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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 3 - REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES (§§ 14-169-301 — 14-169-319) › Section 14-169-308 - Commissioners generally

(a)
The governing body of each county included in a regional housing authority shall appoint one (1) person as a commissioner of the authority.
(b)
Each commissioner to be first appointed by the governing body of a county may be appointed at or after the time of the adoption of the resolution declaring the need for a regional housing authority or declaring the need for the inclusion of the county in the area of operation of the regional housing authority.
(c)
(1)
The commissioners of a regional housing authority shall be appointed for terms of five (5) years. However, all vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms.
(2)
When the term of office of a commissioner expires or any other vacancy occurs in the commission, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as provided for commissioners of housing authorities under §
14-169-208
.
(3)
Each commissioner shall hold office until his successor has been appointed and has qualified, except as otherwise provided in this section.
(d)
(1)
A certificate of the appointment of any commissioner shall be filed with the clerk of the county.
(2)
The certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment of the commissioner.
(e)
If any county is excluded from the area of operation of a regional housing authority, the office of the commissioner of the regional housing authority appointed by the governing body of the county shall be abolished.
Acts 1941, No. 352, § 5; 1943, No. 280, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3039; Acts 1993, No. 539, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 3 - REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES (§§ 14-169-301 — 14-169-319) › Section 14-169-309 - Additional commissioners

(a)
(1)
When the area of operation of a regional housing authority is increased to include an additional county as provided in §
14-169-304
, the governing body of each county shall thereupon appoint one (1) additional person as a commissioner of the regional housing authority.
(2)
If the area of operation of a regional housing authority consists at any time of an even number of counties, the commissioners of the regional housing authority appointed by the governing bodies of the counties shall appoint one (1) additional commissioner, whose term of office shall be as provided in this section for a commissioner of a regional housing authority except that such term shall end at any earlier time that the area of operation of the regional housing authority shall be changed to consist of an odd number of counties.
(b)
(1)
The term of office of such person begins during the terms of office of the commissioners appointing him.
(2)
The commissioners of the authority appointed by the governing bodies of the counties shall likewise appoint each person to succeed the additional commissioners.
(c)
A certificate of the appointment of any additional commissioner of the regional housing authority shall be filed with the other records of the regional housing authority and shall be conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment of the additional commissioner.
Acts 1941, No. 352, § 5; 1943, No. 280, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3039.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 3 - REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES (§§ 14-169-301 — 14-169-319) › Section 14-169-310 - Commissioners - Removal

(a)
For inefficiency or neglect of duty or misconduct in office, a commissioner of a regional housing authority may be removed by the governing body appointing him or, in the case of the commissioner appointed by the commissioners of the regional housing authority, by such commissioners.
(b)
A commissioner shall be removed only after he shall have been given a copy of the charges against him at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing on them and if the commissioner shall have had an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel.
(c)
(1)
In the event of the removal of a commissioner by the governing body appointing him, a record of the proceedings, together with the charges and findings on them, shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the county.
(2)
In the case of the removal of the commissioner appointed by the commissioners of the regional housing authority, the record shall be filed with the other records of the regional housing authority.
Acts 1941, No. 352, § 5; 1943, No. 280, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3039.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 3 - REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES (§§ 14-169-301 — 14-169-319) › Section 14-169-311 - Commissioners - Quorum

A majority of the commissioners of a regional housing authority shall constitute a quorum of the authority for the purpose of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes.
Acts 1941, No. 352, § 5; 1943, No. 280, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3039.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 3 - REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES (§§ 14-169-301 — 14-169-319) › Section 14-169-312 - Commissioners - Power and authority

The commissioners shall constitute the regional housing authority, and the powers of the authority shall be vested in the commissioners in office from time to time.
Acts 1941, No. 352, § 5; 1943, No. 280, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3039.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 3 - REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES (§§ 14-169-301 — 14-169-319) › Section 14-169-313 - Chairman, officers, and employees of authority

