HB1767 Summary

• Repeals Arkansas Code § 22-5-305, which abolished the State Land Use Committee and transferred its duties to the Commissioner of State Lands.

• Amends § 22-5-303 to restructure the Commissioner of State Lands' duties by removing references to committee-based policies and establishing direct Commissioner authority over land administration.

• Modifies § 22-5-306 to change appraiser bond requirements from rules of the State Land Use Committee to rules of the Commissioner of State Lands.

• Amends § 22-5-307 to require Governor approval and General Assembly or Legislative Council review before selling lands classified for private ownership, with most references to committee authority replaced by Commissioner authority.

• Maintains appraisal requirements for land sales (minimum appraised value) and reappraisal procedures for unsold lands after three years, with tax delinquent lands exempted from these restrictions.