Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally
Chapter 22 - Water Resources

§ 15-22-304. Transfer of excess surface water to nonriparians — Definitions - (a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission may authorize the transportation...

Subchapter 4 - Abandoned or Unused Artesian Wells

§ 15-22-401. Scope - This subchapter applies to artesian wells abandoned before March 29,...

§ 15-22-402. Notice to judge of nearby abandoned or unused well by person with inadequate well - When any real estate owner or tenant who depends or...

§ 15-22-403. Notice to owners of land containing abandoned or unused well - Any county judge receiving notice as provided by § 15-22-402...

§ 15-22-404. Sealing of well by judge upon failure of landowner - Any owner of property on which an abandoned well, as...

§ 15-22-405. Filing of expense statement by judge - Any county judge sealing or directing the sealing of any...

§ 15-22-406. Expense statements recorded as part of landowner's deed - Any and all expense statements filed with the county recorder...

§ 15-22-407. Prohibition on recording deed before payment of expenses - It shall be unlawful for any county recorder to record...

§ 15-22-408. Deposit of collected sums - Any sums collected by the county recorder as provided in...

Subchapter 5 - Water Development Projects Generally

§ 15-22-501. Definitions - As used in this subchapter, “water development project” means the...

§ 15-22-502. Construction — Surveys, reports, etc - (a) Nothing in this subchapter shall be so construed as...

§ 15-22-503. Arkansas Water Plan - (a) Under such rules as it may adopt, the Arkansas...

§ 15-22-504. Publication and availability of plan - (a) In accordance with §§ 15-20-207, 15-22-204, and 15-22-501, the...

§ 15-22-505. Powers and duties of commission generally - In addition to such other powers, authorities, and duties as...

§ 15-22-506. Cooperation with state or federal agencies — Project costs - (a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission is authorized to engage...

§ 15-22-507. Arkansas Water Development Fund - (a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission is authorized to establish,...

§ 15-22-511. Exemption of commission property from mortgages and forced sales - All property controlled and operated by the Arkansas Natural Resources...

§ 15-22-512. Tax exemptions for commission property - All of the property controlled and operated by the Arkansas...

§ 15-22-513. Use of appropriated funds - (a) In addition to being available for use in the...

§ 15-22-514. Disposition of fees, earnings, etc - All fees, earnings, and other collections of the Arkansas Natural...

Subchapter 6 - Arkansas Water Resources Development Act of 1981

§ 15-22-601. Title - This subchapter may be referred to and cited as the...

§ 15-22-602. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Commission” means the Arkansas...

§ 15-22-603. Construction - (a) This subchapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish the...

§ 15-22-604. Powers of commission - In addition to powers conferred under other laws, the Arkansas...

§ 15-22-605. Water resources development bonds — Authority to issue - The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission is authorized to issue bonds...

§ 15-22-606. Bonds — Principal amount - The total principal amount of bonds to be issued during...

§ 15-22-607. Bonds — Approval of Governor - (a) Before any bonds may be issued during any fiscal...

§ 15-22-608. Bonds — Purpose of issuance and application of proceeds - Bonds issued under this subchapter shall be issued for the...

§ 15-22-609. Bonds — Form - Bonds may be issued in the form of coupon bonds,...

§ 15-22-610. Bonds — Individual series - (a) The bonds shall be issued in series as set...

§ 15-22-611. Bonds — Authorizing resolution, trust indenture, and selection of projects - (a) (1) All bonds issued under this subchapter shall be...

§ 15-22-612. Bonds — Execution and delivery - (a) Each bond shall be signed with the facsimile signatures...

§ 15-22-613. Bonds — Sale after notice - (a) Bonds at any time sold under the provisions of...

§ 15-22-614. Deposit of revenues — Trust funds - (a) All revenues derived by the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission...

§ 15-22-615. Bonds as general obligations of state — Pledge of revenues - (a) All bonds issued under this subchapter shall be direct...

§ 15-22-616. Payment of debt service — Transfer and use of funds - (a) (1) On or before the commencement of each fiscal...

§ 15-22-617. Tax exemption — Legal investment - (a) All bonds issued under this subchapter and interest thereon...

§ 15-22-618. Contract not to be impaired — Remedies of bondholder - (a) (1) This subchapter shall constitute a contract between the...

§ 15-22-619. Creation of rights - This subchapter shall not create any right of any character,...

§ 15-22-620. Deposit of proceeds of sale of bonds - The proceeds of the sale of bonds issued under this...

§ 15-22-621. Investment of moneys - Any moneys held in any fund created under this subchapter...

§ 15-22-622. Expediting cases - All cases involving the validity of this subchapter or any...

Subchapter 7 - Arkansas Waste Disposal and Pollution Abatement Facilities Financing Act of 1987

§ 15-22-701. Title - This subchapter may be referred to and cited as the...

§ 15-22-702. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Commission” means the Arkansas...

§ 15-22-703. Construction - (a) This subchapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish the...

§ 15-22-704. Powers of commission - In addition to powers conferred under other laws, the Arkansas...

§ 15-22-705. Waste disposal and pollution abatement facilities bonds — Authority to issue - The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission is authorized to issue bonds...

§ 15-22-706. Bonds — Principal amount - The total principal amount of bonds to be issued during...

§ 15-22-707. Bonds — Approval of Governor - (a) Before any bonds may be issued during any fiscal...

§ 15-22-708. Bonds — Purpose of issuance and application of proceeds - Bonds issued under this subchapter shall be issued for the...

§ 15-22-709. Bonds — Form - The bonds may be issued in the form of coupon...

§ 15-22-710. Bonds — Individual series - (a) The bonds shall be issued in series as set...

§ 15-22-711. Bonds — Authorizing resolution, trust indenture, and selection of projects - (a) (1) The bonds shall be authorized by resolution of...

§ 15-22-712. Bonds — Execution and delivery - (a) (1) Each bond shall be signed with the facsimile...

§ 15-22-713. Bonds — Sale after notice - (a) Bonds shall be sold at public sale on sealed...

§ 15-22-714. Bonds as general obligations of state — Pledge of revenues - (a) The bonds shall be the direct general obligations of...

§ 15-22-715. Payment of debt service — Transfer and use of funds - (a) (1) On or before commencement of each fiscal year,...

§ 15-22-716. Tax exemption — Legal investment - (a) All bonds issued under this subchapter and interest on...

§ 15-22-717. Contract not to be impaired — Remedies of bondholder - (a) This subchapter shall constitute a contract between the State...

§ 15-22-718. Creation of rights - This subchapter shall not create any right of any character...

§ 15-22-719. Deposit of proceeds of sale of bonds - (a) The proceeds from the sale of the bonds, together...

§ 15-22-720. Investment of moneys - Any moneys held in any fund created under this subchapter...

§ 15-22-721. Expediting cases - Any case involving the validity of this subchapter or involving...

Subchapter 8 - Arkansas Water Resources Cost Share Finance Act

§ 15-22-801. Title - This subchapter shall be known and cited as the “Arkansas...

§ 15-22-802. Purpose - The purpose of this subchapter is to provide the state...

§ 15-22-803. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Commission” means the Arkansas...

§ 15-22-804. Duties of commission - The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission shall: (1) Administer the loan...

§ 15-22-805. Loans or grants — Amounts - (a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission is authorized to make...

§ 15-22-806. Loans or grants — Eligibility — Applications — Awards - (a) (1) Local governments who have entered into or who...

§ 15-22-807. Priority list of projects - (a) From each year's applications for grants and loans, the...

§ 15-22-808. Arkansas Water Resources Cost Share Revolving Fund - (a) The Arkansas Water Resources Cost Share Revolving Fund created...

§ 15-22-809. Grants - (a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission is authorized to use...

§ 15-22-810. Exceptions to federal cooperation requirement - The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission may provide financial assistance to...

Subchapter 9 - Arkansas Groundwater Protection and Management Act

§ 15-22-901. Title - This subchapter shall be known as the “Arkansas Groundwater Protection...

§ 15-22-902. Purpose - The State of Arkansas has an abundance of good quality...

§ 15-22-903. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Administrative Procedure Act” means...

§ 15-22-904. Powers of the commission - The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission shall have all powers necessary...

§ 15-22-905. Powers of commission — Limitations - The following provisions shall limit the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission's...

§ 15-22-906. Groundwater protection program - (a) In order to protect the groundwater of the state,...

§ 15-22-907. Water conservation education and information program - (a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission or its designee shall...

§ 15-22-908. Designation of critical groundwater areas - (a) Before designation of critical groundwater areas, the Arkansas Natural...

§ 15-22-909. Water rights — Initiation of regulatory authority within critical groundwater areas - (a) (1) When the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission determines such...

§ 15-22-910. Water rights — Issuance - (a) Grandfathering Existing Wells. (1) (A) Within one (1) year...

§ 15-22-911. Water rights — General provisions - (a) Purpose. Water rights are issued for beneficial uses. (b)...

§ 15-22-912. Appeals - Any person aggrieved by decisions and actions under this subchapter...

§ 15-22-913. Fees - (a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission shall assess annual fees...

§ 15-22-914. Disposition of earnings and fees - Fees, penalties, and other funds collected under this subchapter shall...

§ 15-22-915. Metering of certain withdrawals - (a) Any well constructed after September 30, 2001, to withdraw...

Subchapter 10 - Arkansas Wetlands Mitigation Bank Act

§ 15-22-1001. Short title - This subchapter may be cited as the “Arkansas Wetlands Mitigation...

§ 15-22-1002. Policy statement - The purpose of this subchapter is to: (1) Promote, in...

§ 15-22-1003. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Aquatic resources” means ecological...

§ 15-22-1004. Mitigation banks — Acquisition and protection - The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission or the commission's designee, in...

§ 15-22-1005. Program for mitigation banks — Program criteria - (a) In accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, upon...

§ 15-22-1006. Resource values and credits for mitigation banks — Use and withdrawal of credits — Annual evaluation of system - (a) For each mitigation bank, the Executive Director of the...

§ 15-22-1007. Monitoring activities in mitigation banks — Reports - (a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission shall maintain a record...

§ 15-22-1008. Rules - The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission shall adopt rules necessary and...

§ 15-22-1009. Consultation and cooperation with other agencies and interested parties — State agencies to use mitigation bank - (a) The provisions of this subchapter shall be carried out...

§ 15-22-1010. Arkansas wetlands mitigation bank funds to be deposited into the Arkansas Water Development Fund — Receipts - (a) All moneys received for carrying out the provisions of...

§ 15-22-1011. Sources of funds - The following moneys shall be paid into the Arkansas Water...

§ 15-22-1012. Use of funds - The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission may use the moneys in...

Subchapter 11 - Safe Drinking Water Fund

§ 15-22-1101. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Administrative account” means the...

§ 15-22-1102. Creation — Terms and conditions for expenditures — Special accounts - (a) (1) There is established on the books of the...

§ 15-22-1103. Administration of fund generally - (a) (1) Except for the Drinking Water State Set Aside...

§ 15-22-1104. Administration of set aside account - (a) (1) The Drinking Water State Set Aside Account shall...

§ 15-22-1105. Authority to accept grants — Deposit of funds received - (a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission and the Arkansas Development...

§ 15-22-1106. Fees for services provided by commission - (a) (1) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission may establish and...

§ 15-22-1107. Collection of fees - If requested by the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, the Arkansas...

§ 15-22-1108. Federal grants deposited into fund - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 19-6-108 and 19-6-601, grants...

§ 15-22-1109. Use of Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Account - (a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission and with the approval...

§ 15-22-1110. Withholding general revenue turnback - (a) Should any city, town, county, or political subdivision receiving...

§ 15-22-1111. Substitution of loans - (a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission may remove any loan,...

§ 15-22-1112. Interest rates on loans - (a) The loans made and bonds, notes, and other evidences...

Subchapter 12 - Sparta Aquifer Critical Groundwater Counties' Remediation Act

§ 15-22-1201. Title - This subchapter may be known and cited as the “Sparta...

§ 15-22-1202. Legislative findings and intent - It is the intent of this subchapter to make available...

§ 15-22-1203. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Acquire” means to acquire...

§ 15-22-1204. Construction and enumeration - (a) This subchapter is complete in itself and shall be...

§ 15-22-1205. Sparta Aquifer critical groundwater county conservation boards - (a) One hundred (100) or more qualified electors residing within...

§ 15-22-1206. Petition — Commission report - (a) Upon the filing of the petition in the office...

§ 15-22-1207. Court order — Notice and hearing - (a) Within thirty (30) days after the report of the...

§ 15-22-1208. County conservation board members - (a) The Sparta Aquifer critical groundwater county conservation board shall...

§ 15-22-1209. Additional county conservation board members - (a) Other than the initial members of the Sparta Aquifer...

§ 15-22-1210. Oath of office — Vacancy - (a) Each member of the Sparta Aquifer critical groundwater county...

§ 15-22-1211. Compensation — Liability — Meetings - (a) The members of the Sparta Aquifer critical groundwater county...

§ 15-22-1212. Powers of county conservation board - (a) Each Sparta Aquifer critical groundwater county conservation board shall...

§ 15-22-1213. Annual financial audit and report - (a) Each Sparta Aquifer critical groundwater county conservation board shall...

§ 15-22-1214. Water conservation levy - (a) The Sparta Aquifer critical groundwater county conservation board may...

§ 15-22-1215. Monthly conservation fee - (a) (1) Each registered and significant water user shall report...

§ 15-22-1216. Meter required - (a) (1) Each registered water user shall install and maintain...

§ 15-22-1217. Violation — Penalty - (a) Any registered water user or significant water user who...

§ 15-22-1218. Rules and regulations - The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission and each Sparta Aquifer critical...

Subchapter 13 - Revenue Bonds for Water Resources

§ 15-22-1301. Water resources — Bonds - The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission may issue revenue bonds from...

§ 15-22-1302. Legal counsel — Underwriter - The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission may engage legal counsel and...

§ 15-22-1303. Tax exempt status of bonds — Investment in bonds - (a) Any bonds issued under this subchapter and the interest...

§ 15-22-1304. Gubernatorial approval - (a) When gubernatorial approval is required by the provisions of...

§ 15-22-1305. Bonds — Form — Terms - (a) (1) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission shall authorize by...

§ 15-22-1306. Bonds — Sales - (a) The bonds may be sold in a manner, either...

§ 15-22-1307. Bonds — Signature — Seal - (a) The bonds shall be executed by manual or facsimile...

§ 15-22-1308. Bonds — Issuance — Payment - (a) The face of each bond shall plainly state that...

§ 15-22-1309. Bonds — Effective date of lien of pledge - (a) (1) Any pledge of revenues, moneys, funds, or other...

§ 15-22-1310. Bonds — Refunding - (a) Bonds may be issued for the purpose of refunding...

§ 15-22-1311. Bonds — Security for public funds - Bonds issued under this subchapter shall be eligible to secure...

§ 15-22-1312. Immunity — Commissioners and officers - No commissioner or officer of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission...

§ 15-22-1313. Withholding general revenue turnback - (a) Should any city, town, county, or political subdivision receiving...

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Arkansas Code Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally Chapter 22 - Water Resources

Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally
Chapter 22 - Water Resources