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STATE OF ARKANSAS
1 State of Arkansas
2 85th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2005
As Engrossed: H3/30/05
A Bill
HOUSE BILL 2665
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By: Representative Ledbetter
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF SHIELDED OUTDOOR
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LIGHTING; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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Subtitle
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THE SHIELDED OUTDOOR LIGHTING ACT.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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18 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 8 is amended to add an additional chapter to read as follows:
19 8-14-101. Title.
20 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Shielded Outdoor Lighting Act".
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22 8-14-102. Purpose.
23 The purpose of this chapter is to conserve energy and preserve the environment through the
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regulation of outdoor lighting fixtures.
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26 8-14-103. Definitions.
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28 (1) "Outdoor lighting fixture" means an automatically-controlled, outdoor artificial illuminating
29 device, whether permanent or portable, used for illumination or advertisement, including searchlights,
30 spotlights, and floodlights, whether for architectural lighting, parking lot lighting, landscape lighting,
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(2) “Shielded” means a fixture that is covered in a manner that light rays emitted by the fixture,
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Appendix A:
White Paper – Communities Addressing Light Pollution that Affect Nighttime Military Training
8-14-104. Shielding – Prohibitions - Exemptions.
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