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AR HB1402

Bill

Status

Prefiled

N/A

Primary Sponsor

Jane English

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Origin

House of Representatives

88th General Assembly (2011 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Establishes a new Arkansas Code section (15-1-103) to honor Arkansas service members killed in combat in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other regions during the war on terror

  • Requires the State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission to rename state parks after fallen Arkansans, with names drawn by lot from a list provided by the U.S. Department of Defense

  • Requires the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission to rename wildlife management areas and nature centers after fallen Arkansans, with names similarly drawn by lot from Department of Defense records

  • Directs both commissions to assign selected names to facilities nearest the fallen service member's home whenever practicable

  • Prohibits duplication of names between state parks and wildlife management areas/nature centers to ensure each fallen hero is honored with a unique facility

Legislative Description

An Act To Honor Arkansans Who Have Given Their Lives In The War On Terror And Rename Nature Centers And State Parks For Fallen Service Personnel.

Last Action

House Recommended for study in the Interim by Joint Interim Committee on AGING, CHILDREN AND YOUTH, LEGISLATIVE & MILITARY AFFAIRS- HOUSE

3/29/2011

Committee Referrals

Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs2/14/2011

Full Bill Text

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