§ 8-4-209 - State water pollution control agency -- Participation of certain persons prohibited in approval of permit applications.
8-4-209. State water pollution control agency -- Participation of certain persons prohibited in approval of permit applications.
Any provision of state law to the contrary notwithstanding, no member of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality or the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission or other state agency who receives or has during the previous two (2) years received a significant portion of his or her income directly or indirectly from permit holders or applicants for a permit shall participate in the approval of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit applications or portions thereof.