§ 15-5-805 - Catfish Industry Development Program. - Arkansas Statutes

15-5-805. Catfish Industry Development Program.

(a) (1) There is created a Catfish Industry Development Program within the Arkansas Development Finance Authority.

(2) The program's office will be staffed with adequate personnel to carry out its functions as itemized and described in this section and in the appropriation legislation of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority.

(b) The functions of the program shall include:

(1) Monitoring and advising the Governor and the authority on federal and state legislative issues affecting the catfish industry;

(2) Identifying job-creation opportunities in the catfish industry;

(3) Identifying new catfish industry enterprises as well as assisting in implementing a catfish industry awareness program in this state;

(4) Identifying problems in the catfish industry and developing necessary policies and programs to address the problems;

(5) Developing financing programs to provide funds for new and existing catfish-industry enterprises; and

(6) Performing such other duties as prescribed by the Governor and the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority.