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AR Code § 15-6-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally|Chapter 6 - Arkansas Rural Development Program Act|§ 15-6-107. Assistance programs and grants

 (a) The Rural Services Division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission shall request such specific information as the Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission determines to be necessary concerning assistance programs and grants administered by federal, state, and local agencies, individuals, and corporations designed to enhance rural areas. The information shall be used to advise local agencies, individuals, or corporations for the purpose of promoting coordination in program or grant efforts wherever feasible or proper.  (b) Any political subdivision requesting program grants or assistance in order to address rural development and revitalization needs, conditions, or strengths in rural areas, pursuant to the rules of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, may confer with the division to obtain assistance in gaining the most prompt and efficient processing and review of any grant applications.  (c) The division, so far as possible, shall render such assistance, and the director may designate an officer or employee of the division to act as an expediter for the purpose of:  (1) Facilitating contacts for the applicant with state, federal, or local agencies, individuals, or corporations responsible for processing and reviewing grant applications;  (2) Arranging conferences to clarify the interest and requirements of any such agency, individual, or corporation with respect to grant applications;  (3) Considering with the agency, individual, or corporation the feasibility of consolidating hearings and data required of the applicant;  (4) Assisting the applicant in the resolution of outstanding issues identified by the agency, individual, or corporation, including delays experienced in application review; and  (5) Coordinating federal, state, and local grant application review actions and assistance programs to the extent practicable.
AR Code § 15-12-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally|Chapter 12 - Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council|§ 15-12-102. Administration of trust fund

 The Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council shall administer the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Grants and Trust Fund established in this chapter and shall administer and approve all grants payable from the fund.
AR Code § 15-14-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally|Chapter 14 - Arkansas Retirement Community Program Act|§ 15-14-101. Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Retirement Community Program Act”.
AR Code § 15-14-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally|Chapter 14 - Arkansas Retirement Community Program Act|§ 15-14-102. Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   (1) “Association” means the Arkansas Association of Development Organizations; and  (2) “Program” means the Arkansas Retirement Community Program.
AR Code § 15-14-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally|Chapter 14 - Arkansas Retirement Community Program Act|§ 15-14-103. Arkansas Retirement Community Program — Creation

 (a) The Arkansas Association of Development Organizations shall establish and maintain an Arkansas Retirement Community Program under which retirees and potential retirees are encouraged to make their homes in Arkansas communities that have met the criteria for certification by the association as an Arkansas retirement community.  (b) The mission of the program is to:  (1) Promote Arkansas as a retirement destination to retirees and potential retirees both inside and outside Arkansas;  (2) Assist Arkansas communities in their efforts to market themselves as desirable retirement locations and to develop communities that retirees would find attractive for a retirement lifestyle;  (3) Assist in the development of retirement communities for economic development purposes and as a means of providing a potential workforce and enriching Arkansas communities; and  (4) Encourage tourism to Arkansas.
AR Code § 15-14-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally|Chapter 14 - Arkansas Retirement Community Program Act|§ 15-14-105. Services provided

 (a) If the Arkansas Association of Development Organizations finds that an applicant community successfully meets the requirements of an Arkansas retirement community, not later than ninety (90) days after the application is submitted, the association shall certify the community and provide the following services to the community, to the extent to which funds are available:  (1) Assistance in the training of local staff and volunteers;  (2) Ongoing oversight and guidance in marketing, including updates on retirement trends;  (3) Inclusion in the state's national advertising and public relations campaigns and travel show promotions, including a prominent feature on the association's Internet website, to be coordinated with the Internet websites of other agencies, as appropriate;  (4) Eligibility for state financial assistance for brochures, support material, and advertising; and  (5) An evaluation and progress assessment on maintaining and improving the community's desirability as a home for retirees.    (b) The association may contract with a local or regional nonprofit organization to provide a service described by subsection (a) of this section.
AR Code § 15-14-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally|Chapter 14 - Arkansas Retirement Community Program Act|§ 15-14-106. Recertification

