Ark. Code Ann. § 8-7-202: Purpose

It is the purpose of this subchapter and it is declared to be the policy of this state to:

(1) Protect the public health and safety, the health of living organisms, and the environment from the effects of the improper, inadequate, or unsound management of hazardous waste;

(2) Establish a program of regulation over the generation, storage, transportation, treatment, and disposal of hazardous waste;

(3) Assure the safe and adequate management of hazardous waste within this state;

(4) Qualify the Division of Environmental Quality to adopt, administer, and enforce a hazardous waste program pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.; and

(5) Afford the people of the State of Arkansas a voice in the permitting of hazardous waste facilities within their respective counties.