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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 19 - ROADWAYS, BRIDGES, AND PARKING IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (§§ 14-316-101 — 14-322-111) › Chapter 322 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS FOR CITY STREETS (§§ 14-322-101 — 14-322-111) › Section 14-322-108 - Installment payments

(a)
All installments of assessments shall be paid in equal annual amounts as provided by ordinance of the governing body of the municipality.
(b)
The ordinance shall provide that the first annual installment shall be collected by the county collector on a date fixed in the ordinance.
(c)
The ordinance shall provide that the second and subsequent installments shall be paid at the time provided by law for paying the first installment of general taxes or shall provide for the payment thereof in quarterly installments, at the election of the property owner, along with the quarterly installments of general taxes.
(d)
It shall be the duty of the county clerk to extend the installments on the tax books of the county, and the duty of county collector to collect the installments along with general taxes until the entire levy of the assessment is exhausted.
Acts 1967, No. 251, § 6; 1971, No. 581, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 20-1506.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 19 - ROADWAYS, BRIDGES, AND PARKING IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (§§ 14-316-101 — 14-322-111) › Chapter 322 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS FOR CITY STREETS (§§ 14-322-101 — 14-322-111) › Section 14-322-109 - Use of funds to pay off debt of improvement district

(a)
Any city or town in which an improvement district is established under this chapter may use any funds of the municipality available, including any federal funds, as may be determined by the governing body of the city or town, to make any annual payment of principal and interest or part thereof on bonds, certificates of indebtedness, or other negotiable evidences of debt issued by an improvement district created under this chapter.
(b)
However, when the governing body of any such municipality shall pay the annual installment or any portion thereof on bonds issued by the district, the annual installments on assessments upon property in the district shall not be extended and collected for that year or shall be reduced proportionately as the case may be.
(c)
Notice of the amount assessments shall be reduced shall be filed with the county clerk before November 1 of the year preceding the year assessments are collected.
Acts 1967, No. 251, § 6; 1971, No. 581, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 20-1506.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 19 - ROADWAYS, BRIDGES, AND PARKING IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (§§ 14-316-101 — 14-322-111) › Chapter 322 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS FOR CITY STREETS (§§ 14-322-101 — 14-322-111) › Section 14-322-110 - Fund-raising to finance improvements

The board of commissioners of any improvement district established under the provisions of this chapter are authorized to issue bonds, certificates of indebtedness, or other negotiable evidences of debt to secure funds to finance the proposed improvements. All unpaid assessments upon real property in the district may be pledged to secure the bonds or other negotiable evidences of debt.
Acts 1967, No. 251, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 20-1507.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 19 - ROADWAYS, BRIDGES, AND PARKING IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (§§ 14-316-101 — 14-322-111) › Chapter 322 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS FOR CITY STREETS (§§ 14-322-101 — 14-322-111) › Section 14-322-111 - Use of funds

All funds derived from assessments upon real property by a district established under the provisions of this chapter shall be funds of the district and not funds of the municipality. They shall at all times be kept separate and apart from funds of the municipality and shall be used solely for paying the cost of the contemplated improvements. However, such funds may be used to reimburse the municipality for expenses incurred in making the study and survey provided for in §
14-322-102
.
Acts 1967, No. 251, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 20-1508.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 20 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-333-101 — 14-335-105) › Chapter 333 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§ 14-333-101) › Section 14-333-101 - Rights-of-way for railroads

(a)
The city council of any city of the first or second class and the town council of any incorporated town shall have power to grant to any railroad company a right-of-way through the streets of the city or town, with the right to establish and maintain depots and other necessary improvements in connection therewith.
(b)
If any property is damaged, the railroad company shall be liable for the damage, which shall be assessed in the manner provided by law for assessing damages for the appropriation of the right-of-way through lands.
Acts 1883, No. 47, § 2, p. 69; 1899, No. 8, § 1, p. 6; C. & M. Dig., § 3983; Pope's Dig., § 4985; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-508.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 20 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-333-101 — 14-335-105) › Chapter 334 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-334-101 — 14-334-116) › Section 14-334-101 - Title

