(a) Waste assessment fee.

1. (1) The Board of Directors of the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District makes available one (1) or more enforcement officers who provide the required services indicated above, through a partnership with Benton County Administration.

2. (2) The board provides a program for:

   1. (A) Household hazardous waste collection and disposal; and
   2. (B) Recycling that includes rural areas of the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District and the recycling of bulky waste.

3. (3) Therefore, the board has the authority to fix, charge, and collect:

   1. (A) Rents;
   2. (B) Fees; and
   3. (C) Charges.
4. (4) The board shall assess a fee, called the “waste assessment fee”, on each ton of waste generated or collected within Benton County pursuant to this authority.

(b) Service fee.

1. (1) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 8-6-714(d), the board may levy a service fee on each residence or business for which the board makes solid waste collection or disposal services available.
2. (2) The board makes solid waste collection and disposal services available to every residence and business within the boundaries of Benton County in the form of various recycling and solid waste programs.
3. (3) Therefore, the board has the authority to levy a fee on every residence and business within the boundaries of Benton County.
4. (4) The board shall levy a fee, called the “service fee”, on each residence and business within Benton County pursuant to this authority.