§ 15-11-304. Preferential treatment or consideration
In accepting gifts, grants, and donations, the State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission shall not make any agreement whereby the person or firm making the gift, grant, or donation shall receive any special consideration or preference from the commission or any tourist information bureau in the performance of the respective duties provided in this subchapter.
§ 15-11-305. Cooperation with other state agencies
The State Highway Commission, the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission, and all other state agencies are requested to cooperate and assist the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism with respect to tourist information bureaus established under the provisions of this subchapter.
§ 15-11-306. Authority to lease facilities
(a) The Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism may lease existing buildings and facilities for operation as tourist information bureaus at or near the major highway points of entry into this state and may pay the necessary cost of maintenance, upkeep, and operation of the leased buildings and facilities. (b) If it becomes necessary for […]
§ 15-11-301. Creation
The Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism is authorized and directed to establish, as funds are provided therefor, and to maintain and operate at or near the federal interstate highway points of entry into this state tourist information bureaus to perform the functions and duties as provided by this subchapter.
§ 15-11-302. Department duties
Tourist information bureaus established pursuant to this subchapter shall: (1) Be open to the public at regular business hours and, during tourist seasons, shall be operated at such other hours as may be determined by the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism; (2) Be situated at or near federal interstate highway points of entry into […]
§ 15-11-303. Commission duties
In furtherance of the purposes of this subchapter, the State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission shall: (1) Encourage the assistance and cooperation of public agencies and private businesses throughout the state in promoting the tourist industry; (2) Have the authority to accept gifts, grants, and donations of property, both real and personal, to be used […]