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AR Code § 13-15-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 15 - Arkansas Delta Music Trail Act|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 13-15-102. Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   (1) “Art project” means a work of visual art, including without limitation a sculpture, mural, photographic rendering, mosaic, and electronic art installation, that is:  (A) Permanently installed in a space;  (B) Visible from public roadways and walkways without the payment of a required fee; and  (C) Installed within two (2) miles of a designated music highway;    (2) “Designated music highway” means each of the following:  (A) Rock ‘n' Roll Highway 67, as designated in § 27-67-223;  (B) Louis Jordan Memorial Highway, as designated in § 27-67-227;  (C) Levon Helm Memorial Highway, as designated in § 27-67-227;  (D) Sister Rosetta Tharpe Memorial Highway, as designated in § 27-67-227;  (E) Americana Music Highway, as designated in § 27-67-227;  (F) Johnny Cash Memorial Highway, as designated in § 27-67-227; and  (G) Delta Rhythm & Bayous Highway, as designated in § 27-67-226;    (3) “Person” means an individual, trust, estate, fiduciary, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, corporation, or any other legal entity; and  (4)  (A) “Qualified expenses” means the costs and expenses incurred by a person to create and install an art project.  (B) “Qualified expenses” includes without limitation the cost of supplies necessary to create and install an art project and the cost of an artist's labor in creating the art project.  (C) “Qualified expenses” does not include costs or expenses related to building a structure that is not used exclusively to support or display an art project.
AR Code § 13-15-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 15 - Arkansas Delta Music Trail Act|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Delta Music Commission|§ 13-15-201. Creation — Membership

 (a) There is created the Arkansas Delta Music Commission within the Division of Arkansas Heritage.  (b) The commission shall be composed of nine (9) members:  (1) The Director of the Division of Arkansas Heritage or his or her designee;  (2) The Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism or his or her designee; and  (3)  (A)  (i) One (1) individual who shall be appointed from each region containing a designated music highway.  (ii) The region for each designated music highway shall be composed of the counties through which the designated music highway runs.    (B) The Governor shall appoint the members of the commission under this subdivision (b)(3).  (C)  (i) Four (4) of the members appointed under this subdivision (b)(3) shall have a background in the arts.  (ii) The remaining three (3) members shall have a background in the arts, history, or tourism.        (c)  (1) The term of office of the initial members of the commission appointed under subdivision (b)(3) of this section shall be determined by lot as follows:  (A) The initial term of office of three (3) of the members shall be two (2) years; and  (B) The initial term of office of four (4) of the members shall be three (3) years.    (2) All successor members, other than those appointed to fill unexpired terms, shall serve two-year terms.    (d) All vacancies in positions filled by members appointed under subdivision (b)(3) of this section shall be filled by appointment by the Governor and shall be for the remainder of the term.  (e) Members of the commission shall serve without compensation for their service but may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.  (f) The Division of Arkansas Heritage shall provide meeting space and staffing for the commission.
AR Code § 13-15-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 15 - Arkansas Delta Music Trail Act|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Delta Music Commission|§ 13-15-202. Meetings

 (a)  (1) The Arkansas Delta Music Commission shall meet as often as necessary to perform its duties under this chapter.  (2) The commission shall meet at least quarterly.    (b) The Director of the Division of Arkansas Heritage shall call the first meeting of the commission.  (c)  (1) At the first meeting of the commission, the commission shall select a Chair of the Arkansas Delta Music Commission.  (2) The chair shall serve as chair for the period of time determined by the commission.    (d) A quorum for each meeting of the commission shall be five (5) members.  (e) A majority vote of the members present is required for the commission to take action.
AR Code § 13-15-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 15 - Arkansas Delta Music Trail Act|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Delta Music Commission|§ 13-15-203. Powers and duties

 (a) The Arkansas Delta Music Commission shall:  (1) Develop, implement, and administer a tourism program based on art projects that focus on highlighting music stories and related dynamics on the designated music highways;  (2) Develop guidelines for the types of art projects that will be eligible for the tax incentives provided in this chapter and the process for applying for approval of qualified expenses for art projects under this chapter;  (3) Create a signage program that captures the stories, biographies, and points of interest in blues, rock and roll, jazz, rockabilly, soul, hip hop, opera, country, and gospel music throughout the Arkansas Delta;  (4) Maintain information about federal and state grant opportunities to encourage cities and towns to develop exhibits related to the musical heritage of the city or town; and  (5) Adopt rules necessary to implement the Arkansas Delta Music Trail Program created under this chapter, including without limitation rules stating:  (A) The procedure to apply for approval of qualified expenses; and  (B) The criteria to be used by the commission when determining whether to approve qualified expenses and issue a certificate of completion for an art project.      (b) The commission may accept, receive, and use grants, moneys, equipment, material, services, and real and personal property donated, bequeathed, or devised for any purpose relating to the activities of the commission and not expressly designated for any other agency.
AR Code § 13-15-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 15 - Arkansas Delta Music Trail Act|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Delta Music Commission|§ 13-15-204. Biennial report