The commissioners of a regional housing authority shall elect a chairman from among the commissioners and shall have power to select or employ such other officers and employees as the regional housing authority may require.
Acts 1941, No. 352, § 5; 1943, No. 280, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3039.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 3 - REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES (§§ 14-169-301 — 14-169-319) › Section 14-169-314 - Area of operation

(a)
Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, the area of operation of a regional housing authority shall include all of the counties for which the authority is created and established except that portion of the counties which lies within the territorial boundaries of any city of the first class.
(b)
The governing body of each of the counties in the regional housing authority, the commissioners of the regional housing authority, and the governing body of each additional county shall, by resolution, declare that there is a need for the inclusion of the county in the area of operation of the regional housing authority only if:
(1)
The governing body of each additional county finds that unsanitary or unsafe inhabited dwelling accommodations exist in the county or there is a shortage of safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations in the county available to persons of low income at rentals they can afford; and
(2)
The governing body of each of the counties then included in the area of operation of the regional housing authority, the commissioners of the regional housing authority, and the governing body of each additional county finds that the regional housing authority would be a more efficient or economical administrative unit if the area of operation of the regional housing authority is increased to include the additional county.
Acts 1943, No. 280, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3040.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 3 - REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES (§§ 14-169-301 — 14-169-319) › Section 14-169-315 - Increase of area

(a)
The area of operation of a regional housing authority may be increased from time to time to include one (1) or more additional contiguous counties not already within a regional housing authority if the governing body of each of the counties then included in the area of operation of the regional housing authority, the commissioners of the regional housing authority, and the governing body of each additional county each adopt a resolution declaring that there is a need for the inclusion of the additional county in the area of operation of the regional housing authority.
(b)
Upon the adoption of these resolutions, the county housing authority created for each additional county shall cease to exist except for the purpose of winding up its affairs and executing a deed to the regional housing authority as provided in this section.
(c)
The resolution shall not be adopted if there is a county housing authority created for any additional county which has any bonds or notes outstanding unless:
(1)
All holders of the bonds and notes consent, in writing, to the substitution of the regional housing authority in lieu of the county housing authority as the obligor on them; and
(2)
The commissioners of the county housing authority adopt a resolution consenting to the transfer of all the rights, contracts, obligations, and real and personal property of the county housing authority to the regional housing authority as provided in this section.
(d)
When the conditions of subsection (c) of this section are complied with and the area of operation of the regional housing authority is increased to include the additional county, as provided in this section:
(1)
All rights, contracts, agreements, obligations, and real and personal property of the county housing authority shall be in the name of and vest in the regional housing authority;
(2)
All obligations of the county housing authority shall be the obligations of the regional housing authority; and
(3)
All rights and remedies of any person against the county housing authority may be asserted, enforced, and prosecuted against the regional housing authority to the same extent as they might have been asserted, enforced, and prosecuted against the county housing authority.
Acts 1943, No. 280, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3040.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 3 - REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES (§§ 14-169-301 — 14-169-319) › Section 14-169-316 - Increase of area - Deed from county to regional authority

When any real property of a county housing authority vests in a regional housing authority as provided in §§
14-169-314
and
14-169-315
, the county housing authority shall execute a deed of the property to the regional housing authority, which thereupon shall file the deed in the office provided for the filing of deeds. However, nothing contained in this section shall affect the vesting of property in the regional housing authority as provided in §§
14-169-314
and
14-169-315
.
Acts 1943, No. 280, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3040.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 3 - REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES (§§ 14-169-301 — 14-169-319) › Section 14-169-318 - Housing authority for county excluded or detached

(a)
At any time after the exclusion or detachment of any county from the area of operation of a regional housing authority, as provided in this subchapter, the governing body of any such county may adopt a resolution or enter an order declaring that there is need for a housing authority in the county if the governing body shall find such need according to the provisions of §
14-169-207
. Thereupon, a public body corporate and politic to be known as the housing authority of the county shall exist for that county, the five (5) commissioners of which shall be appointed by the governing body of that county and may transact business and exercise its powers in the same manner, and shall have the same rights, powers, and immunities, as though created by §
14-169-207
.
(b)
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as preventing that county from thereafter being included within the area of operation of a regional housing authority as provided in this subchapter.
Acts 1943, No. 280, § 6; 1949, No. 340, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3042.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 3 - REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES (§§ 14-169-301 — 14-169-319) › Section 14-169-319 - Procedures to create authority or change area

