§ 15-58-506. Permit renewal
(a) Any valid permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall carry with it the right to successive renewal upon expiration with respect to areas within the boundaries of the existing permit. The holders of the permit may apply for renewal, and renewal shall be issued unless the opponents of renewal have established, and the Arkansas […]
§ 15-58-307. Civil penalties generally
(a) Any person who violates any permit condition or who violates any other provision of this chapter or the rules issued pursuant to this chapter may in accordance with the rules issued by the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission be assessed a civil penalty by the commission, except that if such violation leads to […]
§ 15-58-507. Termination of permit
(a) A permit shall terminate if the permittee has not commenced the surface coal mining operations covered by the permit within three (3) years of the issuance of the permit. (b) (1) The director may grant reasonable extensions of time upon a showing that extensions are necessary by reason of litigation precluding such commencement or […]
§ 15-58-308. Civil actions — Injunctions, etc
(a) The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission or the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality may request the Attorney General or an attorney designated by the director to institute without bond or other undertaking a civil action for relief against a permittee or any person engaging in surface coal mining operations without a […]
§ 15-58-508. Fees — Surface Coal Mining Operation Fund
(a) Each application for a surface coal mining permit or renewal of that permit shall be accompanied by an initial application fee as determined by the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality in accordance with a fee schedule which the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission shall develop and issue by rules. (b) The […]
§ 15-58-309. Right of private action
(a) Any person having an interest which is or may be adversely affected may commence a civil action on his or her own behalf to compel compliance with this chapter or the rules issued pursuant to this chapter: (1) Against the State of Arkansas or any other state instrumentality or agency which is alleged to […]
§ 15-58-509. Performance bonds
(a) After a surface coal mining and reclamation permit application has been approved but before the permit is issued, the applicant shall file a bond with the Division of Environmental Quality. This bond shall be on a form furnished by the division in accordance with the rules issued by the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology […]
§ 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 […]