IRS Pays $175,000 in Damages for Willfully Violating Bankruptcy Discharge By Making Collection Attempts Upon Discharged Debtor
In a battle of competing statutes, the First Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the IRS’s good faith belief that it had a right to collect debts discharged in bankruptcy because the debtor had filed a fraudulent return or willfully attempted to evade or defeat tax, was an insufficient basis to…
United States Senate Farm Bill: Water/Wastewater Utility Trade Associations Note Inclusion of Conservation/Drinking Water Measures
The United States Senate Committee on Agriculture (“Committee”) released its 2018 Farm Bill last week. The bill is denominated the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“Farm Bill”). Two trade associations that represent water (American Waterworks Association [“AWWA”]) and wastewater (National…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: AOMA/PMAA Reminder Regarding HAZMAT Registration
The Petroleum Marketers Association of America (“PMAA”) and its state chapter The Arkansas Oil Marketers Association (“AOMA”) published in their June 15th newsletters a reminder regarding the United States Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”)…
Arkansas Environmental Personnel Job Opening: Arkansas Environmental Federation Seeks Executive Director
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) has a job posting referencing their search for a new Executive Director. As noted in a June 14th post (see post here), current AEF Executive Director Charles Miller announced that he will be retiring in October 2018. The AEF describes itself as a: . …
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) Public Notices 404 Permit: Proposed Ouachita County, Arkansas Wood Pellet Manufacturing Facility
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) (Vicksburg District) issued a June 12 public notice regarding a proposed project in Ouachita County, Arkansas, that is seeking a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit. The Corps public notice states that Highland Pellets South, LLC (“Highland”) has…