§ 15-24-101 - Construction. - Arkansas Statutes

15-24-101. Construction.

(a) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to repeal any provisions of the existing levee or drainage laws of the state, nor to curtail the power of any governing board of any drainage or levee district to contract directly with the federal government or any of its agencies for federal aid, loans, or gifts.

(b) The districts are granted power to provide the necessary rights-of-way and to take any other steps or any other undertakings that may be required of them by the federal government to become beneficiaries of any drainage, levee, or flood control works proposed to be constructed by the federal government.