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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 14-359-113 - Zoning regulations

The city is expressly authorized to put into effect zoning regulations necessary for the proper operation and management of the municipal airport and its related properties and facilities as provided by the Airport Zoning Enabling Act, §
14-363-201
et seq.
Acts 1949, No. 53, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-510.
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 14-359-114 - Rules and regulations

(a)
(1)
The commissioners shall adopt such rules and regulations as they may deem necessary and expedient for the proper operation and management of the municipal 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1048, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1949, No. 53, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-512.
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 14-359-115 - Additional powers of commissioners

(a)
The commissioners shall, in addition to the other powers enumerated in this chapter, have such other and further powers as are by law given to the city council of any city.
(b)
The commissioners shall be governed by all existing statutes pertaining to the duties of city councils.
Acts 1949, No. 53, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-511; Acts 1993, No. 403, § 8.
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 14-359-116 - Estimate of funds required

The board of commissioners shall submit to the city, annually before the city prepares its budget, the amount of funds necessary for maintenance, operation, and management of the municipal airport and its related properties and facilities above the estimated revenue and the funds remaining on hand.
Acts 1949, No. 53, § 14; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-514.
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 14-359-117 - Use of operational revenue

All revenue derived from the operation of the airport or flying field, after paying the operating expenses and maintenance, shall be set aside and used for additional improvements on the airport or for the retirement of bonds and interest thereon issued or advancement made for the purchase and improvement of the airport or flying field.
Acts 1949, No. 53, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-509.
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 14-359-118 - Records and reports

(a)
The commissioners shall keep a record of all revenues and expenditures of the airport and its related properties and facilities and shall submit monthly reports to the mayor and city council.
(b)
(1)
(A)
It shall be the duty of the airport commissioners to prepare and file an annual report of the financial affairs and conditions of the municipal airport and its related properties and facilities, annually by January 15 and the first Monday in February thereafter.
(B)
The report shall be filed in the office of the clerk or recorder of the municipality and shall be subject to the inspection of any citizen of the state.
(2)
(A)
The report shall set out a full detailed, complete, and correct statement of all receipts of every kind since the last report, showing the source thereof, and all disbursements of every kind showing date, amount, number, and purposes of each voucher, to whom issued, and the date cancelled, if cancelled.
(B)
The report shall show:
(i)
The full financial condition of the airport and its related properties and facilities;
(ii)
The status of its bonded debt, if any; and
(iii)
Every other detail necessary to a full and thorough understanding from the report of the actual financial condition of the municipal airport.
(3)
The report shall be verified by the airport board of commissioners.
(c)
The commissioners shall also furnish such other and further reports, data, and information as may be requested by the mayor or city council.
Acts 1949, No. 53, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-513.
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 14-359-119 - Civil service not applicable

The Civil Service Act shall not apply to the commissioners or employees of a municipally owned airport and its related properties and facilities.
Acts 1949, No. 53, § 17; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-517.
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 14-359-120 - Pension and retirement plans

(a)
In any city of the first class, owning and operating a municipal airport and its related properties and facilities, by or through an airport board of commissioners, the commission is authorized to provide a plan for social security, old age pensions, or retirement pay for part or all employees of the airport and its related properties and facilities, under such plan as the commissioners may provide.
(b)
If such a plan is not placed in effect, the seniority and retirement rights and benefits to which the airport personnel are entitled shall remain in full force and effect.
Acts 1949, No. 53, § 18; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-518.
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 14-359-121 - Term of members

For municipal airport commissions in existence on August 1, 1997, the initial term of the two (2) new members shall be as follows: one (1) new member shall serve an initial term of four (4) years; and one (1) new member shall serve an initial term of five (5) years.
Acts 1997, No. 1078, § 3.
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 360 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS GENERALLY (§§ 14-360-101 — 14-360-313) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-360-101 — 14-360-105) › Section 14-360-101 - Municipal airports authorized

