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AR Code § 14-175-115 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 175 - Public Corporations for Economic Development Act|§ 14-175-115. Annual reports

 (a) Each corporation shall make a written report to the governing body that created the corporation concerning its activities for the preceding calendar year.  (b) Each report shall include audited financial statements covering the corporation's operations during the preceding calendar year.
AR Code § 14-175-116 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 175 - Public Corporations for Economic Development Act|§ 14-175-116. Application of Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993

 (a) Each corporation is subject to the provisions of the Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993, § 4-33-101 et seq., to the extent that those provisions are not in conflict with the provisions of this chapter.  (b) If a provision of the Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993, § 4-33-101 et seq., is in conflict with any provision of this chapter, the provisions of this chapter shall control.
AR Code § 14-176-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 176 - Local Job Creation, Job Expansion, and Economic Development Act of 2017|§ 14-176-101. Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Local Job Creation, Job Expansion, and Economic Development Act of 2017”.
AR Code § 14-176-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 176 - Local Job Creation, Job Expansion, and Economic Development Act of 2017|§ 14-176-103. Authorization for obtaining and appropriating money

 (a) A municipality or county may obtain or appropriate money for a corporation, association, institution, political subdivision of the state, the United States Government, or an individual to:  (1) Finance economic development projects; or  (2) Provide economic development services.    (b) Funds appropriated by a municipality or county under the authority of this section shall be deemed to further the public purpose of economic development.
AR Code § 14-176-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 176 - Local Job Creation, Job Expansion, and Economic Development Act of 2017|§ 14-176-105. Economic development services — Controls, restrictions, and prohibitions

 (a) Economic development service contracts shall:  (1) Be approved by the governing body in ordinance or resolution form after following applicable bidding, procurement, and professional services procedures in accordance with state law or local ordinance;  (2) Be recorded in writing;  (3) Not exceed one (1) year in length unless there is a public finding by the governing body that multiple years are necessary for the success of the economic development service and that multiple years are both lawful and a matter of public benefit;  (4) Not be renewed automatically without a vote of the governing body;  (5) State a proper public purpose, such as the creation of new jobs, job retention, or the expansion of the tax base by construction or improvements to real property; and  (6) Articulate specific criteria to measure the progress toward, or achievement of, the proper public purpose.    (b)  (1) The following are exempt from the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq., as related to economic development services:  (A) Files and materials that if disclosed would give advantage to the competitors or bidders; and  (B) Records maintained by an economic development service provider for a municipality or county related to any economic development project.    (2)  (A) However, quarterly reports shall be provided to the governing body by parties to the economic development service contract and shall be available to the public.  (B) The reports shall include a statement of the specific items contained in the economic development service contract and articulation of compliance as to each of those items.
AR Code § 14-176-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 176 - Local Job Creation, Job Expansion, and Economic Development Act of 2017|§ 14-176-106. Tax exemption

 Contracts, agreements, and actions taken under this chapter do not affect the tax-exempt status of the state or any municipality or county engaged in work under this chapter.
AR Code § 14-176-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 176 - Local Job Creation, Job Expansion, and Economic Development Act of 2017|§ 14-176-107. Immunity and liability

 (a) Section 21-9-301 et seq. applies to this chapter.  (b) A municipality or county is not liable for any action related to the providing of, or contractual agreement to enter into, an economic development project or economic development service, except as provided by law.
AR Code § 14-176-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 176 - Local Job Creation, Job Expansion, and Economic Development Act of 2017|§ 14-176-108. Limitation on budget — Due diligence

 (a) Except as provided in this section, appropriations for economic development projects by a governing body under this chapter shall not exceed in a fiscal year five percent (5%) of the total of the municipality's or county's unobligated general revenue and reserves of the previous fiscal year, without regard to the number of economic development projects.  (b)  (1) If a governing body chooses to participate in an economic development project that exceeds the five percent (5%) level under subsection (a) of this section in a fiscal year, the governing body shall secure a financial forecast and then determine whether the municipality or county will participate in the economic development project or projects.  (2) A financial forecast under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be undertaken each time the five percent (5%) level under subsection (a) of this section is exceeded.    (c) The use of the whole or partial amount of revenue specifically dedicated by law, ordinance, or resolution and public vote for economic development for the purposes in this chapter are excluded from the restrictions and limitations of this section.
AR Code § 14-176-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 176 - Local Job Creation, Job Expansion, and Economic Development Act of 2017|§ 14-176-109. Singular contract methodology

