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Ark. Code Ann. § 12-84-103

Definitions

Known as the Arkansas HAZMAT Emergency Management Act

The act spans §§ 12–12 (7 sections).

Acts 1995, No. 634, § 2.

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Emergency management” means those activities related to disaster and emergency planning, mitigation, training, response, and recovery as prescribed in the Arkansas Emergency Services Act of 1973, § 12-75-101 et seq.;

(2) “Hazardous and toxic materials” or “HAZMAT” means those extremely hazardous substances described under 42 U.S.C. § 11023, and such other hazardous or toxic substances as may later be designated by federal regulatory agencies;

(3) “Local emergency planning committee” means those local entities authorized under the provisions of the Arkansas SERC/LEPC Act, § 12-82-101 et seq., and in accordance with the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq.;

(4) “State Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Commission” means that entity created under the provisions of the Arkansas SERC/LEPC Act, § 12-82-101 et seq., and in accordance with the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq.; and

(5) “Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, Title III” refers to the Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq. and activities mandated therein.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.