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AR HB1823
Bill
Status
Failed
10/15/2021
Primary Sponsor
Justin Gonzales
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AI Summary
- Renames Toltec Mounds Archaeological State Park to "Chief Heckaton Archaeological State Park" in honor of a principal Quapaw Nation chief who signed U.S. treaties in 1818, 1824, and 1833
- Name change can only be modified by future acts of the General Assembly
- Authorizes the Building Authority Division and State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission to make improvements, arrangements, contracts, or construct signage to display the new park name
- Establishes legislative findings recognizing the Quapaw Nation's historical connection to Arkansas, the state's name derivation from "Arkansea," and the Quapaw Nation's continued ancestral homeland ties as evidenced by burial and historical sites throughout the region
- The park protects an eighteen-mound archaeological complex in Lonoke County with Arkansas's tallest surviving prehistoric mounds, designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1978
Legislative Description
To Rename The Toltec Mounds Archaeological State Park.
Last Action
Died in House Committee at Sine Die Adjournment
10/15/2021
Committee Referrals
Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development3/22/2021
Full Bill Text
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