Cities of the first and second class and incorporated towns in the State of Arkansas may acquire and own airports or flying fields, which may be located either within or without the corporate limits of the cities or towns.
Acts 1929, No. 135, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 10037; Acts 1945, No. 18, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-201.
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 360 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS GENERALLY (§§ 14-360-101 — 14-360-313) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-360-101 — 14-360-105) › Section 14-360-102 - Acquisition of property

(a)
The real property for municipal airports or flying fields may be acquired by gift, purchase, or by the exercise of the right of eminent domain, which is granted to cities for this purpose.
(b)
The procedure for the exercise of the right of eminent domain shall be that prescribed by law for the exercise of this power by railroads.
Acts 1929, No. 135, § 2; Pope's Dig., § 10038; Acts 1945, No. 39, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-202.
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 360 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS GENERALLY (§§ 14-360-101 — 14-360-313) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-360-101 — 14-360-105) › Section 14-360-103 - Improvements, operation, and maintenance

(a)
Cities are authorized to make, build, and construct all necessary improvements on their airports or flying fields.
(b)
Cities are further authorized to operate and maintain their airports or flying fields.
Acts 1929, No. 135, § 3; Pope's Dig., § 10039; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-203.
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 360 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS GENERALLY (§§ 14-360-101 — 14-360-313) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-360-101 — 14-360-105) › Section 14-360-104 - Operation in another state

Any city of the first class which is located at or near the boundary of another state may acquire, own, improve, and operate an airport or flying field located wholly or in part in the other state.
Acts 1929, No. 135, § 4; Pope's Dig., § 10040; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-204.
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 360 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS GENERALLY (§§ 14-360-101 — 14-360-313) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-360-101 — 14-360-105) › Section 14-360-105 - Use of operational revenue

All revenue derived from the operation of a municipal airport or flying field, after paying the operating expenses and maintenance, shall be set aside and used for additional improvements on the airport, or for the retirement of bonds and interest thereon issued for the purchase and improvement of the airport or flying field.
Acts 1929, No. 135, § 5; Pope's Dig., § 10041; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-205.
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 360 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS GENERALLY (§§ 14-360-101 — 14-360-313) › Subchapter 2 - JOINT MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS (§§ 14-360-201 — 14-360-202) › Section 14-360-201 - Authorization

Any two (2) or more municipal corporations in the State of Arkansas may own and hold in joint tenancy, by gift or purchase, lands for use as airports or flying fields, which may be located either within or without their corporate limits, and may enter into contracts or agreements with each other, authorized by ordinances, for their joint operation, control, maintenance, improvement, and development.
Acts 1939, No. 80, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-206.
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 360 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS GENERALLY (§§ 14-360-101 — 14-360-313) › Subchapter 2 - JOINT MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS (§§ 14-360-201 — 14-360-202) › Section 14-360-202 - Administration

The councils of municipal corporations shall provide, by ordinances, for a joint airport commission for the control and administration of joint airports or flying fields with such powers, including the fixing of proper charges for their use and the expenditure of the revenues therefrom, and to be composed of such numbers of members representing each municipal corporation, as the ordinances may provide.
Acts 1939, No. 80, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-207.
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 360 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS GENERALLY (§§ 14-360-101 — 14-360-313) › Subchapter 3 - IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 14-360-301 — 14-360-313) › Section 14-360-301 - Authority granted cumulative

The authority granted by this subchapter shall be cumulative and granted in addition to any authority previously granted by other acts, specifically including but not limited to all authority granted by Acts 1949, No. 53, known as the "Airport Commission Act".
Acts 1959, No. 175, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-523.
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 360 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS GENERALLY (§§ 14-360-101 — 14-360-313) › Subchapter 3 - IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 14-360-301 — 14-360-313) › Section 14-360-302 - Authority to erect

