§ 8-6-723 — Alternative formation of original districts

Arkansas § 8-6-723

• Jurisdiction: Arkansas
• Title: 8

Text

(a) (1) In lieu of forming a regional solid waste management district under any other provision of this subchapter, a district may be created by interlocal agreement of the local governments in any county with a population of at least ninety thousand (90,000) persons and in which there is a permitted landfill on January 1, 1991. The regional solid waste management board of the district shall be established by interlocal agreement. (2) The creation of the district shall be effective upon the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality's receipt of written notice in the form of a joint resolution by the local governments. (b) The creation of a district shall be effective upon the governing body of the authority notifying the director in writing. The governing body of a district created under this subsection shall be determined by the authority creating the district. The provisions of § 8-6-703 or any other section of this subchapter which provides for the method of selection of the governing body of a district shall not apply to districts formed under this subsection. (c) The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission shall have no authority to add to or otherwise change the boundaries of a district created under this section.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2658, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2657, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1991, No. 752, § 2.