 A municipality or county may engage the services of a singular entity to administer economic development projects and economic development services under this chapter.
AR Code § 14-176-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 176 - Local Job Creation, Job Expansion, and Economic Development Act of 2017|§ 14-176-110. Bonds

 This chapter does not prohibit or restrict the use of funding economic development projects through the proceeds of:   (1) Revenue bonds issued in accordance with Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 65; or  (2) Capital improvement or economic development bonds issued in accordance with Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 62.
AR Code § 14-176-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 176 - Local Job Creation, Job Expansion, and Economic Development Act of 2017|§ 14-176-111. Federal and state grants

 The use of federal and state grants is excluded from the restrictions and limitations of this chapter.
AR Code § 14-176-112 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 176 - Local Job Creation, Job Expansion, and Economic Development Act of 2017|§ 14-176-112. Interlocal agreements

 The use of interlocal agreements under the Interlocal Cooperation Act, § 25-20-101 et seq., is excluded from the restrictions and limitations of this chapter.
AR Code § 14-176-113 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 10 - Economic Development And Tourism Generally|Chapter 176 - Local Job Creation, Job Expansion, and Economic Development Act of 2017|§ 14-176-113. Current economic development projects

 Economic development projects that are under way on January 1, 2017, are exempt from the restrictions and limitations of this chapter.
AR Code § 14-185-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 11 - Economic Development Improvement Districts, Facilities, And Authorities|Chapter 185 - Metropolitan Port Authorities|§ 14-185-101. Title

 This chapter shall be referred to and may be cited as the “Metropolitan Port Authority Act of 1961.”
AR Code § 14-185-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 11 - Economic Development Improvement Districts, Facilities, And Authorities|Chapter 185 - Metropolitan Port Authorities|§ 14-185-103. Construction

 (a) This chapter is intended and shall be construed to supplement all constitutional provisions and acts of the General Assembly designed to accomplish, in whole or in part, the purposes of this chapter.  (b) When applicable, this chapter may be used as an alternative notwithstanding any constitutional provision or other legislation authorizing counties, municipalities, or port authorities, and other agencies or commissions, to accomplish, in whole or in part, the purposes specified in this chapter.  (c) This chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes.
AR Code § 14-185-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 11 - Economic Development Improvement Districts, Facilities, And Authorities|Chapter 185 - Metropolitan Port Authorities|§ 14-185-104. Power to establish

 (a) Two (2) or more counties or two (2) or more municipalities, whether or not in the same county, or one (1) or more counties and one (1) or more municipalities, whether or not in the same county, within or near which there is a navigable river or waterway are authorized and empowered to organize and establish a metropolitan port authority, in the manner and for the accomplishment of the purposes specified in this chapter.  (b)  (1) Each authority established under this chapter shall consist of and be governed by a board of directors.  (2) The members of the board shall be selected and shall serve as set forth in this chapter.
AR Code § 14-185-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 11 - Economic Development Improvement Districts, Facilities, And Authorities|Chapter 185 - Metropolitan Port Authorities|§ 14-185-105. Organization of authority

 (a) The governing body of each municipality and the county court of each county desiring to organize a port authority under this chapter shall declare its intention to do so by ordinance of the governing body of the municipality and by order of the county court of the county.  (b)  (1) The ordinance shall authorize and direct the mayor of the municipality, and the order shall authorize and direct the county judge of the county to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and to sign and file with the circuit clerk of any county which is to be a party to the organization of an authority under this chapter a petition requesting the circuit court of the county where the petition is filed to establish an authority under this chapter.  (2) The petition shall at least contain the following information:  (A) The identity of the municipalities and counties desiring to organize the port authority;  (B) The population of each petitioning municipality and each petitioning county, which population of a petitioning county wherever referred to in this chapter shall mean the population of the county exclusive of the population of each petitioning municipality in the county, according to the last federal census;  (C) The official name desired by the petitioners for the authority to be established;  (D) The total number of the members of the board of directors of the authority desired by the petitioning municipalities or counties, subject to the conditions pertaining thereto specified in this chapter;  (E) The number of the members of the board of the authority that shall represent each petitioning municipality or county, determined in accordance with the conditions specified in this chapter; and  (F) A request that the circuit court enter an order designating the total number of the members of the board, designating the number that shall represent each petitioning municipality or county and establishing an authority under the provisions of this chapter as a public agency of the petitioning municipalities or counties, but with the powers set forth in this chapter, which need not be enumerated in the order.      (c)  (1) The circuit court shall enter an order establishing and naming the authority and designating the board in accordance with the petition.  (2) The circuit court shall enter the order as a record of the court, and it shall be placed in the permanent records of the circuit clerk of the court.    (d) After the entry of the order of the circuit court establishing the authority and after the appointments of the members of it by the governing bodies of the petitioning municipalities and the county courts of the petitioning counties, the authority shall be in existence. It shall thereafter exist as a separate entity and body corporate as set forth in this chapter.
AR Code § 14-185-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 11 - Economic Development Improvement Districts, Facilities, And Authorities|Chapter 185 - Metropolitan Port Authorities|§ 14-185-107. Permanent records of authority

