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AR Code § 22-3-801 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 3 - Public Buildings and Other Facilities|Subchapter 8 - Governor's Mansion|§ 22-3-801. State to provide mansion

 (a) The State of Arkansas shall furnish to its governors a mansion in which to reside during their respective terms of office.  (b) With the approval of the Governor, a former Governor may reside in the mansion for a period not exceeding forty-five (45) days after the date on which he or she ceases to be Governor.  (c) With the approval of the Governor, a Governor-elect may reside in the mansion for a period not exceeding forty-five (45) days before the date on which he or she becomes Governor.
AR Code § 22-3-802 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 3 - Public Buildings and Other Facilities|Subchapter 8 - Governor's Mansion|§ 22-3-802. Maintenance — Use of appropriations

 (a) Of the amounts from time to time appropriated by the General Assembly for the maintenance of the Governor's Mansion, a lump-sum monthly installment of one-twelfth (1/12) of the annual appropriation is authorized to be withdrawn by the disbursing officer of the Arkansas Governor's Mansion Commission to be used by him or her for the payment of all expenses incurred in the operation of the mansion, including the purchase of food and all miscellaneous items of a minor nature, and the expenditure of the funds so withdrawn shall not be subject to the purchasing laws or the laws relating to either the preaudit or postaudit of expenditures.  (b) The disbursing officer of the commission shall file with the Legislative Council an annual summary statement of expenditures made by him or her of the maintenance funds so withdrawn, together with a statement of the adequacy of the amount of the funds for operation of the mansion and grounds.
AR Code § 22-3-803 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 3 - Public Buildings and Other Facilities|Subchapter 8 - Governor's Mansion|§ 22-3-803. Payrolls, purchase of equipment, and major repairs

 Payrolls, the purchase of equipment, and the expenses resulting from major repairs to the Governor's Mansion shall be paid upon vouchers issued in the normal course and shall be subject to applicable laws of the state as in the instance of the operation of the Governor's office.
AR Code § 22-3-804 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 3 - Public Buildings and Other Facilities|Subchapter 8 - Governor's Mansion|§ 22-3-804. Arkansas Governor's Mansion Commission — Creation, members, and proceedings

 (a)  (1) There is created the Arkansas Governor's Mansion Commission to be composed of nine (9) members.  (2)  (A) Eight (8) of the members shall:  (i) Be appointed by the Governor; and  (ii) Serve at the pleasure of the Governor.    (B) Each congressional district shall be represented by membership on the commission.    (3) The Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism or his or her designee shall serve as an ex officio voting member of the commission.    (b) The Governor shall designate one (1) member of the commission as chair.  (c) If a vacancy occurs by reason of resignation or otherwise, the Governor shall appoint a member to fill that vacancy.  (d) The members of the commission shall receive no salary or other compensation for their services except that members appointed by the Governor may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq. for attending meetings of the commission.  (e) Meetings of the commission may be called by the chair or the Governor upon at least three (3) days' written notice to the other members of the commission, to the Governor, and to the members of the Mansion Advisory Council created by § 22-3-806.  (f) The commission shall meet at least one (1) time each year.
AR Code § 22-3-805 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 3 - Public Buildings and Other Facilities|Subchapter 8 - Governor's Mansion|§ 22-3-805. Arkansas Governor's Mansion Commission — Powers and duties

 (a) The Arkansas Governor's Mansion Commission shall have the following powers and duties:  (1) To survey and investigate the condition of the Governor's Mansion, its appurtenant buildings, its grounds, and its contents, including furniture and fixtures;  (2) To prepare and file with the Governor and the Legislative Council an annual Governor's Mansion report, to be filed on or before November 1 of each year, summarizing the results of the commission's surveys and investigations made under subdivision (a)(1) of this section and recommending any necessary repairs, improvements, replacements, or reconstruction of the Governor's Mansion, its appurtenant buildings, grounds, and contents, together with an itemized and detailed estimate of the costs thereof; and  (3)  (A) To solicit and accept gifts, grants, or donations of or for the purchase of furnishings, fixtures, works of art, trees, shrubs, landscaping, and similar contents and appurtenances.  (B) However, no such gift, grant, or donation may be accepted without the approval of the Governor.      (b) The Governor shall consult the commission before taking any action that would affect the historic value of the Governor's Mansion.  (c) Any individual, corporation, or nonprofit association may solicit funds or engage in fundraising activities on behalf of the commission upon written permission by the commission and the Governor.
AR Code § 22-3-806 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 3 - Public Buildings and Other Facilities|Subchapter 8 - Governor's Mansion|§ 22-3-806. Mansion Advisory Council

