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8-7-213. Procedure generally.
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8-7-213. Procedure generally.
The procedure of the Division of Environmental Quality and the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission for issuance of rules, conduct of hearings, notice, power of subpoena, review of action on permits, right of appeal, presumptions, finality of actions, and related matters shall be as provided in § 8-4-101 et seq. and § 8-4-201 et seq., including, but not limited to, §§ 8-4-205, 8-4-210, 8-4-212 — 8-4-214, and 8-4-218 — 8-4-229 if they are not in conflict with the provisions set forth in this subchapter.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 8-7-213
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8-7-213. Procedure generally.
The procedure of the Division of Environmental Quality and the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission for issuance of rules, conduct of hearings, notice, power of subpoena, review of action on permits, right of appeal, presumptions, finality of actions, and related matters shall be as provided in § 8-4-101 et seq. and § 8-4-201 et seq., including, but not limited to, §§ 8-4-205, 8-4-210, 8-4-212 — 8-4-214, and 8-4-218 — 8-4-229 if they are not in conflict with the provisions set forth in this subchapter.
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8-4-101. Title.
This chapter may be cited as the “Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act”.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 8-4-101
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8-4-201. Powers and duties of division and commission generally.
(a) The Division of Environmental Quality or its successor is given and charged with the following powers and duties:
(1) Enforcement of Laws. To administer and enforce all laws and regulations relating to the pollution of any waters of the state;
(2)Investigations and Surveys.
(A) To investigate the extent, character, and effect of the pollution of the waters of this state; and
(B) To conduct investigations, research, surveys, and studies and gather data and information necessary or desirable in the administration or enforcement of pollution laws;
(3) Program. To prepare a comprehensive program for the elimination or reduction of the pollution of the waters of this state, including application for and delegation of federal regulatory programs; and
(4) Plans of Disposal Systems. To require to be submitted and to approve plans and specifications for disposal systems, or any part of them, and to inspect the construction thereof for compliance with the approved plans thereof.
(b) The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission is given and charged with the following powers and duties:
(1)(A) Promulgation of rules, including water quality standards and the classification of the waters of the state and moratoriums or suspensions of the processing of types or categories of permits, implementing the substantive statutes charged to the division for administration.
(B) In promulgation of such rules, prior to the submittal to public comment and review of any rule or change to any rule that is more stringent than federal requirements, the commission shall duly consider the economic impact and the environmental benefit of such rule on the people of the State of Arkansas, including those
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 8-4-201
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8-4-205. Permits — Hearings upon denial, revocation, or modification and other permit actions — Definition.
(a) Any person that is denied a permit by the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality or that has a permit revoked or modified or a request for permit transfer or modification denied shall be afforded an opportunity for a hearing by the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission in connection therewith, upon written application made within thirty (30) days after service of notice of the denial, revocation, or modification.
(b)(1) Only those interested persons, other than the applicant, that have submitted comments on the record regarding a proposed permit action during the public comment period shall have standing to request a hearing by the commission in connection therewith, upon written application made within thirty (30) days after the date of the Division of Environmental Quality's final decision regarding the permit action.
(2) No interested party requesting a hearing under this subsection may raise any issue in the hearing that was not raised in the public comments unless the party raising the issue shows good cause why such issue could not, with reasonable diligence, have been discovered and presented during the public comment period. The limitation in this subdivision (b)(2) shall not restrict the issues that may be addressed by the applicant in any appeal.
(3) A request for a hearing shall identify the permit action in question and its date and must include a complete and detailed statement identifying the legal and factual objections to the permit action.
(c)(1)(A) Within thirty (30) days of the date the request for a hearing is filed with the Secretary of the Arkansas Pollution and Ecology Control Commission, a preliminary he
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 8-4-205
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8-4-210. Investigations and hearings generally.
(a) The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission is given and charged with the power and duty to conduct such investigations and hold such hearings as it may deem advisable and necessary for the discharge of its duties under this chapter and to authorize any member, employee, or agent appointed by it to conduct such investigations or hold such hearings.
(b) In any such hearing or investigation, any member of the commission or any employee or agent thereto authorized by the commission may administer oaths, examine witnesses, and issue, in the name of the commission, subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence relevant to any matter involved in such hearing or investigation.
(c) Witnesses shall receive the same fees and mileage as in civil actions, to be paid out of funds appropriated to the commission.
(d)(1) In case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena issued under this section or refusal to testify, the circuit court of the county where the proceeding is pending or in which the person guilty of the contumacy or refusal to obey is found or resides shall have jurisdiction, upon application of the commission or its authorized member, employee, agent, or administrative law judge, to issue to the person an order requiring him or her to appear and testify or produce evidence, as the case may require.
(2) A failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by the court as contempt.
(e) In accordance with the powers set forth in subsections (a)-(d) of this section, the commission is authorized to conduct adjudicatory hearings providing an aggrieved person with standing a forum for contesting any decision of the Division of Environmental Quality. For
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 8-4-210
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 8-4-210. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.