§ 8-11-101. Title

This chapter may be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Environmental Regulatory Flexibility Act”.

§ 8-11-102. Purpose

(a) The improvement of the environment of the State of Arkansas is a matter of concern to all citizens of this state, and existing environmental law plays a critical role in protecting the environment. (b) Environmental protection could be enhanced by authorizing innovative advances in environmental regulatory methods. (c) Arkansas should develop environmental regulatory methods […]

§ 8-11-103. Regulatory flexibility

(a) (1) The Division of Environmental Quality, by order of the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality consistent with the purposes of this chapter, may approve requests which allow an applicant to use alternative methods to comply with an Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission rule regarding the control or abatement of pollution. (2) […]