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AR Code § 22-6-117 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 6 - Sale Or Other Disposition Of State Lands|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 22-6-117. Report to Legislative Council — Definition

 (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.
AR Code § 22-6-118 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 6 - Sale Or Other Disposition Of State Lands|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 22-6-118. Exemptions from § 22-6-117 requirement

 The provisions of this section and § 22-6-117 shall not apply to the following:   (1) Conveyance by the state of tax-delinquent property;  (2) Leases of state property of a duration of one (1) year or less;  (3) Leases of state property to state employees for housing;  (4) Conveyances of state property by one (1) state agency to another state agency; and  (5) Easements or any lesser estate in land granted by any state agency.
AR Code § 22-6-119 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 6 - Sale Or Other Disposition Of State Lands|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 22-6-119. Custody of records

 (a) Books, accounts, records, papers, maps, and documents relating to the functions and powers of the Commissioner of State Lands, including the records and documents used by the historical predecessors of the Commissioner of State Lands, are the property of the state and shall remain in the custody of the Commissioner of State Lands.  (b)  (1) Except for a temporary loan or temporary measures to preserve, protect, or display a deed, map, document, survey, or other record of the Commissioner of State Lands, the deed, map, document, survey, or other record shall not be removed by any person from the office of the Commissioner of State Lands.  (2)  (A) Upon request by an interested party, the Commissioner of State Lands shall deliver to the interested party a certified copy of a document or record described in subdivision (b)(1) of this section.  (B) The certified copy shall be treated the same as an original document.      (c) This section does not apply to a document or record:  (1) That has been conveyed, transferred, or bestowed by the state in the normal course of business or another lawful disposition; or  (2) In which the state no longer has an interest.
AR Code § 22-6-120 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 6 - Sale Or Other Disposition Of State Lands|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 22-6-120. Adopt a Document Program

 (a) The Adopt a Document Program is established to be administered by the Commissioner of State Lands.  (b)  (1) The Commissioner of State Lands may:  (A) Obtain funding from private donations and charities to protect documents in his or her custody; and  (B) Sell duplicates or copies of maps, plats, and other documents in his or her possession or in the possession of a state agency.    (2) The donations, proceeds of sales under subdivision (b)(1)(B) of this section, and other funds of the Commissioner of State Lands shall be deposited into a cash fund account and used to preserve and protect documents, maps, field notes, and survey records in his or her possession.    (c) For the sole purpose of managing the Adopt a Document Program, the Commissioner of State Lands is considered an eligible charitable organization under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) for the purpose of preserving historic maps and documents under the custody of the Commissioner of State Lands.
AR Code § 22-6-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 6 - Sale Or Other Disposition Of State Lands|Subchapter 2 - Islands|§ 22-6-201. Purpose

 (a) It is the primary purpose and intent of this subchapter that when islands are formed in navigable waters of this state, title to the islands should be retained in the state if the island is appropriate for use by any state agency or may become appropriate for any use by the state and that the islands should be sold by the state only when it is determined that they have no present or future use to the state.  (b) It is not the purpose of this subchapter to require any state agency to accept the responsibility and duty for the operation, management, or development of any island but only that appropriate state agencies, as determined by the Commissioner of State Lands, shall have an opportunity to assume control over the islands.  (c) It is also the intent of this subchapter that when any state agency accepts the duties and responsibility of operating, managing, or developing any island, the agency shall have the authority to permit and regulate activities upon the lands, including the cutting of timber. The agency may use or permit the use of the lands for such purposes as it shall deem appropriate.  (d) It is further the intent of this subchapter to establish the policy that all submerged lands following the navigable waterways of this state shall remain in the state domain. “Submerged lands” shall be those lands found at and below the line of ordinary highwater and shall include, but not be limited to, the beds, channels, chutes, and adjoining areas of rivers, lakes, and streams.
AR Code § 22-6-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 6 - Sale Or Other Disposition Of State Lands|Subchapter 2 - Islands|§ 22-6-202. Title and administration of islands and submerged lands

 (a) Except as provided in § 22-6-204, islands formed or that may form in the navigable waters of this state are the property of the state and subject to sale and disposition in the manner and form provided in this subchapter.  (b) The Commissioner of State Lands may lease, grant, or sell islands or submerged lands and may promulgate rules to implement this section.  (c) The construction, alteration, or placement of objects below the ordinary high water mark in a navigable river, stream, or lake shall not be permitted without permission from the Commissioner of State Lands.  (d) The Commissioner of State Lands may:  (1) Enter into agreements and partnerships with other agencies to carry out the intent of this section;  (2) Require the removal of an existing structure that occupies the submerged lands of a navigable stream, river, or lake; or  (3) Require compensation to the Commissioner of State Lands by the owner for the continued use of submerged lands.    (e)  (1) The Commissioner of State Lands, or at the request of the Commissioner of State Lands, the Attorney General, may institute an action in a court with proper venue and subject matter jurisdiction over submerged lands or the Pulaski County Circuit Court to remove a structure or debris resting on the submerged lands of the navigable waters of the state or to enjoin the construction or placement of a structure upon the submerged lands.  (2) If a court finds that a structure or debris is on the submerged lands of the state without permission from the Commissioner of State Lands, the court may order the owner of the structure or debris to:  (A) Remove the structure or debris; and  (B) Pay the expenses of removing the structure or debris.    (3) If the structure or debris has been removed by the state or a local government, the judge may order the owner to:  (A) Reimburse the state or local government for the costs of removal; and  (B) Pay the state or local government its court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
AR Code § 22-6-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 6 - Sale Or Other Disposition Of State Lands|Subchapter 2 - Islands|§ 22-6-204. Confirmation of prior sales