Any city owning a municipal airport is authorized and empowered to erect and construct buildings, structures, and other improvements, whether or not they are essential to, connected with, or incidental to the operation of the airport and airport facilities, upon municipal airport property, that is, upon lands which are managed and operated by the city, by its governing body, or through its airport commission or other designated municipal agency in conjunction with, or as a part of, the municipal airport.
Acts 1959, No. 175, § 1; 1975, No. 301, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-519.
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 360 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS GENERALLY (§§ 14-360-101 — 14-360-313) › Subchapter 3 - IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 14-360-301 — 14-360-313) › Section 14-360-303 - Recommendation by commission

The authority granted by this subchapter to a city may be exercised by the governing body of the city, in its discretion, only after it has received the recommendation of its airport commission in the form of a resolution of the airport commission.
Acts 1959, No. 175, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-520.
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 360 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS GENERALLY (§§ 14-360-101 — 14-360-313) › Subchapter 3 - IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 14-360-301 — 14-360-313) › Section 14-360-304 - Operation after completion

The airport commission is authorized and empowered to operate the buildings, structures, or other improvements, after the completion thereof, including, without limiting the generality of this grant, the execution of lease agreements covering the leasing of space therein in such form, for such terms, with such provisions, for such amounts, and with such parties including, but not limited to, governmental agencies and private businesses of any nature, whether or not they are essential to, connected with, or incidental to the operation of the airport and airport facilities, as the commission shall determine.
Acts 1959, No. 175, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-521.
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 360 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS GENERALLY (§§ 14-360-101 — 14-360-313) › Subchapter 3 - IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 14-360-301 — 14-360-313) › Section 14-360-305 - Borrowing of funds and revenue bonds - Authorization to contract

A city is authorized and empowered to enter into the necessary contracts for the borrowing of all funds that it may determine will be required in connection with the financing of the structures, buildings, or other improvements or the construction of extensions, additions, or improvements thereto, after the original construction is completed, including architectural, engineering, legal, or other similar expenses.
Acts 1959, No. 175, § 4; 1970 (Ex. Sess.), No. 34, § 1; 1975, No. 301, § 2; 1981, No. 425, § 41; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-522.
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 360 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS GENERALLY (§§ 14-360-101 — 14-360-313) › Subchapter 3 - IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 14-360-301 — 14-360-313) › Section 14-360-306 - Borrowing of funds and revenue bonds - Issuance

(a)
In evidence of any loan of funds, the city is authorized and empowered to issue its negotiable coupon revenue bonds.
(b)
(1)
The bonds shall be authorized by ordinance duly enacted by the governing body of the city and shall be executed by its mayor and city clerk.
(2)
In case any of the officers whose signatures appear on the bonds or coupons shall cease to be officers before the delivery of the bonds or coupons, the signatures shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes.
(c)
As the ordinance may provide, the bonds may:
(1)
Be issued in one (1) or more series;
(2)
Bear such date or dates;
(3)
Mature at such time or times, not exceeding forty (40) years from their respective dates;
(4)
Bear interest at such rate or rates;
(5)
Be in such form;
(6)
Be executed in such manner;
(7)
Be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places;
(8)
Be subject to such terms of redemption;
(9)
Be registrable as to principal only; and
(10)
Contain such terms, covenants, and conditions as the ordinance may provide. Priority between and among successive issues may be controlled by the ordinance, and the ordinance may provide for the maintenance of any adequate reserve for contingencies.
(d)
The bonds may be sold for such price and in such manner as the city may determine by ordinance duly adopted by its governing body.
(e)
The coupons attached to the bonds may be executed by the facsimile signature of the mayor of the city.
(f)
The bonds may be sold with the privilege of conversion into an issue bearing other rate or rates of interest but only on the condition that the city receive no less and pay no more than it would receive and pay if the bonds were not converted, and the conversion shall be subject to the approval of the city.
(g)
The bonds shall have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the commercial paper laws of the state.
Acts 1959, No. 175, § 4; 1970, (Ex. Sess.), No. 34, § 1; 1975, No. 301, § 2; 1981, No. 425, § 41; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-522.
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 360 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS GENERALLY (§§ 14-360-101 — 14-360-313) › Subchapter 3 - IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 14-360-301 — 14-360-313) › Section 14-360-307 - Borrowing of funds and revenue bonds - Payment and indebtedness