 A certified copy of each ordinance and a certified copy of each county court order appointing persons to membership on the board shall be filed with the secretary of the board of the authority and shall be and remain part of the permanent records of the authority.
AR Code § 14-185-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 11 - Economic Development Improvement Districts, Facilities, And Authorities|Chapter 185 - Metropolitan Port Authorities|§ 14-185-110. Warehouse facilities — Proposals for lease or operation

 With regard to warehouse facilities used for commercial warehousing purposes mentioned § 14-185-108(a)(1)-(4), (6), (7), and (9)-(11), § 14-185-108(b), and § 14-185-109(2), (3), (12), and (13), the authority, prior to entering into a new lease of existing warehouse facilities or into a lease of new warehouse facilities, in whole or in part, or prior to operating warehouse facilities for these purposes, in whole or in part, shall first publicly solicit proposals for the leasing or operation of the warehouse facilities for these purposes on such terms as shall be customary and usual in the commercial warehousing industry. The authority shall accept such proposal as is commercially reasonable and in the authority's best interest.
AR Code § 14-185-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 11 - Economic Development Improvement Districts, Facilities, And Authorities|Chapter 185 - Metropolitan Port Authorities|§ 14-185-111. Acquisition of rights-of-way and property

 (a) For the acquiring of rights-of-way and property necessary or desirable for the carrying out of their powers and for the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter, port authorities shall have the right and power to acquire property by gift, by purchase, by negotiation, or by condemnation.  (b) If an authority determines to exercise the right of eminent domain, it may be exercised in the manner provided for taking private property for railroads as provided by §§ 18-15-1202 — 18-15-1207, in the manner provided by §§ 18-15-301 — 18-15-307, or in the manner provided by any other statutes enacted for the exercise of the power of eminent domain by the State of Arkansas, or by any of its officers, departments, agencies, or political subdivisions.  (c) Authorities may exchange any property acquired under this chapter for other property necessary or desirable in the carrying out of the powers of the authorities.
AR Code § 14-185-112 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 11 - Economic Development Improvement Districts, Facilities, And Authorities|Chapter 185 - Metropolitan Port Authorities|§ 14-185-112. Condemnation of utility system prohibited

 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize any port authority to acquire by condemnation, or to issue bonds and use the proceeds of them to acquire by condemnation, a utility plant or utility distribution system, or any part of them, owned or operated by a regulated public utility for the purpose of operation by the acquiring authority.
AR Code § 14-185-113 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 11 - Economic Development Improvement Districts, Facilities, And Authorities|Chapter 185 - Metropolitan Port Authorities|§ 14-185-113. Operation of terminal railroads

 (a)  (1) Port authorities shall have the power and are authorized to acquire, own, lease, locate, install, construct, equip, hold, maintain, control, and operate at harbors, ports, and river-rail and barge terminals or lines of terminal railroads with necessary sidings, turnouts, spur branches, switches, yard tracks, bridges, trestles, and causeways.  (2) In connection with these lines and appurtenant thereto, authorities shall have the further right to lease, install, construct, acquire, own, maintain, control, and use any and every kind or character of motive power and conveyances or appliances necessary or proper to carry passengers, goods, wares, and merchandise over, along, or upon the tracks of the terminal railroads or other conveyances.    (b)  (1) Authorities shall have the right and power to make agreements as to scale of wages, seniority, working conditions, and related matters with locomotive engineers, firemen, switchmen, foremen, hostlers, and other employees engaged in the operation of the terminal railroads and the service and equipment pertinent to them.  (2) Authorities shall have the right and power with their terminal railroads to connect with or cross any other railroad upon payment of just compensation and to receive, deliver to, and transport the freight, passengers, and cars of common carrier railroads as though they were ordinary common carriers.
AR Code § 14-185-114 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 11 - Economic Development Improvement Districts, Facilities, And Authorities|Chapter 185 - Metropolitan Port Authorities|§ 14-185-114. Dealings with federal government

