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AR Code § 27-65-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-104. Members

 (a) All appointments to the State Highway Commission shall be made so as to assure that the commission shall be composed of:  (1) One (1) member from each of the four (4) congressional districts as the districts exist at the time of a member's appointment; and  (2) One (1) member from the state at large.    (b) The members of the commission shall each receive one hundred dollars ($100) per diem and their actual expenses while engaged in the work of the commission.
AR Code § 27-65-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-105. Organization

 The commissioners of the State Highway Commission, appointed pursuant to Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 42, shall organize by selecting one of their members as Chair of the State Highway Commission and another as vice chair. The vice chair shall have all the powers of the chair in the event of the chair's absence or disability or of a vacancy in the office.
AR Code § 27-65-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-106. Meetings

 (a) The State Highway Commission shall meet at least once every two (2) months and at such other times, on the call of the Chair of the State Highway Commission or of a majority of the members, as may be deemed reasonable and proper to transact such business as may properly be brought before it.  (b) Three (3) members shall constitute a quorum of the commission for all purposes, except as provided in § 27-65-122.  (c) It shall be the duty of the commission to keep accurate minutes of all meetings of the commission in which shall be set forth all acts and proceedings of the commission.
AR Code § 27-65-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-108. Agreements for promoting highway programs

 (a) The State Highway Commission is authorized to enter into agreements with groups or associations for the promotion of highway programs.  (b) Such agreements may contain provisions for collection and assessments of dues or contributions.
AR Code § 27-65-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-109. Transfer agreements

 (a) The State Highway Commission is authorized to enter into agreements to exchange or agreements to transfer highways with appropriate county and municipal authorities.  (b) County and municipal authorities are authorized to enter into agreements with the commission to exchange or agreements to transfer highways in their respective highway systems.  (c) An exchange or transfer under this section shall include all property interests held by the transferring party.  (d) An exchange or transfer under this section does not require an exchange of money or other consideration.  (e) This section does not affect the authority of the commission under § 27-67-321 or § 27-67-322.
AR Code § 27-65-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-110. Records and reports

 (a) The State Highway Commission shall submit annually to the Governor a report of its activities.  (b) The commission shall make a biennial report to the General Assembly embodying a clear statement of all the questions that have arisen in that time and setting out such recommendations as it may think proper to make for the improvement of the road system of the state and for the efficiency of the department.  (c)  (1) The commission shall obtain and preserve such information, reports, maps, plats, books, records, and data of every kind as may be valuable on the subject of roads and highways. Its services in the matter of consultations and advice on the matter of public roads, and the improvement and maintenance thereof, shall be free to all officials of road improvement districts and to all state and county officers having need thereof.  (2) Any member of the commission or any employee who shall charge or receive any compensation for furnishing any information or data to any state or county official for state or county officials' use only, or commissioner of any road district, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined in any sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
AR Code § 27-65-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-111. Purchase of equipment and supplies

 The following procedures shall be used by the State Highway Commission in the purchasing of all materials, supplies, and equipment:   (1) The commission may at current prices purchase materials, supplies, and equipment where the cost does not exceed the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) without the formality of advertising or taking bids; and  (2)  (A) In making purchases of materials, supplies, and equipment, the estimated total cost of which will exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), the commission shall advertise in one (1) newspaper of statewide circulation seven (7) days prior to the date of receiving bids a notice to the effect that sealed bids will be received by the commission up to a time and date to be mentioned therein for furnishing the articles specified in the bid proposal.  (B) Contracts shall be awarded to the lowest and best bidder, price, quality, delivery cost, and time being considered. The commission shall advertise for price quotations on maintenance materials to be used for a six-month period, location and delivery cost to be considered in computing bids. However, if, in the opinion of the commission, bids submitted are not in the best interest of the state, it may reject any or all bids and may readvertise for bids.  (C) All bids received by the commission pursuant to this section shall be filed and preserved for a period of two (2) years.
AR Code § 27-65-112 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-112. Acceptance of federal aid

 (a) The State of Arkansas assents to the provisions of the Act of Congress, approved July 11, 1916, 39 Stat. 1, 355, entitled “An Act to Provide That the United States Shall Aid the States in the Construction of Rural Post Roads, and for Other Purposes”, and to the provisions of all acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto.  (b) The State Highway Commission is authorized and empowered on behalf of the state to:  (1) Cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States in every way contemplated by the above act of Congress or any acts of Congress hereafter passed, in the construction and improvement of roads in Arkansas, and to select and designate, in the name of the state, a proper system of state highways for the expenditure of federal-aid apportionments;  (2) Modify or revise the designation as required by proper federal authorities;  (3) Make the necessary application for allotments of federal aid;  (4) Submit all project statements, surveys, plans, specifications, estimates, and other reports or information required by the duly constituted federal authorities; and  (5) Enter into all necessary contracts with the proper federal authorities in order to secure the full cooperation of the United States Government and the benefit of all present and future allotments in aid of highway construction.    (c) The good faith of the state is pledged to maintain all roads in the state on which federal-aid funds have been or may hereafter be expended.  (d) The Treasurer of State is designated as the proper authority of the State of Arkansas to receive any amount heretofore paid and not disbursed or hereafter paid by the United States Government for the construction or improvement of roads in Arkansas.  (e) Any and all moneys so received shall be credited to the State Highway and Transportation Department Fund.
AR Code § 27-65-113 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-113. Relocation assistance

 (a) The State of Arkansas assents to the provisions of Section 30 of the Act of Congress entitled “The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968”, Public Law 90-495, approved August 23, 1968; the same being Chapter 5, Title 23 — Highways, United States Code.  (b) The State Highway Commission and the highway, road, and street authorities of the counties and the municipal corporations of Arkansas within their respective jurisdictions are authorized, empowered, and directed to perform such acts as may be necessary to provide relocation assistance in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5, Title 23, United States Code, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the United States Secretary of Transportation.
AR Code § 27-65-114 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-114. Tourist information bureaus

 (a) The State Highway Commission is authorized to establish and maintain tourist information bureaus and enter into agreements with and lease rights-of-way, land, and other facilities owned by the commission to persons, partnerships, associations, public or private corporations, or any agency of the State of Arkansas for the purpose of establishing and maintaining tourist information bureaus.  (b) The commission shall adopt and establish rules for the establishment and maintenance of the tourist information bureaus provided for in this section.
AR Code § 27-65-115 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-115. Use of federal aid funds for turnpike projects

 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the State Highway Commission is hereby authorized, in its discretion, to use any federal-aid highway funds apportioned or allocated to the State of Arkansas by the United States Secretary of Transportation or the Federal Highway Administration, which funds are authorized or may be authorized in the future by the United States Congress to be utilized in assisting in the construction of or for the purposes of assisting in the paying of the debt service on revenue bonds issued for the construction of any turnpike project or projects in this state, which project or projects may be undertaken by the commission under § 27-90-201 et seq.
AR Code § 27-65-122 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-122. Director of State Highways and Transportation

 (a) By a majority vote of the full State Highway Commission, the commission shall appoint a Director of State Highways and Transportation.  (b) The director shall be a practical business or professional person. At the time of appointment, the director may be a nonresident of the State of Arkansas.  (c) The director shall:  (1) Devote full time and attention to the duties set out herein;  (2) Receive compensation as fixed by the commission, unless a salary is fixed by the General Assembly in the appropriation act;  (3) Be reimbursed for actual traveling expenses while engaged in the discharge of duties;  (4) Be the chief executive officer of the Arkansas Department of Transportation and, subject to the approval of the commission, have direct and full control and management of the affairs relating to the state highways; and  (5) Attend all meetings of the commission and furnish the members with all information they may require for the proper administration of the department.    (d) The director may be removed from office by a majority vote of the full commission.
AR Code § 27-65-123 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-123. Secretary

 (a) The Arkansas Department of Transportation, with the advice and consent of the State Highway Commission, shall appoint an assistant who shall serve as secretary to the commission.  (b) The secretary:  (1) Shall keep full and true records of the proceedings of the commission;  (2) Shall be the custodian of all books, maps, documents, and papers filed with the commission and all orders made by the commission;  (3) Shall have, under the direction of the commission, general charge of its office;  (4) Shall superintend its clerical business;  (5) Shall perform such other duties as the director or the commission may require; and  (6) May designate one (1) of the clerks in his or her office to perform the duties of secretary during his or her absence. During this time, the clerk so designated shall possess the powers of the secretary.    (c) All suits involving the validity of this section or any portion thereof shall be deemed matters of public interest and shall be advanced and disposed of at the earliest possible moment. Appeals in such suits must be taken and perfected within thirty (30) days from the date of the judgment or decree.
AR Code § 27-65-124 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-124. Personnel

 The State Highway Commission may employ such personnel as may be reasonable and proper and shall prescribe and fix their qualifications, duties, and salaries.
AR Code § 27-65-125 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-125. Accountants

 The State Highway Commission may periodically, or whenever it deems advisable, employ expert public accountants to audit its records, books, accounts, and vouchers, or any part of them, so that the commission may always be advised of the exact status of the affairs under its control, and to aid it in the administration of its affairs.
AR Code § 27-65-126 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-126. Engineers

 (a) The State Highway Commission shall have authority to employ a consulting engineer whenever it deems the services of such an engineer to be necessary or advisable, at a compensation to be agreed on by the commission and the engineer, with the amount of the compensation, however, to be subject in all cases to the approval of the Governor.  (b) All district highway engineers and other responsible engineering positions shall be filled by an engineer licensed under the laws of Arkansas.
AR Code § 27-65-128 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-128. Investigations and reports by engineer and geologist

