The Governor and Secretary of State are authorized, empowered, and directed to make and execute any and all necessary and proper contracts, easements, deeds, or other instruments, in writing, giving, granting, and conveying to the board of directors of any such district, to the United States of America, the Secretary of the Army, Chief of Engineers of the United States Army, or any other federal agency rights-of-way for levees, levee foundations, channel rectifications, reservoirs, reservoir sites, drainage canals, and easements for flowage, and storage rights over, upon, and across any lands owned by the state which are necessary and required for the construction of levees, channel rectifications, floodways, reservoirs, spillways, and diversions and drainage canals. However, no such conveyance, contract, donation, or grant shall impair any valid outstanding lien against the lands or any vested private right therein.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts
Chapter 120 - Drainage and Levee Improvement Districts Generally
Subchapter 2 - Agreements with United States Generally
§ 14-120-201. Legislative intent
§ 14-120-204. Subchapter cumulative
§ 14-120-205. Conditions precedent to conferring powers on districts — In general
§ 14-120-206. Filing project outline and estimate
§ 14-120-207. Board approval of proposal
§ 14-120-208. Approval election generally
§ 14-120-209. Date of election
§ 14-120-210. Notice of election
§ 14-120-211. Election judges and clerks
§ 14-120-213. Voting — Certification of results
§ 14-120-214. Canvass of results — Judicial review
§ 14-120-215. Majority vote — Payment of expenses
§ 14-120-216. Contract authority
§ 14-120-217. Board authority to acquire land — Condemnation
§ 14-120-218. Conveyance of rights-of-way across state lands
§ 14-120-219. Agreements for construction across highways
§ 14-120-220. Eminent domain by the United States
§ 14-120-221. Board of assessors
§ 14-120-223. Assessment — Time, certification, and filing
§ 14-120-224. Board of assessment and equalization
§ 14-120-225. Chancery court review of assessment
§ 14-120-226. Tax levy by board to satisfy certain obligations
§ 14-120-227. Alternative method of assessment — Reassessment — Vacancies on board
§ 14-120-229. Penalty for delinquency — Enforcement proceedings generally
§ 14-120-230. Filing complaint — Notice
§ 14-120-231. Trial date — Continuance or dismissal
§ 14-120-233. Decree — Sale of real property by commissioner
§ 14-120-234. Execution of deed
§ 14-120-235. Redemption of property — Vacation of decree
§ 14-120-236. Tributary tax fund
§ 14-120-237. Disbursement of funds on vouchers
§ 14-120-238. Authority to borrow money and issue bonds — Purpose
§ 14-120-239. Issuance of bonds — Interest coupons
§ 14-120-240. Lithographing and registration of bonds
§ 14-120-241. Bonds — Sale prohibitions — Penalty
§ 14-120-242. Use of revenues for bond payment — Lien