(a)
The bonds and interest thereon shall be payable solely from and secured by a pledge of the gross revenues derived from the operation or the lease of the buildings, structures, or other improvements, or other revenues obtained from the operation of the airport.
(b)
The pledge shall be subject to the restriction that the municipality shall never in any fiscal year be bound beyond an amount that would, together with the other expenditures and contracts of the municipality, call for a payment or payments in that fiscal year in excess of the total revenue for the municipality for that fiscal year, so that the municipality shall never at any time by its contract or pledge of gross revenues and rentals violate the provisions of Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 10.
(c)
The bonds shall, in no event, constitute an indebtedness of the municipality within the meaning of any constitutional provisions or limitations.
Acts 1959, No. 175, § 4; 1970, (Ex. Sess.), No. 34, § 1; 1975, No. 301, § 2; 1981, No. 425, § 41; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-522.
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 360 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS GENERALLY (§§ 14-360-101 — 14-360-313) › Subchapter 3 - IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 14-360-301 — 14-360-313) › Section 14-360-308 - Borrowing of funds and revenue bonds - Statements on bonds

It shall be plainly stated upon 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.
Acts 1959, No. 175, § 4; 1970, (Ex. Sess.), No. 34, § 1; 1975, No. 301, § 2; 1981, No. 425, § 41; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-522.
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 360 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS GENERALLY (§§ 14-360-101 — 14-360-313) › Subchapter 3 - IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 14-360-301 — 14-360-313) › Section 14-360-309 - Borrowing of funds and revenue bonds - Performance required

(a)
Subject to such restrictions as may be contained in the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds issued under this subchapter or other contract with the bondholders as well as such restrictions contained in contracts with the bondholders of other prior issues, any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this subchapter or of any coupon representing interest accrued thereon may, by proper suit, compel the performance of the duties of the officials of the issuing city or its airport commission set forth in this subchapter.
(b)
If there is default in the payment of the principal of or interest upon any of the bonds, any court having jurisdiction in any proper action may appoint a receiver to operate the buildings, structures, or other improvements authorized by this subchapter on behalf of the city or its airport commission with power to operate or lease them in order to obtain funds for the payment of the bonds and interest thereon, and for the payment of the operation and maintenance expenses, and to apply the income and revenues in conformity with this subchapter and the ordinance providing for the issuance of the bonds.
(c)
Any covenants and agreements entered into by the city shall be binding in all respects upon successive governing bodies of the city and the airport commission and its successors in accordance with the terms of such covenants and agreements.
Acts 1959, No. 175, § 4; 1970, (Ex. Sess.), No. 34, § 1; 1975, No. 301, § 2; 1981, No. 425, § 41; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-522.
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 360 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS GENERALLY (§§ 14-360-101 — 14-360-313) › Subchapter 3 - IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 14-360-301 — 14-360-313) › Section 14-360-310 - Borrowing of funds and revenue bonds - Mortgage lien

(a)
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the ordinance authorizing issuance of the bonds may impose a foreclosable mortgage lien upon the buildings, structures, or other improvements constructed under the authority of this subchapter and upon the lands upon which such improvements are located.
(b)
The nature and extent of the mortgage lien may be controlled by the ordinance including, without limitation, provisions pertaining to the release of all, or part of, the lands or improvements from the mortgage lien and the priority of mortgage liens in the event of successive bond issues.
(c)
Subject to such terms, conditions, and restrictions as may be contained in the ordinance, any holder of bonds issued under the authority of this subchapter or of any coupon 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 city or its airport commission, as set forth in this subchapter and as set forth in the ordinance authorizing the bonds.
Acts 1959, No. 175, § 4; 1970, (Ex. Sess.), No. 34, § 1; 1975, No. 301, § 2; 1981, No. 425, § 41; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-522.
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 360 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS GENERALLY (§§ 14-360-101 — 14-360-313) › Subchapter 3 - IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 14-360-301 — 14-360-313) › Section 14-360-311 - Borrowing of funds and revenue bonds - Refunding bonds

