(1) It is found and determined by the General Assembly that:(1) The Sparta Aquifer is being depleted and damaged by salt water instrusion;(2) The preservation and protection of the Sparta Aquifer can best be accomplished through an interstate compact;(3) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission is currently authorized to enter into interstate compacts to protect interstate waters occurring in streams, lakes, reservoirs, and natural or artificial channels or impoundments; and(4) The commission's authority should be expanded to allow it to enter into interstate compacts for the protection of underground aquifers.
(1) The Sparta Aquifer is being depleted and damaged by salt water instrusion;
(2) The preservation and protection of the Sparta Aquifer can best be accomplished through an interstate compact;
(3) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission is currently authorized to enter into interstate compacts to protect interstate waters occurring in streams, lakes, reservoirs, and natural or artificial channels or impoundments; and
(4) The commission's authority should be expanded to allow it to enter into interstate compacts for the protection of underground aquifers.