Adopt a Document Program

1. Law
2. Arkansas Code
3. Public Property
4. Sale Or Other Disposition Of State Lands
5. General Provisions
6. Adopt a Document Program

1. (a) The Adopt a Document Program is established to be administered by the Commissioner of State Lands.

2. (b)

   1. (1) The Commissioner of State Lands may:

      1. (A) Obtain funding from private donations and charities to protect documents in his or her custody; and

      2. (B) Sell duplicates or copies of maps, plats, and other documents in his or her possession or in the possession of a state agency.

   2. (2) The donations, proceeds of sales under subdivision (b)(1)(B) of this section, and other funds of the Commissioner of State Lands shall be deposited into a cash fund account and used to preserve and protect documents, maps, field notes, and survey records in his or her possession.

3. (c) For the sole purpose of managing the Adopt a Document Program, the Commissioner of State Lands is considered an eligible charitable organization under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) for the purpose of preserving historic maps and documents under the custody of the Commissioner of State Lands.

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