 An Arkansas retirement community's certification under § 15-14-105 expires on the fifth anniversary of the date the initial certification is issued. To be considered for recertification by the Arkansas Association of Development Organizations, an Arkansas retirement community must:   (1) Complete and submit a new application in accordance with the requirements of § 15-14-104(a); and  (2) Submit data demonstrating the success or failure of the Arkansas retirement community's efforts to market and promote itself as a desirable location for retirees and potential retirees.
AR Code § 15-14-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally|Chapter 14 - Arkansas Retirement Community Program Act|§ 15-14-107. Arkansas Retirement Community Program Fund Account

 The Arkansas Retirement Community Program Fund Account is created on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State and shall be funded by the fees collected under § 15-14-104. All moneys collected under the account shall be deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the account as special revenues. Moneys in the account may be appropriated to the Arkansas Institute for Economic Advancement of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock only for the purposes of this chapter, including the payment of administrative and personnel costs of the Arkansas Association of Development Organizations connected with administering the Arkansas Retirement Community Program.
AR Code § 15-14-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally|Chapter 14 - Arkansas Retirement Community Program Act|§ 15-14-108. Rules

 The Arkansas Association of Development Organizations, Inc., after having received input from the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, shall promulgate rules to implement this chapter.
AR Code § 15-24-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 24 - Flood Control|§ 15-24-101. Construction

 (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to repeal any provisions of the existing levee or drainage laws of the state, nor to curtail the power of any governing board of any drainage district or levee district to contract directly with the federal government or any of its agencies for federal aid, loans, or gifts.  (b) The drainage districts and levee districts are granted power to provide the necessary rights-of-way and to take any other steps or any other undertakings that may be required of the drainage districts and levee districts by the federal government to become beneficiaries of any drainage, levee, or flood control works proposed to be constructed by the federal government.
AR Code § 15-24-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 24 - Flood Control|§ 15-24-103. Rules for taking evidence

 The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission shall prescribe the rules of procedure for taking of evidence in all matters that may come before it in the investigations, preparations, and hearings of matters pertaining to its duties and powers as the commission.
AR Code § 15-24-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 24 - Flood Control|§ 15-24-104. Rights of levee districts and drainage districts

 (a) The following rights of any and all levee districts or drainage districts are expressly declared, ratified, and confirmed:  (1) The right to make compacts and contracts with the United States Government or with any agency of the United States Government or created by the United States Government, to borrow money and repay it, and to accept and receive any and all federal moneys, grants, contributions, gratuities, or loans, or aid of any nature made available by the United States Government or by any of its agencies or instrumentalities; and  (2) The right of any and all levee districts or drainage districts to refinance their indebtedness in cooperation with any and all applicable governmental agencies and the right to proceed in pursuance of any insolvency statute or bankruptcy act adopted by the United States Congress or by the State of Arkansas.    (b)  (1) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission to approve or pass upon any such proceedings or bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings or litigation of any nature affecting levee districts or drainage districts.  (2) Each and every drainage district or levee district may proceed with any and all refinancing and refunding plans, insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings, or either, and any and all litigation with like effect as if the commission had not been created.
AR Code § 15-24-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 24 - Flood Control|§ 15-24-105. Cooperation with United States — Applications for allotment or assistance

