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AR Code § 8-5-805 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 5 - Water Pollution Control Facilities|Subchapter 8 - Small Business Revolving Loan Fund for Pollution Control and Prevention Technologies Act|§ 8-5-805. Eligible applicants

 (a) An eligible applicant shall:  (1) Employ one hundred (100) or fewer individuals, including both full-time and part-time employees, through direct hiring or contract, including affiliates and subsidiaries, at the time an application for a loan is received by the Division of Environmental Quality;  (2) Provide proof of profitable operations and a demonstrated ability to repay the loan; and  (3) Submit an application supplied by the division including any supporting documents, instruments, or other documents requested by the division for the purposes of recommending approval or disapproval of a loan described in this section.    (b)  (1) Until all delinquent fees stated in this subsection or otherwise owed to the division are paid in full and no balance is due, the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality shall not approve any loan application.  (2) The delinquent fees include, but are not limited to:  (A) Permit fees;  (B) Permit modification fees;  (C) License fees;  (D) Certification fees;  (E) Registration fees;  (F) Variance application fees;  (G) Civil penalties;  (H) Emergency response reimbursements;  (I) Loan payments; and  (J) Review fees.
AR Code § 8-5-806 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 5 - Water Pollution Control Facilities|Subchapter 8 - Small Business Revolving Loan Fund for Pollution Control and Prevention Technologies Act|§ 8-5-806. Terms of the revolving loan

 (a)  (1) The maximum loan amount shall be:  (A) Forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000) per mandated pollution control project;  (B) Forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000) per pollution prevention project; and  (C) Forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000) per waste reduction project.    (2) The maximum allowable amount to be loaned shall not exceed sixty-five thousand dollars ($65,000) per individual applicant.    (b) The maximum term of the loan shall be ten (10) years per mandated pollution control project and ten (10) years per pollution prevention or waste reduction project.  (c) The interest rate shall be:  (1) Established by the Division of Environmental Quality at or below market rate; and  (2) Fixed for the term of each loan at the rate that is in effect when the loan application is received or when the loan is closed, whichever is lower.    (d)  (1) The borrower shall be required to make level monthly amortizing payments to retire the debt by the end of the loan term.  (2) Loan principal may be repaid in part or in full at any time without penalty.    (e)  (1) The division may:  (A) Make secured or unsecured loans with a promissory note;  (B) Collect interest on any loans issued; and  (C) Assess penalties on late loan payments.    (2) Loans issued under this subchapter may contain an acceleration clause.    (f) The division may bring any lawful action to recover any loan that is in default.
AR Code § 8-5-807 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 5 - Water Pollution Control Facilities|Subchapter 8 - Small Business Revolving Loan Fund for Pollution Control and Prevention Technologies Act|§ 8-5-807. Small Business Revolving Loan Fund

 (a) There is created within the Division of Environmental Quality a revolving loan fund:  (1) Which shall be designated the “Small Business Revolving Loan Fund”;  (2) Into which shall be transferred or deposited the moneys to be provided by law for the Small Business Revolving Loan Fund; and  (3) To be used as a revolving fund by the division for making loans to eligible participants to pay the direct costs of projects that are designed to correct or avoid violations of federal environmental law or regulation or state environmental rules and have received a certificate of need from the division or to pay costs incurred by the division to provide management of lending activities.    (b)  (1) There is established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be known as the “Small Business Revolving Loan Fund”.  (2) The Small Business Revolving Loan Fund shall consist of the following:  (A) All funds transferred from the General Improvement Fund or its successor fund or fund accounts, including the Development and Enhancement Fund, to be otherwise provided by law for the Small Business Revolving Loan Fund;  (B) All moneys received by the division upon repayment of loans made from the furnishing of funds for loans under the program created by this subchapter;  (C) Interest earned upon any money in the Small Business Revolving Loan Fund; and  (D) All sums recovered upon by the Small Business Revolving Loan Fund for losses to the Small Business Revolving Loan Fund or for loan losses under the loan program created in this subchapter and all other moneys received for the Small Business Revolving Loan Fund from any source.      (c)  (1) Subject to the provisions of this subchapter, the division is vested with full power, authority, and jurisdiction over the Small Business Revolving Loan Fund, including all moneys and property or securities belonging to the Small Business Revolving Loan Fund.  (2) The division may invest the Small Business Revolving Loan Fund in direct general obligations of the United States, in certificates of deposit or savings accounts in an amount not to exceed the capital funds, represented by capital, surplus, and undivided profits in financial institutions located in Arkansas that are insured by an agency of the United States Government, and in repurchase agreements that are collateralized by direct general obligations of the United States or by bonds, notes, debentures, participation certificates, or other obligations issued by an agency of the United States, the principal and interest of which are guaranteed by the agency or the United States.
AR Code § 8-5-808 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 5 - Water Pollution Control Facilities|Subchapter 8 - Small Business Revolving Loan Fund for Pollution Control and Prevention Technologies Act|§ 8-5-808. Administration of the program