 (a) The consulting engineer and the State Geologist shall make such investigations and reports as the State Highway Commission may from time to time require.  (b) They shall be especially charged with the study of the road materials of the state, their location, relative value, cost, and durability, and the cost of transporting road materials to other parts of the state.  (c) They shall make such experiments and tests as they may be able with the equipment of the University of Arkansas and such funds as may be provided.  (d) They shall embody all the information gathered as to road materials in such published reports as may be convenient for distribution.
AR Code § 27-65-129 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-129. Oaths

 (a) The members of the State Highway Commission and the Director of State Highways and Transportation, before entering upon the discharge of their duties, shall take oaths that they will faithfully and honestly execute the duties of their offices during their continuance therein.  (b) All employees of the commission shall take the following oath before assuming the duties of their employment:  (c) All suits involving the validity of subsection (b) of this section or any portion thereof shall be deemed matters of public interest and shall be advanced and disposed of at the earliest possible moment, and appeals in these suits must be taken and perfected within thirty (30) days from the date of the judgment or decree.    “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that so long as I am an employee of the State Highway Commission of the State of Arkansas or of the Arkansas Department of Transportation, I will give my entire and undivided time to the work of the department, and that I will not accept other employment while in the employ of the department, nor will I be interested, either directly or indirectly, in any of the contracts, work, or other activity of the Arkansas Department of Transportation other than as employee of the department, nor in the purchase or sale of any material, machinery, or equipment bought for or sold by the department while an employee of the department; that I will not be interested otherwise than as an employee of the state in adding any road to the state highway system or in the improving of any road by the Arkansas Department of Transportation, nor in the appointment of any person to any position in connection therewith; and that I will diligently and impartially execute the duties of my employment, and I will never use any information or influence that I may have, by reason of my employment, to gain any pecuniary reward for myself, directly or indirectly, nor will I disclose information so that it may be used by others, so help me God.”
AR Code § 27-65-130 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-130. Bonds — Commissioner and director

 (a) Each commissioner of the State Highway Commission shall give bond, as required by law.  (b) Upon appointment, the Arkansas Department of Transportation shall execute a bond to the State of Arkansas in the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for faithful performance of his or her duties.  (c) The premium on these bonds shall be paid out of the State Treasury from the annual appropriation for the commission.
AR Code § 27-65-131 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-131. Bonds — Suppliers and employees

 (a) Every person who shall have charge of any supplies, materials, or equipment of any kind, exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) in aggregate value at any time, when deemed expedient by the State Highway Commission, shall furnish a surety bond in an amount equal to the value thereof, conditioned upon the proper care and use of it and the prompt delivery thereof or accounting therefor when required. The commission may require bonds of other employees as it may deem expedient.  (b) Every contractor for work in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) shall be required to furnish a bond to be approved by a majority of the commission in an amount at least equal to the amount of the contract, conditioned as the commission may require. These bonds shall also be liable for material, labor, supplies, and expenses used in or incidental to the work, including that which may become due to subcontractors, for which an action may be maintained on the bond by the parties to whom payments may be due.  (c) All bonds required by this act of officials or employees of the commission or required by the State Highway Commission of its employees shall be executed by a solvent surety company authorized to do business in the state and approved by the commission and filed with the Secretary of State, and the premium shall be paid out of the State Highway and Transportation Department Fund. The commission may itself take surety bonds on any or all employees and pay the premium thereon.
AR Code § 27-65-132 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-132. Contracts between commission and employees

 (a) Engineers, attorneys, or other employees of the State Highway Commission are prohibited from making any contract with that commission, other than their contracts of employment.  (b) None shall be pecuniarily interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract made by the commission or in the location or improvement of any state road.  (c) Willful violation of this section shall be deemed a felony punishable by imprisonment in the Division of Correction for not less than one (1) year.
AR Code § 27-65-133 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-133. Corruption in office

 Whoever, being a member of the State Highway Commission or an engineer, agent, or other employee, acting for or on behalf of the commission, shall accept or agree to accept, receive or agree to receive, ask or solicit, either directly or indirectly, and any person who shall give or offer to give, or promise, or cause or procure to be promised, offered, or given, either directly or indirectly, to any member of the commission, or any engineer, agent, or other employees acting for or on behalf of the commission, any moneys or any contract, promise, undertaking, obligation, gratuity, or security for the payment of money or for the delivery or conveyance of anything of value or any political appointment or influence, present, or reward or any employment or any other thing of value with the intent to have his or her decision or action on any question, matter, cause, or proceeding which may at the time be pending, or which may by law be brought before him or her in his or her official capacity or in his or her place of trust or profit, influenced thereby, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one (1) nor more than five (5) years and shall forever after be disqualified from holding any office of trust or profit, under the Constitution or laws of this state.