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Senate committee approves bill to codify Arkansas Office of Outdoor Recreation
Summary
The Senate committee voted to advance House Bill 1607 to codify the Office of Outdoor Recreation into state law, making permanent an office created by executive order in 2021 and leaving its grant and rule processes under the Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism.
A Senate committee voted to advance House Bill 1607 on a voice vote after brief testimony that the measure would codify the Arkansas Office of Outdoor Recreation into statute, rather than leave it under the governor—s executive order.
Catherine Andrews, director of the Arkansas Office of Outdoor Recreation, told the committee the office was created by executive order from Governor Asa Hutchinson in 2021 and has since awarded grants,…
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