Title 27 — Transportation

(a) The General Assembly finds and declares that outdoor advertising signs, displays, or devices which do not conform to the requirements of this subchapter, including those for which there was a failure to first secure permits for the erection of the signs, are nonconforming adv…

(a) The erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices in areas six hundred sixty feet (660′) in width from the nearest edge of any right-of-way of any interstate, primary, or other state highway designated by the State Highway Commission shall be re…

(a) With the exception of and excluding those highways, or portions of highways, which are designated by the State Highway Commission as scenic byways, nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising signs, displays, and device…

Any sign, display, or device lawfully erected which does not conform to this subchapter shall be required to be removed by the end of the fifth year after it becomes nonconforming under the provisions hereof.

(a) The State Highway Commission, upon receipt of a declaration, resolution, certified copy of an ordinance, or other clear direction from a community, board of county commissioners, municipality, county, city, a specific region or area of the state, or other governmental or quas…

(a) The State Highway Commission shall give thirty (30) days' notice, by certified mail, to the owner of the land on which an advertising device is located to remove it if it is a prohibited device or cause it to conform to rules if it is an authorized device. (b) If the owner of…

(a) The State Highway Commission is authorized and empowered to require the removal of all outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices not in conformity with this subchapter, which right may be enforced by means of a mandatory injunction or other appropriate remedy. (b) Howe…

As provided by Title 23 of the United States Code, the State Highway Commission is authorized to enter into agreement, which agreement shall reflect customary use in the outdoor advertising industry as determined under § 27-74-211, with the United States Secretary of Transportati…

(a) It is the legislative intent and purpose of this section to specifically define a certain term used in the agreement entered into between the State Highway Commission and the United States Secretary of Transportation pursuant to the authority granted in this chapter, as amend…

(a) After survey to determine existing outdoor advertising structures in this state and after public hearing, the State Highway Commission shall determine customary use in the display of outdoor advertising in this state with regard to size, lighting, and spacing in areas zoned c…

(a) It is the intent and purpose of this section to require the State Highway Commission to act on each application for a permit for the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising coming within the purview of this chapter within sixty (60) days after such application is file…

In order to provide information in the specific interest of the traveling public, the State Highway Commission is authorized to maintain maps and to permit informational directories and advertising pamphlets to be made available at safety rest areas along the interstate, primary,…

The General Assembly finds and declares that outdoor advertising signs, displays, or devices which are located more than six hundred sixty feet (660′) off the nearest edge of the right-of-way, located outside of urban areas, visible from the main-traveled way of the interstate, p…

(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of § 27-74-203, signs, displays, and devices which are located more than six hundred sixty feet (660′) from the nearest edge of the right-of-way of interstate and primary highways, outside of urban areas, visible from the main-traveled way…

(a) The State Highway Commission is authorized and empowered to require the removal of all outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices which do not conform to the provisions of this subchapter and which are lawfully erected beyond six hundred sixty feet (660′) from the neare…

(a) The General Assembly finds and declares that the establishment and use and maintenance of outdoor junkyards in areas adjacent to certain sections of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways and the primary and other state highways designated by the State Highway…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Automobile graveyard” means any establishment or place of business that is maintained, used, or operated for the storing, keeping, buying, or selling of five (5) or more wrecked, scrapped, ruined, or dismantled motor vehicles;(2) “Junk” means o…

Any person contemplating or planning the establishment of a junkyard is charged with notice of the provisions of this subchapter with respect to screening, relocation, removal, or disposal of such junkyards.

(a) The General Assembly finds and declares that junkyards and automobile graveyards that do not conform to the requirements of this subchapter are public nuisances. (b) The provisions of this subchapter may be enforced by means of restraining order, mandatory injunction, or othe…

(a) Except as otherwise herein provided, no junkyards shall be established, operated, or maintained after June 29, 1967, any portion of which is within one thousand feet (1,000′) of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any interstate, primary, or other state highway designated…

(1) Nothing contained in this subchapter shall prohibit the establishment, maintenance, and operation of outdoor junkyards, automobile graveyards, and scrap metal processing facilities within one thousand feet (1000′) of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of interstate or prima…

(a) (1) The screening of any junkyard by natural objects, plantings, fences, or other appropriate means, so as not to be visible from the main-traveled way of any interstate or primary state highway, may be required by:(A) The State Highway Commission; or(B) The circuit court of …

The State Highway Commission is authorized to enter into agreement with the United States Secretary of Transportation, as provided by Title 23 of the United States Code, relating to the control of junkyards in areas adjacent to those sections of the federal-aid interstate and fed…

(a) There is created the “Highway Clean-up Grant Program”, to be administered by the State Highway Commission. (b) The program shall provide grants to cities and counties to assist local law enforcement, county prosecuting attorneys, and city attorneys with the enforcement of thi…

(a) The General Assembly finds and declares that the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty within and adjacent to many of the state highways are conducive to safe, efficient, and comfortable use of these facilities and necessary to protect the public investm…

