Ark. Code Ann. § 22-9-504 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 9 / Subchapter 5 / Section 22-9-504
Deductions by state pursuant to contract
Status: in_force

Any amount deducted by the state or by any public department or official thereof, pursuant to the terms of the contract, from the retained payments due the contractor shall be deducted first from that portion of the retained payments for which no security has been substituted and then from the proceeds of any deposited security. In the latter case, the contractor shall be entitled to receive interest, coupons, or income only from those securities which remain after the amount has been deducted. Acts 1969, No. 79, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 14-646.

Any amount deducted by the state or by any public department or official thereof, pursuant to the terms of the contract, from the retained payments due the contractor shall be deducted first from that portion of the retained payments for which no security has been substituted and then from the proceeds of any deposited security. In the latter case, the contractor shall be entitled to receive interest, coupons, or income only from those securities which remain after the amount has been deducted.

Acts 1969, No. 79, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 14-646.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-5-310 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 5 / Subchapter 3 / Section 22-5-310
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1463,§ 3, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1939, No. 331, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 10-415.

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1463,§ 3, eff. 8/16/2013.

Acts 1939, No. 331, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 10-415.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-4-109 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 4 / Subchapter 1 / Section 22-4-109
Acquisition of land for hiking trails
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism is authorized to acquire, by purchase, gift, or devise, interest in real property less than fee interest, including, but not limited to, easements for the purpose of establishing trails for public hiking and for related purposes over lands contiguous to lands controlled by the department. (b) The interest in real property less than fee interest shall be acquired solely by gift or devise from the owner of the interest or by negotiating and contracting with the owner for the interest. (c) Under no circumstances shall the interest be acquired by the department under the power of eminent domain. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5695, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1973, No. 243, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 9-603.

(a) The Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism is authorized to acquire, by purchase, gift, or devise, interest in real property less than fee interest, including, but not limited to, easements for the purpose of establishing trails for public hiking and for related purposes over lands contiguous to lands controlled by the department.

(b) The interest in real property less than fee interest shall be acquired solely by gift or devise from the owner of the interest or by negotiating and contracting with the owner for the interest.

(c) Under no circumstances shall the interest be acquired by the department under the power of eminent domain.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5695, eff. 7/1/2019.

Acts 1973, No. 243, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 9-603.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-3-308 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 3 / Subchapter 3 / Section 22-3-308
Coordination by Capitol Zoning District Commission with other agencies
Status: in_force

(a) The Capitol Zoning District Commission is authorized and encouraged to coordinate the comprehensive master zoning plan, to the greatest extent it deems practical, with city, county, and other area planning agencies. (b) (1) Subject to the requirements of due process and consistent with any applicable federal restrictions and regulations as in effect on January 1, 2013, the commission may enter into agreements with the City of Little Rock providing for mutual cooperation and joint regulation within the Capitol Zoning District with respect to: (A) Planning and zoning; (B) Permission to build upon or otherwise use land; (C) Enforcement through stop work orders, citations, fines, and inspection to ensure compliance of building, safety, zoning, and health codes; and (D) Other matters within the jurisdiction of the commission. (2) (A) Except to the extent enforcement by the City of Little Rock is authorized in this section, an agreement under subdivision (b)(1) of this section between the City of Little Rock and the commission does not cede the commission's final authority and responsibility over the matters entrusted to it by law. (B) All enforcement actions undertaken by the City of Little Rock under this section shall require authorization by the commission prior to the commencement of the enforcement action. (3) (A) A violation of the commission's rules is enforceable in Little Rock District Court in the same manner as the enforcement of a violation of a municipal ordinance. (B) Subdivision (b)(3)(A) of this section applies only to violations that occur on or after August 16, 2013, and does not apply to work in place prior to August 16, 2013. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2350, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1338,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1975, No. 267, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 5-238; Acts 2011, No. 520, § 1.

(a) The Capitol Zoning District Commission is authorized and encouraged to coordinate the comprehensive master zoning plan, to the greatest extent it deems practical, with city, county, and other area planning agencies.

(b) (1) Subject to the requirements of due process and consistent with any applicable federal restrictions and regulations as in effect on January 1, 2013, the commission may enter into agreements with the City of Little Rock providing for mutual cooperation and joint regulation within the Capitol Zoning District with respect to: (A) Planning and zoning; (B) Permission to build upon or otherwise use land; (C) Enforcement through stop work orders, citations, fines, and inspection to ensure compliance of building, safety, zoning, and health codes; and (D) Other matters within the jurisdiction of the commission. (2) (A) Except to the extent enforcement by the City of Little Rock is authorized in this section, an agreement under subdivision (b)(1) of this section between the City of Little Rock and the commission does not cede the commission's final authority and responsibility over the matters entrusted to it by law. (B) All enforcement actions undertaken by the City of Little Rock under this section shall require authorization by the commission prior to the commencement of the enforcement action. (3) (A) A violation of the commission's rules is enforceable in Little Rock District Court in the same manner as the enforcement of a violation of a municipal ordinance. (B) Subdivision (b)(3)(A) of this section applies only to violations that occur on or after August 16, 2013, and does not apply to work in place prior to August 16, 2013.

(1) Subject to the requirements of due process and consistent with any applicable federal restrictions and regulations as in effect on January 1, 2013, the commission may enter into agreements with the City of Little Rock providing for mutual cooperation and joint regulation within the Capitol Zoning District with respect to: (A) Planning and zoning; (B) Permission to build upon or otherwise use land; (C) Enforcement through stop work orders, citations, fines, and inspection to ensure compliance of building, safety, zoning, and health codes; and (D) Other matters within the jurisdiction of the commission.

(A) Planning and zoning;

(B) Permission to build upon or otherwise use land;

(C) Enforcement through stop work orders, citations, fines, and inspection to ensure compliance of building, safety, zoning, and health codes; and

(D) Other matters within the jurisdiction of the commission.

(2) (A) Except to the extent enforcement by the City of Little Rock is authorized in this section, an agreement under subdivision (b)(1) of this section between the City of Little Rock and the commission does not cede the commission's final authority and responsibility over the matters entrusted to it by law. (B) All enforcement actions undertaken by the City of Little Rock under this section shall require authorization by the commission prior to the commencement of the enforcement action.

(A) Except to the extent enforcement by the City of Little Rock is authorized in this section, an agreement under subdivision (b)(1) of this section between the City of Little Rock and the commission does not cede the commission's final authority and responsibility over the matters entrusted to it by law.

(B) All enforcement actions undertaken by the City of Little Rock under this section shall require authorization by the commission prior to the commencement of the enforcement action.

(3) (A) A violation of the commission's rules is enforceable in Little Rock District Court in the same manner as the enforcement of a violation of a municipal ordinance. (B) Subdivision (b)(3)(A) of this section applies only to violations that occur on or after August 16, 2013, and does not apply to work in place prior to August 16, 2013.

(A) A violation of the commission's rules is enforceable in Little Rock District Court in the same manner as the enforcement of a violation of a municipal ordinance.

(B) Subdivision (b)(3)(A) of this section applies only to violations that occur on or after August 16, 2013, and does not apply to work in place prior to August 16, 2013.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2350, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 1338,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.

Acts 1975, No. 267, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 5-238; Acts 2011, No. 520, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-4-501 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 4 / Subchapter 5 / Section 22-4-501
Disposition of property authorized
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The state or any municipal corporation, county, or other political subdivision thereof shall have the authority to sell, lease, grant, exchange, or otherwise dispose of any property, or interest therein, comprising parks, playgrounds, golf courses, swimming pools, or other property which has been dedicated to a public use for recreational or park purposes by a private citizen, corporation, or association. The property, or interest therein, may have been thereafter acquired by the state, county, city, or other political subdivision thereof without regard to whether the public use has been previously abandoned or whether the property has become unsuitable or inadequate for the purpose for which originally dedicated. (2) Any disposition shall be on such terms and conditions as may be deemed desirable or necessary. (b) (1) Any municipality in this state shall have the authority to lease to any individual, firm, or corporation municipal property comprising parks, playgrounds, golf courses, swimming pools, or other property which has been dedicated to a public use for recreational or park purposes on such terms and conditions as may be desirable or necessary. (2) Any municipality is also authorized to lease municipally owned lands and facilities to a community college board to be used for educational purposes. (3) Any lease under this subsection shall be for a period not to exceed ninety-nine (99) years. (4) Those persons or entities holding leases on municipal park and recreational facilities on July 5, 1977, shall have the first option to renew their leases. (c) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any lease under this subchapter shall be for a period not to exceed twenty (20) years. Acts 1959, No. 224, § 1; 1961, No. 25, § 1; 1965, No. 102, § 1; 1977, No. 795, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 14-701, 19-3646.

(a) (1) The state or any municipal corporation, county, or other political subdivision thereof shall have the authority to sell, lease, grant, exchange, or otherwise dispose of any property, or interest therein, comprising parks, playgrounds, golf courses, swimming pools, or other property which has been dedicated to a public use for recreational or park purposes by a private citizen, corporation, or association. The property, or interest therein, may have been thereafter acquired by the state, county, city, or other political subdivision thereof without regard to whether the public use has been previously abandoned or whether the property has become unsuitable or inadequate for the purpose for which originally dedicated. (2) Any disposition shall be on such terms and conditions as may be deemed desirable or necessary.

(1) The state or any municipal corporation, county, or other political subdivision thereof shall have the authority to sell, lease, grant, exchange, or otherwise dispose of any property, or interest therein, comprising parks, playgrounds, golf courses, swimming pools, or other property which has been dedicated to a public use for recreational or park purposes by a private citizen, corporation, or association. The property, or interest therein, may have been thereafter acquired by the state, county, city, or other political subdivision thereof without regard to whether the public use has been previously abandoned or whether the property has become unsuitable or inadequate for the purpose for which originally dedicated.

(2) Any disposition shall be on such terms and conditions as may be deemed desirable or necessary.

(b) (1) Any municipality in this state shall have the authority to lease to any individual, firm, or corporation municipal property comprising parks, playgrounds, golf courses, swimming pools, or other property which has been dedicated to a public use for recreational or park purposes on such terms and conditions as may be desirable or necessary. (2) Any municipality is also authorized to lease municipally owned lands and facilities to a community college board to be used for educational purposes. (3) Any lease under this subsection shall be for a period not to exceed ninety-nine (99) years. (4) Those persons or entities holding leases on municipal park and recreational facilities on July 5, 1977, shall have the first option to renew their leases.

(1) Any municipality in this state shall have the authority to lease to any individual, firm, or corporation municipal property comprising parks, playgrounds, golf courses, swimming pools, or other property which has been dedicated to a public use for recreational or park purposes on such terms and conditions as may be desirable or necessary.

(2) Any municipality is also authorized to lease municipally owned lands and facilities to a community college board to be used for educational purposes.

(3) Any lease under this subsection shall be for a period not to exceed ninety-nine (99) years.

(4) Those persons or entities holding leases on municipal park and recreational facilities on July 5, 1977, shall have the first option to renew their leases.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any lease under this subchapter shall be for a period not to exceed twenty (20) years.

Acts 1959, No. 224, § 1; 1961, No. 25, § 1; 1965, No. 102, § 1; 1977, No. 795, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 14-701, 19-3646.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-3-407 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 3 / Subchapter 4 / Section 22-3-407
Additional parking areas
Status: in_force

(a) In order to provide additional parking facilities on the State Capitol grounds, the Capitol Parking Control Committee is authorized and directed to study the needs for additional parking space and shall designate one (1) or more areas to be developed as appropriate parking areas. (b) Additional parking areas shall be of sufficient size to accommodate a minimum of forty (40) motor vehicles and shall be of such larger size as the committee may deem necessary for adequate parking on the State Capitol grounds. (c) Upon designating an area to be developed as a parking area on the State Capitol grounds, the committee shall certify the area designation to the State Highway Commission. (d) Upon receiving the certification, the commission shall proceed to prepare necessary plans and specifications for the parking area and shall let a contract for the work and pay for the work out of the Arkansas Department of Transportation construction funds or shall perform the work out of the department maintenance appropriation. Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 80, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 1983, No. 721, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 5-256.

(a) In order to provide additional parking facilities on the State Capitol grounds, the Capitol Parking Control Committee is authorized and directed to study the needs for additional parking space and shall designate one (1) or more areas to be developed as appropriate parking areas.

(b) Additional parking areas shall be of sufficient size to accommodate a minimum of forty (40) motor vehicles and shall be of such larger size as the committee may deem necessary for adequate parking on the State Capitol grounds.

(c) Upon designating an area to be developed as a parking area on the State Capitol grounds, the committee shall certify the area designation to the State Highway Commission.

(d) Upon receiving the certification, the commission shall proceed to prepare necessary plans and specifications for the parking area and shall let a contract for the work and pay for the work out of the Arkansas Department of Transportation construction funds or shall perform the work out of the department maintenance appropriation.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 80, eff. 8/1/2017.

Acts 1983, No. 721, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 5-256.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-10-302 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 10 / Subchapter 3 / Section 22-10-302
Interim agreement
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, after a responsible public entity has selected the qualified respondent to a request for proposals or invitation for bids, the responsible public entity and the qualified respondent may negotiate an interim agreement that complies with the rules promulgated under this chapter. (b) A responsible public entity may enter into an interim agreement with the qualified respondent either before or in connection with the negotiation of a comprehensive agreement under § 22-10-303 . (c) (1) (A) If an interim agreement is necessary to develop a qualifying project and an interim agreement cannot be negotiated and executed within the time period stated in the rules promulgated under this chapter, the responsible public entity may begin negotiations with the next most-qualified private entity that submitted a proposal in response to the request for proposals. (B) A public entity is not required to publish a new request for proposals before beginning negotiations with the next most-qualified private entity under subdivision (c)(1)(A) of this section. (2) If an interim agreement is not necessary to develop a qualifying project under the rules promulgated under this chapter, the responsible public entity and the qualified respondent shall negotiate a comprehensive agreement under § 22-10-303 . Added by Act 2017, No. 813,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, after a responsible public entity has selected the qualified respondent to a request for proposals or invitation for bids, the responsible public entity and the qualified respondent may negotiate an interim agreement that complies with the rules promulgated under this chapter.

(b) A responsible public entity may enter into an interim agreement with the qualified respondent either before or in connection with the negotiation of a comprehensive agreement under § 22-10-303 .

(c) (1) (A) If an interim agreement is necessary to develop a qualifying project and an interim agreement cannot be negotiated and executed within the time period stated in the rules promulgated under this chapter, the responsible public entity may begin negotiations with the next most-qualified private entity that submitted a proposal in response to the request for proposals. (B) A public entity is not required to publish a new request for proposals before beginning negotiations with the next most-qualified private entity under subdivision (c)(1)(A) of this section. (2) If an interim agreement is not necessary to develop a qualifying project under the rules promulgated under this chapter, the responsible public entity and the qualified respondent shall negotiate a comprehensive agreement under § 22-10-303 .

(1) (A) If an interim agreement is necessary to develop a qualifying project and an interim agreement cannot be negotiated and executed within the time period stated in the rules promulgated under this chapter, the responsible public entity may begin negotiations with the next most-qualified private entity that submitted a proposal in response to the request for proposals. (B) A public entity is not required to publish a new request for proposals before beginning negotiations with the next most-qualified private entity under subdivision (c)(1)(A) of this section.

(A) If an interim agreement is necessary to develop a qualifying project and an interim agreement cannot be negotiated and executed within the time period stated in the rules promulgated under this chapter, the responsible public entity may begin negotiations with the next most-qualified private entity that submitted a proposal in response to the request for proposals.

(B) A public entity is not required to publish a new request for proposals before beginning negotiations with the next most-qualified private entity under subdivision (c)(1)(A) of this section.

(2) If an interim agreement is not necessary to develop a qualifying project under the rules promulgated under this chapter, the responsible public entity and the qualified respondent shall negotiate a comprehensive agreement under § 22-10-303 .

Added by Act 2017, No. 813,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-6-117 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 6 / Subchapter 1 / Section 22-6-117
Report to Legislative Council - Definition
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section and § 22-6-118 , "quarter" means: (1) January 1 through March 31 of each year; (2) April 1 through June 30 of each year; (3) July 1 through September 30 of each year; and (4) October 1 through December 31 of each year. (b) When any agency of this state or agent of this state conveys any interest in real property or natural resources owned by this state, the agent or agency shall report the conveyance to the Legislative Council no later than thirty (30) days after the end of the quarter during which the conveyance occurred. (c) The report of conveyance shall include: (1) The parties to the conveyance; (2) The date of the conveyance; (3) The location of the property conveyed; (4) The compensation received by the state for the conveyance; (5) Changes in the lease agreement if the conveyance is a lease; and (6) Any other information requested by the Legislative Council. Acts 1997, No. 1315, § 1.

(a) For purposes of this section and § 22-6-118 , "quarter" means: (1) January 1 through March 31 of each year; (2) April 1 through June 30 of each year; (3) July 1 through September 30 of each year; and (4) October 1 through December 31 of each year.

(1) January 1 through March 31 of each year;

(2) April 1 through June 30 of each year;

(3) July 1 through September 30 of each year; and

(4) October 1 through December 31 of each year.

(b) When any agency of this state or agent of this state conveys any interest in real property or natural resources owned by this state, the agent or agency shall report the conveyance to the Legislative Council no later than thirty (30) days after the end of the quarter during which the conveyance occurred.

(c) The report of conveyance shall include: (1) The parties to the conveyance; (2) The date of the conveyance; (3) The location of the property conveyed; (4) The compensation received by the state for the conveyance; (5) Changes in the lease agreement if the conveyance is a lease; and (6) Any other information requested by the Legislative Council.

(1) The parties to the conveyance;

(2) The date of the conveyance;

(3) The location of the property conveyed;

(4) The compensation received by the state for the conveyance;

(5) Changes in the lease agreement if the conveyance is a lease; and

(6) Any other information requested by the Legislative Council.

Acts 1997, No. 1315, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-1-206 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 1 / Subchapter 2 / Section 22-1-206
Property of levee districts - Definition
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section, a "levee district" means a: (1) Levee district formed by Acts 1911, No. 97, and any other levee district formed by an act of the General Assembly; (2) Watershed improvement district formed under the Arkansas Irrigation, Drainage, and Watershed Improvement District Act of 1949, § 14-117-101 et seq.; (3) Levee district or levee and drainage district formed under § 14-120-101 et seq.; and (4) Levee improvement district formed under § 14-123-201 et seq. (b) (1) No title or right of possession to property of a levee district or any portion of a levee district's property shall be acquired by adverse possession or adverse occupancy. (2) No easement or right of way of a levee district for flowage, storage rights, and any other servitude upon, over, and across any lands or any portion of lands shall be acquired by adverse possession or adverse occupancy. (c) The real property rights of a levee district shall not be defeated in any cause of action or proceeding by reason of adverse possession or adverse occupancy of a levee district's property or any portion of a levee district's property, where the parties claiming the adverse possession commence legal action after July 16, 2003. Acts 2003, No. 861, § 1.

(a) As used in this section, a "levee district" means a: (1) Levee district formed by Acts 1911, No. 97, and any other levee district formed by an act of the General Assembly; (2) Watershed improvement district formed under the Arkansas Irrigation, Drainage, and Watershed Improvement District Act of 1949, § 14-117-101 et seq.; (3) Levee district or levee and drainage district formed under § 14-120-101 et seq.; and (4) Levee improvement district formed under § 14-123-201 et seq.

(1) Levee district formed by Acts 1911, No. 97, and any other levee district formed by an act of the General Assembly;

(2) Watershed improvement district formed under the Arkansas Irrigation, Drainage, and Watershed Improvement District Act of 1949, § 14-117-101 et seq.;

(3) Levee district or levee and drainage district formed under § 14-120-101 et seq.; and

(4) Levee improvement district formed under § 14-123-201 et seq.

(b) (1) No title or right of possession to property of a levee district or any portion of a levee district's property shall be acquired by adverse possession or adverse occupancy. (2) No easement or right of way of a levee district for flowage, storage rights, and any other servitude upon, over, and across any lands or any portion of lands shall be acquired by adverse possession or adverse occupancy.

(1) No title or right of possession to property of a levee district or any portion of a levee district's property shall be acquired by adverse possession or adverse occupancy.

(2) No easement or right of way of a levee district for flowage, storage rights, and any other servitude upon, over, and across any lands or any portion of lands shall be acquired by adverse possession or adverse occupancy.

(c) The real property rights of a levee district shall not be defeated in any cause of action or proceeding by reason of adverse possession or adverse occupancy of a levee district's property or any portion of a levee district's property, where the parties claiming the adverse possession commence legal action after July 16, 2003.

Acts 2003, No. 861, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-3-1225 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 3 / Subchapter 12 / Section 22-3-1225
Prison Construction Trust Fund
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Arkansas Development Finance Authority shall establish in its records a trust fund to be entitled the "Prison Construction Trust Fund". (2) All moneys derived by or remitted to the Arkansas Development Finance Authority from the sale of annual license plate validation decals under § 27-14-1015(c) shall be deposited to the credit of the Prison Construction Trust Fund. (3) The moneys in the Prison Construction Trust Fund shall not be general funds or revenues of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority and shall not be subject to the claims of the general creditors of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority. (b) (1) The Arkansas Development Finance Authority shall pay from the Prison Construction Trust Fund into the Public Facilities Debt Service Fund created by §§ 19-5-932 and 22-3-1210 the amount necessary, when added to other funds listed in § 22-3-1210 , to pay the next-succeeding principal and interest payment for the certificates of indebtedness, but not to exceed twenty-five cents (25¢) times the number of annual license plate validation decals sold by the Department of Finance and Administration in each six-month period. (2) Such payments shall be made by the Arkansas Development Finance Authority semiannually two (2) business days prior to each July 1 and January 1 so long as the certificates of indebtedness permitted by the Public Facilities Finance Act of 1983, § 22-3-1201 et seq., are outstanding. (3) All such payments by the Arkansas Development Finance Authority to the Public Facilities Debt Service Fund shall cease when the certificates of indebtedness have been paid or redeemed. (c) All other funds in the Prison Construction Trust Fund shall be segregated, held, and upon the review and approval of the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and the Board of Corrections, used by the Arkansas Development Finance Authority solely to fund, or to provide for the funding of, the construction, purchasing, or equipping of: (1) Correction or prison facilities to be used by the Department of Corrections; (2) Regional jail facilities operated by the Department of Corrections; or (3) Regional jail facilities operated jointly by cities, counties, or regional jail commissions. (d) The Arkansas Development Finance Authority shall be authorized to fund or to provide for the funding of facilities described in subdivisions (c)(1)-(3) of this section by loans, leases, other contracts, or the issuance of bonds all in accordance with the provisions of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority Act, § 15-5-101 et seq., and §§ 15-5-201 - 15-5-211 , 15-5-213 , and 15-5-301 - 15-5-316 , and to pledge the cash funds collected by it from the sale of annual license plate validation decals and deposited into the Prison Construction Trust Fund, after payment of the amounts as specified in subsection (b) of this section to the repayment of any loans, leases, contracts, or bonds. (e) (1) The Arkansas Development Finance Authority shall not fund or provide for the funding of a facility described in subsection (c) of this section to be operated or utilized by the Department of Corrections unless the project, the plans therefor, and the construction thereof have been reviewed and approved by the Building Authority Division. (2) The Arkansas Development Finance Authority shall not fund or provide for the funding of any other regional jail facility not utilized by the Department of Corrections unless the project is in compliance with the minimum standards for jail facilities adopted by the state. Amended by Act 2021, No. 224,§ 1, eff. 3/2/2021. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1016, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1015, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 75, eff. 5/23/2016. Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 75, eff. 5/23/2016. Acts 1989 (3rd Ex. Sess.), No. 86, § 8; Acts 1997, No. 974, §§ 12-14.

(a) (1) The Arkansas Development Finance Authority shall establish in its records a trust fund to be entitled the "Prison Construction Trust Fund". (2) All moneys derived by or remitted to the Arkansas Development Finance Authority from the sale of annual license plate validation decals under § 27-14-1015(c) shall be deposited to the credit of the Prison Construction Trust Fund. (3) The moneys in the Prison Construction Trust Fund shall not be general funds or revenues of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority and shall not be subject to the claims of the general creditors of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority.

(1) The Arkansas Development Finance Authority shall establish in its records a trust fund to be entitled the "Prison Construction Trust Fund".

(2) All moneys derived by or remitted to the Arkansas Development Finance Authority from the sale of annual license plate validation decals under § 27-14-1015(c) shall be deposited to the credit of the Prison Construction Trust Fund.

(3) The moneys in the Prison Construction Trust Fund shall not be general funds or revenues of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority and shall not be subject to the claims of the general creditors of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority.

(b) (1) The Arkansas Development Finance Authority shall pay from the Prison Construction Trust Fund into the Public Facilities Debt Service Fund created by §§ 19-5-932 and 22-3-1210 the amount necessary, when added to other funds listed in § 22-3-1210 , to pay the next-succeeding principal and interest payment for the certificates of indebtedness, but not to exceed twenty-five cents (25¢) times the number of annual license plate validation decals sold by the Department of Finance and Administration in each six-month period. (2) Such payments shall be made by the Arkansas Development Finance Authority semiannually two (2) business days prior to each July 1 and January 1 so long as the certificates of indebtedness permitted by the Public Facilities Finance Act of 1983, § 22-3-1201 et seq., are outstanding. (3) All such payments by the Arkansas Development Finance Authority to the Public Facilities Debt Service Fund shall cease when the certificates of indebtedness have been paid or redeemed.

(1) The Arkansas Development Finance Authority shall pay from the Prison Construction Trust Fund into the Public Facilities Debt Service Fund created by §§ 19-5-932 and 22-3-1210 the amount necessary, when added to other funds listed in § 22-3-1210 , to pay the next-succeeding principal and interest payment for the certificates of indebtedness, but not to exceed twenty-five cents (25¢) times the number of annual license plate validation decals sold by the Department of Finance and Administration in each six-month period.

(2) Such payments shall be made by the Arkansas Development Finance Authority semiannually two (2) business days prior to each July 1 and January 1 so long as the certificates of indebtedness permitted by the Public Facilities Finance Act of 1983, § 22-3-1201 et seq., are outstanding.

(3) All such payments by the Arkansas Development Finance Authority to the Public Facilities Debt Service Fund shall cease when the certificates of indebtedness have been paid or redeemed.

(c) All other funds in the Prison Construction Trust Fund shall be segregated, held, and upon the review and approval of the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and the Board of Corrections, used by the Arkansas Development Finance Authority solely to fund, or to provide for the funding of, the construction, purchasing, or equipping of: (1) Correction or prison facilities to be used by the Department of Corrections; (2) Regional jail facilities operated by the Department of Corrections; or (3) Regional jail facilities operated jointly by cities, counties, or regional jail commissions.

(1) Correction or prison facilities to be used by the Department of Corrections;

(2) Regional jail facilities operated by the Department of Corrections; or

(3) Regional jail facilities operated jointly by cities, counties, or regional jail commissions.

(d) The Arkansas Development Finance Authority shall be authorized to fund or to provide for the funding of facilities described in subdivisions (c)(1)-(3) of this section by loans, leases, other contracts, or the issuance of bonds all in accordance with the provisions of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority Act, § 15-5-101 et seq., and §§ 15-5-201 - 15-5-211 , 15-5-213 , and 15-5-301 - 15-5-316 , and to pledge the cash funds collected by it from the sale of annual license plate validation decals and deposited into the Prison Construction Trust Fund, after payment of the amounts as specified in subsection (b) of this section to the repayment of any loans, leases, contracts, or bonds.

(e) (1) The Arkansas Development Finance Authority shall not fund or provide for the funding of a facility described in subsection (c) of this section to be operated or utilized by the Department of Corrections unless the project, the plans therefor, and the construction thereof have been reviewed and approved by the Building Authority Division. (2) The Arkansas Development Finance Authority shall not fund or provide for the funding of any other regional jail facility not utilized by the Department of Corrections unless the project is in compliance with the minimum standards for jail facilities adopted by the state.

(1) The Arkansas Development Finance Authority shall not fund or provide for the funding of a facility described in subsection (c) of this section to be operated or utilized by the Department of Corrections unless the project, the plans therefor, and the construction thereof have been reviewed and approved by the Building Authority Division.

(2) The Arkansas Development Finance Authority shall not fund or provide for the funding of any other regional jail facility not utilized by the Department of Corrections unless the project is in compliance with the minimum standards for jail facilities adopted by the state.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 224,§ 1, eff. 3/2/2021.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1016, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1015, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 75, eff. 5/23/2016.

Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 75, eff. 5/23/2016.

Acts 1989 (3rd Ex. Sess.), No. 86, § 8; Acts 1997, No. 974, §§ 12-14.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-8-201 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 8 / Subchapter 2 / Section 22-8-201
Title
Status: in_force

This subchapter may be known as the "Automobile and Pickup Truck Acquisition Act for the State of Arkansas". Acts 1983, No. 493, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 14-528.

This subchapter may be known as the "Automobile and Pickup Truck Acquisition Act for the State of Arkansas".

Acts 1983, No. 493, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 14-528.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-3-1309 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 3 / Subchapter 13 / Section 22-3-1309
Vending facilities for state property housing or serving 50 or more persons
Status: in_force

(a) In the design, construction, alteration, or renovation of state property housing or serving fifty (50) persons or more, there shall be included a satisfactory site or sites with space and electrical and plumbing outlets suitable for the location and operation of a vending facility. State property housing or serving fifty (50) persons or more shall include any space or building rented, leased, or otherwise acquired for use by any department, agency, or instrumentality of the state. (b) The licensing agency shall, before the letting of the contract, survey plans or blueprints in accordance with § 22-3-1306(1) . (c) (1) The vending facility shall be operated by a blind person if sufficient profit potential is available to produce a living wage. (2) If sufficient profit potential is not available, coin-operated vending machines may be installed in the site with the profits accruing to the Arkansas Vending Stand Program for the Blind. (d) In new construction, major alteration, or renovation of state property where, in the opinion of the state agency administrator, complete meal-type food service or cafeteria service is necessary, the heavy equipment necessary for the preparation, cooking, preserving, and serving of the food shall be furnished and installed as part of the overall construction, alteration, or renovation cost by the state agency. Acts 1969, No. 201, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2582.

(a) In the design, construction, alteration, or renovation of state property housing or serving fifty (50) persons or more, there shall be included a satisfactory site or sites with space and electrical and plumbing outlets suitable for the location and operation of a vending facility. State property housing or serving fifty (50) persons or more shall include any space or building rented, leased, or otherwise acquired for use by any department, agency, or instrumentality of the state.

(b) The licensing agency shall, before the letting of the contract, survey plans or blueprints in accordance with § 22-3-1306(1) .

(c) (1) The vending facility shall be operated by a blind person if sufficient profit potential is available to produce a living wage. (2) If sufficient profit potential is not available, coin-operated vending machines may be installed in the site with the profits accruing to the Arkansas Vending Stand Program for the Blind.

(1) The vending facility shall be operated by a blind person if sufficient profit potential is available to produce a living wage.

(2) If sufficient profit potential is not available, coin-operated vending machines may be installed in the site with the profits accruing to the Arkansas Vending Stand Program for the Blind.

(d) In new construction, major alteration, or renovation of state property where, in the opinion of the state agency administrator, complete meal-type food service or cafeteria service is necessary, the heavy equipment necessary for the preparation, cooking, preserving, and serving of the food shall be furnished and installed as part of the overall construction, alteration, or renovation cost by the state agency.

Acts 1969, No. 201, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2582.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-6-306 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 6 / Subchapter 3 / Section 22-6-306
Sale where no inhabitants in township
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever there may be in the State of Arkansas any school lands or lots situated in any county in this state, and in a congressional township, or fraction thereof, where no inhabitants reside, any adult inhabitant of the county, by written petition properly verified by the affidavit of the petitioner together with the affidavits of three (3) other adult inhabitants of the county and setting forth that there are no inhabitants residing in the congressional township or fraction thereof situated in the county may require the collector of taxes or, if there is no collector, the sheriff of the county wherein the land is situated, to sell the land. (b) Sales of any lands under this section shall be made in the same manner as sales of other school lands or lots under this subchapter. Acts 1919, No. 330, § 1; C. & M. Dig., § 9105; Pope's Dig., §§ 8761, 11741; A.S.A. 1947, § 10-702.

(a) Whenever there may be in the State of Arkansas any school lands or lots situated in any county in this state, and in a congressional township, or fraction thereof, where no inhabitants reside, any adult inhabitant of the county, by written petition properly verified by the affidavit of the petitioner together with the affidavits of three (3) other adult inhabitants of the county and setting forth that there are no inhabitants residing in the congressional township or fraction thereof situated in the county may require the collector of taxes or, if there is no collector, the sheriff of the county wherein the land is situated, to sell the land.

(b) Sales of any lands under this section shall be made in the same manner as sales of other school lands or lots under this subchapter.

Acts 1919, No. 330, § 1; C. & M. Dig., § 9105; Pope's Dig., §§ 8761, 11741; A.S.A. 1947, § 10-702.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-3-1208 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 3 / Subchapter 12 / Section 22-3-1208
Certificates of indebtedness - Terms and execution
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The certificates of indebtedness shall be in such form and denomination, and shall have such dates and maturities, and may be issued in such series, as the Building Authority Division shall determine. (2) The schedule of principal and interest maturities shall be arranged so that the aggregate amount maturing each year, except for the initial year or portion thereof, shall be equal, to the nearest hundred dollars, to each other annual installment, and that not more than twenty-one (21) years from date of issue will be required to retire all the certificates of any one (1) issue or series of certificates of indebtedness. (b) The certificates shall contain a provision providing for their redemption in advance of maturity, at par, in inverse number order, at the option of the division. (c) (1) The certificates shall bear interest from the date of issuance at the rate of eight and one-half percent (8½%) per annum, payable semiannually on January 1 and July 1; the payment of the interest is to be evidenced by endorsement on the certificates by the Treasurer of State. (2) Payment of the principal of and interest on the certificates shall be made in lawful money of the United States at the office of the Treasurer of State. (d) The certificates of indebtedness shall be executed on behalf of the division by the Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6200, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6199, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 67, eff. 5/23/2016. Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 67, eff. 5/23/2016. Acts 1983, No. 458, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-2605; Acts 1987, No. 652, § 3.

(a) (1) The certificates of indebtedness shall be in such form and denomination, and shall have such dates and maturities, and may be issued in such series, as the Building Authority Division shall determine. (2) The schedule of principal and interest maturities shall be arranged so that the aggregate amount maturing each year, except for the initial year or portion thereof, shall be equal, to the nearest hundred dollars, to each other annual installment, and that not more than twenty-one (21) years from date of issue will be required to retire all the certificates of any one (1) issue or series of certificates of indebtedness.

(1) The certificates of indebtedness shall be in such form and denomination, and shall have such dates and maturities, and may be issued in such series, as the Building Authority Division shall determine.

(2) The schedule of principal and interest maturities shall be arranged so that the aggregate amount maturing each year, except for the initial year or portion thereof, shall be equal, to the nearest hundred dollars, to each other annual installment, and that not more than twenty-one (21) years from date of issue will be required to retire all the certificates of any one (1) issue or series of certificates of indebtedness.

(b) The certificates shall contain a provision providing for their redemption in advance of maturity, at par, in inverse number order, at the option of the division.

(c) (1) The certificates shall bear interest from the date of issuance at the rate of eight and one-half percent (8½%) per annum, payable semiannually on January 1 and July 1; the payment of the interest is to be evidenced by endorsement on the certificates by the Treasurer of State. (2) Payment of the principal of and interest on the certificates shall be made in lawful money of the United States at the office of the Treasurer of State.

(1) The certificates shall bear interest from the date of issuance at the rate of eight and one-half percent (8½%) per annum, payable semiannually on January 1 and July 1; the payment of the interest is to be evidenced by endorsement on the certificates by the Treasurer of State.

(2) Payment of the principal of and interest on the certificates shall be made in lawful money of the United States at the office of the Treasurer of State.

(d) The certificates of indebtedness shall be executed on behalf of the division by the Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6200, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6199, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 67, eff. 5/23/2016.

Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 67, eff. 5/23/2016.

