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AR Code § 14-120-210 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 120 - Drainage and Levee Improvement Districts Generally|Subchapter 2 - Agreements with United States Generally|§ 14-120-210. Notice of election

 (a) Notice of the election shall be given by the secretary of the district, not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed for the election, by publication of a notice for at least two (2) consecutive weekly insertions in a newspaper published and having a bona fide circulation in each of the counties within the district.  (b) The voting places in each county shall be designated by the board of directors of the district, and there shall be not less than two (2) voting places in each county of the district.  (c) The notice of election shall be in substantially the following form:  (d) The notice shall be dated and signed by the secretary of the district. All persons of legal age owning lands within the boundaries of the particular district on the date of the election shall be entitled to vote at the election.  (e) Any corporation owning land within the boundaries of the district shall be permitted to vote at the election in the following manner:  (1) The board of directors of the corporation shall adopt a resolution designating some person to vote for it at the election, and the person so designated shall be entitled to cast one (1) vote at the election for the corporation he represents by filing with the judges of the election a certified copy of the resolution; and  (2) The judges shall return the resolution to the board of directors of the district with the ballots from the election as provided in this subchapter.    (f) No landowner or corporation shall cast more than one (1) vote at any such election.    “NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION Notice is hereby given that a special election will be held in County, Arkansas, on the day of , 19 , for the purpose of determining whether the Board of Directors of District shall be authorized to cooperate with the United States Government in the execution of a certain project for the construction of levees, drains, floodways, drainage canals, reservoirs, channel rectifications, and other flood control and drainage works within the boundaries of the District according to the outline of the plan for such project which was filed in the office of the District on the day of , 19 , and whether the Board of Directors of the District shall be authorized to exercise with respect to the project the powers conferred on the District under the provisions of Act No. of the Acts of the General Assembly of Arkansas for 1949 which became effective on the day of , 1949. The voting places in County, Arkansas, for the election aforesaid shall be as follows: (Here will be inserted the various voting places of the county in which the particular notice is published.)”   Click to view form.
AR Code § 14-120-211 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 120 - Drainage and Levee Improvement Districts Generally|Subchapter 2 - Agreements with United States Generally|§ 14-120-211. Election judges and clerks

 At the request of the secretary of the district, the judges and clerks for the election shall be designated by the election commissioners of the respective counties in which the election is held. The election officials shall be in the same number, have the same qualifications, and shall be entitled to the same compensation as provided by law for the conduct of general elections in this state.
AR Code § 14-120-212 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 120 - Drainage and Levee Improvement Districts Generally|Subchapter 2 - Agreements with United States Generally|§ 14-120-212. Ballots

 (a) The ballots for the election in the respective counties shall be prepared and distributed to the election officials by, or under the supervision of, the secretary of the district.  (b) The ballot to be used at the election need not be in duplicate and shall be in substantially the following form:    “BALLOT “(Special election held on the day of , 19 ) “The purpose of this election is to determine whether the Board of Directors of District shall be authorized to cooperate with the United States Government in the execution of a certain project for the construction of levees, drains, floodways, drainage canals, reservoirs, channel rectifications, and other flood control and drainage works within the boundaries of the District according to the outline of the plan for such project which was filed in the office of the District on the day of , 19 , and whether the Board of Directors of the District shall be authorized to exercise with respect to the aforesaid project the powers conferred on the District under the provisions of Act of the Acts of the General Assembly of Arkansas for 1949 which became effective on the day of , 1949. “FOR APPROVAL OF PLAN AND EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY CONFERRED BY THIS ACT. “AGAINST APPROVAL OF PLAN AND EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY CONFERRED BY THIS ACT.”   Click to view form.
AR Code § 14-120-213 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 120 - Drainage and Levee Improvement Districts Generally|Subchapter 2 - Agreements with United States Generally|§ 14-120-213. Voting — Certification of results

