Committee passes bill aimed at keeping 6,300-acre “Pine Tree” property in public hands
The Senate Education Committee voted to pass House Bill 16 94, sponsored by Senator Caldwell, a measure intended to prevent a private sale of about 6,300 acres known as Pine Tree and to preserve deed language requiring public use; several local residents testified in favor.
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Senator Caldwell, presenting House Bill 16 94, told the Senate Education Committee the measure is designed to stop the University of Arkansas from selling roughly 6,300 acres in San Francis County to a private buyer and to encourage a sale to a public entity that would preserve public use.
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