Acts 1983, No. 458, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-2605; Acts 1987, No. 652, § 3.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-6-107 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 6 / Subchapter 1 / Section 22-6-107
Deeds to school lands sold prior to 1881
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioner of State Lands is authorized and empowered to execute, under his or her hand and official seal, a deed to purchasers or their assigns or legal representatives of sixteenth section or school lands, upon presentation to the Commissioner of State Lands of proper evidence of full payment for the lands, in all cases where the sale of the land occurred prior to the passage of "An act to provide for the sale of the sixteenth section in this State", approved March 22, 1881. (b) The certificates and evidences of assignment mentioned in subsection (a) of this section, upon which deeds are so made, shall be filed in the Commissioner of State Lands' office. He or she shall keep a record of the deeds so made, from which he or she may issue duplicates upon sufficient proof of loss of, or errors in, the original deeds. (c) In all cases where sufficient proof is presented of the loss, destruction, or erroneous issue of any deeds made to any lands belonging to the state by any officer authorized so to do, when evidence exists in the Commissioner of State Lands' office of the proper issuance of the former deeds, it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of State Lands to issue duplicates or make new deeds, as the case may be, referring therein to the deeds previously issued. (d) The duplicates or new deeds shall have the like force and effect as the original deeds. Acts 1885, No. 10, §§ 2, 5, p. 10; C. & M. Dig., §§ 6590, 6593; Pope's Dig., §§ 8621, 8627; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 10-525, 10-526.

(a) The Commissioner of State Lands is authorized and empowered to execute, under his or her hand and official seal, a deed to purchasers or their assigns or legal representatives of sixteenth section or school lands, upon presentation to the Commissioner of State Lands of proper evidence of full payment for the lands, in all cases where the sale of the land occurred prior to the passage of "An act to provide for the sale of the sixteenth section in this State", approved March 22, 1881.

(b) The certificates and evidences of assignment mentioned in subsection (a) of this section, upon which deeds are so made, shall be filed in the Commissioner of State Lands' office. He or she shall keep a record of the deeds so made, from which he or she may issue duplicates upon sufficient proof of loss of, or errors in, the original deeds.

(c) In all cases where sufficient proof is presented of the loss, destruction, or erroneous issue of any deeds made to any lands belonging to the state by any officer authorized so to do, when evidence exists in the Commissioner of State Lands' office of the proper issuance of the former deeds, it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of State Lands to issue duplicates or make new deeds, as the case may be, referring therein to the deeds previously issued.

(d) The duplicates or new deeds shall have the like force and effect as the original deeds.

Acts 1885, No. 10, §§ 2, 5, p. 10; C. & M. Dig., §§ 6590, 6593; Pope's Dig., §§ 8621, 8627; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 10-525, 10-526.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-4-703 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 4 / Subchapter 7 / Section 22-4-703
Requirements - Definitions - Funding
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section: (1) "Sign" means a permanent marker placed along the Trail of Tears Historic Bike Route identifying the route as the "Trail of Tears Historic Bike Route"; and (2) "Trail of Tears Historic Bike Route" means the route along U.S. Highway 62 from the border between Oklahoma and Arkansas to the Trail of Tears Park and Historic Site located on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville at the northwest corner of the intersection of Stadium Drive and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, thirty-six degrees three seconds north (36° 00' 03" N) and ninety-four degrees ten seconds west (94° 00' 10" W). (b) The Arkansas Department of Transportation may: (1) Erect appropriate signs along the Trail of Tears Historic Bike Route; and (2) Construct a bicycle lane along the Trail of Tears Historic Bike Route that conforms to federal standards regarding the bicycle lane's: (A) Width; (B) Design; and (C) Pavement markings. (c) The department may apply for, receive, and use gifts, grants, and donations from private and public sources to: (1) Acquire and install the signs and construct the bicycle lane required under subsection (b) of this section; and (2) Maintain, replace, or reconstruct the signs and the bicycle lane required under subsection (b) of this section. Added by Act 2017, No. 1009,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.

(a) As used in this section: (1) "Sign" means a permanent marker placed along the Trail of Tears Historic Bike Route identifying the route as the "Trail of Tears Historic Bike Route"; and (2) "Trail of Tears Historic Bike Route" means the route along U.S. Highway 62 from the border between Oklahoma and Arkansas to the Trail of Tears Park and Historic Site located on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville at the northwest corner of the intersection of Stadium Drive and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, thirty-six degrees three seconds north (36° 00' 03" N) and ninety-four degrees ten seconds west (94° 00' 10" W).

(1) "Sign" means a permanent marker placed along the Trail of Tears Historic Bike Route identifying the route as the "Trail of Tears Historic Bike Route"; and

(2) "Trail of Tears Historic Bike Route" means the route along U.S. Highway 62 from the border between Oklahoma and Arkansas to the Trail of Tears Park and Historic Site located on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville at the northwest corner of the intersection of Stadium Drive and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, thirty-six degrees three seconds north (36° 00' 03" N) and ninety-four degrees ten seconds west (94° 00' 10" W).

(b) The Arkansas Department of Transportation may: (1) Erect appropriate signs along the Trail of Tears Historic Bike Route; and (2) Construct a bicycle lane along the Trail of Tears Historic Bike Route that conforms to federal standards regarding the bicycle lane's: (A) Width; (B) Design; and (C) Pavement markings.

(1) Erect appropriate signs along the Trail of Tears Historic Bike Route; and

(2) Construct a bicycle lane along the Trail of Tears Historic Bike Route that conforms to federal standards regarding the bicycle lane's: (A) Width; (B) Design; and (C) Pavement markings.

(A) Width;

(B) Design; and

(C) Pavement markings.

(c) The department may apply for, receive, and use gifts, grants, and donations from private and public sources to: (1) Acquire and install the signs and construct the bicycle lane required under subsection (b) of this section; and (2) Maintain, replace, or reconstruct the signs and the bicycle lane required under subsection (b) of this section.

(1) Acquire and install the signs and construct the bicycle lane required under subsection (b) of this section; and

(2) Maintain, replace, or reconstruct the signs and the bicycle lane required under subsection (b) of this section.

Added by Act 2017, No. 1009,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-3-1308 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 3 / Subchapter 13 / Section 22-3-1308
State property unable to support vending facility - Coin-operated machines
Status: in_force

(a) State agency administrators of state property where the total number of persons using the property daily would produce insufficient profits, as determined by the licensing agency, to support a vending facility and a living wage for a blind person shall grant a preference to the licensing agency in securing proper coin-operated vending machines for the state property if the property houses or serves fifty (50) persons or more. (b) Profits from these coin-operated vending machines shall accrue to the Arkansas Vending Stand Program for the Blind to be used in the vending facility program for the blind under this subchapter. Acts 1969, No. 201, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2579.

(a) State agency administrators of state property where the total number of persons using the property daily would produce insufficient profits, as determined by the licensing agency, to support a vending facility and a living wage for a blind person shall grant a preference to the licensing agency in securing proper coin-operated vending machines for the state property if the property houses or serves fifty (50) persons or more.

(b) Profits from these coin-operated vending machines shall accrue to the Arkansas Vending Stand Program for the Blind to be used in the vending facility program for the blind under this subchapter.

Acts 1969, No. 201, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2579.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-5-411 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 5 / Subchapter 4 / Section 22-5-411
Filing of deeds to state property
Status: in_force

(a) A copy of the deed or other primary evidence of title to realty belonging to the State of Arkansas shall be filed in the office of the Commissioner of State Lands and shall be preserved by the Commissioner of State Lands as the other public records and files of his or her office. (b) The realty belonging to the State of Arkansas shall not, for the purposes of this section, include realty acquired by the State Highway Commission. (c) The officer charged with the administration of the affairs of each state office, department, agency, or institution having under its supervision and management realty owned by the State of Arkansas shall file with the Commissioner of State Lands a copy of the deed or other primary evidence of title to such property conveyed under fee simple title, and acquired by the state through gift or purchase or otherwise, within sixty (60) days after the acquisition and shall likewise notify the Commissioner of State Lands when any lands are disposed of. (d) The Commissioner of State Lands shall designate one (1) of his or her deputies to periodically call upon each state office, department, agency, and institution for the purpose of obtaining a copy of the deed or other primary evidence of title and for the purpose of determining whether the state office, department, agency, or institution has disposed of title to any state lands. (e) A statement by the administrative officer of any state office, department, agency, or institution to the effect that the office, department, agency, or institution does not supervise, control, or manage any realty owned by the state shall constitute sufficient compliance with this section. (f) In the event any office, department, agency, or institution does supervise, control, or manage realty belonging to the state for which no evidence of title can be found, the administrative officer in charge of the office, department, agency, or institution shall conduct an investigation to ascertain the facts pertaining to the acquisition of the realty by the state. A report of the investigation shall be made to the Commissioner of State Lands within sixty (60) days following the conclusion of the investigation. (g) In the event any state office, department, agency, or institution shall fail or refuse to comply with the provisions of this section, the Commissioner of State Lands shall report such failure or refusal to comply to the Governor, who shall notify the administrative officer of any such office, department, agency, or institution to immediately report to him or her the reasons for his or her failure or refusal to comply. (h) Willful failure or refusal to comply with this section by any officer shall constitute nonfeasance in office. Acts 1975, No. 147, §§ 1-5; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 10-215 -- 10-219.

(a) A copy of the deed or other primary evidence of title to realty belonging to the State of Arkansas shall be filed in the office of the Commissioner of State Lands and shall be preserved by the Commissioner of State Lands as the other public records and files of his or her office.

(b) The realty belonging to the State of Arkansas shall not, for the purposes of this section, include realty acquired by the State Highway Commission.

(c) The officer charged with the administration of the affairs of each state office, department, agency, or institution having under its supervision and management realty owned by the State of Arkansas shall file with the Commissioner of State Lands a copy of the deed or other primary evidence of title to such property conveyed under fee simple title, and acquired by the state through gift or purchase or otherwise, within sixty (60) days after the acquisition and shall likewise notify the Commissioner of State Lands when any lands are disposed of.

(d) The Commissioner of State Lands shall designate one (1) of his or her deputies to periodically call upon each state office, department, agency, and institution for the purpose of obtaining a copy of the deed or other primary evidence of title and for the purpose of determining whether the state office, department, agency, or institution has disposed of title to any state lands.

(e) A statement by the administrative officer of any state office, department, agency, or institution to the effect that the office, department, agency, or institution does not supervise, control, or manage any realty owned by the state shall constitute sufficient compliance with this section.

(f) In the event any office, department, agency, or institution does supervise, control, or manage realty belonging to the state for which no evidence of title can be found, the administrative officer in charge of the office, department, agency, or institution shall conduct an investigation to ascertain the facts pertaining to the acquisition of the realty by the state. A report of the investigation shall be made to the Commissioner of State Lands within sixty (60) days following the conclusion of the investigation.

(g) In the event any state office, department, agency, or institution shall fail or refuse to comply with the provisions of this section, the Commissioner of State Lands shall report such failure or refusal to comply to the Governor, who shall notify the administrative officer of any such office, department, agency, or institution to immediately report to him or her the reasons for his or her failure or refusal to comply.

(h) Willful failure or refusal to comply with this section by any officer shall constitute nonfeasance in office.

Acts 1975, No. 147, §§ 1-5; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 10-215 -- 10-219.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-6-104 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 6 / Subchapter 1 / Section 22-6-104
Execution of deed on original or patent certificate
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of any original or patent certificate for any seminary, saline, internal improvements, swamp and overflowed, real estate bank, or state bank lands, or the assignee or the parties in whom the legal title to the land exists, may present the certificate to the Commissioner of State Lands, who, if he or she finds that the sale of the land was made in conformity to law and that the land has been fully paid for, shall execute, under his or her hand and official seal, a deed conveying all rights, title, and interest of the state thereto. (b) The seal of the Commissioner of State Lands shall be sufficient verification and authentication of the deed so made and shall entitle the deed to record, which shall be received as evidence in any court of this state. (c) The original or patent certificates upon which deeds are made shall be filed in the Commissioner of State Lands' office, and the Commissioner of State Lands shall keep an abstract of the deeds so made, from which he or she may issue duplicates upon sufficient proof of the loss of original deeds. (d) In all cases where sufficient proof is presented of the loss or destruction of any deeds made to any lands belonging to this state, by any officer authorized so to do, where evidence exists in the Commissioner of State Lands' office of the issuance of the former deeds, it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of State Lands to issue duplicates or make new deeds therefor, as the case may be, referring therein to the deeds previously issued. (e) The duplicates or new deeds shall have the like force and effect as the original deeds. Acts 1875 (Adj. Sess.), No. 53, §§ 1, 2, p. 91; 1881, No. 26, § 1, p. 40; C. & M. Dig., §§ 6759, 6760; Pope's Dig., §§ 8691, 8692; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 10-521, 10-522.

(a) The owner of any original or patent certificate for any seminary, saline, internal improvements, swamp and overflowed, real estate bank, or state bank lands, or the assignee or the parties in whom the legal title to the land exists, may present the certificate to the Commissioner of State Lands, who, if he or she finds that the sale of the land was made in conformity to law and that the land has been fully paid for, shall execute, under his or her hand and official seal, a deed conveying all rights, title, and interest of the state thereto.

(b) The seal of the Commissioner of State Lands shall be sufficient verification and authentication of the deed so made and shall entitle the deed to record, which shall be received as evidence in any court of this state.

(c) The original or patent certificates upon which deeds are made shall be filed in the Commissioner of State Lands' office, and the Commissioner of State Lands shall keep an abstract of the deeds so made, from which he or she may issue duplicates upon sufficient proof of the loss of original deeds.

(d) In all cases where sufficient proof is presented of the loss or destruction of any deeds made to any lands belonging to this state, by any officer authorized so to do, where evidence exists in the Commissioner of State Lands' office of the issuance of the former deeds, it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of State Lands to issue duplicates or make new deeds therefor, as the case may be, referring therein to the deeds previously issued.

(e) The duplicates or new deeds shall have the like force and effect as the original deeds.

Acts 1875 (Adj. Sess.), No. 53, §§ 1, 2, p. 91; 1881, No. 26, § 1, p. 40; C. & M. Dig., §§ 6759, 6760; Pope's Dig., §§ 8691, 8692; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 10-521, 10-522.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-9-309 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 9 / Subchapter 3 / Section 22-9-309
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 1068,§ 1, eff. 4/6/2017. Acts 1969, No. 74, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 14-634; Acts 1995, No. 548, § 5.

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 1068,§ 1, eff. 4/6/2017.

Acts 1969, No. 74, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 14-634; Acts 1995, No. 548, § 5.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-3-1303 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 3 / Subchapter 13 / Section 22-3-1303
Preference to blind persons to operate vending facilities on state property
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of assisting blind persons to become self-supporting and to further promote employment of the blind in Arkansas, state agency administrators shall assure that preference is given to the licensing agency in authorizing the operation of vending facilities on state property through the organized vending facility program operated by the licensing agency. (b) The licensing agency shall give preference in the assignment of state vending facilities to blind persons in need of employment who have been licensed to operate vending facilities in Arkansas for the dispensing of such items as, but not limited to, newspapers, periodicals, confections, tobacco products, and articles, including food and beverages, as may be dispensed automatically or manually and in accordance with all applicable health laws. (c) It shall be the duty of state agency administrators to negotiate and cooperate in good faith to accomplish the purpose of this subchapter to ensure that vending facilities operated on state property provide employment opportunities for the blind. Upon request of the licensing agency, state agency administrators shall prescribe rules designed both to assure that these facilities benefit the blind and to assure preference for licensed blind operators. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2360, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 1969, No. 201, §§ 1, 2, 9; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-2573, 80-2574, 80-2581.

(a) For the purpose of assisting blind persons to become self-supporting and to further promote employment of the blind in Arkansas, state agency administrators shall assure that preference is given to the licensing agency in authorizing the operation of vending facilities on state property through the organized vending facility program operated by the licensing agency.

(b) The licensing agency shall give preference in the assignment of state vending facilities to blind persons in need of employment who have been licensed to operate vending facilities in Arkansas for the dispensing of such items as, but not limited to, newspapers, periodicals, confections, tobacco products, and articles, including food and beverages, as may be dispensed automatically or manually and in accordance with all applicable health laws.

(c) It shall be the duty of state agency administrators to negotiate and cooperate in good faith to accomplish the purpose of this subchapter to ensure that vending facilities operated on state property provide employment opportunities for the blind. Upon request of the licensing agency, state agency administrators shall prescribe rules designed both to assure that these facilities benefit the blind and to assure preference for licensed blind operators.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2360, eff. 7/24/2019.

Acts 1969, No. 201, §§ 1, 2, 9; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-2573, 80-2574, 80-2581.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-3-1101 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 3 / Subchapter 11 / Section 22-3-1101
Acquisition of facilities by state for holding Arkansas State Fair and Livestock Show - Lease and sublease - Option to purchase
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Building Authority Division may enter into an agreement with the Arkansas Livestock Show Association and make such contracts as are necessary for the purpose of purchasing the permanent site of the association and for the purchase or construction of buildings and facilities for the holding of the Arkansas State Fair and Livestock Show. (2) Any lands, buildings, or other improvements purchased by the state out of funds so provided shall belong to the State of Arkansas, and the division is empowered to enter into an agreement with and execute a lease for a term of fifty (50) years to the association for the use of the facilities for the sum of one dollar ($1.00) per year. (3) The lease shall be: (A) Executed at the time the state acquires title to the site now owned by the association; or (B) Extended as provided in this section. (4) The division reserves the right to cancel the lease, and it shall be forfeited back to the state in the event that no show is held during a period of four (4) consecutive years, unless the holding of any show is made impracticable by reason of war or acts of God. (b) (1) The association shall have the power to select architects and to draw and approve plans and supervise the construction of the buildings and improvements for the Arkansas State Fair and Livestock Show. (2) During the lifetime of the lease, the association shall be given the option to purchase the lands, buildings, and improvements upon the payment to the state of the principal amount due to the state on the purchase price. (c) (1) The division shall negotiate with the association and execute a lease with it for a term expiring December 31, 2055, for the sum of one dollar ($1.00) per year. (2) The lease shall include a provision that portions of the grounds suitable for the use of a standard stock car racing track and quarter horse racing track may be subleased by the association to any person who will, as a part of the transaction: (A) Hard-surface the automobile racetrack; (B) Build appropriate guardrails around the track; (C) Build a grandstand for spectators; (D) Build adequate concession stands and restroom facilities; and (E) Allow that portions of the grounds may be leased to other persons for use in connection with and consistent with the Arkansas State Fair and Livestock Show activities. (3) The property that is the subject of the lease described in this subsection includes the following lands constituting a part of the association grounds and parking areas lying within Pulaski County, Arkansas: (A) Lots 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, Block 2, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (B) Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, Block 3, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (C) Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Block 4, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (D) Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, Block 5, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (E) Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Block 6, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (F) Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Block 7, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (G) Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Block 8, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (H) All of that part of the South ½ of the Northeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ and the Southeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ of Section 16, Township 1 North, Range 12 West, that lies East of the Rock Island Railway; (I) Two (2) acres in the Southeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ of Section 16, Township 1 North, Range 12 West, beginning at the point of intersection or the East boundary line of the right-of-way of the Choctaw and Memphis Railway (New CRI P Railway) and South boundary of said Southeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ of said Section 16, running thence in a northwesterly direction along said right-of-way boundary 540 feet, thence due East parallel to the South boundary of said Southeast ¼ of the Northeast ¼ 165 feet, thence due South parallel to the East boundary line of said southeast ¼ of the northwest ¼ 535 feet to the point of beginning, containing exactly two (2) acres; (J) All that part of the Southeast ¼ of the Northeast ¼ of Section 16, Township 1 North, Range 12 West, lying east of the Missouri Pacific Railway and South of a line established by following the East line of the Missouri Pacific Railway south 828 feet from its intersection with the North line of the Southwest ¼ of the Northwest ¼, thence East 381 feet, thence Northeast parallel with the railway 150 feet, thence East to the East line of the Southwest ¼ of the Northwest ¼; and (K) The South 755.5 feet of that part of the Southeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ of Section 16, Township 1 North, Range 12 West, lying West of the CRI P R/W, containing six and one-half acres. (d) (1) The division shall negotiate with the association and execute a lease with it for a term expiring December 31, 2055, for the sum of one dollar ($1.00) per year. (2) The property that is the subject of the lease described in this subsection includes the following lands lying within Pulaski County, Arkansas: (A) Lots 1 and 2, Block 2, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (B) The West 1/3 of lots 11 and 12, Block 1, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (C) Lots 5, 11, and 12, Block 4, McCarthy's Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (D) Lot 7, Block 11, Sunset Addition to the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, and the West ½ of an adjacent closed alley. And that part of West 32nd and Schiller Streets beginning at the Southeast corner of Lot 7, Block 11, Sunset Addition, thence South 25 feet, thence West 165 feet, thence North 25 feet, thence East 165 feet to the point of beginning; and (E) Lots 1 to 22, incl, Block 21; Lots 1 to 22, Block 22; Lots 1 to 11 include Block 26; Lots 12 to 22, Block 29; Lots 1 to 11, incl, Block 23, Adams Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6195, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1945, No. 313, § 4; 1973, No. 569, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 78-1601, 78-1601.1; Acts 2005, No. 125, §§ 1-3; 2007, No. 130, § 1.

