§ 8-1-202. Powers of the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality
(a) The Director of the Division of Environmental Quality shall be the executive officer and active administrator of all pollution control activities in the state. (b) As such, the director’s duties shall include: (1) (A) The administration of permitting, licensing, certification, and grants programs deemed necessary to protect the environmental integrity of the state. (B) […]
§ 8-1-203. Powers and responsibilities of the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission
(a) The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission shall meet regularly in publicly noticed open meetings to discuss and rule upon matters of environmental concern. (b) The commission’s powers and duties shall be as follows: (1) (A) Promulgation of rules implementing the substantive statutes charged to the Division of Environmental Quality for administration. (B) In […]
§ 8-1-204. Administrative law judge
(a) The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission shall employ a full-time administrative law judge to perform functions and duties that the commission shall direct and, in particular, to advise the commission on matters of law and procedure that may arise during the conduct of commission duties and responsibilities as outlined in §§ 8-1-203, 8-4-201, […]
§ 8-1-206. Voluntary environmental stewardship program — Definitions
(a) As used in this section: (1) “Environmental laws” means this title and any rules, permits, and orders adopted or issued under this title; (2) “Environmental management system” means a set of documented processes and practices that enable an organization to reduce its environmental impact and increase operating efficiency by continuously improving its environmental performance; […]
§ 8-1-301. Purpose
The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that protection of the environment is enhanced by the public’s voluntary compliance with environmental laws and that the public will benefit from incentives to identify and remedy environmental compliance issues. It is further declared that limited expansion of the protection against disclosure will encourage such voluntary compliance and […]
§ 8-1-302. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Commission” means the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission; (2) [Repealed.] (3) (A) “Environmental audit” means a voluntary, internal, and comprehensive evaluation of one (1) or more facilities or an activity at one (1) or more facilities regulated under this chapter, or federal, regional, or local counterparts or extensions […]
§ 8-1-101. Purpose
(a) It is the purpose of this chapter to authorize the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission to establish a system of fees for the issuance of permits required by §§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-106, 8-4-201 — 8-4-229, 8-4-301 — 8-4-314, 8-6-201 — 8-6-212, 8-6-214, and 8-9-403, to defray costs of other services provided and to […]
§ 8-1-102. Definitions
As used in this chapter: (1) “Annual review fee” means that fee required by this chapter to be submitted upon the anniversary date of issuance of the permits required by the statutes enumerated in subdivision (6) of this section; (2) “Commission” means the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission; (3) [Repealed.] (4) [Repealed.] (5) “Facility” […]
§ 8-1-103. Powers and duties
The Division of Environmental Quality and the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission shall have the following powers and duties, respectively: (1) (A) Following a public hearing and based upon a record calculating the reasonable administrative costs of evaluating and taking action on permit applications and of implementing and enforcing the terms and conditions of […]
§ 8-1-104. Existing rules
All existing rules of the Division of Environmental Quality not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter relating to subjects embraced within this chapter shall remain in full force and effect until expressly repealed, amended, or superseded if the rules do not conflict with the provisions of this chapter.