This chapter may be cited as the "Public Transit System Act."
Acts 1981, No. 424, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 20-2201.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 20 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-333-101 — 14-335-105) › Chapter 334 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-334-101 — 14-334-116) › Section 14-334-102 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Authority" means the public corporation created pursuant to §
14-334-103
;
(2)
"Capital costs" means the fixed expenses associated with initiating transit operations including, but not limited to, the purchase of land, vehicles, facilities, and equipment;
(3)
"Chairman" or "chairman of the board" or "chairman of the board of the authority" means the presiding officer of the authority, as selected pursuant to §
14-334-107
;
(4)
"Public transit system" means a transit system owned and operated by any municipality, county, regional authority, state, or other governmental agency including school districts, and any transit system created or licensed by a government agency or managed by a private management firm under contract to the government agency owner. Excluded from the jurisdiction of any public transit system created by this chapter is any intercity bus transportation system subject to the rules of the Arkansas Department of Transportation and the regulations of the United States Surface Transportation Board;
(5)
"Transit system" means the facilities, equipment, personnel, and procedures needed to provide and maintain public transportation services to the public;
(6)
"Public transportation" means the transportation of persons within and through the authority; and
(7)
"Improvement district" means a district as authorized pursuant to §
14-334-108(8)
and for the purpose of upgrading and otherwise improving public transit, and their creation and operation shall, to the extent consistent with this chapter, be in accordance with the procedures established by law for the creation and operation of municipal improvement districts.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1046, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1981, No. 424, § 2; 1981, No. 711, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 20-2202.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 20 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-333-101 — 14-335-105) › Chapter 334 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-334-101 — 14-334-116) › Section 14-334-103 - Creation of authorities

(a)
Any combination of two (2) or more entities as defined in §
14-334-102(4)
, or portions of those entities, are authorized to create and establish one (1) or more authorities for the purpose of acquiring, owning, equipping, leasing, maintaining, licensing, and operating a public transit system.
(b)
No entity shall participate in such an authority unless and until its governing body so provides and enters into an agreement with the other participating entities. This agreement shall establish the terms and conditions for the operation of the authority within the limitations provided in this chapter and such other laws of the State of Arkansas which may be applicable.
(c)
To the extent that it is consistent with this chapter, the agreement shall specify the information provided for in §
25-20-104(c)
of the Interlocal Cooperation Act, §
25-20-101
et seq.
Acts 1981, No. 424, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 20-2203.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 20 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-333-101 — 14-335-105) › Chapter 334 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-334-101 — 14-334-116) › Section 14-334-104 - Authority as public corporation

(a)
Each authority, when created, and the members thereof, shall constitute a public corporation and, as such, shall have perpetual succession, may contract and be contracted with, may sue and be sued, and may have and use a common seal.
(b)
The exercise of the powers and performance of duties provided for in this chapter by each authority are declared to be public and governmental functions, exercised for a public purpose and matters of public necessity, conferring upon each authority governmental immunity from suit in tort.
Acts 1981, No. 424, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 20-2204.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 20 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-333-101 — 14-335-105) › Chapter 334 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-334-101 — 14-334-116) › Section 14-334-105 - System authorized

Each authority is authorized and empowered to acquire, own, equip, construct, lease, maintain, license, and regulate public and private public transportation and otherwise maintain a public transit system so located and operated to best serve the region in which it is located.
Acts 1981, No. 424, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 20-2205.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 20 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-333-101 — 14-335-105) › Chapter 334 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-334-101 — 14-334-116) › Section 14-334-106 - Systems declared public properties

(a)
All transit systems formed under this chapter, and all the properties thereof, are declared to be public properties used exclusively for public purposes.
(b)
The legislative intent of this section is that these transit systems, and all properties thereof, shall be exempt from:
(1)
Ad valorem taxes under and pursuant to the provisions of Arkansas Constitution, Article 16, § 5; and
(2)
Motor vehicle registration fees levied by the state. However, a one dollar ($1.00) annual registration fee shall be charged on all vehicles used for public transit purposes by an authority.
Acts 1981, No. 424, § 15; A.S.A. 1947, § 20-2215.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 20 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-333-101 — 14-335-105) › Chapter 334 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-334-101 — 14-334-116) › Section 14-334-107 - Board of authority

