Arkansas § 14-117-304 - Powers and duties.

§ 14-117-304. Powers and duties.

The board of commissioners shall have and may exercise any functions, powers, authority, rights, and duties that permit the accomplishments of the purposes for which such districts may be created, including the investigation and in case a plan for improvements is adopted, then the construction, maintenance, and operation of all necessary improvements, plants, works, and facilities; the acquisition by purchase, lease, gift, or condemnation of water rights and all other properties, lands, tenements, easements; and all other rights helpful in carrying out the purposes of the organization of the district. The board, its agents, and its employees shall have the right to enter upon any land within the district to make surveys and for other purposes. The board also may accept appropriations from the state and from the United States Government upon such terms and conditions as may be imposed by law, rule, or regulation to be used in the furtherance of the purposes for which the district was authorized. The board also may construct the necessary improvements and do any lawful act necessary to accomplish the purposes of the organization of the district. In order to protect the improvements of the district from damage, the board may make and prescribe necessary regulations. The board may make regulations to define and set the rate and location of any withdrawal of waters owned, acquired, or developed by the district and transferred by natural or man-made channels. The board may also make regulations governing the operation of the works of the district and the delivery of water owned or acquired by it to users and the performance of any of its other functions. The willful violation of these regulations shall constitute a misdemeanor under the laws of this state punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).