2015 Arkansas Code
Title 22 - Public Property
Chapter 2 - Building Authority Division
§ 22-2-102 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

(1) (A) "Capital improvement" means all lands, buildings, structures, utilities, on-site and off-site improvements, other appertaining improvements, existing or future, and all construction, repairs, alterations, demolitions, and renovations thereof which are undertaken, owned, operated, or otherwise managed by a state agency.

(B) Except that "capital improvement" shall not include construction and reconstruction of roads and bridges in the state highway system by the State Highway Commission, nor shall the term "capital improvement" include any building, facility, plant, structure, or other improvement constructed by or on behalf of the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department or the State Highway Commission, nor shall the term "capital improvement" include any lands, buildings, or other structures or facilities now owned or hereafter acquired by an Arkansas state retirement system as an investment or as a result of the investment of assets of the system;

(2) "Minimum standards and criteria" and other like phrases mean those standards and criteria relating to construction, design, maintenance, and leasing of state agencies' capital improvements as adopted by the Building Authority Council after appropriate public hearings and notice to the public and interested persons and organizations; and

(3) "State agency" means any board or commission, agency, department, institution of higher learning, including colleges, universities, and vocational-technical schools, or other state institutions. However, "state agency" shall not include any county, municipality, school district, subdivision, or unit thereof of the State of Arkansas, nor shall the term "state agency" mean or include the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department or the State Highway Commission.