(a)
The city may issue bonds under this subchapter for the purpose of refunding, at a rate or rates of interest not exceeding the maximum rate otherwise authorized in this section, any obligations of the city theretofore issued under this subchapter or under other authority or may authorize and deliver a single issue of bonds under this subchapter in part for the purpose of refunding such obligations and in part for the purpose of erecting and constructing buildings, structures, and other improvements authorized by this subchapter, or extensions, additions, or improvements thereto.
(b)
(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.
(c)
All bonds issued under this subsection 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 such bonds.
(d)
The city may provide that any refunding bonds shall have the same priority of lien on the revenues pledged for their payment as was enjoyed by the obligations thereby refunded.
Acts 1959, No. 175, § 4; 1970, (Ex. Sess.), No. 34, § 1; 1975, No. 301, § 2; 1981, No. 425, § 41; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-522.
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 360 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS GENERALLY (§§ 14-360-101 — 14-360-313) › Subchapter 3 - IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 14-360-301 — 14-360-313) › Section 14-360-312 - Borrowing of funds and revenue bonds - Exemption from certain taxes

(a)
Bonds issued under the provisions of this subchapter shall be exempt from all state, county, and municipal taxes.
(b)
This exemption shall include income taxation and inheritance taxation.
Acts 1959, No. 175, § 4; 1970 (Ex. Sess.), No. 34, § 1; 1975, No. 301, § 2; 1981, No. 425, § 41; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-522.
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 360 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS GENERALLY (§§ 14-360-101 — 14-360-313) › Subchapter 3 - IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 14-360-301 — 14-360-313) › Section 14-360-313 - Use of operational revenue

Subject to such restrictions as may be contained in the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds issued under this subchapter or other contract with the bondholders, as well as restrictions contained on contracts with the bondholders of other prior issues, all revenues derived from the operation and the lease of buildings, structures, or other improvements in excess of those required for payment of and interest upon the bonds, plus any reserve for contingencies, plus those funds required for operation and maintenance expenses for the buildings, structures, or other improvements, shall be used by the airport commission only for the purpose of expansion, maintenance, or operation of the airport or any of its facilities, buildings, or other improvements. This may include the payment of principal of and interest upon other bonds issued under this subchapter, or of other prior issues, and for no other purpose.
Acts 1959, No. 175, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-523.
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 361 - AIRPORTS IN BORDER MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-361-101 — 14-361-124) › Section 14-361-101 - Title

This chapter may be cited as the "Municipal Airports Act."
Acts 1953, No. 128, § 22; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-620.
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Airport" means any area of land or water which is used, or intended for use, for the landing and takeoff of aircraft and any appurtenant areas which are used, or intended for use, for airport buildings or other airport facilities or rights-of-way, together with all airport buildings and facilities located thereon;
(2)
"Air navigation facility" means any facility, other than one owned and operated by the United States, used in, available for use in, or designed for use in aid of air navigation, including any structures, mechanism, lights, beacons, markers, communicating systems, or other instrumentalities or devices used or useful as an aid, or constituting an advantage or convenience, to the safe taking off, navigation, and landing of aircraft or the safe and efficient operation or maintenance of an airport and any combination of any or all of these facilities;
(3)
"Airport hazard" means any structure, object of natural growth, or use of land which obstructs the airspace required for the flight of aircraft in landing or taking off at an airport or is otherwise hazardous to the landing or taking off of aircraft;
(4)
"Municipality" means any municipality of the first or second class, the city limits of which are within five (5) miles of a boundary line of this state; and
(5)
"Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint-stock association, or body politic and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative thereof.
Acts 1953, No. 128, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-601.
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(a)
This chapter shall be interpreted and construed so as to make uniform so far as possible the laws, rules, and regulations of this state and other states and of the United States Government having to do with the subject of municipal airports.
(b)
This chapter is cumulative of and in addition to all laws of the State of Arkansas on this subject.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1049, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1953, No. 128, §§ 19, 21; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 74-619, 74-619n.
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(a)
Establishment, Operation, and Land Acquisition.
Every municipality as defined in §
14-361-102
is authorized, out of any appropriations or other moneys made available for such purposes, to plan, establish, develop, construct, enlarge, improve, maintain, equip, operate, regulate, protect, and police airports and air navigation facilities, either within or without the territorial limits of the municipality and within or without the territorial boundaries of this state, including the construction, installation, equipment, maintenance, and operation at such airports of buildings and other facilities for the servicing of aircraft or for the comfort and accommodation of air travelers, and the purchase and sale of supplies, goods, and commodities as an incident to the operation of its airport properties. For such purposes, the municipality may use any available property that it may own or control and may, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, eminent domain proceedings, or otherwise, acquire real or personal property or any interest therein, including easements in airport hazards or land outside the boundaries of an airport or airport site, as are necessary to permit safe and efficient operation of the airport or to permit the removal, elimination, obstruction-marking of obstructions, lighting of airport hazards, or to prevent the establishment of airport hazards.
(b)
Acquisition of Existing Airports.
The municipality may, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, proceedings, or otherwise, acquire existing airports and navigation facilities. However, it shall not acquire or take over any airport or air navigation facility owned or controlled by another municipality or public agency of this or any other state without the consent of the municipality or public agency.
(c)
Establishment of Airport on Public Waters and Reclaimed Lands.
For the purposes of this chapter, a municipality may establish or acquire and maintain, within or bordering upon the territorial limits of the municipality, airports in, over, and upon any public waters of this state, any submerged lands under public waters, and any artificial or reclaimed lands which, before the artificial making or reclamation thereof, constituted a portion of the submerged lands under public waters and may construct and maintain terminal buildings, landing floats, causeways, roadways, and bridges for approaches to or connecting with any such airport, and landing floats and breakwaters for the protection thereof.
(d)
Limitation on Design and Operation of Air Navigation Facilities.
All air navigation facilities established or operated by municipalities shall be supplementary to and coordinated in design and operation with those established and operated by the federal and state governments.
Acts 1953, No. 128, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-602.
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 361 - AIRPORTS IN BORDER MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-361-101 — 14-361-124) › Section 14-361-105 - Supplementary powers

In addition to the general and special powers conferred by this chapter, every municipality is authorized to exercise such powers as are necessarily incidental to the exercise of the conferred general and special powers.
Acts 1953, No. 128, § 17; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-617.
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(a)
The acquisition of any land or interest therein pursuant to this chapter, the planning, acquisition, establishment, development, construction, improvement, maintenance, equipment, operation, regulation, protection, and policing of airports and air navigation facilities, including the acquisition or elimination of airport hazards, and the exercise of any other powers granted in this chapter to municipalities and public agencies thereof, to be severally or jointly exercised, are declared to be public and governmental functions, exercised for a public purpose, and matters of public necessity. In the case of any municipality, they are declared to be municipal functions and purposes as well as public and governmental.
(b)
All land and other property and privileges acquired and used by or on behalf of any municipality or other public agency in the manner and for the purposes enumerated in this chapter shall be acquired and used for public and governmental purposes and as a matter of public necessity and for municipal purposes.
Acts 1953, No. 128, § 15; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-615.
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 361 - AIRPORTS IN BORDER MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-361-101 — 14-361-124) › Section 14-361-107 - Operation and use privileges

