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AR Code § 8-7-805 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 7 - Hazardous Substances|Subchapter 8 - Regulated Substance Storage Tanks|§ 8-7-805. License requirement

 (a) It shall be unlawful for an individual to certify the installation or testing of an underground storage tank unless the individual has been duly licensed by the Division of Environmental Quality.  (b)  (1) Furthermore, no licensee shall install, remove, repair, close, upgrade, or test any underground storage tank unless the licensee or the contracting company by whom he or she is employed has purchased a surety bond, letter of credit, or cash bond:  (A) In the amount of at least twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000); and  (B) Which provides that the division is the obligee or payee of the instrument and otherwise complies with the rules promulgated under this subchapter.    (2) The surety bond shall be issued by a company authorized to do business in the State of Arkansas and executed by an Arkansas agent.    (c) Licensees whose installation or testing activities are limited to their own or their employers' companies' underground storage tanks are exempt from the requirement to meet the financial responsibility requirements provided by this section.  (d) In the event the licensee or contracting company fails to properly install, remove, repair, close, upgrade, or test any underground storage tank pursuant to state law or rule, the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality shall commence proceedings to collect on the surety bond, letter of credit, or cash bond on which the division is the obligee or payee.
AR Code § 8-7-808 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 7 - Hazardous Substances|Subchapter 8 - Regulated Substance Storage Tanks|§ 8-7-808. Regulated Substance Storage Tank Program Fund

 There is hereby 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 “Regulated Substance Storage Tank Program Fund”. Such Regulated Substance Storage Tank Program Fund shall consist of federal funds, any necessary state matching funds as may be provided by the General Assembly, licensure fees, annual registration fees, and any moneys recovered by the Division of Environmental Quality which are attributable to collections of civil penalties under § 8-7-806 or to costs under § 8-7-807 not owed the Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund. All said moneys shall be deposited as special revenues to be used in the administration of this subchapter.
AR Code § 8-7-809 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 7 - Hazardous Substances|Subchapter 8 - Regulated Substance Storage Tanks|§ 8-7-809. Corrective actions — Orders of director

 (a) Nothing in this subchapter or the rules promulgated under this subchapter shall prevent any person from undertaking corrective action which would provide reasonable protection of public health and safety and the environment.  (b)  (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subchapter, the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality, upon finding that the release may present an imminent and substantial hazard to the health of persons or to the environment and that an emergency exists requiring immediate action to protect the public health and welfare or the environment may, without notice or hearing, issue an order reciting the existence of such an imminent hazard and emergency and requiring that such action be taken as he or she determines to be necessary to protect the health of such persons or the environment and to meet the emergency.  (2) The order of the director may include, but is not limited to, directing the owner or operator of the site which constitutes the hazard to take such steps as are necessary to prevent the act or eliminate the practice which constitutes the hazard, and, with respect to a facility or site, the director may order cessation of operation.  (3) Any person to whom the order is directed shall comply with it immediately, but, upon written application to the director within ten (10) days of the issuance of the order, that person shall be afforded a hearing before the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission within ten (10) days after receipt of the written request.  (4) On the basis of the hearing, the commission shall continue the order in effect or shall revoke or modify it.
AR Code § 8-7-810 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 7 - Hazardous Substances|Subchapter 8 - Regulated Substance Storage Tanks|§ 8-7-810. Insurance pools

 (a) Owners or operators of storage tanks who are unable to demonstrate financial responsibility in the minimum amounts specified by the Division of Environmental Quality may establish an insurance pool in order to demonstrate such financial responsibility.  (b)  (1) The formation and operation of an insurance pool under this section shall be subject to approval by the Insurance Commissioner, who shall, after notice and hearing, establish through rules a method for approval and monitoring of such insurance pools.  (2) Such rules may include:  (A) Provisions for periodic examinations of financial condition, including inspection of books, papers, accounts, and affairs of the plan;  (B) Conditions for participation in the plan;  (C) Minimum amounts of cash reserves and insurance coverage to be acquired;  (D) Requirements for sound management of the plan;  (E) Grounds for suspension or withdrawal of approval of the plan; and  (F) Grounds for termination of the plan.
AR Code § 8-7-811 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 7 - Hazardous Substances|Subchapter 8 - Regulated Substance Storage Tanks|§ 8-7-811. Trade secrets

