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AR Code § 14-235-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 14 - Solid Waste Disposal, Waterworks, And Sewers Generally|Chapter 235 - Municipal Sewage Systems|Subchapter 3 - Sewer Connections by Property Owners|§ 14-235-303. Refusal of owner to connect

 (a)  (1) If the owner of property shall fail, neglect, or refuse to connect the sewer as ordered in § 14-235-302 within the time prescribed in the order, unless further time is granted for the completion of the sewer, it shall be the duty of the municipality to cause the sewer to be constructed, by contract or otherwise, in as economic and substantial a manner as may be practicable.  (2) For that purpose, the municipality is authorized to enter upon, by its agents, contractors, and employees, any property on which they may order a sewer to be constructed, doing as little damage as possible.    (b)  (1) When the construction has been completed and the cost ascertained, it shall become a charge and a lien upon the property.  (2)  (A) The municipality is authorized and empowered to institute suit in any court having jurisdiction to enforce liens against real property, in the manner designated in § 14-90-1002 for the commencement of suits by the board of improvement, for the purpose of making the property chargeable for the lien provided in this section and the amount of the construction of the sewer, together with a twenty percent (20%) penalty for noncompliance with the order of the municipality.  (B)  (i) When a decree has been obtained, the property shall be ordered sold in the manner provided in § 14-90-1101 et seq. and § 14-90-1201 et seq. for the sale of property.  (ii) All appeals to the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals from decrees rendered against property under this section shall be prosecuted within the time and under the restrictions and limitations set forth in this act, and no injunction shall be issued by any court restraining the building of any sewer ordered by the municipality.        (c)  (1) All notices and summons required in this section shall be served in the manner provided in § 14-90-1003 against resident as well as nonresident owners of property.  (2)  (A) The court shall be open, as stated in § 14-90-1001.  (B) The same preference shall be given to suits commenced under this section.  (C) The same summary mode of proceeding shall be adopted in pleading and in all matters relating to the enforcement of the lien.
AR Code § 14-235-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 14 - Solid Waste Disposal, Waterworks, And Sewers Generally|Chapter 235 - Municipal Sewage Systems|Subchapter 3 - Sewer Connections by Property Owners|§ 14-235-304. Restrictions on connections

 This act does not authorize a municipal board of health to order or compel the building of a sewer by one (1) property owner:   (1) Over the property of another; or  (2)  (A) For a distance greater than three hundred feet (300') from the point where the sewer exits a building on the property owner's property through or into any street or alley to a place where a connection can be made with a sewer.  (B) A municipal board of health may order or compel the building of a sewer by a property owner under subdivision (2)(A) of this section only if the existing sewer on the property owner's property is the subject of an enforcement action by the Division of Environmental Quality or a prosecuting attorney.
AR Code § 14-235-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 14 - Solid Waste Disposal, Waterworks, And Sewers Generally|Chapter 235 - Municipal Sewage Systems|Subchapter 3 - Sewer Connections by Property Owners|§ 14-235-305. Tapping of sewers

 (a) The city council shall regulate, by ordinance, the terms, time, and manner, and the compensation which shall be paid by the private parties not building sewers under orders of the municipal board of health under this act, upon compliance with which the parties may tap the sewers of the municipality.  (b) No person shall be allowed to tap any sewer without paying in proportion to the value of his property to be benefited by it, as compared with the value of the property taxed in the district and the actual cost of the sewer.
AR Code § 14-269-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 16 - Public Health And Welfare Generally|Chapter 269 - Parks And Recreational Facilities|Subchapter 1 - Acquisition, Construction, and Maintenance of Recreational Facilities|§ 14-269-101. 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 or 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 shall determine including, without limitation, public or private sale and, if public pursuant to such advertisement as the municipality shall determine. “Sell” also means to sell for cash or credit, payable in a lump sum or in installments over such period as the municipality shall determine, and if on credit, with or without interest and at such rate or rates as the municipality shall determine;  (5) “Lease” means to lease for such rentals, for such period or periods and upon such terms and conditions as the municipality shall determine including, without limitation, the granting of such renewal or extension options for such rentals, for such period or periods and upon such terms and conditions as the municipality shall determine and the granting of such purchase options for such prices and upon such terms and conditions as the municipality shall determine;  (6) “Facilities” means any real, personal, or mixed property of any and every kind that can be used, or that will be useful, in developing and providing public parks and facilities under this subchapter, including, without limitation, rights-of-way, roads, streets, pipes, pipelines, reservoirs, utilities, materials, equipment, fixtures, machinery, furniture, furnishings, instrumentalities, and other real, personal, or mixed property of every kind.
AR Code § 14-269-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 16 - Public Health And Welfare Generally|Chapter 269 - Parks And Recreational Facilities|Subchapter 1 - Acquisition, Construction, and Maintenance of Recreational Facilities|§ 14-269-102. Construction

 (a) This subchapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes.  (b) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize any municipality to issue or sell revenue bonds, or use the proceeds of the bonds, to purchase or condemn a utility plant or distribution system owned or operated by a regulated public utility.
AR Code § 14-269-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 16 - Public Health And Welfare Generally|Chapter 269 - Parks And Recreational Facilities|Subchapter 1 - Acquisition, Construction, and Maintenance of Recreational Facilities|§ 14-269-103. General authority — Agreements with federal agencies — Condemnation proceedings

 (a) Any municipality 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 land, buildings, improvements, or facilities of any and every nature whatever necessary or desirable for the developing and providing of public parks and facilities within or near the municipality including, without limitation, recreation areas, stadiums, auditoriums, arts and crafts centers, folklore centers, interpretative centers, camping areas, and other facilities so as to provide for the recreation and cultural needs of its inhabitants and to stimulate and encourage the economic growth of the municipality and its inhabitants; each such undertaking by a municipality shall sometimes be referred to in this subchapter as a “project”.  (b)  (1) Any municipality in this state shall have the authority to lease to any individual, firm, or corporation municipal property comprising parks, playgrounds, golf courses, swimming pools, or other property which has been dedicated to a public use for recreational or park purposes, on such terms and conditions as may be desirable or necessary.  (2) Any municipality is also authorized to lease municipally owned lands and facilities to a community college board to be used for educational purposes.  (3) Any lease under this subsection shall be for a period not to exceed ninety-nine (99) years.  (4) Those persons or entities holding leases on municipal park and recreational facilities on July 6, 1977, shall have the first option to renew their leases.    (c) Municipalities are authorized to enter into and carry out appropriate agreements with any agency of the government of the United States of America, hereinafter referred to as “government,” pertaining to the accomplishment of the purposes authorized by this subchapter including, without limitation, loan agreements with the government for the borrowing of money and agreements pertaining to grants from the government.  (d)  (1) In the event that necessary lands needed for the accomplishment of the purposes authorized by this subchapter cannot be acquired by negotiation, any municipality is authorized to acquire the needed lands by condemnation proceedings under the power of eminent domain.  (2) The proceedings may be exercised in the manner provided for taking private property for rights-of-way for railroads as set forth in §§ 18-15-1202 — 18-15-1207, or in the manner provided by §§ 18-15-301 — 18-15-307, or pursuant to any other applicable statutory provisions for the exercise of the power of eminent domain by the various municipalities in the State of Arkansas.
AR Code § 14-269-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 16 - Public Health And Welfare Generally|Chapter 269 - Parks And Recreational Facilities|Subchapter 1 - Acquisition, Construction, and Maintenance of Recreational Facilities|§ 14-269-104. Commission

 (a) Any municipality, at its option, may establish a commission to acquire, construct, reconstruct, extend, equip, improve, and operate any project under this subchapter.  (b) The commission shall have full and complete authority with respect to the project and its operation and with respect to the collection and disposition of revenues derived from the operation of the project.  (c) The commission shall consist of either three (3), six (6), or nine (9) members, as the governing body of the municipality appointing the commission shall determine.  (d)  (1) Of the initial members of the commission, one-third (1/3) shall serve for a term of one (1) year, one-third (1/3) shall serve for a term of two (2) years, and one-third (1/3) shall serve for a term of three (3) years.  (2) The term of each replacement member shall be for three (3) years.    (e) Members of the commission may be removed only for cause.  (f) The original members of the commission shall be named by the governing body of the municipality by resolution. Thereafter, each successor member, including a member appointed to fill the unexpired term of an existing member, shall be filled by appointment on the basis of a person selected by the remaining members of the commission and reported to the governing body of the municipality, which governing body must approve the appointment of the person so selected by the remaining members of the commission.  (g) Each member of the commission shall take and file with the clerk or recorder of the municipality an oath of office.  (h) In order to be eligible for membership on the commission, a person need only be a qualified elector at the time of original appointment and need not reside within the municipality.  (i) The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services, but they shall employ such agents, servants, and employees and shall compensate them upon such terms as shall be necessary in order to effectively carry out the purposes of this subchapter. In this regard, the commission shall have full and complete authority to do any and every act and to take any and every action necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter including, without limitation, the authority to contract and the authority to prescribe rates and charges and to enter into necessary rental and lease agreements; however, only the municipality shall have the authority to issue revenue bonds or, in any way, to pledge, obligate, or create a lien upon the project or any of the revenues derived therefrom.
AR Code § 14-269-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 16 - Public Health And Welfare Generally|Chapter 269 - Parks And Recreational Facilities|Subchapter 1 - Acquisition, Construction, and Maintenance of Recreational Facilities|§ 14-269-105. Bonds — Authority to issue

 (a) Municipalities are authorized to use any available revenues for the accomplishment of the purposes set forth in § 14-269-103, and are authorized to issue revenue bonds and to use the proceeds thereof for the accomplishment of the purposes set forth in § 14-269-103, either alone or together with other available funds and revenues.  (b) The amount of bonds issued shall be sufficient to pay the cost of accomplishing the specified purposes, the cost of issuing the bonds, the amount necessary for a reserve, if desirable, the amount necessary to provide for debt service on the bonds until revenues for the payment thereof are available, and any other costs and expenditures of whatever nature incidental to the accomplishment of the specified purposes.
AR Code § 14-269-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 16 - Public Health And Welfare Generally|Chapter 269 - Parks And Recreational Facilities|Subchapter 1 - Acquisition, Construction, and Maintenance of Recreational Facilities|§ 14-269-107. Bonds — Issuance for refunding of obligations

 (a) Revenue bonds may be issued under this subchapter for the purpose of refunding any obligations issued under this subchapter.  (b) The refunding bonds may be combined with bonds issued under the provisions of § 14-269-106 into a single issue.  (c)  (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.    (d) 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.  (e) The ordinance under which the 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 thereby.
AR Code § 14-269-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 16 - Public Health And Welfare Generally|Chapter 269 - Parks And Recreational Facilities|Subchapter 1 - Acquisition, Construction, and Maintenance of Recreational Facilities|§ 14-269-108. Bonds — Indebtedness as special obligation — Payment of principal and interest

 (a) The revenue bonds issued under this subchapter shall not be general obligations of the municipality but shall be special obligations. In no event shall the revenue bonds constitute an indebtedness of the municipality within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation.  (b) 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 within any constitutional or statutory limitation.  (c) The principal of and interest on the revenue bonds and paying agent's fees shall be payable from gross revenues derived from the lands, buildings, or facilities acquired, constructed, reconstructed, extended, or improved, in whole or in part, with the proceeds of the bonds.
AR Code § 14-269-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 16 - Public Health And Welfare Generally|Chapter 269 - Parks And Recreational Facilities|Subchapter 1 - Acquisition, Construction, and Maintenance of Recreational Facilities|§ 14-269-109. Bonds — Mortgage lien

