§ 25-38-209 - Transfer of the Division of Land Surveys.
25-38-209. Transfer of the Division of Land Surveys.
(a) (1) Effective July 1, 2007, the Division of Land Surveys in the Office of Commissioner of State Lands is transferred to the Arkansas Agriculture Department and shall be administered by the Secretary of the Arkansas Agriculture Department.
(2) All authority, powers, duties, functions, records, authorized positions, property, unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, or other funds of the Division of Land Surveys are transferred to the Arkansas Agriculture Department.
(b) In order to protect the Division of Land Surveys, to allow for continuation of necessary procedures, and to provide for a smooth transition to the Department of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Arkansas Agriculture Department may not realign the functions and records of the Division of Land Surveys of the Arkansas Agriculture Department before July 1, 2008.