compliance with this subchapter and all other applicable provisions in this title;  (5) Establish procedures for administering the electronic uniform used tire manifest system;  (6) Establish accountability procedures for the sustainability of used tire programs operated under this subchapter; and  (7)  (A) Establish the number of tires that each individual who is a resident of a regional solid waste management district may discard monthly without a fee.  (B) The maximum number of tires under this subdivision (b)(7) shall not be more than four (4) tires per month.      (c) The commission may:  (1) Develop an alternative tire transporter licensing program to be administered by used tire programs, regional solid waste management boards, or both;  (2) Promulgate rules that are necessary to administer the fees and reimbursement rates for services provided under this subchapter by the used tire programs; and  (3) Clarify and add definitions for sizes of tires using technical information and specifications.    (d)  (1) The commission shall encourage the establishment of voluntary tire collection centers where used tires generated in Arkansas can be deposited.  (2) The voluntary tire collection centers shall include without limitation tire retailers, tire processing facilities, and solid waste disposal facilities.  (3) The voluntary tire collection centers shall not include the collection of tires generated by a tire manufacturer.    (e) The commission shall not prohibit the disposal of waste tires in landfills or monofills for three (3) years from August 1, 2017.
AR Code § 8-9-415 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 4 - Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Act|§ 8-9-415. Permitting, licensing, inspections, procedures, enforcement, and penalties

 (a) A person who receives funding under this subchapter, tire collection centers, tire retailers, tire processing facilities, tire transporters, tire generators, commercial generators, used tires regulated under this subchapter, and waste tire sites are subject to:  (1) All provisions in § 8-1-101 et seq., § 8-1-201 et seq., § 8-1-301 et seq., § 8-4-101 et seq., and § 8-4-201 et seq., concerning permits, licensing, inspections, and procedures;  (2) Sections 8-6-204 and 8-6-205, 8-6-207(a)(6), and 8-9-105 concerning penalties and enforcement; and  (3) All applicable rules promulgated by the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission.    (b) A used tire program is subject to penalties and enforcement under this subchapter for noncompliance with this subchapter to include without limitation:  (1) Failure to use the electronic uniform used tire manifest system;  (2) Failure to submit accurate information to the electronic uniform used tire manifest system;  (3) Failure to submit an approved business plan on or before July 1, 2018;  (4) Failure to submit a revised business plan as required under § 8-9-408(c);  (5) Failure to submit an approved revised business plan within three (3) months after submission; or  (6) Failure to provide documentation or reports required to be filed with the Division of Environmental Quality under this subchapter.    (c)  (1) If a used tire program fails to submit a business plan that is approved by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality or the division on or before July 1, 2018, the used tire program and all regional solid waste management boards included in the used tire program on July 1, 2018, are:  (A) Ineligible to receive funding under this subchapter and from the Used Tire Recycling Fund;  (B) Prohibited from administering and operating a used tire program; and  (C) Prohibited from imposing any fees to support the administration and operation of a used tire program.    (2)  (A) The division may designate a qualified entity to perform the duties related to the operation and administration of a used tire program deemed ineligible under subdivision (c)(1) of this section.  (B) A qualified entity that is designated to perform the duties related to the operation and administration of a used tire program under this subsection shall operate the used tire program in compliance with this subchapter.  (C) If the qualified entity performs the duties related to the operation and administration of the used tire program in compliance with this subchapter, the qualified entity is eligible to receive funding under this subchapter and from the fund.      (d) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a tire processing facility permit or a tire collection center permit shall be suspended or revoked for noncompliance with this subchapter.
AR Code § 8-9-601 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 6 - Mercury Switch Removal Act of 2005|§ 8-9-601. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mercury Switch Removal Act of 2005”.
AR Code § 8-9-602 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 6 - Mercury Switch Removal Act of 2005|§ 8-9-602. Purpose