(a) (1) The Building Authority Division may enter into an agreement with the Arkansas Livestock Show Association and make such contracts as are necessary for the purpose of purchasing the permanent site of the association and for the purchase or construction of buildings and facilities for the holding of the Arkansas State Fair and Livestock Show. (2) Any lands, buildings, or other improvements purchased by the state out of funds so provided shall belong to the State of Arkansas, and the division is empowered to enter into an agreement with and execute a lease for a term of fifty (50) years to the association for the use of the facilities for the sum of one dollar ($1.00) per year. (3) The lease shall be: (A) Executed at the time the state acquires title to the site now owned by the association; or (B) Extended as provided in this section. (4) The division reserves the right to cancel the lease, and it shall be forfeited back to the state in the event that no show is held during a period of four (4) consecutive years, unless the holding of any show is made impracticable by reason of war or acts of God.

(1) The Building Authority Division may enter into an agreement with the Arkansas Livestock Show Association and make such contracts as are necessary for the purpose of purchasing the permanent site of the association and for the purchase or construction of buildings and facilities for the holding of the Arkansas State Fair and Livestock Show.

(2) Any lands, buildings, or other improvements purchased by the state out of funds so provided shall belong to the State of Arkansas, and the division is empowered to enter into an agreement with and execute a lease for a term of fifty (50) years to the association for the use of the facilities for the sum of one dollar ($1.00) per year.

(3) The lease shall be: (A) Executed at the time the state acquires title to the site now owned by the association; or (B) Extended as provided in this section.

(A) Executed at the time the state acquires title to the site now owned by the association; or

(B) Extended as provided in this section.

(4) The division reserves the right to cancel the lease, and it shall be forfeited back to the state in the event that no show is held during a period of four (4) consecutive years, unless the holding of any show is made impracticable by reason of war or acts of God.

(b) (1) The association shall have the power to select architects and to draw and approve plans and supervise the construction of the buildings and improvements for the Arkansas State Fair and Livestock Show. (2) During the lifetime of the lease, the association shall be given the option to purchase the lands, buildings, and improvements upon the payment to the state of the principal amount due to the state on the purchase price.

(1) The association shall have the power to select architects and to draw and approve plans and supervise the construction of the buildings and improvements for the Arkansas State Fair and Livestock Show.

(2) During the lifetime of the lease, the association shall be given the option to purchase the lands, buildings, and improvements upon the payment to the state of the principal amount due to the state on the purchase price.

(c) (1) The division shall negotiate with the association and execute a lease with it for a term expiring December 31, 2055, for the sum of one dollar ($1.00) per year. (2) The lease shall include a provision that portions of the grounds suitable for the use of a standard stock car racing track and quarter horse racing track may be subleased by the association to any person who will, as a part of the transaction: (A) Hard-surface the automobile racetrack; (B) Build appropriate guardrails around the track; (C) Build a grandstand for spectators; (D) Build adequate concession stands and restroom facilities; and (E) Allow that portions of the grounds may be leased to other persons for use in connection with and consistent with the Arkansas State Fair and Livestock Show activities. (3) The property that is the subject of the lease described in this subsection includes the following lands constituting a part of the association grounds and parking areas lying within Pulaski County, Arkansas: (A) Lots 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, Block 2, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (B) Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, Block 3, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (C) Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Block 4, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (D) Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, Block 5, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (E) Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Block 6, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (F) Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Block 7, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (G) Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Block 8, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (H) All of that part of the South ½ of the Northeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ and the Southeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ of Section 16, Township 1 North, Range 12 West, that lies East of the Rock Island Railway; (I) Two (2) acres in the Southeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ of Section 16, Township 1 North, Range 12 West, beginning at the point of intersection or the East boundary line of the right-of-way of the Choctaw and Memphis Railway (New CRI P Railway) and South boundary of said Southeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ of said Section 16, running thence in a northwesterly direction along said right-of-way boundary 540 feet, thence due East parallel to the South boundary of said Southeast ¼ of the Northeast ¼ 165 feet, thence due South parallel to the East boundary line of said southeast ¼ of the northwest ¼ 535 feet to the point of beginning, containing exactly two (2) acres; (J) All that part of the Southeast ¼ of the Northeast ¼ of Section 16, Township 1 North, Range 12 West, lying east of the Missouri Pacific Railway and South of a line established by following the East line of the Missouri Pacific Railway south 828 feet from its intersection with the North line of the Southwest ¼ of the Northwest ¼, thence East 381 feet, thence Northeast parallel with the railway 150 feet, thence East to the East line of the Southwest ¼ of the Northwest ¼; and (K) The South 755.5 feet of that part of the Southeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ of Section 16, Township 1 North, Range 12 West, lying West of the CRI P R/W, containing six and one-half acres.

(1) The division shall negotiate with the association and execute a lease with it for a term expiring December 31, 2055, for the sum of one dollar ($1.00) per year.

(2) The lease shall include a provision that portions of the grounds suitable for the use of a standard stock car racing track and quarter horse racing track may be subleased by the association to any person who will, as a part of the transaction: (A) Hard-surface the automobile racetrack; (B) Build appropriate guardrails around the track; (C) Build a grandstand for spectators; (D) Build adequate concession stands and restroom facilities; and (E) Allow that portions of the grounds may be leased to other persons for use in connection with and consistent with the Arkansas State Fair and Livestock Show activities.

(A) Hard-surface the automobile racetrack;

(B) Build appropriate guardrails around the track;

(C) Build a grandstand for spectators;

(D) Build adequate concession stands and restroom facilities; and

(E) Allow that portions of the grounds may be leased to other persons for use in connection with and consistent with the Arkansas State Fair and Livestock Show activities.

(3) The property that is the subject of the lease described in this subsection includes the following lands constituting a part of the association grounds and parking areas lying within Pulaski County, Arkansas: (A) Lots 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, Block 2, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (B) Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, Block 3, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (C) Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Block 4, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (D) Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, Block 5, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (E) Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Block 6, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (F) Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Block 7, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (G) Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Block 8, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (H) All of that part of the South ½ of the Northeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ and the Southeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ of Section 16, Township 1 North, Range 12 West, that lies East of the Rock Island Railway; (I) Two (2) acres in the Southeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ of Section 16, Township 1 North, Range 12 West, beginning at the point of intersection or the East boundary line of the right-of-way of the Choctaw and Memphis Railway (New CRI P Railway) and South boundary of said Southeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ of said Section 16, running thence in a northwesterly direction along said right-of-way boundary 540 feet, thence due East parallel to the South boundary of said Southeast ¼ of the Northeast ¼ 165 feet, thence due South parallel to the East boundary line of said southeast ¼ of the northwest ¼ 535 feet to the point of beginning, containing exactly two (2) acres; (J) All that part of the Southeast ¼ of the Northeast ¼ of Section 16, Township 1 North, Range 12 West, lying east of the Missouri Pacific Railway and South of a line established by following the East line of the Missouri Pacific Railway south 828 feet from its intersection with the North line of the Southwest ¼ of the Northwest ¼, thence East 381 feet, thence Northeast parallel with the railway 150 feet, thence East to the East line of the Southwest ¼ of the Northwest ¼; and (K) The South 755.5 feet of that part of the Southeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ of Section 16, Township 1 North, Range 12 West, lying West of the CRI P R/W, containing six and one-half acres.

(A) Lots 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, Block 2, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas;

(B) Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, Block 3, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas;

(C) Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Block 4, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas;

(D) Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, Block 5, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas;

(E) Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Block 6, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas;

(F) Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Block 7, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas;

(G) Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Block 8, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas;

(H) All of that part of the South ½ of the Northeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ and the Southeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ of Section 16, Township 1 North, Range 12 West, that lies East of the Rock Island Railway;

(I) Two (2) acres in the Southeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ of Section 16, Township 1 North, Range 12 West, beginning at the point of intersection or the East boundary line of the right-of-way of the Choctaw and Memphis Railway (New CRI P Railway) and South boundary of said Southeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ of said Section 16, running thence in a northwesterly direction along said right-of-way boundary 540 feet, thence due East parallel to the South boundary of said Southeast ¼ of the Northeast ¼ 165 feet, thence due South parallel to the East boundary line of said southeast ¼ of the northwest ¼ 535 feet to the point of beginning, containing exactly two (2) acres;

(J) All that part of the Southeast ¼ of the Northeast ¼ of Section 16, Township 1 North, Range 12 West, lying east of the Missouri Pacific Railway and South of a line established by following the East line of the Missouri Pacific Railway south 828 feet from its intersection with the North line of the Southwest ¼ of the Northwest ¼, thence East 381 feet, thence Northeast parallel with the railway 150 feet, thence East to the East line of the Southwest ¼ of the Northwest ¼; and

(K) The South 755.5 feet of that part of the Southeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ of Section 16, Township 1 North, Range 12 West, lying West of the CRI P R/W, containing six and one-half acres.

(d) (1) The division shall negotiate with the association and execute a lease with it for a term expiring December 31, 2055, for the sum of one dollar ($1.00) per year. (2) The property that is the subject of the lease described in this subsection includes the following lands lying within Pulaski County, Arkansas: (A) Lots 1 and 2, Block 2, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (B) The West 1/3 of lots 11 and 12, Block 1, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (C) Lots 5, 11, and 12, Block 4, McCarthy's Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (D) Lot 7, Block 11, Sunset Addition to the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, and the West ½ of an adjacent closed alley. And that part of West 32nd and Schiller Streets beginning at the Southeast corner of Lot 7, Block 11, Sunset Addition, thence South 25 feet, thence West 165 feet, thence North 25 feet, thence East 165 feet to the point of beginning; and (E) Lots 1 to 22, incl, Block 21; Lots 1 to 22, Block 22; Lots 1 to 11 include Block 26; Lots 12 to 22, Block 29; Lots 1 to 11, incl, Block 23, Adams Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas.

(1) The division shall negotiate with the association and execute a lease with it for a term expiring December 31, 2055, for the sum of one dollar ($1.00) per year.

(2) The property that is the subject of the lease described in this subsection includes the following lands lying within Pulaski County, Arkansas: (A) Lots 1 and 2, Block 2, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (B) The West 1/3 of lots 11 and 12, Block 1, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (C) Lots 5, 11, and 12, Block 4, McCarthy's Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas; (D) Lot 7, Block 11, Sunset Addition to the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, and the West ½ of an adjacent closed alley. And that part of West 32nd and Schiller Streets beginning at the Southeast corner of Lot 7, Block 11, Sunset Addition, thence South 25 feet, thence West 165 feet, thence North 25 feet, thence East 165 feet to the point of beginning; and (E) Lots 1 to 22, incl, Block 21; Lots 1 to 22, Block 22; Lots 1 to 11 include Block 26; Lots 12 to 22, Block 29; Lots 1 to 11, incl, Block 23, Adams Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas.

(A) Lots 1 and 2, Block 2, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas;

(B) The West 1/3 of lots 11 and 12, Block 1, Nettie F. Riffel Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas;

(C) Lots 5, 11, and 12, Block 4, McCarthy's Addition, City of Little Rock, Arkansas;

(D) Lot 7, Block 11, Sunset Addition to the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, and the West ½ of an adjacent closed alley. And that part of West 32nd and Schiller Streets beginning at the Southeast corner of Lot 7, Block 11, Sunset Addition, thence South 25 feet, thence West 165 feet, thence North 25 feet, thence East 165 feet to the point of beginning; and

(E) Lots 1 to 22, incl, Block 21; Lots 1 to 22, Block 22; Lots 1 to 11 include Block 26; Lots 12 to 22, Block 29; Lots 1 to 11, incl, Block 23, Adams Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6195, eff. 7/1/2019.

Acts 1945, No. 313, § 4; 1973, No. 569, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 78-1601, 78-1601.1; Acts 2005, No. 125, §§ 1-3; 2007, No. 130, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-6-503 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 6 / Subchapter 5 / Section 22-6-503
Recording in county - Fees
Status: in_force

(a) All deeds issued by the Commissioner of State Lands for lands, including city and town lots which have been certified for the nonpayment of taxes, shall be forwarded or delivered to the recorder of the county in which the lands, including city and town lots, are located, and the recorder shall record the deeds prior to their delivery to the purchaser or redeemer. (b) Fees for recording the deeds shall be paid by the purchaser or redeemer at the time of making application to purchase or redeem the lands. Acts 1959, No. 221, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 10-942.

(a) All deeds issued by the Commissioner of State Lands for lands, including city and town lots which have been certified for the nonpayment of taxes, shall be forwarded or delivered to the recorder of the county in which the lands, including city and town lots, are located, and the recorder shall record the deeds prior to their delivery to the purchaser or redeemer.

(b) Fees for recording the deeds shall be paid by the purchaser or redeemer at the time of making application to purchase or redeem the lands.

Acts 1959, No. 221, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 10-942.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-4-305 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 4 / Subchapter 3 / Section 22-4-305
Authority of State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission to impose fees for services - Pledge of revenues from fees - Restrictions
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission shall direct the State Parks Division to prescribe and collect reasonable fees, rates, tolls, and charges for the services, facilities, and commodities rendered by the properties and equipment of the state parks system. (2) The division in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism shall annually develop a schedule of base fees, rates, tolls, charges, and rentals for lodging, camping, events, services, and all other accommodations offered across the state parks system. (3) The division shall submit annually the schedule of fees, rates, tolls, charges, and rentals to the commission for review and approval. (4) (A) The division may increase or decrease approved fees, rates, tolls, charges, and rentals charged for lodging, camping, events, services, and all other accommodations using a dynamic pricing strategy based on market forces such as seasonal variation in demand, occupancy, market analysis, and special event interest in order to maximize revenues from the use of state resources to promote the fiscal soundness and long-term sustainability of the state parks system. (B) Fees, rates, tolls, charges, and rentals may be increased by up to twenty percent (20%) or decreased by up to fifty percent (50%) under subdivision (a)(4)(A) of this section. (5) The division shall submit annually a report regarding the implementation of the dynamic pricing strategy to the commission and the Legislative Council. (6) The fees, rates, tolls, charges, and rentals established under this subchapter are not subject to the rulemaking requirements of the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq. (b) The authority and power of the commission includes the right to erect and operate cabins, lodges, restaurants, and other facilities and improvements for the convenience of the public and the right to erect and lease to third parties for operation such facilities and improvements upon such terms as the commission may determine. (c) (1) The commission shall ensure that the revenues from rates, fees, tolls, charges, and rentals, together with other available funds, shall be fully sufficient to discharge all obligations of the commission pertaining to the principal of and interest on any bonds as the principal and interest become due. (2) The gross revenue derived by the commission from all or any part of the properties and equipment of the state parks system may be pledged to the payment of revenue bonds authorized to be issued by this subchapter even though the proceeds from a particular bond issue may be used for the development or improvement of one (1) or more, but less than all, state parks. (d) The bonds shall not constitute an indebtedness of the commission or of the State of Arkansas within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation, and this shall be so stated on the face of each bond. Amended by Act 2021, No. 652,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021. Acts 1953, No. 399, §§ 1, 2; 1957, No. 279, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 9-613, 9-614; Acts 2001, No. 1390, § 5.

(a) (1) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission shall direct the State Parks Division to prescribe and collect reasonable fees, rates, tolls, and charges for the services, facilities, and commodities rendered by the properties and equipment of the state parks system. (2) The division in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism shall annually develop a schedule of base fees, rates, tolls, charges, and rentals for lodging, camping, events, services, and all other accommodations offered across the state parks system. (3) The division shall submit annually the schedule of fees, rates, tolls, charges, and rentals to the commission for review and approval. (4) (A) The division may increase or decrease approved fees, rates, tolls, charges, and rentals charged for lodging, camping, events, services, and all other accommodations using a dynamic pricing strategy based on market forces such as seasonal variation in demand, occupancy, market analysis, and special event interest in order to maximize revenues from the use of state resources to promote the fiscal soundness and long-term sustainability of the state parks system. (B) Fees, rates, tolls, charges, and rentals may be increased by up to twenty percent (20%) or decreased by up to fifty percent (50%) under subdivision (a)(4)(A) of this section. (5) The division shall submit annually a report regarding the implementation of the dynamic pricing strategy to the commission and the Legislative Council. (6) The fees, rates, tolls, charges, and rentals established under this subchapter are not subject to the rulemaking requirements of the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.

(1) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission shall direct the State Parks Division to prescribe and collect reasonable fees, rates, tolls, and charges for the services, facilities, and commodities rendered by the properties and equipment of the state parks system.

(2) The division in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism shall annually develop a schedule of base fees, rates, tolls, charges, and rentals for lodging, camping, events, services, and all other accommodations offered across the state parks system.

(3) The division shall submit annually the schedule of fees, rates, tolls, charges, and rentals to the commission for review and approval.

(4) (A) The division may increase or decrease approved fees, rates, tolls, charges, and rentals charged for lodging, camping, events, services, and all other accommodations using a dynamic pricing strategy based on market forces such as seasonal variation in demand, occupancy, market analysis, and special event interest in order to maximize revenues from the use of state resources to promote the fiscal soundness and long-term sustainability of the state parks system. (B) Fees, rates, tolls, charges, and rentals may be increased by up to twenty percent (20%) or decreased by up to fifty percent (50%) under subdivision (a)(4)(A) of this section.

(A) The division may increase or decrease approved fees, rates, tolls, charges, and rentals charged for lodging, camping, events, services, and all other accommodations using a dynamic pricing strategy based on market forces such as seasonal variation in demand, occupancy, market analysis, and special event interest in order to maximize revenues from the use of state resources to promote the fiscal soundness and long-term sustainability of the state parks system.

(B) Fees, rates, tolls, charges, and rentals may be increased by up to twenty percent (20%) or decreased by up to fifty percent (50%) under subdivision (a)(4)(A) of this section.

(5) The division shall submit annually a report regarding the implementation of the dynamic pricing strategy to the commission and the Legislative Council.

(6) The fees, rates, tolls, charges, and rentals established under this subchapter are not subject to the rulemaking requirements of the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.

(b) The authority and power of the commission includes the right to erect and operate cabins, lodges, restaurants, and other facilities and improvements for the convenience of the public and the right to erect and lease to third parties for operation such facilities and improvements upon such terms as the commission may determine.

(c) (1) The commission shall ensure that the revenues from rates, fees, tolls, charges, and rentals, together with other available funds, shall be fully sufficient to discharge all obligations of the commission pertaining to the principal of and interest on any bonds as the principal and interest become due. (2) The gross revenue derived by the commission from all or any part of the properties and equipment of the state parks system may be pledged to the payment of revenue bonds authorized to be issued by this subchapter even though the proceeds from a particular bond issue may be used for the development or improvement of one (1) or more, but less than all, state parks.

(1) The commission shall ensure that the revenues from rates, fees, tolls, charges, and rentals, together with other available funds, shall be fully sufficient to discharge all obligations of the commission pertaining to the principal of and interest on any bonds as the principal and interest become due.

(2) The gross revenue derived by the commission from all or any part of the properties and equipment of the state parks system may be pledged to the payment of revenue bonds authorized to be issued by this subchapter even though the proceeds from a particular bond issue may be used for the development or improvement of one (1) or more, but less than all, state parks.

(d) The bonds shall not constitute an indebtedness of the commission or of the State of Arkansas within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation, and this shall be so stated on the face of each bond.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 652,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.

Acts 1953, No. 399, §§ 1, 2; 1957, No. 279, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 9-613, 9-614; Acts 2001, No. 1390, § 5.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-3-910 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 3 / Subchapter 9 / Section 22-3-910
Bonds - Sale and execution
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The bonds shall be sold at public sale on sealed bids. (2) Notice of the sale shall be published one (1) time a week for at least two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in the City of Little Rock, and having a general circulation throughout the State of Arkansas, with the first publication to be at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of sale. (3) The bonds may be sold at such price as the Arkansas Development Finance Authority may accept, including sale at a discount, but in no event shall any bid be accepted which results in an interest cost to be computed by counting the amount of any discount as interest which is in excess of the interest cost computed at par for eight percent (8%) per annum bonds. (4) The award, if made, shall be to the bidder whose bid results in the lowest net interest cost, determined by computing the aggregate interest cost at the rate bid, deducting the amount of any premium bid, then adding the amount of any discount bid. (b) (1) The bonds shall be executed by the manual or facsimile signature of the Chair of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority and by the manual signature of the Secretary of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority. (2) The coupons attached to the bonds shall be executed by the facsimile signature of the Chair of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority. (3) In case any of the officers whose signatures appear on the bonds or coupons shall cease to be officers before the delivery of the bonds or coupons, their signatures shall, nevertheless, be valid and sufficient for all purposes. (4) The authority shall adopt and use a seal in the execution and issuance of the bonds, and each bond shall be sealed with the seal of the authority. Acts 1955, No. 375, § 16; 1973, No. 632, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 5-615.

(a) (1) The bonds shall be sold at public sale on sealed bids. (2) Notice of the sale shall be published one (1) time a week for at least two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in the City of Little Rock, and having a general circulation throughout the State of Arkansas, with the first publication to be at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of sale. (3) The bonds may be sold at such price as the Arkansas Development Finance Authority may accept, including sale at a discount, but in no event shall any bid be accepted which results in an interest cost to be computed by counting the amount of any discount as interest which is in excess of the interest cost computed at par for eight percent (8%) per annum bonds. (4) The award, if made, shall be to the bidder whose bid results in the lowest net interest cost, determined by computing the aggregate interest cost at the rate bid, deducting the amount of any premium bid, then adding the amount of any discount bid.

(1) The bonds shall be sold at public sale on sealed bids.

(2) Notice of the sale shall be published one (1) time a week for at least two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in the City of Little Rock, and having a general circulation throughout the State of Arkansas, with the first publication to be at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of sale.

(3) The bonds may be sold at such price as the Arkansas Development Finance Authority may accept, including sale at a discount, but in no event shall any bid be accepted which results in an interest cost to be computed by counting the amount of any discount as interest which is in excess of the interest cost computed at par for eight percent (8%) per annum bonds.

(4) The award, if made, shall be to the bidder whose bid results in the lowest net interest cost, determined by computing the aggregate interest cost at the rate bid, deducting the amount of any premium bid, then adding the amount of any discount bid.

(b) (1) The bonds shall be executed by the manual or facsimile signature of the Chair of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority and by the manual signature of the Secretary of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority. (2) The coupons attached to the bonds shall be executed by the facsimile signature of the Chair of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority. (3) In case any of the officers whose signatures appear on the bonds or coupons shall cease to be officers before the delivery of the bonds or coupons, their signatures shall, nevertheless, be valid and sufficient for all purposes. (4) The authority shall adopt and use a seal in the execution and issuance of the bonds, and each bond shall be sealed with the seal of the authority.

(1) The bonds shall be executed by the manual or facsimile signature of the Chair of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority and by the manual signature of the Secretary of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority.

(2) The coupons attached to the bonds shall be executed by the facsimile signature of the Chair of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority.

(3) In case any of the officers whose signatures appear on the bonds or coupons shall cease to be officers before the delivery of the bonds or coupons, their signatures shall, nevertheless, be valid and sufficient for all purposes.

(4) The authority shall adopt and use a seal in the execution and issuance of the bonds, and each bond shall be sealed with the seal of the authority.

Acts 1955, No. 375, § 16; 1973, No. 632, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 5-615.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-7-211 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 7 / Subchapter 2 / Section 22-7-211
Building site - Camden
Status: in_force

The State of Arkansas consents to the purchase by the United States of a site for a public building mentioned in 26 Stat. 702, Ch. 39, and cedes to the United States exclusive jurisdiction over any lot or block of ground within the corporate limits of the City of Camden, not exceeding in area three hundred sixty feet (360') square, which may be so purchased by the United States, during the time the United States remains the owner thereof, for all purposes except the administration of the criminal laws of the state and the service of civil process therein. Acts 1891, No. 19, § 1, p. 18; C. & M. Dig., § 4560; Pope's Dig., § 5640; A.S.A. 1947, § 10-1117.

The State of Arkansas consents to the purchase by the United States of a site for a public building mentioned in 26 Stat. 702, Ch. 39, and cedes to the United States exclusive jurisdiction over any lot or block of ground within the corporate limits of the City of Camden, not exceeding in area three hundred sixty feet (360') square, which may be so purchased by the United States, during the time the United States remains the owner thereof, for all purposes except the administration of the criminal laws of the state and the service of civil process therein.

Acts 1891, No. 19, § 1, p. 18; C. & M. Dig., § 4560; Pope's Dig., § 5640; A.S.A. 1947, § 10-1117.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-3-909 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 3 / Subchapter 9 / Section 22-3-909
Bonds - Trust indenture
Status: in_force

The authorizing resolution may provide for the execution by the Arkansas Development Finance Authority with a bank or trust company within or without the State of Arkansas of a trust indenture which may contain any terms, covenants, and conditions that are deemed desirable by the authority, including, without limitation, those pertaining to the maintenance of various funds and reserves, the nature and extent of the security, the custody and application of the proceeds of the bonds, the collection and disposition of revenues, the issuance of additional bonds, and the nature of the pledge and security, whether parity or priority, in that event, and the rights, duties, and obligations of the authority, of the trustee, and of the holders and registered owners of the bonds. Acts 1955, No. 375, § 16; 1973, No. 632, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 5-615.

The authorizing resolution may provide for the execution by the Arkansas Development Finance Authority with a bank or trust company within or without the State of Arkansas of a trust indenture which may contain any terms, covenants, and conditions that are deemed desirable by the authority, including, without limitation, those pertaining to the maintenance of various funds and reserves, the nature and extent of the security, the custody and application of the proceeds of the bonds, the collection and disposition of revenues, the issuance of additional bonds, and the nature of the pledge and security, whether parity or priority, in that event, and the rights, duties, and obligations of the authority, of the trustee, and of the holders and registered owners of the bonds.

Acts 1955, No. 375, § 16; 1973, No. 632, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 5-615.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-3-1410 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 3 / Subchapter 14 / Section 22-3-1410
Contract between Arkansas Development Finance Authority and holders and owners of bonds
Status: in_force

(a) Any authorizing resolution and trust indenture shall, together with this subchapter, constitute a contract between the Arkansas Development Finance Authority and the holders and registered owners of the bonds, which contract, and all covenants, agreements, and obligations therein, shall be promptly performed in strict compliance with the terms and provisions of such contract, and the covenants, agreements, and obligations of the Building Authority Division may be enforced by mandamus or other appropriate proceedings at law or in equity. (b) In this regard, in addition to other provisions referred to in this subchapter, the division is hereby expressly authorized to include in any authorizing resolution or trust indenture assurance that, to the fullest extent possible, it will always charge, impose, and collect sufficient rentals and other revenue to meet, as due, all debt service requirements, maintain reserves at proper levels, and otherwise comply with any provisions of authorizing resolutions or trust indentures concerning revenues and bonds. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6215, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1991, No. 1173, § 8.

(a) Any authorizing resolution and trust indenture shall, together with this subchapter, constitute a contract between the Arkansas Development Finance Authority and the holders and registered owners of the bonds, which contract, and all covenants, agreements, and obligations therein, shall be promptly performed in strict compliance with the terms and provisions of such contract, and the covenants, agreements, and obligations of the Building Authority Division may be enforced by mandamus or other appropriate proceedings at law or in equity.

(b) In this regard, in addition to other provisions referred to in this subchapter, the division is hereby expressly authorized to include in any authorizing resolution or trust indenture assurance that, to the fullest extent possible, it will always charge, impose, and collect sufficient rentals and other revenue to meet, as due, all debt service requirements, maintain reserves at proper levels, and otherwise comply with any provisions of authorizing resolutions or trust indentures concerning revenues and bonds.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6215, eff. 7/1/2019.

Acts 1991, No. 1173, § 8.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-5-309 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 5 / Subchapter 3 / Section 22-5-309
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1463,§ 3, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1939, No. 331, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 10-414.

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1463,§ 3, eff. 8/16/2013.

Acts 1939, No. 331, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 10-414.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-3-1401 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 3 / Subchapter 14 / Section 22-3-1401
Title
Status: in_force

This subchapter shall be known and cited as the "State Agencies Facilities Acquisition Act of 1991". Acts 1991, No. 1173, § 1.

This subchapter shall be known and cited as the "State Agencies Facilities Acquisition Act of 1991".

Acts 1991, No. 1173, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-8-105 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 8 / Subchapter 1 / Section 22-8-105
Global positioning devices on certain state-owned vehicles - Definition
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section, "global positioning device" means a device that can access a global navigation satellite system or that uses radio frequency information technology and provides reliable location and time information and is capable of recording the travel and location of a vehicle. (b) (1) A global positioning device may be installed on a state-owned vehicle. (2) Each state agency, board, or commission may keep records of its vehicles' travels and locations as recorded by the global positioning device. (c) (1) The records kept by a state agency, board, or commission under this section are subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq. (2) However, disclosure shall not be made for the travels or locations of any state-owned vehicle under this section until thirty (30) days have elapsed after the travel or after the state-owned vehicle was at the location. (d) The records kept by a state agency, board, or commission under this section are subject to audit by Arkansas Legislative Audit and shall be kept for at least five (5) years. (e) Each state agency, board, or commission that uses global positioning devices on its vehicles may promulgate rules for the implementation and administration of this section. Acts 2011, No. 1161, § 1.

(a) As used in this section, "global positioning device" means a device that can access a global navigation satellite system or that uses radio frequency information technology and provides reliable location and time information and is capable of recording the travel and location of a vehicle.

(b) (1) A global positioning device may be installed on a state-owned vehicle. (2) Each state agency, board, or commission may keep records of its vehicles' travels and locations as recorded by the global positioning device.

(1) A global positioning device may be installed on a state-owned vehicle.

(2) Each state agency, board, or commission may keep records of its vehicles' travels and locations as recorded by the global positioning device.

(c) (1) The records kept by a state agency, board, or commission under this section are subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq. (2) However, disclosure shall not be made for the travels or locations of any state-owned vehicle under this section until thirty (30) days have elapsed after the travel or after the state-owned vehicle was at the location.

(1) The records kept by a state agency, board, or commission under this section are subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.

(2) However, disclosure shall not be made for the travels or locations of any state-owned vehicle under this section until thirty (30) days have elapsed after the travel or after the state-owned vehicle was at the location.

(d) The records kept by a state agency, board, or commission under this section are subject to audit by Arkansas Legislative Audit and shall be kept for at least five (5) years.

(e) Each state agency, board, or commission that uses global positioning devices on its vehicles may promulgate rules for the implementation and administration of this section.

Acts 2011, No. 1161, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-5-303 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 5 / Subchapter 3 / Section 22-5-303
Additional duties of Commissioner of State Lands
Status: in_force

In addition to other duties and powers conferred by law upon the Commissioner of State Lands, he or she shall: (1) Effectuate the policies and carry out the purposes declared in § 22-5-301 , including: (A) Securing the cooperation and assistance of the United States and any of its agencies; and (B) Entering into contracts, agreements, and conveyances necessary to secure such federal assistance; (2) Conduct investigations, independently or jointly with other state and federal agencies, relating to conditions and factors affecting, and methods of accomplishing more effectively, the purposes of this subchapter; (3) Assign lands to the several state agencies for administration, subject to their agreement and acceptance; and (4) Review, compile, and maintain inventory records of the real property owned by the State of Arkansas based upon the information submitted under §§ 22-5-209 and 22-5-411 and the records in his or her office. Amended by Act 2019, No. 972,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 884,§ 4, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 1939, No. 331, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 10-402.

In addition to other duties and powers conferred by law upon the Commissioner of State Lands, he or she shall:

(1) Effectuate the policies and carry out the purposes declared in § 22-5-301 , including: (A) Securing the cooperation and assistance of the United States and any of its agencies; and (B) Entering into contracts, agreements, and conveyances necessary to secure such federal assistance;

(A) Securing the cooperation and assistance of the United States and any of its agencies; and

(B) Entering into contracts, agreements, and conveyances necessary to secure such federal assistance;

(2) Conduct investigations, independently or jointly with other state and federal agencies, relating to conditions and factors affecting, and methods of accomplishing more effectively, the purposes of this subchapter;

(3) Assign lands to the several state agencies for administration, subject to their agreement and acceptance; and

(4) Review, compile, and maintain inventory records of the real property owned by the State of Arkansas based upon the information submitted under §§ 22-5-209 and 22-5-411 and the records in his or her office.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 972,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 884,§ 4, eff. 7/24/2019.

Acts 1939, No. 331, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 10-402.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-3-805 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 3 / Subchapter 8 / Section 22-3-805
Arkansas Governor's Mansion Commission - Powers and duties
Status: in_force

(a) The Arkansas Governor's Mansion Commission shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To survey and investigate the condition of the Governor's Mansion, its appurtenant buildings, its grounds, and its contents, including furniture and fixtures; (2) To prepare and file with the Governor and the Legislative Council an annual Governor's Mansion report, to be filed on or before November 1 of each year, summarizing the results of the commission's surveys and investigations made under subdivision (a)(1) of this section and recommending any necessary repairs, improvements, replacements, or reconstruction of the Governor's Mansion, its appurtenant buildings, grounds, and contents, together with an itemized and detailed estimate of the costs thereof; and (3) (A) To solicit and accept gifts, grants, or donations of or for the purchase of furnishings, fixtures, works of art, trees, shrubs, landscaping, and similar contents and appurtenances. (B) However, no such gift, grant, or donation may be accepted without the approval of the Governor. (b) The Governor shall consult the commission before taking any action that would affect the historic value of the Governor's Mansion. (c) Any individual, corporation, or nonprofit association may solicit funds or engage in fundraising activities on behalf of the commission upon written permission by the commission and the Governor. Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 86, eff. 5/23/2016. Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 86, eff. 5/23/2016. Acts 1973, No. 203, § 5; 1973, No. 400, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-317; Acts 1997, No. 1113, § 2.

(a) The Arkansas Governor's Mansion Commission shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To survey and investigate the condition of the Governor's Mansion, its appurtenant buildings, its grounds, and its contents, including furniture and fixtures; (2) To prepare and file with the Governor and the Legislative Council an annual Governor's Mansion report, to be filed on or before November 1 of each year, summarizing the results of the commission's surveys and investigations made under subdivision (a)(1) of this section and recommending any necessary repairs, improvements, replacements, or reconstruction of the Governor's Mansion, its appurtenant buildings, grounds, and contents, together with an itemized and detailed estimate of the costs thereof; and (3) (A) To solicit and accept gifts, grants, or donations of or for the purchase of furnishings, fixtures, works of art, trees, shrubs, landscaping, and similar contents and appurtenances. (B) However, no such gift, grant, or donation may be accepted without the approval of the Governor.

