-
(a) In choosing lands, waters, and interests therein for acquisition for the system, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission shall observe the policies set forth in § 15-20-302.
-
(b) The following categories of real property shall be eligible for inclusion in the system:
-
(1) Areas representative of the various types of lands and habitats typical of those portions of the state still substantially untrammeled by the works of humans;
-
(2) Areas of substantially undisturbed natural quality;
-
(3) Areas containing habitat for rare, vanishing, or endangered species, subspecies, or populations of animals or plants;
-
(4) Areas of unusual aesthetic or ecological quality along the banks of rivers, lakes, or streams;
-
(5) Areas in private ownership within the boundaries of national forests, wildlife refuges, state wildlife management areas, or similar publicly owned or administered areas;
-
(6) Swamps, overflow lands, flood plains, or wetlands of unusual aesthetic or ecological quality;
-
(7) Areas necessary or desirable to serve as buffer zones to protect other portions of the system; and
-
(8) Any other lands, waters, or interests therein listed in the Registry of Natural Areas.
-
-
(c) No acquisition of lands, waters, or any interests therein, whether by dedication or otherwise, shall become effective until after the Governor shall have received thirty (30) days’ notice in writing.
