§ 8-1-204 - Administrative hearing officer.
8-1-204. Administrative hearing officer.
(a) The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission shall employ a full-time administrative hearing officer to perform such functions and duties as the commission shall direct and, in particular, to advise the commission on matters of law and procedure that may arise during the conduct of commission duties and responsibilities as outlined in 8-1-203, 8-4-201, 8-4-202, 8-4-311, 8-5-205, and 8-6-207, or as otherwise provided by law.
(b) The administrative hearing officer shall be selected and hired by the commission and shall be independent of and not an employee of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality.
(c) The expenses of the administrative hearing officer shall be paid from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Fee Trust Fund or from other sources as provided by law.
(d) The office space for the hearing officer shall be at a location other than the offices of the department.
(e) The administrative assistant II shall be supervised by and provide assistance to the administrative hearing officer authorized in this section.
(f) The disbursing officer of the department shall disburse the funds appropriated for the commission's hearing officer.