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Arkansas Statutes, Title 15

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Title 15, Natural Resources and Economic Development

42 chapters · 1,615 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 151,615 Ch 4, Development of Business and Industry…321 Ch 5, Arkansas Development Finance Authority173 Ch 22, Water Resources170 Ch 20, General Provisions145 Ch 72, Oil and Gas Production and Conservation102 Ch 11, Publicity And Tourism70 Ch 3, Development of Science, Technology, …64 Ch 58, Arkansas Surface Coal Mining and Rec…46 Ch 75, Liquefied Petroleum Gases45 Ch 23, Rivers and Creeks40 Ch 32, Logging39 Ch 57, Mining and Reclamation Generally38 Ch 74, Measurement, Inspection, And Sale Of…35 Ch 21, Land32

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Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1112 Enforcement
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(a) (1) Agents of the Department of Agriculture or a conservation district may enter on private property to determine compliance with this subchapter.(2) (A) Entry shall not occur without prior notification of the owner.(B) Notice shall be given to the owner, operator, or agent i…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1113 Administrative penalties
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(a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission may impose administrative penalties not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per violation against any person who violates the requirements of this subchapter. (b) (1) Penalties collected shall be deposited into the Ar…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1114 No conflict with Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act
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(a) (1) This subchapter shall not supersede the requirement that liquid animal waste management systems comply with the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, § 8-4-101 et seq., or rules adopted under the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, § 8-4-101 et seq.(2) T…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1201 Title

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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Surplus Nutrient Removal Incentives Act”.

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1202 Definitions

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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Litter” means byproducts associated with the confinement of poultry, including excrement, feed wastes, bedding materials, composted carcasses, and any combinations thereof; and(2) “Nutrient surplus area” means an area declared a nutrient surplu…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1203 Cost share

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(a) (1) For the purchase and transportation of surplus litter from any nutrient surplus area to be used or disposed of within Arkansas but outside nutrient surplus areas and outside the watersheds listed in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, the Arkansas Natural Resources Commis…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1204 Application of transported litter

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Litter that is transported from a nutrient surplus area and then land applied shall be applied in a manner consistent with soil test recommendations.

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1205 Application and approval procedure — Administration

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(a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission shall promulgate rules necessary to administer the cost share program under this subchapter. (b) (1) The commission may charge a reasonable application fee to process cost share applications.(2) All fees received under subdivision (b)…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1206 Source of program money

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The Arkansas Water Development Fund may be used to finance cost share under this subchapter.

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1301 Title

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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Facilities Financing Act of 2007”.

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1302 Definitions

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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Aquatic resources” means ecological functions, services, and values provided by the waters of the United States that are subject to compensatory mitigation pursuant to United States Department of the Army permits under § 404 of the Clean Water …

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1303 Authority to issue bonds

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(a) (1) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission is hereby authorized to issue bonds of the State of Arkansas to be known as “State of Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Facilities General Obligation bonds”, in total principal amount not to exceed three hund…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1304 Terms and characteristics of bonds

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(a) The bonds shall be issued in series in amounts sufficient to finance or refinance all or any part of project costs with the respective series to be designated in alphabetical order or by the year in which issued, or both. (b) (1) Each series of bonds shall have the date as th…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1305 Purpose of bonds

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Bonds issued under this subchapter shall be issued to finance on a temporary or permanent basis or to refinance and develop one (1) or more projects, and the proceeds of the bonds shall be applied to the payment of project costs and the costs and expenses of issuance of the bonds…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1306 Resolutions and trust indentures

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(a) (1) The bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission.(2) Each resolution shall contain the terms, covenants, and conditions deemed desirable for the bonds, including without limitation conditions pertaining to:(A) The establishment and …

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1307 Form of bond — Signatures

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(a) Each bond shall:(1) Be signed with the manual or facsimile signatures of the Governor, the Chair of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, and the Treasurer of State; and(2) Have affixed, imprinted, or lithographed on the bond the Great Seal of the State of Arkansas. (1) …

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1308 Sale of bonds

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(a) The bonds may be sold:(1) Either at public or private sale in a manner and upon such terms as the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission determines to be reasonable and expedient for the purposes for which the commission was created; and(2) At the price the commission determin…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1309 Proceeds of bonds

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(a) The proceeds from the sale of the bonds, together with all revenues derived by the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission from any project financed or refinanced under this subchapter and appropriated, allocated, or otherwise set aside by the commission for the payment of the …

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1310 Full faith and credit of state pledged to repay bonds

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The bonds shall be the direct general obligations of the state for the payment of debt service on which the full faith and credit of the state are irrevocably pledged so long as any such bonds are outstanding. The bonds shall be payable from the general revenues of the state and …

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1311 Payment of debt service on bonds

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(a) (1) On or before the commencement of each fiscal year, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall determine the estimated amount required for payment of all or a part of the debt service on the bonds issued under this subchapter during the fiscal year and deduct from the est…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1312 Bonds exempt from state, county, and municipal taxes

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Bonds and the interest on the bonds issued under this subchapter are exempt from state, county, and municipal taxes, including income taxes, inheritance taxes, and property taxes. The bonds shall be eligible to secure deposits of all public funds and shall be legal for investment…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1313 Refunding bonds

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(a) (1) Bonds may be issued under this subchapter to refund any outstanding bonds issued under this subchapter or to refund any outstanding bonds of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission issued pursuant to the prior act.(2) Bonds issued under this section:(A) Do not require t…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1314 Additional powers of Arkansas Natural Resources Commission

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(a) In addition to powers conferred under other laws, the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission may take appropriate action to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, including the power to:(1) Develop projects;(2) Operate and maintain projects;(3) Acquire absolute title to an…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1315 No impairment of bond obligations

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(a) This subchapter constitutes a contract between the state and the registered owners of all bonds issued under this subchapter. (b) The contract shall never be impaired, and any violation of its terms whether under purported legislative authority or otherwise shall be enjoined …

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1316 No obligations until bonds issued

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This subchapter shall not create any right of any character unless the first series of bonds authorized by this subchapter has been sold and delivered.

