Title 22, Public Property

Cession of jurisdiction pursuant to § 22-7-226 shall take effect only upon acceptance of such jurisdiction by the United States. Federal jurisdiction so ceded shall end as to any such lands, waters, or buildings, or portions thereof, that cease to be owned, leased, or occupied by…

The State of Arkansas hereby cedes concurrent jurisdiction to the United States over the lands, waters, and buildings previously or hereinafter acquired for the Oscar C. Finkbeiner United States Army Reserve Center in the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, and over al…

The State of Arkansas hereby cedes concurrent jurisdiction to the United States over the lands, waters, and buildings previously or hereinafter acquired for the United States Army Reserve Center in the City of Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, and over all future lands, wate…

Cession of jurisdiction pursuant to §§ 22-7-228 and 22-7-229 shall take effect only upon acceptance of such jurisdiction by the United States. Federal jurisdiction so ceded shall end as to any such lands, waters, or buildings, or portions thereof, that cease to be owned, leased, …

The General Assembly finds that pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 2683, the United States Secretary of the Army, acting by and through his or her duly authorized Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, has caused a proper and lawful notice to be filed with the Governor relinquish…

The State of Arkansas hereby accepts concurrent legislative jurisdiction with the United States of the following-described real property known as Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, from April 9, 1997, until the beginning of the first day of October 1997, and furthermore accepts exclusive le…

From and after passage of this subchapter, and upon receipt by the Governor of any subsequent surveys and descriptions of the lands and areas of Fort Chaffee prepared at the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers which may describe lands or areas which are erroneo…

Any discrepancy in the descriptions set forth in this subchapter and in the descriptions of any subsequent surveys prepared by the United States Army Corps of Engineers shall be resolved and interpreted as to extend the legislative jurisdiction of the State of Arkansas over all l…

A copy of this subchapter shall be filed with the respective circuit clerks and recorders of Franklin, Logan, Sebastian, and Crawford Counties, Arkansas.

(a) This subchapter shall not be construed or interpreted to the effect that the State of Arkansas by this subchapter proposes, purposes, or intends to alter, diminish, take, or enlarge any estate in lands, boundary between lands, interest in or title to any estate in lands which…

(a) (1) In order that a complete inventory of all state-owned motor vehicles is maintained, every state agency, including the Arkansas Department of Transportation, the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission, the Division of Arkansas State Police, the Arkansas National Guard, an…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Lease” means obtaining the use of a motor vehicle from any source for a monetary fee, for a period of thirty-one (31) days or more;(2) “Rental” means obtaining the use of a motor vehicle from any source for a monetary fee for a period of thirty (3…

Any department head or employee of the State of Arkansas failing or refusing to carry out the provisions of §§ 22-8-101 and 22-8-102 shall be deemed guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished in the manner provided by law.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any state or county employee who is employed by the Arkansas Department of Transportation or by a county highway department, county judge, or road commissioner to use trucks and automobiles that belong to the state or county for any purpose other than…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Global positioning device” means a device that can access a global navigation satellite system or that uses radio frequency information technology and provides reliable location and time information and is capable of recording the travel and locat…

This subchapter may be known as the “Automobile and Pickup Truck Acquisition Act for the State of Arkansas”.

The purpose of this subchapter is to establish procedures for the acquisition, disposal, and reassignment of automobiles and pickup trucks, as those terms are defined in § 22-8-203, by the Department of Shared Administrative Services to be acquired, owned, or otherwise disposed o…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Automobile” means a motorized vehicle equipped with pneumatic tires used for the transportation of persons, as commonly known and recognized by the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration, as a pleasure vehicle for lice…

This subchapter shall not apply to the elected constitutional officers of the state, to the moneys appropriated by the General Assembly for financing the statutory responsibilities of these officers, to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, nor to any local political subdivi…

(a) Each state agency requesting the acquisition of an automobile or pickup truck shall:(1) Have its existing automobiles and pickup trucks included on the State Vehicle Inventory and Control System;(2) Not exceed the number of motor vehicles as authorized by law for the state ag…

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall purchase vehicles for state agencies from moneys as appropriated and made available by the General Assembly. (b) There is created and established upon the financial records of the Department of Finance and Ad…

The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall have the authority to purchase new or used vehicles from qualified vendors in accordance with the Arkansas Procurement Law, § 19-61-101 et seq.

Vehicles acquired or assigned under the provisions of this subchapter shall be the property of the state agency to which the vehicle is assigned, and legal title to the vehicle is to rest with the state agency.

The Secretary of the Department of Shared Administrative Services may promulgate such rules as deemed necessary to implement the provisions and intent of this subchapter, including rules establishing fees for the use of state-owned vehicles by other state agencies.