 The purpose of this subchapter is to reduce the quantity of mercury in the environment by removing mercury switches from end-of-life vehicles and by creating a collection and recovery program for mercury switches removed from end-of-life vehicles in the State of Arkansas.
AR Code § 8-9-603 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 6 - Mercury Switch Removal Act of 2005|§ 8-9-603. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Capture rate” means the annual removal, collection, and recovery of mercury switches as a percentage of the total number of mercury switches available for removal from end-of-life vehicles;  (2) [Repealed.]  (3) [Repealed.]  (4) “End-of-life vehicle” means a vehicle that is sold, given, or otherwise conveyed to a vehicle recycler or scrap recycling facility for the purpose of recycling;  (5) “Manufacturer” means a person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, governmental entity, organization, combination, or joint venture that is the last person in the production or assembly process of a new vehicle that utilizes mercury switches, or, in the case of an imported vehicle, the importer or domestic distributor of the vehicle;  (6) “Mercury minimization plan” means a plan for removing, collecting, and recovering mercury switches from end-of-life vehicles that is prepared pursuant to § 8-9-604;  (7) “Mercury switch” means each mercury-containing capsule, commonly known as a “bullet”, that is part of a convenience light switch assembly or part of an antilock braking system assembly installed in a vehicle. An antilock braking system assembly may contain more than one (1) mercury switch;  (8) “Person” means any individual, corporation, company, firm, partnership, association, trust, joint-stock company or trust, venture, or municipal, state, or federal government or agency or any other legal entity, however organized;  (9) “Scrap recycling facility” means a fixed location where machinery and equipment are used for processing and manufacturing scrap metal into prepared grades and whose principal products are scrap iron, scrap steel, or nonferrous metallic scrap for sale for remelting purposes;  (10) “Vehicle” means any passenger automobile or passenger car, station wagon, truck, van, or sport utility vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than twelve thousand pounds (12,000 lbs.); and  (11) “Vehicle recycler” means an individual or entity engaged in the business of acquiring, dismantling, or destroying six (6) or more end-of-life vehicles in a calendar year for the primary purpose of the resale of their parts.
AR Code § 8-9-605 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 6 - Mercury Switch Removal Act of 2005|§ 8-9-605. Plan approval and implementation

 (a)  (1) Within one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of a mercury minimization plan, the Director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, now the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality, shall approve, disapprove, or conditionally approve the entire mercury minimization plan. The director may solicit input from representatives of vehicle recyclers, scrap recycling facilities, and other stakeholders as the director deems appropriate.  (2)  (A) If the entire mercury minimization plan is approved, the manufacturer shall begin implementation within thirty (30) days after receipt of approval or as otherwise agreed to by the director.  (B) If the entire mercury minimization plan is disapproved, the director shall inform the manufacturer as to the reasons for the disapproval. The manufacturer shall have thirty (30) days thereafter to submit a new mercury minimization plan.    (3)  (A) The director may approve those parts of a mercury minimization plan that meet the requirements of § 8-9-604 and disapprove the parts that do not comply with the requirements of § 8-9-604.  (B) The manufacturer shall implement the approved parts of the mercury minimization plan within thirty (30) days after receipt of approval or as otherwise agreed to by the director and submit a revised mercury minimization plan for the disapproved parts within thirty (30) days after receipt of notification of the disapproval of the director.  (C) The director shall review and approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove a revised mercury minimization plan within thirty (30) days after receipt.    (4)  (A) If at the conclusion of the time period of one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of a mercury minimization plan the director has neither approved nor disapproved the mercury minimization plan pursuant to subdivision (a)(2)(A) or subdivision (a)(2)(B) of this section, the mercury minimization plan shall be considered to be conditionally approved.  (B) Subject to any modifications required by the director, a manufacturer shall implement a conditionally effective mercury minimization plan within thirty (30) days after receipt of approval or as otherwise agreed to by the director.      (b) [Repealed.]  (c) The director may review a mercury minimization plan approved pursuant to this section and recommend modifications to the plan at any time upon a finding that the approved mercury minimization plan is deficient or not accomplishing the purposes set out in this subchapter in any material respect.
AR Code § 8-9-606 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 6 - Mercury Switch Removal Act of 2005|§ 8-9-606. Removal and proper management of mercury-added vehicle components

