AR SB546

Reduces the initial trust fund contribution fee for new and modified nonmunicipal domestic sewage treatment works from 10% to 8% of estimated construction costs, capped at $100,000

Changes the division's authority to reduce initial trust fund contribution fees from mandatory ("shall") to discretionary ("may") for facilities under enforcement action requiring corrective actions

Shortens the timeline for trust fund contribution refund eligibility from the third permit renewal to the second permit renewal following the initial contribution

Repeals expired language (effective until January 1, 2016) that allowed the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality to reduce or waive financial assurance requirements for permit applicants

Suspends collection of annual trust fund contribution fees when the fund reaches $2.1 million, resuming when it falls to $1.5 million or below