§ 33-12.5-101. Short Title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas River Recreational Act”. Source: L. 88: Entire article added, p. 1163, § 1, effective January 1, 1989.

§ 33-12.5-102. Legislative Declaration

The general assembly recognizes that the Arkansas river is a major recreation attraction and a vital resource for residents and nonresidents alike and hereby declares that it is the policy of this state to safeguard the recreational quality of the Arkansas river and the adjacent lands by granting the commission the authority to regulate recreational […]

§ 33-12.5-103. Powers of the Commission

The commission has the authority, consistent with section 33-12.5-102, to regulate the manner, type, time, location, and amount of recreational and commercial use on that portion of the Arkansas river that runs from the confluence of the Lake Fork and the East Fork of the Arkansas river to the Pueblo reservoir. Subject to section 33-12.5-102, […]

§ 33-12.5-104. Effect of Article – Rights of Property Owners – Water Rights

Nothing in this article shall be construed as: Diminishing the rights of owners of property as provided in the constitution and statutes of this state or in the constitution of the United States; Modifying or amending existing laws, court decrees, or court decisions or affecting future court proceedings or decrees in any manner with respect […]