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AR Code § 27-76-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 76 - Regional Mobility Authority Act|Subchapter 3 - Governance|§ 27-76-303. Membership on board of directors

 (a) Unless the structure of the board of directors is otherwise specified in the agreement establishing the regional mobility authority, the board of directors of a regional mobility authority shall consist of no fewer than five (5) directors as provided under this section.  (b)  (1) The board of directors shall include the county judge or designated representative of each county that is a member of the regional mobility authority and the mayor or designated representative of each city of the first class that is a member of the regional mobility authority.  (2) If the number of directors is fewer than five (5) after fulfilling the requirements of subdivision (b)(1) of this section, then mayors or designated representatives of the cities of the second class that are members of the regional mobility authority are appointed to the board of directors in descending order of population as determined by the last federal decennial census until five (5) directors have been appointed.  (3) If the number of directors is fewer than five (5) after fulfilling the requirements of subdivisions (b)(1) and (2) of this section, the county judge or designated representative of each county that is a member of the regional mobility authority and the mayor or designated representative of each city of the first class that is a member of the regional mobility authority shall:  (A) Each appoint an additional director to the board of directors; and  (B) If the number of directors is fewer than five (5) after fulfilling the requirement of subdivision (b)(3)(A) of this section, continue to appoint additional directors to the board of directors until:  (i) The number of directors is at least five (5); and  (ii) Each county judge or designated representative of each county that is a member of the regional mobility authority and each mayor or designated representative of each city of the first class that is a member of the regional mobility authority has appointed an equal number of directors to the board of directors.        (c) The designated representative of a county judge or mayor under subsection (b) of this section shall be a qualified elector of the jurisdiction that the designated representative is appointed to represent.  (d) If a city of the second class becomes a city of the first class and is a member of the regional mobility authority, the mayor of that city or designated representative shall become a director.  (e) Membership of cities of the second class on the board of directors shall be adjusted after each federal decennial census.
AR Code § 27-76-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 76 - Regional Mobility Authority Act|Subchapter 3 - Governance|§ 27-76-304. Terms of directors

 (a) A director who is a public official may serve on the board of directors during his or her term of office as the county judge or mayor of a member of a regional mobility authority.  (b) A director who is the designated representative of the mayor or county judge of a member of the regional mobility authority serves at the pleasure of the mayor of the municipality or the county judge of the county that is a member of the regional mobility authority.
AR Code § 27-76-402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 76 - Regional Mobility Authority Act|Subchapter 4 - Powers and Duties|§ 27-76-402. Limitations

 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a regional mobility authority shall not sell a toll facility project to a private entity or enter into a lease for a toll facility or concession agreement related to a toll facility.  (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a toll facility project established by a regional mobility authority shall be for construction of new highways only.  (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a regional mobility authority shall not establish a toll facility project without voter approval of the initial imposition of the tolls, including the initial toll rate, and if revenue bonds are to be issued by the regional mobility authority to fund all or a portion of the costs of the toll facility project, the issuance of the maximum principal amount of bonded indebtedness.  (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a regional mobility authority shall not acquire or receive by conveyance a transportation project or transportation system from another public or private entity that is either completed or for which a construction notice to proceed has been issued to convert the transportation project or transportation system to a toll facility project.
AR Code § 27-76-403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 76 - Regional Mobility Authority Act|Subchapter 4 - Powers and Duties|§ 27-76-403. Authority to contract

