(a) Arkansas Acts 1991, No. 752, established a system of regional solid waste management and planning in Arkansas, forming regional solid waste management districts and describing their powers, duties, and responsibilities.
(b) Among other things, the regional solid waste management districts are responsible for planning, studying, and evaluating the solid waste management needs of their areas and publishing regional needs assessments and regional solid waste management plans which then guide decisions for solid waste management systems’ development and operation.
(c) In order to carry out these duties and powers, the Pulaski County Regional Solid Waste Management District must be able to defray the cost of overhead, maintenance, and operation of its office to:
(1) Compensate professional staff;
(2) Cover the cost of contracts into which it enters; and