 (a) The Arkansas Delta Music Commission shall submit a report by December 31 of each even-numbered year to the:  (1) Governor;  (2) Chair of the Senate Committee on Revenue and Taxation;  (3) Chair of the House Committee on Revenue and Taxation;  (4) Chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic Development; and  (5) Chair of the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic Development.    (b) The report required under subsection (a) of this section shall include:  (1) The commission's goals for increasing the number of art projects and signage over the next biennium;  (2) The economic development opportunities the commission will focus on over the next biennium;  (3) The qualified expenses approved under this chapter during the biennium for which the report is being made, including without limitation:  (A) The name of the person who applied for approval of qualified expenses for an art project;  (B) A description of the art project for which the qualified expenses were approved; and  (C) The location of the art project for which the qualified expenses were approved; and    (4) The benefits realized in terms of economic development as a result of the commission's actions and the tax incentives provided under this chapter.
AR Code § 13-15-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 15 - Arkansas Delta Music Trail Act|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Delta Music Trail Program|§ 13-15-301. Creation

 (a) The Arkansas Delta Music Commission shall establish and administer the Arkansas Delta Music Trail Program to:  (1) Create a tourism program based on art projects that focus on highlighting music stories and related dynamics on the designated music highways;  (2) Provide tax incentives to eligible persons for the creation and installation of an art project under this chapter; and  (3) Create a signage program that captures the stories, biographies, and points of interest in blues, rock and roll, jazz, rockabilly, soul, hip hop, opera, country, and gospel music throughout the Delta region of Arkansas.    (b) The Division of Arkansas Heritage and the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism shall provide assistance to the commission in establishing and administering the program.
AR Code § 13-15-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 15 - Arkansas Delta Music Trail Act|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Delta Music Trail Program|§ 13-15-302. Income tax credit for approved art project

 (a) There is allowed an income tax credit against the income tax imposed by the Income Tax Act of 1929, § 26-51-101 et seq., in an amount equal to the lesser of one hundred percent (100%) of the total qualified expenses stated in a certificate of completion issued by the Arkansas Delta Music Commission under § 13-15-303 or twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).  (b) The amount of the income tax credit under this section that may be claimed by the taxpayer in a tax year shall not exceed the amount of income tax due by the taxpayer.  (c) Any unused income tax credit under this section may be carried forward for five (5) consecutive tax years following the tax year in which the income tax credit was earned.
AR Code § 13-15-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 15 - Arkansas Delta Music Trail Act|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Delta Music Trail Program|§ 13-15-303. Application for approval of qualified expenses — Certificate of completion

 (a) A person may apply to the Arkansas Delta Music Commission for approval of qualified expenses for the purpose of claiming the income tax credit allowed under § 13-15-302.  (b) An application for approval of qualified expenses shall:  (1) Be for an art project that will:  (A) Stimulate regional tourism;  (B) Enhance local community development efforts;  (C) Create opportunities for Arkansas artists to showcase their work;  (D) Enhance the community where the art project will be located; and  (E) Promote awareness and encourage the enjoyment of the stories, biographies, and points of interest in blues, rock and roll, country, and gospel music throughout the Arkansas Delta;    (2) Be in the form prescribed by the commission; and  (3) Indicate the amount of qualified expenses the applicant expects to incur.    (c)  (1) The commission shall not approve qualified expenses exceeding two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) in any one (1) calendar year.  (2)  (A) The total amount of qualified expenses that may be approved under this subsection shall be divided among the designated music highways in proportion to each designated music highway's length as compared to the total length of all of the designated music highways.  (B) If the commission does not approve qualified expenses under this section that are equal to the amount of funds allocated to a designated music highway under subdivision (c)(2) of this section, the commission may reallocate the funds to another designated music highway to fund one (1) or more additional art projects.    (3)  (A) The approval of qualified expenses under this section is contingent on the appropriation and availability of funding for the Arkansas Delta Music Trail Program.  (B) The commission shall not solicit or accept applications for the program if funds for the program are not available.      (d) At least one-third (1/3) of art projects for which qualified expenses are approved under this section shall be visible from a designated music highway.  (e)  (1) Upon completion of an art project, the owner shall submit documentation required by the commission to verify that the completed art project complies with the requirements of this chapter.  (2) If the commission determines that an art project is complete and complies with the requirements of this chapter, the commission shall issue a certification of completion specifying the total amount of qualified expenses and the income tax credit allowed under this subchapter.
AR Code § 13-15-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 15 - Arkansas Delta Music Trail Act|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Delta Music Trail Program|§ 13-15-304. Highway signage

