Ark. Code Ann. § 8-1-305
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Exceptions
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The privilege described in § 8-1-303 does not apply to the following: (1) Documents, communications, data, reports, or other information that must be collected, developed, maintained, reported, or otherwise made available to the public or a regulatory agency under: (A) Federal or state law or extensions thereof; (B) A rule or standard adopted by the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission; (C) A determination, a permit, or an order made or issued by the commission or the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality; or (D) Any other federal, state, or local law, permit, or order; (2) Information obtained by observation, sampling, or monitoring by any regulatory agency; and (3) Information obtained from a source independent of the environmental audit. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2437, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1995, No. 350, § 1; 1999, No. 871, § 2.
The privilege described in § 8-1-303 does not apply to the following:
(1) Documents, communications, data, reports, or other information that must be collected, developed, maintained, reported, or otherwise made available to the public or a regulatory agency under: (A) Federal or state law or extensions thereof; (B) A rule or standard adopted by the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission; (C) A determination, a permit, or an order made or issued by the commission or the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality; or (D) Any other federal, state, or local law, permit, or order;
(A) Federal or state law or extensions thereof;
(B) A rule or standard adopted by the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission;
(C) A determination, a permit, or an order made or issued by the commission or the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality; or
(D) Any other federal, state, or local law, permit, or order;
(2) Information obtained by observation, sampling, or monitoring by any regulatory agency; and
(3) Information obtained from a source independent of the environmental audit.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2437, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 350, § 1; 1999, No. 871, § 2.
The privilege described in § 8-1-303 does not apply to the following:
(1) Documents, communications, data, reports, or other information that must be collected, developed, maintained, reported, or otherwise made available to the public or a regulatory agency under: (A) Federal or state law or extensions thereof; (B) A rule or standard adopted by the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission; (C) A determination, a permit, or an order made or issued by the commission or the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality; or (D) Any other federal, state, or local law, permit, or order;
(A) Federal or state law or extensions thereof;
(B) A rule or standard adopted by the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission;
(C) A determination, a permit, or an order made or issued by the commission or the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality; or
(D) Any other federal, state, or local law, permit, or order;
(2) Information obtained by observation, sampling, or monitoring by any regulatory agency; and
(3) Information obtained from a source independent of the environmental audit.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2437, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 350, § 1; 1999, No. 871, § 2.
Status: in_force
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