 (a) All sales made by the Commissioner of State Lands pursuant to this subchapter prior to July 1, 1991, are confirmed, and the title of all purchases under the deeds from the Commissioner of State Lands are quieted, established, and confirmed.  (b) The area described in any of the deeds as being conveyed shall extend only to the line of ordinary highwater and shall not extend to the bed or channels of the chutes or adjoining area which lies below the line of ordinary highwater, the title to which formations below the line of ordinary highwater is reserved in the State of Arkansas.
AR Code § 22-6-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 6 - Sale Or Other Disposition Of State Lands|Subchapter 2 - Islands|§ 22-6-205. Objects of antiquity on submerged lands property of state — Exceptions — Definition

 (a) As used in this section, “object of antiquity” includes without limitation property lost or abandoned for twenty-five (25) years or more.  (b) An object of antiquity found in the submerged lands of the state and not claimed by the federal government or protected under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. § 3001 et seq., shall be the property of the state and be held in trust by the Commissioner of State Lands.  (c) A person removing an object of antiquity without permission of the Commissioner of State Lands is guilty of theft of property under § 5-36-103.  (d) The Commissioner of State Lands may:  (1) Work with state or federal agencies to study, protect, and remove an object of antiquity; and  (2) Transfer or entrust a state or federal agency or federally recognized Indian tribe to take possession of property removed from submerged lands owned by the state.
AR Code § 22-6-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 6 - Sale Or Other Disposition Of State Lands|Subchapter 3 - School Lands|§ 22-6-301. Sale by county court on application

 (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.
AR Code § 22-6-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 6 - Sale Or Other Disposition Of State Lands|Subchapter 3 - School Lands|§ 22-6-302. Appraisers

 (a) The county court shall appoint three (3) disinterested householders of the county who are familiar with real estate values to view and appraise the lands and lots and cause the timber, if any on the land, to be estimated.  (b) Each appraiser shall take an oath, which shall be filed in the court, that he or she does not desire or intend to buy the land or lots or any part thereof and that he or she will not directly or indirectly be or become interested in the purchase thereof at the sale to be made by the sheriff.  (c) Each appraiser shall receive for his or her services the sum of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) for each day he or she is engaged in such service.
AR Code § 22-6-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 6 - Sale Or Other Disposition Of State Lands|Subchapter 3 - School Lands|§ 22-6-303. Notice of sale — Terms

 (a) The sheriff shall give notice by publication in some newspaper published in the county where the land is situated, at least four (4) weeks before the day of sale, that he or she will sell the land or lots at the courthouse door.  (b) Upon the day of the sale, the sheriff shall offer the lands or lots at public auction in separate legal subdivisions, if land, and by separate lots, if town lots.  (c) The sale shall be between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. but may be continued from day to day, at the county courthouse door and between the same hours, until all has been sold or offered.  (d) All sales shall be for cash.  (e) If any bidder shall fail to perfect his or her bid by paying the cash, the sheriff shall resell the land, and the bidder shall be responsible for the difference between his or her bid and the price for which the land sold, which may be recovered from him or her in an action for the use and benefit of the permanent school fund.  (f) If any tract of land or lot is not sold, it may be offered again as provided in this section until sold without a new application.
AR Code § 22-6-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 6 - Sale Or Other Disposition Of State Lands|Subchapter 3 - School Lands|§ 22-6-304. Rejection or confirmation — Disposition of purchase money — Deed by Commissioner of State Lands

 (a) The sheriff shall report without delay all sales to the county court, which may reject or confirm the sale.  (b) If any sale is rejected, the county court may direct the sheriff to again advertise and offer the land or lots for sale.  (c) If the sale is confirmed by the court, the sheriff shall execute and deliver to the purchaser a certificate showing that he or she has purchased the land and the price paid for the land.  (d)  (1) Out of the purchase price, the sheriff shall pay the cost of the sale, retaining for his or her services two percent (2%) of the gross amount received by him or her for the sale of the land, and immediately transmit the balance of the purchase price to the county treasurer of the county for and on account of the school districts located in the township in which the land is located and to be distributed to the districts in the proportion that the territory of each district within the township bears to the total territory of the township.  (2) The school districts shall use the funds for any school purposes, including construction of buildings and retirement of bonds.    (e)  (1) Upon presentation of the certificate of purchase to the Commissioner of State Lands, the purchaser of the lands or lots, as the case may be, and his or her heirs or assigns, shall be entitled to a deed from the Commissioner of State Lands for the land or lots described in the certificate, and the Commissioner of State Lands is authorized to make conveyance of any land or lots sold under and by virtue of this subchapter.  (2) The Commissioner of State Lands shall keep a full and complete record of all such sales and of the deeds so issued and shall keep as correct records of sales as the reports made to him or her may enable him or her to do.
AR Code § 22-6-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 6 - Sale Or Other Disposition Of State Lands|Subchapter 3 - School Lands|§ 22-6-305. Certification of purchase money — Penalty

