Title 22 — Public Property

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Adaptive reuse” means the modification to accommodate a function other than its original intent of any building site and existing inhabited structure;(2) (A) “Building project” means any inhabited physical structure and project building site. T…

(a) If a state agency decides to pursue either the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification or the Green Globes certification, the standards of this section shall apply for the purpose of state building projects. (b) (1) Use of the Leadership in Energy and Envi…

State agencies conducting or funding a public building project or rehabilitation project are encouraged to refer to and should utilize, whenever possible and appropriate, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design or Green Globes rating systems referred to in this subchapt…

A.C.A. § 22-3-1806Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

There is created the Sustainable Building Design Program for State Agencies to be administered by the Building Authority Division.

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Shared Administrative Services shall promulgate rules for the implementation of the Sustainable Building Design Program for State Agencies. (b) The rules shall include without limitation:(1) Application forms;(2) Origination fees, if any;(3)…

(a) Under the Sustainable Building Design Program for State Agencies, the Building Authority Division may authorize money to be loaned from the Sustainable Building Design Revolving Loan Fund to a state agency, board, or commission. (b) A loan made under subsection (a) of this se…

(a) An applicant for a loan from the Sustainable Building Design Revolving Loan Fund shall:(1) Apply on a form approved by the Building Authority Division; and(2) (A) Remit an origination fee of one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the requested amount of the loan.(B) However, the a…

(a) This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Sustainable Energy-Efficient Buildings Act”. (b) The General Assembly finds that:(1) Public buildings can be built and renovated using sustainable, energy-efficient methods that save money, reduce negative environmental …

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Institution of higher education” means a state-supported university or college;(2) “Life-cycle cost analysis” means an analytical technique that considers the costs of owning, using, and operating a facility over its economic life, including wi…

(a) The Sustainable Energy-Efficient Buildings Program is established to promote energy conservation in buildings owned or leased by public agencies and buildings owned or leased by institutions of higher education. (b) Under the Sustainable Energy-Efficient Buildings Program:(1)…

(a) The following minimum standards apply to a major facility:(1) A major facility of a public agency or an institution of higher education shall consider a life-cycle cost analysis and be designed, constructed, and certified in accordance with the Performance Rating Method of Ap…

(a) A public agency shall not purchase a building that:(1) Did not meet the design and construction standards that were applicable for a comparable building at the time of its construction; or(2) Had a major renovation that did not meet the standard for energy and water efficienc…

(a) The Arkansas Energy Office of the Division of Environmental Quality shall:(1) Develop an energy program to manage energy, water, and other utility uses for public agencies that will reduce total aggregate energy consumption per gross square foot for all existing applicable pu…

(1) This subchapter does not apply if the implementation of a measure to conserve energy, water, or other utility use conflicts with the requirements for:(1) A property to be eligible for, nominated to, or entered on the National Register of Historic Places under the National His…

(a) (1) The Director of the Division of Environmental Quality or his or her designee may create and recommend members for a sustainable, energy-efficient building advisory committee composed of:(A) Representatives from the design and construction industry who are involved in publ…

(a) The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission shall promulgate rules for the implementation of operation and maintenance energy conservation measures in public buildings. (b) The Arkansas Energy Office of the Division of Environmental Quality shall:(1) Develop or revi…

All of the lands belonging to the State of Arkansas adjacent to the State Capitol Building and commonly designated as the “New State Capitol tracts of land” shall forever be and remain the property of the State of Arkansas.

(a) To the extent that funds are available and appropriated, the Arkansas Energy Office of the Division of Environmental Quality shall conduct a performance review of the Sustainable Energy-Efficient Buildings Program that includes at least the following:(1) An identification of …

(a) The boards of trustees for the University of Arkansas, Arkansas State University system, the University of Central Arkansas, Henderson State University, Arkansas Tech University, and Southern Arkansas University are exempt from the provisions of this subchapter if those insti…

(a) The Secretary of State is the constituted and legal custodian of the State Capitol Building, the grounds, and all the furniture and fixtures thereon and therein belonging to the state. (b) It is the duty of the Secretary of State to report to each General Assembly the conditi…

(a) It shall be unlawful to use the Senate and House Chambers of the State Capitol Building for any purpose except activities which are necessary for the operation of state government. (b) As used in this section, “activities” means those which the State of Arkansas controls and …

(a) At the close of each session of the General Assembly, the Secretary of the Senate shall furnish to the Secretary of State a complete list of all property and equipment in the Senate Chamber, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall furnish to the Secretary of State…

(a) As custodian of the State Capitol Building, the Secretary of State shall oversee the operation of and may receive bids or offers for renting or leasing the properties now being utilized for a restaurant or cafe and other purposes in the State Capitol Building upon such terms …

(a) (1) The Secretary of State, on behalf of the State of Arkansas, is authorized to enter into agreements with public utility companies regarding the installation, maintenance, and repair of utility service lines and facilities necessary to the delivery of the respective utility…

(a) Room 152 on the first floor of the State Capitol Building, immediately to the north of the north elevator on the first floor of the State Capitol Building, the same being to the north of the outside east entrance on the first floor of the State Capitol Building, is designated…

(a) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to ride, drive, walk, go, or enter upon the public lawns or grounds belonging to the State of Arkansas whereon is located the State Capitol Building unless the person confines himself or herself to the public driveways or walkways upon …

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas State Capitol and Historical Monument Protection Act”.

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) (A) “Historical monument” means a statue, memorial, gravestone plate, plaque, or historic flag display that is located:(i) On public property and was installed, erected for, or named or dedicated in honor of a historical person, historical event…

(a) The State Capitol shall not be vandalized, damaged, destroyed, or otherwise disturbed. (b) Subsection (a) of this section does not prohibit a governmental entity having responsibility for maintaining the State Capitol from taking proper and appropriate measures, and exercisin…

(a) (1) A historical monument shall not be relocated, vandalized, damaged, destroyed, removed, altered, renamed, rededicated, or otherwise disturbed.(2) Subdivision (a)(1) of this section does not prohibit a governmental entity having responsibility for maintaining a historical m…

(a) A petition for a waiver may be authorized under § 22-3-2104(b) if the application of this subchapter interferes with the construction, maintenance, or operation of a public facility owned or managed by the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. (b) A court of competent j…

(1) A person that knowingly violates this subchapter upon conviction is guilty of a:(1) Class A misdemeanor if:(A) The value of the property is more than five hundred dollars ($500); and(B) The damage or repair cost to the historical monument is more than one hundred dollars ($10…

The custodian of any public building or grounds and his or her assistants and deputies are authorized and empowered to arrest any person whom they may see violating § 22-3-210(a) and to take that person, when arrested, before any court of competent jurisdiction to be dealt with a…

A.C.A. § 22-3-212Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

All fines collected for the violation of § 22-3-210 and § 22-3-212 [repealed] shall be paid into the State Treasury and placed to the credit of the State Apportionment Fund, after which they shall be distributed among the General Revenue Fund Account of the State Apportionment Fu…

A.C.A. § 22-3-214Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

(a) It is found and determined by the General Assembly that many thousands of Arkansans served in the United States Armed Forces in Vietnam, that Arkansas Vietnam veterans have not received the recognition and honor they deserve for the service to their country in the Vietnam War…

(a) It is found and determined by the General Assembly that unfortunately several law enforcement officers have given their lives in the performance of their duties for the people of this state, and that these brave public servants should be honored. Therefore, an appropriate mon…

(a) (1) Any rules or modifications concerning the use, management, or authorities of the Capitol Hill Building shall be reviewed and approved by the Joint Interim Committee on Legislative Facilities.(2) To this end, the management of the Capitol Hill Building shall be the joint r…

(a) In the event an officer or agency relocates an office and related staff from or within the State Capitol Building at the request of the Joint Interim Committee on Legislative Facilities and the officer or agency does not have an appropriation sufficient to pay the moving cost…

(a) It is hereby found and determined by the Seventy-Eighth Arkansas General Assembly that many thousands of Arkansans served in the armed services of the United States in World War I, World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam War, and, now, the War in the Persian Gulf, and …

Any person smoking any cigarette, cigar, pipe, or other tobacco product in the State Capitol Building shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Changing room” means a room or area in which a person may be in a state of undress in the presence of others, including without limitation a locker room or a shower room;(2) “Female” means an individual who naturally has, had, will have, or wou…

(a) A governmental entity occupying a public building shall designate each multi-occupancy restroom, changing room, and sleeping quarter for the exclusive use of females or males. (b) (1) Every restroom, changing room, or sleeping quarter in a public building that is designated f…

(a) A person in a restroom or changing room designated for use by his or her sex who encounters a person of the opposite sex has a private cause of action for damages, if the governmental entity is a political subdivision of the state, and declaratory and injunctive relief agains…

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Ten Commandments Monument Display Act”. (b) (1) The Secretary of State shall permit and arrange for the placement on the State Capitol grounds of a suitable monument commemorating the Ten Commandments and containing the fol…

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Gold Star Family Memorial Monument Act”. (b) (1) The Secretary of State shall permit and arrange for the placement on the State Capitol grounds of a monument commemorating Gold Star Families and containing the following tex…

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Monument to Unborn Children Display Act”. (b) (1) The Secretary of State shall permit and arrange placement on the State Capitol grounds of a suitable monument commemorating unborn children aborted during the era of Roe v. …

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Hoxie: The First Stand Memorial Monument Act”. (b) (1) The Secretary of State shall permit and arrange for the placement on the State Capitol grounds of a monument commemorating the integration of Hoxie public schools in 19…