(a)
(1)
The governing body of a county shall not adopt any resolution authorized by §§
14-169-304
,
14-169-315
, or
14-169-317
unless a public hearing has first been held.
(2)
The clerk of the county shall give notice of the time, place, and purpose of the public hearing at least ten (10) days prior to the day on which the hearing is to be held, in a newspaper published in the county, or if there is no newspaper published in the county, then in a newspaper published in the state and having a general circulation in the county.
(3)
Upon the date fixed for the public hearing, an opportunity to be heard shall be granted to all residents of the county and to all other interested persons.
(b)
In determining whether dwelling accommodations are unsafe or unsanitary, the governing body of a county shall take into consideration:
(1)
The safety and sanitation of dwellings;
(2)
The light and air space available to the inhabitants of the dwellings;
(3)
The degree of overcrowding;
(4)
The size and arrangement of the rooms; and
(5)
The extent to which conditions exist in the dwellings which endanger life or property by fire or other causes.
(c)
In connection with the issuance of bonds, a regional housing authority may covenant as to limitations on its right to adopt resolutions relating to the increase or decrease of its area of operation.
Acts 1943, No. 280, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3043.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 5 - RURAL HOUSING PROJECTS (§§ 14-169-501 — 14-169-503) › Section 14-169-501 - Definition

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires, "farmers of low income" means persons or families who, at the time of their admission to occupancy in a dwelling of a housing authority:
(1)
Live under unsafe or unsanitary housing conditions;
(2)
Derive their principal income from operating or working upon a farm; and
(3)
Had an aggregate average annual net income for the three (3) years preceding their admission that was less than the amount determined by the housing authority to be necessary, within its area of operation, to enable them, without financial assistance, to obtain decent, safe, and sanitary housing, without overcrowding.
Acts 1941, No. 352, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3055.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 5 - RURAL HOUSING PROJECTS (§§ 14-169-501 — 14-169-503) › Section 14-169-502 - Authority generally

(a)
County housing authorities and regional housing authorities are specifically empowered and authorized to borrow money, accept grants, and exercise their other powers to provide housing for farmers of low income.
(b)
In connection with these projects, the housing authorities may enter into such leases or purchase agreements, accept such conveyances, and rent or sell dwellings forming part of the projects to or for farmers of low income, as such housing authorities deem necessary in order to assure the achievement of the objectives of this subchapter.
(c)
The leases, agreements, or conveyances may include such covenants as the housing authority deems appropriate regarding the dwellings and the tracts of land described in any such instrument. These covenants shall be deemed to run with the land where the housing authority deems it necessary and where the parties to the instrument so stipulate.
(d)
In providing housing for farmers of low income, county housing authorities and regional housing authorities shall not be subject to tenant selection limitations provided in §
14-169-237
.
(e)
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as limiting any other powers of any housing authority.
Acts 1941, No. 352, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3053.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 5 - RURAL HOUSING PROJECTS (§§ 14-169-501 — 14-169-503) › Section 14-169-503 - Applications by farmers

(a)
The owner of any farm operated, or worked upon, by a farmer of low income in need of safe and sanitary housing may file an application with a county housing authority or a regional housing authority requesting that it provide for a safe and sanitary dwelling for occupancy by the farmer of low income.
(b)
The applications shall be received and examined by housing authorities in connection with the formulation of projects or programs to provide housing for farmers of low income.
Acts 1941, No. 352, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3054.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 6 - REDEVELOPMENT GENERALLY (§§ 14-169-601 — 14-169-609) › Section 14-169-601 - Legislative declarations