(a) The State Highway Commission is authorized to acquire and improve strips of land necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty within and adjacent to the state highway system and the federal-aid highways of this state, including acquisition for…

U.S. HIGHWAY 82 FOUR LANE CONSTRUCTION COMPACT The Governor, on behalf of this state, is hereby authorized to execute a compact, in substantially the following form, with the states of Mississippi, Alabama, Texas and any other state in which lies a portion of U.S. Highway 82; and…

There is hereby granted to the Governor and to the members of the authority for Arkansas all the powers provided for in the compact. All officers of the State of Arkansas are hereby authorized and directed to do all things falling within their respective jurisdictions which are n…

The representatives from the State of Arkansas who shall be members of the U.S. Highway 82 Four Lane Construction Authority shall be the five (5) members of the State Highway Commission who are each duly serving in the capacity as such a commissioner. During the course and extent…

The authority shall have the power to apply to the Congress of the United States for its consent and approval of the compact; but, in the absence of the consent of Congress and until such consent is secured, the compact shall be binding upon the State of Arkansas in all respects …

This chapter is known and may be cited as the “Regional Mobility Authority Act”.

(1) The General Assembly finds that:(1) Many transportation projects cannot be completed because the transportation construction and maintenance needs of the State of Arkansas far exceed the budget for highway construction and maintenance;(2) Counties and municipalities have limi…

(1) As used in this chapter:(1) (A) “Bond” means a revenue bond or note issued under this chapter by a regional mobility authority created under this chapter.(B) “Bond” includes any other financial obligation of a regional mobility authority authorized by this chapter, the laws o…

(a) A regional mobility authority is exempt from ad valorem property taxation of or assessments on each of the following:(1) A transportation system;(2) A transportation project; and(3) Property the regional mobility authority acquires or uses under this chapter for a transportat…

(a) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, a regional mobility authority is exempt from the payment or assessment of any of the following fees levied by a governmental entity, a property owner's association, or a homeowner's association:(1) Development fees;(2) …

(a) The powers and duties of a regional mobility authority conferred by this chapter are public and governmental functions exercised for a public purpose and for matters of public necessity. (b) The exercise of the powers and the performance of the duties by a regional mobility a…

Any design or proposal for a road or highway improvement must be approved by the governmental entity that owns the roadway prior to the commencement of the development of the transportation project.

(a) A single county may create a regional mobility authority by adoption of an ordinance. (b) A combination of contiguous counties may create a regional mobility authority by each county:(1) Adopting an ordinance that provides for the county's participation in the regional mobili…

(1) The purposes of a regional mobility authority created under this chapter are to:(1) Plan, construct, operate, or fund transportation projects of the regional mobility authority; or(2) Plan, construct, operate, or fund improvements to a transportation system of the regional mo…

(a) To become a member of a regional mobility authority, a governing body of a municipality or county within the jurisdictional boundaries of the regional mobility authority shall:(1) Provide by ordinance for the participation of the municipality or county in the regional mobilit…

(1) Upon creation of a regional mobility authority:(1) The regional mobility authority and its members shall:(A) Constitute a public corporation; and(B) Have perpetual succession; and(2) The regional mobility authority and its members may:(A) Contract and be contracted with;(B) S…

A regional mobility authority created under this chapter shall be operated and controlled by a board of directors.

(a) A board of directors shall manage and control each regional mobility authority created under this chapter, including the following:(1) Property;(2) Operations;(3) Business; and(4) Affairs. (1) Property; (2) Operations; (3) Business; and (4) Affairs. (b) The board of directors…

(a) Unless the structure of the board of directors is otherwise specified in the agreement establishing the regional mobility authority, the board of directors of a regional mobility authority shall consist of no fewer than five (5) directors as provided under this section. (b) (…

(a) A director who is a public official may serve on the board of directors during his or her term of office as the county judge or mayor of a member of a regional mobility authority. (b) A director who is the designated representative of the mayor or county judge of a member of …

(1) The board of directors of a regional mobility authority created under this chapter may:(1) Make and adopt all necessary bylaws for its organization and operation;(2) Elect officers and employ personnel necessary for its operation;(3) Build, operate, maintain, expand, fund, or…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a regional mobility authority shall not sell a toll facility project to a private entity or enter into a lease for a toll facility or concession agreement related to a toll facility. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a…

(a) A regional mobility authority created under this chapter may enter into agreements or contracts with a governmental entity or a private entity. (b) The types of agreements or contracts that a regional mobility authority may enter into under this chapter include without limita…

(a) A regional mobility authority may construct a grade separation at an intersection of a transportation project with a railroad or highway and change the line of the railroad or grade of a highway to accommodate the design of the grade separation as provided under this section.…

(a) A regional mobility authority may pay the expenses of studying the cost and feasibility and any other expenses relating to the preparation and issuance of bonds for a proposed transportation project by:(1) Using legally available revenue derived from an existing transportatio…