Arkansas Code Annotated
Ark. Code Ann. § 8-7-501 (2026)
Title
✓ current as of May 2026
This subchapter may be known and may be cited as the “Remedial Action Trust Fund Act”.
History. Acts 1985, No. 479, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-4712.
Case Notes
Cited: Grisham v. Commercial Union Ins. Co., 927 F.2d 1039 (8th Cir. 1991).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases, 1993–2003 · leading case: Arkansas Dep't of Env't Quality v. Brighton Corp., 102 S.W.3d 458 (Ark. 2003).
Arkansas Dep't of Env't Quality v. Brighton Corp., 102 S.W.3d 458 (Ark. 2003). “This appeal requires us to construe Ark.Code Ann. § 8-7-501 et seq. (Repl. 2000), the Remedial Action Trust Fund Act ("RATFA"), and jurisdiction is therefore proper in this court under Ark.”
Gurley v. Mathis, 856 S.W.2d 616 (Ark. 1993). “This is a case of first impression involving the Remedial Action Trust Fund Act, Ark. Code Ann. § 8-7-501 , eise#. (Repl. 1991) (RATFA), which was enacted by the General Assembly in 1985 to provide the state through its environmental agencies with the necessary authority and…”
Sewell v. Phillips Petroleum Co., 197 F. Supp. 2d 1160 (W.D. Ark. 2002). “A.C.A. § 8-7-501 etseq. As recently repeated by the Arkansas Supreme Court, “[generally, we observe a strict rule of statutory construction against retroactive operation and presume that the legislature intends for statutes and amendments to be applied prospectively.”
Reynolds Metals Co. v. Arkansas Power & Light Co., 920 F. Supp. 991 (E.D. Ark. 1996). “§ 1367 (a), to maintain a contribution action against AP & L under Arkansas’ Remedial Action Trust Fund Act (RATFA), Ark.Code Ann. §§ 8-7-501 to -523 (Michie 1993 & Supp.”
Employers Nat'l Ins. v. Grantors to Diaz Refinery PRP Comm. Site Trust, 855 S.W.2d 937 (Ark. 1993). “On March 28, 1989, ADPC&E issued an Administrative Notice of Liability to various entities which were potentially liable for remediation of the Diaz site under the Remedial Action Trust Fund Act (“RATFA”), Ark. Code Ann. § 8-7-501 to 522 (Repl. 1991).”
Wormald U.S., Inc. v. Cedar Chem. Corp., 873 S.W.2d 152 (Ark. 1994). “Ark. Code Ann. §§ 8-7-501 — 522 (Repl. 1993).”
State of Arkansas, Ex Rel. Bryant v. Dow Chem. Co., 981 F. Supp. 1170 (E.D. Ark. 1997). “The State brought claims for relief under the Arkansas Remedial Action Trust Fund Act, Ark.Code Ann. §§ 8-7-501 et seq. (“RATFA”), the Arkansas Hazardous Waste Management Act, Ark.”
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