§ 8-12-104 - Natural Resources Damages Advisory Board. - Arkansas Statutes

8-12-104. Natural Resources Damages Advisory Board.

(a) There is hereby created and established a Natural Resources Damages Advisory Board.

(b) The board shall be composed of seven (7) members:

(1) One (1) member shall be a representative from the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation;

(2) One (1) member shall be a representative from the Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission;

(3) One (1) member shall be a representative from the Arkansas Forestry Commission;

(4) One (1) member shall be a representative from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality;

(5) One (1) member shall be a representative from the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission;

(6) One (1) member shall be a representative of the Department of Arkansas Heritage; and

(7) One (1) member shall be a representative of the Attorney General's office.

(c) Members of the board shall serve without compensation.

(d) The board shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) To develop projects for the restoration, rehabilitation, replacement, and acquisition of natural resources;

(2) To request proposals for natural resource-related projects;

(3) To review and evaluate proposals for natural resource-related projects;

(4) To select projects for the restoration, rehabilitation, replacement, and acquisition of natural resources; and

(5) To approve payments from the Natural Resources Damages Trust Fund for projects and other activities relating to the restoration, rehabilitation, replacement, and acquisition of natural resources.