Arkansas Code Title 23. Public Utilities and Regulated Industries § 23-3-507. Petition hearing

(a) Upon the hearing, if it appears that the United States Secretary of the Army, or such other federal agency as may have jurisdiction to consent to the construction of erections in navigable waterways, has approved or permissively authorized the proposed navigable water crossings, then the Arkansas Public Service Commission shall grant the prayer of the river crossing proprietor's petition unless the commission enters specific findings, based on a preponderance of the evidence, that:

(b) In the event the commission finds that the proposed navigable water crossing would jeopardize the public safety if constructed and operated as proposed, it may grant the prayer of the river crossing proprietor's petition subject to such alteration of the proposed plans, specifications, and construction methods as may be in the interest of the public safety.