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Ark. Code Ann. § 22-4-106

Establishing and acquiring property for state parks — Procedure generally

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State Ex Rel. Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism v. Jeske (2006)

Most recently applied in State Ex Rel. Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism v. Jeske (February 2006)

Acts 1977, No. 842, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 9-602; Acts 2019, No. 910, § 5694.

(1) The Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism and the State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission are directed to consult with and seek the advice of the Governor, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, and the Legislative Council before establishing and acquiring properties for new state parks or before making acquisitions of real property for additions to or expansions of existing state parks which have not been specifically authorized or funded by the General Assembly.

(2) The advice of the Governor, the secretary, and the Legislative Council shall be sought in writing by the department or the commission at least sixty (60) days prior to the final approval by the commission of any formal action to establish a new state park or to make acquisitions of real property for additions to or expansions of existing state parks if the action has not previously received specific legislative authorization.

(3) If the Governor notifies the department or the commission in writing of his or her disapproval of any project, then the project shall not be undertaken unless specifically authorized by law at a subsequent legislative session.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.