 In 1923, Governor Thomas Chipman McRae re-established the commission, and the present agency was created as the 'Arkansas Geological Commission' by Act 16 of 1963.In 2007, Arkansas Act 129 changed the agency’s name to its current designation as the "Arkansas Geological Survey".The AGS is a scientific research organization that doesn't have any regulatory functions; however, the state geologist, by state law, serves on several state boards, commissions, and task forces such as the 'Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission' (APCEC), which establishes the rules and regulations for the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ).