Title 27 — Transportation
56 chapters · 1,818 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-69-101 Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Parkway” means and includes parkway areas of varying widths principally through rural areas with sightly, landscape, scenic, safety, and wayside development grants and easements, with minimum frontage and private access rights, featuring a parkway…
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-69-102 Department acquisition of land and conveyance to United States
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(a) The Arkansas Department of Transportation is designated, authorized, and directed as the state agency of this state to acquire by gift, purchase, or condemnation as a public highway and convey to the United States all parkway lands and easements as and when required by survey…
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-69-103 State agency authorization to cooperate in conveyances
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State agencies owning or controlling various state-owned areas or state-owned easements or interest therein of state agencies are authorized to cooperate in the conveyance of the lands, easements, or interest to and in favor of the United States for this national parkway.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-69-104 Powers and duties of state agencies
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(1) The Arkansas Department of Transportation or other departments of the state are authorized to:(1) Acquire and convey to the United States parkway areas in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter;(2) Allocate necessary funds when appropriations are available therefor…
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-69-105 State acquisition procedure
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(a) Directly or indirectly from or through its political subdivisions, this state shall acquire and convey to the United States the necessary areas in fee simple, together with landscape, sightly, safety, or scenic easements, and rights-of-way for connections to the approaches of…
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-69-106 Right-of-way
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(a) An average right-of-way of not less than one hundred (100) acres per mile in fee simple, plus scenic, landscape, sightly, or safety easement control up to a total average of fifty (50) acres per mile, shall be provided for the gross length of the parkway in this state for par…
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-69-107 Use of existing or projected highways
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(a) When the construction of sections of the parkway road parallel to existing highways will result in unnecessary expense and the United States Secretary of the Interior may, in his or her discretion, use existing or projected sections of streets or highways, bridges, parks, or …
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-69-108 Alternate routes
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Alternate routes through or around urban areas, along scenic country, or connecting historic sites may be provided or required for acceptance by the United States Secretary of the Interior for parkway purposes.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-69-109 Concurrent jurisdiction — Reserved powers and jurisdiction
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(a) This state cedes to the United States and current jurisdiction to so regulate that the United States shall exercise concurrent jurisdiction:(1) To regulate use of parkway areas and traffic on the parkway road and protect the areas and property thereon belonging to the United …
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-69-201 Creation
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There is created and established a commission to be known as the “Mississippi River Parkway Commission of Arkansas”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-69-202 Members
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(a) (1) The Mississippi River Parkway Commission of Arkansas shall be composed of ten (10) members appointed by the Governor:(A) One (1) member shall be a resident of Mississippi County;(B) One (1) member shall be a resident of Crittenden County;(C) One (1) member shall be a resi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-69-203 Organization and meetings
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(a) At the first meeting of the Mississippi River Parkway Commission of Arkansas and annually thereafter, the members shall select a Chair of the Mississippi River Parkway Commission of Arkansas and a secretary from the membership. (b) Meetings of the commission shall be called b…
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-69-204 National affiliation — Advisory capacity
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(a) The Mississippi River Parkway Commission of Arkansas created herein shall be an affiliate of the National Mississippi River Parkway Commission and shall cooperate with and assist the National Mississippi River Parkway Commission in promoting interest in, and the development a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-69-205 Advisors and assistants
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The Director of State Highways and Transportation shall designate one (1) employee of the Arkansas Department of Transportation who is an engineer or who has engineering experience, and the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism shall appoint one (1) member o…
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-69-206 Standard road signs
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(a) The State Highway Commission is authorized and directed to erect and maintain signs designating the route of the Great River Road through Arkansas. (b) The signs used to designate the route shall be the standard marker developed and approved for the Great River Road by the Na…
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-69-207 Funds
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(a) The State Highway Commission is authorized to:(1) Expend from its regular appropriation for any fiscal year, in addition to the other purposes enumerated in the appropriation act, funds to cover the state's pro rata share, as a participating member, of the costs in the activi…