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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 8 - INTERSTATE COMPACTS (§§ 8-8-101 — 8-8-206) › Subchapter 2 - CENTRAL INTERSTATE LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMPACT (§§ 8-8-201 — 8-8-206) › Section 8-8-203 - State member and alternate on commission

Arkansas shall have one (1) member and one (1) alternate member of the Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Commission. The member and alternate member shall be appointed by the Governor after receiving the advice of the Joint Committee on Energy. Such appointments shall be for terms of two (2) years.
Acts 1983, No. 9, § 2; 1985, No. 929, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-4402.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 8 - INTERSTATE COMPACTS (§§ 8-8-101 — 8-8-206) › Subchapter 2 - CENTRAL INTERSTATE LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMPACT (§§ 8-8-201 — 8-8-206) › Section 8-8-205 - Cooperation with commission

The departments, agencies, and officers of the state and its subdivisions may cooperate with the Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Commission in the furtherance of any of its activities pursuant to the Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact.
Acts 1983, No. 9, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-4404.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 8 - INTERSTATE COMPACTS (§§ 8-8-101 — 8-8-206) › Subchapter 2 - CENTRAL INTERSTATE LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMPACT (§§ 8-8-201 — 8-8-206) › Section 8-8-206 - Approval of rates at regional facility

(a)
Pursuant to Article III of the Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact, the State Radiation Control Agency is authorized to approve rates to be charged any user of a regional facility located in the State of Arkansas by the operator of the regional facility.
(b)
No operator of a regional facility shall charge or alter such rates without the prior approval of the agency.
Acts 1983, No. 9, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-4403.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-105) › Section 8-9-101 - Policy

It is the policy of the State of Arkansas to encourage and promote recycling in order to conserve natural resources, conserve energy, and preserve landfill space. In furtherance of this policy, the State of Arkansas adopts as a goal in the new century the recycling of forty percent (40%) of its municipal solid waste and forty-five percent (45%) of its municipal solid waste, as shall be determined by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality or the Division of Environmental Quality by rule.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 682, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2854, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1991, No. 749, § 1; 2001, No. 94, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-105) › Section 8-9-102 - Construction

The terms and provisions of this chapter are to be liberally construed so as to best achieve and effectuate the policies and purposes hereof.
Acts 1991, No. 749, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-105) › Section 8-9-103 - Conflict with federal laws

If any provision of this chapter is found to conflict with federal requirements which are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of this chapter is hereby declared to be inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict, and such finding or determination shall not affect the operation of the remainder of this chapter.
Acts 1991, No. 749, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-105) › Section 8-9-104 - Definitions

As used in this chapter:
(1)
"Commission" means the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission;
(2)
"Materials in the recycling process" means ferrous and nonferrous metals diverted or removed from the solid waste stream so that they may be reused, as long as:
(A)
Those materials are processed or handled using reasonably available processing equipment and control technology, as determined by the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality, taking cost into account; and
(B)
A substantial amount of the materials are consistently utilized to manufacture a product which otherwise would have been produced using virgin material;
(3)
"Municipal solid waste" means waste produced by individuals, public entities, agriculture, and businesses, including yard waste and waste not traditionally included in the recycling rate calculation and that is by its nature eligible for disposal in a municipal solid waste landfill;
(4)
"Person" means an individual, municipality, other governmental entity, or another entity recognized by law with rights and duties;
(5)
"Recyclable materials" or "recyclables" means those materials from the solid waste stream that can be recovered for reuse in present or reprocessed form;
(6)
"Recycling" means the systematic collection, sorting, decontaminating, and returning of waste materials to commerce as commodities for use or exchange;
(7)
"Solid waste" means the same as provided by §
8-6-702
;
(8)
"Solid waste board" or "board" means a regional solid waste management board or its successor created under §
8-6-701
et seq.;
(9)
"Solid waste district" or "district" means a regional solid waste management district or its successor created under §
8-6-701
et seq.;
(10)
"Source separation" means the act or process of removing a particular type of recyclable material from the solid waste stream at the point of generation or at a point under control of the generator for the purpose of collection and recycling; and
(11)
"Yard waste" means grass clippings, leaves, and shrubbery trimmings.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 695,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 693,§ 32, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2856, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2855, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 1067,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1991, No. 749, § 1; 1993, No. 479, § 2; 1999, No. 1164, § 110; 2001, No. 94, § 2.
See Act 2019, No. 695, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-105) › Section 8-9-105 - Penalties and procedures

