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Senate committee hears bill to modernize procedures at Commissioner of State Lands; members press office on cash policy and fees
Summary
House Bill 11-63 would remove obsolete language from statutes governing correction of erroneous sales and update procedures at the Commissioner of State Lands; lawmakers pressed the deputy commissioner about plans to stop accepting cash at public land sales, the financial impact on small transactions, survey requirements, and fee caps.
Senators heard testimony on House Bill 11-63, a bill that would update Arkansas Code provisions about correcting erroneous sales of state-owned land and clarify the duties and procedures of the Commissioner of State Lands.
Senator Gary Stubblefield introduced the measure, saying its purpose was to remove obsolete language from Arkansas Code 22 6 1 0 2. "The purpose of 11 63 is really it's really very simple. It's to move some obsolete language," he said. Kelly Boyd, deputy commissioner of state lands, described the revisions as aligning statute with current practice and reducing unnecessary trips to Little Rock by allowing more work to be submitted electronically.
A central line of questioning focused on payments and whether the office…
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