- (a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission shall publish an Arkansas Water Plan, which shall from time to time be revised, updated, and amended as new information, projects, and developments shall occur.
- (b) Through the planning process, the commission will identify priority water issues and adopt policy approaches for the orderly development and management of the state's water and related land resources.
- (c) Priority issues, goals, and recommendations are effective upon adoption by the commission pursuant to the rulemaking provisions of the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, Arkansas Code § 25-15-201 et seq.
- (d) Technical reports supporting the planning process are not binding policy or rule.