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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 85
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5 By: Senator Caldwell
6 By: Representative Hollowell
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT TO PRESERVE PUBLIC PROPERTY; TO PRESERVE
10 TIMBER AT THE PINE TREE RESEARCH STATION; AND FOR
11 OTHER PURPOSES.
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15 TO PRESERVE PUBLIC PROPERTY; AND TO
16 PRESERVE TIMBER AT THE PINE TREE
17 RESEARCH STATION.
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19 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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21 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code � 6-64-718, concerning preservation of Pine
22 Tree Research Station, is amended to add an additional subsection to read as
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24 (e)(1) The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas shall not
25 commercially harvest timber on the property commonly known as the "Pine Tree
26 Research Station", located in St. Francis County, Arkansas, acquired by the
27 Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas from the United States of
28 America, acting through the United States Forest Service in 1978.
29 (2)(A) The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas may
30 manage the timber for wildlife management purposes on the property commonly
31 known as the "Pine Tree Research Station", located in St. Francis County,
32 Arkansas, acquired by the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas
33 from the United States of America, acting through the United States Forest
34 Service in 1978.
35 (B) The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas
36 shall submit to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic
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2 Development for prior review a contract initiated by the Board of Trustees of
3 the University of Arkansas, its assigns, or any state entity to manage the
4 timber for wildlife management purposes, including without limitation through
5 timber harvesting or logging, as permitted under subdivision (e)(2)(A) of
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