For the purpose of aiding in the establishment of new industrial enterprises and the expansion of the tourist industry, and additionally, for furnishing authentic and favorable information about this state and its people through publicizing the State of Arkansas with respect to its natural resources, its agricultural and industrial possibilities, its historic background and cultural […]
(a) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission shall consist of fifteen (15) regular members, of whom at least: (1) Four (4) are active in media, including without limitation newspaper, television, radio, Internet, or the video service provider industry; (2) Seven (7) have primary occupations in tourism, including without limitation: (A) Persons having occupations in […]
(a) A person shall be known and designated as a “commissioner emeritus” if he or she: (1) Has served for at least twenty-four (24) years as a member of the State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission, as established by §§ 15-11-201, 15-11-202, and 15-11-204 — 15-11-207, or its predecessor commissions; and (2) Was known and […]
(a) From time to time, the State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission shall select from its membership a chair and a vice chair. (b) The Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism shall be ex officio secretary of the commission but shall have no vote on matters coming before the commission. (c) The […]
(a) The Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism shall be charged with the duty of administering the provisions of this subchapter and the rules and orders established thereunder. (b) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission, by resolution duly adopted, may delegate to the secretary any of the powers or duties vested […]
(a) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission shall: (1) Have and be subject to all functions, powers, and duties as by law are conferred and imposed upon it; and (2) For the purpose of regulating its own procedure and carrying out its functions, have the authority from time to time to make, amend, and […]
(a) The Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism and his or her staff shall cooperate with representatives of newspapers, magazines, and radio and television stations but shall not otherwise be identified with any of these enterprises. (b) (1) All information or publicity originated or developed by the secretary and his or her […]
Nothing in §§ 15-11-201 and 15-11-202 shall be deemed to affect in any manner the placing of the State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission under any other principal department or subdivision of a principal department by any law now or hereafter enacted.
When a commissioned law enforcement officer of the State Parks Division of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism retires from service in good standing after twenty (20) years of service, in recognition of and appreciation for the service of the retiring officer, the Director of the State Parks Division may award to the officer […]
(a) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission and the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism are authorized to dispose of rail and other railroad track material by gift or contract to a regional intermodal facilities authority organized pursuant to the Regional Intermodal Facilities Act, § 14-143-101 et seq., a metropolitan port authority organized pursuant […]
A person designated as and employed as a law enforcement officer by the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism shall: (1) Be a certified law enforcement officer under § 12-9-101 et seq.; and (2) Have statewide law enforcement jurisdiction and authority.