 (a) The Arkansas Department of Transportation shall erect appropriate signs along each of the designated music highways, including without limitation a sign at or near each of the art projects that has been issued a certificate of completion under § 13-15-303.  (b) If the Arkansas Department of Transportation does not have the funds available to erect the signs required under subsection (a) of this section, the Arkansas Department of Transportation may accept and use gifts, grants, and donations received from private, public, and nonprofit sources, including without limitation a city street department or a county road department for:  (1) Acquiring and installing the signs required under subsection (a) of this section; and  (2) Maintaining, replacing, or reconstructing the signs required under subsection (a) of this section.
AR Code § 14-18-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 18 - Platted Lands Outside Municipalities|§ 14-18-101. Subdivision of lands — Filing

 (a) The owners of land lying beyond the confines of municipal corporations, which have not theretofore been subdivided as additions or subdivisions of any city or town, may have their lands surveyed and divided into numbered plots by a competent surveyor, who shall make a plat thereof.  (b) The plat, when duly certified by the surveyor, shall be filed for record with the recorder of deeds, and a copy of the plat shall be filed with the county assessor of the county in which the lands are situated.
AR Code § 14-18-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 18 - Platted Lands Outside Municipalities|§ 14-18-102. Descriptions deemed legal

 The descriptions of the lands platted and recorded as set out in this chapter may be employed by any and all improvement districts for the purpose of assessing benefits for local improvements. These descriptions shall be legal descriptions in all deeds, mortgages, and other instruments relating to lands, or whereby the title to lands may be affected.
AR Code § 14-18-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 18 - Platted Lands Outside Municipalities|§ 14-18-103. Expense of survey — Recording

 (a) The expense of surveys shall be borne by the owners of the lands affected, and the recorder shall collect the same fees for recording plats of the lands as are collected by recorders for recording plats of lands platted as subdivisions of a municipal corporation.  (b) Each plat, as filed, shall be recorded, and the recorder for identification shall number each plat consecutively upon the record.
AR Code § 14-18-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 18 - Platted Lands Outside Municipalities|§ 14-18-104. Taxation of platted lands

 After the recordation of a plat, the lands described therein and thereon shall be assessed in accordance with the descriptions on the plat, and taxes shall be levied and collected thereon in such manner as taxes are levied and collected on real estate in cities and towns. However, nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the levying and collecting of a city tax on property outside the city limits.
AR Code § 14-18-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 18 - Platted Lands Outside Municipalities|§ 14-18-105. Authority to vacate street, alley, or roadway

 In all cases where the owner of lands situated in a county and outside of a city of the first or second class or incorporated town has dedicated a portion of the lands as streets, alleys, or roadways by platting the lands into additions or subdivisions and causing the plat to be filed for record in the county and any street, alley, or roadway, or portion thereof shown on the plat so filed shall not have been opened or actually used as a street, alley, or roadway for a period of five (5) years, or where any strip over the platted lands, although not dedicated as a street, has been used as a roadway, the county court shall have power and authority to vacate and abandon the street, alley, or roadway, or a portion thereof, by proceeding under the conditions and the manner provided in this chapter.
AR Code § 14-18-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 18 - Platted Lands Outside Municipalities|§ 14-18-106. Petition to vacate street, etc

 (a)  (1) The owners of all lots and blocks abutting upon any street, alley, or roadway, or portion thereof, desired to be vacated shall file a petition in the county court requesting the court to vacate it.  (2) The petition shall clearly designate or describe the street, alley, or roadway, or portion thereof, to be vacated, give the name of the addition in which they are located and the date the plat was filed, and attach as an exhibit a certified copy of the plat.    (b)  (1) Upon the filing of the petition, the county clerk shall promptly give notice, by publication once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in some newspaper published in the county and having a general circulation therein, that the petition has been filed and that on a certain day therein named the county court will hear all persons desiring to be heard on the question of whether the street, alley, or roadway, or portion thereof, shall be vacated.  (2) The notice shall give the names of property owners signing the petition, clearly describe the street, alley, or roadway, or portion thereof, to be vacated, and give the name of the addition in which they are located.
AR Code § 14-18-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 18 - Platted Lands Outside Municipalities|§ 14-18-107. Determination on vacation of street, etc

