(a)
- (1) Legal authority is based upon Arkansas Code § 8-6-714.
- (2) Arkansas Code § 8-6-714 provides that a regional solid waste management board has the authority to “...fix, charge, and collect rents, fees, and charges…” related to the generation, movement, and/or disposal of solid waste within its district and to the management of solid waste needs of the White River Regional Solid Waste Management District in accordance with applicable law.
(b)
- (1) Arkansas Acts 1991, No. 752, established the regional solid waste management districts and described their powers, duties, and responsibilities.
- (2) These responsibilities include planning, studying, and evaluating the solid waste management needs of their areas and publishing regional needs assessments and solid waste management plans.
- (3) The purpose of these powers, duties, and responsibilities is to support the Board of Directors of the White River Regional Solid Waste Management District in its decisions for the development and operation of solid waste systems in the White River Regional Solid Waste Management District.
- (c) In order to carry out the above powers, duties, and responsibilities, the White River Regional Solid Waste Management District must be able to compensate professional staff, cover the costs of contracts into which it enters, and defray the cost of its operations including offices, overhead, maintenance, travel, and other expenses necessary to perform duties assigned by the Board of Directors of the White River Regional Solid Waste Management District.
(d) Pursuant to the above legislation, the Board of Directors of the White River Regional Solid Waste Management District has determined that the imposition of the fees set forth herein is necessary to support the White River Regional Solid Waste Management District’s management and direct involvement with the White River Regional Solid Waste Management District’s disposal and/or treatment of solid waste, including waste generated:
- (1) Within and disposed of within the White River Regional Solid Waste Management District;
- (2) Within and disposed of outside of the White River Regional Solid Waste Management District; and
- (3) Outside of the White River Regional Solid Waste Management District but disposed of within the White River Regional Solid Waste Management District.