 (a) Any records, reports, or information obtained by the Department of Energy and Environment, the Secretary of the Department of Energy and Environment, or the Division of Environmental Quality or by the department’s or division’s employees in the administration of this subchapter, except release data, shall be kept confidential upon a showing satisfactory to the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality that the records, reports, or information would constitute a trade secret under § 4-75-601 et seq.  (b) As necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter, information afforded confidential treatment may be transmitted under a continuing claim of confidentiality to other officers or employees of the state or of the United States if the owner or operator of the facility to which the information pertains is informed of the transmittal and if the information has been acquired by the division under the provisions of this subchapter.  (c) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to limit the division's authority to release confidential information during emergency situations.  (d) Any violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
AR Code § 8-7-812 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 7 - Hazardous Substances|Subchapter 8 - Regulated Substance Storage Tanks|§ 8-7-812. Subchapter controlling over other laws

 (a) This subchapter shall supersede and preempt all local government laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations pertaining to underground storage tanks, except for any applicable local building permit or fire code requirements pertaining to installation of underground storage tanks.  (b) The provisions of this subchapter and the rules promulgated pursuant to this subchapter shall govern if they conflict with the provisions of the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, § 8-4-101 et seq., the Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act, § 8-6-201 et seq., or the Arkansas Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1979, § 8-7-201 et seq., or any action taken by the Division of Environmental Quality under the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, § 8-4-101 et seq., the Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act, § 8-6-201 et seq., or the Arkansas Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1979, § 8-7-201 et seq.
AR Code § 8-7-813 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 7 - Hazardous Substances|Subchapter 8 - Regulated Substance Storage Tanks|§ 8-7-813. Registration

 (a) Except as provided under subsections (e) and (f) of this section, all owners and operators of storage tanks shall register their storage tanks as required by federal regulations and in accordance with the rules adopted under this subchapter.  (b)  (1) Except as provided under subsections (e) and (f) of this section, all owners and operators shall maintain proof of current and proper registration at the registered facility and post the proof in a conspicuous place on-site.  (2) Proof of registration shall be in the form determined by rules adopted under this subchapter.    (c)  (1) If a storage tank is required to be registered under this subchapter, the owner or operator shall not receive any regulated substance into any storage tank for which current and proper proof of registration has not been provided to the person selling the regulated substance.  (2) A person selling any regulated substance shall not deliver or cause to be delivered a regulated substance into any storage tank for which he or she has not obtained current and proper proof of registration from the owner or operator.    (d) Any person violating this section is subject to § 8-7-806.  (e) This subchapter does not apply to aboveground storage tanks located on farms, the contents of which are used for agricultural purposes and not held for resale.  (f) An aboveground storage tank that contains petroleum may be registered under this subchapter at the option of the owner or operator for the purpose of allowing potential eligibility for reimbursement under the Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund Act, § 8-7-901 et seq.
AR Code § 8-7-814 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 7 - Hazardous Substances|Subchapter 8 - Regulated Substance Storage Tanks|§ 8-7-814. Delivery prohibition