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1317 No impairment of outstanding bonds

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The issuance of bonds authorized by this subchapter shall not impair or affect any outstanding bonds of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission issued pursuant to the prior act.

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1318 Election

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(a) (1) Bonds shall not be issued under this subchapter except with the consent of a majority of the qualified electors of the state voting on the question in substantially the form described in this section at the 2008 General Election unless the Governor by proclamation calls a…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1319 Effect of election

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(a) If a majority of the qualified electors voting on the question vote for the issuance of the bonds, the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission shall proceed with the sale and the issuance of the bonds as provided in this subchapter. (b) If a majority of the qualified electors v…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1320 No waiver of previous authority to issue bonds

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This subchapter shall not constitute a waiver of the authority to issue bonds under the prior act or any other legislation authorizing the issuance of bonds for similar purposes.

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1321 Severability

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If, for any reason, any section or provision of this subchapter shall be held to be unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such holding shall not affect the remainder of this subchapter, but this subchapter, insofar as this subchapter is not in conflict with the Arkansas Con…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1322 Cases involving bonds

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A case involving the validity of this subchapter or involving the bonds issued under this subchapter shall be deemed of public interest and shall be advanced by all courts and heard as a preferred cause, and all appeals from judgments or decrees rendered in such cases shall be ta…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1323 Construction of subchapter

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(a) This subchapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes. This subchapter shall constitute the sole authority necessary to accomplish the purposes hereof, and to this end it shall not be necessary that the provisions of other laws pertaining to the development …

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1401 Title

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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Premium Biosolid Marketing Incentive Act”.

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1402 Definitions

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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) (A) “Biosolid” means solid, semisolid, or liquid residue generated during the treatment of domestic sewage in a treatment works and includes without restriction:(i) Domestic septage;(ii) Scum or solids removed in a primary, secondary, or advance…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1403 Land application setbacks

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(a) Application of eligible premium biosolids shall not be made within:(1) One hundred feet (100′) of streams including:(A) Intermittent streams;(B) Ponds;(C) Lakes;(D) Springs;(E) Sinkholes;(F) Rock outcrops;(G) Wells; and(H) Water supplies; or(2) Three hundred feet (300′) of ex…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1404 Cost-share incentive

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(a) (1) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission may provide a cost-share incentive for the sale and purchase within the State of Arkansas of an eligible premium biosolid.(2) The cost-share incentive from the Arkansas Water Development Fund shall not exceed fifteen dollars ($15.…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1405 Application procedure — Administration

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(a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission shall promulgate rules necessary to administer the cost-share program under this subchapter. (b) (1) The commission may charge a reasonable application fee to process an application for the payment of cost-share incentive funds under …

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1406 Source of program funding

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The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission may use the Arkansas Water Development Fund to finance the cost-share incentives under this subchapter.

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1501 Title

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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Facilities Financing Act of 2025”.

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1502 Definitions

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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Aquatic resources” means ecological functions, services, and values provided by the waters of the United States that are subject to compensatory mitigation under the United States Department of the Army permits under § 404 of the Clean Water Ac…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1503 Authority to issue bonds

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(a) (1) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission may issue bonds of the State of Arkansas to be known as “State of Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Facilities general obligation bonds”, in total principal amount not to exceed five hundred million dollars (…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1504 Terms and characteristics of bonds

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(a) State of Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Facilities general obligation bonds issued under this subchapter shall be issued in series in amounts sufficient to finance or refinance all or any part of project costs with the respective series to be designat…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1505 Purpose of bonds

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(a) State of Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Facilities general obligation bonds issued under this subchapter shall be issued to finance on a temporary or permanent basis or to refinance and develop one (1) or more projects. (b) The proceeds of bonds issue…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1506 Resolutions and trust indentures

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(a) (1) State of Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Facilities general obligation bonds issued under this subchapter shall be authorized by resolution of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission.(2) Each resolution authorizing bonds under this subchapter sha…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1507 Form of bond — Signatures

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(a) Each State of Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Facilities general obligation bond issued under this subchapter shall:(1) Be signed with the manual or facsimile signatures of the Governor, the Chair of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, and the T…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1508 Sale of bonds

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(a) State of Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Facilities general obligation bonds issued under this subchapter may be sold:(1) Either at public or private sale in a manner and upon the terms that the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission determines to be re…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1509 Proceeds of bonds

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(a) The proceeds from the sale of State of Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Facilities general obligation bonds issued under this subchapter together with all revenues derived by the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission from any project financed or refinan…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1510 Full faith and credit of state pledged to repay bonds

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(1) State of Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Facilities general obligation bonds issued under this subchapter shall be:(1) The direct general obligations of the state for the payment of debt service on which the full faith and credit of the state are irrev…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1511 Payment of debt service on bonds

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(a) (1) On or before the commencement of each fiscal year, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall determine the estimated amount required for payment of all or a part of the debt service on the State of Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Facilities gener…

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-20-1512 Bonds exempt from state, county, and municipal taxes

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(a) State of Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Facilities general obligation bonds and the interest on the bonds issued under this subchapter are exempt from state, county, and municipal taxes, including income taxes, inheritance taxes, and property taxes. (…