§ 22-2-102 - Definitions.
22-2-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) (A) "Capital improvement" means all lands, buildings, structures, utilities, on-site and off-site improvements, other appertaining improvements, existing or future, and all construction, repairs, alterations, demolitions, and renovations thereof which are undertaken, owned, operated, or otherwise managed by a state agency.
(B) Except that "capital improvement" shall not include construction and reconstruction of roads and bridges in the state highway system by the State Highway Commission, nor shall the term "capital improvement" include any building, facility, plant, structure, or other improvement constructed by or in behalf of the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department or the State Highway Commission, nor shall the term "capital improvement" include any lands, buildings, or other structures or facilities now owned or hereafter acquired by an Arkansas state retirement system as an investment or as a result of the investment of assets of the system;
(2) "Council" means the Arkansas Building Authority Council established within the Arkansas Building Authority as created by this chapter;
(3) "Director" means the Director of the Arkansas Building Authority as created by this chapter;
(4) "Minimum standards and criteria" and other like phrases mean those standards and criteria relating to construction, design, maintenance, and leasing of state agencies' capital improvements as adopted by the council after appropriate public hearings and notice to the public and interested persons and organizations; and
(5) "State agency" means any board or commission, agency, department, institution of higher learning, including colleges, universities, and vocational-technical schools, or other state institutions. However, "state agency" shall not include any county, municipality, school district, subdivision, or unit thereof of the State of Arkansas, nor shall the term "state agency" mean or include the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department or the State Highway Commission.