(a)

1. (1) Dedication is defined as the creation of a scenic, conservation, or environmental easement to be vested in and legally enforceable by the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission.
2. (2) Arkansas Code § 15-20-312(a).
3. (3) Dedication may be donated or for consideration.

(b)

1. (1) The commission shall have the power to acquire, by purchase, gift, devise, grant, dedication, as hereinafter defined, or otherwise, the fee or other interest in real property for inclusion in the system of natural areas.
2. (2) Arkansas Code § 15-20-308(1).

(c)

1. (1) The following categories of real property shall be eligible for inclusion in the system:

   1. (A) Areas representative of the various types of lands and habitats typical of those portions of the state still substantially untrammeled by the works of man;
   2. (B) Areas of substantially undisturbed natural quality;
   3. (C) Areas containing habitats for rare, vanishing, or endangered species, subspecies, or populations of animals or plants;
   4. (D) Areas of unusual aesthetic or ecological quality along the banks of:

(i) Rivers;

1. (ii) Lakes; or

   1. (iii) Streams;
   2. (E) Areas in private ownership within the boundaries of national forests, wildlife refuges, state wildlife management areas, or similar publicly owned or administered areas;
   3. (F) Swamps, overflow lands, flood plains, or wetlands of unusual aesthetic or ecological quality;
   4. (G) Areas necessary or desirable to serve as buffer zones to protect other portions of the system; and
   5. (H) Any other lands, waters, or interests therein listed in the Registry of Natural Areas.

2. (2) Arkansas Code § 15-20-310.

   1. (d)
3. (1) The owner of fee title to certain real property, whether a private individual, private organization, or a public or government agency or department, may dedicate property by executing and delivering to the commission, with its consent, articles of dedication specifying the terms and conditions of the easement.
4. (2) Arkansas Code § 15-20-312(c).