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Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
                                           Act 696 of the Regular Session
 State of Arkansas
 93rd General Assembly                        A Bill
 Regular Session, 2021                                                             HOUSE BILL 1730
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 By: Representative Jean
 By: Senator Caldwell
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                                   For An Act To Be Entitled
                AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE CAPITOL ARTS
                AND GROUNDS COMMISSION; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING
                THE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE CAPITOL ARTS AND
                GROUNDS COMMISSION; TO ALLOW THE CAPITOL ARTS AND
                GROUNDS COMMISSION TO PROMULGATE RULES; AND FOR OTHER
                PURPOSES.
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                                               Subtitle
                         TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE CAPITOL
                         ARTS AND GROUNDS COMMISSION; TO AMEND THE
                         LAW CONCERNING APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO
                         THE CAPITOL ARTS AND GROUNDS COMMISSION;
                         AND TO ALLOW THE PROMULGATION OF RULES.
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 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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        SECTION 1.         Arkansas Code  22-3-502(a)(2), concerning the creation and
 members of the Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission, is amended to read as
 follows:
                (2)      The commission shall be composed of ten (10) members as
 follows:
                           (A)   The Governor or a designee;
                           (B)   The Secretary of State or a designee who shall serve
 as the commission chair;
                           (C)   The Director of the Arkansas Historic Preservation
 Program;
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                    (D)    The Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage,
 and Tourism;
                    (E)    One (1) licensed landscape architect in this state, to
 be named by the Secretary of State from a list of at least three (3) names
 submitted to him or her by the Arkansas Chapter, of the American Society of
 Landscape Architects, Inc.;
                    (F)    One (1) licensed architect in this state, to be named
 by the Secretary of State from a list of at least three (3) names submitted
 to him or her by the Arkansas Chapter, of the American Institute of
 Architects;
                    (G)    Two (2) citizen members at large, to be appointed by
 the Secretary of State, who shall serve four-year terms; and
                    (H)    The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint
 one (1) nonlegislator to serve at his or her pleasure as a member of the
 commission, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint one
 (1) nonlegislator to serve at his or her pleasure as a member of the
 commission.
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      SECTION 2.     Arkansas Code  22-3-502(d), concerning the creation and
 members of the Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission, is amended to read as
 follows:
      (d)(1)     The terms of office of the members Members of the commission
 appointed by the Secretary of State shall be four (4) years serve at the
 pleasure of the Secretary of State.
               (2)(A)(i)   Within ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the
 term of office of each professional member, the The Arkansas Chapter,
 American Society of Landscape Architects, Inc. may shall submit to the
 Secretary of State, at his or her request, a list of at least three (3) names
 of licensed landscape architects for each position for which a term expires a
 vacant licensed landscape architect position.
                            (ii)(B)   Within ninety (90) days prior to the
 expiration of the term of office of each professional member, the The
 Arkansas Chapter, the American Institute of Architects may shall submit to
 the Secretary of State, at his or her request, a list of at least three (3)
 names of licensed architects for each position for which a term expires a
 vacant licensed architect position.
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                     (B)   Appointments expire June 30.
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      SECTION 3.      Arkansas Code  22-3-503, concerning the powers and duties
 of the Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission, is amended to add an additional
 subsection to read as follows:
      (d)(1)     The commission may promulgate rules for the orderly discharge
 of the duties of the commission.
               (2)   In promulgating rules under subdivision (d)(1) of this
 section, the commission shall follow the procedure set out in the Arkansas
 Administrative Procedure Act,  25-15-201 et seq.
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      SECTION 4.      Arkansas Code  22-3-504(b), concerning requirements for
 Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission project requests, is amended to read as
 follows:
      (b)   The Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission may require that the
 requests applications include:
               (1)   Architectural and landscaping plans, if appropriate, for the
 project; and
               (2)   Sufficient information to demonstrate compliance with
 applicable standards for development; and
               (3)   Sufficient information to demonstrate consistency of the
 project with zoning rules of the Capitol Zoning District Commission.
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                                  APPROVED: 4/13/21
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Statutes affected: 
HB 1730: 22-3-502(a), 22-3-502(d), 22-3-503, 22-3-504(b)
Act 696: 22-3-502(a), 22-3-502(d), 22-3-503, 22-3-504(b)