§ 8-9-607. Annual reporting
(a) One (1) year after the implementation of a mercury minimization plan approved pursuant to § 8-9-605, and annually thereafter, a manufacturer subject to § 8-9-604 shall report individually or as part of a group to the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality concerning the implementation of the mercury minimization plan. The report shall […]
§ 8-9-608. Design for recycling
(a) One (1) year after the implementation of a mercury minimization plan approved pursuant to § 8-9-605, and annually thereafter, a manufacturer subject to § 8-9-604 shall report individually or as part of a group to the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality concerning the steps being taken by manufacturers to design vehicles and […]
§ 8-9-609. Rules — Authority of Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission may adopt rules to effectuate and implement the purposes and intent of this subchapter and the powers and duties of the Division of Environmental Quality.
§ 8-9-610. Penalties and enforcement
(a) Any person who violates any provisions of this subchapter or any rule or order issued pursuant to this subchapter shall be subject to the same penalty and enforcement provisions as are contained in § 8-6-204. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, the procedure of the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission for […]
§ 8-9-403. Operation of waste tire sites — Requirements and prohibited activities
(a) (1) The owner or operator of any waste tire site shall provide the Division of Environmental Quality and the applicable regional solid waste management district with: (A) Information concerning the waste tire site’s location and size and the approximate number of tires that are accumulated at the waste tire site; and (B) A written […]
§ 8-9-605. Plan approval and implementation
(a) (1) Within one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of a mercury minimization plan, the Director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, now the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality, shall approve, disapprove, or conditionally approve the entire mercury minimization plan. The director may solicit input from representatives of vehicle recyclers, scrap […]
§ 8-9-404. Rim removal fees — Import fees — Commercial generator fees — Definitions
(a) (1) There is imposed a rim removal fee upon the transaction of removing a tire from a rim that is related to the sale of a replacement tire by a tire retailer. (2) The rim removal fee shall be charged by the tire retailer to a person who: (A) Purchases a replacement tire for […]
§ 8-9-606. Removal and proper management of mercury-added vehicle components
(a) Commencing thirty (30) days after the approval or conditional approval of a mercury minimization plan pursuant to § 8-9-605, a vehicle recycler that sells, gives, or otherwise conveys ownership of an end-of-life vehicle to a scrap recycling facility for recycling shall remove all mercury switches identified in the approved mercury minimization plan from the […]
§ 8-9-405. Used tire program reimbursements
(a) The Division of Environmental Quality shall establish the Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Program to: (1) Reimburse used tire programs for used tire recycling and disposal costs; (2) Incentivize recycling used tires collected under this subchapter; (3) Provide accountability for the disbursement of moneys to used tire programs; and (4) Otherwise improve the sustainability […]
§ 8-9-407. Electronic uniform used tire manifest system
(a) The following entities shall use the electronic uniform used tire manifest system to accurately report all information related to the collection, transportation, distribution, and recycling or disposal of recyclable tires, waste tires, and used tires culled for resale: (1) Used tire programs; (2) Tire generators; (3) Tire collection centers; (4) Any person who: (A) […]