(a) Upon application of any duly authorized person of the United States Forest Service to purchase tax-forfeited lands lying within or contiguous to any national forest for the purpose of adding the lands to the national forest, the Commissioner of State Lands shall set aside and withhold the lands from sale for such time as may be necessary for the federal government to perfect its title in and to the lands.
(b) The act of the Commissioner of State Lands to set aside the land shall vest title in the United States to the extent that title in the lands can be perfected.
(c) Immediately upon the perfection and approval of the title in the lands, the purchaser shall comply with the provisions of §§ 26-37-101 — 26-37-105, 26-37-201 — 26-37-205, and 26-37-301 — 26-37-303, and, thereupon, the Commissioner of State Lands shall issue his or her deed conveying to the purchaser all the rights, title, and interest of the State of Arkansas in and to the lands.
Structure Arkansas Code
Chapter 7 - Federal Property In Arkansas
Subchapter 2 - Particular Properties
§ 22-7-201. National cemeteries
§ 22-7-202. National forests generally
§ 22-7-203. National forests — Fish and game regulations
§ 22-7-204. National forests — Sale of tax-forfeited lands to United States Forest Service
§ 22-7-205. Ouachita National Forest and Ozark National Forest — Sale of school or tax lands
§ 22-7-206. Waterfowl and wildlife refuges
§ 22-7-208. Building site — Little Rock
§ 22-7-209. Building site — Helena
§ 22-7-210. Building site — Texarkana
§ 22-7-211. Building site — Camden
§ 22-7-212. Cession of jurisdiction — Certain property in Fort Smith
§ 22-7-213. Acquisition of land in Pulaski County for military purposes
§ 22-7-214. Hot Springs National Park — Hot Springs Mountain
§ 22-7-215. Hot Springs National Park — Block 82
§ 22-7-216. Hot Springs National Park — Tourist camps
§ 22-7-217. Hot Springs National Park — Land not previously ceded
§ 22-7-221. Lands necessary to Ouachita River Navigation Project
§ 22-7-222. Concurrent jurisdiction — Certain tract in Camp Robinson
§ 22-7-224. Donation of real property to Department of Veterans Affairs
§ 22-7-226. Cession of concurrent jurisdiction — Federal prisons
§ 22-7-228. Cession of concurrent jurisdiction — Little Rock
§ 22-7-229. Cession of concurrent jurisdiction — Hot Springs