Title 22, Public Property

(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to establish a system of traffic control and parking rules governing the drives and parking areas on the State Capitol grounds and other drives and parking areas in the custody of or leased by the Secretary of State or the Building Authority …

As used in this subchapter, the term “State Capitol grounds” means all property owned by the State of Arkansas within the Capitol Zoning District as defined in § 22-3-302.

(a) Any person, including an employee of the State of Arkansas, found guilty of violating the provisions of this subchapter or the traffic and parking rules of the Capitol Parking Control Committee shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in an amount o…

(a) In order that the provisions of this subchapter might be enforced, the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police may assign one (1) state police officer or more to the State Capitol and its grounds, which may include assignments for sessions of the General Assembly, a…

(a) There is created a committee to be known as the “Capitol Parking Control Committee”, hereinafter referred to as “the committee”, which shall have the powers and duties provided in § 22-3-406. (b) The committee shall be composed of three (3) members, as follows:(1) The Secreta…

(1) Upon the passage of this subchapter, the Capitol Parking Control Committee shall proceed to study the traffic conditions on the drives of the State Capitol grounds and shall make a study of the existing and anticipated needs for parking space on the State Capitol grounds and …

(a) In order to provide additional parking facilities on the State Capitol grounds, the Capitol Parking Control Committee is authorized and directed to study the needs for additional parking space and shall designate one (1) or more areas to be developed as appropriate parking ar…

Upon forms prescribed by the Capitol Parking Control Committee, each administrative head of the departments and agencies of state government located in the State Capitol Building and upon the State Capitol grounds shall annually obtain information from each of his or her respecti…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Project” means expenditures for capital construction or for capital improvements, including landscaping on the State Capitol grounds, but shall not include:(A) Renovations, improvements, or remodeling within the interior of structures now exist…

(a) (1) There is created a Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission.(2) The commission shall be composed of ten (10) members as follows:(A) The Governor or a designee;(B) The Secretary of State or a designee who shall serve as the commission chair;(C) The Director of the Arkansas Hist…

(a) The Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission shall have the following powers and duties:(1) To recommend the acquisition of land for such expansion of the State Capitol grounds as may be required to meet the needs of state agencies;(2) To review and recommend to the Secretary of S…

(a) Before any state agency shall undertake a capital improvement project, as defined in § 22-3-501, on the State Capitol grounds, a request shall be filed with the Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission for its review of the proposed project. (b) The commission may require that app…

(a) The State of Arkansas shall furnish to its governors a mansion in which to reside during their respective terms of office. (b) With the approval of the Governor, a former Governor may reside in the mansion for a period not exceeding forty-five (45) days after the date on whic…

(a) Of the amounts from time to time appropriated by the General Assembly for the maintenance of the Governor's Mansion, a lump-sum monthly installment of one-twelfth (1⁄12) of the annual appropriation is authorized to be withdrawn by the disbursing officer of the Arkansas Govern…

Payrolls, the purchase of equipment, and the expenses resulting from major repairs to the Governor's Mansion shall be paid upon vouchers issued in the normal course and shall be subject to applicable laws of the state as in the instance of the operation of the Governor's office.

(a) (1) There is created the Arkansas Governor's Mansion Commission to be composed of nine (9) members.(2) (A) Eight (8) of the members shall:(i) Be appointed by the Governor; and(ii) Serve at the pleasure of the Governor.(B) Each congressional district shall be represented by me…

(a) The Arkansas Governor's Mansion Commission shall have the following powers and duties:(1) To survey and investigate the condition of the Governor's Mansion, its appurtenant buildings, its grounds, and its contents, including furniture and fixtures;(2) To prepare and file with…

(a) There is created a Mansion Advisory Council, to be composed of three (3) members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, three (3) members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and any other persons as the Arkansas Governor's Mansion Commissi…

This subchapter shall be referred to and may be cited as the “Arkansas Justice Building Act”.

