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Arkansas Code Title 8. Environmental Law § 8-1-105. Division of Environmental Quality Fee Trust Fund

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A Division of Environmental Quality Fee Trust Fund is established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State.

(b) All interest earnings and fees collected under the provisions of all laws administered by the Division of Environmental Quality shall be deposited into this fund unless otherwise provided by law. The division shall use these funds to defray the costs of operating the division.

(c) The division is hereby authorized to promulgate such rules as are necessary to administer the fees, rates, tolls, or charges for services established by this section and is directed to prescribe and collect such fees, rates, tolls, or charges for the services delivered by the division in such manner as may be necessary to support the programs of the division as directed by the Governor and the General Assembly.

(d)(1) Expenditures from the fund for the cleanup of a nonhazardous site that poses a threat to the environment, as appropriated for that purpose, shall be funded only through interest earnings from the fund.

(2) The division shall seek cost recovery from the party responsible for damages to the environment requiring the use of appropriated funds and other funds spent by a governmental entity for nonhazardous site cleanup and remediation.

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