Title 8 — Environmental Law
15 chapters · 561 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 8-2-201 Title
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This subchapter may be called the “Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 8-2-202 Purpose
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This subchapter authorizes the Division of Environmental Quality to establish and administer an environmental laboratory accreditation program so that laboratories that submit data and analyses to the division may be accredited by the division as having demonstrated acceptable co…
Ark. Code Ann. § 8-2-203 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Acceptable results” means results within limits determined on the basis of statistical procedures as prescribed by the Division of Environmental Quality;(2) “Accreditation” means the process by which the division recognizes a laboratory as meet…
Ark. Code Ann. § 8-2-204 Powers and duties of division and commission
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(a) The Division of Environmental Quality shall have the following powers and duties under this subchapter:(1) To establish and administer the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program for laboratories applying for accreditation by the division;(2) To enforce the provisions …
Ark. Code Ann. § 8-2-205 Procedure for issuance of rules, appeals, hearings, etc
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(a) Any person that violates any provision of this subchapter or of any rule or order issued pursuant to this subchapter or that commits an unlawful act under this subchapter shall be subject to the same penalty and enforcement provisions as are contained in the Arkansas Water an…
Ark. Code Ann. § 8-2-206 Accreditation — Criteria and procedure
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(a) (1) (A) (i) All consulting laboratories performing analyses for which results are to be submitted to the Division of Environmental Quality shall obtain a laboratory accreditation under this subchapter.(ii) An analyte, method, or matrix for which the Environmental Laboratory A…
Ark. Code Ann. § 8-2-207 Accreditation — Duration — Renewal
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(a) A certificate of accreditation shall be effective for a period of one (1) year from the date of issuance, after which time the accreditation will lapse. (b) Accreditation may be renewed for additional periods of one (1) year's duration upon application for renewal made to the…
Ark. Code Ann. § 8-2-208 Accreditation — Revocation
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(a) After a laboratory is accredited, the laboratory's accreditation may be revoked or suspended by the Division of Environmental Quality for:(1) Knowingly falsifying any data submitted to the division or any data related to laboratory analysis;(2) Knowingly making any false stat…
Ark. Code Ann. § 8-2-209 Fees
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(a) (1) The Division of Environmental Quality may assess and collect reasonable fees from participating laboratories for the administrative costs of the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program.(2) The costs shall include without limitation, the expense of conducting evalua…