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Arkansas Justice Building” means any building constructed or purchased and renovated through the issuance of bonds under § 22-3-908 for the purpose of housing any of the agencies of the Arkansas judiciary as described in § 22-3-923(b)(1); and(2…

(a) This subchapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish the intent and purposes thereof and shall be the sole authority required for the accomplishment of its purposes. To this end, it shall not be necessary to comply with general provisions of other laws dealing with publ…

(1) It shall be the function, power, and duty of the Building Authority Division to:(1) Equip the Arkansas Justice Building and any extensions thereof;(2) Have exclusive jurisdiction over the operation of the building, including, without limiting the generality of this grant, the…

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Shared Administrative Services shall be the custodian of all property held in the name of the Building Authority Division, shall be its disbursing agent and executive officer, and shall administer the provisions of this subchapter and the ru…

The Building Authority Division is authorized and empowered to enter into the necessary contracts for the borrowing of all funds that it determines will be required in connection with the financing of the Arkansas Justice Building or the construction of extensions, additions, or …

(a) In evidence of loans of funds, the Arkansas Development Finance Authority is authorized and empowered to issue its bonds at one (1) time or in series from time to time, as provided in this section, and to use the proceeds thereof, together with other available funds, for defr…

The authorizing resolution may provide for the execution by the Arkansas Development Finance Authority with a bank or trust company within or without the State of Arkansas of a trust indenture which may contain any terms, covenants, and conditions that are deemed desirable by the…

(a) (1) The bonds shall be sold at public sale on sealed bids.(2) Notice of the sale shall be published one (1) time a week for at least two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in the City of Little Rock, and having a general circulation throughout the State of Arkansa…

(a) The bonds and interest thereon shall be payable solely from and secured by a pledge of the gross revenues in the Justice Building Fund, which revenues are specifically declared to be cash funds, restricted in their use, and dedicated solely for the purposes set forth in this …

Any covenants and agreements entered into by the Arkansas Development Finance Authority shall be binding in all respects upon the authority and its successors in accordance with the terms of those covenants and agreements, and all of the provisions thereof shall be enforceable by…

Bonds issued under the provisions of this subchapter shall be exempt from all taxes, state, county, and municipal. This exemption shall include income taxation and inheritance taxation.

(a) The Arkansas Development Finance Authority may issue bonds under this subchapter for the purpose of refunding any obligation of the authority issued under this subchapter at a rate or rates of interest not exceeding the maximum rate otherwise authorized under this subchapter.…

The board of trustees of any retirement system created by the General Assembly may, in its discretion, invest its funds in the bonds of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority issued under the provisions of this subchapter.

The agency of the state authorized by law to audit the records and accounts of the various state agencies is authorized and directed to audit the records and accounts of the Building Authority Division and to furnish a copy of the report thereof to the division and to the trustee…

(a) (1) The Building Authority Division may employ an architect to prepare plans, specifications, and estimates of cost for the construction of the Arkansas Justice Building and to supervise and inspect the construction.(2) The division and the architect shall consult with the me…

(a) (1) After the Building Authority Division has approved the plans and specifications prepared by the architect, it shall proceed to advertise for bids for the construction of the Arkansas Justice Building.(2) The notice shall be published one (1) time each week for not less th…

(a) (1) It is found and determined by the General Assembly that:(A) The Arkansas Justice Building was constructed primarily to house the higher appellate courts and that other agencies were permitted to occupy portions of the building only because the space was not needed by the …

It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals shall not be required to pay any rental fees for space utilized in the Arkansas Justice Building.

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Land” means upland; land under water; the water of any lake, pond, or stream; any and all incorporeal hereditaments; and every estate, interest, and right, either legal or equitable, in land or water, including terms for years, liens thereon by…

All parks and recreational areas acquired by the state shall constitute the state parks system and shall be under the immediate control and management of the State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission.

(1) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission, in addition to the other powers granted in this chapter, shall have the sole authority:(1) (A) To acquire in the name of the state by purchase, lease, or agreement such land within the state as it may deem necessary or prope…

(a) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission may establish and alter rules governing the use and protection of the state parks system and the property thereon and to preserve the peace therein. (b) A person who violates a rule established under subsection (a) of this se…

(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 …