(a)
Subject to such limitations as may be contained in the agreement provided for in §
14-334-103
, the management and control of each authority, its property, operations, business, and affairs shall be governed by a board comprised of at least:
(1)
A representative of the county judge of each participating county; and
(2)
A representative for one (1) mayor from each participating county selected by the mayors within the participating county.
(b)
In the event an authority is established by a single county, representatives of three (3) mayors shall be selected to serve with the representative of the county judge and one (1) citizen representative who holds no public office, who shall be selected by the county judge and mayors serving as described in this section, to form a board having a minimum of five (5) members.
(c)
(1)
The members of the board shall serve as such throughout their terms in office.
(2)
If any member of the board ceases, for any reason, to be a member, that member shall be replaced by the elected official succeeding the member or as may be provided further in the bylaws created under §
14-334-108(1)
.
(d)
The members of the board shall be solely responsible for selecting the chairman of the board.
(e)
All members of the board of each authority shall be qualified electors within the judicial boundaries of the authority which the members represent. They do not necessarily have to be bona fide residents of the area served by the authority.
(f)
(1)
No member of the board of an authority shall receive any compensation, whether in form of salary, per diem allowance, or otherwise, for or in connection with his services as such a member.
(2)
Each member shall, however, be entitled to reimbursement by the authority for any necessary expenditures in connection with the performance of his general duties as a member.
Acts 1981, No. 424, §§ 6-8; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 20-2206 -- 20-2208.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 20 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-333-101 — 14-335-105) › Chapter 334 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-334-101 — 14-334-116) › Section 14-334-110 - Security for bonds

(a)
The principal of and interest on all bonds issued under the authority of this chapter may be secured by a pledge of, and shall be payable from, transit system revenues or liens on real and personal property of the authority.
(b)
(1)
Each resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds, and this chapter, shall constitute a contract by and between the authority and the holders and registered owners of all bonds issued under the authority of this chapter.
(2)
The contract and all covenants, agreements, and obligations therein, including, without limitation, an obligation on the part of the authority to properly maintain the transit system and to charge and collect transit system revenues in required amounts, all as specified in detail in the authorizing resolution, the trust indenture, and in this chapter, shall be promptly performed in strict accordance with the terms and provisions of the contract.
(3)
The contract and all rights of the trustee and holders and registered owners of the bonds and the obligations of the authority may be enforced by mandamus or any other appropriate proceeding at law or in equity.
Acts 1981, No. 424, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 20-2211.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 20 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-333-101 — 14-335-105) › Chapter 334 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-334-101 — 14-334-116) › Section 14-334-111 - Refunding bond issue

(a)
(1)
Transit revenue bonds may be issued for the purpose of refunding any bonds issued under the authority of this chapter.
(2)
Refunding bonds may be combined into a single issue with revenue bonds issued for the purpose of completing, reconstructing, or expanding the transit system.
(b)
(1)
Refunding bonds may either be sold or delivered in exchange for the bonds being refunded.
(2)
If sold, the proceeds may be either applied to the payment of the bonds being refunded or deposited in trust and there maintained in cash or investments for the retirement thereof, as shall be specified by the authority in the trust indenture securing the refunding bonds.
(c)
The resolution authorizing and the trust indenture securing the refunding bonds may provide that the refunding bonds shall have the same priority of lien on transit system revenues pledged for their payment as was enjoyed by the bonds refunded thereby.
(d)
Refunding bonds shall be sold and secured in accordance with the provisions of this chapter pertaining to the sale and security of revenue bonds.
Acts 1981, No. 424, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 20-2212.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 20 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-333-101 — 14-335-105) › Chapter 334 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-334-101 — 14-334-116) › Section 14-334-112 - Investment of revenue bonds

(a)
Revenue bonds issued under the authority of this chapter are made securities in which all insurance companies, trust companies, banks, investment companies, executors, administrators, trustees, and other fiduciaries may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them.
(b)
These bonds are made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any state or municipal officer or any agency or political subdivision of this state for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or obligations of this state is authorized by law.
(c)
Any municipality or county, or any board, commission, or other authority duly established by any municipality or county, or the board of trustees, respectively, of any retirement fund or retirement system created by or pursuant to authority conferred by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, may, in its discretion, invest any of its funds not immediately needed for its purposes in bonds issued under the authority of this chapter.
(d)
Bonds issued under the authority of this chapter shall be eligible to secure the deposit of public funds.
Acts 1981, No. 424, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 20-2213.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 20 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-333-101 — 14-335-105) › Chapter 334 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-334-101 — 14-334-116) › Section 14-334-113 - Bonds - Tax exemption

The principal of and interest on bonds issued under the authority of this chapter shall be exempt from all state, county, and municipal taxes. This exemption shall include income, inheritance, and estate taxes.
Acts 1981, No. 424, § 14; A.S.A. 1947, § 20-2214.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 20 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-333-101 — 14-335-105) › Chapter 334 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-334-101 — 14-334-116) › Section 14-334-114 - Public and private contributions permitted

