- (a) A provider seeking approval from the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission under Arkansas Code § 14-234-802(g) shall demonstrate its fiscal sustainability by submitting to the commission a business plan demonstrating its technical, financial, and managerial capacity.
(b)
- (1) Pursuant to provisions relating to commission intervention under the conditions provided for in Arkansas Code § 14-234-804(d), upon request of a municipal provider or a customer or unserved customer of a municipal provider, the Department of Agriculture will assist in the resolution of the issue or issues if the party or parties involved demonstrate that all parties involved made a good faith effort to resolve the issue or issues.
- (2) Such intervention may include without limitation negotiation or mediation with the party or parties involved.
- (3) If the department determines that a party is not acting in good faith, the department may end its intervention.