§ 8-4-314 - Compliance Advisory Panel -- Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program. - Arkansas Statutes

8-4-314. Compliance Advisory Panel -- Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program.

(a) There shall be created a Compliance Advisory Panel, the "panel", composed of seven (7) individuals.

(b) The panel shall consist of:

(1) Two (2) members who are not owners or representatives of owners of small business stationary sources selected by the Governor to represent the general public;

(2) Two (2) members selected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives who are owners or who represent owners of small business stationary sources;

(3) Two (2) members selected by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate who are owners or who represent owners of small business stationary sources; and

(4) One (1) member selected by the Director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality.

(c) (1) Panel members shall serve a term of four (4) years.

(2) In the event of a vacancy in the membership of the panel concerning a member selected by the General Assembly or the Governor, the Governor shall appoint a person meeting the applicable eligibility requirements of the vacated position to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(3) In the event of a vacancy in the membership of the panel concerning the member appointed by the director, the director shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(d) (1) The panel shall hold at least one (1) regular meeting in each calendar year at a time and place determined by the panel.

(2) Special meetings may be called at the discretion of the chair.

(e) The panel shall select a chair and vice chair during the first annual meeting of each four-year term.

(f) Four (4) members of the panel shall constitute a quorum to transact business.

(g) The members of the panel may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with 25-16-901 et seq.

(h) The panel shall:

(1) Render advisory opinions concerning the effectiveness of the Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program, the "program", difficulties encountered, and degree and severity of enforcement;

(2) Make periodic reports to the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency concerning the compliance of the program with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and the Equal Access to Justice Act;

(3) Review information for small business stationary sources to assure such information is understandable by the layperson; and

(4) Have the program serve as the secretariat for the development and dissemination of such reports and advisory opinions.