(a) It shall be the duty of the State Geologist to make reports to the Arkansas Geological Survey as necessary to a complete understanding of the results obtained from investigations undertaken and to perform other duties as usually belong to the Office of State Geologist.
(b) The reports shall be accompanied by maps, sections, and other illustrations as necessary to a complete understanding.
(c) The cost of publishing the reports shall be paid out of money appropriated for public printing.
(d) The number of copies of each report shall be four thousand (4,000). The members of the General Assembly, the survey, and the State Geologist shall each have twenty (20) copies. One (1) copy shall be sent to each of the state universities of the country. One hundred (100) copies shall be sent to the Department of Geology, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, for exchange with other state geological surveys. The remainder shall be distributed by the State Geologist, without charge, upon application and the receipt of the necessary postage or expressage.