The Governor and the 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 that district rights-of-way for levees, levee foundations, channel rectifications, floodways, reservoirs, spillways, diversions, drainage canals, or other flood control or drainage works, and easements for flowage and storage rights over, upon, and across any lands owned by the state which are necessary or required for the construction of levees, levee foundations, channel rectifications, floodways, reservoirs, spillways, diversions, drainage canals, or other flood control or drainage works, provided 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 3 - Consolidation of District Duties, Obligations, and Purposes
§ 14-120-301. Legislative determination
§ 14-120-304. Subchapter cumulative
§ 14-120-305. Construction of levees and drainage works declared conducive to public welfare
§ 14-120-306. Powers of board of directors
§ 14-120-307. Conveyance of rights-of-way across state lands
§ 14-120-308. Agreements for construction across highways
§ 14-120-309. Eminent domain by the United States
§ 14-120-310. Authority to consolidate
§ 14-120-311. Consolidation procedure
§ 14-120-312. Consolidation and use of assets — Prior liabilities and obligations
§ 14-120-313. Board of assessors
§ 14-120-315. Assessment — Time, certification, and filing
§ 14-120-316. Board of assessment and equalization
§ 14-120-317. Chancery court review of assessment
§ 14-120-318. Annual assessment and levy of tax upon increased value
§ 14-120-319. Alternative method of assessment — Reassessment
§ 14-120-321. Penalty for delinquency — Enforcement proceedings generally
§ 14-120-322. Filing complaint of delinquency — Notice
§ 14-120-323. Trial date — Continuance or dismissal
§ 14-120-325. Decree — Sale of real property by commissioner
§ 14-120-326. Execution of deed
§ 14-120-327. Redemption of property — Vacation of decree
§ 14-120-328. Authority to borrow money and issue bonds — Purpose
§ 14-120-329. Sale of bonds — Interest coupons
§ 14-120-330. Disposition and use of bond proceeds
§ 14-120-331. Lithographing and registration of bonds