(a)
Any person who violates any provision of §
8-9-301
et seq. or the Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Act, §
8-9-401
et seq., or of any rule or order issued pursuant to this chapter, shall be subject to the same penalty and enforcement provisions as are contained in §
8-6-204
.
(b)
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, 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
.
(c)
All rules adopted under this chapter shall be reviewed by the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor or appropriate subcommittees of the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 683, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1991, No. 749, § 1; 1997, No. 179, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 2 - RECYCLING GENERALLY (§§ 8-9-201 — 8-9-204) › Section 8-9-201 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 1067,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1991, No. 749, § 1; 1997, No. 250, § 50; 1997, No. 540, § 12; 1997, No. 1018, § 2; 1997, No. 1354, § 10; 1999, No. 1164, § 111; 1999, No. 1508, §§ 3, 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 2 - RECYCLING GENERALLY (§§ 8-9-201 — 8-9-204) › Section 8-9-202 - Powers and duties of the division

The Division of Environmental Quality shall have the power and duty to:
(1)
Adopt reasonable rules to effectuate the purposes of this subchapter;
(2)
Promote public education and public awareness of the necessity of supporting waste reduction and recyclable material recovery as an integral part of all solid waste and recyclable materials programs in the state;
(3)
Provide, to the extent practicable, upon request, to state agencies, planning and technical assistance in carrying out their responsibilities under this subchapter; and
(4)
Implement, administer, and fund the collection and recycling or collection and disposal of extra-large tires as defined in §
8-9-402
with the advice and assistance of the Compliance Advisory Panel.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 684, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 177,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2857, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1991, No. 749, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 2 - RECYCLING GENERALLY (§§ 8-9-201 — 8-9-204) › Section 8-9-203 - Recycling by governmental entities

(a)
Each state agency, state college or university, county, city, and public school, in cooperation with the Division of Environmental Quality and the Compliance Advisory Panel shall:
(1)
Establish a source separation and recycling program for recyclables generated as a result of agency operations;
(2)
Adopt procedures for collection and storage of recyclables; and
(3)
Make contractual or other arrangements for transportation and sale of recyclables.
(b)
Nothing in this section shall prohibit any state agency, state college or university, county, city, or public school from engaging in, contracting for, or otherwise allowing or arranging for composting of yard waste on property owned or controlled by the governmental entity.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2858, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 1067,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1991, No. 749, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 2 - RECYCLING GENERALLY (§§ 8-9-201 — 8-9-204) › Section 8-9-204 - Purchasing of recyclables by governmental entities

State agencies, cities, counties, and other governmental entities are encouraged to provide for preferential purchasing of products made from recycled materials or products that may be recycled or reused.
Acts 1991, No. 749, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 3 - RECYCLABLE ITEMS (§§ 8-9-301 — 8-9-304) › Section 8-9-301 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Label" means a molded, imprinted, or raised symbol on or near the bottom of a plastic product;
(2)
"Lead-acid battery" means a battery with a core of elemental lead and a capacity of six volts (6v) or more;
(3)
"Plastic" means any material made of polymeric organic compounds and additives that can be shaped by flow;
(4)
"Plastic bottle" means a plastic container intended for single use that has a neck that is smaller than the body of the container, accepts a screw-type or snap cap, or other closure and has a capacity of sixteen fluid ounces (16 fl. ozs.) or more but less than five gallons (5 gals.);
(5)
"Rigid plastic container" means any formed or molded container other than a bottle, intended for single use, composed predominantly of plastic resin, and having a relatively inflexible finite shape or form with a capacity of eight ounces (8 ozs.) or more but less than five gallons (5 gals.); and
(6)
"Single use" means filled one (1) time.
Acts 1991, No. 749, § 1; 1993, No. 579, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 3 - RECYCLABLE ITEMS (§§ 8-9-301 — 8-9-304) › Section 8-9-302 - Plastic container labeling

(a)
(1)
Beginning July 1, 1992, a person shall not distribute, sell, or offer for sale in this state a plastic bottle or rigid plastic container unless the product is labeled with a code indicating the plastic resin used to produce the plastic bottle or rigid plastic container. Rigid plastic bottles or rigid plastic containers with labels and basecups of a different material shall be coded by their basic material.
(2)
The code shall consist of a number placed within a triangle of arrows and letters placed below the triangle of arrows. The triangle shall be equilateral, formed by three (3) arrows, with the apex of each point of the triangle at the midpoint of each arrow rounded with a short radius. The arrowhead of each arrow shall be at the midpoint of each side of the triangle with a short gap separating the pointer from the base of the adjacent arrow. The triangle, formed by the three (3) arrows curved at their midpoints, shall depict a clockwise path around the code number.
(3)
The numbers and letters used shall be as follows:
(A)
PETE (polyethylene terephthalate);
(B)
HDPE (high-density polyethylene);
(C)
V (vinyl);
(D)
LDPE (low-density polyethylene);
(E)
PP (polypropylene);
(F)
PS (polystyrene); and
(G)
OTHER.
(b)
The Division of Environmental Quality shall maintain a list of the label codes provided pursuant to this section and shall provide a copy of that list to any person upon request.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2859, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1991, No. 749, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 3 - RECYCLABLE ITEMS (§§ 8-9-301 — 8-9-304) › Section 8-9-304 - Used motor oil

The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission shall adopt, after notice and public hearing, reasonable rules that are protective of the public health and environment for the collection, storage, and disposal, reuse, or recycling of used motor oil.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 685, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 693,§ 33, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1991, No. 749, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 4 - USED TIRE RECYCLING AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (§§ 8-9-401 — 8-9-415) › Section 8-9-401 - Title - Legislative intent - Findings

(a)
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Act".
(b)
The purpose of this subchapter is to:
(1)
Protect the public health and the state's environmental quality by setting and implementing standards to be followed in the hauling, collection, storage, and recycling or disposal of recyclable tires, waste tires, and used tires culled for resale;
(2)
Provide accountability and sustainability for used tire programs by requiring use of the electronic uniform used tire manifest system developed by the Division of Environmental Quality and business plans for used tire programs;
(3)
Equalize the application of fees for all tires removed from rims; and
(4)
Ensure that reimbursements for used tire programs are related to the overall used tire program goals.
(c)
The General Assembly finds that:
(1)
If not properly managed, used tires pose a potential threat to human health and safety and the environment because used tires:
(A)
Are a known breeding habitat for mosquitoes and other disease-transmitting vectors; and
(B)
Pose substantial fire hazards;
(2)
The state must have a used tire program for recyclable tires, waste tires, and used tires culled for resale that is accountable, effective, and efficient; and
(3)
The primary goal of the used tire program is to recycle or put to beneficial use as many used tires as possible.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2861, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 317,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1991, No. 749, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 4 - USED TIRE RECYCLING AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (§§ 8-9-401 — 8-9-415) › Section 8-9-407 - Electronic uniform used tire manifest system

