Title 27 — Transportation

This chapter may be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Public Transportation Coordination Act”.

Adequate and efficient public transportation is essential to the well-being of many of our state's citizens and the economic growth of both urban and rural areas. It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to have a general public transportation policy which encourages the plan…

(a) There is hereby established the Arkansas Public Transportation Coordination Council, which shall consist of twelve (12) members. (b) The members shall be as follows:(1) (A) There shall be three (3) members of the Arkansas Public Transportation Coordination Council appointed b…

(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Coordination” means the arrangement for the provision of transportation to the general public in a manner that is cost effective, efficient, and reduces fragmentation and duplication of services;(2) “Council” means the Arkansas Public Transportati…

(a) The Arkansas Public Transportation Coordination Council, by and through the Arkansas Department of Transportation, is to accomplish the coordination of transportation services provided to the general public, particularly the transportation-disadvantaged. (b) The goal of this …

(a) Administrative support shall be provided by the Arkansas Department of Transportation. (b) The department shall employ such personnel as may be necessary to perform adequately the functions of the Arkansas Public Transportation Coordination Council within the limitations of t…

(a) To implement the highest level of interagency cooperation, each state agency whose functions involve the administration of programs which directly or indirectly fund the purchase of public transportation services, equipment, facilities, or support operating assistance shall b…