{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-8-6-715","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 8-6-715","heading":"Eminent domain","body":"(a) In the event that necessary lands needed for the accomplishment of the purposes authorized by this chapter cannot be acquired by negotiation, any regional solid waste management district is authorized to acquire the needed lands by condemnation proceedings under the power of eminent domain. (b) (1) The proceedings may be exercised in the manner now provided for taking private property for rights-of-way for railroads as set forth in §§ 18-15-1202 - 18-15-1207 . (2) As a part of the proceedings, the district shall file an environmental impact statement with the court. (c) Nothing in this section shall allow a district to appropriate by eminent domain any property upon which is located a permitted landfill, recycling facility, or incinerator or for which a permit for a landfill, recycling facility, or incinerator is pending. Acts 1991, No. 752, § 2.\n\n(a) In the event that necessary lands needed for the accomplishment of the purposes authorized by this chapter cannot be acquired by negotiation, any regional solid waste management district is authorized to acquire the needed lands by condemnation proceedings under the power of eminent domain.\n\n(b) (1) The proceedings may be exercised in the manner now provided for taking private property for rights-of-way for railroads as set forth in §§ 18-15-1202 - 18-15-1207 . (2) As a part of the proceedings, the district shall file an environmental impact statement with the court.\n\n(1) The proceedings may be exercised in the manner now provided for taking private property for rights-of-way for railroads as set forth in §§ 18-15-1202 - 18-15-1207 .\n\n(2) As a part of the proceedings, the district shall file an environmental impact statement with the court.\n\n(c) Nothing in this section shall allow a district to appropriate by eminent domain any property upon which is located a permitted landfill, recycling facility, or incinerator or for which a permit for a landfill, recycling facility, or incinerator is pending.","path":["AR Code","Title 8","Chapter 6","Subchapter 7"],"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":"a723d029b46adba1fbcaa4c7cc85da47ed5c6effcc2f8f17121956dda6f2ea1f","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-8-6-714","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-8-6-716"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}