(a)
Contributions may be made to authorities from time to time by the various public and private entities and persons, firms, or corporations that shall desire to do so.
(b)
(1)
In order to afford maximum opportunities for contributions, the agreement provided for under §
14-334-103
may:
(A)
Be treated as a cooperative agreement under the provisions of the Interlocal Cooperation Act, §
25-20-101
et seq.;
(B)
Contain language enabling the agreement to be treated as a formal compact under §§
14-165-201
-
14-165-204
, in which case the authority shall hold title to property in its powers and capacity as a public corporation rather than as a commission-trustee as provided in §§
14-165-201
-
14-165-204
; or
(C)
Be treated as a less formal arrangement for the cooperative use of industrial development bond funds.
(2)
All these treatments shall be to the end that the counties and municipalities may contribute to the authority funds derived from:
(A)
General obligation bonds under Arkansas Constitution Amendments 13 and 49;
(B)
Revenue bonds under §
14-164-201
et seq.;
(C)
Other available sources; and
(D)
Funds derived from a combination of sources.
(c)
(1)
The entities defined in §
14-334-102(4)
are authorized and empowered to contribute to the cost of acquiring, constructing, equipping, maintaining, and operating a transit system.
(2)
These entities are authorized and empowered to transfer and convey to the authorities property of any kind acquired by the entities.
Acts 1981, No. 424, §§ 16, 17; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 20-2216, 20-2217.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 20 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-333-101 — 14-335-105) › Chapter 334 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-334-101 — 14-334-116) › Section 14-334-115 - Accounting for receipts and expenditures

(a)
All funds received by an authority shall be deposited in such banks as the authority may direct and shall be withdrawn therefrom in such manner as the authority may direct.
(b)
(1)
(A)
Each authority shall keep a strict account of all its receipts and expenditures and shall, each quarter, make a quarterly report to the counties and municipalities which have made contributions.
(B)
The report shall contain an itemized account of its receipts and disbursements during the preceding quarter.
(2)
The report shall be made within sixty (60) days after the termination of the quarter.
(c)
Within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal year, each authority shall cause an annual audit to be made by an independent certified public accountant. It shall file a copy of the resulting audit report, containing an itemized statement of its receipts and disbursements for the preceding year, with each of the governing bodies participating in the authority.
(d)
The books, records, and accounts of each authority shall be subject to audit and examination by any proper public official or body in the manner provided by law.
(e)
The agreement provided for in §
14-334-103
may also provide for each authority to furnish the participating governing bodies copies of its annual budget for examination and approval.
Acts 1981, No. 424, § 16; A.S.A. 1947, § 20-2216.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 20 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-333-101 — 14-335-105) › Chapter 334 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-334-101 — 14-334-116) › Section 14-334-116 - Workers' compensation for employees

All employees of each authority who are eligible shall be deemed to be within the workers' compensation laws of Arkansas, and premiums on their compensation shall be paid by the authority as required by law.
Acts 1981, No. 424, § 18; A.S.A. 1947, § 20-2218.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 20 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-333-101 — 14-335-105) › Chapter 335 - ELECTRIC AND STREET RAILROADS (§§ 14-335-101 — 14-335-105) › Section 14-335-101 - Authority to construct, operate, and maintain generally

(a)
(1)
The county court of any county in this state may grant to persons or corporations authority for the construction, maintenance, and operation, for a period of not exceeding fifty (50) years, of electric railroads or railways upon, over, along, and across any public road or highway in the county over which the court has jurisdiction.
(2)
In granting this authority, the court may prescribe the terms and conditions on which these railroads or railways and their appurtenances shall be constructed, maintained, and operated upon, over, along, and across the roads or highways, and to grade an elevation at which they shall be maintained and operated.
(3)
No such authority shall be granted except upon the filing with the court of:
(A)
A petition setting forth the rights and privileges applied for, signed and verified by the persons or corporation desiring them; and
(B)
The consents in writing of at least a majority of the owners in frontage of the lands abutting on the portions of the roads and highways to be occupied by the railroads or railways specified in the petition.
(b)
In case any electric railroad or railway shall be located in part on a private right-of-way, then the owner of the electrical road or railway shall have the right to construct, maintain, and operate the electrical road or railway across any county road or highway which intersects the routes of the railway. However, the crossing shall be constructed and maintained at such grade and elevation as shall be prescribed by the county court having jurisdiction over the road or highway and in such manner as to cause no unnecessary damage.
(c)
(1)
The owner of any electric railroad or railway occupying any county road or highway, or any portion thereof, as permitted by this section, shall keep the portion of the public road or highway occupied by its tracks and roadbed in good repair and condition.
(2)
The county courts are directed to enforce the provisions of this subsection by proper proceedings with respect to all public roads and highways under their respective jurisdictions.
(d)
Any authority previously granted by a county court or board of supervisors of any county in this state to construct, operate, and maintain electric railroads or railways upon, over, along, or across any county road or highway under the jurisdiction of the court or board is confirmed and declared to be valid and effectual according to its terms.
Acts 1915, No. 259, §§ 1-4; C. & M. Dig., §§ 5255-5258; Pope's Dig., §§ 6983-6986; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 73-1601 -- 73-1604.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 20 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-333-101 — 14-335-105) › Chapter 335 - ELECTRIC AND STREET RAILROADS (§§ 14-335-101 — 14-335-105) › Section 14-335-102 - Construction and maintenance of overhead wires

