15 CAR § 320-1803 – Procedures for designation

(a)
1. (1) The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission shall decide, based upon the classification and evaluation system, the priority of rivers for inclusion in the Arkansas Natural and Scenic Rivers System.
2. (2) Arkansas Code § 15-23-311(1).
(b) After selection of a river, the commission, with the advice of the local county government through which the river flows, shall establish a river designation advisory committee pursuant to Arkansas Code § 15-23-311(2).
(c)
1. (1) After a management plan has been developed, the commission shall conduct a public hearing for its review.
2. (2) Arkansas Code § 15-23-311(3)(A).
(d)
1. (1) The commission shall submit to the General Assembly a report on the proposed river designation.
2. (2) The report shall include the:
  1. (A) Proposed area (river segment) and the river’s classification;
  2. (B) Characteristics that qualify the river for inclusion in the system;
  3. (C) General ownership and land use in the area; and
  4. (D) Management plan approved by the commission.
3. (3) Arkansas Code § 15-23-311(4)(A).
(e)
1. (1) The report shall be made available to other concerned agencies for comment.
2. (2) Arkansas Code § 15-23-314(B).
(f)
1. (1) A river or river segment may be included in the Arkansas Natural and Scenic Rivers System by the General Assembly’s enacting its management plan into law.
2. (2) Arkansas Code § 15-23-311(5).