Arkansas § 8-7-303 Policy and purpose

Arkansas Statutes

§ 8-7-303 — Policy and purpose

Arkansas § 8-7-303

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Ark. Code Ann. § 8-7-303 (2026).

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The General Assembly declares that it is the policy of this state and the purpose of this subchapter to:

(1)Establish a statewide program designed to protect society and the environment from the risks and burdens associated with the continued practice of disposing of those forms of hazardous waste which could otherwise be treated;

(2)Encourage the development and utilization of techniques which result in the recovery, reclamation, and conservation of resources of the state, including the reclamation and conservation or safeguarding of abandoned hazardous waste disposal sites;

(3)Encourage interstate cooperation and interstate agreements which would provide a requisite balance of disposal and treatment facilities among the states and which would reduce the amount of hazardous waste dispo

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The General Assembly declares that it is the policy of this state and the purpose of this subchapter to: (1) Establish a statewide program designed to protect society and the environment from the risks and burdens associated with the continued practice of disposing of those forms of hazardous waste which could otherwise be treated; (2) Encourage the development and utilization of techniques which result in the recovery, reclamation, and conservation of resources of the state, including the reclamation and conservation or safeguarding of abandoned hazardous waste disposal sites; (3) Encourage interstate cooperation and interstate agreements which would provide a requisite balance of disposal and treatment facilities among the states and which would reduce the amount of hazardous waste disposed of in the state, irrespective of the origin of the hazardous waste; and (4) Coordinate the administration of this subchapter with the administration of the Arkansas Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1979, § 8-7-201 et seq., so as to further the purposes of both this subchapter and the Arkansas Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1979, § 8-7-201 et seq.