§ 27-72-311 - Conditions for use of state aid.
27-72-311. Conditions for use of state aid.
Any county shall be entitled to receive state aid and to expend state aid moneys in conjunction with moneys furnished by said county on state aid roads in such county on projects approved for construction in such county provided:
(1) The state aid system in the county has been designated and approved as provided in this subchapter;
(2) (A) The county has employed or retained a county engineer who is a registered professional engineer to act for and on behalf of the county as a whole.
(B) However, if any county judge is a registered professional engineer, the county judge may perform the duties provided herein for the county engineer.
(C) Any county may contract with the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department for engineering services in lieu of employing or retaining a county engineer.
(D) The cost of employing or retaining a county engineer, or contracting with the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department for engineering services, shall be paid from the county road funds of the county and shall not be payable from the County Aid Road Fund.
(E) Engineering costs on federal-aid projects may be included as a cost item of such projects;
(3) An annual program shall have been filed by the county with the Division of State Aid Road Construction and approved by the state aid engineer and in accordance with the uniform design standards and specifications set up by the state aid engineer. However, the program may be modified or revised in whole or in part by the state aid engineer, with the agreement of the county involved; and
(4) The county has complied with all rules and regulations promulgated by the state aid engineer.