(a)
Under Municipal Operation.
In operating an airport or air navigation facility owned, leased, or controlled by a municipality, the municipality, except as may be limited by the terms and conditions of any grant, loan, or agreement pursuant to §
14-361-117
, may enter into contracts, leases, and other arrangements with any persons:
(1)
Granting the privilege of using or improving the airport or air navigation facility, or any portion or facility thereof, or space therein for commercial purposes;
(2)
Conferring the privilege of supplying goods, commodities, things, services, or facilities at that airport or air navigation facility; or
(3)
(A)
Making available services to be furnished by the municipality or its agents at that airport or navigation facility.
(B)
In each case, the municipality may establish the terms and conditions and fix the charges, rentals, or fees for the privileges or services, which shall be reasonable and uniform for the same class of privilege or service and shall be established with due regard to the property and improvements used and the expenses of operation to the municipality.
(b)
Under Other Operation.
Except as may be limited by the terms and conditions of any grant, loan, or agreement pursuant to §
14-361-117
, a municipality, by contract, lease, or other arrangement, upon a consideration fixed by it, may grant to any qualified person, for a term not to exceed forty (40) years, the privilege of operating as agent of the municipality, or otherwise, any airport owned or controlled by the municipality. No person shall be granted any authority to operate the airport other than a public airport or to enter into any contracts, leases, or other agreements in connection with the operation of the airport which the municipality might not have undertaken under subsection (a) of this section.
Acts 1953, No. 128, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-604; Acts 1997, No. 334, § 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 361 - AIRPORTS IN BORDER MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-361-101 — 14-361-124) › Section 14-361-108 - Contracts

A municipality may enter into any contracts necessary to the execution of the powers granted it and for the purposes provided by this chapter.
Acts 1953, No. 128, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-613.
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 361 - AIRPORTS IN BORDER MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-361-101 — 14-361-124) › Section 14-361-109 - Disposal of property

(a)
Except as may be limited by the terms and conditions of any grant, loan, or agreement pursuant to §
14-361-117
, every municipality may, by sale, lease, or otherwise, dispose of any airport, air navigation facility, or other property, or portion thereof or interest therein, acquired pursuant to this chapter.
(b)
(1)
Disposal by sale, lease, or otherwise shall be in accordance with the laws of this state, or provisions of the charter of the municipality, governing the disposition of other property of the municipality.
(2)
In the case of disposal to another municipality or agency of the state or federal government for aeronautical purposes incident thereto, the sale, lease, or other disposal may be effected in such manner and upon such terms as the governing body of the municipality may deem in the best interest of the municipality.
Acts 1953, No. 128, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-603.
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 361 - AIRPORTS IN BORDER MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-361-101 — 14-361-124) › Section 14-361-110 - Delegation of authority

Any authority vested by this chapter in a municipality, or in the governing body thereof, for the planning, establishment, development, construction, enlargement, improvement, maintenance, equipment, operation, regulation, protection, and policing of airports or other air navigation facilities established, owned, or controlled or to be established, owned, or controlled by the municipality may be vested by resolution of the governing body of the municipality in an officer or board or other municipal agency whose powers and duties shall be prescribed in the resolution. However, the expense of such planning, establishment, development, construction, enlargement, improvement, maintenance, equipment, operation, regulation, protection, and policing shall be a responsibility of the municipality.
Acts 1953, No. 128, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-606.
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 361 - AIRPORTS IN BORDER MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-361-101 — 14-361-124) › Section 14-361-111 - Jurisdiction and regulation

(a)
Scope.
(1)
(A)
A municipality, which has established or acquired an airport or air navigation facility is authorized to adopt, amend, and repeal such reasonable ordinances, resolutions, rules, regulations, and orders as it shall deem necessary for the management, government, and use of the airport or air navigation facility under its control, whether situated within or without the territorial limits of the municipality.
(B)
(i)
For the enforcement of them, the municipality, by ordinance or resolution as may by law be appropriate, may appoint airport guards or police, with full police powers, and fix penalties, within the limits prescribed by law, for the violation of the ordinances, resolutions, rules, regulations, and orders.
(ii)
The penalties shall be enforced in the same manner in which penalties prescribed by other ordinances or resolutions of the municipality are enforced.
(2)
To the extent that an airport or other air navigation facility controlled and operated by a municipality is located outside the territorial limits of the municipality, it shall, subject to federal and state laws, rules, and regulations, be under the jurisdiction and control of the municipality controlling or operating it, and no other municipality shall have any authority to charge or exact a license fee or occupation tax for operations thereon.
(b)
Conformity to Federal and State Law.
No ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, or order adopted by a municipality pursuant to this chapter shall be inconsistent with, or contrary to, any act of the Congress of the United States or laws of this state, or to any regulations promulgated or standards established pursuant to them.
Acts 1953, No. 128, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-607.
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 361 - AIRPORTS IN BORDER MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-361-101 — 14-361-124) › Section 14-361-112 - Zoning

