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AR Code § 12-79-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 5 - Emergency Management|Chapter 79 - Arkansas Hazardous and Toxic Materials Emergency Notification Act|§ 12-79-102. Creation

 Because of the existing and increasing possibility of a major disaster or emergency from the release of hazardous and toxic substances into the environment while in transport, during manufacturing, and in storage, and because of the immediate need to notify state and local emergency response and recovery forces and other governmental entities mandated to perform certain actions related to a release of hazardous or toxic substances into the environment, it is found and declared to be necessary to:   (1) Create within the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management a system to notify local, state, and federal emergency response and recovery forces and those other governmental and private sector entities with a mandated responsibility for emergency services; and  (2) Require any business, manufacturer, refiner, retailer, wholesaler, transporter in the private sector, or governmental entity at the local, state, or federal level to report as soon as possible any known incident involving the release of hazardous and toxic materials into the environment which requires, or may require, emergency response or recovery actions by public safety forces of local or state governmental entities, including volunteer emergency services such as, but not limited to, firefighters, law enforcement, emergency medical services, and other first responders.
AR Code § 12-79-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 5 - Emergency Management|Chapter 79 - Arkansas Hazardous and Toxic Materials Emergency Notification Act|§ 12-79-103. Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   (1) [Repealed.]  (2) “Fixed facility” means any refinery, factory, storage site, assembly plant, warehouse, wholesaler, retailer, or other facility which receives, stores, processes, or ships hazardous and toxic materials;  (3) “Hazardous and toxic materials” means:  (A) Those substances, except natural gas, manufactured, refined, or found in their natural state which, when released into the environment, by any means, have an immediate or potential threat to human, animal, or plant life and meet other criteria established under federal regulations, guidelines, or laws defining hazardous and toxic substances in a quantity and form which may pose an unreasonable risk to health and safety or property when transported in commerce, and which is designated as “hazardous material” in regulations prescribed by the United States Secretary of Transportation under Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations; and  (B) Any other substance or pollutant designated by rules of the Director of the Division of Emergency Management promulgated under this chapter;    (4) “HAZMAT” means the abbreviation of “hazardous and toxic materials”;  (5) “Incident” or “accident” means the spilling, leaking, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing of hazardous and toxic materials into the environment;  (6) “System for notification” means those communications facilities currently existing, or that may be later established, for direction, warning, and control of emergency response and recovery forces at the federal, state, and local levels;  (7) “Transport” means the movement of any hazardous and toxic material regardless of the mode of transportation from one place to another place and any loading, unloading, and storage incidental thereto; and  (8) “Transporter” means any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity who transports or ships in a motor vehicle, rail freight car, freight container, cargo tank, rail tank car, pipeline other than a natural gas pipeline, aircraft, vessel, or other means of transportation any hazardous and toxic materials as a common carrier, contract carrier, or carrier for private use.
AR Code § 12-79-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 5 - Emergency Management|Chapter 79 - Arkansas Hazardous and Toxic Materials Emergency Notification Act|§ 12-79-104. HAZMAT incident or accident reporting system

 (a) The Director of the Division of Emergency Management shall:  (1) In cooperation with the State Emergency Response Commission, establish a HAZMAT incident or accident reporting system within the State Emergency Operations Center for disseminating information to the appropriate agencies and emergency first responders for any release of a hazardous and toxic material that might present either an immediate or potential threat to the safety, health, and welfare of the public; and  (2) Operate and maintain on a continuing basis emergency direction, control, and warning systems sufficient to meet the minimum requirements of this chapter.    (b) The HAZMAT incident or accident reporting systems shall meet the minimum federal requirements specified in federal regulations and guidelines for hazardous and toxic materials emergency reporting and shall operate within the provisions established under the Arkansas Emergency Services Act of 1973, § 12-75-101 et seq., and the State of Arkansas Emergency Operations Plan to provide the most expeditious and practical means to notify state, local, and private sector entities assigned an emergency response or recovery role under this chapter.  (c) Each agency, office, bureau, or commission of the State of Arkansas or its political subdivisions having a role or responsibility for HAZMAT planning, response, recovery, or mitigation, or providing public safety services or having regulatory or oversight authority shall establish guidelines and procedures to ensure prompt and accurate reporting of any accident, incident, or known or suspected release of toxic or hazardous materials within the State of Arkansas in violation of any state or federal environmental or health protective statutes, regulations, rules, or guidelines.
AR Code § 12-79-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 5 - Emergency Management|Chapter 79 - Arkansas Hazardous and Toxic Materials Emergency Notification Act|§ 12-79-105. Accidents or incidents

 Any fixed facility operator or any transporter involved in an accident or incident during refining, manufacturing, processing, storage, loading, unloading, transporting, or a related activity which involves the release of hazardous and toxic materials into the environment or any public safety emergency first responders from the local, state, or federal level, who have confirmed that the incident or accident has not been previously reported to the State Emergency Operations Center shall report immediately, by telephone, radio, or the most expeditious means available to the center any incident or accident which:   (1) Involves a fatality due to fire, explosion, or exposure to any hazardous and toxic materials;  (2) Results in the hospitalization of any person due to fire, explosion, or exposure to any hazardous and toxic materials;  (3) Results in a continuing danger to life, health, or property at the place of the accident or incident; and  (4) Results in the release of hazardous and toxic materials, in any amount, by any transporter onto public or private property, including roads, highways, or thoroughfares maintained by local, state, and federal government entities and upon regulated commerce rights-of-way.
AR Code § 12-79-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 5 - Emergency Management|Chapter 79 - Arkansas Hazardous and Toxic Materials Emergency Notification Act|§ 12-79-106. Penalties

 Any person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of violating any provisions of this chapter or any rule promulgated hereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) per day of violation or imprisoned for not more than one (1) year, or both.
AR Code § 12-80-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 5 - Emergency Management|Chapter 80 - Earthquake Resistant Design for Public Structures|§ 12-80-101. Purpose

 It is the purpose of this chapter to protect the public by requiring that all public structures be designed and constructed to resist destructive forces when an earthquake occurs in the New Madrid Seismic Zone.
AR Code § 12-80-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 5 - Emergency Management|Chapter 80 - Earthquake Resistant Design for Public Structures|§ 12-80-102. Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   (1) “Add to” means adding to the original existing buildings or structures more than four thousand square feet (4,000 sq. ft.) in gross floor area and all areas of increased building height;  (2) “Alter”, “retrofit”, and “remodel” mean any alteration or repair of a building which when completed will increase the market value of the building by one hundred percent (100%) or more;  (3) “Owner” means any agency of the state, county, city, township, town, village, or private entity, partnership, business, or corporation;  (4)  (A) “Public structure” means any building intended, or adaptable, for public employment, assembly, or any other use if it will be open to the public.  (B) Also included in this definition are certain building types as defined under the term “public works” projects;    (5)  (A) “Public works” means works, whether of construction or adaptation, undertaken and carried out by the national, state, county, school district, or municipal authorities, and designed to serve some purpose of public necessity, use, or convenience such as public buildings, roads, aqueducts, parks, and all other fixed works constructed for public use.  (B) The term relates to the construction of public improvements and not to their maintenance or operation;    (6) “Seal” means the Arkansas seal issued to signify certification of registration to practice architecture or engineering;  (7) “Seismic” means pertaining to an earthquake or earth tremor, i.e., vibrations; and  (8) “Structural elements” means all structural load-carrying members of a building or structure required to transmit loads, i.e., forces within the building or between the building and the ground.
AR Code § 12-80-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 5 - Emergency Management|Chapter 80 - Earthquake Resistant Design for Public Structures|§ 12-80-103. Seismic zones established

 (a)  (1) Areas within the boundaries of this state shall be divided into zones of anticipated damage that will occur in various locations with respect to the New Madrid Seismic Zone.  (2) This division will be based on the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code.    (b)  (1) Zone 3, the area of greatest anticipated seismic damage, shall include the following counties: Clay, Greene, Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett, Cross, Crittenden, St. Francis, Randolph, Lawrence, Jackson, Woodruff, and Lee.  (2) Zone 2, the area of moderate anticipated seismic damage, shall include the following counties: Sharp, Independence, White, Lonoke, Prairie, Arkansas, Monroe, Phillips, Fulton, Izard, Stone, and Cleburne.  (3) Zone 1, the area of low anticipated seismic damage, shall include all remaining counties within the boundaries of this state.
AR Code § 12-80-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 5 - Emergency Management|Chapter 80 - Earthquake Resistant Design for Public Structures|§ 12-80-104. Design requirements

