Arkansas Code Title 22. Public Property § 22-5-804. Natural Resources Committee

(a)(1) The Natural Resources Committee is created and shall be composed of the following members:

(2) A member of the committee may designate a person within the member's organization to attend meetings and conduct committee business on the member's behalf.

(1) To establish a schedule of minimum fees and royalties, as well as the terms and conditions for various types of permits and leases for Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission lands;

(2) To take bids on and to award the leases and permits to produce or sever minerals from those lands and to set up application procedures and fees for those leases and permits;

(3) To set the length of time for leases or permits to expire and the terms and conditions for their transfer or renewal;

(4) To set the minimum fees and royalties for leases and permits and to ensure that severance taxes on minerals from such leases or permits are paid to the proper agencies; and

(5) Shall have such other duties, responsibilities, and authority required for the issuance of mineral leases and permits under this section and §§ 22-5-801 -- 22-5-803 and 22-5-805 -- 22-5-813 for other state lands.