(a) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 8-6-713, unless approved by the regional solid waste management board, no municipality, county, improvement district, or sanitation authority within the regional solid waste management district shall:

1. (1) Issue any bonds for solid waste management purposes; or
2. (2) Pledge any revenues derived from solid waste management services for any bond issue.

(b)

1. (1) The Board of Directors of the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District shall not prohibit a municipality or county from issuing revenue bonds or using general obligation bonds when the purpose of such issuance or usage is the funding of a facility or project to process and market recycled materials for use as fuel.
2. (2) The board shall not impair any existing bond issue or other financial obligation of a municipality, county, improvement district, or sanitation authority.