8 CAR § 61-504 – Responsibilities of board

(a) Regional plan.
1. (1)
  1. (A) Unless otherwise excused by the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality, each regional solid waste management district shall have a solid waste management plan.
  2. (B) The plan must meet the solid waste planning requirements of the Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act, Arkansas Code § 8-6-201 et seq., and of Solid Waste Management Rules, 8 CAR pt. 60, and must have been reviewed and approved by the Division of Environmental Quality prior to the opening of the grant round.
2. (2) All projects approved by regional solid waste management boards for funding in that regional solid waste management district must be compatible with the approved regional solid waste management district plan on file with the division or must provide documentation to demonstrate why a deviation is necessary.
(b) Application prioritization.
1. (1) Each regional solid waste management board is responsible for the grant application process and acceptance of grant applications from within its regional solid waste management district.
2. (2) Each regional solid waste management district shall prioritize and select grant projects from within regional solid waste management district boundaries for submission to the division, such selection being in the sole discretion of the regional solid waste management district.
3. (3) To ensure that every grant approved by each regional solid waste management board meets the intent and requirements of the Computer and Electronic Equipment Recycling Grants Program, each regional solid waste management board shall submit a list and brief description of planned projects to the division by January 1 of each year, which is sixty (60) calendar days prior to the opening of each grant round, for written preapproval by the division.
(c) Distribution within regional solid waste management district.
1. (1) Each regional solid waste management board shall distribute grant funds to approved grant projects within its regional solid waste management district as scheduled in the grant application and subject to the grantee’s compliance with all grant conditions.
2. (2) Funds shall not be disbursed by the regional solid waste management boards prior to the start of the project.
(d) Adequate revenues. Each regional solid waste management board shall ensure that the grantee demonstrates that adequate revenues are collected to support the long-term operation and maintenance of a grant-funded project prior to the disbursal of any grant funds.
(e) Permits and licenses. Each regional solid waste management board shall ensure that the grantee has obtained all applicable federal, state, and local permits and licenses prior to disbursement of funds.
(f) Equipment and facility purchasing. Each regional solid waste management board shall conform to, and ensure that all applicants conform to, all state laws that are applicable to the purchase, use, or sale of equipment and facilities secured with state funding including, but not limited to, state laws on commodity purchases and bids for construction by local governments.