(1) To survey and investigate the condition of the Governor's Mansion, its appurtenant buildings, its grounds, and its contents, including furniture and fixtures;

(2) To prepare and file with the Governor and the Legislative Council an annual Governor's Mansion report, to be filed on or before November 1 of each year, summarizing the results of the commission's surveys and investigations made under subdivision (a)(1) of this section and recommending any necessary repairs, improvements, replacements, or reconstruction of the Governor's Mansion, its appurtenant buildings, grounds, and contents, together with an itemized and detailed estimate of the costs thereof; and

(3) (A) To solicit and accept gifts, grants, or donations of or for the purchase of furnishings, fixtures, works of art, trees, shrubs, landscaping, and similar contents and appurtenances. (B) However, no such gift, grant, or donation may be accepted without the approval of the Governor.

(A) To solicit and accept gifts, grants, or donations of or for the purchase of furnishings, fixtures, works of art, trees, shrubs, landscaping, and similar contents and appurtenances.

(B) However, no such gift, grant, or donation may be accepted without the approval of the Governor.

(b) The Governor shall consult the commission before taking any action that would affect the historic value of the Governor's Mansion.

(c) Any individual, corporation, or nonprofit association may solicit funds or engage in fundraising activities on behalf of the commission upon written permission by the commission and the Governor.

Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 86, eff. 5/23/2016.

Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 86, eff. 5/23/2016.

Acts 1973, No. 203, § 5; 1973, No. 400, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-317; Acts 1997, No. 1113, § 2.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-3-220 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 3 / Subchapter 2 / Section 22-3-220
Smoking in State Capitol Building prohibited
Status: in_force

Any person smoking any cigarette, cigar, pipe, or other tobacco product in the State Capitol Building shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). Acts 1997, No. 1323, § 1; 2000 (Ex. Sess.), No. 3, § 1; 2005, No. 1994, § 144.

Any person smoking any cigarette, cigar, pipe, or other tobacco product in the State Capitol Building shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).

Acts 1997, No. 1323, § 1; 2000 (Ex. Sess.), No. 3, § 1; 2005, No. 1994, § 144.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-10-303 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 10 / Subchapter 3 / Section 22-10-303
Comprehensive agreement
Status: in_force

(a) If a responsible public entity and the qualified respondent have entered into an interim agreement, agree on the findings and conclusions stated in the interim agreement, and desire to proceed with the development of the qualifying project, the responsible public entity and qualified respondent shall negotiate and enter into a comprehensive agreement. (b) If it is unnecessary for a responsible public entity and the qualified respondent to enter into an interim agreement, the responsible public entity and the qualified respondent shall negotiate and enter into a comprehensive agreement following selection of the qualified respondent. (c) Before developing or operating the qualifying project, the qualified respondent shall enter into a comprehensive agreement with the public entity that complies with the rules promulgated under this chapter. Added by Act 2017, No. 813,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.

(a) If a responsible public entity and the qualified respondent have entered into an interim agreement, agree on the findings and conclusions stated in the interim agreement, and desire to proceed with the development of the qualifying project, the responsible public entity and qualified respondent shall negotiate and enter into a comprehensive agreement.

(b) If it is unnecessary for a responsible public entity and the qualified respondent to enter into an interim agreement, the responsible public entity and the qualified respondent shall negotiate and enter into a comprehensive agreement following selection of the qualified respondent.

(c) Before developing or operating the qualifying project, the qualified respondent shall enter into a comprehensive agreement with the public entity that complies with the rules promulgated under this chapter.

Added by Act 2017, No. 813,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-5-603 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 5 / Subchapter 6 / Section 22-5-603
Suit for ejectment and recovery of rental value
Status: in_force

Whenever the Attorney General shall have information that anyone is in possession of land that has been forfeited to the state and the period of redemption has expired, he or she shall institute suit to eject the person from the land and to recover the rental value of the land during the time it was occupied after the period of redemption had expired. Acts 1931, No. 125, § 2; Pope's Dig., § 8727; A.S.A. 1947, § 10-307.

Whenever the Attorney General shall have information that anyone is in possession of land that has been forfeited to the state and the period of redemption has expired, he or she shall institute suit to eject the person from the land and to recover the rental value of the land during the time it was occupied after the period of redemption had expired.

Acts 1931, No. 125, § 2; Pope's Dig., § 8727; A.S.A. 1947, § 10-307.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-3-2105 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 3 / Subchapter 21 / Section 22-3-2105
Applicability
Status: in_force

(a) A petition for a waiver may be authorized under § 22-3-2104(b) if the application of this subchapter interferes with the construction, maintenance, or operation of a public facility owned or managed by the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. (b) A court of competent jurisdiction may enjoin any violation of or noncompliance with the provisions of this subchapter upon petition by a resident of the State of Arkansas or by the Arkansas History Commission. (c) (1) A historical monument in existence on April 28, 2021, is considered a historical monument for the purposes of this subchapter. (2) A historical monument not currently displayed by a public entity is considered a historical monument for the purposes of this subchapter. (d) A governmental entity may request that the commission recognize a statue, memorial, gravestone plate, plaque, or historic flag display erected and dedicated after April 28, 2021, as a historical monument by an application process established by the rules of the commission. (e) The commission shall promulgate rules under the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., to: (1) Establish a process for the application for a waiver; (2) Create a process for the approval of a temporary waiver on an emergency basis; (3) Establish guidelines regarding what will be designated as a historical monument; (4) Create an application process for registering historical monuments erected after April 28, 2021; (5) Establish guidelines for the disposition of historical monuments if a waiver is granted to remove a historical monument; and (6) Otherwise effectuate the purposes of this subchapter. Added by Act 2021, No. 1003,§ 1, eff. 4/28/2021.

(a) A petition for a waiver may be authorized under § 22-3-2104(b) if the application of this subchapter interferes with the construction, maintenance, or operation of a public facility owned or managed by the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism.

(b) A court of competent jurisdiction may enjoin any violation of or noncompliance with the provisions of this subchapter upon petition by a resident of the State of Arkansas or by the Arkansas History Commission.

(c) (1) A historical monument in existence on April 28, 2021, is considered a historical monument for the purposes of this subchapter. (2) A historical monument not currently displayed by a public entity is considered a historical monument for the purposes of this subchapter.

(1) A historical monument in existence on April 28, 2021, is considered a historical monument for the purposes of this subchapter.

(2) A historical monument not currently displayed by a public entity is considered a historical monument for the purposes of this subchapter.

(d) A governmental entity may request that the commission recognize a statue, memorial, gravestone plate, plaque, or historic flag display erected and dedicated after April 28, 2021, as a historical monument by an application process established by the rules of the commission.

(e) The commission shall promulgate rules under the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., to: (1) Establish a process for the application for a waiver; (2) Create a process for the approval of a temporary waiver on an emergency basis; (3) Establish guidelines regarding what will be designated as a historical monument; (4) Create an application process for registering historical monuments erected after April 28, 2021; (5) Establish guidelines for the disposition of historical monuments if a waiver is granted to remove a historical monument; and (6) Otherwise effectuate the purposes of this subchapter.

(1) Establish a process for the application for a waiver;

(2) Create a process for the approval of a temporary waiver on an emergency basis;

(3) Establish guidelines regarding what will be designated as a historical monument;

(4) Create an application process for registering historical monuments erected after April 28, 2021;

(5) Establish guidelines for the disposition of historical monuments if a waiver is granted to remove a historical monument; and

(6) Otherwise effectuate the purposes of this subchapter.

Added by Act 2021, No. 1003,§ 1, eff. 4/28/2021.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-6-116 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 6 / Subchapter 1 / Section 22-6-116
Certificates by county collectors correcting or cancelling original certificates
Status: in_force

(a) When any county collector shall determine that the original certification to the Commissioner of State Lands of any lands, or town or city lots, should be cancelled, corrected, or in any way changed, said official shall issue a certificate to the Commissioner of State Lands. Such certificate shall contain the legal description of the property, state the change, and state the appropriate manner in which to make such change. (b) Upon receipt of any cancellation or correction certificate, the Commissioner of State Lands shall determine whether the certificate offers sufficient evidence to warrant cancellation or correction of the certification of any real property. If the Commissioner of State Lands determines that cancellation or correction is warranted, the Commissioner of State Lands shall approve the cancellation or correction certificate, amend the records of the Commissioner of State Lands, forward the certificate to the county collector, and the certificate shall be filed with the recorder of the county and properly recorded in the deed records. A recorded copy of such certificate shall be transmitted to any other county officials upon whose records the parcel is recorded. (c) Whenever a cancellation or correction certificate has been recorded in the records of the Commissioner of State Lands, the Commissioner of State Lands shall issue a cancellation or correction deed on property which has been redeemed, sold, or otherwise disposed of as tax-forfeited land. The Commissioner of State Lands shall forward the deed to be filed in the county where the property is located. (d) No recording fee shall be charged by or against the recorder on any cancellation or correction certificate or on any cancellation or correction deed issued by the Commissioner of State Lands. (e) When any county assessor shall determine that the information on tax-delinquent parcels is erroneous, whether by legal description, name of record owner, double assessment, or other cause, the assessor shall inform the county collector of such change, and the county collector shall forward a cancellation or correction certificate to the Commissioner of State Lands as specified in subsection (a) of this section. (f) Should information contained in the records of the Commissioner of State Lands be found to be erroneous, whether by legal description, name of record owner, or other cause, the Commissioner of State Lands may, at his or her discretion, waive all or part of penalties and interests applied thereon as a result of the inaccuracies. Acts 1943, No. 206, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 10-517 -- 10-519; Acts 1989, No. 538, § 1; 1991, No. 807, § 1.

(a) When any county collector shall determine that the original certification to the Commissioner of State Lands of any lands, or town or city lots, should be cancelled, corrected, or in any way changed, said official shall issue a certificate to the Commissioner of State Lands. Such certificate shall contain the legal description of the property, state the change, and state the appropriate manner in which to make such change.

(b) Upon receipt of any cancellation or correction certificate, the Commissioner of State Lands shall determine whether the certificate offers sufficient evidence to warrant cancellation or correction of the certification of any real property. If the Commissioner of State Lands determines that cancellation or correction is warranted, the Commissioner of State Lands shall approve the cancellation or correction certificate, amend the records of the Commissioner of State Lands, forward the certificate to the county collector, and the certificate shall be filed with the recorder of the county and properly recorded in the deed records. A recorded copy of such certificate shall be transmitted to any other county officials upon whose records the parcel is recorded.

(c) Whenever a cancellation or correction certificate has been recorded in the records of the Commissioner of State Lands, the Commissioner of State Lands shall issue a cancellation or correction deed on property which has been redeemed, sold, or otherwise disposed of as tax-forfeited land. The Commissioner of State Lands shall forward the deed to be filed in the county where the property is located.

(d) No recording fee shall be charged by or against the recorder on any cancellation or correction certificate or on any cancellation or correction deed issued by the Commissioner of State Lands.

(e) When any county assessor shall determine that the information on tax-delinquent parcels is erroneous, whether by legal description, name of record owner, double assessment, or other cause, the assessor shall inform the county collector of such change, and the county collector shall forward a cancellation or correction certificate to the Commissioner of State Lands as specified in subsection (a) of this section.

(f) Should information contained in the records of the Commissioner of State Lands be found to be erroneous, whether by legal description, name of record owner, or other cause, the Commissioner of State Lands may, at his or her discretion, waive all or part of penalties and interests applied thereon as a result of the inaccuracies.

Acts 1943, No. 206, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 10-517 -- 10-519; Acts 1989, No. 538, § 1; 1991, No. 807, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-6-301 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 6 / Subchapter 3 / Section 22-6-301
Sale by county court on application
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be lawful for the county court of any county in which any permanent school lands and lots, as defined in § 22-6-111 , are situated to order the lands or lots sold at public auction by the sheriff, in legal subdivisions, upon the application of any person who may desire to purchase the lands or lots and who will deposit with the clerk of the court a sum sufficient to pay the costs of the appraisement, the estimate of the timber thereof, if any, and its commercial value, the survey thereof if one is necessary, and the advertisement and other costs of sale. (b) The applicant shall also file a written guaranty that he or she will bid at the sale at least two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per acre if the acreage is land and the full appraised value if the acreage is in lots. (c) The applicant shall not, by reason of his or her application and deposit, acquire any preference right to purchase the land or lots at the sale, but when the sale of the land or lots is approved, the deposit so made shall be repaid out of the purchase price whether the applicant is the purchaser or not, except that if the lands should not be sold because of the failure of the applicant to make and complete his or her guaranty bid, the deposit made by him or her for the cost of sale shall be forfeited and not repaid. Acts 1919, No. 344, § 2; C. & M. Dig., § 9104; Pope's Dig., §§ 8760, 11740; A.S.A. 1947, § 10-701.

(a) It shall be lawful for the county court of any county in which any permanent school lands and lots, as defined in § 22-6-111 , are situated to order the lands or lots sold at public auction by the sheriff, in legal subdivisions, upon the application of any person who may desire to purchase the lands or lots and who will deposit with the clerk of the court a sum sufficient to pay the costs of the appraisement, the estimate of the timber thereof, if any, and its commercial value, the survey thereof if one is necessary, and the advertisement and other costs of sale.

(b) The applicant shall also file a written guaranty that he or she will bid at the sale at least two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per acre if the acreage is land and the full appraised value if the acreage is in lots.

(c) The applicant shall not, by reason of his or her application and deposit, acquire any preference right to purchase the land or lots at the sale, but when the sale of the land or lots is approved, the deposit so made shall be repaid out of the purchase price whether the applicant is the purchaser or not, except that if the lands should not be sold because of the failure of the applicant to make and complete his or her guaranty bid, the deposit made by him or her for the cost of sale shall be forfeited and not repaid.

Acts 1919, No. 344, § 2; C. & M. Dig., § 9104; Pope's Dig., §§ 8760, 11740; A.S.A. 1947, § 10-701.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-6-602 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 6 / Subchapter 6 / Section 22-6-602
Reimbursement of counties for use of lands
Status: in_force

(a) It is declared the policy of the State of Arkansas to reimburse, annually or biennially, the counties from which the State of Arkansas has acquired or may acquire title to, or use of, acreage farm lands aggregating more than one thousand (1,000) acres for the use of its penal farms or other state institutions in the proportion that the value of the acreage acquired or used bears to the total real value of the counties. (b) The benefit assessment on all of the state's acquired acreage shall be in favor of any and all improvement districts comprising the lands. Acts 1937, No. 317, § 2; Pope's Dig., § 12806; A.S.A. 1947, § 7-106.

(a) It is declared the policy of the State of Arkansas to reimburse, annually or biennially, the counties from which the State of Arkansas has acquired or may acquire title to, or use of, acreage farm lands aggregating more than one thousand (1,000) acres for the use of its penal farms or other state institutions in the proportion that the value of the acreage acquired or used bears to the total real value of the counties.

(b) The benefit assessment on all of the state's acquired acreage shall be in favor of any and all improvement districts comprising the lands.

Acts 1937, No. 317, § 2; Pope's Dig., § 12806; A.S.A. 1947, § 7-106.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-7-213 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 7 / Subchapter 2 / Section 22-7-213
Acquisition of land in Pulaski County for military purposes
Status: in_force

(a) The consent of the State of Arkansas is granted to the United States to purchase or acquire real property of not more than one thousand five (1,005) acres in extent in Pulaski County in this state for the purpose of a military post, fort, arsenal, or reservation. (b) Exclusive jurisdiction over the military post, fort, arsenal, or reservation, and the territory thereof, is ceded to the United States to be exercised so long as it remains the property of the United States. (c) The State of Arkansas releases and relinquishes its right to tax the site and all improvements thereon, during the time the United States remains the owner thereof, except that this cession of jurisdiction shall not prevent the execution of any process of the state, civil or criminal, on any person who may be on the reservation or premises. Acts 1893, No. 35, §§ 1-3, p. 52; C. & M. Dig., §§ 4561-4563; Pope's Dig., §§ 5641-5643; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 10-1120 -- 10-1122.

(a) The consent of the State of Arkansas is granted to the United States to purchase or acquire real property of not more than one thousand five (1,005) acres in extent in Pulaski County in this state for the purpose of a military post, fort, arsenal, or reservation.

(b) Exclusive jurisdiction over the military post, fort, arsenal, or reservation, and the territory thereof, is ceded to the United States to be exercised so long as it remains the property of the United States.

(c) The State of Arkansas releases and relinquishes its right to tax the site and all improvements thereon, during the time the United States remains the owner thereof, except that this cession of jurisdiction shall not prevent the execution of any process of the state, civil or criminal, on any person who may be on the reservation or premises.

Acts 1893, No. 35, §§ 1-3, p. 52; C. & M. Dig., §§ 4561-4563; Pope's Dig., §§ 5641-5643; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 10-1120 -- 10-1122.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-5-802 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 5 / Subchapter 8 / Section 22-5-802
Leases and permits - Exemptions for state agencies
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of this section and §§ 22-5-801 and 22-5-803 - 22-5-813 shall not be applicable to the severance, sale, or other disposition of sand, gravel, timber or logs, or minerals salvaged, severed, or removed by a state agency from lands held in the name of or managed by the agency if the sand, gravel, timber or logs, or minerals are salvaged, severed, or removed in the course of managing, developing, and improving the lands by the state agency. This exemption shall not apply to sales for commercial purposes. (b) Any state agency, department, or institution or any county, municipality, or other division of government desiring to sever or take any sand, gravel, timber or logs, or minerals from any lands held in the name of or managed by the state or a state agency or from the beds and bars of rivers in this state, other than lands held in the name of or managed by the agency or division of government so desiring, shall obtain a permit to do so from the Commissioner of State Lands but shall not be required to comply with the bid procedures contained in this section and §§ 22-5-801 and 22-5-803 - 22-5-813 or to pay any fee, royalty, or taxes otherwise required by this section and §§ 22-5-801 and 22-5-803 - 22-5-813 . (c) The provisions of this section and §§ 22-5-801 and 22-5-803 - 22-5-813 relating to the authority to lease and permit lands held in the name of or managed by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission shall not be applicable to the lands of that agency. The commission shall retain control over the procedures for awarding and shall retain the authority over the issuance of leases for the mineral rights and of permits for the rights to produce and sever minerals from lands held in its name or managed by it. Provided, that the commission shall use the same requirements, procedures, standards, and methods required under this section and §§ 22-5-801 and 22-5-803 - 22-5-813 for other state agencies to lease mineral rights and to issue permits to produce and sever minerals. (d) The Commissioner of State Lands shall: (1) Provide the necessary hardware and software systems to allow for the electronic acceptance, solicitation, communication, and the electronic publishing of all information, records, reports, applications, and other required material relating to sand, gravel, timber or logs, or minerals extraction; (2) Create and maintain a website to allow for the filing of all bids, correspondence, permit or lease issuance, production reports, and payments relating to sand, gravel, timber or logs, or minerals extraction; and (3) Maintain a database accessible through the website required under subdivision (d)(2) of this section to allow complete electronic access to all filings of bids, correspondence, permit or lease issuance, production reports, and payments relating to sand, gravel, timber or logs, or minerals extraction. Amended by Act 2021, No. 455,§ 3, eff. on and after January 1, 2022. Acts 1975, No. 524, §§ 11, 12; 1981, No. 684, §§ 8, 9; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 10-1024, 10-1025; Acts 1991, No. 537, § 1; 1993, No. 509, § 1; 2005, No. 786, § 2.

