§ 8-6-604 - Recycling plans and implementation. - Arkansas Statutes

8-6-604. Recycling plans and implementation.

(a) Unless otherwise excused by the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission pursuant to the Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act, 8-6-201 et seq., each governmental entity which is required to submit or has submitted a solid waste management plan pursuant to 8-6-211 shall produce, by July 1, 1991, a solid waste management plan which proposes the establishment of recycling programs and facilities. The plan shall be subject to review and approval by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality.

(b) Pursuant to established procedures, the department may initiate enforcement actions against governmental entities for failure to abide by the requirements of subsection (a) of this section. Enforcement sanctions may include, but are not limited to, denial, discontinuation, or reimbursement of grant funds awarded pursuant to any programs administered by the department.