(a)
All street railway companies or corporations operating cars by electricity or by overhead wires shall construct and maintain their wires at a height of not less than twenty-two feet (22') above the top of the rail or the railroad track crossed by the street railway company.
(b)
The wires of the street railway company shall be guarded or provided with fenders or guard wires to prevent the wires from coming in contact with the cars, track, or telegraph line along the track of the railroad company.
Acts 1905, No. 179, § 1, p. 465; C. & M. Dig., §§ 1762, 10240d; Pope's Dig., § 11067; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-1610.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 20 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-333-101 — 14-335-105) › Chapter 335 - ELECTRIC AND STREET RAILROADS (§§ 14-335-101 — 14-335-105) › Section 14-335-104 - Duty to heat streetcars in cities of the first class

(a)
All persons, companies, or corporations operating a streetcar line for the transportation of passengers in a city of the first class in this state shall be required to keep every streetcar run by them for the transportation of passengers heated during the fall, winter, and spring seasons of each year so as to make the streetcars comfortable for all passengers on the cars.
(b)
(1)
All persons, companies, or corporations failing to keep every streetcar operated by them heated as provided in this section is guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00).
(2)
Each day each car is not heated as provided in this section shall be counted as a separate offense under this section.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 203,§ 27, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1905, No. 331, §§ 1, 2, p. 787; C. & M. Dig., §§ 966, 967; Pope's Dig., §§ 1170, 1171; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 73-1612, 73-1613.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 20 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS GENERALLY (§§ 14-333-101 — 14-335-105) › Chapter 335 - ELECTRIC AND STREET RAILROADS (§§ 14-335-101 — 14-335-105) › Section 14-335-105 - Duty to stop at railroad crossings

(a)
It shall be the duty of every street railway company or corporation operating a street railway crossing the tracks of a railroad company to bring its cars to a full stop at least ten feet (10') and not more than twenty feet (20') before reaching the tracks of the railroad company.
(b)
It shall be the duty of the conductor, or some other employee of the street railway company, to go forward to the tracks of the railroad company to find out whether a train is approaching the crossing.
Acts 1905, No. 179, § 2, p. 465; C. & M. Dig., §§ 1763, 10240e; Pope's Dig., § 11068; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-1611.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 22 - AIRPORT FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-356-101 — 14-364-102) › Chapter 356 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-356-101 — 14-356-102) › Section 14-356-101 - Display of air markers

(a)
All municipal corporations with a population, according to the last federal census, of one thousand (1,000) people or more, shall paint or prepare a conspicuous sign displaying the name of the municipality so as to be visible to persons traveling by air.
(b)
The sign shall be for the guidance and protection of aircraft in flight.
Acts 1947, No. 44, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-124.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 22 - AIRPORT FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-356-101 — 14-364-102) › Chapter 356 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-356-101 — 14-356-102) › Section 14-356-102 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 383,§ 25, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 438, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 22 - AIRPORT FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-356-101 — 14-364-102) › Chapter 357 - COUNTY AIRPORT COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-357-101 — 14-357-108) › Section 14-357-101 - Creation

(a)
Any county owning and operating an airport may, by appropriate action of the county court, create a commission for the purpose of operating and managing the airport and its related properties and facilities.
(b)
The county court of any county desiring to avail itself of the benefits of this chapter shall enter an order creating an airport commission to be composed of seven (7) citizens who are qualified electors of the county.
Acts 1965, No. 384, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 74-701, 74-702.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 22 - AIRPORT FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-356-101 — 14-364-102) › Chapter 357 - COUNTY AIRPORT COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-357-101 — 14-357-108) › Section 14-357-102 - Appointment of commissioners