 The Division of Environmental Quality will manage the program through its Small Business Assistance Program. The program is authorized to delegate the management of the Small Business Revolving Loan Fund. The division shall retain the power to issue certificates of need for eligible projects and shall not delegate such authority.
AR Code § 8-5-901 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 5 - Water Pollution Control Facilities|Subchapter 9 - Long-Term Environmental Projects|§ 8-5-901. Legislative findings and intent

 The General Assembly hereby finds that many areas of the state would benefit from long-term environmental remediation projects that significantly improve the effects caused by industrial or extractive activities. However, commitments by private enterprise to remedy such damages are discouraged by the prospect of civil liability based upon rigid application of state water quality standards to the enterprise's activities. The purpose of this subchapter is to preserve the state's approach to establishing water quality standards, while also encouraging private enterprises to make significant improvements to closed or abandoned sites that are of such magnitude that more than three (3) years would be required to complete the project.
AR Code § 8-5-902 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 5 - Water Pollution Control Facilities|Subchapter 9 - Long-Term Environmental Projects|§ 8-5-902. Definitions and applicability

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Commission” means the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission;  (2) [Repealed.]  (3) “Long-term improvement project” or “project” means any remediation or reclamation project at closed or abandoned:  (A) Mineral extraction sites;  (B) Solid waste management units as defined pursuant to the Arkansas Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1979, § 8-7-201 et seq.;  (C) Oil and gas extraction sites;  (D) Brownfield sites as defined in Acts 1995, No. 125, or as may be amended; and  (E) Hazardous substance sites listed on the National Priorities List, 42 U.S.C. § 9605, or state priority list, § 8-7-509(f), or as may be amended; and    (4) “Water quality standard” means standards developed through administrative rulemaking by the commission.
AR Code § 8-5-903 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 5 - Water Pollution Control Facilities|Subchapter 9 - Long-Term Environmental Projects|§ 8-5-903. Procedures for approval of environmental projects, contents of applications, and public notice

 (a) A petitioner seeking approval of a change in water quality standards to accommodate a long-term improvement project shall file with the Division of Environmental Quality a notice of intent, which includes as a minimum:  (1) A description of the water body or stream segment affected by the project;  (2) The existing ambient water quality for the use of criteria at issue;  (3) The affected water quality standard;  (4) The modifications sought;  (5) The proposed remediation activities;  (6) A proposed remediation plan, which shall contain:  (A) A description of the existing conditions, including identification of the conditions limiting the attainment of the water quality standards;  (B) A description of the proposed water quality standard modification, both during and post-project;  (C) A description of the proposed remediation plan; and  (D) The anticipated collateral effects, if any, of the remediation plan; and    (7) A schedule for implementing the remediation plan that ensures that the post-project water quality standards are met as soon as reasonably practicable.    (b) The division shall cause notice of the proposed project and associated water quality standard changes described in subsection (a) of this section to be published for public notice and comment in the same manner as provided for permit applications in § 8-4-203(c), and shall notify the public that the details of the proposed project are available for public review.  (c)  (1) After considering comments from the public, the division shall notify the petitioner as to whether the proposed project is approved or denied.  (2) The division may deny approval of a project if it reasonably concludes that:  (A) The plan is not complete;  (B) The plan is not technically sound;  (C) The schedule is unrealistic;  (D) The plan will not have an overall beneficial effect for the environment; or  (E) For other appropriate reasons.    (3) Any division determination on the approval or denial of a project is subject to the appeal procedures applicable to permitting decisions set out in § 8-4-205.    (d) Upon approval of the project for further development, the petitioner shall prepare documentation required for third-party rulemaking by § 8-4-202 and established in administrative procedures.
AR Code § 8-5-904 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 5 - Water Pollution Control Facilities|Subchapter 9 - Long-Term Environmental Projects|§ 8-5-904. Modification of water quality standards

