Title 22, Public Property

(a) The Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, in addition to any other powers granted in this chapter, shall have the sole authority to lease state park lands to private companies and to authorize the lessees to construct, maintain, and operate overnight accommodation facil…

(a) 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 establishi…

(a) All parks acquired by the state shall forever be reserved and maintained by the state for the use and enjoyment of the public. (b) It shall be the duty of the State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission to preserve the parks in their natural condition so far as may be cons…

(a) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission is given authority to exchange any lands now belonging to the state for state park purposes for other lands that are suitable for such purposes and to sell any lands belonging to the state for state park purposes and invest t…

(a) The Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism is authorized to acquire, by purchase, gift, or devise, interest in real property less than fee interest, including, but not limited to, easements for the purpose of establishing trails for public hiking and for related purposes …

(a) Any county, city, or town may expend money from any funds available to aid in the purchase of land within the county which, when purchased, shall become the property of the state to be cared for and administered as a part of the state parks system, but only if the State Parks…

The Prairie County Museum State Park is renamed the Lower White River Museum State Park.

(a) As used in this section: (1) “All-terrain vehicle” has the same meaning as in § 27-21-102;(2) “Disability document” means:(A) An Arkansas license plate beginning with the letters “DV” or “DAV”;(B) A license plate or certificate from any state that displays:(i) The internation…

(1) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission shall classify each state park into one (1) of the following classifications:(1) Official state parks shall be those parks which the commission determines to have sufficient facilities and recreational and tourist attractions…

The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission shall periodically review the classification or designation of state parks as provided in § 22-4-201 and may reclassify any park when the commission determines that the facilities, attractions, public use, or recreational values …

(a) All state parks classified by the State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission under the provisions of § 22-4-201, or reclassified under the provisions of § 22-4-202, shall continue to be a part of the state parks system. Any reclassification shall be for the purpose of mor…

The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission is authorized and empowered to obtain the necessary funds for the purpose of extending, developing, and improving the state parks system from any source or sources necessary and consistent with this subchapter, § 22-4-101 et seq.…

(a) (1) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission shall direct the State Parks Division to prescribe and collect reasonable fees, rates, tolls, and charges for the services, facilities, and commodities rendered by the properties and equipment of the state parks system.(2…

All of the property controlled and operated by the State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission and the interest on all bonds issued under this subchapter shall be exempt from taxation by the State of Arkansas or by any municipal corporation, county, or other political subdivis…

(a) The following revenues and moneys are determined and declared to be cash funds which the State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission shall hold as separate funds and deposit in trust in any banks or depositories, other than the State Treasury, which the commission may sele…

(a) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission may, in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, issue bonds in an amount not to exceed two million dollars ($2,000,000) for the purpose of providing funds for the construction of the Arkansas Museum of Natural Reso…

(a) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission, in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, may contract with the Arkansas Development Finance Authority to provide for the issuance of bonds by the authority for the purpose of providing funds for the design, cons…

This subchapter may be cited as the “Arkansas Trails System Act”.

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Right-of-way” means the strip of land over which a trail is constructed whether acquired by easement or fee simple title; and(2) “Trail” means any road, pathway, route, or other identifiable linear facility designated, constructed, and maintain…

(1) A statewide trails system to be called the “Arkansas Trails System” is authorized to be administered by the State Parks Division. The administration shall include:(1) Coordination of trail development between state, federal, county, municipal, and private entities;(2) Develop…

(a) An advisory body to the State Parks Division to be known as the “Arkansas Trails Council”, is created for the purpose of informing the division, other trail-providing agencies, and the public at large of public need, use, and ongoing and planned trail development and to provi…

(1) Trails accepted into the Arkansas Trails System shall meet criteria as established by the Arkansas Trails Council and the State Parks Division, which shall include:(1) A guaranteed right-of-way for public use for a minimum period of five (5) years;(2) Trail operation and main…

(1) Trails in the Arkansas Trails System shall be classified according to their designated use and shall include, but not be limited to, the following classifications:(1) Interpretive trail — a route having natural, cultural, or historical points of interest identified to the pub…

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to give the public any greater right or privilege of access to private lands than that permitted by easement granted by the landowner.

(a) (1) The state or any municipal corporation, county, or other political subdivision thereof shall have the authority to sell, lease, grant, exchange, or otherwise dispose of any property, or interest therein, comprising parks, playgrounds, golf courses, swimming pools, or othe…

(1) Any sale, lease, grant, or other disposition authorized by § 22-4-501 shall be in the discretion of, and executed by:(1) The Governor, as to state property;(2) The county judge, as to county property;(3) The mayor and council, city commissioners, or other governing authority,…

(a) Any sale, lease, grant, exchange, or other disposition of any property under the provisions of this subchapter shall be made only after advertising the disposition in a newspaper in which legal advertisements are published for the county in which the land or other facilities …

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as impairing the obligation of any contract provision, bond issue, or other indebtedness thereon, whether by way of reversionary clause or otherwise.

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Trail of Tears Historic Bike Route Act”.

The route along U.S. Highway 62 from the border between Oklahoma and Arkansas to the Trail of Tears Park and Historic Site located on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville at the northwest corner of the intersection of Stadium Drive and Martin Luther King Jr. B…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Sign” means a permanent marker placed along the Trail of Tears Historic Bike Route identifying the route as the “Trail of Tears Historic Bike Route”; and(2) “Trail of Tears Historic Bike Route” means the route along U.S. Highway 62 from the border…