 (a) It shall be unlawful to deliver to, deposit into, or accept a regulated substance into an underground storage tank at a facility that has been identified by the Division of Environmental Quality to be ineligible for fuel delivery or deposit.  (b) The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission shall adopt rules to implement the criteria and process required by the delivery prohibition requirements of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109-58, and the rules shall consist of, at a minimum, the federal guidelines for determining the significant operational compliance of underground storage tank systems.  (c) In order to prevent the delivery of a regulated substance into an underground storage tank system that has been identified by the division to be ineligible for fuel delivery or deposit, the division shall affix a tamper-proof tag, seal, or other device blocking the fill pipes of the ineligible underground storage tank. This affixed notice shall serve as written notification to the owner, the operator, and the product delivery industry.  (d) No owner or operator shall receive any regulated substance into any underground storage tank to which notification of delivery prohibition has been affixed.  (e) No person selling any regulated substance shall deliver or cause to be delivered a regulated substance into any underground storage tank to which notification of delivery prohibition has been affixed.  (f) It shall be unlawful for any person, other than an authorized representative of the division, to remove, tamper with, destroy, or damage a device affixed to any underground storage tank by division personnel.  (g) Any person violating any provision of this section shall be subject to an assessment of an administrative civil penalty as set forth in this subchapter.
AR Code § 8-7-816 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 7 - Hazardous Substances|Subchapter 8 - Regulated Substance Storage Tanks|§ 8-7-816. Secondary containment

 (a)  (1) Each new underground storage tank or piping connected to any new underground storage tank shall be secondarily contained and monitored for leaks.  (2) In the case of a new underground storage tank system consisting of one (1) or more underground storage tanks and connected by piping, the requirement to provide secondary containment shall apply to all underground storage tanks and connected pipes comprising such underground storage tank system.    (b)  (1) Any existing underground storage tank or existing piping connected to an existing underground storage tank that is replaced shall be secondarily contained and monitored for leaks.  (2) In the case of a replacement of an existing underground storage tank or existing piping connected to the underground storage tank, the requirement to provide secondary containment shall apply only to the specific underground storage tank or piping being replaced, not to other underground storage tanks and connected pipes comprising such underground storage tank system.    (c)  (1) Each installation of a new motor fuel dispenser system or replacement of an existing motor fuel dispenser system shall include under-dispenser spill containment.  (2) A motor fuel dispenser system is considered to have been replaced when an existing motor fuel dispenser and the equipment necessary to connect the motor fuel dispenser to the underground storage tank system are removed and another motor fuel dispenser and the equipment necessary to connect the motor fuel dispenser to the underground storage tank system are put in its place.    (d) All secondary containment installed shall comply with federal regulations for underground storage tanks and the rules adopted under this subchapter.  (e) Any person violating any provision of this section shall be subject to the provisions of § 8-7-806.
AR Code § 8-7-817 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 7 - Hazardous Substances|Subchapter 8 - Regulated Substance Storage Tanks|§ 8-7-817. Operator training

 (a) All operators of underground storage tank systems shall complete training in the operation and maintenance of underground storage tank systems in accordance with rules promulgated under this section.  (b) For purposes of compliance with this section, the following persons shall be considered “operators” required to receive operator training:  (1) Persons having primary responsibility for on-site operation and maintenance of underground storage tank systems;  (2) Persons having daily on-site responsibility for the operation and maintenance of underground storage tank systems; and  (3) Daily on-site employees having primary responsibility for addressing emergencies presented by a spill or release from an underground storage tank system.
AR Code § 8-7-901 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 7 - Hazardous Substances|Subchapter 9 - Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund Act|§ 8-7-901. Title

 This subchapter may be known and may be cited as the “Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund Act”.
AR Code § 8-7-903 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 7 - Hazardous Substances|Subchapter 9 - Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund Act|§ 8-7-903. Rules — Powers of division

 (a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration is authorized to adopt appropriate rules not inconsistent with this subchapter as he or she may deem necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of and to assure compliance with this subchapter.  (b) The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission is authorized to adopt appropriate rules not inconsistent with this subchapter to carry out the intent and purposes of and to assure compliance with this subchapter.  (c) The Division of Environmental Quality shall have the authority to enter upon the property of any owner or operator of an aboveground storage tank to obtain information, conduct surveys, or review records for the purpose of determining substantial compliance, as defined by this subchapter and rules promulgated thereunder, with all state laws and rules and federal laws and regulations relating to aboveground storage tanks prior to the secretary's approval of a claim for reimbursement or disbursement.
AR Code § 8-7-904 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 7 - Hazardous Substances|Subchapter 9 - Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund Act|§ 8-7-904. Advisory committee

 (a)  (1) There is established the Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks to be composed of the following members:  (A) A representative from the property and casualty segment of the insurance industry;  (B) A representative from a company that is a refiner and also has service stations or other motor fuel retail outlets in the state;  (C) A representative from a company that is a jobber or wholesaler of petroleum products in the state;  (D) An independent retail service station dealer;  (E) The State Fire Marshal or his or her designee;  (F) A representative from a company that installs or repairs petroleum storage tanks; and  (G) A representative from a company that has one (1) or more employees with knowledge and expertise regarding environmental protection and management matters.    (2) The Governor shall appoint the members of the committee subject to confirmation by the Senate as follows:  (A) The Governor shall consult the Arkansas Petroleum Council before making the appointment under subdivision (a)(1)(B) of this section;  (B) The Governor shall consult the Arkansas Oil Marketers Association before making the appointment under subdivision (a)(1)(C) of this section;  (C) The Governor shall consult the Service Station Dealers of Arkansas before making the appointment under subdivision (a)(1)(D) of this section; and  (D) The Governor shall consult the Arkansas Environmental Federation, Inc., before making the appointment under subdivision (a)(1)(G) of this section.    (3) Each member of the committee shall serve a four-year term and until a successor has been appointed.  (4) Any vacancies shall be filled by the Governor to serve the remainder of the term.    (b) Committee members shall serve without compensation but may receive expense reimbursement and stipends in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.  (c) The committee shall select a member to serve as chair each year.  (d) The committee shall meet as necessary to carry out its duties under this subchapter and at the call of the chair.  (e) The Division of Environmental Quality shall provide adequate staff to support the activities of the committee.  (f) The committee shall adopt all rules necessary to conduct its business.  (g) The committee shall advise and make recommendations to the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality regarding claims for payment under this subchapter.  (h) The committee shall advise the division and the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission regarding promulgation of rules concerning storage tanks.  (i) No member of the committee shall participate in any decision on any claim in which the firm or organization by which that member is employed or in which that member has a direct or indirect financial interest is involved.
AR Code § 8-7-909 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 7 - Hazardous Substances|Subchapter 9 - Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund Act|§ 8-7-909. Confidential treatment of information

 (a) Any records, reports, or information obtained by the Division of Environmental Quality, the Department of Energy and Environment, or the division's or department’s employees in the administration of this subchapter, except release data, shall be kept confidential upon a showing satisfactory to the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality that the records, reports, or information would constitute a trade secret under § 4-75-601 et seq.  (b) As necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter, information afforded confidential treatment may be transmitted under a continuing claim of confidentiality to other officers or employees of the state or of the United States if the owner or operator of the facility to which the information pertains is informed of the transmittal and if the information has been acquired by the division under the provisions of this subchapter.  (c) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to limit the division's authority to release confidential information during emergency situations.  (d) Any violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
AR Code § 8-7-1001 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 7 - Hazardous Substances|Subchapter 10 - Public Employees' Chemical Right to Know Act|§ 8-7-1001. Title

 The provisions of this subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Public Employees' Chemical Right to Know Act”.
AR Code § 8-7-1002 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 7 - Hazardous Substances|Subchapter 10 - Public Employees' Chemical Right to Know Act|§ 8-7-1002. Legislative findings and purpose

 (a) The General Assembly finds that the proliferation and variety of hazardous chemicals present in government employment may affect the health, safety, and welfare of public employees of the State of Arkansas.  (b) The General Assembly also finds that most private employers, in compliance with United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations, provide their employees with training, information, and other protections concerning chemical hazards, but that public employees of the State of Arkansas and its political subdivisions are not subject to United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations and do not receive the benefits of these protections.  (c) It is the purpose of this subchapter to provide public employees access to training and information concerning hazardous chemicals to enable them to minimize their exposure to such hazardous chemicals and protect their health, safety, and welfare.