(a) The Arkansas Department of Transportation, through the districts and the Utilities Section of the Right of Way Division, is authorized to:
- (1) Issue permits and enter into agreements to provide for the installation, relocation, maintenance, or removal of utilities on highway right-of-way and property; and
- (2) Issue permits for mechanical trimming and for use of chemicals for vegetation control on highway right-of-way and property.
- (b) This part regulates and prescribes the location, design, and methods for installation, relocation, maintenance, or removal of utility facilities on department highway right-of-way.