{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-166-302","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 14-166-302","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter: (1) \"Federal agencies\" means: (A) Departments, offices, councils, or agencies of the United States Government; or (B) Public benefit corporations or authorities authorized by federal law; (2) (A) \"Local governmental unit\" means a county, city of the first class, city of the second class, or an incorporated town. (B) \"Local governmental unit\" includes an office or department of a county, city of the first class, city of the second class, or incorporated town; (3) \"Planning and development district\" means a planning and development district under § 14-166-202 ; (4) \"Political subdivision\" means a county, municipality, or any other unit of local government, including without limitation a public school district or community college; (5) \"Rural areas\" means counties: (A) That lost population between 2010 and 2020 as determined by the most recent federal decennial census; or (B) Whose total population is less than fifty thousand (50,000) as determined by the most recent federal decennial census; (6) \"Rural economic development and revitalization\" means activities designed to encourage population growth and economic health in a rural area, including without limitation: (A) Workforce development; (B) Job creation; (C) Job retention; and (D) Business expansion; and (7) \"State agencies\" means: (A) Departments, offices, councils, or agencies of state government; or (B) Public benefit corporations or authorities authorized by Arkansas law. Added by Act 2023, No. 746,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"Federal agencies\" means: (A) Departments, offices, councils, or agencies of the United States Government; or (B) Public benefit corporations or authorities authorized by federal law;\n\n(A) Departments, offices, councils, or agencies of the United States Government; or\n\n(B) Public benefit corporations or authorities authorized by federal law;\n\n(2) (A) \"Local governmental unit\" means a county, city of the first class, city of the second class, or an incorporated town. (B) \"Local governmental unit\" includes an office or department of a county, city of the first class, city of the second class, or incorporated town;\n\n(A) \"Local governmental unit\" means a county, city of the first class, city of the second class, or an incorporated town.\n\n(B) \"Local governmental unit\" includes an office or department of a county, city of the first class, city of the second class, or incorporated town;\n\n(3) \"Planning and development district\" means a planning and development district under § 14-166-202 ;\n\n(4) \"Political subdivision\" means a county, municipality, or any other unit of local government, including without limitation a public school district or community college;\n\n(5) \"Rural areas\" means counties: (A) That lost population between 2010 and 2020 as determined by the most recent federal decennial census; or (B) Whose total population is less than fifty thousand (50,000) as determined by the most recent federal decennial census;\n\n(A) That lost population between 2010 and 2020 as determined by the most recent federal decennial census; or\n\n(B) Whose total population is less than fifty thousand (50,000) as determined by the most recent federal decennial census;\n\n(6) \"Rural economic development and revitalization\" means activities designed to encourage population growth and economic health in a rural area, including without limitation: (A) Workforce development; (B) Job creation; (C) Job retention; and (D) Business expansion; and\n\n(A) Workforce development;\n\n(B) Job creation;\n\n(C) Job retention; and\n\n(D) Business expansion; and\n\n(7) \"State agencies\" means: (A) Departments, offices, councils, or agencies of state government; or (B) Public benefit corporations or authorities authorized by Arkansas law.\n\n(A) Departments, offices, councils, or agencies of state government; or\n\n(B) Public benefit corporations or authorities authorized by Arkansas law.","path":["AR Code","Title 14","Chapter 166","Subchapter 3"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"6b756814dc8d30440ebc84193fa2b32a147181c336675654365fb617471046d4","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-166-301","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-166-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}