 (a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission is authorized and empowered on behalf of the state to:  (1) Cooperate with the United States Department of Defense in every way contemplated by any of the acts of the United States Congress passed in connection with flood control on any of the streams in Arkansas; and  (2) Make necessary application for allotment or assistance from the federal government, to submit all project statements, surveys, plans, specifications, and estimates and other reports or information required by the constituted federal authority, and to enter into all necessary contracts with the proper federal authorities in order to secure the full cooperation of the United States Government and the benefits of all present and future allotments in aid of flood control.    (b)  (1) However, the jurisdiction and authority of the commission shall not extend to the works, improvements, nor to the territory embraced within any levee district or drainage district now existing or hereafter organized.  (2) All of the limitations and reservations in favor of such levee districts or drainage districts apply as set out in § 15-24-102(c).  (3)  (A) Any levee district or drainage district may voluntarily contract with the United States Government or any of its agencies of whatsoever nature and may contract voluntarily with the commission created in this chapter, subject to court approval and recordation as set out in § 15-24-102, to the extent only as the governing board of each individual levee district or drainage district may deem proper.  (B) This chapter shall not require approval by the commission of any application, petition, contract, improvements, legal proceedings, or any other proceedings whatsoever as to the territory within the boundaries of any levee district or drainage district or to any official act of any levee district or drainage district.
AR Code § 15-24-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 24 - Flood Control|§ 15-24-106. Compacts with other states

 The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission is authorized, within the limitations of this chapter, to enter into compacts with one (1) or more states under any act or resolution of the United States Congress, subject to the reservations contained in this chapter, in behalf of the levee district or drainage district.
AR Code § 15-24-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 24 - Flood Control|§ 15-24-107. Eminent domain

 (a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, when necessary for the purpose of this chapter, shall have a dominant right of eminent domain over the right of eminent domain of railroads, telegraph, telephone, gas, water power, and other companies and corporations and over counties, townships, cities, and villages.  (b) In the exercise of this right, due care shall be taken to cause no unnecessary damage to other public utilities.  (c)  (1) The commission shall also have the right to condemn for the use of any project any land or property necessary for the purpose of this chapter and appropriate the land or property in the same manner as lands, rights-of-way, and easements are acquired by the Arkansas Department of Transportation.  (2) No power of eminent domain nor appropriation shall exist in the commission over any lands or property within the boundaries of any levee district or drainage district now existing or hereafter organized.  (3) Nor shall the powers of eminent domain vested in any levee district or drainage district be limited in any manner by this chapter unless by the voluntary consent of the levee district or drainage district through its governing board by contract, to be approved and recorded in the manner provided in this chapter.
AR Code § 15-24-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 24 - Flood Control|§ 15-24-108. Receipt of federal or other funds — State Flood Control Fund

 (a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission is authorized to receive on behalf of the State of Arkansas any or all federal moneys, grants, contributions, gratuities, or loans available for territory and projects within the jurisdiction of the commission or hereafter made available by the United States Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities for flood control work and improvement under such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter as may be provided by laws of the United States Congress or any federal agency or instrumentality and to receive donations, contributions, and gratuities from any other source and to pay them over to the Treasurer of State.  (b)  (1) It shall be the duty of the Treasurer of State to set up a fund known as the “State Flood Control Fund”, and all money shall be placed into the fund by the Treasurer of State.  (2)  (A) The fund shall not be used for any purpose except the purposes set forth in this chapter.  (B) Provided, there is reserved to all levee districts or drainage districts the authority and right to receive on behalf of the levee districts or drainage districts any and all federal moneys, grants, contributions, gratuities, loans, or other governmental aid whatsoever that may be applicable to the projects, improvements, or territory within any levee district or drainage district.      (c) In all matters, the levee districts or drainage districts may deal directly with the United States Government and with its agencies or any of them without the approval, consent, or supervision of the commission and without being subject to its jurisdiction to any extent whatsoever, except that levee districts or drainage districts may voluntarily contract with the commission by contract to be approved and recorded as set out in this chapter.
AR Code § 15-24-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 24 - Flood Control|§ 15-24-109. Accreditation of floodplain administrators