 (a) There is created a Mansion Advisory Council, to be composed of three (3) members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, three (3) members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and any other persons as the Arkansas Governor's Mansion Commission or the Governor may select.  (b) The council shall assist the commission in any manner requested by the commission.  (c) Members of the council shall be notified of all meetings of the commission as provided in § 22-3-804, shall have the right to take part in all meetings of the commission, and shall have and enjoy all rights and privileges of membership on the commission except the right to vote and to receive per diem payments.
AR Code § 22-3-901 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 3 - Public Buildings and Other Facilities|Subchapter 9 - Arkansas Justice Building Act|§ 22-3-901. Title

 This subchapter shall be referred to and may be cited as the “Arkansas Justice Building Act”.
AR Code § 22-3-902 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 3 - Public Buildings and Other Facilities|Subchapter 9 - Arkansas Justice Building Act|§ 22-3-902. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Arkansas Justice Building” means any building constructed or purchased and renovated through the issuance of bonds under § 22-3-908 for the purpose of housing any of the agencies of the Arkansas judiciary as described in § 22-3-923(b)(1); and  (2) “Construction” means the initial construction and equipment of the Arkansas Justice Building and any subsequent reconstruction, equipment, extension, or improvement of the Arkansas Justice Building.
AR Code § 22-3-903 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 3 - Public Buildings and Other Facilities|Subchapter 9 - Arkansas Justice Building Act|§ 22-3-903. Construction

 (a) This subchapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish the intent and purposes thereof and shall be the sole authority required for the accomplishment of its purposes. To this end, it shall not be necessary to comply with general provisions of other laws dealing with public facilities, their acquisition, construction, leasing, encumbering, or disposition.  (b) The enumeration of any object, purpose, power, manner, method, and thing shall not be deemed to exclude like or similar objects, purposes, powers, manners, methods, or things.
AR Code § 22-3-905 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 3 - Public Buildings and Other Facilities|Subchapter 9 - Arkansas Justice Building Act|§ 22-3-905. Duties and powers of Building Authority Division generally

 It shall be the function, power, and duty of the Building Authority Division to:   (1) Equip the Arkansas Justice Building and any extensions thereof;  (2) Have exclusive jurisdiction over the operation of the building, including, without limiting the generality of this grant, the execution of lease agreements covering the leasing of space in the building in such form, for such terms, with such provisions, for such amounts, and with such parties, including, but not limited to, state agencies, as the division shall determine;  (3) Purchase, lease, or rent any corporeal or personal property;  (4) Receive bequests or donations of any real, corporeal, or personal property;  (5) Sell, barter, lease, or rent any real, corporeal, or personal property, or convert into money any property which cannot be used in the form received;  (6) Establish accounts in one (1) or more banks, and thereafter, from time to time, make deposits into and withdrawals from those accounts;  (7) Contract and be contracted with; and  (8) Take such other action, not inconsistent with law, as it may deem necessary or desirable to carry out the intent and purposes of this subchapter.
AR Code § 22-3-906 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 3 - Public Buildings and Other Facilities|Subchapter 9 - Arkansas Justice Building Act|§ 22-3-906. Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services

 (a) The Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services shall be the custodian of all property held in the name of the Building Authority Division, shall be its disbursing agent and executive officer, and shall administer the provisions of this subchapter and the rules and orders established thereunder.  (b) The Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services shall employ such assistants and other personnel as are, in his or her opinion, necessary to properly administer the provisions of this subchapter.  (c)  (1) The Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services shall furnish bond to the state, with a corporate surety thereon, in the penal sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), conditioned that he or she will faithfully perform his or her duties and properly account for all funds received and disbursed by him or her.  (2) An additional disbursing agent's bond shall not be required of the Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services, and the bond so furnished shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, and an executed counterpart thereof shall be filed with the Auditor of State.  (3) The premium on the bond shall be a proper charge against the funds under the control of the Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services.
AR Code § 22-3-907 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 3 - Public Buildings and Other Facilities|Subchapter 9 - Arkansas Justice Building Act|§ 22-3-907. Financing authority of Building Authority Division

