§ 19-7-801 - Federal lands. - Arkansas Statutes

19-7-801. Federal lands.

(a) Moneys received by the Treasurer of State from the federal government for a sale, lease, royalty, bonus, or rental of oil, gas, or mineral lands belonging to the federal government and located in this state shall be distributed under this section.

(b) Moneys received under subsection (a) of this section by and after September 1, 2008, by the Treasurer of State shall be credited by the Treasurer of State as follows:

(1) Fifty percent (50%) of the moneys received shall be credited to the General Revenue Fund Account of the State Apportionment Fund for distribution to various funds that participate in the distribution of general revenues in the respective proportion to each fund, to be used for the purposes under the Revenue Stabilization Law, 19-5-101 et seq.; and

(2) Fifty percent (50%) of the moneys received shall be distributed to the counties in which the federal lands that generate the moneys are located according to federal reports that identify the counties with the federal lands that generate the moneys. Moneys under this subdivision (b)(2) shall be distributed by the Treasurer of State as follows:

(A) (i) Sixty percent (60%) of the moneys shall be distributed to the County Aid Fund, to be distributed by the Treasurer of State to the county treasurer of each county that has a school district with a boundary that includes a portion of the federal lands that generate the moneys.

(ii) A county is responsible for distributing moneys under subdivision (b)(2)(A)(i) of this section to a school district with a boundary that includes a portion of the federal lands that generate the moneys.

(iii) If there is more than one (1) school district with a boundary that includes a portion of the federal lands that generate the moneys within a county receiving these moneys, then each school district in that county shall receive a proportionate share of the moneys based on the school district's portion of the acreage over the total acreage in all districts in that county;

(B) Fifteen percent (15%) of the moneys received under this subdivision (b)(2) shall be distributed to the County Aid Fund to be distributed by the Treasurer of State to the county treasurer for credit to the county road funds of the counties to which these moneys are allocated; and

(C) (i) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the moneys received under this subdivision (b)(2) shall be distributed to the County Aid Fund for distribution by the Treasurer of State to the county treasurer of the county to which the moneys are to be distributed.

(ii) Except as provided under subdivision (b)(2)(C)(iii), on receipt of the moneys under this subdivision (b)(2)(C) of this section, the county treasurer of the county shall distribute the moneys to the county general fund and to the respective cities, towns, school districts, community college districts, and county and municipal libraries in the county in the proportion that each taxing unit shares in the real and personal property taxes collected in the county.

(iii) A school district in the county that receives a distribution of funds under subdivisions (b)(2)(A) and (B) of this section and the county road fund that receives a distribution of funds under subdivisions (b)(2)(A) and (B) of this section are not entitled to receive an additional distribution of the funds under this subdivision (b)(2)(C).