The Arkansas Department of Transportation is hereby authorized to pay amounts not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per claim for damages to personal property of others resulting from the operation of any motor vehicle or other motorized equipment of the department upon determination by the Arkansas State Claims Commission that the claim is valid after hearing the facts thereof and after prior review by the Claims Review Subcommittee of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Council.
Ark. Code § 27-65-141