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Ark. Code Ann. § 23-18-506

Division of Environmental Quality's and Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission's jurisdiction unaffected by subchapter

Acts 1973, No. 164, § 19; 1977, No. 866, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-276.18; Acts 1999, No. 1164, § 179; 2011, No. 910, § 4; 2019, No. 910, § 3241.

(1) This subchapter does not affect the: Jurisdiction of the Division of Environmental Quality or the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission with respect to water and air pollution control or other matters within the jurisdiction of the division or the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission; and

(2) Requirement that a person apply for and obtain a permit from the division as provided by the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, § 8-4-101 et seq.

(3) This subchapter does not confer upon the Arkansas Public Service Commission any authority or jurisdiction conferred by law upon the division or the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission.

(4) Notwithstanding the exemption provisions of § 23-18-504, each major utility facility constructed in Arkansas is subject to the environmental rules and regulations of the state and federal regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over the air, water, and other environmental impacts associated with the major utility facility.

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.