It is found and declared that:
(1)
There exists in many communities within this state blighted areas, as defined in §
14-169-604
, or areas in the process of becoming blighted;
(2)
(A)
Such areas impair economic values and tax revenues;
(B)
Such areas cause an increase in and spread of disease and crime and constitute a menace to the health, safety, morals, and welfare of the residents of the state; and
(C)
These conditions necessitate excessive and disproportionate expenditures of public funds for crime prevention and punishment, public health and safety, and accident protection, and other public services and facilities;
(3)
The clearance, replanning, and preparation for rebuilding of these areas and the prevention or the reduction of blight and its causes are public uses and purposes for which public money may be spent and private property acquired and are governmental functions of state concern;
(4)
(A)
Redevelopment activities will stimulate residential construction which is closely correlated with general economic activity; and
(B)
Such undertakings authorized by this subchapter will aid the production of better housing and more desirable neighborhood and community development at lower costs and will make possible a more stable and larger volume of residential construction, which will assist materially in achieving and maintaining full employment; and
(5)
(A)
It is in the public interest that advance preparation for such projects and activities be made; and
(B)
The necessity in the public interest for the provisions enacted in this subchapter is declared as a matter of legislative determination.
Acts 1945, No. 212, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3056.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 6 - REDEVELOPMENT GENERALLY (§§ 14-169-601 — 14-169-609) › Section 14-169-602 - Provisions controlling

Insofar as the provisions of this subchapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this subchapter shall control.
Acts 1945, No. 212, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3063n.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 6 - REDEVELOPMENT GENERALLY (§§ 14-169-601 — 14-169-609) › Section 14-169-603 - Powers supplemental

The powers conferred by this subchapter shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law.
Acts 1945, No. 212, §§ 8, 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3063.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 6 - REDEVELOPMENT GENERALLY (§§ 14-169-601 — 14-169-609) › Section 14-169-604 - Authority generally - Definition

An urban renewal agency under §
14-169-709
and any housing authority established under the Housing Authorities Act, §§
14-169-201
-
14-169-205
,
14-169-207
-
14-169-225
,
14-169-227
,
14-169-229
-
14-169-240
, and
14-169-804
, may carry out any work or undertaking to be called a "redevelopment project", to:
(1)
Acquire blighted areas, which are defined as areas, including slum areas, with buildings or improvements which by reason of dilapidation, obsolescence, overcrowding, faulty arrangement or design, lack of ventilation, light and sanitary facilities, excessive land coverage, deleterious land use or obsolete layout, or any combination of these or other factors are detrimental to the safety, health, morals, or welfare of the community;
(2)
Acquire other real property for the purpose of removing, preventing, or reducing blight, blighting factors, or the causes of blight;
(3)
Acquire real property where the acquisition of the area by the authority is necessary to carry out a redevelopment plan;
(4)
Clear any areas acquired and install, construct, or reconstruct streets, utilities, and site improvements essential to the preparation of sites for uses in accordance with the redevelopment plan;
(5)
Sell land so acquired for uses in accordance with the redevelopment plan; or
(6)
Accomplish a combination of these projects to carry out a redevelopment plan.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 732,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1945, No. 212, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3057.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 6 - REDEVELOPMENT GENERALLY (§§ 14-169-601 — 14-169-609) › Section 14-169-605 - Rights, etc., of housing authority

(a)
In undertaking development projects, a housing authority shall have all the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities that a housing authority has under the Housing Authorities Act, §§
14-169-201
-
14-169-205
,
14-169-207
-
14-169-225
,
14-169-227
,
14-169-229
-
14-169-240
, and
14-169-804
and any other provision of law relating to slum clearance and housing projects for persons of low income including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power to make and execute contracts, to issue bonds and other obligations and give security therefor, to acquire real property by eminent domain or purchase, and to do any and all things necessary to carry out projects, in the same manner as though all the provisions of law applicable to slum clearance and housing projects were applicable to redevelopment projects undertaken under this subchapter.
(b)
Nothing contained in §§
14-169-236
-
14-169-238
shall be construed as limiting the power of an authority, in the event of a default by a purchaser or lessee of land in a redevelopment plan, to acquire property and operate it free from the restrictions contained in these statutes.
Acts 1945, No. 212, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3058.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 6 - REDEVELOPMENT GENERALLY (§§ 14-169-601 — 14-169-609) › Section 14-169-606 - Local approval and assistance

