Arkansas Code Annotated

Ark. Code Ann. § 8-7-510 (2026)

Federal actions or compensation not to be duplicated

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No actions taken pursuant to this subchapter by the Division of Environmental Quality shall duplicate federal actions, and no claims for the costs of response or other claims compensable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96-510, shall be compensable under this subchapter.

History. Acts 1985, No. 479, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-4716; Acts 2019, No. 910, § 2762.

Amendments. The 2019 amendment substituted “Division of Environmental Quality” for “Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality”.

Case Notes

Cited: Arkansas ex rel. Bryant v. Dow Chem. Co., 981 F. Supp. 1170 (E.D. Ark. 1997).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1996–1997 · leading case: Reynolds Metals Co. v. Arkansas Power & Light Co., 920 F. Supp. 991 (E.D. Ark. 1996).
Reynolds Metals Co. v. Arkansas Power & Light Co., 920 F. Supp. 991 (E.D. Ark. 1996). · cites it 2× “12 See Ark.Code Ann. § 8-7-510 (Miehie 1993), (“[N]o claims compensable under [CERCLA] shall be compensable under this subchapter.”
State of Arkansas, Ex Rel. Bryant v. Dow Chem. Co., 981 F. Supp. 1170 (E.D. Ark. 1997). · cites it 2× “The legislative intent of RATFA is to provide the state with the necessary authority and funds to investigate, control, prevent, abate, treat or contain releases of hazardous substances necessary to protect the public health and environment .”
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