Opinion No.

The Honorable Mike Ross State Senator P.O. Box 374 Prescott, Arkansas 71857

Dear Senator Ross:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on whether a regional solid waste management board has the authority to levy a "host fee" on landfill owners operating in the district. You note that the Southwest Arkansas Regional Solid Waste Management Board voted to assess a fifty cent per ton "tipping fee" on solid waste disposed of within that district. It is my understanding that this fee will be imposed on landfill owners operating in the district on solid waste deposited in their respective…