(a)
The first commissioners shall be appointed by the county court in the order creating the airport commission.
(b)
Of the commissioners first appointed, one (1) shall serve for a term of one (1) year, one (1) shall serve for a term of two (2) years, one (1) shall serve for a term of three (3) years, one (1) shall serve for a term of four (4) years, one (1) shall serve for a term of five (5) years, one (1) shall serve for a term of six (6) years, and one (1) shall serve for a term of seven (7) years, to be determined by lot at the first meeting of the commission.
(c)
Upon the expiration of the respective terms, successor commissioners shall be appointed by the remaining commissioners, subject to the approval of the county court, for a term of seven (7) years.
(d)
In the event of a vacancy occurring on the commission, the remaining commissioners shall, subject to the approval of the county court, appoint a commissioner to serve the unexpired term.
(e)
The commissioner shall file the oath required of public officials by law in the State of Arkansas.
Acts 1965, No. 384, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-703.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 22 - AIRPORT FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-356-101 — 14-364-102) › Chapter 357 - COUNTY AIRPORT COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-357-101 — 14-357-108) › Section 14-357-103 - Removal of commissioners

Any commissioner appointed under the provisions of this chapter may be removed only for cause by the county court after a hearing in which the commissioner proposed to be removed is given reasonable notice and an opportunity to appear.
Acts 1965, No. 384, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-704.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 22 - AIRPORT FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-356-101 — 14-364-102) › Chapter 357 - COUNTY AIRPORT COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-357-101 — 14-357-108) › Section 14-357-104 - Compensation of commissioners

The county court shall have authority to fix and prescribe the compensation, if any, to be paid to the commissioners.
Acts 1965, No. 384, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-703.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 22 - AIRPORT FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-356-101 — 14-364-102) › Chapter 357 - COUNTY AIRPORT COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-357-101 — 14-357-108) › Section 14-357-105 - Authority of commissioners

(a)
(1)
The commissioners appointed under this chapter shall have full and complete authority to manage, operate, improve, extend, and maintain the airport and its related properties and facilities.
(2)
The commissioners shall have full and complete charge of the airport and its related properties and facilities including, without limitation, the right to:
(A)
Establish charges and fees for the services and facilities of the airport and to collect, handle, and disburse all revenues derived therefrom;
(B)
Contract; and
(C)
Employ and remove any and all assistants and employees of whatsoever nature, kind, or character and to fix, regulate, and pay their compensation.
(b)
It is the intention of this chapter to vest in the commissioners unlimited authority to operate, manage, maintain, improve, and extend the county-owned airport and to have full and complete charge of it. However, the commissioners shall not have authority or power to sell, mortgage, or encumber the airport and its related properties and facilities.
Acts 1965, No. 384, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-705.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 22 - AIRPORT FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-356-101 — 14-364-102) › Chapter 357 - COUNTY AIRPORT COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-357-101 — 14-357-108) › Section 14-357-106 - Rules and regulations

(a)
(1)
The commissioners shall adopt such rules and regulations as they deem necessary and expedient for the proper operation and management of the airport and its related properties and facilities.
(2)
The commissioners shall have authority to alter, change, or amend these rules and regulations at their discretion.
(b)
(1)
The commissioners shall comply with, or cause to be complied with, all civil air rules and regulations of the United States Government and state government as to air worthiness, certification, and operation of aircraft.
(2)
The commissioners shall protect all the aerial approaches to the airport insofar as it comes within their jurisdiction to do so.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1047, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1965, No. 384, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-707.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 22 - AIRPORT FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-356-101 — 14-364-102) › Chapter 357 - COUNTY AIRPORT COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-357-101 — 14-357-108) › Section 14-357-107 - Use of operational revenue

All revenue derived from the operation of the airport, after paying the operating expenses and maintenance, may be set aside and used for additional improvements on the airport or for any lawful purpose.
Acts 1965, No. 384, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-706.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 22 - AIRPORT FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-356-101 — 14-364-102) › Chapter 357 - COUNTY AIRPORT COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-357-101 — 14-357-108) › Section 14-357-108 - Records and reports

(a)
(1)
The commissioners shall keep a record of all revenues and expenditures of the airport and its related properties and facilities. They shall prepare and file an annual report of the financial affairs and conditions of the airport and its related properties and facilities.
(2)
The report shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the county court and shall be subject to inspection by any interested person.
(b)
The commissioners shall also furnish such other and further reports, data, and information as shall be requested by the county court.
Acts 1965, No. 384, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-708.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 22 - AIRPORT FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-356-101 — 14-364-102) › Chapter 358 - COUNTY AIRPORTS (§§ 14-358-101 — 14-358-102) › Section 14-358-101 - Authorization

Any county in this state may acquire, own, operate, and maintain an airport or flying field in that county and may make, build, and construct all improvements at the airport or flying field as may be deemed necessary for the proper operation thereof.
Acts 1963, No. 188, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-209.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 22 - AIRPORT FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-356-101 — 14-364-102) › Chapter 358 - COUNTY AIRPORTS (§§ 14-358-101 — 14-358-102) › Section 14-358-102 - Acquisition of property

(a)
Counties are authorized to acquire lands for airports or flying fields by gift, purchase, or by the exercise of the power of eminent domain, which is granted to counties for this purpose.
(b)
The power of eminent domain granted to counties by this section shall be exercised in the same manner and procedure as is prescribed for the exercise of this power by railroads.
Acts 1963, No. 188, §§ 2, 3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 74-210, 74-211.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 22 - AIRPORT FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-356-101 — 14-364-102) › Chapter 359 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORT COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-359-101 — 14-359-121) › Section 14-359-101 - Title

This chapter shall be known as the "Airport Commission Act."
Acts 1949, No. 53, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-501.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 22 - AIRPORT FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-356-101 — 14-364-102) › Chapter 359 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORT COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-359-101 — 14-359-121) › Section 14-359-102 - Applicability

This chapter shall apply to cities of the first class and of the second class or any group of cities jointly owning or operating a municipal airport.
Acts 1949, No. 53, § 2; 1969, No. 308, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-502.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 22 - AIRPORT FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-356-101 — 14-364-102) › Chapter 359 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORT COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-359-101 — 14-359-121) › Section 14-359-103 - Authority to create

Any city of the first class or of the second class owning and operating a municipal airport and its relative properties and facilities, or any city of the first class or second class desiring to own and operate a municipal airport, by appropriate action of its city council or other governing body, may create a commission for the purpose of operating and managing the airport and its relative properties and facilities.
Acts 1949, No. 53, § 2; 1969, No. 308, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-502.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 22 - AIRPORT FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-356-101 — 14-364-102) › Chapter 359 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORT COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-359-101 — 14-359-121) › Section 14-359-104 - Creation of commission

(a)
Any city affected by and desiring to avail itself of the benefits of this chapter shall enact by a majority vote of the elected and qualified members of its city council an ordinance creating an airport commission to be composed of seven (7) citizens who are qualified electors of the state.
(b)
(1)
At least one (1) of the members shall be fully experienced in aviation, holding some type of pilot aeronautical rating.
(2)
If there is not any citizen experienced in aviation holding some type of pilot aeronautical rating who is available or willing to serve on the commission, then the city council may waive this requirement.
(c)
No more than one (1) member of the commission may have financial dealings or interests in an aeronautical enterprise while a member of the commission.
Acts 1949, No. 53, § 3; 1981, No. 48, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-503; Acts 1997, No. 1078, § 1; 2005, No. 674, § 1; 2009, No. 568, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 22 - AIRPORT FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-356-101 — 14-364-102) › Chapter 359 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORT COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-359-101 — 14-359-121) › Section 14-359-105 - Appointment of commissioners

(a)
(1)
The commissioners shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by a three-fourths vote of the elected and qualified members of the city council.
(2)
In municipalities located in a metropolitan statistical area designated by the United States Bureau of the Census having a population of one million (1,000,000) or more according to the most recent federal decennial census, the commissioners shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by a simple majority vote of the elected and qualified members of the city council.
(b)
(1)
The commissioners first appointed and confirmed shall serve terms of one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4), and five (5) years, with two (2) commissioners serving terms of four (4) years and two (2) commissioners serving terms of five (5) years. The terms shall be designated by the mayor.
(2)
Upon the expiration of their respective terms, their successors shall be appointed by the mayor, subject to the approval of the council, for terms of five (5) years.
(c)
The commissioners shall file the oath required by law in the State of Arkansas.
(d)
For municipal airport commissions in existence on August 1, 1997, the initial terms of the two (2) new members shall be as follows:
(1)
One (1) new member shall serve an initial term of four (4) years; and
(2)
One (1) new member shall serve an initial term of five (5) years.
(e)
For municipal airport commissions with five (5) members in existence on March 9, 2005, the initial terms of the two (2) new members shall be as follows:
(1)
One (1) new member shall serve an initial term of four (4) years; and
(2)
One (1) new member shall serve an initial term of five (5) years.
Acts 1949, No. 53, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-504; Acts 1997, No. 1078, §§ 2, 3; 2005, No. 674, § 2; 2009, No. 73, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 22 - AIRPORT FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-356-101 — 14-364-102) › Chapter 359 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORT COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-359-101 — 14-359-121) › Section 14-359-106 - Removal of commissioners

