AR HB1029

Creates the Arkansas Heritage Protection Act as a new subchapter of Arkansas Code Title 22, Chapter 3, establishing legal protections for historical monuments on public property

Defines "monument" as statues, memorials, gravestones, plaques, flags, schools, streets, bridges, buildings, preserves, or reserves honoring historical persons, events, or military conflicts including wars from the French and Indian War through Operation Iraqi Freedom

Prohibits relocation, removal, alteration, renaming, rededication, vandalization, damage, destruction, or disturbance of monuments, with exceptions for routine maintenance, protection, preservation, care, repair, or restoration

Allows entities controlling public property with monuments to petition the Arkansas History Commission for a waiver with written justification; the commission may grant waivers by majority vote and impose conditions to preserve monuments to the greatest extent possible

Establishes that violations are Class D Felonies and exempts temporary exhibits and State Highway Commission property when application would interfere with transportation system construction, maintenance, or operation