As used in this subchapter:(1) 'Administrative account' means the Drinking Water State Administrative Account established by this subchapter within the Safe Drinking Water Fund;(2) 'Authority' means the Arkansas Development Finance Authority or a successor agency or commission of the state;(3) 'Commission' means the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission or a successor agency or commission of the state;(4) 'Department' means the Department of Health or a successor agency of the state;(5) 'Fund' means the Safe Drinking Water Fund established by this subchapter;(6) 'Owner' means the owner or prospective owner of a water system, excluding any federal agencies;(7) 'Revolving loan account' means the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Account established by this subchapter within the fund;(8) 'Safe Drinking Water Act' means the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-182, and its subsequent amendments or successor provisions;(9) 'Set aside account' means the Drinking Water State Set Aside Account established by this subchapter within the fund;(10) 'State' means the State of Arkansas;(11) 'State grants account' means the Drinking Water State Grants Account rinking Water State Set Aside Account established by this subchapter within the fund;(10) 'State' means the State of Arkansas;(11) 'State grants account' means the Drinking Water State Grants Account established by this subchapter within the fund; and(12)(A) 'Water system' means a public water system within the meaning of the Safe Drinking Water Act.(B) The water system may be owned publicly or privately and shall include particularly, without limitation:(i) Distribution and transmission lines;(ii) Storage, production, pumping, and treatment facilities;(iii) Impoundments;(iv) Reservoirs;(v) Wells;(vi) Source water protection;(vii) Land;(viii) Rights-of-way; and(ix) Conservation easements.Acts 1997, No. 772, § 1; 2009, No. 457, § 1.
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