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AR Code § 15-47-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 4 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 47 - Wildlife Recreation Facilities|Subchapter 1 - Wildlife Recreation Facilities Pilot Program|§ 15-47-104. Funding

 (a)  (1) The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission voluntarily agrees to make available an amount not to exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012, for the Wildlife Recreation Facilities Pilot Program for the development of wildlife recreation facilities under this subchapter from moneys that the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission has received from oil and gas leases in the Fayetteville Shale.  (2) The General Assembly recognizes that the agreement under subdivision (a)(1) of this section does not constitute:  (A) A mandate by the General Assembly;  (B) An appropriation of funds by the General Assembly; or  (C) A waiver or relinquishment by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission of the authority vested in the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 35.    (3) Before any moneys are distributed under this section, the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission shall retain the right to approve or disapprove the release of moneys.  (4) Future funding for the program is subject to the review under subdivisions (b)(2) and (3) of this section and shall be determined by and distributed from the availability of royalties from oil and gas leases in the Fayetteville Shale that the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission receives or from other sources that are not from the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.    (b)  (1) The Rural Services Division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission and the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission agree to execute a memorandum of understanding to delineate each party's participation, obligation, and cooperation in the program sufficient to fulfill the requirements of this section.  (2) The division and the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission agree to review the memorandum of understanding every two (2) years to evaluate the effectiveness and success of the program and to reexamine the need for moneys to be made available to the division to fund the development of wildlife recreation facilities.  (3) If both the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission and the division agree that the program meets or exceeds the purpose of the legislation or agree that to discontinue the program would result in an undue disruption of progress, the parties shall reexecute a memorandum of understanding under subdivision (b)(1) of this section.    (c) An agreement for funding in a memorandum of understanding under subdivision (b)(1) of this section and a distribution of money under this subchapter require the final approval of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.  (d) The maximum grant amount for a single project funded under the program is one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per year.
AR Code § 15-47-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 4 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 47 - Wildlife Recreation Facilities|Subchapter 1 - Wildlife Recreation Facilities Pilot Program|§ 15-47-105. Reporting

 (a) The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission and the Department of Rural Services shall report the status of the Wildlife Recreation Facilities Pilot Program biannually to the Game and Fish/State Police Subcommittee of the Legislative Council.  (b) The report shall evaluate whether or not the program has been successful in creating new wildlife recreation facilities and promoting wildlife conservation and management.
AR Code § 15-55-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 5 - Mineral Resources Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Geological Survey|§ 15-55-201. Creation

 There is created and established at the seat of government of this state the “Arkansas Geological Survey”.
AR Code § 15-55-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 5 - Mineral Resources Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Geological Survey|§ 15-55-202. Members

 (a) The Arkansas Geological Survey shall consist of seven (7) members, residents and electors of this state, to be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.  (b) Each congressional district shall be represented by membership on the survey.  (c) Terms of office shall commence on January 15 following the expiration date of the prior term and shall end on January 14 of the seventh year following the year in which the term commenced.  (d) Any vacancies arising in the membership of the survey for any reason other than expiration of the regular terms for which the members were appointed shall be filled by appointment by the Governor, to be thereafter effective until the expiration of the regular terms, subject, however, to the confirmation of the Senate when it is next in session.  (e) Before entering upon his or her duties, each member of the survey shall take and subscribe, and file in the office of the Secretary of State, an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, and to faithfully perform the duties of the office upon which he or she is about to enter.  (f) Members of the survey shall receive no pay for their services but may receive expense reimbursement and stipends in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.
AR Code § 15-55-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 5 - Mineral Resources Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Geological Survey|§ 15-55-203. Organization — Meetings

