§ 8-9-201 - State Marketing Board for Recyclables. - Arkansas Statutes

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8-9-201. State Marketing Board for Recyclables.

(a) (1) There is established the State Marketing Board for Recyclables to be composed of five (5) members appointed by the Governor and two (2) nonvoting ex officio members.

(2) The Governor shall appoint one (1) member from each of the four (4) United States congressional districts as the districts appear on January 1, 1991. The remaining member shall be appointed from the state at large and shall be a person actively engaged in the business of processing recyclable materials.

(3) The Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission or the director's designee shall serve as an ex officio member.

(4) The Director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality or the director's designee shall serve as an ex officio member.

(b) Members appointed by the Governor shall serve for four-year terms.

(c) Vacancies shall be filled by the Governor for the remainder of the term.

(d) Members shall serve without compensation but may receive expense reimbursement and stipends in accordance with 25-16-901 et seq.

(e) The board shall annually select a member to serve as chairman.

(f) The board shall meet as necessary to carry out its duties under this subchapter and at the call of the chair.

(g) The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, after advice and counsel of the board, shall provide adequate staff to support the activities of the board.

(h) The duties of the board shall include:

(1) Developing a program for the coordination of all existing marketing programs for recyclables;

(2) Developing an overall marketing plan for Arkansas recyclables;

(3) Conducting an inventory of markets for recyclables in Arkansas and the surrounding states;

(4) Working with existing industry to encourage the use of recyclables in their manufacturing processes;

(5) Recruiting new industries that use recyclables in their manufacturing processes;

(6) Maintaining current information on market prices and trends; and

(7) Advising and assisting state and local officials in all areas of recyclables marketing.

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8-9-201. State Marketing Board for Recyclables.

(a) (1) There is established the State Marketing Board for Recyclables to be composed of five (5) members appointed by the Governor and two (2) nonvoting ex officio members.

(2) The Governor shall appoint one (1) member from each of the four (4) United States congressional districts as the districts appear on January 1, 1991. The remaining member shall be appointed from the state at large and shall be a person actively engaged in the business of processing recyclable materials.

(3) The Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission or the director's designee shall serve as an ex officio member.

(4) The Director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality or the director's designee shall serve as an ex officio member.

(b) Members appointed by the Governor shall serve for four-year terms.

(c) Vacancies shall be filled by the Governor for the remainder of the term.

(d) Members shall serve without compensation but may receive expense reimbursement and stipends in accordance with 25-16-901 et seq.

(e) The board shall annually select a member to serve as chairman.

(f) The board shall meet as necessary to carry out its duties under this subchapter and at the call of the chair.

(g) The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, after advice and counsel of the board, shall provide adequate staff to support the activities of the board.

(h) The duties of the board shall include:

(1) Developing a program for the coordination of all existing marketing programs for recyclables;

(2) Developing an overall marketing plan for Arkansas recyclables;

(3) Conducting an inventory of markets for recyclables in Arkansas and the surrounding states;

(4) Working with existing industry to encourage the use of recyclables in their manufacturing processes;

(5) Recruiting new industries that use recyclables in their manufacturing processes;

(6) Maintaining current information on market prices and trends; and

(7) Advising and assisting state and local officials in all areas of recyclables marketing.

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8-9-201. State Marketing Board for Recyclables.

(a) (1) There is established the State Marketing Board for Recyclables to be composed of five (5) members appointed by the Governor and two (2) nonvoting ex officio members.

(2) The Governor shall appoint one (1) member from each of the four (4) United States congressional districts as the districts appear on January 1, 1991. The remaining member shall be appointed from the state at large and shall be a person actively engaged in the business of processing recyclable materials.

(3) The Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission or the director's designee shall serve as an ex officio member.

(4) The Director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality or the director's designee shall serve as an ex officio member.

(b) Members appointed by the Governor shall serve for four-year terms.

(c) Vacancies shall be filled by the Governor for the remainder of the term.

(d) Members shall serve without compensation but may receive expense reimbursement and stipends in accordance with 25-16-901 et seq.

(e) The board shall annually select a member to serve as chairman.

(f) The board shall meet as necessary to carry out its duties under this subchapter and at the call of the chair.

(g) The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, after advice and counsel of the board, shall provide adequate staff to support the activities of the board.

(h) The duties of the board shall include:

(1) Developing a program for the coordination of all existing marketing programs for recyclables;

(2) Developing an overall marketing plan for Arkansas recyclables;

(3) Conducting an inventory of markets for recyclables in Arkansas and the surrounding states;

(4) Working with existing industry to encourage the use of recyclables in their manufacturing processes;

(5) Recruiting new industries that use recyclables in their manufacturing processes;

(6) Maintaining current information on market prices and trends; and

(7) Advising and assisting state and local officials in all areas of recyclables marketing.