{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-8-13-101","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 8-13-101","heading":"Purpose","body":"It is recognized that: (1) The improvement of the environment and the management of environmental concerns within the State of Arkansas are matters of interest to all citizens of this state; (2) Environmental protection and improvement could be enhanced by authorizing the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality to design and establish a management organization which incorporates specific goals for environmental protection and uses environmental indicators to measure agency performance; and (3) The director should execute a management process which: (A) Creates an integrated agency information system; (B) Organizes the Division of Environmental Quality according to business function; (C) Utilizes environmental indicators to measure progress in protecting and enhancing the environment; (D) Employs a collaborative public involvement process to define the environmental indicators to be used to measure environmental enhancement; and (E) Establishes a performance-based financial management system that links the funding of agency activities to environmental results. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 3019, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 3018, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1999, No. 1316, § 1.\n\nIt is recognized that:\n\n(1) The improvement of the environment and the management of environmental concerns within the State of Arkansas are matters of interest to all citizens of this state;\n\n(2) Environmental protection and improvement could be enhanced by authorizing the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality to design and establish a management organization which incorporates specific goals for environmental protection and uses environmental indicators to measure agency performance; and\n\n(3) The director should execute a management process which: (A) Creates an integrated agency information system; (B) Organizes the Division of Environmental Quality according to business function; (C) Utilizes environmental indicators to measure progress in protecting and enhancing the environment; (D) Employs a collaborative public involvement process to define the environmental indicators to be used to measure environmental enhancement; and (E) Establishes a performance-based financial management system that links the funding of agency activities to environmental results.\n\n(A) Creates an integrated agency information system;\n\n(B) Organizes the Division of Environmental Quality according to business function;\n\n(C) Utilizes environmental indicators to measure progress in protecting and enhancing the environment;\n\n(D) Employs a collaborative public involvement process to define the environmental indicators to be used to measure environmental enhancement; and\n\n(E) Establishes a performance-based financial management system that links the funding of agency activities to environmental results.","path":["AR Code","Title 8","Chapter 13"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"d2ca4bf73d85dad9c4d3d72d811430d98669f1fb1b1437fc88939f8bff17851e","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-8-12-105","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-8-13-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}