 (a) The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission may approve a modification where the water quality standard is not being maintained due to conditions which may, in part or in whole, be corrected through the implementation of long-term measures. The commission shall establish such subcategory of use and modify such general and specific standards as it deems appropriate to reflect such modification while ensuring that the fishable/swimmable use is maintained. In all water quality standard changes associated with long-term improvement projects, the remedial action plan described in § 8-5-903(a) shall be incorporated by reference in the statement of basis and purpose of the rule and shall be considered an essential condition of the modified water quality standard.  (b)  (1) Once the commission approves a water quality standard modification, the Division of Environmental Quality shall ensure that conditions and limitations designed to achieve compliance with the plan are established in applicable discharge permits, consent administrative orders, or such other enforcement measures deemed appropriate by the division.  (2) The division may allow modifications by the petitioner to the remediation plan and schedule as is deemed appropriate, provided that any such modifications to the original remedial action plan shall not render the project significantly less protective of the applicable use subcategory.  (3) Should the division find that the petitioner is not acting in good faith to complete the project in accordance with the approved plan, applicable and appropriate enforcement authority may be exercised subject to appeal to the commission.    (c) The division or the petitioner shall report annually to the commission on the progress of the project.
AR Code § 8-5-905 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 5 - Water Pollution Control Facilities|Subchapter 9 - Long-Term Environmental Projects|§ 8-5-905. Project completion

 At the end of the long-term improvement project, the post-project water quality standards shall be in full force and effect.
AR Code § 8-6-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act|§ 8-6-201. Title

 This subchapter may be cited as the “Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act”.
AR Code § 8-6-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act|§ 8-6-202. Purpose

 It is the purpose of this subchapter and it is declared to be the policy of this state to regulate the collection and disposal of solid wastes in a manner that will:   (1) Protect the public health and welfare;  (2) Prevent water or air pollution;  (3) Prevent the spread of disease and the creation of nuisances;  (4) Conserve natural resources; and  (5) Enhance the beauty and quality of the environment.
AR Code § 8-6-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act|§ 8-6-205. Illegal actions — Rebuttable presumption — Acts or omissions by third party

 (a) It shall be illegal for any person:  (1) To violate any provision of this subchapter or any rule or order of the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission issued pursuant to this subchapter or of a permit issued under this subchapter by the Division of Environmental Quality;  (2) To construct, install, alter, modify, use, or operate any solid waste processing or disposal facility or disposal site without a permit from the division;  (3) To dispose of solid wastes at any disposal site or facility other than a disposal site or facility for which a permit has been issued by the division. However, no provision of this subchapter shall be construed so as to prevent an individual from disposing of solid wastes resulting from his or her own household activities on his or her own land if the disposal does not create a public or private nuisance or a hazard to health and does not violate a city ordinance or other law and does not involve the open dumping of garbage;  (4) To dump, deposit, throw, or in any manner leave or abandon any solid wastes, including, but not limited to, garbage, tin cans, bottles, rubbish, refuse, or trash upon property owned by another person without the written permission of the owner or occupant of the property or upon any public highway, street, road, public park or recreation area, or any other public property except as designated for disposal of waste; or  (5) To sort, collect, transport, process, or dispose of solid waste contrary to the rules or orders of the division or in such a manner or place as to create or be likely to create a public nuisance or a public health hazard or to cause or be likely to cause water or air pollution within the meaning of the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, § 8-4-101 et seq.    (b) There is created a rebuttable presumption that shall arise in any administrative, civil, or criminal action under this subchapter to the effect that, if it can be proved that one (1) or more items of solid waste bear the name or names of one (1) or more persons in such a form as to indicate that the person or persons were the owners of those items and those items were unlawfully disposed of, then the person or persons are presumed to have committed the unlawful act of disposal.  (c) No person shall be liable for any violation of this subchapter or of any rule or order of the commission issued pursuant to this subchapter if the violation results solely from the act or omission of a third party, unless the person has knowingly allowed the violation to occur through acquiescence, acts, or omissions.
AR Code § 8-6-208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act|§ 8-6-208. Existing rules, orders, etc

