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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 72 - HIGHWAY REVENUES FOR LOCAL AID (§§ 27-72-101 — 27-72-503) › Subchapter 5 - STATE AID BRIDGES (§§ 27-72-501 — 27-72-503) › Section 27-72-502 - Approval - Expenditures

(a)
Upon approval of the State Highway Commission, the quorum court, and the county judge, any county may expend state aid road funds, as deposited into the State Aid Road Fund pursuant to §
27-72-305
and as administered pursuant to the policies of the Division of State Aid Road Construction, as provided in §
27-72-304
, for the construction, replacement, or reconstruction of bridges located in incorporated towns with a population of five hundred (500) or less, according to the latest federal census, within the county and may use the state aid road funds as matching funds for state, federal, and local funds available for the replacement, construction, or reconstruction of the bridges, provided such bridges are on highways, roads, or streets in such incorporated towns which are extensions to "state aid roads", as that term is defined in §
27-72-301
.
(b)
Such extensions shall not be included in the county's allocated state aid system mileage total. Provided, further, such approval may be granted only on a project-by-project basis.
Acts 1989 (3rd Ex. Sess.), No. 24, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 72 - HIGHWAY REVENUES FOR LOCAL AID (§§ 27-72-101 — 27-72-503) › Subchapter 5 - STATE AID BRIDGES (§§ 27-72-501 — 27-72-503) › Section 27-72-503 - Maintenance

Maintenance of such facilities, utility adjustments, and right-of-way acquisitions shall be the responsibility of the incorporated town.
Acts 1989 (3rd Ex. Sess.), No. 24, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 73 - HIGHWAY SAFETY (§§ 27-73-101 — 27-73-302) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-73-101 — 27-73-102) › Section 27-73-101 - Powers and duties of Governor

(a)
The Governor, in addition to other duties and responsibilities conferred upon him or her by the Arkansas Constitution and laws of this state, is empowered to contract and to do all of the things necessary in behalf of this state to secure the full benefits available to this state under the federal Highway Safety Act of 1966. In so doing, he or she shall cooperate with the federal and state agencies, private and public agencies, interested organizations, and with individuals to effectuate the purposes of that enactment and any and all subsequent amendments thereto.
(b)
The Governor shall be the official of this state having the ultimate responsibility for dealing with the United States Government with respect to programs and activities pursuant to the federal Highway Safety Act of 1966 and any amendments thereto.
(c)
To that end, he or she shall coordinate the activities of any and all departments and agencies of this state and its subdivisions, relating thereto.
Acts 1967, No. 161, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-138.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 73 - HIGHWAY SAFETY (§§ 27-73-101 — 27-73-302) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-73-101 — 27-73-102) › Section 27-73-102 - Coordinator of public safety

The Governor may administer this state's highway safety programs through appropriate instrumentalities, departments, or agencies of the state or through a coordinator of public safety to be appointed by the Governor.
Acts 1967, No. 161, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-139.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 73 - HIGHWAY SAFETY (§§ 27-73-101 — 27-73-302) › Subchapter 2 - FLASHING LIGHTS NEAR HIGHWAYS (§§ 27-73-201 — 27-73-206) › Section 27-73-201 - Intent

It is the intent of this subchapter:
(1)
To enhance the safety of the public highways, roads, and streets and to safeguard the health, comfort, and convenience of motorists by restricting hazardous, distracting, and confusing devices along and immediately adjacent to the roadway; and
(2)
To prohibit in particular the use of all oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights or devices of the type of, or which simulate or give the impression of being, an emergency vehicle, such as a police vehicle, fire truck, or ambulance, within a distance of two hundred feet (200') of a state highway, which is not involved in the regulation and operation of the traffic thereon in accordance with recognized and approved traffic engineering principles.
Acts 1973, No. 258, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-140.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 73 - HIGHWAY SAFETY (§§ 27-73-101 — 27-73-302) › Subchapter 2 - FLASHING LIGHTS NEAR HIGHWAYS (§§ 27-73-201 — 27-73-206) › Section 27-73-202 - Definition

