Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 12 - PUBLIC UTILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-199-101 — 14-208-104) › Chapter 203 - MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC SYSTEM FINANCING (§§ 14-203-101 — 14-203-119) › Section 14-203-102 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Bonds" means bonds and any series of bonds authorized by and issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter;
(2)
"Clerk" means city clerk, city recorder, town recorder, or other similar office hereafter created or established;
(3)
"Costs" means, but shall not be limited to:
(A)
All costs of acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, enlargement, betterment, or extension of any electric system, including the costs of studies, plans, specifications, surveys, and estimates of costs and revenues relating thereto;
(B)
All costs of land, land rights, rights-of-way and easements, water rights, fees, permits, approvals, licenses, certificates, franchises, and the preparation of applications for and securing them;
(C)
Administrative, organizational, legal, engineering, and inspection expenses;
(D)
Financing fees, expenses, and costs;
(E)
Working capital;
(F)
Initial and reload fuel costs;
(G)
Contracts for the purchase of electric power and energy from others;
(H)
All machinery and equipment including construction equipment;
(I)
Interest on the bonds during the period of construction and for such reasonable period thereafter as may be determined by the issuing municipality;
(J)
Establishment of reserves;
(K)
All other expenditures of the issuing municipality incidental, necessary, or convenient to the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, enlargement, betterment, or extension of any electric system; and
(L)
Storm recovery costs;
(4)
"Electric system" means any system for the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric power or energy;
(5)
"Governing body" means the council, board of directors, commission, or other governing body of a municipality;
(6)
"Municipality" means any city of the first class which owns an electric system whether operated by it or by a person under a franchise, lease, or other agreement or arrangement between the municipality and such person;
(7)
"Person" means any natural person, firm, corporation, electric cooperative corporation, nonprofit corporation, association, or improvement district;
(8)
"State" means the State of Arkansas;
(9)
"Storm" means, individually or collectively:
(A)
A named tropical storm;
(B)
A named hurricane;
(C)
A tornado;
(D)
An ice storm;
(E)
A snowstorm;
(F)
A flood;
(G)
An earthquake; or
(H)
Any other significant weather event or natural disaster; and
(10)
(A)
"Storm recovery costs" means costs that are reasonable and necessary and costs that are incurred or expected to be incurred in preparation for or in response to a storm.
(B)
"Storm recovery costs" includes without limitation:
(i)
Increased operating costs;
(ii)
Increased capital costs;
(iii)
Increased natural gas costs;
(iv)
Increased fuel costs;
(v)
Increased power costs; and
(vi)
Costs to fund storm recovery reserves or to replenish any shortfall in storm recovery reserves.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 903,§ 3, eff. 4/26/2021.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 903,§ 2, eff. 4/26/2021.
Acts 1983, No. 441, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-6002.