 (a) At the time named in the notice, the parties signing the petition and any other parties owning lots or blocks in the platted lands not abutting on the streets, alleys, or roadways, or portions thereof, to be vacated or otherwise affected by the vacation shall be heard; and the court shall determine whether the streets, alleys, roadways, or portion thereof, should be vacated as proposed in the petition.  (b) No street, alley, or roadway, or portion thereof, shall be vacated if the court finds that it would be against the interest of the public or that no means of ingress and egress would be left to any lots in the addition not abutting on them, unless the owners of the lots file their written consent to the vacation with the court.
AR Code § 14-18-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 18 - Platted Lands Outside Municipalities|§ 14-18-108. Order vacating streets, etc

 (a) If the county court shall find that the petition should be granted, either in whole or in part, it shall enter an order vacating the streets, alleys, roadways, or portions thereof.  (b)  (1) The finding and order of the county court shall be conclusive on all parties having or claiming any rights or interest in the streets, alleys, roadways, or portions thereof, vacated. However, an appeal may be taken to the circuit court and perfected within thirty (30) days from the entry of the order, and an appeal may be taken from the circuit court to the Supreme Court and perfected within thirty (30) days from the entry of the order of the circuit court.  (2) A certified copy of the order shall be filed in the office of the recorder of the county and recorded in the deed records of the county.    (c)  (1) The costs of the publication of the notice, the recording of the order, and the court costs shall be paid by the petitioners.  (2) The court costs shall be paid by parties who unsuccessfully contest the petition.
AR Code § 14-18-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 18 - Platted Lands Outside Municipalities|§ 14-18-109. Abutting lots reduced to acreage

 (a) The owners of all lots abutting on the streets, alleys, or roadways, or portions thereof, vacated by an order of the county court, as provided for in § 14-18-108, shall have the right to have reduced to acreage such lots and the streets or alleys so vacated by petition to the county court where the property is situated.  (b) The county court shall promptly hear the petition and, upon proper showing that it is signed by all of the owners, shall order that the lots and streets, alleys, or roadways be reduced to acreage, and they shall thereafter be assessed as acreage for taxation of all kinds.  (c) The petition may be included in the petition for the vacation of the streets, alleys, or roadways, and the order may be included in the order vacating it, or the petition may be filed and the order entered separately.
AR Code § 14-18-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 18 - Platted Lands Outside Municipalities|§ 14-18-110. Validating return of platted land to acreage

 (a) In all cases where land theretofore platted into lots and blocks has been returned to acreage under the order of the county court in which the land lies and where the return to acreage did not involve the closing of any public road or thoroughfare, the action of the court in ordering the land returned to acreage and in cancelling or annulling the platting of the lands into lots and blocks is validated and affirmed.  (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any lands lying within the corporate limits of any town or city, nor shall it affect the title to any lands but shall merely validate the conversion of the lands from lots and blocks into acreage.
AR Code § 14-19-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 19 - County Buildings|§ 14-19-101. Commissioner of public buildings

 (a)  (1) When a county court shall have made an order for the erection of any public building, it shall appoint some suitable person as commissioner of public buildings, who shall superintend the erection of it.  (2) The court shall fill, from time to time, any vacancy that may happen in the office of the commissioner.    (b) The commissioner of public buildings for any county shall receive such compensation for his or her services as the court shall deem reasonable, to be paid out of the county treasury as other county claims are paid.
AR Code § 14-19-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 2 - County Government|Chapter 19 - County Buildings|§ 14-19-103. Plans — Contracts

 (a) When the ground for erecting any public building shall be designated as indicated in § 14-19-102 [repealed], the commissioner of public buildings shall prepare and submit to the county court a plan of the building to be erected, the dimensions thereof, and the materials of which it is to be composed, with an estimate of the probable cost thereof.  (b)  (1) When the plan shall be approved by the court, the commissioner shall advertise for receiving proposals for erecting the building and shall contract with the person who will agree to do the work on the lowest and best terms, not exceeding the amount so appropriated by the court.  (2) The commissioner may let parts of the work to different persons.