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AR Code § 14-169-1006 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 169 - Housing Authorities And Urban Renewal Agencies|Subchapter 10 - Surplus Federal Housing Facilities|§ 14-169-1006. Issuance of bonds

 (a) Bonds provided for in this subchapter shall be issued in such amounts as may be necessary to provide sufficient funds to pay all costs of acquisition.  (b)  (1) Bonds issued under the provisions of this subchapter shall be payable solely from the revenues derived from the operation of the properties acquired. These bonds shall not, in any event, constitute an indebtedness of the county or municipality within the meaning of the constitutional provisions or limitations.  (2) It shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond that it has been issued under the provisions of this subchapter and that it does not constitute an indebtedness of the county or municipality within any constitutional or statutory limitation.
AR Code § 14-169-1007 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 169 - Housing Authorities And Urban Renewal Agencies|Subchapter 10 - Surplus Federal Housing Facilities|§ 14-169-1007. Statutory mortgage lien

 (a)  (1) There is created a statutory mortgage lien upon the property acquired from the proceeds of bonds authorized to be issued under this subchapter which shall exist in favor of the holder of the bonds and each of them and to and in favor of the holder of the coupons attached to the bonds.  (2) The property acquired shall remain subject to this lien until payment in full of the principal and interest of the bonds.    (b)  (1) Any holder of bonds issued under provisions of this subchapter may, either at law or in equity, enforce the lien conferred by this section and may, by proper suit, compel the performance of duties of the officials of the issuing county or municipality set forth in this subchapter.  (2) If there is default in the payment of the principal of or interest upon any of the bonds, any court having jurisdiction may, in any proper action, appoint a receiver to administer the properties on behalf of the county or municipality with power to operate any properties or sell them and to apply the income or proceeds in conformity with this subchapter and the provisions of the mortgage or bond contract.
AR Code § 14-169-1008 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 169 - Housing Authorities And Urban Renewal Agencies|Subchapter 10 - Surplus Federal Housing Facilities|§ 14-169-1008. Operation, lease, or disposition of facilities

 Counties, cities, or incorporated towns acquiring properties under this subchapter may operate them, lease them to private industry or operators, or dispose of them through sale.
AR Code § 14-169-1009 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 169 - Housing Authorities And Urban Renewal Agencies|Subchapter 10 - Surplus Federal Housing Facilities|§ 14-169-1009. Proceeds from sale or lease

 (a) In the event any county or municipality acquires surplus federal properties and subsequently sells or leases them, the proceeds from the sale or leasing shall first be applied to the payment of the debt created by the acquisition of the property, if any, in accordance with the terms of the mortgage or bond indebtedness.  (b) After payment of this indebtedness, any surplus shall be placed in the county or municipal general revenue fund.
AR Code § 14-169-1010 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 169 - Housing Authorities And Urban Renewal Agencies|Subchapter 10 - Surplus Federal Housing Facilities|§ 14-169-1010. Operation by local government

 Counties or municipalities acquiring property under this subchapter and electing to operate them shall do so on a basis permitting the maintenance and operation, including administrative overhead, insurance, payments in lieu of taxes, amortization of capital costs, debt service, replacement, repairs, and reasonable reserves, without subsidy from any other public funds.
AR Code § 14-169-1011 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 169 - Housing Authorities And Urban Renewal Agencies|Subchapter 10 - Surplus Federal Housing Facilities|§ 14-169-1011. Limitations on use

 No property acquired under the provisions of this subchapter shall be used for slum clearance or to provide subsidized housing for persons of low income.
AR Code § 14-169-1101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 169 - Housing Authorities And Urban Renewal Agencies|Subchapter 11 - Targeted Neighborhood Enhancement Plan Act|§ 14-169-1101. Title

 This subchapter shall be known as the “Targeted Neighborhood Enhancement Plan Act.”
AR Code § 14-169-1102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 169 - Housing Authorities And Urban Renewal Agencies|Subchapter 11 - Targeted Neighborhood Enhancement Plan Act|§ 14-169-1102. Construction

 This subchapter, being necessary for the public health, safety and welfare, shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of it.
AR Code § 14-169-1103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 169 - Housing Authorities And Urban Renewal Agencies|Subchapter 11 - Targeted Neighborhood Enhancement Plan Act|§ 14-169-1103. Declaration of areas as targeted neighborhoods

 Any municipality may, upon fulfillment of the following requirements, declare an area of the municipality as a targeted neighborhood. There is no limit on the number of targeted neighborhoods that a municipality may create. Once a targeted neighborhood area has been designated, and a plan has been implemented, the municipality may take advantage of all the provisions of this subchapter.
AR Code § 14-169-1104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 169 - Housing Authorities And Urban Renewal Agencies|Subchapter 11 - Targeted Neighborhood Enhancement Plan Act|§ 14-169-1104. Legislative finding

 It is hereby found by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that certain areas within any municipality are either suffering from neglect, abandonment, or are about to become urban blight. This subchapter is necessary to recapture or rehabilitate these neighborhoods, create new homes, rehabilitate existing structures, and maintain residents for a period of several years. Overcoming neighborhood decay and blight fulfills a legitimate public purpose that is essential to the public health, safety and welfare. Therefore, cities are free to designate one (1) or more targeted neighborhoods and to implement a targeted neighborhood enhancement plan in accordance with this subchapter.
AR Code § 14-169-1105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 169 - Housing Authorities And Urban Renewal Agencies|Subchapter 11 - Targeted Neighborhood Enhancement Plan Act|§ 14-169-1105. Requirements for an area to qualify as a targeted neighborhood

 Before a municipality may designate an area as a targeted neighborhood, it must first complete each of the following steps:   (a) The municipality must pass a resolution, containing a proposed map, noting its intent to designate a particular area as a targeted neighborhood. The area will be referred to as the (name of area) Targeted Neighborhood Enhancement Plan.  (b) Upon the passage of the resolution, the municipality shall compile a report on the targeted neighborhood which sets forth the following information:  (1) A brief history of the neighborhood including current demographic information of the residents,  (2) Information on the deterioration or demolition of housing stock,  (3) Information concerning incidents of crime,  (4) The location of existing government resources that could help rehabilitate the neighborhood such as police and fire substations, schools, playgrounds, or other government centers,  (5) A list of financial institutions that are willing to participate as lending institutions to persons that contract with the city to build, or rehabilitate, and reside in a residential structure within the targeted neighborhood pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter,  (6) A proposed plan to rehabilitate the various blocks of the neighborhood that sets forth, among other things, the resources the municipality is willing to dedicate to ensure the success of the effort. For example, the location of a community-oriented police effort to enable residents to feel more secure would be an example of a resource the municipality is willing to dedicate.    (c) Once this plan is completed, the municipality shall conduct two (2) public hearings at different locations to indicate the nature of the rehabilitation plan and the resources the municipality is willing to dedicate to the rehabilitation effort over the next five (5) years.  (d) After any amendments to the plan the municipality wishes to make as a result of the public hearings, the municipality shall adopt an ordinance that sets forth the plan and sets forth the resources the municipality is able to dedicate to the plan over the period of five (5) years.
AR Code § 14-169-1106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 169 - Housing Authorities And Urban Renewal Agencies|Subchapter 11 - Targeted Neighborhood Enhancement Plan Act|§ 14-169-1106. Contract to participate in a targeted neighborhood enhancement plan

 (a) A municipality may contract with a person who agrees to participate in a targeted neighborhood enhancement plan. This contract may be for an amount not to exceed twenty percent (20%) of the cost of building or rehabilitating a residential structure within the designated area, exclusive of down payment, provided the person agrees to occupy the structure as the person's principal residence for a continuous period of five (5) years.  (b) A municipality may contract with any person or entity owning and developing property for resale within a targeted neighborhood to provide an amount not to exceed twenty percent (20%) of the cost of constructing or rehabilitating a residential structure under the following conditions:  (1) The person or entity shall demand that the purchaser of the property within the targeted area shall occupy the structure and make it the person's or entity's principal residence for a period of five (5) years; and  (2) Any contracted amount from the municipality will not be provided to the person or entity developing the property for resale until:  (A) The property is sold to a purchaser who then contracts with the municipality to occupy the structure within the targeted area in return for the provision of up to twenty percent (20%) of the cost of construction or rehabilitation, which amount at sale is assigned from the person or entity to the purchaser; and  (B) The new purchaser makes the residential structure the purchaser's principal residence for a period of five (5) years; and    (3) None of the amount provided by the municipality shall be used for down payment.
AR Code § 14-169-1107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 169 - Housing Authorities And Urban Renewal Agencies|Subchapter 11 - Targeted Neighborhood Enhancement Plan Act|§ 14-169-1107. Foreclosure

 (a) If an individual under contract with the municipality fails to fulfill the commitment to live within the residential structure for the contract period, the municipality after proper notice may file a lien against the real property in the amount of the contract plus costs of foreclosure.  (b) The municipality shall be entitled to collect the amount of the contract, plus any costs of collection including attorney's fees, by either of the following methods:  (1)  (A) By filing an action to foreclose the lien plus costs at any time within one (1) year of the date that the municipality has notice that the resident owner moved out of the structure in breach of contract with the municipality.  (B) In such case, the date the municipality filed the lien shall determine its priority in relation to other liens against the property; or    (2)  (A)  (i) If the legislative body of the municipality determines that it is in the best interests of the municipality to do so, the amount of the lien provided for in this subsection may be collected by the county clerk in the same manner as property taxes, if the municipality has filed the contract in the real estate records of the county in which the property is located.  (ii) In such case, the date of filing the contract determines the priority of the lien.    (B) In order to pursue this remedy, the municipality shall set forth the exact amount of the lien, with costs, in a resolution adopted at a hearing before the governing body of the municipality in accordance with the following procedure:  (i) The hearing shall be held not fewer than thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice by certified mail, with restricted delivery and return receipt requested, to the owner of the property if the name and whereabouts of the owner are known;  (ii) If the name and whereabouts of the owner cannot be determined, or if restricted delivery of certified mail is not accomplished, then the hearing to determine the amount shall be held not fewer than fourteen (14) days after publication of notice of the hearing in a newspaper having a bona fide circulation in the county where the property is located for one (1) insertion per week for four (4) consecutive weeks; and  (iii)  (a) The amount so determined at the hearing, plus a ten percent (10%) penalty for collection, shall be certified by the governing body of the municipality to the tax collector of the county where the municipality is located and placed by the collector on the tax books as delinquent taxes and collected accordingly.  (b) The amount, less three percent (3%) thereof, when so collected shall be paid to the municipality by the county tax collector.
AR Code § 14-169-1108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 169 - Housing Authorities And Urban Renewal Agencies|Subchapter 11 - Targeted Neighborhood Enhancement Plan Act|§ 14-169-1108. Continuation after five years

 If the municipality wishes to continue the program in a particular targeted neighborhood at the conclusion of five (5) years, it may do so by completing the steps set forth in this subchapter, provided that no area may be maintained as a targeted neighborhood for more than an aggregate of fifteen (15) years.
AR Code § 14-170-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 170 - Tourism Generally|Subchapter 2 - Tourism Revenue Bonds|§ 14-170-201. Legislative determination

 The tourist industry is legislatively determined to be an industry within the meaning of that term as used in Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 49 [repealed], in that recreation, relaxation, travel, entertainment, cultural development, and other tourism activities of every nature are essential to the health, welfare, safety, progress, and physical and economic well-being of the people. Therefore, this subchapter, and the authorities conferred by it are in implementation of Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 49 [repealed], and necessary for the full accomplishment of the public purposes contemplated by the people in adopting that amendment.
AR Code § 14-170-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 170 - Tourism Generally|Subchapter 2 - Tourism Revenue Bonds|§ 14-170-202. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   (1) “Governing body” means the council, board of directors, or city commission of any municipality;  (2) “Municipality” means a city of the first class or a city of the second class or an incorporated town;  (3) “Equip” means to install or place in, or on, any building or structure equipment of any and every kind, whether or not affixed including, without limitation, building service equipment, fixtures, heating equipment, air conditioning equipment, machinery, furniture, furnishings, and personal property of every kind;  (4) “Sell” means to sell for such price, in such manner, and upon such terms as the municipality or county shall determine including, without limitation, public or private sale. If public, sale shall be made pursuant to such advertisement as the municipality or county shall determine, and shall be made for cash or credit, payable in lump sum or in installments over such period as the municipality or county shall determine, and, if on credit, with or without interest, and shall be made at such rates as the municipality or county shall determine;  (5) “Lease” means to lease for such rentals, for such periods, and upon such terms and conditions as the municipality or county shall determine and the granting of such purchase options for such prices and upon such terms and conditions as the municipality or county shall determine;  (6) “Construct” means to acquire or build, in whole or in part, in such manner and by such method, including contracting therefor, and if the latter, by negotiation or bidding upon such terms and pursuant to such advertising, as the municipality or county shall determine to be in the public interest and necessary, under the circumstances existing at the time, to accomplish the purposes of and authorities set forth in this subchapter;  (7) “Facilities” means any real property, personal property, or mixed property of any and every kind that can be used or that will be useful in securing and developing tourism including, without limitation, rights-of-way, roads, streets, pipes, pipelines, reservoirs, utilities, materials, equipment, fixtures, machinery, furniture, furnishings, instrumentalities, buildings, improvements, and other real, personal, or mixed property of every kind.
AR Code § 14-170-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 170 - Tourism Generally|Subchapter 2 - Tourism Revenue Bonds|§ 14-170-203. Construction