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to limit any right, power, or authority of a municipality to regulate airport hazards by zoning.
Acts 1953, No. 128, § 18; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-618.
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 361 - AIRPORTS IN BORDER MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-361-101 — 14-361-124) › Section 14-361-113 - Liens

To enforce the payment of any charges for repairs or improvements to, or storage or care of, any personal property made or furnished by the municipality or its agents, in connection with the operation of an airport or air navigation facility owned or operated by the municipality, the municipality shall have liens on the property, which shall be enforceable by the municipality as provided by law.
Acts 1953, No. 128, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-605.
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(a)
(1)
The cost of planning, acquiring, establishing, developing, constructing, enlarging, improving, or equipping an airport or air navigation facility, or the site therefor, including buildings and other facilities incidental to the operation thereof, and the acquisition or elimination of airport hazards may be paid for, wholly or partly, from the proceeds of the sale of bonds of the municipality, as the governing body of the municipality shall determine.
(2)
(A)
For these purposes, a municipality may issue general or special obligation bonds, revenue bonds, or other forms of bonds, secured or unsecured, including refunding bonds.
(B)
(i)
All bonds issued by a municipality pursuant to this chapter which are payable, as to principal and interest, solely from the revenues of an airport or air navigation facility shall so state on their face.
(ii)
In any suit, action, or proceeding involving the security, or the validity or enforceability, of any bonds issued by a municipality, which bonds state on their face that they were issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and for a purpose or purposes authorized to be accomplished by this chapter, the bonds shall be conclusively deemed to have been issued pursuant to this chapter for such purposes.
(b)
Bonds issued under the authority of this chapter shall bear interest at a rate or rates as the ordinances authorizing their issuance may provide.
Acts 1953, No. 128, § 9; 1970 (Ex. Sess.), No. 42, § 1; 1975, No. 225, § 2; 1981, No. 425, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-609.
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 361 - AIRPORTS IN BORDER MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-361-101 — 14-361-124) › Section 14-361-115 - Validation of prior actions

(a)
Any acquisition of property previously made, within or without the limits of any municipality of the state, for the purposes authorized by this chapter, and any other action heretofore taken by a municipality in the furtherance of these purposes including, but not limited to, the making of appropriations, the expenditure of money, the incurring of debts, the acceptance and disbursement of federal, state, or other grants or loans, the issuance and payment of bonds, or the execution of leases and contracts, which acquisition or action would have been authorized had this chapter been in effect at the time of the acquisition or action, is ratified and made valid.
(b)
All bonds previously issued in furtherance of purposes authorized by this chapter and actions ratified by this section are confirmed as legal obligations of the municipality, and without prejudice to the general powers granted to the municipality by this chapter, the municipality is authorized to issue further bonds for these purposes up to the limit fixed in the original authorization therefor, which bonds shall be legal obligations in accordance with their terms.
Acts 1953, No. 128, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-610.
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 361 - AIRPORTS IN BORDER MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-361-101 — 14-361-124) › Section 14-361-116 - Disposition of revenues

(a)
The revenues obtained by a municipality from the ownership, control, or operation of any airport or air navigation facility, including proceeds from the sale of any airport or portion thereof or air navigation facility property, shall be deposited in a special fund to be called the "............... Airport Fund."
(b)
The revenues shall be appropriated solely to, and used by the municipality for, the purposes authorized by this chapter.
Acts 1953, No. 128, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 74-611.