(a) Within thirty (30) days after the report of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission has been filed in the office of the circuit clerk, the petition shall be presented to the judge of the circuit court, either in term or vacation, and the court shall enter its order:
(1) Setting a hearing upon the petition for a day certain; and
(2) Directing the clerk of the court to give notice of the hearing by publication for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper or newspapers having a general circulation in the county.
(b) The notice shall contain:
(1) A concise statement describing the purpose of the hearing;
(2) A concise statement of the findings and conclusions of the commission; and
(3) A warning to all persons residing or owning property within the county to appear upon the date and at the time and place of the hearing to show cause, if any exists, why the petition should not be granted.
(c) Upon the date and at the time and place named in the notice, the circuit court shall meet and hear all persons who wish to appear and advocate or resist the establishment of the board.
(d) If the court, after being satisfied as to the sufficiency of the petition and the proceedings thereon, finds it to be in the best interests of the persons residing or owning land within the county that the board should be established under the terms of this subchapter, the court shall enter its order establishing the board, subject to the terms and provisions of this subchapter, and designating a name for the board.
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