 The Building Authority Division is authorized and empowered to enter into the necessary contracts for the borrowing of all funds that it determines will be required in connection with the financing of the Arkansas Justice Building or the construction of extensions, additions, or improvements thereto. The cost of construction may include architectural, engineering, legal, and other similar expenses.
AR Code § 22-3-908 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 3 - Public Buildings and Other Facilities|Subchapter 9 - Arkansas Justice Building Act|§ 22-3-908. Bonds — Issuance and terms

 (a) In evidence of loans of funds, the Arkansas Development Finance Authority is authorized and empowered to issue its bonds at one (1) time or in series from time to time, as provided in this section, and to use the proceeds thereof, together with other available funds, for defraying the costs of accomplishing the construction of the Arkansas Justice Building, together with all expenses incidental to and reasonably necessary in connection therewith, for paying the expenses of the issuance of the bonds; for the creation of a reserve for contingencies to secure the payment of the bonds, if the authority deems it necessary or desirable; and for providing for the payment of interest on the bonds, if necessary, until sufficient funds are available.  (b)  (1) The bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the authority.  (2) The bonds may be issued at one (1) time or in series from time to time, and the authorizing resolution may control any priority between or among successive series or issues.  (3) The bonds:  (A) May be coupon bonds, payable to bearer, or may be registrable as to principal only or as to both principal and interest;  (B) May be in such form and denomination;  (C) May have such date or dates;  (D) May be stated to mature at such times, not exceeding forty (40) years from the date thereof;  (E) May bear interest payable at such times and at such rate or rates, provided that no bond may bear interest at a rate exceeding eight percent (8%) per annum;  (F) May be made payable at such place or places within or without the State of Arkansas;  (G) May be made subject to such terms of redemption in advance of maturity at such prices; and  (H) May contain such other terms and conditions,    (4) The bonds shall have all the qualities of negotiable instruments under the laws of the State of Arkansas, subject to provisions as to registration of ownership, as set forth in subdivision (b)(3) of this section.    (c) The authorizing resolution may contain any other terms, covenants, and conditions that are deemed desirable, including, without limitation, those pertaining to the maintenance of various funds and reserves, the nature and extent of the security, the custody and application of the proceeds of the bonds, the collection and disposition of revenues, the issuance of additional bonds, and the nature of the pledge and security, whether parity or priority, in that event, and the rights, duties, and obligations of the authority and of the holders and registered owners of the bonds as the authority shall determine.    all as the authority shall determine.
AR Code § 22-3-909 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 3 - Public Buildings and Other Facilities|Subchapter 9 - Arkansas Justice Building Act|§ 22-3-909. Bonds — Trust indenture

 The authorizing resolution may provide for the execution by the Arkansas Development Finance Authority with a bank or trust company within or without the State of Arkansas of a trust indenture which may contain any terms, covenants, and conditions that are deemed desirable by the authority, including, without limitation, those pertaining to the maintenance of various funds and reserves, the nature and extent of the security, the custody and application of the proceeds of the bonds, the collection and disposition of revenues, the issuance of additional bonds, and the nature of the pledge and security, whether parity or priority, in that event, and the rights, duties, and obligations of the authority, of the trustee, and of the holders and registered owners of the bonds.
AR Code § 22-3-910 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 3 - Public Buildings and Other Facilities|Subchapter 9 - Arkansas Justice Building Act|§ 22-3-910. Bonds — Sale and execution

 (a)  (1) The bonds shall be sold at public sale on sealed bids.  (2) Notice of the sale shall be published one (1) time a week for at least two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in the City of Little Rock, and having a general circulation throughout the State of Arkansas, with the first publication to be at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of sale.  (3) The bonds may be sold at such price as the Arkansas Development Finance Authority may accept, including sale at a discount, but in no event shall any bid be accepted which results in an interest cost to be computed by counting the amount of any discount as interest which is in excess of the interest cost computed at par for eight percent (8%) per annum bonds.  (4) The award, if made, shall be to the bidder whose bid results in the lowest net interest cost, determined by computing the aggregate interest cost at the rate bid, deducting the amount of any premium bid, then adding the amount of any discount bid.    (b)  (1) The bonds shall be executed by the manual or facsimile signature of the Chair of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority and by the manual signature of the Secretary of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority.  (2) The coupons attached to the bonds shall be executed by the facsimile signature of the Chair of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority.  (3) In case any of the officers whose signatures appear on the bonds or coupons shall cease to be officers before the delivery of the bonds or coupons, their signatures shall, nevertheless, be valid and sufficient for all purposes.  (4) The authority shall adopt and use a seal in the execution and issuance of the bonds, and each bond shall be sealed with the seal of the authority.
AR Code § 22-3-911 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 3 - Public Buildings and Other Facilities|Subchapter 9 - Arkansas Justice Building Act|§ 22-3-911. Bonds — Pledge of revenues — Restrictions

