Title 8, Environmental Law

(1) The Governor shall designate the state agency or agencies which shall have the following powers and duties pursuant to this subchapter to:(1) Compile, organize, and make available for distribution information on pollution prevention technologies and procedures;(2) Compile and…

(a) Alkaline manganese batteries manufactured on or after January 1, 1996, shall not be sold in this state if the alkaline manganese battery contains any intentionally introduced mercury, as distinguished from mercury which may be incidentally present in other materials, except, …

(a) (1) Due to the noise, air pollution, and traffic congestion caused by motor vehicle racing facilities, no motor vehicle racing facility may be constructed in this state after passage of this act without the consent of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the property owners…

(a) (1) (A) Due to the noise pollution and air pollution from the racing vehicles and traffic congestion caused by motor vehicle racing facilities, no motor vehicle racing facility shall be constructed in this state after passage of this section without the consent of at least se…

(a) Sections 8-10-302 and 8-10-303 do not apply to any motor vehicle racing facilities located in a county having a population between eighty thousand (80,000) and ninety thousand (90,000) according to the 1990 Federal Decennial Census and that are:(1) South of a navigable waterw…

(a) As used in this section, “motor vehicle racing facility” means any facility designed and used for competitive racing by automobiles or trucks that are modified for racing. (b) Sections 8-10-302 — 8-10-304 do not apply to a new motor vehicle racing facility constructed and ini…

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Public Surface Water Supply Protection Act”.

(a) The General Assembly finds that:(1) Clean water resources are essential to being able to effectively provide economic opportunities in the state; and(2) Protecting the water resources of the state will improve Arkansas's ability to promote the abundant assets of the state as …

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Petroleum” means crude oil, gasoline, or any other nonvaporous petroleum product carried in a pipeline that crosses into the watershed of a public surface water supply;(2) (A) “Public surface water supply” means a body of water, including witho…

(1) For each petroleum pipeline that crosses a watercourse that empties into a public surface water supply above ground or below ground, the owner or operator of the petroleum pipeline is encouraged to:(1) Install a cut-off valve capable of:(A) Automatically sensing a loss of pet…

(a) An owner or operator of a petroleum pipeline is encouraged to create a detailed risk mitigation and response plan for each petroleum pipeline in the watershed of a public surface water supply. (b) An effective risk mitigation and response plan under subsection (a) of this sec…