(a)
An authority shall not initiate any redevelopment project under this subchapter until the governing body or agency designated by it or empowered by law so to act of each city or town, i.e., "municipalities," in which any of the area to be covered by the project is situated, has approved a plan, to be called the "redevelopment plan," which provides an outline for the development or redevelopment of the area and is sufficiently complete to indicate:
(1)
Its relationship to definite local objectives as to appropriate land uses and improved traffic, public transportation, public utilities, recreational and community facilities, and other public improvements;
(2)
Proposed land uses and building requirements in the area; and
(3)
The method for the temporary relocation of persons living in such areas; and also the method for providing, unless already available, decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings substantially equal in number to the number of substandard dwellings to be cleared from the area, at rents within the financial reach of the income groups displaced from the substandard dwellings.
(b)
Municipalities are authorized to approve redevelopment plans through their governing body or agency designated by it for that purpose.
(c)
Any state public body, as defined in §
14-169-203
, shall have the same rights and powers to cooperate with and assist housing authorities with respect to redevelopment projects that such state public body has pursuant to the Housing Authorities Act, §§
14-169-201
-
14-169-205
,
14-169-207
-
14-169-225
,
14-169-227
,
14-169-229
-
14-169-240
, and
14-169-804
, for the purpose of assisting the development or administration of slum clearance and housing projects in the same manner as though the provisions of the Housing Authorities Act were applicable to redevelopment projects undertaken under this subchapter.
Acts 1945, No. 212, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3059.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 6 - REDEVELOPMENT GENERALLY (§§ 14-169-601 — 14-169-609) › Section 14-169-607 - Federal financial aid

An authority may borrow money or accept contributions from the federal government to assist in its undertaking redevelopment projects. An authority may do any and all things necessary or desirable to secure such financial aid, including obligating itself in any contract with the federal government for annual contributions to convey to the federal government the project to which the contract relates upon the occurrence of a substantial default under it, in the same manner as it may do to secure such aid in connection with slum clearance and housing projects under the provisions of the Housing Authorities Act, §§
14-169-201
-
14-169-205
,
14-169-207
-
14-169-225
,
14-169-227
,
14-169-229
-
14-169-240
, and
14-169-804
.
Acts 1945, No. 212, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3061.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 6 - REDEVELOPMENT GENERALLY (§§ 14-169-601 — 14-169-609) › Section 14-169-608 - Bonds deemed legal investments

Bonds or other obligations issued by a housing authority in connection with a redevelopment project pursuant to this subchapter shall be security for public deposits and legal investments to the same extent and for the same persons, institutions, associations, corporations, and other bodies and officers as bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to the Housing Authorities Act, §§
14-169-201
-
14-169-205
,
14-169-207
-
14-169-225
,
14-169-227
,
14-169-229
-
14-169-240
, and
14-169-804
, in connection with the development of slum clearance or housing projects.
Acts 1945, No. 212, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3062.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 6 - REDEVELOPMENT GENERALLY (§§ 14-169-601 — 14-169-609) › Section 14-169-609 - Use of land in project

(a)
(1)
The authority may make land in a redevelopment project available for use by private enterprise or public agencies in accordance with the redevelopment plan.
(2)
The land may be made available at its use value, which represents the value, whether expressed in terms of rental or capital price, at which the authority determines the land should be made available in order that it may be developed or redeveloped for the purposes specified in the plan.
(b)
(1)
To assure that land acquired in a redevelopment project is used in accordance with the redevelopment plan, an authority, upon the sale or lease of the land, shall obligate purchasers or lessees to:
(A)
Use the land for the purpose designated in the redevelopment plan;
(B)
Begin the building of their improvements within a period of time which the authority fixes as reasonable; and
(C)
Comply with such other conditions as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
(2)
Any such obligations by the purchaser shall be covenants and conditions running with the land where the authority so stipulates.
Acts 1945, No. 212, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3060.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 7 - URBAN RENEWAL GENERALLY (§§ 14-169-701 — 14-169-713) › Section 14-169-701 - Legislative findings

