§ 13-14-101. Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Heritage Trails System Act”.

§ 13-14-102. Legislative intent

The purpose of this chapter is to: (1) Provide for the increasing outdoor recreational needs of the State of Arkansas; (2) Promote the preservation of, public access to, travel within, and enjoyment and appreciation of the open-air, outdoor areas, and historic resources of the state; and (3) Recognize the valuable contributions that volunteers and private, […]

§ 13-14-103. Arkansas heritage trails

(a) A heritage trail shall: (1) (A) Be a trail or route established by historic use and shall be historically significant as a result of that historic use. (B) A route shall not be required to exist as a discernible trail to qualify as a heritage trail, but its location shall be sufficiently known to […]

§ 13-14-104. Designation of heritage trails

(a) The General Assembly shall identify the trails or categories of trails that are part of the Arkansas heritage trails system. (b) The following are designated as heritage trails: (1) Butterfield Stage Route, a bifurcated route from the Missouri state line near Pea Ridge, Arkansas, to the Oklahoma state line near Fort Smith and from […]

§ 13-14-105. Studies of prospective heritage trails

(a) The Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, in consultation with the Arkansas State Archives, the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, and the Arkansas Department of Transportation, shall conduct studies to determine the feasibility of designating additional trails as heritage trails. (b) Studies under this section shall include without limitation: (1) The proposed route of the […]