As used in this subchapter, "oscillating, rotating, or flashing light or device" means any light of the type used on, or which simulates or gives the impression of being, an emergency vehicle such as a police car or vehicle, fire truck, ambulance, or other lawful emergency vehicle.
Acts 1973, No. 258, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-141.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 73 - HIGHWAY SAFETY (§§ 27-73-101 — 27-73-302) › Subchapter 2 - FLASHING LIGHTS NEAR HIGHWAYS (§§ 27-73-201 — 27-73-206) › Section 27-73-203 - Penalty

(a)
Any person violating the provisions of this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. That person shall, upon conviction, be fined in an amount of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than ninety (90) days, or be both so fined and imprisoned.
(b)
Each day on which there is a violation shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punished accordingly.
Acts 1973, No. 258, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-144.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 73 - HIGHWAY SAFETY (§§ 27-73-101 — 27-73-302) › Subchapter 2 - FLASHING LIGHTS NEAR HIGHWAYS (§§ 27-73-201 — 27-73-206) › Section 27-73-204 - Prohibition

It shall be unlawful for any person to locate within two hundred feet (200') of the rights-of-way of any public highway, road, or street in this state any advertising sign or device which involves movement of light beams or colored lights such as rotating beams of light, flashing or oscillating colored lights, and those which involve glaring or blinding impact upon the viewer, and which in any way infringe upon the vision of motor vehicle operators traveling upon or otherwise in use of the public highways, roads, and streets of this state, in a manner as to demand, detract, or otherwise divert or confuse the attention of motor vehicle operators.
Acts 1973, No. 258, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-141.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 73 - HIGHWAY SAFETY (§§ 27-73-101 — 27-73-302) › Subchapter 2 - FLASHING LIGHTS NEAR HIGHWAYS (§§ 27-73-201 — 27-73-206) › Section 27-73-205 - Exemptions

(a)
Official devices located at airports, designated parking areas, transportation mode interchange points, depots, and similar public service facilities shall be exempt from the provisions of this subchapter.
(b)
The provisions of this subchapter shall neither apply to any oscillating, rotating, or flashing railroad signal or safety light at any railroad crossing or upon any railroad right-of-way nor to the oscillating headlights on any railroad locomotive.
(c)
The prohibition set out in §
27-73-204
does not apply to signs or devices with constant illumination and color, including those in which the only movement is a very slow, steady rotation of the entire body of the sign or advertising device.
Acts 1973, No. 258, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 76-140, 76-141.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 73 - HIGHWAY SAFETY (§§ 27-73-101 — 27-73-302) › Subchapter 2 - FLASHING LIGHTS NEAR HIGHWAYS (§§ 27-73-201 — 27-73-206) › Section 27-73-206 - Zoning statutes subordinate

This subchapter shall take precedence over any land use zoning statutes concerning devices regulated by this subchapter within the State of Arkansas.
Acts 1973, No. 258, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-142.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 73 - HIGHWAY SAFETY (§§ 27-73-101 — 27-73-302) › Subchapter 3 - NOTICE OF SMOKE OBSTRUCTING HIGHWAY (§§ 27-73-301 — 27-73-302) › Section 27-73-301 - Flaggers or signs required - Notice to sheriff

(a)
(1)
Any person owning or controlling croplands, rangelands, grasslands, pastures, or stubble lands along any Arkansas state primary or secondary highways or along a federal or interstate highway in Arkansas and setting fire to those lands so as to cause smoke to obstruct those adjacent roads and highways shall post flaggers or shall post advisory signs along those roads and highways to warn the drivers of all motor vehicles of the obstructing smoke. The flaggers shall be stationed in plain view along the roads and highways which are obstructed by the smoke and shall carry a flag, flare, flashlight, or other warning device to warn motorists of the danger of the obstructing smoke.
(2)
The advisory signs shall be posted along both sides of the highway in plain view and shall state "SMOKE AHEAD" to warn motorists of the danger of obstructing smoke.
(b)
Further, any person owning or controlling croplands, rangelands, grasslands, pastures, or stubble lands along any Arkansas state primary or secondary highways or along a federal or interstate highway in Arkansas and setting fire to those lands shall notify the sheriff's office of the county where the lands are located that a fire is to be set, the approximate time the fire is to be started, and the location of those lands to be burned.
Acts 1989, No. 756, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 73 - HIGHWAY SAFETY (§§ 27-73-101 — 27-73-302) › Subchapter 3 - NOTICE OF SMOKE OBSTRUCTING HIGHWAY (§§ 27-73-301 — 27-73-302) › Section 27-73-302 - Action for damages

In any cause of action for damages resulting from any obstructing smoke along a state or federal highway against any person who owns or controls lands which are burned, a person's compliance or noncompliance with this subchapter shall be admissible in the proceeding.
Acts 1989, No. 756, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-102) › Section 27-74-101 - Title

This chapter may be called the "Arkansas Highway Beautification Act".
Acts 1967, No. 640, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2501.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-102) › Section 27-74-102 - Definitions

As used in this chapter:
(1)
"Information center" means an area or site established, operated, and maintained at a safety rest area for the purpose of informing the public of places of interest within the State of Arkansas and providing such other information as the State Highway Commission may deem desirable;
(2)
"Interstate system" or "interstate" means that portion of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways located within this state, as officially designated or as may hereafter be designated by the commission and approved by the United States Secretary of Transportation, pursuant to the provisions of Title 23 of the United States Code;
(3)
"Motorist services directional sign" means a sign giving directional information about goods and services in the interest of the traveling public, including, but not limited to:
(A)
Places of public lodging;
(B)
Places where food is served to the public on a regular basis;
(C)
Places where automotive fuel or emergency automotive repair services, including truck stops, are regularly available to the public;
(D)
Educational institutions;
(E)
Places of religious worship;
(F)
Public or private recreation areas, including campgrounds, resorts, and attractions, natural wonders, wildlife and waterfowl refuges, and nature trails;
(G)
Plays, concerts, and fairs;
(H)
Antique shops; and
(I)
Agricultural products in a natural state, including vegetables and fruit;
(4)
"Outdoor advertising" means any outdoor sign, display, device, figures, painting, drawing, message, plaque, poster, billboard, or other thing which is designed, intended, or used to advertise or inform, any part of the advertising or informational contents of which is visible from any place on the main-traveled way of the interstate or primary highways;
(5)
"Primary system" or "primary" means that portion of the federal-aid primary system located within this state, as officially designated or as may hereafter be designated by the commission and approved by the United States Secretary of Transportation, pursuant to the provisions of Title 23 of the United States Code;
(6)
"Safety rest area" means an area or site established, operated, and maintained within or adjacent to the right-of-way by or under public supervision or control, for the convenience of the traveling public; and
(7)
"Scenic byway" means a highway, or a portion of a highway, that has been designated a scenic byway by the commission in accordance with federal laws, regulations, and rules pertaining to scenic byways.
Acts 1967, No. 640, Art. 1, § 2; 1977, No. 386, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2503; Acts 1993, No. 554, § 1; 1993, No. 691, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 2 - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING - SIGNS, ETC. - IN GENERAL (§§ 27-74-201 — 27-74-213) › Section 27-74-201 - Policy

(a)
The General Assembly finds and declares that the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices in areas adjacent to certain sections of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, and federal-aid primary and other state highways designated by the State Highway Commission in the Arkansas state highway system shall be controlled in accordance with the terms of this chapter and rules promulgated pursuant thereto, in order to protect the public interest; to promote the public health, safety, and welfare; to preserve natural beauty; and to promote reasonable, orderly, and effective display of outdoor advertising in the State of Arkansas.
(b)
The State of Arkansas finds and declares that the removal of certain directional signs, displays, and devices in certain specified areas lawfully erected under state law in force at the time of their erection which do not conform to the requirements of
23 U.S.C. § 131(c)
, which provide directional information about goods and services in the interest of the traveling public, and which were in existence on May 6, 1976, would work a substantial economic hardship in the defined areas.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 3168, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1967, No. 640, Art. 1, § 1; 1977, No. 386, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2502.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 2 - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING - SIGNS, ETC. - IN GENERAL (§§ 27-74-201 — 27-74-213) › Section 27-74-202 - Nonconforming devices - Remedies

(a)
The General Assembly finds and declares that outdoor advertising signs, displays, or devices which do not conform to the requirements of this subchapter, including those for which there was a failure to first secure permits for the erection of the signs, are nonconforming advertising devices.
(b)
Therefore, the right is conferred upon the State Highway Commission to enforce the provisions of this subchapter by means of restraining order, mandatory injunction, or other appropriate remedy for the abatement of such nonconforming advertising devices.
Acts 1967, No. 640, Art. 1, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2510.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 2 - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING - SIGNS, ETC. - IN GENERAL (§§ 27-74-201 — 27-74-213) › Section 27-74-203 - Regulation

(a)
The erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices in areas six hundred sixty feet (660') in width from the nearest edge of any right-of-way of any interstate, primary, or other state highway designated by the State Highway Commission shall be regulated in order to protect the public investment in these highways, to promote the public safety and welfare in the use of these highways, to encourage the recreational value of public travel, and to preserve the natural beauty along these highways.
(b)
Therefore, no outdoor sign, display, or device shall be erected in these areas except as hereinafter provided and in accordance with rules promulgated by the commission.
(c)
Any person whose business or property has been injured by a final adverse decision from the commission shall be entitled to a judicial hearing de novo in the circuit court of any county in which the person resides or does business or in the Pulaski County Circuit Court if the interests affected by the decision of the commission are constitutionally or statutorily preserved, or preserved by private agreement, so that their enforcement is a matter of right.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 3169, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1967, No. 640, Art. 1, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2504; Acts 2001, No. 800, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 2 - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING - SIGNS, ETC. - IN GENERAL (§§ 27-74-201 — 27-74-213) › Section 27-74-204 - Permitted advertising

(a)
With the exception of and excluding those highways, or portions of highways, which are designated by the State Highway Commission as scenic byways, nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices consistent with customary use within six hundred sixty feet (660') of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of interstate, primary, and other state highways designated by the commission:
(1)
Within those areas which are zoned industrial or commercial under authority of the laws of this state; or
(2)
Within those unzoned commercial or industrial areas which may be determined by agreement between the commission and the United States Secretary of Transportation.
(b)
Neither shall these prohibitions apply to signs, displays, and devices:
(1)
Advertising the sale or lease of property upon which they are located;
(2)
Advertising activities conducted on the property upon which they are located;
(3)
Which locate, identify, mark, or warn of the presence of pipelines, utility lines, or rail lines, and appurtenances thereto, including, but not limited to, markers used in maintenance, operation, observation, and safety; and
(4)
Granted an exemption by the United States Secretary of Transportation pursuant to
23 U.S.C. § 131(o)
.
(c)
The erection of outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices along a scenic byway shall be limited to those permitted by
23 U.S.C. § 131(c)
.
Acts 1967, No. 640, Art. 1, § 5; 1977, No. 386, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2506; Acts 1993, No. 554, § 2; 1993, No. 691, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 2 - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING - SIGNS, ETC. - IN GENERAL (§§ 27-74-201 — 27-74-213) › Section 27-74-205 - Removal - Deadline

Any sign, display, or device lawfully erected which does not conform to this subchapter shall be required to be removed by the end of the fifth year after it becomes nonconforming under the provisions hereof.
Acts 1967, No. 640, Art. 1, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2507.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 2 - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING - SIGNS, ETC. - IN GENERAL (§§ 27-74-201 — 27-74-213) › Section 27-74-206 - Removal - Directional sign exemption

(a)
The State Highway Commission, upon receipt of a declaration, resolution, certified copy of an ordinance, or other clear direction from a community, board of county commissioners, municipality, county, city, a specific region or area of the state, or other governmental or quasi-governmental agency that removal of motorist services directional signs would cause an economic hardship in a defined area shall forward this declaration, resolution, or finding to the United States Secretary of Transportation for inclusion as a defined hardship area qualifying for exemption pursuant to
23 U.S.C. § 131(o)
.
(b)
Any declaration or resolution submitted to the commission shall further find that the motorist services signs provide directional information about goods and services in the interest of the traveling public and shall request the retention in the specified areas by the state of directional motorist services signs as defined herein.
(c)
The commission shall comply with all regulations issued both now and hereafter by the Federal Highway Administration necessary for application for the exemption provided in
23 U.S.C. § 131(o)
, provided that the motorist services directional signs were lawfully erected under state law at the time of their erection and were in existence on or prior to May 5, 1976.
Acts 1977, No. 386, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2507.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 2 - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING - SIGNS, ETC. - IN GENERAL (§§ 27-74-201 — 27-74-213) › Section 27-74-207 - Removal - Notice to owner

(a)
The State Highway Commission shall give thirty (30) days' notice, by certified mail, to the owner of the land on which an advertising device is located to remove it if it is a prohibited device or cause it to conform to rules if it is an authorized device.
(b)
If the owner of the property fails to act within thirty (30) days as required in the notice, the commission shall remove the advertising device at the expense of the owner of the land.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 3170, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1967, No. 640, Art. 1, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2512.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 2 - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING - SIGNS, ETC. - IN GENERAL (§§ 27-74-201 — 27-74-213) › Section 27-74-208 - Removal - Authority generally - Compensation

(a)
The State Highway Commission is authorized and empowered to require the removal of all outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices not in conformity with this subchapter, which right may be enforced by means of a mandatory injunction or other appropriate remedy.
(b)
However, just compensation shall be paid upon the removal of the following outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices:
(1)
Those lawfully in existence on June 29, 1967;
(2)
Those lawfully on any highway in this state made a part of the state highway system on or after October 22, 1965, and before June 29, 1967; and
(3)
Those lawfully erected on or after June 29, 1967.
(c)
Compensation shall be paid for the taking from the owner of any sign, display, or device, of all right, title, leasehold, and interest in any sign, display, or device, and the taking from the owner of the real property on which the sign, display, or device is located, of the right to erect and maintain any signs, displays, and devices thereon.
(d)
No municipality, county, or other political subdivision shall remove or cause to be removed any legal outdoor advertising except outdoor advertising that encroaches upon the right-of-way, without paying just compensation therefor.
(e)
This section shall have no effect on the ability of municipalities, counties, or other political subdivisions to regulate or control outdoor advertising on highways or arterials which are not part of the interstate or federal-aid primary systems.
Acts 1967, No. 640, Art. 1, § 7; 1981, No. 923, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2508.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 2 - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING - SIGNS, ETC. - IN GENERAL (§§ 27-74-201 — 27-74-213) › Section 27-74-209 - Agreements with United States

As provided by Title 23 of the United States Code, the State Highway Commission is authorized to enter into agreement, which agreement shall reflect customary use in the outdoor advertising industry as determined under §
27-74-211
, with the United States Secretary of Transportation to control the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices in areas adjacent to those sections of the federal-aid interstate and federal-aid primary highway systems lying in Arkansas and to take action in the name of the state to comply with any agreement.
Acts 1967, No. 640, Art. 1, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2509.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 2 - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING - SIGNS, ETC. - IN GENERAL (§§ 27-74-201 — 27-74-213) › Section 27-74-210 - Land predominantly used for residential purposes

(a)
It is the legislative intent and purpose of this section to specifically define a certain term used in the agreement entered into between the State Highway Commission and the United States Secretary of Transportation pursuant to the authority granted in this chapter, as amended, particularly the term "land predominantly used for residential purposes" as that term is used in enumerating exclusions in the definition of "unzoned commercial, business, or industrial areas," in order to clarify the terms of agreement and to enable the commission to more effectively and efficiently and uniformly administer the provisions of this chapter, as implemented by the agreement entered into between the commission and the United States Secretary of Transportation.
(b)
As used in the agreement entered into between the commission and the United States Secretary of Transportation pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, "land predominantly used for residential purposes" means only those tracts of land within an unzoned commercial, business, or industrial area on a primary or interstate highway which are occupied by a building regularly and principally used as a residence and those tracts of land adjacent to those residential tracts which are under the same ownership as the residential tracts and which are actively used and maintained for residential purposes.
Acts 1979, No. 735, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 76-2505.3, 76-2505.4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 2 - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING - SIGNS, ETC. - IN GENERAL (§§ 27-74-201 — 27-74-213) › Section 27-74-211 - Rules - Adoption and promulgation

