2018 Arkansas Code
Title 8 - Environmental Law
Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse
Subchapter 6 - Solid Waste Management and Recycling Fund Act
§ 8-6-605. Solid Waste Management and Recycling Fund
(a) There is established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a trust fund to be known as the "Solid Waste Management and Recycling Fund".
(b) The fund shall be administered by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, which shall authorize distributions and administrative expenditures from the fund under this subchapter for solid waste management and recycling programs.
(c) In addition to all moneys appropriated by the General Assembly to the fund, there shall be deposited into the fund all landfill disposal fees collected pursuant to §§ 8-6-606 and 8-6-607, federal government moneys designated to enter the fund, any moneys received by the state as a gift or donation to the fund, and all interest earned upon money deposited into the fund.
(d) No more than twenty percent (20%) of the moneys received annually into the fund shall be used by the department for:
(1) The administration of a solid waste management and recycling program;
(2) The administration of a computer and electronic equipment recycling program under § 8-6-613; and
(3) Solid waste management compliance and enforcement activities at landfills and open dumps.
