§ 15-55-201. Creation

There is created and established at the seat of government of this state the “Arkansas Geological Survey”.

§ 15-55-202. Members

(a) The Arkansas Geological Survey shall consist of seven (7) members, residents and electors of this state, to be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (b) Each congressional district shall be represented by membership on the survey. (c) Terms of office shall commence on January 15 following […]

§ 15-55-203. Organization — Meetings

(a) The Arkansas Geological Survey shall from time to time select from its membership a chair and a vice chair. (b) The State Geologist, provided for in § 15-55-204, shall be ex officio secretary of the commission, but shall have no vote on matters coming before it. (c) (1) The survey shall adopt, and may […]

§ 15-55-204. State Geologist

(a) (1) The State Geologist shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. (2) The State Geologist shall report to the Secretary of the Department of Energy and Environment. (b) He or she shall: (1) Be charged with the duty of administering the provisions of this subchapter and the rules and […]

§ 15-55-205. Geological assistants and engineers

(a) It shall be the duty of the State Geologist, by and with the approval of the Arkansas Geological Survey and the Secretary of the Department of Energy and Environment, to appoint trained geological assistants, engineers, and others efficient in the arts and sciences as may be necessary to completely carry on the investigations undertaken. […]

§ 15-55-206. Office — Seal

(a) The officer or commission having custody of the public buildings shall assign to the Arkansas Geological Survey suitable office space in the State Capitol Building, or other office building located on the State Capitol grounds, with the necessary conveniences for the transaction of its business and the safekeeping of its records. (b) The Governor […]

§ 15-55-207. Powers

The Arkansas Geological Survey shall also have the authority to: (1) (A) Enter into cooperative agreements with the United States Geological Survey of the Department of the Interior in relation to programs concerning quality of water, occurrence of ground water, stream gauging, mineral investigations, topographic mapping, and other federal programs relating to the functions performable […]

§ 15-55-208. Duties

(a) It shall be the duty of the commission to direct the State Geologist, in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey, to: (1) Investigate, or to have investigated, such of the natural resources of the state, consisting of the available waterpower of the streams, the clays of the state as related to their adaptability […]

§ 15-55-209. Notice to agencies of location and extent of state minerals

From time to time, the Arkansas Geological Survey shall bring to the attention of the appropriate federal agencies, state and local industrial development agencies, and industrial interests the location and extent of minerals in the state which may be of value to, and beneficial in, any programs of national defense or the development of industry.

§ 15-55-210. Reports of investigations

(a) It shall be the duty of the State Geologist to make reports to the Arkansas Geological Survey as necessary to a complete understanding of the results obtained from investigations undertaken and to perform other duties as usually belong to the Office of State Geologist. (b) The reports shall be accompanied by maps, sections, and […]

§ 15-55-211. State and federal expense sharing

(a) The State of Arkansas shall pay the portion of the field and traveling expenses, including salaries, as agreed upon between the Arkansas Geological Survey and the United States Geological Survey. (b) The full and complete results of the surveys shall be available for publication in the state reports. (c) The expense of the office […]

§ 15-55-212. Deposit of moneys into State Treasury

The Arkansas Geological Survey shall deposit all moneys received from the sale of its publications and from other sources in the State Treasury to the credit of the fund from which the commission is operated, unless provisions shall have otherwise been made by law.

§ 15-55-213. Access to information

The Arkansas Geological Survey and the Division of Information Systems shall grant access to and provide information determined by the Commissioner of State Lands to be necessary to successfully accomplish its mission.