SB 84 would prohibit a state agency from instituting a moratorium on the issuance of permits in a watershed, including the ...

a major Buffalo National River tributary. In the years after the 6,500-head C&H Hog Farm began operations, Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality studies found an increase in pathogens like E.

Two state lawmakers filed a bill Tuesday that would prevent the state from banning hog farming in the Buffalo River watershed or other Arkansas waterways without specific clearance from a ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A bill introduced in the Arkansas legislature would end the state’s ability to hold moratoriums on permits along the Buffalo River and other watersheds. If Senate Bill 84 ...

The language specifically references the Buffalo River Watershed. An exception is provided if the agency obtains approval from the Arkansas Legislative Council. Language in the Bill also specifies ...