 (a)  (1) In determining accreditation standards for floodplain administrators, the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission may consider an applicant's knowledge, experience, skills, and training in floodplain management and in minimization and prevention of flood hazards and losses.  (2) The accreditation standards may include:  (A) Passage of an examination;  (B) Completion of approved training; or  (C) Certification by a nationally recognized floodplain management organization.      (b) Continuing training may be required for persons who want continued accreditation.  (c) The commission may charge accreditation fees in amounts up to the following:  (1) Original accreditation, thirty dollars ($30.00);  (2) Annual renewal of accreditation, twenty dollars ($20.00); and  (3) Late fee for renewal after thirty (30) days, fifteen dollars ($15.00).    (d)  (1) Accreditation fees collected are cash funds and shall not be deposited into the State Treasury.  (2) The cash funds shall be held and applied by the commission solely for the uses under this chapter.  (3) The cash funds shall not be deemed to be a part of the State Treasury for any purpose, including, without limitation, the provisions of:  (4) Any other constitutional or statutory provision.       (1)  Arkansas Constitution, Article 5, § 29;    (2)  Arkansas Constitution, Article 16, § 12;    (3)  Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 20; or
AR Code § 15-33-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 3 - Forest Resources|Chapter 33 - South Central Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact|§ 15-33-102. State Forester as compact administrator

 The State Forester is designated as the South Central Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact administrator for this state and shall consult with like officials of the other member states and shall implement cooperation between member states in forest fire prevention and control.
AR Code § 15-33-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 3 - Forest Resources|Chapter 33 - South Central Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact|§ 15-33-103. Effective date

 When the Governor has executed the South Central Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact on behalf of this state and has caused a verified copy thereof to be filed with the Secretary of State, and when the compact has been ratified by one (1) or more of the states named in § 15-33-101, then the compact shall become operative and effective as between this state and the other state or states. The Governor is authorized and directed to take action as necessary to complete the exchange of official documents between this state and any other state ratifying the compact.
AR Code § 15-44-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 4 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 44 - Miscellaneous Wildlife Regulations|§ 15-44-108. Storage regulations

 (a) Any person, firm, or corporation owning or operating any cold storage plant or facility therefor who permits or authorizes the storing of any game animals or birds therein shall keep a complete list of the game animals or birds as are placed in storage, together with the name of the owners thereof, and any owner before placing any game birds or animals in cold storage shall attach thereto a card bearing his or her name, the number of birds or animals owned by him or her, and the date placed therein. This tag shall remain attached thereto during the period of storage. The animals, birds, and records shall be subject to inspection by a duly qualified officer at any and all times.  (b) A violation of any provision of subsection (a) of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor. Persons or concerns convicted under this section shall be fined in any sum not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).
AR Code § 15-44-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 4 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 44 - Miscellaneous Wildlife Regulations|§ 15-44-110. Dams, etc. — Fish runways

 (a) Any person owning or controlling any dam or other obstruction across any river, creek, or other watercourse in this state is required to keep the dam or other obstruction open sufficiently to admit the free and easy passage of all fish ascending or descending the river or other watercourse from March 1 until June 1 of each year.  (1) This section shall not apply to dams constructed for the accumulation of water power for mills and manufactories.  (2) All persons owning or controlling any dam constructed for the accumulation of water power for mills and manufactories are required to construct and to keep open a chute over the dam or obstruction, sufficient for the passage of all fish ascending or descending the river or watercourse.    (b)  (1) It shall be unlawful to obstruct or block, cut off, or dam any stream or body of water in this state so that the free and easy passage of fish is not permitted at all times unless the provisions of subsection (a) of this section are complied with.  (2) A violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor, and convicted persons shall be fined in any sum not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).
AR Code § 15-44-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 4 - Wildlife Resources|Chapter 44 - Miscellaneous Wildlife Regulations|§ 15-44-111. Limits on public water withdrawal

 (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to:  (1) Withdraw, in any manner, any water from any public body of water in this state without first securely screening the intake pipes used in such withdrawal against the entry of any fish;  (2) Lower the natural stage of any body of water to a point whereby the existence of fish in it is endangered.    (b) Persons violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction fined in any sum not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).