(a)
After survey to determine existing outdoor advertising structures in this state and after public hearing, the State Highway Commission shall determine customary use in the display of outdoor advertising in this state with regard to size, lighting, and spacing in areas zoned commercial or industrial and in unzoned areas used for commercial or industrial purposes.
(b)
The definition of an unzoned commercial or industrial area shall be determined by agreement between the commission and the United States Secretary of Transportation but shall be no more restrictive than that required by Title 23 of the United States Code. The commission shall then adopt and promulgate rules governing the issuance of permits for the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising coming within the purview of this chapter, consistent with the safety and welfare of the traveling public, and as may be necessary to carry out the policy of the state declared in this chapter consistent with customary usage, the purposes of this chapter, and in agreement with the United States Secretary of Transportation.
(c)
In the event that federal statutes, rules, or regulations conflict with the provisions of §§
27-74-210
-
27-74-212
or rules promulgated thereunder, the commission is authorized to promulgate rules necessary to comply with federal law after first obtaining the advice of the Legislative Council thereon while pursuing, insofar as possible, the legitimate objectives of those sections.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 3171, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1967, No. 640, Art. 1, § 4; 1979, No. 735, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 76-2505, 76-2505.6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 2 - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING - SIGNS, ETC. - IN GENERAL (§§ 27-74-201 — 27-74-213) › Section 27-74-212 - Time limit for action on application for permit

(a)
It is the intent and purpose of this section to require the State Highway Commission to act on each application for a permit for the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising coming within the purview of this chapter within sixty (60) days after such application is filed with the commission to assure the prompt disposition of such applications and to avoid the unnecessary hardship and expense to applicants which could result from unreasonable delay in taking action on the applications.
(b)
When an application is filed with the commission or the Arkansas Department of Transportation under §
27-74-211
or rules adopted pursuant thereto for a permit to erect or maintain outdoor advertising, the commission or the department shall either grant or deny such permit within sixty (60) days from the date on which the application was filed with the commission or the department.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 3172, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 423, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1979, No. 735, §§ 1, 3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 76-2505.3, 76-2505.5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 2 - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING - SIGNS, ETC. - IN GENERAL (§§ 27-74-201 — 27-74-213) › Section 27-74-213 - Rest areas

In order to provide information in the specific interest of the traveling public, the State Highway Commission is authorized to maintain maps and to permit informational directories and advertising pamphlets to be made available at safety rest areas along the interstate, primary, and other state highways designated by the commission and to establish information centers in cooperation with the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism at safety rest areas for the purpose of informing the public of places of interest within the state and providing other information as may be considered desirable.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5731, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1967, No. 640, Art. 1, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2511.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 3 - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING - SIGNS, ETC. MORE THAN 660 FEET FROM HIGHWAY (§§ 27-74-301 — 27-74-303) › Section 27-74-301 - Nonconforming devices - Remedy

The General Assembly finds and declares that outdoor advertising signs, displays, or devices which are located more than six hundred sixty feet (660') off the nearest edge of the right-of-way, located outside of urban areas, visible from the main-traveled way of the interstate, primary, or other state highway designated by the State Highway Commission, and erected for the purpose of their messages being read from the main-traveled way and which do not conform to the provisions of this subchapter are nonconforming advertising devices; therefore, the right is conferred upon the commission to enforce the provisions of this subchapter by means of restraining order, mandatory injunction, or other appropriate remedy for the abatement of nonconforming advertising devices, displays, or signs.
Acts 1975, No. 999, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2505.2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 3 - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING - SIGNS, ETC. MORE THAN 660 FEET FROM HIGHWAY (§§ 27-74-301 — 27-74-303) › Section 27-74-302 - Limitations

Notwithstanding any other provisions of §
27-74-203
, signs, displays, and devices which are located more than six hundred sixty feet (660') from the nearest edge of the right-of-way of interstate and primary highways, outside of urban areas, visible from the main-traveled way of the highways and erected with the purpose of their message being read from the main-traveled way shall be limited to:
(1)
Directional and other official signs as defined herein;
(2)
Signs advertising the sale or lease of property on which they are located;
(3)
Signs advertising activities conducted on the property on which they are located; and
(4)
Signs, displays, and devices which locate, identify, mark, or warn of the presence of pipelines, utility lines, or rail lines and appurtenances thereto, including, but not limited to, markers used in maintenance, operation, observation, and safety.
Acts 1975, No. 999, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2504.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 3 - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING - SIGNS, ETC. MORE THAN 660 FEET FROM HIGHWAY (§§ 27-74-301 — 27-74-303) › Section 27-74-303 - Removal - Authority generally - Compensation

(a)
The State Highway Commission is authorized and empowered to require the removal of all outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices which do not conform to the provisions of this subchapter and which are lawfully erected beyond six hundred sixty feet (660') from the nearest edge of the right-of-way, located outside of urban areas, visible from the main-traveled way of the interstate, primary, or any other state highway designated by the commission and erected with the purpose of their message being read from the main-traveled way.
(b)
The right may be enforced by means of a mandatory injunction or other appropriate remedy. However, just compensation shall be paid upon the removal of signs, devices, and displays that were lawfully erected beyond six hundred sixty feet (660') of the right-of-way line of the interstate, primary, or other state highway. This compensation shall be paid for the taking from the owner of the sign, display, or device, and the taking of all right of title, leasehold, and interest in the sign, display, or device, and the taking from the owner of the real property on which the sign, display, or device is located, of the right to erect and maintain the signs, displays, and devices thereon.
Acts 1975, No. 999, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2505.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 4 - CONTROL OF JUNKYARDS (§§ 27-74-401 — 27-74-409) › Section 27-74-401 - Policy

(a)
The General Assembly finds and declares that the establishment and use and maintenance of outdoor junkyards in areas adjacent to certain sections of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways and the primary and other state highways designated by the State Highway Commission shall be controlled in order to protect the public interest, to promote the public health, safety, and welfare, and to preserve natural beauty.
(b)
The General Assembly further finds that junkyards which do not conform to the requirements of this chapter are public nuisances.
Acts 1967, No. 640, Art. 2, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2513.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 4 - CONTROL OF JUNKYARDS (§§ 27-74-401 — 27-74-409) › Section 27-74-402 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Automobile graveyard" means any establishment or place of business that is maintained, used, or operated for the storing, keeping, buying, or selling of five (5) or more wrecked, scrapped, ruined, or dismantled motor vehicles;
(2)
"Junk" means old or scrap copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubber debris, and waste or junked, dismantled, or wrecked automobiles, or parts thereof, or iron, steel, and other old or scrap ferrous or nonferrous materials; and
(3)
(A)
"Junkyard" means an establishment or place of business that is maintained, used, or operated for storing, keeping, buying, or selling junk or for the maintenance or operation of an automobile graveyard.
(B)
The term "junkyard" shall also include garbage dumps and sanitary fills.
Acts 1967, No. 640, Art. 2, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2514; Acts 1989, No. 211, § 1; 2005, No. 2147, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 4 - CONTROL OF JUNKYARDS (§§ 27-74-401 — 27-74-409) › Section 27-74-403 - Notice

Any person contemplating or planning the establishment of a junkyard is charged with notice of the provisions of this subchapter with respect to screening, relocation, removal, or disposal of such junkyards.
Acts 1967, No. 640, Art. 2, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2517.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 4 - CONTROL OF JUNKYARDS (§§ 27-74-401 — 27-74-409) › Section 27-74-404 - Enforcement

(a)
The General Assembly finds and declares that junkyards and automobile graveyards that do not conform to the requirements of this subchapter are public nuisances.
(b)
The provisions of this subchapter may be enforced by means of restraining order, mandatory injunction, or other appropriate remedy for the abatement of these public nuisances by:
(1)
The State Highway Commission; or
(2)
The circuit court of the county in which all or part of a junkyard or automobile graveyard is situated upon application by a city or county.
Acts 1967, No. 640, Art. 2, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2519; Acts 2005, No. 2147, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 4 - CONTROL OF JUNKYARDS (§§ 27-74-401 — 27-74-409) › Section 27-74-405 - Screening requirement

(a)
Except as otherwise herein provided, no junkyards shall be established, operated, or maintained after June 29, 1967, any portion of which is within one thousand feet (1,000') of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any interstate, primary, or other state highway designated by the State Highway Commission in the State of Arkansas unless the junkyards shall be screened by natural objects, plantings, fences, or other appropriate means so as not to be visible from the main-traveled way of the highway, or shall be removed from sight.
(b)
The commission is authorized and directed to promulgate rules governing the location, planting, construction, and maintenance, including materials used therein, of the screening and fencing required under this chapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 3173, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1967, No. 640, Art. 2, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2515.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 4 - CONTROL OF JUNKYARDS (§§ 27-74-401 — 27-74-409) › Section 27-74-406 - Permitted junkyards

Nothing contained in this subchapter shall prohibit the establishment, maintenance, and operation of outdoor junkyards, automobile graveyards, and scrap metal processing facilities within one thousand feet (1000') of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of interstate or primary state highways:
(1)
Within those areas which are zoned industrial under authority of the laws of this state;
(2)
Within those unzoned industrial areas which may be determined by agreement between the State Highway Commission and the United States Secretary of Transportation; or
(3)
Within other areas, when effectively screened as not to be visible from any point on the main-traveled way of such interstate or primary state highway.
Acts 1967, No. 640, Art. 2, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2516.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 4 - CONTROL OF JUNKYARDS (§§ 27-74-401 — 27-74-409) › Section 27-74-407 - Screening and removal - Compensation

(a)
(1)
The screening of any junkyard by natural objects, plantings, fences, or other appropriate means, so as not to be visible from the main-traveled way of any interstate or primary state highway, may be required by:
(A)
The State Highway Commission; or
(B)
The circuit court of the county in which all or part of a junkyard or automobile graveyard is situated upon application by a city or county.
(2)
The removal from sight of any junkyard not so screened that is visible from the main-traveled way of the interstate or primary state highway may be required by:
(A)
The commission; or
(B)
The circuit court of the county in which all or part of a junkyard or automobile graveyard is situated upon application by a city or county.
(b)
When the commission determines that the topography of the land will not permit adequate screening or that the screening would not be economically feasible, then just compensation shall be paid for the relocation, removal, or disposal of the following junkyards:
(1)
Those lawfully in existence on October 22, 1965;
(2)
Those lawfully along any highway in this state made a part of the state highway system on or after October 22, 1965, and before June 29, 1967; and
(3)
Those lawfully established on or after June 29, 1967.
(c)
The commission is:
(1)
Given the option of relocation, removal, or disposal of affected junkyards; and
(2)
Also authorized to make such payments when in the best interests of the state.
(d)
No compensation shall be paid for the relocation, removal, or disposal of any junkyards except those enumerated in this section.
Acts 1967, No. 640, Art. 2, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2517; Acts 2005, No. 2147, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 4 - CONTROL OF JUNKYARDS (§§ 27-74-401 — 27-74-409) › Section 27-74-408 - Agreements with United States

The State Highway Commission is authorized to enter into agreement with the United States Secretary of Transportation, as provided by Title 23 of the United States Code, relating to the control of junkyards in areas adjacent to those sections of the federal-aid interstate and federal-aid primary highway systems lying in Arkansas and to act in the name of the State of Arkansas in complying with the terms of such agreements.
Acts 1967, No. 640, Art. 2, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2518.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 4 - CONTROL OF JUNKYARDS (§§ 27-74-401 — 27-74-409) › Section 27-74-409 - Highway Clean-up Grant Program

(a)
There is created the "Highway Clean-up Grant Program", to be administered by the State Highway Commission.
(b)
The program shall provide grants to cities and counties to assist local law enforcement, county prosecuting attorneys, and city attorneys with the enforcement of this section.
(c)
(1)
The commission shall promulgate the rules necessary for the implementation of the program.
(2)
The rules shall include:
(A)
The procedure for making an application for a grant;
(B)
The selection criteria for a grant;
(C)
The limitations on use of grant money; and
(D)
A procedure to provide for accountability of grant recipients and the monitoring of expenditures by grant recipients.
(d)
This section shall be contingent on the appropriation and availability of funding for the program.
Acts 2005, No. 2147, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 5 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS (§§ 27-64-101 — 27-76-713) › Chapter 74 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (§§ 27-74-101 — 27-74-502) › Subchapter 5 - SCENIC EASEMENTS (§§ 27-74-501 — 27-74-502) › Section 27-74-501 - Policy

(a)
The General Assembly finds and declares that the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty within and adjacent to many of the state highways are conducive to safe, efficient, and comfortable use of these facilities and necessary to protect the public investment.
(b)
Therefore, it is the duty of the State Highway Commission to adopt, promulgate, and enforce reasonable rules for landscape and roadside development of the scenic values of selected areas adjacent to these highways through the acquisition and development of scenic easements on and improvement of strips of land necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of such scenic beauty, including scenic overlooks and rest and recreation areas.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 3174, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1967, No. 640, Art. 3, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2520.