(a) The Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, in consultation with the Arkansas State Archives, the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, and the Arkansas Department of Transportation, shall conduct studies to determine the feasibility of designating additional trails as heritage trails.
(b) Studies under this section shall include without limitation:
(1) The proposed route of the trail;
(2) The areas adjacent to the trail to be utilized for historic purposes;
(3) The characteristics making the trail worthy of designation as a state heritage trail and its historic significance;
(4) The current ownership status of the land and the current and potential use of the designated route;
(5) The plans for developing and maintaining the trail and the potential cost; and
(6) The anticipated impact of public outdoor recreation use on the preservation of the prospective heritage trail.
(c) The following routes shall be studied by the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism to determine the feasibility and desirability of designating other trails as heritage trails:
(1) The Line Road from Van Buren to Evansville;
(2) The Memphis to Little Rock Road;
(3) The Rock Roe Landing connection to the Memphis to Little Rock Road from where Rock Roe enters the White River to the Memphis to Little Rock Road;
(4) The Cadron to Arkansas Post Road;
(5) The Little Rock to Fort Smith Road section to Potts old place north of Potts Tavern;
(6) The Little Rock to Fort Smith and Fort Gibson section from Potts to Fort Smith crossing the Arkansas River at Dardanelle;
(7) The Upper Cut Road;
(8) The Little Rock to Washington Road;
(9) The Old Fort Towson Road from Washington to American Indian Territory;
(10) The Antoine to Fort Towson Road;
(11) The Ecore Fabre to Washington Route; and
(12) The Ecore Fabre to Point Chicot Road.