 (a) Subject to the subsequent provisions of this section, there shall exist a statutory mortgage lien upon the land, buildings, and facilities acquired, constructed, reconstructed, extended, equipped, or improved, in whole or in part, with the proceeds of revenue bonds issued under this subchapter, which shall exist in favor of the holders of the bonds and in favor of the holders of the coupons attached to the bonds, and the land, buildings, and facilities shall remain subject to the statutory mortgage lien until payment in full of the principal of, and interest on, the revenue bonds.  (b) Anything in this subchapter to the contrary notwithstanding, the ordinance or indenture referred to in § 14-269-106 may impose a forecloseable mortgage lien upon the land, buildings, and facilities acquired, constructed, reconstructed, extended, equipped, or improved, in whole or in part, with the proceeds of revenue bonds issued under this subchapter, and the nature and extent of the mortgage lien may be controlled by the ordinance or indenture including, without limitation, provisions pertaining to the release of all or part of the land, buildings, and facilities from the mortgage lien and the priority of the mortgage lien in the event of successive bond issues as authorized by § 14-269-106.  (c) Subject to such terms, conditions, and restrictions as may be contained in the ordinance or indenture authorizing or securing the bonds, any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this subchapter, or of any coupons attached thereto, may, either at law or in equity, enforce the mortgage lien and may, by proper suit, compel the performance of the duties of the officials of the issuing municipality as set forth in this subchapter, and in any ordinance or indenture authorizing or securing the bonds.
AR Code § 14-269-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 16 - Public Health And Welfare Generally|Chapter 269 - Parks And Recreational Facilities|Subchapter 1 - Acquisition, Construction, and Maintenance of Recreational Facilities|§ 14-269-110. Bonds — Default in payment

 (a) In the event of a default in the payment of the principal of, or interest on, any revenue bonds issued under this subchapter, any court having jurisdiction may appoint a receiver to take charge of the land, buildings, or facilities acquired, constructed, reconstructed, extended, equipped, or improved, in whole or in part, with the proceeds of revenue bonds issued under this subchapter, upon which land, buildings, or facilities, or any part thereof, there is a mortgage lien securing the revenue bonds with reference to which there is a default in the payment of principal or interest.  (b) The receiver shall have the power to operate and maintain the land, buildings, or facilities; to charge and collect rates or rents sufficient to provide for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds after providing for the payment of all costs of receivership and operating expenses of the land, buildings, or facilities; and to apply the income and revenues derived from the land, buildings, or facilities in conformity with this subchapter and the ordinance or indenture authorizing or securing the bonds.  (c) When the default has been cured, the receivership shall be ended and the properties returned to the municipality.  (d) The relief afforded by this section shall be construed to be in addition and supplemental to the remedies that may be afforded the trustee for the bondholders and the bondholders in the ordinance or indenture authorizing or securing the bonds and shall be so granted and administered as to accord full recognition to priority rights of bondholders as to the pledge of revenues from, and the mortgage lien on, the land, buildings, or facilities as specified in, and fixed by, the ordinance or indenture authorizing or securing successive bond issues.
AR Code § 14-269-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 16 - Public Health And Welfare Generally|Chapter 269 - Parks And Recreational Facilities|Subchapter 1 - Acquisition, Construction, and Maintenance of Recreational Facilities|§ 14-269-111. Bonds — Tax exemption

 Bonds issued under this subchapter shall be exempt from all state, county, and municipal taxes, including income and inheritance taxes.
AR Code § 14-269-112 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 16 - Public Health And Welfare Generally|Chapter 269 - Parks And Recreational Facilities|Subchapter 1 - Acquisition, Construction, and Maintenance of Recreational Facilities|§ 14-269-112. Bonds — Investment of public funds

 (a) Any municipality; any board, commission, or other authority duly established by ordinance of any municipality; the boards of trustees, respectively, of the firemen's relief and pension fund and the policemen's pension and relief fund of any municipality; or the board of trustees of any retirement system created by the General Assembly, may, in its discretion, invest any of its funds not immediately needed for its purposes in revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this subchapter.  (b) Revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this subchapter shall be eligible to secure the deposit of public funds.
AR Code § 14-269-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 16 - Public Health And Welfare Generally|Chapter 269 - Parks And Recreational Facilities|Subchapter 2 - Operation and Management of Parks|§ 14-269-201. Authority for creation of commission in cities of the first and second class

 Any city of the first or second class that may desire to set up a recreational park or parks for the municipality may, by appropriate action of the city council, create a commission or commissions, if desired, for the purpose of operating and managing the park within the municipality.