 (a) A regional mobility authority created under this chapter may enter into agreements or contracts with a governmental entity or a private entity.  (b) The types of agreements or contracts that a regional mobility authority may enter into under this chapter include without limitation:  (1) Lease agreements;  (2) Rental agreements;  (3) Operating agreements;  (4) Service agreements;  (5) License agreements;  (6) Promotional agreements;  (7) Purchasing agreements; and  (8) Public-private partnership agreements for transportation projects concerning rail, waterway, or trail.    (c) The scope of agreements or contracts that a regional mobility authority may enter into under this chapter includes without limitation:  (1) Rent, lease, or make property available for the benefit of users of a transportation project or a transportation system other than a public utility facility;  (2) Plan, design, construct, operate, or maintain a transportation project on behalf of a governmental entity within the boundaries of the regional mobility authority; and  (3) Acquire with the consent of a governmental entity or private entity a transportation project or transportation system from that entity and assume any debts, obligations, and liabilities of the entity relating to a transportation project or transportation system transferred to the regional mobility authority, provided that a regional mobility authority shall not acquire a transportation project or transportation system from another public or private entity that is completed or for which a construction notice to proceed has been issued to convert the transportation project or transportation system to a toll facility project.    (d) A regional mobility authority shall not sell a toll facility project to a private entity or enter into a lease for a toll facility or a concession agreement related to a toll facility.
AR Code § 27-76-404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 76 - Regional Mobility Authority Act|Subchapter 4 - Powers and Duties|§ 27-76-404. Actions affecting existing roads — Grade separation

 (a) A regional mobility authority may construct a grade separation at an intersection of a transportation project with a railroad or highway and change the line of the railroad or grade of a highway to accommodate the design of the grade separation as provided under this section.  (b) A regional mobility authority shall obtain consent from the Arkansas Department of Transportation and the State Highway Commission before constructing a grade separation under this section that affects a segment of the state highway system.  (c) A regional mobility authority shall pay the cost of a grade separation and any damage incurred in changing a line of a railroad or the grade of a highway as part of the cost of the transportation project.  (d)  (1) On request of the county, a regional mobility authority that has changed the location of a segment of a county road as part of its development of a transportation project shall reconstruct that segment of the road at a location that the regional mobility authority determines restores the utility of the road.  (2) On request of the city, a regional mobility authority that has changed the location of a segment of a city road as part of its development of a transportation project shall reconstruct that segment of the road at a location that the regional mobility authority determines restores the utility of the road.  (3) Determinations under this subsection as to the relocation of a road shall be at the discretion of the regional mobility authority.  (4) Any reconstruction under this subsection and the associated costs of reconstruction are deemed to be in furtherance of a transportation project.
AR Code § 27-76-405 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 76 - Regional Mobility Authority Act|Subchapter 4 - Powers and Duties|§ 27-76-405. Expenditures for feasibility studies

 (a) A regional mobility authority may pay the expenses of studying the cost and feasibility and any other expenses relating to the preparation and issuance of bonds for a proposed transportation project by:  (1) Using legally available revenue derived from an existing transportation project;  (2) Borrowing money, issuing bonds, or entering into a loan agreement payable out of legally available revenue anticipated to be derived from the operation of an existing transportation project;  (3) Pledging to the payment of the bonds or a loan agreement legally available revenue anticipated to be derived from the operation of a transportation project; or  (4) Pledging to the payment of the bonds or loan agreement legally available revenue to the regional mobility authority from another source.    (b) Money spent by a regional mobility authority under this section for a proposed transportation project may be reimbursed to the transportation project from which the money was spent from the proceeds of bonds issued for the acquisition and construction of the proposed transportation project.  (c) The use of any money of a transportation project to study the feasibility of another transportation project or used to repay any money used for that purpose does not constitute an operating expense of the transportation project producing the revenue and may be paid only from the surplus money of the transportation project as determined by the regional mobility authority.
AR Code § 27-76-406 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 76 - Regional Mobility Authority Act|Subchapter 4 - Powers and Duties|§ 27-76-406. Reimbursement for feasibility studies

 (a) The following are allowable reimbursable expenses for studying the cost and feasibility of a transportation project as provided under this section:  (1) The preparation and issuance of bonds for the acquisition or construction of a proposed transportation project by a regional mobility authority; or  (2) The improvement, extension, or expansion of an existing transportation project of the regional mobility authority.    (b) Any of the following may pay all or part of the expenses under this section related to a transportation project and be reimbursed as provided under this section:  (1) One (1) or more municipalities, counties, or other governmental entities;  (2) A combination of municipalities, counties, or other governmental entities;  (3) A governmental entity or private entity with its place of business in this state; or  (4) An individual who resides in this state.    (c)  (1) Funds expended under this section for a proposed transportation project are reimbursable without interest and with the consent of the regional mobility authority to the person paying the expenses as provided under this section.  (2) The reimbursements shall be paid out of the proceeds from revenue bonds issued for or other moneys that may be used for the acquisition, construction, improvement, extension, expansion, maintenance, repair, or operation of the transportation project.
AR Code § 27-76-407 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 76 - Regional Mobility Authority Act|Subchapter 4 - Powers and Duties|§ 27-76-407. Joint transportation projects or joint transportation systems between regional mobility authorities

