The Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission shall:
(1) Be an official agency of the State of Arkansas authorized to accept and receive grants, moneys, equipment, material, and services and real and personal property donated, bequeathed, or devised for any purposes relating to the programs of the commission and not expressly designated for any other agency and to disburse and utilize such moneys and property for the purposes of this subchapter;
(2) Implement a statewide litter prevention program through the voluntary action of local communities and state and local governmental agencies;
(3) Educate Arkansas' citizens and community leaders as to the problem of litter and the need for recycling the state's resources;
(4) Encourage litter prevention;
(5) Encourage beautification projects;
(6) Increase awareness of litter law enforcement;
(7) Promote consumer awareness of recycling benefits;
(8) Assist communities in establishing the Keep Arkansas Beautiful system;
(9) Encourage educational programs in schools and elsewhere that support the goals of the commission;
(10) Serve in an advisory capacity to the Director of the Administrative Office of the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission and the Director of the Department of Parks and Tourism; and
(11) Cooperate with and support existing recycling, beautification, and litter control programs in the state.
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