{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-15-4-3902","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 15-4-3902","heading":"Legislative intent","body":"The General Assembly finds that: (1) The State of Arkansas has a long and distinguished history of hosting military installations vital to the defense of the United States; (2) This state is currently home to the following five (5) military installations: (A) Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville, Arkansas; (B) Pine Bluff Arsenal in Pine Bluff, Arkansas; (C) Robinson Maneuver Training Center in North Little Rock, Arkansas; (D) Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith, Arkansas; and (E) Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center in Fort Chaffee, Arkansas; (3) Military installations are a major employer and contribute to state and local economic development; (4) The closure or reduction in operation of any military installation would have a detrimental impact on the economy of our state; and (5) State and local support for a military installation is a significant consideration of the United States Government in making decisions to realign or close a military installation. Added by Act 2021, No. 522,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021.\n\nThe General Assembly finds that:\n\n(1) The State of Arkansas has a long and distinguished history of hosting military installations vital to the defense of the United States;\n\n(2) This state is currently home to the following five (5) military installations: (A) Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville, Arkansas; (B) Pine Bluff Arsenal in Pine Bluff, Arkansas; (C) Robinson Maneuver Training Center in North Little Rock, Arkansas; (D) Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith, Arkansas; and (E) Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center in Fort Chaffee, Arkansas;\n\n(A) Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville, Arkansas;\n\n(B) Pine Bluff Arsenal in Pine Bluff, Arkansas;\n\n(C) Robinson Maneuver Training Center in North Little Rock, Arkansas;\n\n(D) Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith, Arkansas; and\n\n(E) Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center in Fort Chaffee, Arkansas;\n\n(3) Military installations are a major employer and contribute to state and local economic development;\n\n(4) The closure or reduction in operation of any military installation would have a detrimental impact on the economy of our state; and\n\n(5) State and local support for a military installation is a significant consideration of the United States Government in making decisions to realign or close a military installation.","path":["AR Code","Title 15","Chapter 4","Subchapter 39"],"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":"e0c15af6b7d579ac4dabfa3867abfb8bd497c834e1cd613191000c36d2840339","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-15-4-3901","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-15-4-3903"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}