(a)

1. (1) The Board of Directors of the Southeast Arkansas Regional Solid Waste Management District is the designated board to conduct the solid waste planning and management responsibilities mandated in Section 4 of Acts 1989, No. 870.
2. (2) The Board of Directors of the Southeast Arkansas Regional Solid Waste Management District has been duly designated under the terms and conditions prescribed in Section 3 or Section 9, as applicable, of Acts 1989, No. 870, and its jurisdictional boundaries include Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Grant, Jefferson, and Lincoln counties.

(b) The state law referred to above provides that the Board of Directors of the Southeast Arkansas Regional Solid Waste Management District shall have the following powers and duties:

1. (1) Collect data, study, and evaluate the solid waste management needs of all localities within this jurisdiction, as provided in Section 5 of Acts 1989, No. 870, and to publish findings as a regional needs assessment;
2. (2) Evaluate on a continuous basis the solid waste needs of this jurisdiction, and thereby update the regional needs assessments at least biennially, yearly, or as required by the Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality;
3. (3) Formulate recommendations to all local governments within this jurisdiction on solid waste management issues, and to formulate plans for providing adequate solid waste management;
4. (4) Issue or deny certificates of need to any applicant for a solid waste facility permit within this jurisdiction;

5. (5) Adopt such rules as necessary to ensure:

   1. (A) Consistency of review and decision-making procedures/criteria among the boards; and
   2. (B) Public notice and participation in any findings or rulings of the Board of Directors of the Southeast Arkansas Regional Solid Waste Management District; and
6. (6) Carry out all other powers and duties conferred by Acts 1989, No. 870.