 (a) Commencing thirty (30) days after the approval or conditional approval of a mercury minimization plan pursuant to § 8-9-605, a vehicle recycler that sells, gives, or otherwise conveys ownership of an end-of-life vehicle to a scrap recycling facility for recycling shall remove all mercury switches identified in the approved mercury minimization plan from the end-of-life vehicle prior to delivery to a scrap recycling facility, unless a mercury switch is inaccessible due to significant damage to the end-of-life vehicle in the area surrounding the location of the mercury switch, in which case the damage shall be noted on the normal business records of the vehicle recycler who delivered the end-of-life vehicle to the scrap recycling facility.  (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a scrap recycling facility may agree to accept an end-of-life vehicle containing mercury switches that has not been intentionally flattened, crushed, or baled, in which case the scrap recycling facility shall be responsible for removing the mercury switches identified in the mercury minimization plan approved pursuant to § 8-9-605 before the end-of-life vehicle is intentionally flattened, crushed, baled, or shredded.  (c)  (1) A vehicle recycler or scrap recycling facility that removes mercury switches pursuant to subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section shall maintain records documenting the number of:  (A) Mercury switches collected;  (B) End-of-life vehicles containing mercury switches;  (C) End-of-life vehicles processed for recycling;  (D) The makes and models of end-of-life vehicles from which mercury switches were removed; and  (E) Mercury switches collected from each make.    (2) These records shall be made available for review by the Division of Environmental Quality upon the request of the division.    (d) No person shall represent that mercury switches have been removed from an end-of-life vehicle being sold, given, or otherwise conveyed for recycling if that person has not removed the mercury switches or arranged with another person to remove the mercury switches.  (e) Upon removal, mercury switches shall be collected, stored, transported, and otherwise handled in accordance with the:  (1) Mercury minimization plan approved pursuant to § 8-9-605; and  (2) Provisions of the rules concerning universal waste adopted by the division pursuant to the Arkansas Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1979, § 8-7-201 et seq.    (f) No scrap recycling facility or other person that receives an intentionally flattened, crushed, or baled end-of-life vehicle shall be in violation of this subchapter if a mercury switch is found in the end-of-life vehicle after its acquisition.
AR Code § 8-9-607 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 6 - Mercury Switch Removal Act of 2005|§ 8-9-607. Annual reporting

 (a) One (1) year after the implementation of a mercury minimization plan approved pursuant to § 8-9-605, and annually thereafter, a manufacturer subject to § 8-9-604 shall report individually or as part of a group to the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality concerning the implementation of the mercury minimization plan. The report shall include, but need not be limited to, the following:  (1) A detailed description and documentation of the capture rate achieved, with the goal of achieving a mercury switch capture rate of at least ninety percent (90%), consistent with the principle that mercury switches shall be recovered unless the mercury switch is inaccessible due to significant damage to the end-of-life vehicle in the area surrounding the location of the mercury switch;  (2) A description of additional or alternative actions that may be implemented to improve the mercury minimization plan and its implementation in the event that a mercury switch capture rate of at least ninety percent (90%) is not achieved;  (3) The number of mercury switches collected, the number of end-of-life vehicles containing mercury switches, the number of end-of-life vehicles processed for recycling, and a description of how the mercury switches were managed; and  (4) A description of the amounts paid to cover the costs of implementing the mercury minimization plan.    (b) The director may discontinue the requirement for the annual report pursuant to subsection (a) of this section upon a finding that mercury switches in end-of-life vehicles manufactured by a particular manufacturer no longer pose a significant threat to the environment or to public health.
AR Code § 8-9-608 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 6 - Mercury Switch Removal Act of 2005|§ 8-9-608. Design for recycling

 (a) One (1) year after the implementation of a mercury minimization plan approved pursuant to § 8-9-605, and annually thereafter, a manufacturer subject to § 8-9-604 shall report individually or as part of a group to the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality concerning the steps being taken by manufacturers to design vehicles and their components for recycling. The report shall include, but need not be limited to, the following:  (1) A list of all vehicle components that contain mercury included in the manufacturer's vehicles in each of the previous three (3) model years, the current model year, and the next upcoming model year;  (2) Design changes that each manufacturer has implemented or is implementing to reduce or eliminate from its vehicles all sources of mercury listed in compliance with subdivision (a)(1) of this section, the amount of any reductions, and the year in which mercury will be eliminated from each of the vehicle components listed in compliance with subdivision (a)(1) of this section;  (3) Policies that each manufacturer has implemented to ensure that its vehicles are designed to be recycled in a safe, cost effective, and environmentally sound manner using existing technologies and infrastructures;  (4) A listing of all:  (A) Complaints and reports that the manufacturer has received within the last twelve (12) months from vehicle recyclers, scrap recycling facilities, government entities, or organizations representing any of the persons; or  (B) Other facts and circumstances that have made the manufacturer aware that the manufacturer's vehicles contain vehicle components or are designed in such a way that presents environmental risks that make it uneconomical to recycle the vehicles or components; and    (5) The design or manufacturing changes that the manufacturer has implemented or is implementing to reduce or remove any environmental risks listed in compliance with subdivision (a)(4) of this section and the year in which design changes will eliminate the environmental risk listed in compliance with subdivision (a)(4) of this section.    (b) The Division of Environmental Quality may conduct hearings from time to time as the director deems appropriate to evaluate the steps manufacturers are taking to design for recycling and to recommend additional legislative action as may be appropriate in order to promote vehicle recycling for the purposes of the preservation of scarce resources and the safe and efficient reduction of solid waste.
AR Code § 8-9-609 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 6 - Mercury Switch Removal Act of 2005|§ 8-9-609. Rules — Authority of Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission

 The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission may adopt rules to effectuate and implement the purposes and intent of this subchapter and the powers and duties of the Division of Environmental Quality.
AR Code § 8-9-610 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 6 - Mercury Switch Removal Act of 2005|§ 8-9-610. Penalties and enforcement

 (a) Any person who violates any provisions of this subchapter or any rule or order issued pursuant to this subchapter shall be subject to the same penalty and enforcement provisions as are contained in § 8-6-204.  (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 — 8-4-229 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.
AR Code § 8-10-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 10 - Pollution Prevention|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Pollution Prevention Act|§ 8-10-201. Title

 This subchapter may be cited as the “Arkansas Pollution Prevention Act”.
AR Code § 8-10-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 10 - Pollution Prevention|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Pollution Prevention Act|§ 8-10-202. Legislative intent

 (a) The General Assembly finds that the timely development of a comprehensive pollution prevention and waste minimization plan for the prevention and reduction of the amount of solid, hazardous, and industrial wastes produced within the state is essential to determine the scope and need for off-site waste management facilities.  (b)  (1) The General Assembly further finds that it is essential to ensure that the state fulfills its responsibilities under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 to provide for the availability of adequate capacity for the management of wastes by implementing a comprehensive pollution prevention plan.  (2) This plan should encourage the minimization of wastes produced by means of source reduction, process change, feed stock substitution, recycling, and reuse for both hazardous and nonhazardous waste streams.  (3) Waste that is generated should be minimized to the greatest practicable extent, treated on-site, and stored and recycled or disposed of so as to protect human health and the environment.    (c) The purpose of this subchapter is to prevent pollution, minimize the amount of solid, hazardous, and industrial wastes generated, and conserve energy within the state as expeditiously as possible.
AR Code § 8-10-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 10 - Pollution Prevention|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Pollution Prevention Act|§ 8-10-203. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   (1) “Disposal” means the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leakage, or placing of any waste into or on any land or water in whatever manner so that such waste or any constituent thereof might enter the environment or be emitted into the air or discharged into any waters of the state, including groundwaters;  (2) “Generation” means the act or process of producing waste materials;  (3) “Generator” means any individual, business, government agency, or any other organization that generates waste;  (4) “Hazardous waste” means hazardous waste as defined by the Arkansas Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1979, § 8-7-201 et seq., and rules issued pursuant thereto;  (5) “Person” means any individual, corporation, company, firm, partnership, association, trust, joint-stock company, state agency, government instrumentality or agency, institution, or county, city, town, or municipal authority or trust, venture, or any other legal entity, however organized;  (6)  (A) “Pollution prevention” means any action taken by industry, government, or individual consumers to conserve natural resources while providing and using needed products in a manner which prevents or reduces the generation, disposal, or release of pollutants to the environment.  (B) “Pollution prevention” does not include dewatering, dilution, or evaporation prior to handling, release, storage, treatment, or disposal of hazardous waste; and    (7) “Source reduction” or “waste minimization” means the reduction or elimination of waste at the source, usually within a manufacturing process, including process modification, feed stock substitutions, improvement in feed stock purity, housekeeping and management practices, increases in the efficiency of machinery, on-site closed-loop recycling, or any other action which demonstrably reduces the amount and toxicity of the waste exiting the production process.