 (a) The bonds and interest thereon shall be payable solely from and secured by a pledge of the gross revenues in the Justice Building Fund, which revenues are specifically declared to be cash funds, restricted in their use, and dedicated solely for the purposes set forth in this subchapter. The Arkansas Development Finance Authority is authorized and empowered to make a pledge of the gross revenues in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.  (b) The bonds shall be general obligations only of the authority, and in no event shall they constitute an indebtedness for which the faith and credit of the State of Arkansas or any of its revenues are pledged.  (c) No member of the authority shall be personally liable on the bonds, or for any damages sustained by anyone in connection with the contracts for loans or construction of the Arkansas Justice Building, unless it shall be made to appear that he or she has acted with a corrupt intent.
AR Code § 22-3-912 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 3 - Public Buildings and Other Facilities|Subchapter 9 - Arkansas Justice Building Act|§ 22-3-912. Bonds — Actions for enforcement

 Any covenants and agreements entered into by the Arkansas Development Finance Authority shall be binding in all respects upon the authority and its successors in accordance with the terms of those covenants and agreements, and all of the provisions thereof shall be enforceable by appropriate proceedings at law or in equity or otherwise.
AR Code § 22-3-913 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 3 - Public Buildings and Other Facilities|Subchapter 9 - Arkansas Justice Building Act|§ 22-3-913. Bonds — Tax exemptions

 Bonds issued under the provisions of this subchapter shall be exempt from all taxes, state, county, and municipal. This exemption shall include income taxation and inheritance taxation.
AR Code § 22-3-914 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 3 - Public Buildings and Other Facilities|Subchapter 9 - Arkansas Justice Building Act|§ 22-3-914. Refunding bonds — Issuance

 (a) The Arkansas Development Finance Authority may issue bonds under this subchapter for the purpose of refunding any obligation of the authority issued under this subchapter at a rate or rates of interest not exceeding the maximum rate otherwise authorized under this subchapter. The authority may authorize and deliver a single issue of bonds under this subchapter in part for the purpose of refunding such obligations and in part for the purpose of constructing extensions, additions, or improvements to the Arkansas Justice Building.  (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 thereof.    (c) 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 such bonds.  (d) The authority may provide that any refunding bonds shall have the same priority of lien on the revenues pledged for their payment as was enjoyed by the obligations refunded thereby.
AR Code § 22-3-915 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 3 - Public Buildings and Other Facilities|Subchapter 9 - Arkansas Justice Building Act|§ 22-3-915. Investment by Arkansas retirement systems

 The board of trustees of any retirement system created by the General Assembly may, in its discretion, invest its funds in the bonds of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority issued under the provisions of this subchapter.
AR Code § 22-3-916 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 3 - Public Buildings and Other Facilities|Subchapter 9 - Arkansas Justice Building Act|§ 22-3-916. Audit of accounts — Reports

 The agency of the state authorized by law to audit the records and accounts of the various state agencies is authorized and directed to audit the records and accounts of the Building Authority Division and to furnish a copy of the report thereof to the division and to the trustee for the bondholders.
AR Code § 22-3-917 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 3 - Public Buildings and Other Facilities|Subchapter 9 - Arkansas Justice Building Act|§ 22-3-917. Employment of architect — Fees

 (a)  (1) The Building Authority Division may employ an architect to prepare plans, specifications, and estimates of cost for the construction of the Arkansas Justice Building and to supervise and inspect the construction.  (2) The division and the architect shall consult with the members of the Supreme Court concerning the plans and specifications for the construction.    (b)  (1) The fees or commissions of the architect shall not exceed six percent (6%) of the total construction cost, and none of the fees or commissions are due and payable until the construction contracts are awarded and then only to the extent of sixty percent (60%) of the total amount of the fees or commissions.  (2) The remainder of the architect's fees or commissions are due and payable as the construction work progresses.