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AR Code § 15-20-410 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 4 - Conservation Easement Act|§ 15-20-410. Easements held by Old State House Commission

 (a)  (1) Approval of the creation, modification, or termination of a conservation easement held by the Old State House Commission shall be executed by the Director of the Old State House Commission in accordance with the rules promulgated by the Old State House Commission to assure that conservation easements shall be in the public interest.  (2) Approval shall be evidenced by a certificate of approval, certificate of modification, or certificate of termination duly executed on behalf of the Old State House Commission and duly recorded in the deed records of the county in which the real property is located.    (b) In determining whether the conservation easement or its continuance is in the public interest, the Old State House Commission shall take into consideration any national, state, regional, and local comprehensive land use or development plan affecting the historical, architectural, archeological, or cultural aspects of the real property.  (c) A conservation easement held by the Old State House Commission may be modified or released, in whole or in part, by the Old State House Commission for such consideration, if any, as the Old State House Commission may determine, in the same manner as the Old State House Commission may dispose of land or other interests in land, but only after a public hearing upon reasonable public notice under the procedures established by the Old State House Commission.  (d) All easements in the name of the Arkansas Commemorative Commission are transferred to the Old State House Commission.
AR Code § 15-20-501 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 5 - Arkansas Natural Areas Protection Act|§ 15-20-501. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Commission” means the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission;  (2) “Director” means the Director of the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission or his or her appointed agents; and  (3) “Natural area” means any real property held by the commission in fee or less than fee interest, along with all appurtenances thereto.
AR Code § 15-20-502 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 5 - Arkansas Natural Areas Protection Act|§ 15-20-502. Rules — Enforcement — Penalties

 (a) The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission may promulgate rules establishing policies governing the use and protection of a natural area.  (b) A person violating a rule promulgated by the commission governing a natural area upon conviction is guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250), or imprisoned for not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days for each violation.  (c) A law enforcement officer may issue a citation to and apprehend a person violating a rule promulgated by the commission for use and protection of a natural area and take the person before a court having jurisdiction in the county where the violation was committed.  (d) The Director of the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission may apply to the circuit court of any county in which a violation of this subchapter is occurring or in which the director has reasonable cause to believe a violation of this subchapter is about to occur, and the circuit court shall have jurisdiction to grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating this subchapter without requiring the director to post bond during the pendency of the action described in this subsection.  (e)  (1) In addition to criminal penalties under subsection (b) of this section, a person who violates a rule promulgated by the commission governing a natural area or who causes a violation by his or her employee or agent is liable for a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) or three (3) times the value of the damages caused, whichever is the greater, and the civil penalty shall be recovered in an action brought by the Attorney General or the commission's attorney in the proper circuit court.  (2) The civil penalty described in subdivision (e)(1) of this section shall be used to restore the natural area or to secure the preservation of similar areas.
AR Code § 15-20-503 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 5 - Arkansas Natural Areas Protection Act|§ 15-20-503. Exceptions

 (a) Activities and consequences thereof by employees of the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission or their agents or by persons under contract to the commission or their agents shall not be construed as violations of this subchapter when such employees, persons, or agents are acting in performance of their official duties.  (b) Activities and consequences thereof conducted pursuant to and in accord with the provisions of any permit or special authorization issued by the Director of the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission shall not be construed as violations of this subchapter.
AR Code § 15-20-601 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 6 - Arkansas Cave Resources Protection Act|§ 15-20-601. Legislative findings and policy

 The General Assembly finds that caves are uncommon geologic phenomena, and that the minerals deposited therein may be rare and occur in unique forms of great beauty which are irreplaceable if destroyed. Also irreplaceable are the cultural resources in caves which are of great scientific and historic value. It is further found that the organisms which live in caves are unusual and of limited numbers, that many are rare and endangered species, and that caves are a natural conduit for groundwater flow and are highly subject to water pollution, thus having far-reaching effects transcending man-made property boundaries. It is therefore declared to be the policy of the State of Arkansas and the intent of this subchapter to protect these unique natural and cultural resources.
AR Code § 15-20-602 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 6 - Arkansas Cave Resources Protection Act|§ 15-20-602. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Archeological site” means physical evidence of human activity which is fifty (50) years old or older;  (2)  (A)  (i) “Cave” means any naturally formed cavity beneath the surface of the earth which is enterable by people by a natural entrance into the bedrock.  (ii) For the purposes of this subchapter, “cave” also includes any rock shelter formed by an overhanging bluff whenever the bluff is undercut by at least twenty feet (20').    (B) “Cave” does not include any mine or other human excavation;    (3) “Cave life” means any life-form normally found in a cave or subterranean water system;  (4) “Cold water solution” means solution processes occurring below seventy degrees Fahrenheit (70° F);  (5) “Owner” means any person or the State of Arkansas and any of its agencies, departments, boards, commissions, and other political subdivisions holding any possessory estate in any cave and any agent of such a person or governmental entity;  (6) “Sinkhole” means a depression of the surface of the earth due to solution or collapse of material below the surface; and  (7)  (A) “Speleothem” means any mineral deposit formed within a cave, including, but not limited to, stalactites, stalagmites, and all other forms of minerals precipitated from cold water solution.  (B) “Speleothem” does not include cementation of sediments by calcium salts.
AR Code § 15-20-603 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 6 - Arkansas Cave Resources Protection Act|§ 15-20-603. Vandalism — Penalties

