§ 20-80-305. Recognition of specific agencies — Jurisdiction

The General Assembly recognizes as community action agencies and their jurisdiction, the following nineteen (19) existing community action organizations:

1. (1) Arkansas River Valley Area Council, consisting of Franklin, Scott, Yell, Johnson, Pope, Conway, Perry, Logan, and Polk counties;

2. (2) Black River Area Development Corporation, consisting of Randolph, Clay, and Lawrence counties;

3. (3) Central Arkansas Development Council, consisting of Saline, Hot Spring, Clark, Pike, and Montgomery counties;

4. (4) Community Action Program for Central Arkansas, consisting of White, Faulkner, and Cleburne counties;

5. (5) Crowley’s Ridge Development Council, Inc., consisting of Craighead, Greene, Jackson, and Poinsett counties;

6. (6) Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council, Inc., consisting of Crawford and Sebastian counties;

7. (7) Community Services Office, Inc., consisting of Garland County;

8. (8) East Central Arkansas Economic Opportunity Corporation, consisting of Cross, St. Francis, Woodruff, Crittenden, and Lee counties;

9. (9) Economic Opportunity Agency of Pulaski County, consisting of Pulaski and Lonoke counties;

10. (10) Economic Opportunity Agency of Washington County, consisting of Washington County;

11. (11) Arkansas Economic Opportunity Commission, Inc., consisting of Mississippi County;

12. (12) Mid-Delta Community Services, Inc., consisting of Phillips, Monroe, and Prairie counties;

13. (13) Northcentral Arkansas Development Council, consisting of Fulton, Izard, Sharp, Stone, and Independence counties;

14. (14) Office of Human Concern, consisting of Benton, Carroll, and Madison counties;

15. (15) Ozark Opportunities, Inc., consisting of Van Buren, Searcy, Boone, Marion, Baxter, and Newton counties;

16. (16) Pine Bluff Jefferson County Economic Opportunity Commission, Inc., consisting of Jefferson, Grant, Arkansas, Lincoln, and Cleveland counties;

17. (17) South Central Community Action Authority, consisting of Ouachita, Columbia, Calhoun, Dallas, and Union counties;

18. (18) Southeast Arkansas Community Action Corporation, consisting of Bradley, Drew, Desha, Ashley, and Chicot counties; and

19. (19) Southwest Arkansas Development Council, Inc., consisting of Little River, Hempstead, Miller, Lafayette, Howard, Sevier, and Nevada counties.