§ 8-4-307 - Private rights unchanged. - Arkansas Statutes

8-4-307. Private rights unchanged.

(a) Persons other than the state or the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality shall not acquire actionable right by virtue of this subchapter. The basis for proceedings that result from violation of any standard, rule, or regulation promulgated by the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission shall inure solely to and shall be for the benefit of the people of the state generally, and it is not intended to create in any way new rights or to enlarge existing rights or to abrogate existing private rights.

(b) A determination by the department that air pollution or air contamination exists or that any standard, rule, or regulation has been violated, whether or not a proceeding or action is brought by the state, shall not create, by reason thereof, any presumption of law or finding of fact that shall inure to or be for the benefit of any person other than the state.