{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-15-22-1002","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 15-22-1002","heading":"Policy statement","body":"The purpose of this subchapter is to:\n\n(1) Promote, in concert with federal and other state programs as well as interested parties, the restoration, maintenance, and conservation of aquatic resources, including wetlands, streams, and deep water aquatic habitats;\n\n(2) Improve cooperative efforts among private, nonprofit, and public entities for the restoration, management, and protection of aquatic resources;\n\n(3) Offset losses of aquatic resources values caused by activities that otherwise comply with state and federal law;\n\n(4) Encourage a predictable, efficient regulatory framework for environmentally acceptable mitigation;\n\n(5) Provide an option for accomplishing off-site mitigation when the mitigation is required under a dredge or fill permit; and\n\n(6) Supplement and not in any way abrogate any state or federal law relating to aquatic resources.","path":["AR Code","Title 15","Chapter 22","Subchapter 10"],"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":"9c7c32128b4fc14d4c0b1d86c4b95f3975f86a69e9d3a5319f5e414b585b2269","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-15-22-1001","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-15-22-1003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}