 (a) The voting places shall be open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. on the date of the election.  (b) Upon the closing of the voting places, the ballots shall be canvassed and the result of the election certified by the judges and clerks of the election at each voting place as expeditiously as possible.  (c) The certificate of the results of the election shall be signed by the judges and clerks at each voting place and the certificate, together with the original ballots cast at the election, shall be delivered not later than two (2) days after the date of the election by the judges holding the election, or by any one of them designated for that purpose, to the secretary of the district who shall keep and preserve the original ballots in a safe place for the time and for the purposes hereinafter set forth.  (d) A true copy of the certificate of the results of the election signed by the judges and clerks in each county shall be filed and recorded in the office of the county clerk of the respective counties.  (e) The ballots may be destroyed under the direction of the board of directors of the district at any time after six (6) months from the date of the election unless otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
AR Code § 14-120-214 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 120 - Drainage and Levee Improvement Districts Generally|Subchapter 2 - Agreements with United States Generally|§ 14-120-214. Canvass of results — Judicial review

 (a) Within twenty (20) days after the certification of the election and when the ballots from each county have been delivered to the secretary of the district as provided in this subchapter, the board of directors of the district shall meet at the office of the district and canvass the results of the election in each county.  (b) Notice of the meeting shall specify its date and purpose and shall be published for two (2) consecutive weekly insertions in some newspaper published and having a bona fide circulation in each county of the district.  (c) The meeting shall be open to the public. At that meeting any landowner of the district may challenge in writing the certificate of results of the election from any one (1) or more counties of the district and submit evidence in support thereof.  (d) The district shall furnish a stenographer who shall take and transcribe all the testimony introduced before the board.  (e) The board shall keep a true and perfect record of its proceedings at the meeting which shall be filed as a public record in the office of the district.  (f) A copy of the record, certified by the secretary of the district, shall be competent evidence in all courts of this state.  (g) After consideration of all challenges, if any, the board of directors shall, by proper resolution duly adopted by the board of directors, declare the result of the election.  (h) Any landowner aggrieved by the finding of the board as to the results of the election may have such finding reviewed by the chancery court of any county in the district. The appeal shall be perfected in thirty (30) days. The review shall be heard by the court on the evidence introduced before the board of directors at the meeting referred to in this section. No additional or different evidence shall be admissible except on an issue of corrupt purpose or fraudulent action on the part of the board of directors in canvassing and declaring the results of the election. Appeals to the Supreme Court shall be perfected in thirty (30) days.
AR Code § 14-120-215 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 120 - Drainage and Levee Improvement Districts Generally|Subchapter 2 - Agreements with United States Generally|§ 14-120-215. Majority vote — Payment of expenses

 (a) No powers shall be exercised by the district under the provisions of this subchapter nor shall any obligations be incurred or assumed by the district under the provisions of this subchapter unless, after canvass of the results of the election, the board of directors of the district shall have found and declared in the manner provided in this subchapter that a majority of all of the landowners in the district voting at the election have voted for the approval of the plan and the exercise of the authority conferred by this subchapter.  (b) However, the expenses of the election and the compensation paid as provided in this subchapter for the preparation of the estimate of cost to the district may be paid by the district out of any funds of the district which may be available for that purpose.  (c) Further, any expenses incurred by the district in connection with the election and the preparation of the engineer's estimate of cost to the district as provided in this subchapter shall be refunded to the district out of the proceeds of any bonds sold by the district pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter.  (d) No more than one (1) election as herein provided shall be held in any one (1) year.
AR Code § 14-120-216 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 120 - Drainage and Levee Improvement Districts Generally|Subchapter 2 - Agreements with United States Generally|§ 14-120-216. Contract authority

 The board of directors of any levee district, drainage district, or any levee and drainage district in this state is authorized and empowered to make and execute any and all necessary and proper contracts with the United States Army Corps of Engineers or any other federal agency to the end that:   (1) The district will provide the lands, rights-of-way, and easements necessary by purchase, lease, donation, condemnation, or otherwise for the construction, maintenance, repair, realignment, and/or restoration of the works of improvement of any flood control or drainage project of the Mississippi River and its tributaries which heretofore has been adopted and authorized, or any such project which may be adopted and authorized by the United States of America, and the cost thereof paid by the board of directors of the district;  (2) The district will hold and save the United States of America free from damages due to the construction of any such flood control and drainage works;  (3) The district will perpetually maintain and operate the flood control and drainage works, after completion thereof, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers or other federal agency; and  (4) The district will provide any and all additional local assurances required of the district by the United States Army Corps of Engineers or other federal agency.
AR Code § 14-120-217 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 120 - Drainage and Levee Improvement Districts Generally|Subchapter 2 - Agreements with United States Generally|§ 14-120-217. Board authority to acquire land — Condemnation

