{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-3-513","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 23-3-513","heading":"Replacement of navigable water crossing","body":"(a) In each instance where a river crossing proprietor may desire to replace a navigable water crossing, it shall file with the Arkansas Public Service Commission a proper petition pursuant to § 23-3-504 . (b) (1) Proceedings upon the petition shall be conducted under §§ 23-3-506 , 23-3-507 , and 23-3-510 , subject to appeal as provided in §§ 23-3-511 and 23-3-512 . (2) In such a proceeding, however, the jurisdiction of the commission will be limited to a determination of whether the construction methods to be employed in replacing the navigable water crossing will jeopardize the public safety, and the river crossing proprietor's right to replace a navigable water crossing may be denied only on that ground. Acts 1961, No. 188, § 16; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-2216.\n\n(a) In each instance where a river crossing proprietor may desire to replace a navigable water crossing, it shall file with the Arkansas Public Service Commission a proper petition pursuant to § 23-3-504 .\n\n(b) (1) Proceedings upon the petition shall be conducted under §§ 23-3-506 , 23-3-507 , and 23-3-510 , subject to appeal as provided in §§ 23-3-511 and 23-3-512 . (2) In such a proceeding, however, the jurisdiction of the commission will be limited to a determination of whether the construction methods to be employed in replacing the navigable water crossing will jeopardize the public safety, and the river crossing proprietor's right to replace a navigable water crossing may be denied only on that ground.\n\n(1) Proceedings upon the petition shall be conducted under §§ 23-3-506 , 23-3-507 , and 23-3-510 , subject to appeal as provided in §§ 23-3-511 and 23-3-512 .\n\n(2) In such a proceeding, however, the jurisdiction of the commission will be limited to a determination of whether the construction methods to be employed in replacing the navigable water crossing will jeopardize the public safety, and the river crossing proprietor's right to replace a navigable water crossing may be denied only on that ground.","path":["AR Code","Title 23","Chapter 3","Subchapter 5"],"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":"1d19429d3147f21c9214282d31f2f59d810996ae2fecb8a4c5b027208ce27749","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-3-512","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-3-601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}