Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas SB85: TO PRESERVE PUBLIC PROPERTY; AND TO PRESERVE TIMBER AT THE PINE TREE RESEARCH STATION
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to preserve public property; to preserve timber at the pine tree research station; and for other purposes. subtitle to preserve public property; and to preserve timber at the pine tree research station.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO PRESERVE PUBLIC PROPERTY; TO PRESERVE TIMBER AT THE PINE TREE RESEARCH STATION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO PRESERVE PUBLIC PROPERTY; AND TO PRESERVE TIMBER AT THE PINE TREE RESEARCH STATION. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 6-64-718, concerning preservation of Pine Tree Research Station, is amended to add an additional subsection to read as follows: (e)(1) The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas shall not commercially harvest timber on the property commonly known as the "Pine Tree Research Station", located in St. Francis County, Arkansas, acquired by the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas from the United States of America, acting through the United States Forest Service in 1978. (2)(A) The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas may manage the timber for wildlife management purposes on the property commonly known as the "Pine Tree Research Station", located in St. Francis County, Arkansas, acquired by the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas from the United States of America, acting through the United States Forest Service in 1978. (B) The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas shall submit to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic *CRH003* 01/17/2025 11:31:25 AM CRH003 …
Sponsors
- Ronald Caldwell (R, 10) · primary sponsor
- Steve Hollowell (R, 37)
Latest actions
- : Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
- : Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - SENATE
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is SB85?
- SB85 is a bill in the Arkansas Legislature (95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)): TO PRESERVE PUBLIC PROPERTY; AND TO PRESERVE TIMBER AT THE PINE TREE RESEARCH STATION.
- What does SB85 do?
- In its own words: An act to be entitled an act to preserve public property; to preserve timber at the pine tree research station; and for other purposes. subtitle to preserve public property; and to preserve timber at the pine tree research station.
- What is the status of SB85?
- Failed as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment. (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB85?
- Ronald Caldwell (R, 10), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB85?
- On the Arkansas Legislature website: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R&measureno=SB85
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