 (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, without express permission of the owner, to purposefully or recklessly:  (1) Break, carve, mark upon, or deface the natural rock surface of any cave, whether wall, ceiling, or floor, any speleothem, whether attached or previously broken, or any man-made material within the cave which constitutes an archeological site or was placed within the cave under permission of the owner;  (2) Remove from the cave any material protected by this subchapter;  (3) Damage in any way any lock, gate, door, or other obstruction designed to control access to any cave, even though entry thereto may not be gained;  (4) Remove or deface any sign stating that the cave is posted or citing provisions of this subchapter; and  (5) Excavate, deface, or disrupt the integrity of any identifiable archeological or paleontological site which may be found in any cave.    (b)  (1) The entering or remaining in a cave which has not been posted by the owner shall not by itself constitute a violation of this section.  (2) Any permission obtained under the provisions of this subchapter shall be deemed sufficient compliance with any law relating to recreational use of private lands.  (3) Subject to any restrictions imposed by the owner, it shall not be a violation of this subchapter to move any dangerous or obstructive material or to place shoring or anchorage where necessary for safe passage or to place small isolated marks where necessary to recover a location critical to a measurement or study.    (c) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
AR Code § 15-20-604 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 6 - Arkansas Cave Resources Protection Act|§ 15-20-604. Pollution — Penalties

 (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly store, dump, litter, dispose of, or otherwise place any refuse, garbage, dead animals, sewage, or toxic substances harmful to cave life or humans in any cave or sinkhole.  (b) It shall be unlawful to burn within a cave or sinkhole any material which produces any smoke or gas which is harmful to any organism naturally occurring in the cave.  (c) This section shall not prohibit the operation within a cave of any source of flame capable of being carried in the hand or attached to a person, provided that the heat and exhaust of such a device is not directed onto any cave life or used as prohibited in § 15-20-603(a).  (d) This section shall not be interpreted to prohibit or regulate any agricultural or silvacultural practice whatever nor to prohibit or regulate the charging of a fee for admission to a cave.  (e) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
AR Code § 15-20-605 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 6 - Arkansas Cave Resources Protection Act|§ 15-20-605. Cave conservation

 Any cave owner may, at the owner's discretion and with the consent of the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, enter into an agreement with the commission for the purpose of applying conservation measures to the owner's cave.
AR Code § 15-20-606 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 6 - Arkansas Cave Resources Protection Act|§ 15-20-606. Liability of owners limited

 Neither the owner of a cave nor his or her employees or agents acting within the scope of their authority shall be liable for injuries sustained by any person using the cave for recreational or scientific purposes if no charge has been made for the use of the cave. This section is supplemental to any other limitation of landowner liability which may be in effect.
AR Code § 15-20-607 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 6 - Arkansas Cave Resources Protection Act|§ 15-20-607. Enforcement

 In addition to the enforcement of this subchapter by criminal process, an owner may apply to the circuit court of any county in which he or she has reasonable cause to believe conduct prohibited by this subchapter is occurring or is about to occur for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from such conduct, and the court shall have jurisdiction to grant all proper relief without requiring the owner to post bond during pendency of the action.
AR Code § 15-20-701 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 7 - Arkansas Scenic Resources Act of 1991|§ 15-20-701. Title

 This subchapter may be cited and referred to as the “Arkansas Scenic Resources Act of 1991”.
AR Code § 15-20-702 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 7 - Arkansas Scenic Resources Act of 1991|§ 15-20-702. Policy

 It is the policy of the State of Arkansas to:   (1) Preserve, manage, and enhance the scenic beauty of lands and rights-of-way owned or administered by state agencies;  (2) Encourage local, regional, and federal governmental agencies to give priority to landscape protection and enhancement; and  (3) Direct state agencies to assist private organizations and individuals in the preservation of the state's natural beauty.
AR Code § 15-20-703 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 7 - Arkansas Scenic Resources Act of 1991|§ 15-20-703. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Commission” means the State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission;  (2) [Repealed.]  (3) “Department” means the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism; and  (4) “Registry” means the state Registry of Scenic Resources created by this subchapter.
AR Code § 15-20-704 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 7 - Arkansas Scenic Resources Act of 1991|§ 15-20-704. Effect of subchapter

 This subchapter shall not affect the rights of private landowners, nor shall it repeal any other law.
AR Code § 15-20-705 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 7 - Arkansas Scenic Resources Act of 1991|§ 15-20-705. Duties of agencies

 (a) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission and the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism shall have the following duties in addition to those otherwise prescribed by law:  (1) To identify and maintain a registry of lands and waters in the state, whether publicly or privately owned, that exhibit outstanding characteristics of scenic beauty;  (2) To cooperate with any federal, state, or local government agency, private organization, or individual;  (3) To investigate, promote, advise, and assist in the preservation, protection, enhancement, and management of scenic resources;  (4) To encourage private organizations and individuals to recognize scenic resources and to utilize “best management practices” in all instances, particularly those affecting scenic resources;  (5) To encourage scenic resources protection by working with agencies and individuals to set up demonstration projects involving such techniques as wildflower plots, adopt-a-spot programs, wetlands restoration, and native plantings wherever possible;  (6) To notify federal agencies of the state's interest in protecting scenic resources and to request that scenic resources protection and enhancement be included in the appropriate planning activities of the agencies;  (7) By December 1 of each year, submit a report to the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism and the General Assembly describing and accounting for the status and condition of each entry listed in the Registry of Scenic Resources and including any recommendations to be considered by the secretary and General Assembly for improving and enhancing the scenic beauty of the state; and  (8) To bring the Registry of Scenic Resources to the attention of the public through its advertising and public relations efforts.    (b) The commission shall not have regulatory power but shall strongly encourage other state agencies to use existing legislation to protect the scenic resources of the state.
AR Code § 15-20-706 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 7 - Arkansas Scenic Resources Act of 1991|§ 15-20-706. Registry of Scenic Resources

 (a) There is established the Registry of Scenic Resources.  (b) The registry shall identify lands and waters in the state that exhibit outstanding characteristics of scenic beauty.  (c) The registry shall be maintained by the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism.  (d) The registry shall be prepared in a manner which will enable the Division of Arkansas Heritage to include registry records in its environmental review procedures.
AR Code § 15-20-801 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 8 - Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission Pooled Loan Securitization Act of 1995|§ 15-20-801. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Commission” means the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission;  (2) “Fairness opinion” means a written opinion by the commission's financial advisor stating that the proposed transaction is structured in a commercially reasonable manner and that the commission is receiving fair, adequate, and equitable consideration in exchange for the sale or pledge of the loans;  (3) “Financial advisor” means any entity, either private or governmental, that routinely provides advice to governmental entities regarding their capital improvement and financial needs;  (4) “Investors” means any individuals, institutions, or other entities that acquire an interest in loans to be sold or pledged by the commission;  (5) “Loans” means those obligations owed to and owned by the commission pursuant to those financial assistance programs that the commission may administer from time to time;  (6) “Pledge” means to pledge, encumber, mortgage, hypothecate, or otherwise grant a security interest in;  (7) “Pool” means to gather together into a single portfolio;  (8) “Sell” means to grant, transfer, convey, dispose of, or otherwise alienate; and  (9) “Transaction enhancement” means any form of insurance, any contractual provision, any fund, or any other obligation that may be supplied by either the commission or any third party which shall serve to enhance the creditworthiness of the pool.
AR Code § 15-20-803 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 8 - Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission Pooled Loan Securitization Act of 1995|§ 15-20-803. Commission to retain financial advisor

 Prior to the sale, pledge, or other use of the loans or undivided interests in pools of loans, the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission shall retain the services of a financial advisor who shall render, prior to the closing of the contemplated transaction, a fairness opinion which shall verify that:   (1) The loans are properly valued;  (2) The transaction enhancements, if any, are not excessive or unreasonable; and  (3) The terms and conditions of the contemplated transaction are fair and reasonable.
AR Code § 15-20-804 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 8 - Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission Pooled Loan Securitization Act of 1995|§ 15-20-804. Limitation

 (a) In no event shall the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission obligate or pledge the full faith and credit of the State of Arkansas to secure any obligation sold, pledged, or placed with investors under this subchapter.  (b)  (1) The commission shall not pledge its full faith and credit to secure any obligation sold, pledged, or placed with investors under this subchapter.  (2) However, the commission may obligate itself to honor those financial covenants and transaction enhancements that may be associated with the sale or pledge of the loans.
AR Code § 15-20-901 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 9 - Arkansas Poultry Feeding Operations Registration Act|§ 15-20-901. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Poultry Feeding Operations Registration Act”.
AR Code § 15-20-902 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally|Chapter 20 - General Provisions|Subchapter 9 - Arkansas Poultry Feeding Operations Registration Act|§ 15-20-902. Legislative intent

 It is found by the General Assembly that:   (1) Litter provides nutrients that are beneficial to plant growth;  (2) The proper utilization of litter allows the addition of nutrients to the soil at a low cost;  (3) Improper utilization may result in a buildup of nutrients in the soil and result in the nutrients' leaving the soil and entering the waters within the state;  (4) In order to encourage the proper utilization of litter, litter sources must be located and the amount of litter produced in Arkansas quantified; and  (5) It is necessary for poultry feeding operations to register annually with the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission.