§ 15-60-111. Records to be kept by refiners and purchasers of ore
It shall be the duty of every person, group of persons, association, partnership, copartnership, firm, joint-stock company, corporation, or trust engaged in the business of milling, sampling, concentrating, reducing, refining, purchasing, or receiving for sale ores, concentrates, or amalgams bearing quicksilver or mercury, to keep a record containing the following information: (1) The full name […]
§ 15-60-112. Records to be kept by purchasers of refined mercury for resale
It shall be the duty of every person, group of persons, association, partnership, copartnership, firm, joint-stock company, corporation, or trust engaged in the business of purchasing for resale distilled or refined quicksilver or mercury to keep a record containing the following information: (1) The full name and address of the person from whom distilled or […]
§ 15-60-113. Inspection and preservation of records
The records required to be kept by §§ 15-60-111 and 15-60-112 shall be open for inspection at all reasonable times by the sheriff, Department of Arkansas State Police, and prosecuting attorney. The records of each transaction must be kept for a period of at least three (3) years.
§ 15-60-114. Failure to preserve records or permit inspection — False statements in application
Any licensee under this chapter shall forfeit his, her, or its licenses and be guilty of a misdemeanor if he, she, or it: (1) Fails, neglects, or refuses to keep and preserve the records provided for in this chapter; (2) Knowingly makes any false entries upon and within the records; (3) Causes any false or […]
§ 15-60-115. Disposition of funds
All license taxes collected, forfeited bail received, and fines collected under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid into the county general fund.
§ 15-58-401. Lands eligible
(a) Lands and water eligible for reclamation or drainage abatement expenditures under this chapter are those which were mined for coal or which were affected by the mining, wastebanks, coal processing, or other coal mining processes and abandoned or left in an inadequate reclamation status prior to August 3, 1977, and for which there is […]
§ 15-58-510. Environmental protection performance standards
(a) Any permit issued pursuant to this chapter to conduct surface coal mining operations and any authorization to conduct coal exploration operations shall require that operations will meet all applicable performance standards of this chapter and the rules issued pursuant to this chapter. (b) The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission shall issue rules which […]
§ 15-58-402. State priorities
Expenditure of moneys from the fund on lands and water eligible under § 15-58-401 for the purposes of this chapter shall reflect the following priorities in the order stated: (1) “Priority I” includes the protection of public health, safety, and property from extreme danger of adverse effects of coal mining practices, including the restoration of […]
§ 15-58-403. Costs of projects
The costs for each proposed project under the abandoned mine reclamation program shall include: (1) Actual construction costs; (2) Actual operation and maintenance costs of permanent facilities; (3) Planning and engineering costs; (4) Construction inspection costs; and (5) Other necessary administrative expenses.
§ 15-58-404. Abatement of adverse effects — Lien
(a) The Director of the Division of Environmental Quality or his or her authorized representative, under the state abandoned mine reclamation program, shall make a finding of fact that: (1) Land or water resources have been adversely affected by past coal mining practices; (2) The adverse effects are at a state in which, in the […]