Opinion No.

The Honorable Jodie Mahony State Representative 106 West Main El Dorado, AR 71730-5693

Dear Representative Mahony:

This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding the authority of a municipal wastewater utility in connection with permit fees that are collected by the Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and Ecology pursuant to A.C.A. 8-1-101 et seq. (Repl. 1993). You note that Act 1254 of 1993 (codified in pertinent part at A.C.A. 8-1-103 (Repl. 1993)) authorized an increase in the fee amount(s). You have asked the following question on behalf of the El Dorado Water Utilities:

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