Arkansas § 8-6-1601 Purpose

Arkansas Statutes

§ 8-6-1601 — Purpose

Arkansas § 8-6-1601

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Bluebook

Ark. Code Ann. § 8-6-1601 (2026).

Text

(a)The purpose of this subchapter is to establish the procedure for posting financial assurance for all permitted solid waste management facilities.

(b)The procedure for issuance of permits for solid waste management facilities shall be as provided in the rules adopted by the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission under this subchapter or as otherwise provided by law.

(c)(1) After an application to operate a solid waste management facility has been reviewed and approved but before a permit is issued, the applicant shall post with the Division of Environmental Quality, on forms prescribed by the division in accordance with the rules issued under this subchapter, a corporate surety bond for performance or an acceptable alternative, such as a certificate of deposit or letter of

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(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to establish the procedure for posting financial assurance for all permitted solid waste management facilities. (b) The procedure for issuance of permits for solid waste management facilities shall be as provided in the rules adopted by the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission under this subchapter or as otherwise provided by law. (c) (1) After an application to operate a solid waste management facility has been reviewed and approved but before a permit is issued, the applicant shall post with the Division of Environmental Quality, on forms prescribed by the division in accordance with the rules issued under this subchapter, a corporate surety bond for performance or an acceptable alternative, such as a certificate of deposit or letter of credit payable to the division and conditioned upon faithful performance of all requirements of this subchapter, the rules issued pursuant to this subchapter, and the permit, including, but not limited to, proper closure of the solid waste management facility. (2) Liability under the bond shall be for the duration of the disposal operation and for that period required to properly close the solid waste management facility and for post-closure care, in accordance with the rules issued by the commission.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 584, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2697, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1995, No. 510, § 1; 1999, No. 758, § 1; 1999, No. 1164, § 84.