 (a)  (1) Neither the state or any county, city, township, village, or private entity shall construct, add to, alter, retrofit, or remodel any public structure unless the structural elements are designed to resist the anticipated forces of the designated seismic zone in which the structure is located.  (2)  (A) Design loads and seismic design requirements shall be, as a minimum, those listed in the Chapter of Structure Loads and referenced chapters from the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code.  (B)  (i) Buildings or other structures classified as Category I or Category II occupancies as described in Table 1604.5, Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, Volume II, 2012 Edition, or in American Society of Civil Engineers Standard 7-10, Table 1.5-1, that are constructed for manufacturing or industrial occupancy or for public works may be designed using the mapped ground motion response accelerations for a ten-percent probability of exceeding the design seismic event in a fifty-year period based on United States Geological Survey data, instead of the mapped ground motion response accelerations for a two-percent or other probability of exceeding the design seismic event in a fifty-year period as set out in the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, 2012 Edition, or subsequent editions of the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code if the alternate design standard has been properly adopted by ordinance in the locality in which the building or other structure is to be constructed.  (ii) Under subdivision (a)(2)(B)(i) of this section, SDS shall equal SMS and SD1 shall equal SM1 in lieu of the two-thirds adjustment indicated in Equation 16-39 and Equation 16-40 of the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, Volume II, 2012 Edition, and the design seismic base shear V in any given direction shall be not less than that determined in accordance with Section 1607, Standard Building Code, 1997 Edition.  (iii) As used in subdivision (a)(2)(B)(ii) of this section, “SDS”, “SMS”, “SD1”, and “SM1” mean the same as defined in the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, Volume II, 2012 Edition.        (b)  (1) All construction plans for public buildings and structures shall comply with the Arkansas Architectural Act, § 17-15-101 et seq.  (2) The design of structural elements of public buildings and structures shall be performed by a professional engineer as defined in § 17-30-101 who is competent in seismic structural design according to current standards of technical competence.  (3) The structural plans of each public building or structure shall bear the engineer's Arkansas seal and signature and a statement of reference to what seismic zone the structure is designed to satisfy.  (4) Educational and institutional structures in Seismic Hazard Exposure Group III shall have nonstructural interior components, such as bookshelves, light fixtures, shelving, hot water tanks, oxygen tanks, etc., to meet earthquake resistant guidelines.
AR Code § 12-80-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 5 - Emergency Management|Chapter 80 - Earthquake Resistant Design for Public Structures|§ 12-80-105. Exemptions

 (a) Certain building types shall not be included in the requirements of this chapter, such as:  (1) Single family residential;  (2) Duplexes;  (3) Triplexes;  (4) Fourplexes;  (5) Agricultural structures; and  (6) The following wood frame, metal, or both, construction business occupancies of four thousand square feet (4,000 sq. ft.) or less:  (A) Business occupancy of less than forty (40);  (B) Mercantile occupancy with a load less than one hundred (100); and  (C) Storage.      (b)  (1) The park and recreational facilities of the State of Arkansas, any of its agencies or departments, or any city, town, or county government or any school district shall not be included in the requirements of this chapter.  (2) As used in this subsection, “park and recreational facilities” shall mean any facilities which are generally open structures and have three (3) or fewer sides and are used for athletics, recreation, relaxation, entertainment, cultural development, and other recreational activities, including, without limitation, park pavilions, amphitheaters, covered stage areas, camping centers, tennis courts, golf course shelters, athletic fields, baseball fields and dugouts, and various other similar park and recreational facilities.
AR Code § 12-80-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 5 - Emergency Management|Chapter 80 - Earthquake Resistant Design for Public Structures|§ 12-80-106. Violations and penalties

 (a) Any owner knowingly constructing a public building within this state without complying with the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation and shall upon conviction be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000).  (b) Each day of the unlawful construction practice shall constitute a distinct and separate offense.
AR Code § 12-80-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 5 - Emergency Management|Chapter 80 - Earthquake Resistant Design for Public Structures|§ 12-80-107. Exemptions for roads and bridges

 None of the highway, road, street, or bridge facilities in this state shall be included in the requirements of this chapter.
AR Code § 12-82-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 5 - Emergency Management|Chapter 82 - Arkansas SERC/LEPC Act|§ 12-82-101. Title

