Title 15 — Natural Resources and Economic Development
42 chapters · 1,687 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-55-201 Office of the State Geologist — Creation
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There is created and established at the seat of government of this state within the Oil and Gas Commission the “Office of the State Geologist”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-55-202 Office — Staff
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(a) The Office of the State Geologist shall consist of the State Geologist and his or her staff. (b) The office shall be under the direct control and supervision of the Director of Production and Conservation.
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-55-203 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 15-55-203Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-55-204 State Geologist
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(a) (1) The State Geologist shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor.(2) The State Geologist shall report to the Director of Production and Conservation and the Secretary of the Department of Energy and Environment. (1) The State Geologist shall be appointe…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-55-205 Geological assistants and engineers
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(a) It shall be the duty of the State Geologist, by and with the approval of the Director of Production and Conservation and the Secretary of the Department of Energy and Environment, to appoint trained geological assistants, engineers, and others efficient in the arts and scienc…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-55-206 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 15-55-206Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-55-207 Powers
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(1) The Office of the State Geologist shall also have the authority to:(1) (A) Enter into cooperative agreements with the United States Geological Survey in relation to programs concerning quality of water, occurrence of ground water, stream gauging, mineral investigations, topog…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-55-208 Duties
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(a) It shall be the duty of the Office of the State Geologist, in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey, to:(1) Investigate, or to have investigated, such of the natural resources of the state, consisting of the available waterpower of the streams, the clays of the…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-55-209 Notice to agencies of location and extent of state minerals
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From time to time, the Office of the State Geologist shall bring to the attention of the appropriate federal agencies, state and local industrial development agencies, and industrial interests the location and extent of minerals in the state which may be of value to, and benefici…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-55-210 Reports of investigations
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(a) It shall be the duty of the Office of the State Geologist to make reports as necessary to complete an understanding of the results obtained from investigations undertaken. (b) The reports shall be accompanied by maps, sections, and other illustrations as necessary to a comple…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-55-211 State and federal expense sharing
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(a) The State of Arkansas shall pay the portion of the field and traveling expenses, including salaries, as agreed upon between the Office of the State Geologist, with approval of the Director of Production and Conservation, and the United States Geological Survey. (b) The full a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-55-212 Deposit of moneys into State Treasury
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The Office of the State Geologist shall deposit all moneys received from the sale of its publications and from other sources into the State Treasury to the credit of the fund from which the office is operated, unless provisions shall have otherwise been made by law.
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-55-213 Access to information
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The Office of the State Geologist and the Office of State Technology shall grant access to and provide information determined by the Commissioner of State Lands to be necessary to successfully accomplish the Commissioner of State Lands' mission.
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-55-214 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 15-55-214Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-55-301 Purposes
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(a) The State Geologist shall, upon consultation with and approval of the Governor, establish and equip a chemical laboratory for the carrying on of this work and appoint suitable assistants; the State Geologist and his or her assistants are to constitute the geological corps who…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-55-302 Free access to public records
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(a) The work of the geological survey shall commence as soon after the appointment of the State Geologist and his or her assistants as is practical. (b) The Office of the State Geologist shall have access at all times to the field notes and maps of the Commissioner of State Lands…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-55-303 Mineral discoveries — Notice
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(a) When at any time during the progress of the survey the State Geologist or his or her assistants shall discover any considerable deposits of minerals, metals, ores, clays, oils, gas, coal, or anything else of value, situated upon lands of any citizen of the state, he or she sh…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-55-401 Title
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Lignite Development Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-55-402 Findings
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(1) The General Assembly finds:(1) Lignite in Arkansas is a vast energy resource that is virtually untapped and is easily extracted;(2) Lignite could be used in a variety of ways, including:(A) Blending it with fuel products to augment imported coal that is currently used to gene…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-55-403 Arkansas Lignite Resources Pilot Program
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(a) There is created a program to be known as the “Arkansas Lignite Resources Pilot Program”. (b) The Arkansas Lignite Resources Pilot Program shall be developed and administered by Southern Arkansas University, the Office of the State Geologist, and the Arkansas Economic Develop…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-55-404 Participation in other grant programs
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The Arkansas Lignite Resources Pilot Program may participate in federal, state, or industry grant opportunities that are available for the program.
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-55-405 Reporting
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Representatives from Southern Arkansas University, the Office of the State Geologist, and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission shall report the status of the Arkansas Lignite Resources Pilot Program periodically to the Legislative Council and the Joint Committee on Energy…