(a) The provisions of this section and §§ 22-5-801 and 22-5-803 - 22-5-813 shall not be applicable to the severance, sale, or other disposition of sand, gravel, timber or logs, or minerals salvaged, severed, or removed by a state agency from lands held in the name of or managed by the agency if the sand, gravel, timber or logs, or minerals are salvaged, severed, or removed in the course of managing, developing, and improving the lands by the state agency. This exemption shall not apply to sales for commercial purposes.

(b) Any state agency, department, or institution or any county, municipality, or other division of government desiring to sever or take any sand, gravel, timber or logs, or minerals from any lands held in the name of or managed by the state or a state agency or from the beds and bars of rivers in this state, other than lands held in the name of or managed by the agency or division of government so desiring, shall obtain a permit to do so from the Commissioner of State Lands but shall not be required to comply with the bid procedures contained in this section and §§ 22-5-801 and 22-5-803 - 22-5-813 or to pay any fee, royalty, or taxes otherwise required by this section and §§ 22-5-801 and 22-5-803 - 22-5-813 .

(c) The provisions of this section and §§ 22-5-801 and 22-5-803 - 22-5-813 relating to the authority to lease and permit lands held in the name of or managed by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission shall not be applicable to the lands of that agency. The commission shall retain control over the procedures for awarding and shall retain the authority over the issuance of leases for the mineral rights and of permits for the rights to produce and sever minerals from lands held in its name or managed by it. Provided, that the commission shall use the same requirements, procedures, standards, and methods required under this section and §§ 22-5-801 and 22-5-803 - 22-5-813 for other state agencies to lease mineral rights and to issue permits to produce and sever minerals.

(d) The Commissioner of State Lands shall: (1) Provide the necessary hardware and software systems to allow for the electronic acceptance, solicitation, communication, and the electronic publishing of all information, records, reports, applications, and other required material relating to sand, gravel, timber or logs, or minerals extraction; (2) Create and maintain a website to allow for the filing of all bids, correspondence, permit or lease issuance, production reports, and payments relating to sand, gravel, timber or logs, or minerals extraction; and (3) Maintain a database accessible through the website required under subdivision (d)(2) of this section to allow complete electronic access to all filings of bids, correspondence, permit or lease issuance, production reports, and payments relating to sand, gravel, timber or logs, or minerals extraction.

(1) Provide the necessary hardware and software systems to allow for the electronic acceptance, solicitation, communication, and the electronic publishing of all information, records, reports, applications, and other required material relating to sand, gravel, timber or logs, or minerals extraction;

(2) Create and maintain a website to allow for the filing of all bids, correspondence, permit or lease issuance, production reports, and payments relating to sand, gravel, timber or logs, or minerals extraction; and

(3) Maintain a database accessible through the website required under subdivision (d)(2) of this section to allow complete electronic access to all filings of bids, correspondence, permit or lease issuance, production reports, and payments relating to sand, gravel, timber or logs, or minerals extraction.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 455,§ 3, eff. on and after January 1, 2022.

Acts 1975, No. 524, §§ 11, 12; 1981, No. 684, §§ 8, 9; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 10-1024, 10-1025; Acts 1991, No. 537, § 1; 1993, No. 509, § 1; 2005, No. 786, § 2.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-10-202 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 10 / Subchapter 2 / Section 22-10-202
Request by responsible public entity - Fees - Notice
Status: in_force

(a) A responsible public entity may issue a request for proposals or invitation for bids from private entities for the development of a qualifying project using the guidelines adopted under this chapter. (b) The responsible public entity may charge a reasonable, nonrefundable fee to cover the costs of processing, reviewing, and evaluating a proposal or bid under this section, including without limitation reasonable attorney's fees and fees for financial, technical, or other advisors or consultants. (c) A responsible public entity issuing a request for proposals or an invitation for bids under this section shall notify each affected local jurisdiction in the manner required by the rules promulgated under this chapter. Added by Act 2017, No. 813,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.

(a) A responsible public entity may issue a request for proposals or invitation for bids from private entities for the development of a qualifying project using the guidelines adopted under this chapter.

(b) The responsible public entity may charge a reasonable, nonrefundable fee to cover the costs of processing, reviewing, and evaluating a proposal or bid under this section, including without limitation reasonable attorney's fees and fees for financial, technical, or other advisors or consultants.

(c) A responsible public entity issuing a request for proposals or an invitation for bids under this section shall notify each affected local jurisdiction in the manner required by the rules promulgated under this chapter.

Added by Act 2017, No. 813,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-5-812 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 5 / Subchapter 8 / Section 22-5-812
Leases and permits - Rules
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioner of State Lands shall promulgate any rules which may be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and §§ 22-5-801 - 22-5-811 and 22-5-813 . (b) The Commissioner of State Lands shall include in the rules all grounds and conditions for the revocation or termination of any lease or permit issued under this section and §§ 22-5-801 - 22-5-811 and 22-5-813 and shall provide for reasonable notice to the lessee or permittee of an opportunity to be heard prior to terminating or revoking any lease or permit. (c) The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to lease mineral rights and to issue permits to produce and sever minerals on commission lands in conformity with the requirements, procedures, standards, and methods as provided in this section and §§ 22-5-801 - 22-5-811 and 22-5-813 . Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2368, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 1975, No. 524, § 10; 1981, No. 684, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 10-1023; Acts 1991, No. 537, § 4; 1993, No. 509, § 2.

(a) The Commissioner of State Lands shall promulgate any rules which may be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and §§ 22-5-801 - 22-5-811 and 22-5-813 .

(b) The Commissioner of State Lands shall include in the rules all grounds and conditions for the revocation or termination of any lease or permit issued under this section and §§ 22-5-801 - 22-5-811 and 22-5-813 and shall provide for reasonable notice to the lessee or permittee of an opportunity to be heard prior to terminating or revoking any lease or permit.

(c) The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to lease mineral rights and to issue permits to produce and sever minerals on commission lands in conformity with the requirements, procedures, standards, and methods as provided in this section and §§ 22-5-801 - 22-5-811 and 22-5-813 .

Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2368, eff. 7/24/2019.

Acts 1975, No. 524, § 10; 1981, No. 684, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 10-1023; Acts 1991, No. 537, § 4; 1993, No. 509, § 2.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-2-113 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-2-113
Schedule of supervision - All other cases
Status: in_force

(a) In all other cases, within or without Pulaski County, Arkansas, when the construction of public buildings or capital improvements is undertaken or is presently being undertaken or is authorized but not presently under contract by or for a state agency, then the Building Authority Division shall serve in a technical advisory capacity to advise an agency in relation to that agency's capital improvement and to perform review and approval duties, specifically including, but not limited to, the provision and performance of the following services and duties: (1) Consult with the agency as to the need for and the type, cost, and design of the capital improvement; (2) Assist the agency in reviewing architectural proposals and advising the agency in the selection of persons to perform architectural and engineering services, but the agency shall have the responsibility of selecting those persons. However, nothing in this subdivision (a)(2) shall affect the power and responsibility of the Building Authority Division to review and approve architectural and engineering design plans and to negotiate contracts for architects' and engineers' services as otherwise provided in this section; (3) Review and approve architectural and engineering plans and designs to ensure compliance with minimum design and construction standards and criteria promulgated by the Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services pursuant to this chapter; (4) As agent for the state agency, negotiate and approve any contractual terms, relationships, or responsibilities for architectural and engineering services; (5) Assist the state agency in receipt of bids for construction contracts necessary for the capital improvement if bids are required by law; (6) Advise and assist the agency in the selection of persons to perform construction services, but the agency shall have the responsibility of selecting the persons to perform the services. However, nothing in this subdivision (a)(6) shall affect the powers and responsibilities of the Building Authority Division consistent with subdivisions (a)(7) and (8) of this section; (7) (A) Review and approve construction plans to ensure compliance with minimum construction standards and criteria promulgated by the secretary as provided in this chapter. (B) (i) This subdivision (a)(7) does not apply to the design or construction of an unpaved trail project. (ii) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission shall ensure that an unpaved trail project created under this subdivision (a)(7) meets the standards for observation by registered professionals as established by the Building Authority Division; (8) (A) As agent for the agency, negotiate and approve all construction contracts, revisions, and modifications necessary for the capital improvement. (B) (i) This subdivision (a)(8) does not apply to the design or construction of an unpaved trail project. (ii) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission shall ensure that an unpaved trail project created under this subdivision (a)(8) adheres to applicable public works laws; (9) Assist and advise the state agency as to the operation, management, and maintenance of the capital improvement. However, the operation, management, and maintenance shall be in accordance with minimum standards as promulgated by the secretary; and (10) Otherwise take such action as may be necessary to carry out the policies, standards, criteria, and other rules as may be adopted or promulgated by the secretary to implement the provisions of this chapter. (b) (1) The boards of trustees of the University of Arkansas, Arkansas State University system, University of Central Arkansas, Henderson State University, Arkansas Tech University, and Southern Arkansas University, respectively, are exempt from review, consultation, assistance, advice, and approval by the Building Authority Division for those items listed in subsection (a) of this section. Upon approval of the Division of Higher Education, the governing boards of all other public institutions of higher education shall be exempt from review and approval by the Building Authority Division for those items listed in subsection (a) of this section. However, prior to granting such approval, the Division of Higher Education shall have reviewed and approved policies and procedures adopted by the governing board with respect to bidding and construction of capital improvement projects. Nothing in this subdivision (b)(1) shall prevent any of the foregoing institutions exempt from review and approval of the Building Authority Division from entering into an agreement with the Building Authority Division to provide reviews and approval of all items listed in subsection (a) of this section. (2) However, any of the foregoing boards which are exempt as set forth in subdivision (b)(1) of this section and which do not enter into an agreement with the Building Authority Division shall adopt policies and procedures involving the bidding and awarding of capital improvement contracts and shall furnish such policies and procedures to the Division of Higher Education for its review and advice. It is the intention of this section that any and all adopted policies and procedures pertaining to the bidding and awarding of capital improvement contracts from public funds as stated herein shall provide a uniformity among the foregoing institutions with respect to the policies and procedures to be followed. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2345, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6170, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6169, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6168, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6167, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6166, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6165, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6164, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6163, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2018EX2, No. 12,§ 3, eff. 3/19/2018. Amended by Act 2018EX2, No. 5,§ 3, eff. 3/19/2018. Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 57, eff. 5/23/2016. Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 57, eff. 5/23/2016. Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 8,§ 31, eff. 7/1/2015. Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 7,§ 31, eff. 7/1/2015. Acts 1975, No. 716, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 5-1024; Acts 2001, No. 961, § 9.

(a) In all other cases, within or without Pulaski County, Arkansas, when the construction of public buildings or capital improvements is undertaken or is presently being undertaken or is authorized but not presently under contract by or for a state agency, then the Building Authority Division shall serve in a technical advisory capacity to advise an agency in relation to that agency's capital improvement and to perform review and approval duties, specifically including, but not limited to, the provision and performance of the following services and duties: (1) Consult with the agency as to the need for and the type, cost, and design of the capital improvement; (2) Assist the agency in reviewing architectural proposals and advising the agency in the selection of persons to perform architectural and engineering services, but the agency shall have the responsibility of selecting those persons. However, nothing in this subdivision (a)(2) shall affect the power and responsibility of the Building Authority Division to review and approve architectural and engineering design plans and to negotiate contracts for architects' and engineers' services as otherwise provided in this section; (3) Review and approve architectural and engineering plans and designs to ensure compliance with minimum design and construction standards and criteria promulgated by the Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services pursuant to this chapter; (4) As agent for the state agency, negotiate and approve any contractual terms, relationships, or responsibilities for architectural and engineering services; (5) Assist the state agency in receipt of bids for construction contracts necessary for the capital improvement if bids are required by law; (6) Advise and assist the agency in the selection of persons to perform construction services, but the agency shall have the responsibility of selecting the persons to perform the services. However, nothing in this subdivision (a)(6) shall affect the powers and responsibilities of the Building Authority Division consistent with subdivisions (a)(7) and (8) of this section; (7) (A) Review and approve construction plans to ensure compliance with minimum construction standards and criteria promulgated by the secretary as provided in this chapter. (B) (i) This subdivision (a)(7) does not apply to the design or construction of an unpaved trail project. (ii) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission shall ensure that an unpaved trail project created under this subdivision (a)(7) meets the standards for observation by registered professionals as established by the Building Authority Division; (8) (A) As agent for the agency, negotiate and approve all construction contracts, revisions, and modifications necessary for the capital improvement. (B) (i) This subdivision (a)(8) does not apply to the design or construction of an unpaved trail project. (ii) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission shall ensure that an unpaved trail project created under this subdivision (a)(8) adheres to applicable public works laws; (9) Assist and advise the state agency as to the operation, management, and maintenance of the capital improvement. However, the operation, management, and maintenance shall be in accordance with minimum standards as promulgated by the secretary; and (10) Otherwise take such action as may be necessary to carry out the policies, standards, criteria, and other rules as may be adopted or promulgated by the secretary to implement the provisions of this chapter.

(1) Consult with the agency as to the need for and the type, cost, and design of the capital improvement;

(2) Assist the agency in reviewing architectural proposals and advising the agency in the selection of persons to perform architectural and engineering services, but the agency shall have the responsibility of selecting those persons. However, nothing in this subdivision (a)(2) shall affect the power and responsibility of the Building Authority Division to review and approve architectural and engineering design plans and to negotiate contracts for architects' and engineers' services as otherwise provided in this section;

(3) Review and approve architectural and engineering plans and designs to ensure compliance with minimum design and construction standards and criteria promulgated by the Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services pursuant to this chapter;

(4) As agent for the state agency, negotiate and approve any contractual terms, relationships, or responsibilities for architectural and engineering services;

(5) Assist the state agency in receipt of bids for construction contracts necessary for the capital improvement if bids are required by law;

(6) Advise and assist the agency in the selection of persons to perform construction services, but the agency shall have the responsibility of selecting the persons to perform the services. However, nothing in this subdivision (a)(6) shall affect the powers and responsibilities of the Building Authority Division consistent with subdivisions (a)(7) and (8) of this section;

(7) (A) Review and approve construction plans to ensure compliance with minimum construction standards and criteria promulgated by the secretary as provided in this chapter. (B) (i) This subdivision (a)(7) does not apply to the design or construction of an unpaved trail project. (ii) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission shall ensure that an unpaved trail project created under this subdivision (a)(7) meets the standards for observation by registered professionals as established by the Building Authority Division;

(A) Review and approve construction plans to ensure compliance with minimum construction standards and criteria promulgated by the secretary as provided in this chapter.

(B) (i) This subdivision (a)(7) does not apply to the design or construction of an unpaved trail project. (ii) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission shall ensure that an unpaved trail project created under this subdivision (a)(7) meets the standards for observation by registered professionals as established by the Building Authority Division;

(i) This subdivision (a)(7) does not apply to the design or construction of an unpaved trail project.

(ii) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission shall ensure that an unpaved trail project created under this subdivision (a)(7) meets the standards for observation by registered professionals as established by the Building Authority Division;

(8) (A) As agent for the agency, negotiate and approve all construction contracts, revisions, and modifications necessary for the capital improvement. (B) (i) This subdivision (a)(8) does not apply to the design or construction of an unpaved trail project. (ii) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission shall ensure that an unpaved trail project created under this subdivision (a)(8) adheres to applicable public works laws;

(A) As agent for the agency, negotiate and approve all construction contracts, revisions, and modifications necessary for the capital improvement.

(B) (i) This subdivision (a)(8) does not apply to the design or construction of an unpaved trail project. (ii) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission shall ensure that an unpaved trail project created under this subdivision (a)(8) adheres to applicable public works laws;

(i) This subdivision (a)(8) does not apply to the design or construction of an unpaved trail project.

(ii) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission shall ensure that an unpaved trail project created under this subdivision (a)(8) adheres to applicable public works laws;

(9) Assist and advise the state agency as to the operation, management, and maintenance of the capital improvement. However, the operation, management, and maintenance shall be in accordance with minimum standards as promulgated by the secretary; and

(10) Otherwise take such action as may be necessary to carry out the policies, standards, criteria, and other rules as may be adopted or promulgated by the secretary to implement the provisions of this chapter.

(b) (1) The boards of trustees of the University of Arkansas, Arkansas State University system, University of Central Arkansas, Henderson State University, Arkansas Tech University, and Southern Arkansas University, respectively, are exempt from review, consultation, assistance, advice, and approval by the Building Authority Division for those items listed in subsection (a) of this section. Upon approval of the Division of Higher Education, the governing boards of all other public institutions of higher education shall be exempt from review and approval by the Building Authority Division for those items listed in subsection (a) of this section. However, prior to granting such approval, the Division of Higher Education shall have reviewed and approved policies and procedures adopted by the governing board with respect to bidding and construction of capital improvement projects. Nothing in this subdivision (b)(1) shall prevent any of the foregoing institutions exempt from review and approval of the Building Authority Division from entering into an agreement with the Building Authority Division to provide reviews and approval of all items listed in subsection (a) of this section. (2) However, any of the foregoing boards which are exempt as set forth in subdivision (b)(1) of this section and which do not enter into an agreement with the Building Authority Division shall adopt policies and procedures involving the bidding and awarding of capital improvement contracts and shall furnish such policies and procedures to the Division of Higher Education for its review and advice. It is the intention of this section that any and all adopted policies and procedures pertaining to the bidding and awarding of capital improvement contracts from public funds as stated herein shall provide a uniformity among the foregoing institutions with respect to the policies and procedures to be followed.