 This chapter may be known and cited as the Arkansas SERC/LEPC Act.
AR Code § 12-82-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 5 - Emergency Management|Chapter 82 - Arkansas SERC/LEPC Act|§ 12-82-102. Purpose

 Because of existing and increasing accidents, incidents, and events involving hazardous and toxic materials in transport, manufacturing, storage, refining, and usage and because of federal mandates imposed upon state and local governments under the provisions of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq., it is found and declared to be necessary to:   (1) Create a State Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Commission which shall be empowered to take the necessary actions and activities required under state and federal laws, rules, and regulations related to emergency planning, training, response, and recovery activities for hazardous and toxic materials;  (2) Administer the provisions of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq.; and  (3) Authorize the commission to investigate, review, implement, and manage such standards and requirements as may be needed for the certification of public emergency responders and other related emergency personnel as may be subject to emergency response and recovery actions related to hazardous and toxic materials incidents, accidents, or events.
AR Code § 12-82-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 5 - Emergency Management|Chapter 82 - Arkansas SERC/LEPC Act|§ 12-82-103. Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   (1) “Certification” means a formal document acknowledging that an individual has reached the minimum level of formal training and education, required under federal regulations and guidance provided through the State Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Commission, to perform his or her normally assigned duties for hazardous and toxic materials emergency response;  (2) “Emergency responder” means a person or persons enrolled in organizations which are entities of state or local government, or acting in behalf of state or local government, including, but not limited to, professional or volunteer law enforcement, firefighting, emergency medical, emergency services, or other public emergency response personnel who respond to the scene of a disaster with an assigned role in public safety and emergency services;  (3) “Emergency response and recovery” means those actions required at the scene of a disaster or emergency, as described in the Arkansas Emergency Services Act of 1973, § 12-75-101 et seq., for public safety, health, and welfare;  (4) “Hazardous and toxic materials” or “HAZMAT” means:  (A) Extremely hazardous substances under 42 U.S.C. § 11002, hazardous chemicals under 42 U.S.C. §§ 11021 and 11022, and toxic chemicals under 42 U.S.C. § 11023; and  (B) Such other hazardous and toxic substances as may later be designated by federal regulatory agencies; and    (5) “State Emergency Response Commission” or “SERC” refers to the State Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Commission as specified in this chapter.
AR Code § 12-82-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 5 - Emergency Management|Chapter 82 - Arkansas SERC/LEPC Act|§ 12-82-104. State Emergency Response Commission

 (a)  (1) The State Emergency Response Commission shall be composed of:  (A) The executive heads of the Department of Health, the Division of Environmental Quality, the Division of Arkansas State Police, the Division of Emergency Management, the Division of Labor, the Arkansas Fire Training Academy, and the Arkansas Department of Transportation, and the Adjutant General, or their designated representatives;  (B) One (1) individual representing the local emergency planning committees;  (C) Two (2) individuals from regulated entities;  (D) One (1) individual from an unregulated entity with knowledge of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq.; and  (E) One (1) private citizen to represent the public at large.    (2)  (A) The chair of the commission shall be elected by the members of the commission and shall serve for a two-year period.  (B)  (i) Each commission member designated in subdivisions (a)(1)(B)-(E) of this section shall serve for a term of four (4) years and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.  (ii) The term of any member designated in subdivisions (a)(1)(B)-(E) of this section may be extended for a period of one (1) year to prevent the terms of all members from expiring in the same year.        (b) The commission shall establish local emergency planning committees within the authorized and established local emergency services jurisdiction of the state as prescribed in §§ 12-75-101 — 12-75-129.  (c) Local emergency planning committee membership, functions, and duties shall be in accordance with the federal guidelines prescribed in the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq.  (d) The commission may promulgate such rules and guidelines as deemed necessary or desirable:  (1) For the training and certification of public emergency response and recovery personnel, as defined in this chapter;  (2) To ensure compliance with the appropriate federal guidelines and law governing public emergency response and recovery personnel; and  (3) To adequately administer the requirements of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq., in accordance with the provisions of the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.    (e) Any person who is denied training certification under this chapter may appeal such decision to the commission by notifying the commission in writing within fifteen (15) days after the denial of certification.
AR Code § 12-83-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 5 - Emergency Management|Chapter 83 - Emergency Volunteer Reserve Act of 1985|§ 12-83-101. Title

 This chapter may be cited as the Emergency Volunteer Reserve Act of 1995.