§ 8-6-607 - Collection of fees. - Arkansas Statutes

8-6-607. Collection of fees.

Fees imposed pursuant to the separate provisions of this subchapter shall be collected as follows:

(1) Each landfill permittee and each transporter shall submit to the department on or before January 15, April 15, July 15, and October 15 of each year a quarterly report which accurately states the total weight or volume of solid waste received at the landfill or transported out of state during the quarter just completed;

(2) On or before January 15, April 15, July 15, and October 15 of each year, each landfill permittee and solid waste transporter shall pay to the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality the full amount of such disposal fees due for the quarter just completed;

(3) Except as provided in subdivision (4) of this section, the disposal and transportation fees collected pursuant to this section shall be special revenues and shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Solid Waste Management and Recycling Fund for administrative support of the State Marketing Board for Recyclables; and

(4) (A) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the disposal fees collected from landfills where a private industry bears the expense of operating and maintaining the landfill solely for the disposal of wastes generated by the industry shall be deposited into a special fund to be created on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State and to be known as the "Marketing Board Fund".

(B) The fund shall be administered by the department and used by the State Marketing Board for Recyclables for the administration and performance of its duties.