§ 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 […]
§ 15-11-401. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Commission” means the State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission or the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism or any successor agency designated by law to promote tourist travel and vacation business in Arkansas; (2) “Natural planning regions” means the respective counties composing each of the fourteen (14) natural planning […]
§ 15-11-402. Formation
(a) (1) Any group of interested citizens and residents of counties composing a natural planning region of this state and who are residents of counties representing not less than fifty percent (50%) of the total population of the region, but in no event fewer than fifteen (15) individuals, who shall form a nonprofit corporation pursuant […]
§ 15-11-403. Designation
(a) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission or the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, upon receipt of a copy of incorporation papers, constitution, bylaws, and resolutions, if any, of a nonprofit corporation applying for recognition as a regional tourist promotion agency under the provisions of this subchapter, is authorized to designate the applying […]
§ 15-11-404. Administrative agency
The Tourism Division is designated as the administrative agency of this state to act under the authority of the State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission or the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism in administering the provisions of this subchapter.
§ 15-11-405. Grants generally
(a) All grants under the provisions of this subchapter shall be on a matching basis with the applying regional tourist promotion agency furnishing one-third (1/3) of the funds and the state grant being two (2) times the amount of the funds supplied by the applying regional tourist promotion agency. (b) Upon approval of each application […]
§ 15-11-207. Cooperation with news media representatives
(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 […]
§ 15-11-406. Grants from Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism
(a) Upon approval of the State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission, the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism is authorized to make grants from funds specifically appropriated for such purposes to regional tourist promotion agencies, to assist such regional tourist promotion agencies in the financing of promotional and advertising programs, and to encourage and stimulate […]
§ 15-11-208. Effect of §§ 15-11-201 and 15-11-202
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.