 (a) The Arkansas Geological Survey shall from time to time select from its membership a chair and a vice chair.  (b) The State Geologist, provided for in § 15-55-204, shall be ex officio secretary of the commission, but shall have no vote on matters coming before it.  (c)  (1) The survey shall adopt, and may modify, rules for the conduct of its business and shall keep a record of its transactions, findings, and determinations, which record shall be public.  (2) The rules shall provide for regular meetings and for special meetings at the call of the chair, or the vice chair if he or she is, for any reason, the acting chair, either at his or her own instance or upon the written request of at least four (4) members.    (d) A quorum shall consist of not less than four (4) members present at any regular or special meeting, and the affirmative vote of such number shall be necessary for the disposition of any business.  (e) The commission shall meet at such times and places as in each instance may suit the survey's convenience, and all such meetings shall be open to the public.
AR Code § 15-55-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 5 - Mineral Resources Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Geological Survey|§ 15-55-204. State Geologist

 (a)  (1) The State Geologist shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor.  (2) The State Geologist shall report to the Secretary of the Department of Energy and Environment.    (b) He or she shall:  (1) Be charged with the duty of administering the provisions of this subchapter and the rules and orders established thereunder;  (2) Be custodian of all property held in the name of the Arkansas Geological Survey, and shall be, ex officio, in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Energy and Environment, the disbursing agent of all funds available for its use; and  (3) Furnish bond to the state, with corporate surety thereon, in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), conditioned that he or she will faithfully perform his or her duties of employment and properly account for all funds received and disbursed by him or her. An additional disbursing agent's bond shall not be required of the State Geologist. The bond so furnished shall be filed with the Secretary of State, and an executed counterpart thereof shall be filed with the Auditor of State.    (c) The Arkansas Geological Survey, by resolution duly adopted, may delegate to the State Geologist any of the powers or duties vested in or imposed upon it by this subchapter, and the delegated powers and duties may be exercised by the State Geologist in the name of the Arkansas Geological Survey.
AR Code § 15-55-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 5 - Mineral Resources Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Geological Survey|§ 15-55-205. Geological assistants and engineers

 (a) It shall be the duty of the State Geologist, by and with the approval of the Arkansas Geological Survey and the Secretary of the Department of Energy and Environment, to appoint trained geological assistants, engineers, and others efficient in the arts and sciences as may be necessary to completely carry on the investigations undertaken.  (b) The State Geologist, assistants, and engineers, are directed to go into any mine or other place, where it is thought necessary by the State Geologist to go, in executing the directions of the Arkansas Geological Survey or the Department of Energy and Environment.
AR Code § 15-55-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 5 - Mineral Resources Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Geological Survey|§ 15-55-206. Office — Seal

 (a) The officer or commission having custody of the public buildings shall assign to the Arkansas Geological Survey suitable office space in the State Capitol Building, or other office building located on the State Capitol grounds, with the necessary conveniences for the transaction of its business and the safekeeping of its records.  (b) The Governor shall procure an official seal for the use of the commission.
AR Code § 15-55-207 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 5 - Mineral Resources Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Geological Survey|§ 15-55-207. Powers

 The Arkansas Geological Survey shall also have the authority to:   (1)  (A) Enter into cooperative agreements with the United States Geological Survey of the Department of the Interior in relation to programs concerning quality of water, occurrence of ground water, stream gauging, mineral investigations, topographic mapping, and other federal programs relating to the functions performable by the commission;  (B) Make copies of the reports prepared under those programs available to other state agencies, including, but not limited to, those agencies whose principal functions relate to industrial development and water and soil conservation;    (2) Receive and expend any moneys arising from federal means, grants, contributions, gratuities reimbursements, or loans payable or distributable to the State of Arkansas by the United States, or by any of its agencies or instrumentalities, pursuant to any congressional act or rule or regulation of the agency or instrumentality enacted or promulgated for or on account of any functions performable by the commission. It shall likewise receive any contributions, grants, or gratuities donated by private persons, associations, or corporations, for or on account of any of the functions aforesaid. The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall prescribe rules for handling the moneys;  (3) Contract and be contracted with; and  (4) Take other action, not inconsistent with law, as it deems necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes and intent of this subchapter.
AR Code § 15-55-208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 5 - Mineral Resources Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Geological Survey|§ 15-55-208. Duties