 (a)  (1) Port authorities are authorized to assign, transfer, lease, convey, grant, or donate to the federal government, or to the appropriate agency of it, any or all of their property, for use by the federal government, or the appropriate agency of it, for any purpose included within the purposes of this chapter.  (2) No such assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance, grant, or donation shall be made which would constitute an impairment of the covenants and obligations of any authority in connection with bonds or other certificates of indebtedness issued and outstanding by the authority or which would constitute an event of default under any indenture or similar instrument securing any indebtedness of any authority.  (3) Any assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance, grant, or donation, subject to the limitations specified, shall be upon such terms as the authority involved may deem advisable.    (b) In the event the federal government or the appropriate agency or department of it should decide to undertake the acquisition, construction, equipment, maintenance, or operation of any of the properties and facilities of any port authority and should decide to acquire the lands and properties necessarily needed in connection with it by condemnation or otherwise, authorities are further authorized to transfer and pay over to the federal government or to the appropriate agency of it such of the moneys belonging to the authorities as may be reasonably required by the federal government or the appropriate agency of it to meet and pay the amount of judgments in condemnation proceedings as may be rendered from time to time against the federal government or the appropriate agency of it or as may be reasonably necessary to permit and allow the federal government or the appropriate agency of it to acquire and become possessed of such lands and properties as are reasonably required for the acquisition, construction, and use of the properties and facilities referred to in this section.
AR Code § 14-185-115 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 11 - Economic Development Improvement Districts, Facilities, And Authorities|Chapter 185 - Metropolitan Port Authorities|§ 14-185-115. Assistance by municipalities and counties

 (a)  (1) It is determined that the ports, harbors, river-rail and barge terminals, and the facilities authorized to be acquired, constructed, reconstructed, extended, equipped, or improved by port authorities under this chapter are necessary for and useful in the securing and developing of industry in the State of Arkansas.  (2) Therefore, port authorities are authorized and empowered to contract and agree with the municipalities and the counties represented on their boards of directors concerning the making available by the municipalities and counties to the authorities of the proceeds of bonds issued by the municipalities and counties under the provisions of Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 49 [repealed] for the purpose of financially assisting the authorities to carry out the powers conferred upon them by this chapter and to accomplish the purposes of this chapter upon such terms as may be agreed upon by the municipalities and counties and the authorities consistent with the provisions of Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 49 [repealed].    (b)  (1) In addition, municipalities and counties are expressly authorized to use and make available to the authorities, by way of donation, loan, or otherwise, any available revenues of the municipalities and counties for the purpose of financially assisting the authorities to carry out the powers conferred upon them by this chapter and to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.  (2) Any such available revenues so made available may be used by the authorities either alone or together with any other available funds and revenues for the accomplishment of the authorized purposes.
AR Code § 14-185-116 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 11 - Economic Development Improvement Districts, Facilities, And Authorities|Chapter 185 - Metropolitan Port Authorities|§ 14-185-116. Authority to borrow funds, issue bonds

 (a) Port authorities are authorized and empowered to enter into the necessary contracts for the borrowing of funds, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, which they may determine will be required to carry out the powers of port authorities and to carry out the purposes of this chapter. In this regard, port authorities are authorized to issue bonds and to use the proceeds of them for the carrying out of the powers of port authorities and the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter, either alone or together with other available funds and revenues.  (b) Any port authority is also authorized to issue revenue bonds under the provisions of this chapter for the purpose of applying a major portion of the proceeds of the revenue bonds, alone or with other revenues that may be pledged, to the acquisition of an investment contract or contracts at a rate or rates of interest at least sufficient to provide for principal, premium, if any, and interest on the revenue bonds, as due, in consideration of the receipt of a portion of the proceeds for application by the port authority to one (1) or more of the purposes authorized by this chapter.