§ 8-7-202 - Purpose. - Arkansas Statutes

8-7-202. Purpose.

It is the purpose of this subchapter and it is declared to be the policy of this state to:

(1) Protect the public health and safety, the health of living organisms, and the environment from the effects of the improper, inadequate, or unsound management of hazardous wastes;

(2) Establish a program of regulation over the generation, storage, transportation, treatment, and disposal of hazardous wastes;

(3) Assure the safe and adequate management of hazardous wastes within this state;

(4) Qualify the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality to adopt, administer, and enforce a hazardous waste program pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976; and

(5) Afford the people of the State of Arkansas a voice in the permitting of hazardous waste facilities within their respective counties.