The proposed bill aims to prohibit state agencies in Arkansas from instituting a moratorium on the issuance of permits in watersheds and other bodies of water, specifically including the Buffalo River Watershed. The new legal language establishes that, except under certain conditions, state agencies such as the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Energy and Environment cannot impose such moratoriums. If a state agency desires to implement a moratorium, it must first obtain approval from the Legislative Council.

Additionally, the bill states that any existing moratoriums related to watersheds or other bodies of water that were instituted prior to the effective date of this act will become unenforceable. This provision ensures that previously established restrictions on permit issuance will no longer be valid once the new law takes effect.