(a)
The following entities shall use the electronic uniform used tire manifest system to accurately report all information related to the collection, transportation, distribution, and recycling or disposal of recyclable tires, waste tires, and used tires culled for resale:
(1)
Used tire programs;
(2)
Tire generators;
(3)
Tire collection centers;
(4)
Any person who:
(A)
Removes a tire from the used tire program after it is collected; or
(B)
Imports a tire under §
8-9-404(c)
; and
(5)
Commercial generators.
(b)
If any of the persons or entities listed in subsection (a) of this section cannot use the electronic uniform used tire manifest system, the person or entity may submit to the used tire program an equivalent paper version which shall be entered into the electronic uniform used tire manifest system.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 693,§ 40, eff. 7/24/2019.
Added by Act 2017, No. 317,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 4 - USED TIRE RECYCLING AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (§§ 8-9-401 — 8-9-415) › Section 8-9-409 - Performance and efficiency evaluations

(a)
The Division of Environmental Quality shall develop a system to evaluate and report the performance and efficiency of used tire programs and the Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Program.
(b)
The evaluation and reporting system shall use the following performance indicators for each used tire program:
(1)
The number of:
(A)
Recyclable tires;
(B)
Waste tires disposed in a landfill; and
(C)
Waste tires disposed in a monofill;
(2)
The number of reported waste tire sites located in the regional solid waste management districts that are included in the used tire program;
(3)
Electronic uniform used tire manifest system compliance;
(4)
Administrative expenses;
(5)
Transportation expenses;
(6)
Building, warehouse, and other facilities expenses;
(7)
Revenue sources and the amount of revenue received from each source;
(8)
The number, location, and type of tire collection centers;
(9)
Any identified operational issues;
(10)
The number of enforcement actions against the used tire program; and
(11)
Any other performance indicators that are determined to be useful to evaluate performance and efficiency.
(c)
The evaluations under this section shall be completed on a biennial basis for each used tire program.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 693,§ 41, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2886, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2017, No. 317,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 4 - USED TIRE RECYCLING AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (§§ 8-9-401 — 8-9-415) › Section 8-9-411 - Tire transporters - Licenses

(a)
A tire transporter shall meet the following requirements to perform or be compensated for any duties under this subchapter related to the administration and operation of a used tire program:
(1)
Obtain for each vehicle a license;
(2)
Obtain for each vehicle a tire transporter number provided by the Division of Environmental Quality used for the electronic uniform used tire manifest system;
(3)
Provide proof that each vehicle has passed an annual safety inspection;
(4)
Provide proof of financial responsibility for each vehicle and authorized driver;
(5)
Provide a bond in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000);
(6)
Establish that each authorized driver has completed training for the electronic uniform used tire manifest system; and
(7)
Pay a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each vehicle that is licensed.
(b)
For each tire transporter licensed under this section, the division shall assign a tire transporter number and include the tire transporter information in the electronic uniform used tire manifest system.
(c)
(1)
If a tire transporter is found to have not complied with this subchapter, the tire transporter's license shall be suspended for three (3) months.
(2)
If the license of a tire transporter is suspended more than one (1) time in three (3) years, the tire transporter's license shall be revoked and the tire transporter is ineligible for a tire transporter license for three (3) years.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 693,§ 42, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2888, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2887, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2017, No. 317,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 4 - USED TIRE RECYCLING AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (§§ 8-9-401 — 8-9-415) › Section 8-9-412 - Additional fees

(a)
A used tire program may charge an additional fee for the collection and recycling of extra-large tires from sources other than registered tire retailers and for any tires in excess of the maximum under §
8-9-414(b)(7)
.
(b)
If a used tire program charges an additional fee under this section, the fee shall be collected and retained by the used tire program for costs related to the processing of extra-large tires.
Added by Act 2017, No. 317,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 4 - USED TIRE RECYCLING AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (§§ 8-9-401 — 8-9-415) › Section 8-9-413 - Applicability

The fees imposed by this subchapter shall not apply to:
(1)
Large retreaded tires;
(2)
Tires included as part of the equipment of a new vehicle; or
(3)
Tires included as part of the equipment of a used vehicle if included on the used vehicle at the time of sale and in the sales price of the used vehicle.
Added by Act 2017, No. 317,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 5 - THE ARKANSAS NEWSPAPER RECYCLING ADVISORY COMMITTEE (§§ 8-9-501 — 8-9-506) › Section 8-9-501 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 976,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 1067,§ 6, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1993, No. 991, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 5 - THE ARKANSAS NEWSPAPER RECYCLING ADVISORY COMMITTEE (§§ 8-9-501 — 8-9-506) › Section 8-9-502 - [Repealed]

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2892, eff. 7/1/2019.
Repealed by Act 2019, No. 976,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 991, § 2; 1995, No. 658, § 1; 1999, No. 1164, § 116.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 5 - THE ARKANSAS NEWSPAPER RECYCLING ADVISORY COMMITTEE (§§ 8-9-501 — 8-9-506) › Section 8-9-503 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 976,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 991, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 5 - THE ARKANSAS NEWSPAPER RECYCLING ADVISORY COMMITTEE (§§ 8-9-501 — 8-9-506) › Section 8-9-504 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 976,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 991, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 5 - THE ARKANSAS NEWSPAPER RECYCLING ADVISORY COMMITTEE (§§ 8-9-501 — 8-9-506) › Section 8-9-505 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 976,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 991, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 5 - THE ARKANSAS NEWSPAPER RECYCLING ADVISORY COMMITTEE (§§ 8-9-501 — 8-9-506) › Section 8-9-506 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 976,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 1067,§ 7, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1993, No. 991, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 6 - MERCURY SWITCH REMOVAL ACT OF 2005 (§§ 8-9-601 — 8-9-610) › Section 8-9-601 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Mercury Switch Removal Act of 2005".
Acts 2005, No. 649, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 6 - MERCURY SWITCH REMOVAL ACT OF 2005 (§§ 8-9-601 — 8-9-610) › Section 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.
Acts 2005, No. 649, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 6 - MERCURY SWITCH REMOVAL ACT OF 2005 (§§ 8-9-601 — 8-9-610) › Section 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)
"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;
(3)
"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;
(4)
"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
;
(5)
"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;
(6)
"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;
(7)
"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;
(8)
"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
(9)
"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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2993, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2005, No. 649, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 6 - MERCURY SWITCH REMOVAL ACT OF 2005 (§§ 8-9-601 — 8-9-610) › Section 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)
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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 693,§ 45, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2995, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2005, No. 649, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 6 - MERCURY SWITCH REMOVAL ACT OF 2005 (§§ 8-9-601 — 8-9-610) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 693, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2997, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2996, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2005, No. 649, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 6 - MERCURY SWITCH REMOVAL ACT OF 2005 (§§ 8-9-601 — 8-9-610) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2998, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2005, No. 649, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 6 - MERCURY SWITCH REMOVAL ACT OF 2005 (§§ 8-9-601 — 8-9-610) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 3000, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2999, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2005, No. 649, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 6 - MERCURY SWITCH REMOVAL ACT OF 2005 (§§ 8-9-601 — 8-9-610) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 694, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 3001, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2005, No. 649, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 6 - MERCURY SWITCH REMOVAL ACT OF 2005 (§§ 8-9-601 — 8-9-610) › Section 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
.
Acts 2005, No. 649, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 7 - ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION, RECYCLING, AND REUSE ACT (§§ 8-9-701 — 8-9-713) › Section 8-9-701 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 676,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Added by Act 2021, No. 839,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 7 - ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION, RECYCLING, AND REUSE ACT (§§ 8-9-701 — 8-9-713) › Section 8-9-702 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 676,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Added by Act 2021, No. 839,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 7 - ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION, RECYCLING, AND REUSE ACT (§§ 8-9-701 — 8-9-713) › Section 8-9-703 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 676,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 110,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023. Superseded by Act 2023, No. 676.
Added by Act 2021, No. 839,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 7 - ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION, RECYCLING, AND REUSE ACT (§§ 8-9-701 — 8-9-713) › Section 8-9-704 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 676,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Added by Act 2021, No. 839,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 7 - ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION, RECYCLING, AND REUSE ACT (§§ 8-9-701 — 8-9-713) › Section 8-9-705 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 676,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Added by Act 2021, No. 839,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 7 - ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION, RECYCLING, AND REUSE ACT (§§ 8-9-701 — 8-9-713) › Section 8-9-706 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 676,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Added by Act 2021, No. 839,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 7 - ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION, RECYCLING, AND REUSE ACT (§§ 8-9-701 — 8-9-713) › Section 8-9-707 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 676,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Added by Act 2021, No. 839,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 7 - ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION, RECYCLING, AND REUSE ACT (§§ 8-9-701 — 8-9-713) › Section 8-9-708 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 676,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Added by Act 2021, No. 839,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 7 - ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION, RECYCLING, AND REUSE ACT (§§ 8-9-701 — 8-9-713) › Section 8-9-709 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 676,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Added by Act 2021, No. 839,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 7 - ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION, RECYCLING, AND REUSE ACT (§§ 8-9-701 — 8-9-713) › Section 8-9-710 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 676,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Added by Act 2021, No. 839,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 7 - ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION, RECYCLING, AND REUSE ACT (§§ 8-9-701 — 8-9-713) › Section 8-9-711 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 676,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 110,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023. Superseded by Act 2023, No. 676.
Added by Act 2021, No. 839,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 7 - ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION, RECYCLING, AND REUSE ACT (§§ 8-9-701 — 8-9-713) › Section 8-9-712 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 676,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Added by Act 2021, No. 839,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 7 - ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION, RECYCLING, AND REUSE ACT (§§ 8-9-701 — 8-9-713) › Section 8-9-713 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 676,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Added by Act 2021, No. 839,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 8 - ARKANSAS NUCLEAR RECYCLING PROGRAM (§§ 8-9-801 — 8-9-808) › Section 8-9-801 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Arkansas Nuclear Recycling Program".
Added by Act 2023, No. 259,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-15-119) › Chapter 9 - RECYCLING (§§ 8-9-101 — 8-9-808) › Subchapter 8 - ARKANSAS NUCLEAR RECYCLING PROGRAM (§§ 8-9-801 — 8-9-808) › Section 8-9-802 - Legislative findings

The General Assembly finds that:
(1)
In August 2016, the Argonne National Laboratory hosted a delegation from Arkansas, including staff from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission;
(2)
In January 2017, the Arkansas Alternative Energy Commission issued a recommendation to the Governor to support the University of Arkansas and the United States Department of Energy national laboratories to prepare and make recommendations and to offer options on using existing technology to convert spent nuclear fuel rods into new nuclear fuel;
(3)
In August 2017, the Joint Committee on Energy held hearings on advanced nuclear technology to reprocess spent nuclear fuel rods and unanimously approved an interim study resolution on the matter; and
(4)
In November 2018, the Joint Committee on Energy held a meeting at Arkansas Nuclear One and further discussed the issues under subdivisions (1)-(3) of this section, including without limitation that the:
(A)
University of Arkansas system, in conjunction with other institutions of higher education, can and is willing to provide a detailed analysis examining the benefits of "New Nuclear" compared to the risks of continued storage of spent fuel at Arkansas Nuclear One;
(B)
Fast reactor technology and electrochemical spent fuel reprocessing are ready for commercial development; and
(C)
The Department of Health and the Department of Energy and Environment support the application for federal funding for the establishment of an education, risk analysis, and optimization design program;
(5)
Acts 2021, No. 1092, required the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor to jointly conduct a study on the commercial application of existing technology to reclaim and repurpose spent nuclear fuel rods; and
(6)
It is appropriate to build upon the study conducted under Acts 2021, No. 1092, and to study the technical and economic feasibility and commercial viability of the interim storage and recycling of spent nuclear fuel at locations in Arkansas.
Added by Act 2023, No. 259,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.