§ 15-11-201 — Purpose - Creation

Arkansas § 15-11-201

• Jurisdiction: Arkansas
• Title: 15

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For the purpose of aiding in the establishment of new industrial enterprises and the expansion of the tourist industry, and additionally, for furnishing authentic and favorable information about this state and its people through publicizing the State of Arkansas with respect to its natural resources, its agricultural and industrial possibilities, its historic background and cultural attainments, its educational, religious, and recreational facilities, its climate, its water resources, and transportation facilities, and, for the purpose of promoting the health and pleasure of the people of this and other states through the management, improvement, and extension of the state park system, there is created and established at the seat of government of this state a State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission, hereinafter referred to as the "commission".

Legislative History

Acts 1955, No. 330, § 1; 1969, No. 85, § 1; 1971, No. 86, § 1; 1975, No. 132, § 1; 1975, No. 272, § 3; 1975, No. 478, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 9-202.