 (a) In order to discharge its obligations under any contract or agreement authorized to be made by the provisions of § 14-120-216, the board of directors of any levee district or drainage district, or levee and drainage district, is authorized and empowered to:  (1) Enter upon, take, and hold any lands, interests, or servitude therein, whether by purchase, grant, donation, devise, or otherwise, that may be declared necessary and proper by the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army for the location, construction, operation, repair, or the maintenance of any levee, channel rectification, drainage canal, floodway, reservoir, spillway, or diversion contemplated to be constructed by the United States of America, and thereafter to be perpetually operated and maintained by that district, as provided in any project heretofore adopted and authorized, or in any project which may be hereafter adopted and authorized; and  (2) Take, hold, and acquire flowage and storage rights and servitudes upon, over, and across any land which may be necessary and incident to the construction, operation, repair, and maintenance of any necessary levee, floodway, channel rectification, reservoir, drainage canal, spillway, or diversion.    (b) In order that the rights, easements, and servitudes conferred may be acquired, the board of directors of the district is given authority and power to condemn lands or interest therein for such purposes, and the authority and power to exercise the rights of eminent domain.  (c) Condemnation proceedings therefor shall be instituted and conducted in the manner as is now provided in §§ 18-15-1001 — 18-15-1010. Further damages shall be paid for any easement or flowage right or increased use or servitude on any lands by reason of increasing the amount or depth of water on the lands regardless of whether the lands are protected or unprotected by levees, and these damages shall be in addition to damages set out in §§ 18-15-1001 — 18-15-1010.  (d) Any action for taking or damaging property as provided in this section or in §§ 18-15-1001 — 18-15-1010 shall be commenced within five (5) years from the time the cause of action accrues.
AR Code § 14-120-218 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 120 - Drainage and Levee Improvement Districts Generally|Subchapter 2 - Agreements with United States Generally|§ 14-120-218. Conveyance of rights-of-way across state lands

 The Governor and Secretary of State are authorized, empowered, and directed to make and execute any and all necessary and proper contracts, easements, deeds, or other instruments, in writing, giving, granting, and conveying to the board of directors of any such district, to the United States of America, the Secretary of the Army, Chief of Engineers of the United States Army, or any other federal agency rights-of-way for levees, levee foundations, channel rectifications, reservoirs, reservoir sites, drainage canals, and easements for flowage, and storage rights over, upon, and across any lands owned by the state which are necessary and required for the construction of levees, channel rectifications, floodways, reservoirs, spillways, and diversions and drainage canals. However, no such conveyance, contract, donation, or grant shall impair any valid outstanding lien against the lands or any vested private right therein.
AR Code § 14-120-219 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 120 - Drainage and Levee Improvement Districts Generally|Subchapter 2 - Agreements with United States Generally|§ 14-120-219. Agreements for construction across highways

 If the construction of the flood control and drainage works contemplated under any project is to be constructed upon, over, and across any highways of this state, the State Highway Commission is authorized, empowered, and directed to make and execute any and all contracts, easements, or other instruments in writing with the board of directors of any such district, the United States, the Secretary of the Army, Chief of Engineers of the United States Army, or any other federal agency for rights-of-way for levees, levee foundations, channel rectifications, reservoirs, reservoir sites, drainage canals, and flowage and storage rights thereon, in conformity with any act of Congress applicable.
AR Code § 14-120-220 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 120 - Drainage and Levee Improvement Districts Generally|Subchapter 2 - Agreements with United States Generally|§ 14-120-220. Eminent domain by the United States

