Section 20-80-305 - Recognition of specific agencies - JurisdictionThe General Assembly recognizes as community action agencies and their jurisdiction, the following nineteen (19) existing community action organizations:
(1) Arkansas River Valley Area Council, consisting of Franklin, Scott, Yell, Johnson, Pope, Conway, Perry, Logan, and Polk counties;(2) Black River Area Development Corporation, consisting of Randolph, Clay, and Lawrence counties;(3) Central Arkansas Development Council, consisting of Saline, Hot Spring, Clark, Pike, and Montgomery counties;(4) Community Action Program for Central Arkansas, consisting of White, Faulkner, and Cleburne counties;(5) Crowley's Ridge Development Council, Inc., consisting of Craighead, Greene, Jackson, and Poinsett counties;(6) Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council, Inc., consisting of Crawford and Sebastian counties;(7) Community Services Office, Inc., consisting of Garland County;(8) East Central Arkansas Economic Opportunity Corporation, consisting of Cross, St. Francis, Woodruff, Crittenden, and Lee counties;(9) Economic Opportunity Agency of Pulaski County, consisting of Pulaski and Lonoke counties;(10) Economic Opportunity Agency of Washington County, consisting of Washington County;(11) Arkansas Economic Opportunity Commission, Inc., consisting of Mississippi County;(12) Mid-Delta Community Services, Inc., consisting of Phillips, Monroe, and Prairie counties;(13) Northcentral Arkansas Development Council, consisting of Fulton, Izard, Sharp, Stone, and Independence counties;(14) Office of Human Concern, consisting of Benton, Carroll, and Madison counties;(15) Ozark Opportunities, Inc., consisting of Van Buren, Searcy, Boone, Marion, Baxter, and Newton counties;(16) Pine Bluff Jefferson County Economic Opportunity Commission, Inc., consisting of Jefferson, Grant, Arkansas, Lincoln, and Cleveland counties;(17) South Central Community Action Authority, consisting of Ouachita, Columbia, Calhoun, Dallas, and Union counties;(18) Southeast Arkansas Community Action Corporation, consisting of Bradley, Drew, Desha, Ashley, and Chicot counties; and(19) Southwest Arkansas Development Council, Inc., consisting of Little River, Hempstead, Miller, Lafayette, Howard, Sevier, and Nevada counties.Acts 1985, No. 345, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 83-1108.