Title 22, Public Property

(1) This subchapter is not intended to cover the following vending facilities:(1) Vending facilities operated by universities and colleges or the vending facilities provided as an integral part of their services to students or as a training program for students;(2) Food service p…

(a) For the purpose of assisting blind persons to become self-supporting and to further promote employment of the blind in Arkansas, state agency administrators shall assure that preference is given to the licensing agency in authorizing the operation of vending facilities on sta…

No blind person may operate a vending facility, including any vending machine or other coin-operated device, on state property unless licensed to do so by the licensing agency.

(a) The licensing agency shall issue licenses to operate vending facilities on state property to blind persons who are in need of employment and who are capable of efficiently operating the vending facility in a manner resulting in reasonable satisfaction for all parties concerne…

(1) Upon written or verbal request from a state agency administrator that a vending facility is desired on state property, or upon its own initiative, the licensing agency shall:(1) Survey the property, blueprints, plans, or other available information to determine if the install…

(a) The state agency administrators shall cooperate with the licensing agency in the selection of a suitable location for vending facilities and shall provide proper space, plumbing, lighting, and electrical outlets for the vending facility in the original planning and constructi…

(a) State agency administrators of state property where the total number of persons using the property daily would produce insufficient profits, as determined by the licensing agency, to support a vending facility and a living wage for a blind person shall grant a preference to t…

(a) In the design, construction, alteration, or renovation of state property housing or serving fifty (50) persons or more, there shall be included a satisfactory site or sites with space and electrical and plumbing outlets suitable for the location and operation of a vending fac…

(a) On state property where a vending facility is presently being operated by a blind licensed operator and before any additional or different provisions or arrangements are made for the sale or dispensing of articles or services of the type enumerated in § 22-3-1303(b), the lice…

On state property where vending facilities are being operated by those other than the blind, when the present contract or agreement expires or is terminated for any reason or when a change in the present vending facility is imminent, the future planned vending facility for such s…

The Division of State Services for the Blind shall retain a portion of the proceeds derived from the vending stand program to be used for the benefit of maintaining the physical facilities of the vending stand program. The expenditures shall be limited to renovation of existing s…

(a) Should a state agency operate or develop as an integral part of its student program a food service training program, the state agency administrator or governing board of the state-supported facility shall notify the licensing agency of the program change. (b) The licensing ag…

This subchapter shall be known and cited as the “State Agencies Facilities Acquisition Act of 1991”.

(a) This subchapter shall be construed liberally. (b) The enumeration of any object, purpose, power, manner, method, and thing shall not be deemed to exclude like or similar objects, purposes, powers, manners, methods, and things.

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Agency” or “state agency” means any agency, board, office, commission, department, division, or institution of the State of Arkansas;(2) “Authority” means the Arkansas Development Finance Authority created pursuant to the Arkansas Development F…

(1) In addition to the purposes, powers, and authority set forth elsewhere in this subchapter or in other laws, the Building Authority Division may:(1) Acquire, construct, and equip buildings or by purchase, exchange, barter, gift, long-term lease, or other means, buildings and f…

(1) In addition to the purposes, powers, and authority set forth elsewhere in this subchapter or in other laws, in connection with the construction and equipping of buildings and facilities in Little Rock, Arkansas, to house state agencies, the Building Authority Division may:(1)…

(a) Pursuant to the intention of the General Assembly expressed in § 15-5-303, the Arkansas Development Finance Authority, in cooperation with the Building Authority Division, is hereby authorized and empowered to issue revenue bonds at one (1) time or from time to time, and to u…

(a) It shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond that it has been issued under the provisions of this subchapter, that the bonds shall be obligations only of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority, that in no event shall they constitute indebtedness for which the faith…

(a) The principal of, premiums, if any, interest on, and trustees' and paying agents' fees in connection with all bonds issued under this subchapter shall be secured solely by a lien on and pledge of the gross revenues derived from the leasing or renting to state agencies or othe…

(a) Any authorizing resolution and trust indenture shall, together with this subchapter, constitute a contract between the Arkansas Development Finance Authority and the holders and registered owners of the bonds, which contract, and all covenants, agreements, and obligations the…

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

(a) The Arkansas Development Finance Authority shall include necessary provisions in the authorizing resolution or trust indenture to provide for the deposit of the proceeds of the bonds pursuant to the provisions of § 15-5-209. (b) The authority may create and establish one (1) …

(a) Bonds may be issued for the purpose of refunding any bonds issued under this subchapter. (b) Refunding bonds may be issued by the Arkansas Development Finance Authority pursuant to the provisions of § 15-5-314.

This subchapter shall not create any right in any bondholder for bonds issued pursuant to this subchapter, and no right of such bondholders shall arise under it, until bonds authorized by this subchapter, of the initial issue or series, shall have been sold and delivered by the A…

(a) The Building Authority Division may supervise and manage buildings and other facilities constructed pursuant to the authority granted in this subchapter and to manage, maintain, and repair those buildings and facilities to provide rental space to be made available for the hou…

The Building Authority Division shall provide adequate facilities for those agencies located in the Capitol Mall area. The services provided by these agencies are varied. Parking spaces for these tenants have not kept up with current growth, thereby diminishing effective services…

(a) (1) Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Building Authority Division is hereby authorized to construct, manage, and maintain parking deck facilities, surface parking, and street improvements, called in this subchapter the “parking facilities”, in th…

The Building Authority Division shall develop parking rules which will maintain equitable parking among the state agency tenants in the area described in § 22-3-1501 and for the public and may establish reasonable rental or other charges for parking therein. The State Capitol Pol…

The Building Authority Division, on behalf of the State of Arkansas, is hereby granted an easement or license over the State Capitol Building, the various buildings on the State Capitol grounds, and the State Capitol grounds for the purpose of installing or relocating utilities, …

(a) (1) The Building Authority Division is authorized and empowered to obtain the necessary funds for accomplishing its powers, purposes, and authority from any source or sources necessary and consistent with this subchapter, including without limitation contracting with the Arka…

The provisions of § 22-3-301 et seq., pertaining to the Capitol Zoning District Commission, § 22-3-401 et seq., pertaining to the Capitol Parking Control Committee, § 22-3-501 et seq., pertaining to the Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission, and § 22-3-202, pertaining to the Secret…

(a) It is found and determined by the General Assembly that:(1) Many Arkansans serve each year as full-time firefighters, volunteer firefighters, forestry firefighters, and training academy firefighters;(2) Firefighters in many communities serve their citizens as emergency medica…

(1) The Secretary of State is authorized to assist and coordinate with the Arkansas Fallen Firefighters' Memorial Board in the construction of a monument on the grounds of the State Capitol honoring:(1) Arkansans and other firefighters killed in Arkansas while acting in their cap…

The design of the monument and the location of the monument on the State Capitol grounds shall be approved by the Arkansas Fallen Firefighters' Memorial Board and the Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission.

(a) The State of Arkansas shall not be obligated to fund the Arkansas Fallen Firefighters' Memorial. (b) The Arkansas Fallen Firefighters' Memorial Board shall raise all funds necessary for materials, construction, and maintenance of the monument. (c) The board shall comply with …

Construction of the Arkansas Fallen Firefighters' Memorial shall commence only after all requirements of the Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission are met.

This subchapter shall be known and may be referred to as the “Arkansas Energy and Natural Resource Conservation Act”.

(a) It is found and determined by the General Assembly that:(1) State-funded building projects have a significant impact on the environment of our Natural State, the economy, and the health and productivity of building inhabitants;(2) State government currently spends approximate…

(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…

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…