Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: January 18th Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission has scheduled its next meeting for January 18th at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will be held in the board room at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, 1 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205. The agenda includes the following: Reimbursement Options –…
Update Part 2: The Growing Trend of Anti-Boycott Laws and the Effect on Public Finance – Is Arkansas Next?
January 16, 2023
by John S. Bryant
In previous blog posts we have noted the emerging trend of anti-boycott and anti-discrimination laws in multiple states and discussed potential effects on the public finance market, particularly in Arkansas. In our first post on the subject last year, we noted that “There are no pending…
Wetlands/Swampbuster Act: Federal Court Addresses Constitutional/Certification Challenges
Co-Author: Jeramy Ashton The United States District Court for the Southern District of South Dakota (“Court”) addressed in a July 2022 Opinion issues arising out of the application of the Swampbuster Act. See Foster v. USDA, No. 4:21-CV-0408-RAL (S.D. Da. July 1, 2022). The Swampbuster Act…
Fall 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory/Deregulatory Actions: Projected U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Activities
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a somewhat delayed Fall 2022 Semi-Annual Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (“Agenda”). The Agenda includes information addressing: EPA regulations in the semi-annual Agenda that are under development, completed, or…
94th Arkansas General Assembly/Retail Water Providers: Proposed Legislation Repealing Oversight Provisions
House Bill 1022 (“HB1022”) has been introduced which would repeal certain oversight requirements for retail water providers. The legislation was introduced by Representatives Maddox and Vaught. Act 605 of 2021 amended Arkansas Code Title 14, Chapter 234 to add a subchapter titled: Subchapter 8 –…