Arkansas legislators request tire recycling efficiency checks
Arkansas legislators request tire recycling efficiency checks
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The (Little Rock) Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that state legislators are requesting a Legislative Audit for Arkansas’ 11 scrap tire management districts as a result of a fire at the Pulaski County tire dump in the fall of 2015.
Rep. Kim Hammer (R-Benton) requested the audit Tuesday, July 19, 2016. If granted, the audit will examine the finances, contracts and processing reports of each district to determine the efficiency of their operations.
The tire districts are locally operated but are funded by the Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ). Depending on the audit’s result, the department and state legislators may change the laws governing the waste tire districts.
According to the article, a representative of one of the districts told legislators that his district’s inefficiency was because of a lack of money rather than a misuse of it. However, the department has no authority to withhold funding from the districts.
Julie Chapman, the department’s senior associate director of law and policy, argues that the department should be able to use its own discretion for fund distribution, as several districts report processing more tires than are sold.
“I think we’re going to meet some resistance,” Hammer said while making his request, according to the newspaper.
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Source: Recycling Today
Arkansas legislators request tire recycling efficiency checks
<![CDATA[The (Little Rock) Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that state legislators are requesting a Legislative Audit for Arkansas’ 11 scrap tire management districts as a result of a fire at the Pulaski County tire dump in the fall of 2015. Rep. Kim Hammer (R-Benton) requested the audit Tuesday, July 19, 2016. If granted, the audit will examine the finances, contracts and processing reports of each district to determine the efficiency of their operations. The tire districts are locally operated but are funded by the Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ). Depending on the audit’s result, the department and state legislators may change the laws governing the waste tire districts. According to the article, a representative of one of the districts told legislators that his district’s inefficiency was because of a lack of money rather than a misuse of it. However, the department has no authority to withhold funding from the districts. Julie Chapman, the department’s senior associate director of law and policy, argues that the department should be able to use its own discretion for fund distribution, as several districts report processing more tires than are sold. “I think we’re going to meet some resistance,” Hammer said while making his request,…