 (a) If two (2) or more regional mobility authorities determine that the traffic needs within the boundaries of each regional mobility authority could be most efficiently and economically met by jointly operating two (2) or more transportation projects in the separate regional mobility authorities, then the regional mobility authorities may create one (1) operational and financial enterprise to operate the transportation projects.  (b) If a regional mobility authority determines that a transportation project could most efficiently and economically be acquired or constructed if it were a part of the transportation system and that the addition will benefit the system, the regional mobility authority may:  (1) Create more than one (1) transportation system and may combine two (2) or more transportation systems into one (1) system; or  (2) Finance, acquire, construct, and operate additional transportation projects as additions to or expansions of a transportation system.    (c) The revenue of a transportation system that is merged under this section shall be accounted for separately and shall not be commingled with the revenue of a transportation project that is not a part of the transportation system that was merged under this section or with the revenue of another transportation system.
AR Code § 27-76-408 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 76 - Regional Mobility Authority Act|Subchapter 4 - Powers and Duties|§ 27-76-408. Transfer of a transportation project or transportation system — Procedure

 (a) A regional mobility authority may sell, lease, or convey any of its transportation projects or transportation systems to one (1) or more governmental entities, or a governmental entity may convey a transportation project or a transportation system to a regional mobility authority if:  (1) The transferee has executed written commitments to assume jurisdiction over the transferred transportation project or transportation system;  (2) The property and contract rights in the transferred transportation project or transportation system and bonds issued for the project or system are not unfavorably affected by the transfer;  (3) The transfer is not prohibited under the bond proceedings applicable to the transferred transportation project or transportation system;  (4) An adequate provision has been made for the assumption of all debts, obligations, and liabilities relating to the transferred transportation project or transportation system by the regional mobility authority or governmental entity that is assuming jurisdiction over the transferred transportation project or transportation system;  (5) The transferee lawfully assumes:  (A) Jurisdiction over the transferred transportation project or transportation system; and  (B) The debts, obligations, and liabilities of the regional mobility authority relating to the transferred transportation project or transportation system; and    (6) The transfer has been approved by the board of directors of the regional mobility authority and the transferee or transferor.    (b) If the requirements of subsection (a) of this section are met, then a regional mobility authority or governmental entity may transfer its work product to determine the feasibility of the construction, improvement, extension, or expansion of a transportation system or transportation project, including without limitation:  (1) Traffic estimates;  (2) Revenue estimates;  (3) Plans;  (4) Specifications;  (5) Surveys;  (6) Appraisals;  (7) Financial work products; or  (8) Other work product developed by the regional mobility authority or governmental entity to determine the feasibility of the construction, improvement, extension, or expansion of a transportation project or transportation system.    (c)  (1) A regional mobility authority or governmental entity that accepts a transfer under this section may reimburse the transferor for any expenditures that it made prior to the transfer and any other amounts expended under related agreements.  (2) The reimbursement may be made from the feasibility study fund or other lawful funding source to pay the costs of work product for a transferred transportation project or transportation system.  (3) The reimbursement may be made over time, as determined by the parties.
AR Code § 27-76-409 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 76 - Regional Mobility Authority Act|Subchapter 4 - Powers and Duties|§ 27-76-409. Agreements to construct, maintain, and operate transportation projects

 (a)  (1) A regional mobility authority may enter into an agreement with a governmental entity.  (2) For purposes of this section, a governmental entity may include:  (A) The federal government;  (B) A state of the United States;  (C) Another governmental entity;  (D) A political subdivision of another governmental entity; or  (E) A toll road corporation owned or operated by any governmental entity.      (b)  (1) A regional mobility authority may enter into an agreement to allow a public or private entity to:  (A) Study the feasibility of a transportation project; or  (B) Design, construct, maintain, or repair a transportation project.    (2) A regional mobility authority and one (1) or more entities described under subsection (a) of this section may enter into a joint agreement to study the feasibility of a transportation project or to acquire, design, finance, construct, maintain, repair, operate, extend, or expand a transportation project.  (3) A regional mobility authority shall not sell a toll facility project to a private entity or enter into a lease for a toll facility or a concession agreement related to a toll facility.    (c)  (1) A regional mobility authority has broad discretion to negotiate provisions in a development agreement through which a governmental entity or private entity may contribute resources or improvements to a project.  (2) The development agreement may include provisions relating to:  (A) The design, financing, and construction of a transportation project in accordance with standards adopted by the regional mobility authority; and  (B) Professional and consulting services to be rendered under standards adopted by the regional mobility authority in connection with a transportation project.      (d) A regional mobility authority shall not incur a financial obligation on behalf of or guarantee the obligations of a governmental entity or a private entity that constructs, maintains, or operates a transportation project.  (e) A regional mobility authority or a county or municipality that is a member of a regional mobility authority is not liable for any financial or other obligation of a transportation project solely because a governmental entity or a private entity constructs or finances part of a transportation project.  (f) A regional mobility authority shall not directly provide water, wastewater, natural gas, petroleum pipeline, electric transmission, electric distribution, telecommunications, information, or cable television services.
AR Code § 27-76-410 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 76 - Regional Mobility Authority Act|Subchapter 4 - Powers and Duties|§ 27-76-410. Consistency of planning

 (a)  (1) A regional mobility authority may develop plans for transportation projects.  (2) The plans shall be consistent with state implementation plans, statewide transportation improvement programs if federal aid funds are involved, statewide long-range transportation plans, city and county master street plans, and metropolitan transportation plans in metropolitan areas as required under 23 U.S.C. § 134 as it existed on January 1, 2007.    (b) Nothing in this section shall interfere with the responsibility and authority of metropolitan planning organizations to perform transportation systems planning as required under 23 U.S.C. § 134 as it existed on January 1, 2007.  (c) Nothing in this section shall interfere with the responsibility and authority of the Arkansas Department of Transportation and the State Highway Commission to perform transportation systems planning.
AR Code § 27-76-501 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 76 - Regional Mobility Authority Act|Subchapter 5 - Eminent Domain|§ 27-76-501. Generally

 A regional mobility authority may acquire any property necessary to carry out the public purposes of this chapter by exercising the power of eminent domain.
AR Code § 27-76-502 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 76 - Regional Mobility Authority Act|Subchapter 5 - Eminent Domain|§ 27-76-502. Entering property

 (a) A regional mobility authority, its agents, or its employees may with the consent of the owner enter upon real property to:  (1) Make surveys;  (2) Perform examinations;  (3) Take photographs;  (4) Perform tests or samplings; or  (5) Engage in other activities for the purpose of appraising the property or determining whether it is suitable for the regional mobility authority's purpose.    (b) If an owner of real property does not consent, a regional mobility authority may seek a court order to enter a property under this section.
AR Code § 27-76-503 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 76 - Regional Mobility Authority Act|Subchapter 5 - Eminent Domain|§ 27-76-503. Condemnation petition

 (a) A regional mobility authority may exercise its power of eminent domain by filing an appropriate petition in condemnation in the circuit court of the county in which the property sought to be taken is situated to have the compensation for right-of-way determined.  (b) The petition in condemnation shall describe the lands and property sought to be taken.  (c) The regional mobility authority shall give the owner of the property to be taken at least ten (10) days' notice in writing of the time and place where the petition will be heard.  (d)  (1) If the property sought to be taken is located in more than one (1) county, the petition may be filed in any circuit court having jurisdiction in any county in which any part of the property may be located.  (2) The proceedings held in the circuit court shall apply to all of the property described in the petition.    (e) If the owner of the property sought to be taken is a nonresident of the state, notice shall be made in accordance with the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure.