Arkansas § 8-5-204 Licensing committee

Arkansas Statutes

§ 8-5-204 — Licensing committee

(a)(1) There is created and established a licensing committee to advise and assist the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission and the Division of Environmental Quality in the administration of the licensing program.

(2)The committee shall be composed of eight (8) members:

(A)Five (5) members, to be appointed by the commission, of which three (3) members shall be active wastewater treatment plant operators licensed by the commission and two (2) members shall be employed by a private corporation or industry located in Arkansas and nominated at large by the corporations or industries for service on the committee;

(B)One (1) member, to be appointed by the commission, shall be an employee of a municipality operating a wastewater treatment plant who holds the position of chief adm

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(a) (1) There is created and established a licensing committee to advise and assist the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission and the Division of Environmental Quality in the administration of the licensing program. (2) The committee shall be composed of eight (8) members: (A) Five (5) members, to be appointed by the commission, of which three (3) members shall be active wastewater treatment plant operators licensed by the commission and two (2) members shall be employed by a private corporation or industry located in Arkansas and nominated at large by the corporations or industries for service on the committee; (B) One (1) member, to be appointed by the commission, shall be an employee of a municipality operating a wastewater treatment plant who holds the position of chief administrative officer, city engineer, director of public utilities, or other equivalent position; (C) One (1) member, to be appointed by the commission, shall be a faculty member of an accredited college, university, or professional school in this state whose major field is related to water resources or sanitary engineering; and (D) One (1) member shall be the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality or a qualified member of his or her staff who shall act as executive secretary of the committee. (b) (1) In the event of a vacancy, a new member shall be appointed by the commission to serve out the unexpired term. (2) No member appointed by the commission shall serve more than two (2) consecutive three-year terms. (c) (1) State agency members of the committee shall receive no additional salary or per diem for their services as members of the committee, but they may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq. (2) The members appointed by the commission may receive expense reimbursement and stipends in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.

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Legislative History

Amended by Act 2023, No. 390,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2558, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2557, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1971, No. 211, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1988; Acts 1993, No. 556, § 1; 1997, No. 250, § 46; 1997, No. 697, § 2; 1997, No. 1219, § 7; 1999, No. 719, §§ 2, 3; 1999, No. 1164, § 40.