 (a) Each county clerk shall, immediately after each sale of any part of school lands and lots under this subchapter, certify to the Auditor of State the amount of moneys received by the sheriff on account of the sale, and the Auditor of State shall charge this amount to the sheriff.  (b) Any neglect, failure, or refusal by any county clerk to perform any and all duties enjoined upon him or her by the provisions of this section shall be deemed a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, the clerk shall be fined in any sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense and may be removed from office.
AR Code § 22-6-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 6 - Sale Or Other Disposition Of State Lands|Subchapter 3 - School Lands|§ 22-6-306. Sale where no inhabitants in township

 (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.
AR Code § 22-6-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 6 - Sale Or Other Disposition Of State Lands|Subchapter 4 - Swamp and Overflowed Lands|§ 22-6-401. Authority to sell

 The Commissioner of State Lands shall have full power and authority to sell lands granted by the United States Congress to this state under the designation, “swamp and overflowed lands”, and, in making the sales, he or she shall be governed by the provisions of this subchapter which may be in force at the time of sale.
AR Code § 22-6-402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 6 - Sale Or Other Disposition Of State Lands|Subchapter 4 - Swamp and Overflowed Lands|§ 22-6-402. Application — Determination — Bond — Appraisers

 (a) Upon the application made to the Commissioner of State Lands by any person, firm, or corporation seeking to purchase from the State of Arkansas any of the lands granted by the United States Congress to this state under the designation of “swamp and overflowed lands”, on which patents or entry certificates have not been issued by the state as shown by the records in the office of the Commissioner of State Lands, it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of State Lands to determine whether the lands described in the application are wild and unimproved, which fact shall be determined by the Commissioner of State Lands upon the filing with him or her of the affidavit of the county surveyor, the county judge, and one (1) other reliable and disinterested person residing in the county in which the lands are situated, which affidavit shall accompany the application to purchase.  (b) Should it be determined by the Commissioner of State Lands that the land sought to be purchased is wild and unimproved, he or she shall, upon the applicant's filing a bond with the Commissioner of State Lands with a surety to be approved by the Commissioner of State Lands that he or she will pay all costs of the appraisal as provided in this section, immediately notify the sheriff and ex officio collector of the county in which the land is situated of his or her finding and direct the sheriff and ex officio collector of the county to immediately appoint three (3) reliable and disinterested householders residing in the county as appraisers who shall make an actual inspection of the land sought to be purchased. After they have done so, it shall be the duty of the appraisers to make a report in writing and file the report with the Commissioner of State Lands.  (c)  (1) The report of the appraisers shall set forth the estimated appraised value of the timber located on the lands, the estimated appraised value of any minerals or oil in the lands if any are known, and the appraised agricultural value of the lands.  (2) The aggregate of the appraisals shall be treated by the Commissioner of State Lands as the value of the lands for the purpose of sale.    (d) The report of the appraisers shall be accompanied by their oath, which shall state that they are householders and residents of the county in which the lands are located, that they have actually viewed the lands described in the report, that they have no interest in the sale thereof, that they are not related in any manner to the person who has made application to purchase the lands, and that the value fixed by them is, in their judgment, a fair and reasonable market value.  (e) The appraisers shall be entitled to receive the sum of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) for each day necessary for making the inspection and appraisal, and they shall be paid by the applicant.
AR Code § 22-6-403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 6 - Sale Or Other Disposition Of State Lands|Subchapter 4 - Swamp and Overflowed Lands|§ 22-6-403. Conveyance

 (a) When the report of the appraisers has been filed with the Commissioner of State Lands, he or she shall notify the applicant of the value of the land as fixed by the appraisers and, upon the applicant's paying into the State Treasury the value of the lands as determined by the report of the appraisers and presenting his or her receipt to the Commissioner of State Lands, the Commissioner of State Lands shall issue a patent conveying to the applicant all the right, title, interest, and claim which the State of Arkansas may have acquired in and to the lands by virtue of 9 Stat. 519, Ch. 84.  (b) In no event shall any of the lands known as swamp and overflowed lands in this state be sold for less than two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per acre.  (c) Should the applicant fail and neglect to pay into the State Treasury within a period of six (6) months from the date of the filing of the appraisers' report with the Commissioner of State Lands the amount necessary to purchase the lands, the Commissioner of State Lands may thereafter, for a period of three (3) years from the date of the filing of the appraisers' report, convey the land to any other person who may apply to purchase the land and pay into the State Treasury the price therefor as determined by the appraisers.  (d) If the land is not sold within three (3) years after the date of the filing of the appraisers' report with the Commissioner of State Lands, it cannot thereafter be sold or conveyed to anyone by the Commissioner of State Lands until the land has been reappraised in like manner as provided by this subchapter.