15 CAR § 210-101 – Generally

(a) The Arkansas Waterways Commission was established by Acts 1967, No. 242, and its powers and duties were amended by Acts 1973, No. 414.
(b) The commission’s general authority is codified at Arkansas Code § 15-23-201.
(c) The commission is the sole state agency responsible for developing, promoting, and protecting waterborne transportation in Arkansas.
(d) The commission also promotes economic development for ports on the five (5) commercially navigable rivers of the state, the Arkansas, Mississippi, Ouachita, Red, and White Rivers.