Any commissioner appointed by the provisions of this chapter may be removed upon a three-fourths (3/4) vote of the elected and qualified members of the city council.
Acts 1949, No. 53, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-505.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 22 - AIRPORT FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-356-101 — 14-364-102) › Chapter 359 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORT COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-359-101 — 14-359-121) › Section 14-359-107 - Salary of commissioners

The city council shall have authority to fix and prescribe the salaries to be paid to the commissioners.
Acts 1949, No. 53, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-504.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 22 - AIRPORT FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-356-101 — 14-364-102) › Chapter 359 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORT COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-359-101 — 14-359-121) › Section 14-359-108 - Meetings of commission

The commissioners shall meet at least monthly, but other meetings may be held at any time by the commission or upon the call of the mayor and city council.
Acts 1949, No. 53, § 15; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-515.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 22 - AIRPORT FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-356-101 — 14-364-102) › Chapter 359 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORT COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-359-101 — 14-359-121) › Section 14-359-109 - Authority of commissioners

(a)
(1)
The commissioners appointed under this chapter shall have full and complete authority to manage, operate, improve, extend, and maintain the municipal airport and its related properties and facilities.
(2)
The commissioners shall have full and complete charge of the airport and its related properties and facilities, including the right to employ or remove any and all assistants and employees of whatsoever nature, kind, or character and to fix, regulate, and pay their salaries.
(b)
(1)
It is the intention of this chapter to vest in the commissioners unlimited authority to operate, manage, maintain, improve, and extend the municipally owned airport and its related properties and facilities, and to have full and complete charge of it, including without limitation the authority to charge and collect tolls and fees from vehicles accessing or departing from the airport, to make reasonable tolls and fees in accordance with industry standards, and to make reasonable classifications of vehicles for this purpose.
(2)
(A)
The tolls or fees levied for use of airport roads by private off-facility parking services at an airport located in a county with a population of at least three hundred sixty thousand (360,000) and in a city with a population of at least one hundred seventy-five thousand (175,000) according to the most recent federal decennial census shall not exceed the local sales tax rate of the municipality in which the airport is located.
(B)
Private off-facility parking services shall have full access to drop off and pick up airport passengers and the same queuing access as all commercial shuttles, limos, taxi cabs, airport-owned vans or buses, and valet services.
(C)
For an airport located in a county with a population of at least three hundred sixty thousand (360,000) and in a city with a population of at least one hundred seventy-five thousand (175,000) according to the most recent federal decennial census, tolls and fees fixed by the authority shall not be subject to supervision or regulation by any other commission, board, bureau, or agency of the State of Arkansas.
Acts 1949, No. 53, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-506; Acts 2011, No. 334, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 22 - AIRPORT FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-356-101 — 14-364-102) › Chapter 359 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORT COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-359-101 — 14-359-121) › Section 14-359-110 - Vesting of authority in commissioners

(a)
Upon the appointment of the commissioners as provided in this chapter, the mayor and city council shall execute such instruments and enact such measures as may be necessary to vest complete charge of the municipally owned airport and its related properties and facilities in the commissioners appointed.
(b)
Upon their failure to do so, mandamus may be maintained against them, in any court of competent jurisdiction, by any taxpayer of the city where the airport and its related properties and facilities in question are located.
Acts 1949, No. 53, § 16; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-516.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 22 - AIRPORT FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-356-101 — 14-364-102) › Chapter 359 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORT COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-359-101 — 14-359-121) › Section 14-359-111 - Financing of improvements

(a)
All cities qualifying under this chapter are authorized to finance improvements of airport facilities as provided in any manner not inconsistent with the Arkansas Constitution and in accordance with any such finance method including, but not limited to, the issuance of bonds, borrowing money, and the allocation of other available municipal funds authorized cities of the first class in the necessary functions of municipal affairs.
(b)
Bonds issued under the authority of this chapter shall bear interest at rate or rates as the ordinance authorizing their issuance may provide.
Acts 1949, No. 53, § 7; 1970 (Ex. Sess.), No. 62, § 1; 1975, No. 225, § 1; 1981, No. 425, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-507.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 22 - AIRPORT FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-356-101 — 14-364-102) › Chapter 359 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORT COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-359-101 — 14-359-121) › Section 14-359-112 - Eminent domain

The city is expressly authorized to have all the rights of eminent domain as may be necessary and expedient for the proper operation and management of the municipal airport and its related properties and facilities as is granted by §
14-360-102
.
Acts 1949, No. 53, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-508.