§ 27-115-109 - Location and construction of landing fields -- Working of prisoners.
27-115-109. Location and construction of landing fields -- Working of prisoners.
(a) The department shall assist in the location of landing fields and the promotion and development of aeronautics throughout the state.
(b) The department shall have the authority to use for the construction and development of these fields, and for the grading and construction of highways leading thereto, any equipment of the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department which is not at that time required for other construction purposes.
(c) The department is further authorized and empowered to make agreements and arrangements with the Board of Correction and Community Punishment for the use of convicts for any construction work in connection with the landing fields and roads.
(d) Counties, cities, and incorporated towns are likewise specifically permitted to authorize the use by the department of their prisoners and equipment in a similar manner on projects in which they are interested and which are being developed by the department or with the approval of the department.