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23-18-526. Powers of local governments and state agencies.
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23-18-526. Powers of local governments and state agencies.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no municipality, local government unit, or state department or agency, except the Division of Environmental Quality as set out in § 23-18-506, may require any approval, consent, permit, certificate, or other condition for the construction, operation, or maintenance of a major utility facility authorized by a certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter. Nothing in this subchapter shall prevent the application of state laws for the protection of employees engaged in the construction, operation, or maintenance of the major utility facility.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-18-526
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Source file: gov.ar.code.title.23.odt
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23-18-526. Powers of local governments and state agencies.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no municipality, local government unit, or state department or agency, except the Division of Environmental Quality as set out in § 23-18-506, may require any approval, consent, permit, certificate, or other condition for the construction, operation, or maintenance of a major utility facility authorized by a certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter. Nothing in this subchapter shall prevent the application of state laws for the protection of employees engaged in the construction, operation, or maintenance of the major utility facility.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
23-18-506. Division of Environmental Quality's and Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission's jurisdiction unaffected by subchapter.
(a) This subchapter does not affect the:
(1) 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.
(b) 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.
(c) 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.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-18-506
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 23-18-506. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.