Opinion No.

The Honorable Myra Jones State Representative 5201 Country Club Boulevard Little Rock, AR 72207-4535

Dear Representative Jones:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following question:

Can Little Rock create a municipal conservation district now or must legislation be passed to authorize conservation districts before it can be accomplished?

You indicate that this question is asked in light of a bill which was introduced in the 1997 legislative session but which did not pass, entitled "An Act to Provide for the Creation of Conservation Districts[.]" Senate Bill 144 (81st Gen.…