(1) The boards of trustees of the University of Arkansas, Arkansas State University system, University of Central Arkansas, Henderson State University, Arkansas Tech University, and Southern Arkansas University, respectively, are exempt from review, consultation, assistance, advice, and approval by the Building Authority Division for those items listed in subsection (a) of this section. Upon approval of the Division of Higher Education, the governing boards of all other public institutions of higher education shall be exempt from review and approval by the Building Authority Division for those items listed in subsection (a) of this section. However, prior to granting such approval, the Division of Higher Education shall have reviewed and approved policies and procedures adopted by the governing board with respect to bidding and construction of capital improvement projects. Nothing in this subdivision (b)(1) shall prevent any of the foregoing institutions exempt from review and approval of the Building Authority Division from entering into an agreement with the Building Authority Division to provide reviews and approval of all items listed in subsection (a) of this section.

(2) However, any of the foregoing boards which are exempt as set forth in subdivision (b)(1) of this section and which do not enter into an agreement with the Building Authority Division shall adopt policies and procedures involving the bidding and awarding of capital improvement contracts and shall furnish such policies and procedures to the Division of Higher Education for its review and advice. It is the intention of this section that any and all adopted policies and procedures pertaining to the bidding and awarding of capital improvement contracts from public funds as stated herein shall provide a uniformity among the foregoing institutions with respect to the policies and procedures to be followed.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2345, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6170, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6169, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6168, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6167, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6166, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6165, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6164, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6163, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2018EX2, No. 12,§ 3, eff. 3/19/2018.

Amended by Act 2018EX2, No. 5,§ 3, eff. 3/19/2018.

Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 57, eff. 5/23/2016.

Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 57, eff. 5/23/2016.

Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 8,§ 31, eff. 7/1/2015.

Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 7,§ 31, eff. 7/1/2015.

Acts 1975, No. 716, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 5-1024; Acts 2001, No. 961, § 9.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-3-1203 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 3 / Subchapter 12 / Section 22-3-1203
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter: (1) "Agency" or "state agency" means any agency, board, officer, commission, department, division, or institution of the State of Arkansas; (2) (A) "Building" or "buildings" means any and all buildings and related facilities constructed or acquired and equipped for the housing of inmates committed to, or in the custody of, the Division of Correction; any and all buildings and related facilities constructed, acquired, or equipped for the purpose of expanding the prison agriculture and industry programs within the Division of Correction; and any and all buildings constructed, acquired, or equipped for any state-supported institution of higher education, the construction, acquisition, or equipping of which are authorized by this subchapter. (B) The term "building" or "buildings" means a single building or complex of buildings or an expansion of an existing building or complex of buildings as may be determined best to serve the needs of the Division of Correction or state-supported institutions of higher education and shall refer to and include such related structures, fixtures, and facilities as may be determined to be appropriate; (3) "Certificates of indebtedness" means certificates of indebtedness authorized by and issued pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter; (4) (A) "Construct" or "construction" means to acquire, construct, reconstruct, remodel, expand, install, or equip all lands, buildings, structures, improvements, or other property, either real, personal, or mixed, which is useful in connection with the building, and to make other necessary expenditures in connection therewith by such methods and in such manner as the Building Authority Division shall determine to be necessary or desirable to accomplish the powers, purposes, and authorities set forth in this subchapter. (B) The term "construct" or "construction" shall be construed as including purchasing instructional equipment and major maintenance projects; (5) "Equip" means to install or place on or in any building or structure, or in connection with the use and operation of any building or structure, equipment of any and every kind, whether or not affixed, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, equipment used or employed in connection with the prison agriculture and industry programs; instructional equipment, materials, and books for use by any state-supported institution of higher education; and any and all library and reference books and materials; (6) "1977 Bonds" means the Arkansas State Building Services Department of Public Safety revenue bonds dated September 1, 1977, authorized by and issued under Acts 1977, No. 490; (7) "1979 Bonds" means the Arkansas State Building Services Department of Public Safety revenue bonds dated September 1, 1979, authorized by and issued under Acts 1977, No. 490; (8) "Pledged revenues" means all nontax revenues authorized by § 22-3-1210 to be pledged for the security and payment of the certificates of indebtedness; and (9) "Surplus moneys" means pledged revenues plus any assets in the Public Facilities Debt Service Fund in amounts over and above that required for debt service when it comes due. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1008, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1007, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1006, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 63, eff. 5/23/2016. Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 62, eff. 5/23/2016. Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 61, eff. 5/23/2016. Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 63, eff. 5/23/2016. Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 62, eff. 5/23/2016. Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 61, eff. 5/23/2016. Acts 1983, No. 458, §§ 2, 9; 1983, No. 895, § 3; 1983 (Ex. Sess.), No. 112, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 13-2602, 13-2602.1, 13-2609.

As used in this subchapter:

(1) "Agency" or "state agency" means any agency, board, officer, commission, department, division, or institution of the State of Arkansas;

(2) (A) "Building" or "buildings" means any and all buildings and related facilities constructed or acquired and equipped for the housing of inmates committed to, or in the custody of, the Division of Correction; any and all buildings and related facilities constructed, acquired, or equipped for the purpose of expanding the prison agriculture and industry programs within the Division of Correction; and any and all buildings constructed, acquired, or equipped for any state-supported institution of higher education, the construction, acquisition, or equipping of which are authorized by this subchapter. (B) The term "building" or "buildings" means a single building or complex of buildings or an expansion of an existing building or complex of buildings as may be determined best to serve the needs of the Division of Correction or state-supported institutions of higher education and shall refer to and include such related structures, fixtures, and facilities as may be determined to be appropriate;

(A) "Building" or "buildings" means any and all buildings and related facilities constructed or acquired and equipped for the housing of inmates committed to, or in the custody of, the Division of Correction; any and all buildings and related facilities constructed, acquired, or equipped for the purpose of expanding the prison agriculture and industry programs within the Division of Correction; and any and all buildings constructed, acquired, or equipped for any state-supported institution of higher education, the construction, acquisition, or equipping of which are authorized by this subchapter.

(B) The term "building" or "buildings" means a single building or complex of buildings or an expansion of an existing building or complex of buildings as may be determined best to serve the needs of the Division of Correction or state-supported institutions of higher education and shall refer to and include such related structures, fixtures, and facilities as may be determined to be appropriate;

(3) "Certificates of indebtedness" means certificates of indebtedness authorized by and issued pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter;

(4) (A) "Construct" or "construction" means to acquire, construct, reconstruct, remodel, expand, install, or equip all lands, buildings, structures, improvements, or other property, either real, personal, or mixed, which is useful in connection with the building, and to make other necessary expenditures in connection therewith by such methods and in such manner as the Building Authority Division shall determine to be necessary or desirable to accomplish the powers, purposes, and authorities set forth in this subchapter. (B) The term "construct" or "construction" shall be construed as including purchasing instructional equipment and major maintenance projects;

(A) "Construct" or "construction" means to acquire, construct, reconstruct, remodel, expand, install, or equip all lands, buildings, structures, improvements, or other property, either real, personal, or mixed, which is useful in connection with the building, and to make other necessary expenditures in connection therewith by such methods and in such manner as the Building Authority Division shall determine to be necessary or desirable to accomplish the powers, purposes, and authorities set forth in this subchapter.

(B) The term "construct" or "construction" shall be construed as including purchasing instructional equipment and major maintenance projects;

(5) "Equip" means to install or place on or in any building or structure, or in connection with the use and operation of any building or structure, equipment of any and every kind, whether or not affixed, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, equipment used or employed in connection with the prison agriculture and industry programs; instructional equipment, materials, and books for use by any state-supported institution of higher education; and any and all library and reference books and materials;

(6) "1977 Bonds" means the Arkansas State Building Services Department of Public Safety revenue bonds dated September 1, 1977, authorized by and issued under Acts 1977, No. 490;

(7) "1979 Bonds" means the Arkansas State Building Services Department of Public Safety revenue bonds dated September 1, 1979, authorized by and issued under Acts 1977, No. 490;

(8) "Pledged revenues" means all nontax revenues authorized by § 22-3-1210 to be pledged for the security and payment of the certificates of indebtedness; and

(9) "Surplus moneys" means pledged revenues plus any assets in the Public Facilities Debt Service Fund in amounts over and above that required for debt service when it comes due.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1008, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1007, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1006, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 63, eff. 5/23/2016.

Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 62, eff. 5/23/2016.

Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 61, eff. 5/23/2016.

Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 63, eff. 5/23/2016.

Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 62, eff. 5/23/2016.

Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 61, eff. 5/23/2016.

Acts 1983, No. 458, §§ 2, 9; 1983, No. 895, § 3; 1983 (Ex. Sess.), No. 112, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 13-2602, 13-2602.1, 13-2609.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-5-308 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 5 / Subchapter 3 / Section 22-5-308
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1463,§ 3, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1939, No. 331, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 10-413.

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1463,§ 3, eff. 8/16/2013.

Acts 1939, No. 331, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 10-413.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-6-203 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 6 / Subchapter 2 / Section 22-6-203
Disposition
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioner of State Lands shall receive requests for conveyance of title to an island previously formed in the navigable waters of this state and not previously disposed of in the manner provided by law. (b) (1) The Commissioner of State Lands shall inquire into the terrain and other physical attributes of the island for the purpose of determining which state agency, if any, would be most appropriate for operating, managing, and developing the island. (2) Upon making the determination, the Commissioner of State Lands shall notify the agency which it finds to be most appropriate to operate and manage the island and shall determine whether that agency is willing to accept the authority and responsibility for operating and managing the island. (3) If that agency is willing to accept the authority and responsibility of operating and managing the island, the Commissioner of State Lands shall hold the state title to the island, and the authority and duty to operate and manage the island shall be vested in the agency. (4) If the agency so notified does not desire to accept the responsibility and duty to operate and manage the island, it shall notify the Commissioner of State Lands who shall give the state agency which it deems next most appropriate the option of accepting the authority and responsibility of operating and managing the island. (c) (1) When an agency agrees to accept the authority and responsibility of operating and managing an island, the agency shall cause the island to be accurately surveyed, compile field notes, and plat the lands in reference to the adjacent lands by the extension of township, range, and section lines, and the agency shall pay the cost of the survey. (2) Upon completion of the survey, a copy shall be filed with the Commissioner of State Lands. Upon payment of one dollar ($1.00) consideration to the Commissioner of State Lands by the agency desiring to accept the authority and responsibility of operating and managing the island, the authority and responsibility shall vest with the agency, and title shall be in the name of the State of Arkansas and held by the Commissioner of State Lands. (d) If the Commissioner of State Lands finds that an island is not appropriate for operation, management, or use by any appropriate state agency and if no state agency is desirous of accepting the responsibility and duty of managing and operating the island, the Commissioner of State Lands may, at his or her discretion and if the Commissioner of State Lands determines that the best interest of the state is being served, retain title to the island in the name of the state, or, alternatively, the Commissioner of State Lands may sell the island in a manner prescribed by subsection (e) of this section. (e) (1) Whenever the Commissioner of State Lands finds that any island formed in the navigable waters of this state is not appropriate for use by any state agency and if no state agency is desirous of assuming the responsibility and duty of operating and managing the island, the Commissioner of State Lands may accept applications for purchase of the island. (2) When the application is filed with the Commissioner of State Lands, the Commissioner of State Lands shall cause the island to be accurately surveyed, compile field notes, and plat the lands in reference to the adjacent lands by the extension of township, range, and section lines. (3) Thereafter, the lands shall be appraised and treated in all respects and sold and conveyed by the state in a public manner and as prescribed by the Commissioner of State Lands. (4) The cost of the survey of any island made as required by this section shall be added to the purchase price of the island. Acts 1971, No. 148, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 10-610 -- 10-612; Acts 1991, No. 807, § 2.

(a) The Commissioner of State Lands shall receive requests for conveyance of title to an island previously formed in the navigable waters of this state and not previously disposed of in the manner provided by law.

(b) (1) The Commissioner of State Lands shall inquire into the terrain and other physical attributes of the island for the purpose of determining which state agency, if any, would be most appropriate for operating, managing, and developing the island. (2) Upon making the determination, the Commissioner of State Lands shall notify the agency which it finds to be most appropriate to operate and manage the island and shall determine whether that agency is willing to accept the authority and responsibility for operating and managing the island. (3) If that agency is willing to accept the authority and responsibility of operating and managing the island, the Commissioner of State Lands shall hold the state title to the island, and the authority and duty to operate and manage the island shall be vested in the agency. (4) If the agency so notified does not desire to accept the responsibility and duty to operate and manage the island, it shall notify the Commissioner of State Lands who shall give the state agency which it deems next most appropriate the option of accepting the authority and responsibility of operating and managing the island.

(1) The Commissioner of State Lands shall inquire into the terrain and other physical attributes of the island for the purpose of determining which state agency, if any, would be most appropriate for operating, managing, and developing the island.

(2) Upon making the determination, the Commissioner of State Lands shall notify the agency which it finds to be most appropriate to operate and manage the island and shall determine whether that agency is willing to accept the authority and responsibility for operating and managing the island.

(3) If that agency is willing to accept the authority and responsibility of operating and managing the island, the Commissioner of State Lands shall hold the state title to the island, and the authority and duty to operate and manage the island shall be vested in the agency.

(4) If the agency so notified does not desire to accept the responsibility and duty to operate and manage the island, it shall notify the Commissioner of State Lands who shall give the state agency which it deems next most appropriate the option of accepting the authority and responsibility of operating and managing the island.

(c) (1) When an agency agrees to accept the authority and responsibility of operating and managing an island, the agency shall cause the island to be accurately surveyed, compile field notes, and plat the lands in reference to the adjacent lands by the extension of township, range, and section lines, and the agency shall pay the cost of the survey. (2) Upon completion of the survey, a copy shall be filed with the Commissioner of State Lands. Upon payment of one dollar ($1.00) consideration to the Commissioner of State Lands by the agency desiring to accept the authority and responsibility of operating and managing the island, the authority and responsibility shall vest with the agency, and title shall be in the name of the State of Arkansas and held by the Commissioner of State Lands.

(1) When an agency agrees to accept the authority and responsibility of operating and managing an island, the agency shall cause the island to be accurately surveyed, compile field notes, and plat the lands in reference to the adjacent lands by the extension of township, range, and section lines, and the agency shall pay the cost of the survey.

(2) Upon completion of the survey, a copy shall be filed with the Commissioner of State Lands. Upon payment of one dollar ($1.00) consideration to the Commissioner of State Lands by the agency desiring to accept the authority and responsibility of operating and managing the island, the authority and responsibility shall vest with the agency, and title shall be in the name of the State of Arkansas and held by the Commissioner of State Lands.

(d) If the Commissioner of State Lands finds that an island is not appropriate for operation, management, or use by any appropriate state agency and if no state agency is desirous of accepting the responsibility and duty of managing and operating the island, the Commissioner of State Lands may, at his or her discretion and if the Commissioner of State Lands determines that the best interest of the state is being served, retain title to the island in the name of the state, or, alternatively, the Commissioner of State Lands may sell the island in a manner prescribed by subsection (e) of this section.

(e) (1) Whenever the Commissioner of State Lands finds that any island formed in the navigable waters of this state is not appropriate for use by any state agency and if no state agency is desirous of assuming the responsibility and duty of operating and managing the island, the Commissioner of State Lands may accept applications for purchase of the island. (2) When the application is filed with the Commissioner of State Lands, the Commissioner of State Lands shall cause the island to be accurately surveyed, compile field notes, and plat the lands in reference to the adjacent lands by the extension of township, range, and section lines. (3) Thereafter, the lands shall be appraised and treated in all respects and sold and conveyed by the state in a public manner and as prescribed by the Commissioner of State Lands. (4) The cost of the survey of any island made as required by this section shall be added to the purchase price of the island.

(1) Whenever the Commissioner of State Lands finds that any island formed in the navigable waters of this state is not appropriate for use by any state agency and if no state agency is desirous of assuming the responsibility and duty of operating and managing the island, the Commissioner of State Lands may accept applications for purchase of the island.

(2) When the application is filed with the Commissioner of State Lands, the Commissioner of State Lands shall cause the island to be accurately surveyed, compile field notes, and plat the lands in reference to the adjacent lands by the extension of township, range, and section lines.

(3) Thereafter, the lands shall be appraised and treated in all respects and sold and conveyed by the state in a public manner and as prescribed by the Commissioner of State Lands.

(4) The cost of the survey of any island made as required by this section shall be added to the purchase price of the island.

Acts 1971, No. 148, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 10-610 -- 10-612; Acts 1991, No. 807, § 2.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-3-1902 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 3 / Subchapter 19 / Section 22-3-1902
Rules
Status: in_force

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services shall promulgate rules for the implementation of the Sustainable Building Design Program for State Agencies. (b) The rules shall include without limitation: (1) Application forms; (2) Origination fees, if any; (3) Eligibility requirements; (4) Review standards; and (5) Loan requirements. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 3499, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 80, eff. 5/23/2016. Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 80, eff. 5/23/2016. Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 8,§ 53, eff. 7/1/2015. Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 7,§ 53, eff. 7/1/2015. Acts 2009, No. 1372, § 1.

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services shall promulgate rules for the implementation of the Sustainable Building Design Program for State Agencies.

(b) The rules shall include without limitation: (1) Application forms; (2) Origination fees, if any; (3) Eligibility requirements; (4) Review standards; and (5) Loan requirements.

(1) Application forms;

(2) Origination fees, if any;

(3) Eligibility requirements;

(4) Review standards; and

(5) Loan requirements.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 3499, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 80, eff. 5/23/2016.

Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 80, eff. 5/23/2016.

Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 8,§ 53, eff. 7/1/2015.

Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 7,§ 53, eff. 7/1/2015.

Acts 2009, No. 1372, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 22-8-202 — AR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 8 / Subchapter 2 / Section 22-8-202
Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of this subchapter is to establish procedures for the acquisition, disposal, and reassignment by the Department of Finance and Administration of automobiles and pickup trucks, as defined in § 22-8-203 , to be acquired, owned, or otherwise disposed of by certain state agencies, boards, commissions, departments, and institutions of higher education. Acts 1983, No. 493, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 14-529.

The purpose of this subchapter is to establish procedures for the acquisition, disposal, and reassignment by the Department of Finance and Administration of automobiles and pickup trucks, as defined in § 22-8-203 , to be acquired, owned, or otherwise disposed of by certain state agencies, boards, commissions, departments, and institutions of higher education.

Acts 1983, No. 493, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 14-529.