 (a) All existing rules of the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission relating to subjects embraced within this subchapter shall remain in full force and effect until expressly repealed, amended, or superseded by the commission.  (b) All orders entered, permits granted, and pending legal proceedings instituted by the commission relating to subjects embraced within this subchapter shall remain unimpaired and in full force and effect until superseded by actions taken by the commission under this subchapter.  (c) No existing civil or criminal remedies, public or private, for any wrongful action shall be excluded or impaired by this subchapter. Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit or supersede the provisions of the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, § 8-4-101 et seq., or any action taken by the commission under the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, § 8-4-101 et seq.
AR Code § 8-6-209 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act|§ 8-6-209. Local standards

 (a)  (1) No municipality or county may, by ordinance, resolution, order, or otherwise, adopt standards for the location, design, construction, and maintenance of solid waste disposal sites and facilities that are more restrictive than those adopted by, under, or pursuant to this subchapter or any and all applicable laws, rules, regulations, or orders adopted by state law or incorporated by reference from federal law, the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission under the provisions of this subchapter, or the regional solid waste management boards or districts, unless there exists a fully implemented comprehensive area-wide zoning plan, and corresponding laws or ordinances, covering the entire municipality or county.  (2) Municipal or county ordinances, resolutions, or orders effective as of the date of the passage of this act and more restrictive than regional or state standards shall remain in full force and effect for a period of six (6) months following the date of the passage of this act.  (3) Provided, also, that if a county or municipality adopts a comprehensive area-wide zoning plan and corresponding laws and ordinances covering the entire county or city as referred to in § 8-6-212(e), the county or city may incorporate existing ordinances, resolutions, or orders in that comprehensive area-wide zoning plan.  (4) Otherwise, any and all such standards adopted by a municipality or county must be consistent with, in accordance with, and not more restrictive than said federal, state, and regional laws, rules, regulations, and orders. Any and all such municipalities or county ordinances, resolutions, orders, or standards contrary to this section shall be null, void, and repealed.    (b)  (1) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply if a municipality or county, by resolution, requests that the regional solid waste management board or regional solid waste management district for the municipality’s or county’s region adopt a more restrictive rule, regulation, order, or standard and such board or district either fails to hold a public hearing on the request within sixty (60) days of the request, or, after such public hearing, fails to take any action on the request within ninety (90) days of receipt of the request.  (2) If the board or district takes action on the request by approving, modifying, or denying the request within ninety (90) days of its receipt, the municipality or county shall be precluded from adopting and enforcing any more restrictive rule, regulation, order, or standard under subsection (a) of this section.
AR Code § 8-6-210 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act|§ 8-6-210. Agreements authorized

 (a) Any two (2) or more municipalities, counties, or other public agencies may enter into agreements with one another for joint or cooperative action pursuant to a solid waste management system.  (b) Any agreement shall specify the following:  (1) Its duration;  (2) The precise organization, composition, and nature of any separate legal or administrative entity created by the agreement, together with the powers delegated thereto, provided that the entity may be legally created;  (3) Its purpose;  (4) The manner of financing the joint or cooperative undertaking and of establishing and maintaining a budget, provided that the 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 of it;  (5) The permissible methods to be employed in accomplishing the partial or complete termination of the agreement and for disposing of property upon the partial or complete termination; and  (6) Any other necessary and proper matters.