§ 19-5-983 - Land Reclamation Fund. - Arkansas Statutes

19-5-983. Land Reclamation Fund.

(a) There is hereby established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be known as the Land Reclamation Fund.

(b) (1) This fund shall consist of open-cut mining civil penalties and bond forfeiture amounts, quarry operation reclamation, operation, and safe closure fees, fines, and bond forfeitures, gifts, grants, donations, and such other funds as may be made available by the General Assembly, including all interest earned on moneys in the fund.

(2) The fund shall be used for the reclamation of affected lands as administered by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality as set out in 15-57-301 et seq. and for contract awards for affected lands as required by the Arkansas Quarry Operation, Reclamation, and Safe Closure Act, 15-57-401 et seq.