§ 15-6-101. Title

This chapter may be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Rural Development Program Act”.

§ 15-6-102. Legislative intent

(a) The General Assembly finds and declares that: (1) Federal, state, and local resources and individual effort available to address rural needs are often isolated and limited to individual symptoms of blight and deterioration. Related programs are frequently inaccessible to the residents they are designed to serve. The placement of such programs within the various […]

§ 15-6-103. Definitions

As used in this chapter: (1) “Federal agency” means any department, office, council, or agency of the United States Government or any public benefit corporation or authority authorized by federal statute; (2) “Governing body” means: (A) The city council or board of directors for a city of the first class or a city of the […]

§ 15-6-104. Arkansas Rural Development Commission

(a) There is established the Arkansas Rural Development Commission, which shall consist of eleven (11) members from rural areas. (b) The members shall be appointed as follows: (1) (A) (i) There shall be seven (7) members of the Arkansas Rural Development Commission appointed by the Governor to serve for terms of five (5) years. (ii) […]

§ 15-6-105. Rural Services Division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission

(a) There is created the Rural Services Division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. (b) The head of the division shall be the Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. (c) The Governor shall direct that all state agencies provide the director with assistance in advancing the purpose of the division to assure that the […]

§ 15-6-106. Arkansas Rural Development Commission — Rural Services Division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission — Functions, powers, and duties

(a) The Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission by and through the Rural Services Division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission shall have the following functions, powers, and duties: (1) To serve as a clearinghouse and provide comprehensive information relating to rural development and revitalization upon request to any agency, individual, or corporation; (2) […]

§ 15-6-107. Assistance programs and grants

(a) The Rural Services Division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission shall request such specific information as the Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission determines to be necessary concerning assistance programs and grants administered by federal, state, and local agencies, individuals, and corporations designed to enhance rural areas. The information shall be used to […]