 This subchapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes and shall be the sole act and authority necessary to be complied with.
AR Code § 14-170-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 170 - Tourism Generally|Subchapter 2 - Tourism Revenue Bonds|§ 14-170-204. Limitations on authority

 Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize any municipality or county to sell bonds or use the proceeds of them to purchase or condemn a utility plant or condemn a utility plant or distribution system owned or operated by a regulated public utility.
AR Code § 14-170-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 170 - Tourism Generally|Subchapter 2 - Tourism Revenue Bonds|§ 14-170-205. Authority generally

 Any municipality and any county in this state is authorized to own, acquire, construct, reconstruct, extend, equip, improve, operate, maintain, sell, lease, contract concerning, or otherwise deal in or dispose of any lands, buildings, improvement, or facilities of any and every nature whatever necessary or desirable for the securing and developing of recreation, relaxation, travel, entertainment, cultural development, and other tourism activities of every nature, which are collectively referred to as “tourism”, within or near the municipality or within the county including, without limitation, hotels, motels, inns, lodges, folklore facilities, cultural development facilities, convention facilities, restaurants in connection with other facilities for the securing and developing of tourism, parks, scenic roadways and walkways, transportation facilities, parking facilities, tourist information and assistance centers, recreation areas, and other facilities of any nature whatever that can be used to secure and develop tourism and to thereby stimulate and enhance the economic growth and well-being of the municipality or county and the people. Any such undertaking, or combination of these undertakings, may be referred to as a “tourism project.”
AR Code § 14-170-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 170 - Tourism Generally|Subchapter 2 - Tourism Revenue Bonds|§ 14-170-206. Funding authorized

 (a) Municipalities and counties are authorized to use any available revenues for the accomplishment of tourism projects, either alone or together with other available funds and revenues. They may issue bonds, as authorized in this subchapter, for the accomplishment of tourism projects, either alone or together with other available funds and revenues.  (b) Bonds may be issued in such principal amount as shall be sufficient to pay the cost of accomplishing the tourism project involved, the cost of issuing bonds, the amount necessary for a reserve, if deemed desirable, the amount necessary to provide for debt service on the bonds until revenues for the payment of them are available, and any other costs and expenditures of whatever nature incidental to the accomplishment of the tourism project involved.
AR Code § 14-170-208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 170 - Tourism Generally|Subchapter 2 - Tourism Revenue Bonds|§ 14-170-208. Refunding bonds

 (a)  (1) Bonds may be issued under this subchapter for the purpose of refunding any obligations issued under this subchapter.  (2) Refunding bonds may be combined with bonds issued under the provisions of § 14-170-207 into a single issue.    (b)  (1) When bonds are issued under this section for refunding purposes, the bonds may either be sold or delivered in exchange for the outstanding obligations.  (2) If sold, the proceeds may be either applied to the payment of the obligations refunded or deposited in escrow for the retirement of them.    (c)  (1) All bonds issued under this section shall in all respects be authorized, issued, and secured in the manner provided for other bonds issued under this subchapter and shall have all the attributes of those bonds.  (2) The ordinance or order under which refunding bonds are issued may provide that any of the refunding bonds shall have the same priority of lien on the revenues pledged for their payment as was enjoyed by the obligations refunded by them.
AR Code § 14-170-209 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 170 - Tourism Generally|Subchapter 2 - Tourism Revenue Bonds|§ 14-170-209. Security for bonds — Special obligations

 (a)  (1) The bonds issued under this subchapter shall not be general obligations of the municipality or county but shall be special obligations. In no event shall the bonds constitute an indebtedness of the municipality or county within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation.  (2) It shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond that it has been issued under the provisions of this subchapter and that it does not constitute an indebtedness of the municipality or county within any constitutional or statutory limitation.    (b) The principal of, and interest on, the bonds shall be secured by a pledge of, and shall be payable from, revenues derived from the tourism project acquired, constructed, reconstructed, extended, or improved, in whole or in part, with the proceeds of the bonds.