 (a) It shall be the duty of the commission to direct the State Geologist, in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey, to:  (1) Investigate, or to have investigated, such of the natural resources of the state, consisting of the available waterpower of the streams, the clays of the state as related to their adaptability to the various purposes for which clays are utilized, the cement materials of the state, the road materials of the state, and such other minerals and economic geologic products, as it may be deemed practicable and advisable by the commission to have investigated; and  (2) Prepare or have prepared topographic maps deemed advisable.    (b) The Arkansas Geological Survey may direct the State Geologist to:  (1) Make or have made investigations deemed advisable relating to the conservation of exhaustible natural resources;  (2) In cooperation with the United States Geological Survey, make investigations deemed advisable relating to the safety of miners and mine operations; and  (3) Adopt measures deemed practicable to assist mine operators in preventing explosions and give relief in case explosions occur.
AR Code § 15-55-209 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 5 - Mineral Resources Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Geological Survey|§ 15-55-209. Notice to agencies of location and extent of state minerals

 From time to time, the Arkansas Geological Survey shall bring to the attention of the appropriate federal agencies, state and local industrial development agencies, and industrial interests the location and extent of minerals in the state which may be of value to, and beneficial in, any programs of national defense or the development of industry.
AR Code § 15-55-210 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 5 - Mineral Resources Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Geological Survey|§ 15-55-210. Reports of investigations

 (a) It shall be the duty of the State Geologist to make reports to the Arkansas Geological Survey as necessary to a complete understanding of the results obtained from investigations undertaken and to perform other duties as usually belong to the Office of State Geologist.  (b) The reports shall be accompanied by maps, sections, and other illustrations as necessary to a complete understanding.  (c) The cost of publishing the reports shall be paid out of money appropriated for public printing.  (d) The number of copies of each report shall be four thousand (4,000). The members of the General Assembly, the survey, and the State Geologist shall each have twenty (20) copies. One (1) copy shall be sent to each of the state universities of the country. One hundred (100) copies shall be sent to the Department of Geology, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, for exchange with other state geological surveys. The remainder shall be distributed by the State Geologist, without charge, upon application and the receipt of the necessary postage or expressage.
AR Code § 15-55-211 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 5 - Mineral Resources Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Geological Survey|§ 15-55-211. State and federal expense sharing

 (a) The State of Arkansas shall pay the portion of the field and traveling expenses, including salaries, as agreed upon between the Arkansas Geological Survey and the United States Geological Survey.  (b) The full and complete results of the surveys shall be available for publication in the state reports.  (c) The expense of the office work for the state reports shall be borne by the state.
AR Code § 15-55-212 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 5 - Mineral Resources Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Geological Survey|§ 15-55-212. Deposit of moneys into State Treasury

 The Arkansas Geological Survey shall deposit all moneys received from the sale of its publications and from other sources in the State Treasury to the credit of the fund from which the commission is operated, unless provisions shall have otherwise been made by law.
AR Code § 15-55-213 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 5 - Mineral Resources Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Geological Survey|§ 15-55-213. Access to information

 The Arkansas Geological Survey and the Division of Information Systems shall grant access to and provide information determined by the Commissioner of State Lands to be necessary to successfully accomplish its mission.
AR Code § 15-55-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 5 - Mineral Resources Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 3 - Geological Survey|§ 15-55-302. Free access to public records

 (a) The work of the geological survey shall commence as soon after the appointment of the State Geologist and his or her assistants as is practical.  (b) The geological corps shall have access at all times to the field notes and maps of the Office of Commissioner of State Lands, and to the records and reports of the State Mine Inspector, the Oil and Gas Commission, the county clerk of any county, or to the public record of any state department or county official without the payment of any fee.
AR Code § 15-55-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 5 - Mineral Resources Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 3 - Geological Survey|§ 15-55-303. Mineral discoveries — Notice

 (a) When at any time during the progress of the survey the State Geologist or his or her assistants shall discover any considerable deposits of minerals, metals, ores, clays, oils, gas, coal, or anything else of value, situated upon lands of any citizen of the state, he or she shall immediately notify the owner of the discovery.  (b) Should the discovery be upon land belonging to the state, he or she shall at once and without delay notify the Governor thereof, and the Governor upon receipt of notice shall immediately cause the lands to be withdrawn from sale or donation until otherwise provided by the General Assembly.  (c) Withdrawal from sale by the Governor shall be by proclamation directed to the Commissioner of State Lands and shall be published in at least one (1) newspaper of general state circulation.
AR Code § 15-55-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 5 - Mineral Resources Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 4 - Lignite Development Act|§ 15-55-401. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Lignite Development Act”.
AR Code § 15-55-402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 5 - Mineral Resources Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 4 - Lignite Development Act|§ 15-55-402. Findings

 The General Assembly finds:   (1) Lignite in Arkansas is a vast energy resource that is virtually untapped and is easily extracted;  (2) Lignite could be used in a variety of ways, including:  (A) Blending it with fuel products to augment imported coal that is currently used to generate electricity in Arkansas power plants;  (B) Using it as a primary fuel source for newly constructed electric power generating plants; and  (C) Using it as a primary fuel source for the generation of synthetic natural gas, gasoline, and other economically important by-products;    (3) The Arkansas Geological Survey, formerly known as the Arkansas Geological Commission, is interested in developing a research agreement with academic institutions of higher education or industry partners, or both, for purposes of pursuing a research program on Arkansas lignite and lignite's commercial and economic contributions to the state;  (4) In the United States, approximately seventy-nine percent (79%) of lignite coal is used to generate electricity, thirteen and five-tenths percent (13.5%) is used to generate synthetic natural gas, and seven and five-tenths percent (7.5%) is used to produce fertilizer products;  (5) Currently, Arkansas is not utilizing its lignite resources; whereas, Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and North Dakota regard lignite as an important energy source for electrical power generation or synthetic fuels production; and  (6) With the creation of strategic partnerships, Arkansas can truly begin a new era in lignite-driven energy and economic development.
AR Code § 15-55-403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 5 - Mineral Resources Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 4 - Lignite Development Act|§ 15-55-403. Arkansas Lignite Resources Pilot Program

 (a) There is created a program to be known as the “Arkansas Lignite Resources Pilot Program”.  (b) The program shall be developed and administered by Southern Arkansas University, the Arkansas Geological Survey, and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission.  (c) The purpose of the program is to:  (1) Examine the feasibility of the use of lignite as a potential energy source;  (2) Explore and utilize lignite as an energy resource, including without limitation a synthetic fuels-based research program;  (3) Develop public and private partnerships with other entities to develop the untapped energy resource of lignite to stimulate Arkansas's economy; and  (4) Develop practical applications for the use of lignite resources as an alternative energy source.
AR Code § 15-55-404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 5 - Mineral Resources Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 4 - Lignite Development Act|§ 15-55-404. Participation in other grant programs

 The Arkansas Lignite Resources Pilot Program may participate in federal, state, or industry grant opportunities that are available for the program.
AR Code § 15-55-405 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 5 - Mineral Resources Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 4 - Lignite Development Act|§ 15-55-405. Reporting

 Representatives from Southern Arkansas University, the Arkansas Geological Survey, and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission shall report the status of the Arkansas Lignite Resources Pilot Program periodically to the Legislative Council and the Joint Committee on Energy.
AR Code § 15-56-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 5 - Mineral Resources Generally|Chapter 56 - Mineral Lands And Interests|Subchapter 2 - Mining Claims on Public Lands|§ 15-56-201. Recording mining claim notices

 In every county in this state in which lands containing minerals still belong to the United States Government, the recording of mining claim notices of all kinds may be done with the ex officio recorders of the various counties in which the lands are situated.
AR Code § 15-56-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 5 - Mineral Resources Generally|Chapter 56 - Mineral Lands And Interests|Subchapter 2 - Mining Claims on Public Lands|§ 15-56-202. Recording fees

 (a) The fees for recording mining location notices shall be one dollar ($1.00) for notice, to be paid in United States currency, one-half (½) of which shall go into the county treasury to the credit of the record fund.  (b) The fees for recording all other mining notices shall be the same as allowed by law for recording deeds.