Ark. Code Ann. § 27-65-115

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the State Highway Commission is hereby authorized, in its discretion, to use any federal-aid highway funds apportioned or allocated to the State of Arkansas by the United States Secretary of Transportation or the Federal Highway Administration, which funds are authorized or may be authorized in the future by the United States Congress to be utilized in assisting in the construction of or for the purposes of assisting in the paying of the debt service on revenue bonds issued for the construction of any turnpike project or projects in this state, which project or projects may be undertaken by the commission under § 27-90-201 et seq.