 (a) The State of Arkansas agrees:  (1) That the United States of America, the Secretary of the Army of the United States on behalf of the United States, or any of its agencies thereunto legally authorized, be, and each is, fully authorized, empowered, and enabled within this state to exercise the rights of eminent domain and to obtain and acquire property and property rights, flowage rights, rights-of-way and servitudes or easements, or options therefor, in this state, either by voluntary agreements with the owners thereof or by condemnation proceedings under the laws of the United States in pursuance of authority conferred by law in connection with the construction of the works provided for in any such adopted and authorized project; and  (2) Upon the filing of any such condemnation proceedings, the United States shall have the right to take immediate possession thereof to the extent of the interest sought to be acquired and proceed with the construction of flood control and drainage works thereon, as provided in the authorized and adopted project. However, in the event immediate possession is taken as provided in this section, adequate provision shall have been made for the payment of just compensation to the party or parties entitled thereto, and provided further that such condemnation proceedings shall be diligently prosecuted in order that the compensation shall be promptly ascertained and paid.    (b) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed in such manner as to relieve any levee district, drainage district, or levee and drainage district from any liability to the owners of the property taken or damaged, whether condemnation proceedings be instituted by the United States, or by such district, and in any taking by the United States or any of its agencies, the district shall be liable to the property owner for any damages compensable under existing Arkansas law, whether or not it is compensable under the laws of the United States.
AR Code § 14-120-221 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 120 - Drainage and Levee Improvement Districts Generally|Subchapter 2 - Agreements with United States Generally|§ 14-120-221. Board of assessors

 The duly constituted board of assessors of the levee district or drainage district, or levee and drainage district in which the flood control and drainage works may be constructed, which contains within its boundaries lands lying in more than one (1) county and which may hereafter desire to avail itself of the powers and authority and benefits conferred by this subchapter, shall constitute a board of assessors for the purpose of ascertaining, determining, and fixing the increase in value, or betterment, which will annually accrue to the lands, town lots, blocks, railroads and tramroads, telegraph and telephone lines, and electric power lines, and all other real property situated within the boundaries of the district.
AR Code § 14-120-222 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 120 - Drainage and Levee Improvement Districts Generally|Subchapter 2 - Agreements with United States Generally|§ 14-120-222. Assessment roll

 (a) The board of assessors, each for the county it represents, shall make, in a book to be provided by the district for that purpose, a separate assessment of the increased value or betterment, which it is estimated will annually accrue to the lands, town lots, blocks, railroads and tramroads, telegraph and telephone lines, and electric power lines, and other real property within the boundaries of the district by reason of the construction of the flood control and drainage works provided for in the adopted and authorized project and the perpetual operation and maintenance thereof.  (b) The assessment roll shall be made by the assessors of the real property in each county in the following manner:  (1) The lands shall be entered upon the assessment roll in convenient subdivisions, according to the government survey. If the lands may not be definitely described according to the government survey, a metes and bounds description, or any other description by which the lands may be identified, will suffice;  (2) Lots and blocks situated in towns and cities shall be entered upon the assessment roll according to the legal description thereof;  (3) Railroad rights-of-way, including roadbeds, shall be assessed according to the betterment and increase in value and may be assessed per mile;  (4) Telegraph and telephone lines, electric power lines, and all other real property not here enumerated, shall be assessed on the basis of the increase in value, or betterment thereto, in a manner the board of assessors may deem expedient and reasonable;  (5) The value of each separate tract or parcel of property, as estimated prior to the construction of the flood control and drainage works provided for in the adopted and authorized project shall be shown in one (1) column; and the increased value thereof, or betterment thereto, estimated to accrue to it annually by reason of the construction of the flood control and drainage works provided for in the adopted and authorized project, and the perpetual operation and maintenance thereof, shall be shown in another column.
AR Code § 14-120-223 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 120 - Drainage and Levee Improvement Districts Generally|Subchapter 2 - Agreements with United States Generally|§ 14-120-223. Assessment — Time, certification, and filing

 (a) The assessors shall make their assessment in their respective counties at the time they may be directed to do so by the board of directors of the levee district, drainage district, or levee and drainage district.  (b) After each of them shall have completed the assessment for his particular county, he shall certify to it and file it in the office of the board of directors of the district, where it shall be open to public inspection.