(a) Funds deposited into the Motor Vehicle Acquisition Revolving Fund created by § 19-27-202 and § 22-8-206(b), which may be made available for the purchase of motor vehicles for the Division of Arkansas State Police, may in addition be made available and used for expenses associ…

(a) If requested by a law enforcement officer, a law enforcement agency may allow a law enforcement officer employed by the law enforcement agency to use an emergency vehicle owned by the law enforcement agency to travel outside the State of Arkansas for the funeral of a:(1) Law …

(a) The state or a township, county, municipality, village, or other political subdivision of the state shall not engage in the capital improvement of public works involving engineering or architecture for which the plans, specifications, and estimates have not been made by and t…

(a) (1) It shall be unlawful for any agency, department, or institution supported by state-appropriated funds or cash funds to expend any cash funds of the agency for the construction of a building or to incur any obligation committing or pledging the cash funds of the agency for…

(a) Prior to the convening of regular sessions of the General Assembly, each state agency, department, or institution shall submit a proposed capital expenditures request which shall:(1) Identify each public works construction project proposed to be constructed or obligated by co…

(a) (1) A firm that has an existing state contract with a state agency shall not bid on any additional state contracts with a state agency if the firm's existing state contract with a state agency has one (1) or more material issues, including without limitation a material delay …

(a) The provisions of §§ 22-9-202 — 22-9-204 shall not apply to contracts awarded by the State Highway Commission for construction or maintenance of public highways, roads, or streets under the provisions of §§ 27-67-206 and 27-67-207. (b) The provisions of § 22-9-204 shall not a…

(a) It is the intent of this section and §§ 22-9-203 and 22-9-204 to provide a uniform procedure that a taxing unit shall follow when work is done under formal contract. (b) (1) This section and §§ 22-9-203 and 22-9-204 do not:(A) Prevent a taxing unit from performing any of the …

(a) Except as provided under § 14-58-105, a contract providing for the making of major repairs or alterations, for the erection of buildings or other structures, or for making other permanent improvements shall not be entered into by the state or an agency of the state or by a co…

(a) As a condition to performing construction work for and in the State of Arkansas, all prime contractors shall use no other subcontractors when the subcontractors' portion of the project is fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more, except those licensed by the Contractors Licen…

Whenever any agency of this state or of any county, municipality, or school district, or other local taxing unit or improvement district enters into a contract covered by the provisions of §§ 22-9-202 — 22-9-204 for the making of repairs or alterations or the erection of building…

Any state agency, department, board, commission, or other body having the authority to construct or purchase, or negotiate for the construction or purchase of, any memorial, statue, bust, monument, or other similar article which is to be paid for from public funds shall establish…

(a) The General Assembly finds and determines that:(1) The mandatory adherence to competitive bidding of all costs in altering, repairing, or renovating historic sites and structures has resulted in increased costs due to the inability of bidders to accurately determine on the ba…

(a) (1) A contract for the altering, repairing, or renovation of a recognized historic site or structure owned by the state or with title vested in the name of a state agency or of another taxing authority in which the estimated cost of the work equals or exceeds the sum of fifty…

(a) The highest quality of restoration commensurate with reasonable costs and obtainable within available funds is considered to serve the best interests of the state. Cost, proposed method, and experience in similar work shall be considered by the agency as interrelated and inse…

(a) The contracting agency shall establish, as part of the contract, a maximum compensation for the project. (b) Payment shall be based on the work actually done and the materials actually used. (c) The contractor shall submit periodic invoices for labor, materials, and overhead …

(a) Whenever any agency of this state or of any county, municipality, or school district, or other local taxing unit or improvement district, enters into a contract covered by the provisions of §§ 22-9-202 — 22-9-204 for the making of repairs or alterations or the erection of bui…

Public works construction projects conducted by the Building Authority Division or other state agencies are exempt from permit fees or inspection requirements of county or municipal ordinances.

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Construction” means any of the following services, functions, or combination of the following services or functions to construct a building, building site, or structure, or to construct a permanent improvement to a building, building site, or stru…

(a) All surety bonds required by the State of Arkansas or any subdivisions thereof by any county, municipality, school district, or other local taxing unit, or by any agency of any of the foregoing for the repair, alteration, construction, or improvement of any public works, incl…

(a) All bonds enumerated in § 22-9-401 and bid bonds enumerated in § 19-4-1405 shall be made by surety companies that have qualified and are authorized to do business in the State of Arkansas and are listed on the current United States Department of the Treasury's Listing of Appr…

The liability imposed by § 22-9-401 on any bond furnished by a public works contractor shall be deemed an integral part of the bond, whether or not the liability is explicitly set out or assumed therein.