It is found and declared that:
(1)
There exist in municipalities of this state slum, blighted, or deteriorated areas which constitute a serious and growing menace, injurious to the public health, safety, morals, and welfare of the residents of this state, and the findings and declarations heretofore made in §
14-169-601
with respect to slum and blighted areas are affirmed and restated;
(2)
Certain slum, blighted, or deteriorated areas, or portions of them, may require acquisition and clearance, as provided in this subchapter, since the prevailing condition of decay may make impracticable the reclamation of the area by conservation or rehabilitation, but other areas or portions of them, through the means provided in this subchapter, may be susceptible of conservation or rehabilitation in such a manner that the conditions and evils hereinbefore enumerated may be eliminated, remedied, or prevented, and that such blighted areas can be conserved and rehabilitated through appropriate public action and the cooperation and voluntary action of the owners and tenants of property in such areas; and
(3)
All powers conferred by this subchapter are for public uses and purposes for which public money may be expended and such other powers exercised, and the necessity in the public interest for the provisions of this subchapter is declared as a matter of legislative determination. A municipality, to the greatest extent it determines to be feasible in carrying out the provisions of this subchapter, shall afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the municipality as a whole, to the rehabilitation or redevelopment of areas by private enterprise.
Acts 1945, No. 212, § 12 as added by Acts 1957, No. 189, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3063.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 7 - URBAN RENEWAL GENERALLY (§§ 14-169-701 — 14-169-713) › Section 14-169-702 - Definitions

As used in §§
14-169-708
-
14-169-713
, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Governing body" means the legislative body of a municipality;
(2)
"Housing authority" means any public corporation created under §
14-169-207
;
(3)
"Municipality" means a city of the first class, a city of the second class, or an incorporated town; and
(4)
"Undertaken" means:
(A)
Real property has been purchased for the urban renewal project;
(B)
A contract for the purchase of real property for the urban renewal project has been executed; or
(C)
A housing authority has received funds for the planning or execution of the urban renewal project.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 732,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1945, No. 212, § 21 as added by Acts 1961, No. 40, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3063.10.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 7 - URBAN RENEWAL GENERALLY (§§ 14-169-701 — 14-169-713) › Section 14-169-704 - Urban renewal plan - Definition

(a)
Any urban renewal project undertaken pursuant to §
14-169-703
shall be undertaken in accordance with an urban renewal plan for the area of the project.
(b)
As used in this subchapter, "urban renewal plan" means a plan as it exists from time to time for an urban renewal project. This plan shall:
(1)
Conform to the general plan for the municipality as a whole; and
(2)
Be sufficiently complete to indicate such land acquisition, demolition, and removal of structures, redevelopment, improvements, and rehabilitation as may be proposed to be carried out in the area of the urban renewal project, zoning, and planning changes, if any, land uses, maximum densities, building requirements, and the plan's relationship to definite local objectives respecting appropriate land uses, improved traffic, public transportation, public utilities, recreational and community facilities, and other public improvements.
(c)
An urban renewal plan shall be prepared and approved pursuant to the same procedure as provided in §
14-169-601
et seq. with respect to a redevelopment plan.
(d)
If real property acquired by a municipality is to be transferred under an urban renewal plan, or such parts of the contract or plan as the housing authority or urban renewal agency may determine, the transfer may be recorded in the land records of the county in such manner as to afford actual or constructive notice of it.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 732,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1945, No. 212, § 14 as added by Acts 1957, No. 189, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3063.3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 7 - URBAN RENEWAL GENERALLY (§§ 14-169-701 — 14-169-713) › Section 14-169-706 - Assistance by municipalities and other public bodies

(a)
Any municipality or other public body is authorized, without limiting any provision in §
14-169-705
, to do any and all things necessary to aid and cooperate in the planning and undertaking of any urban renewal project in the area in which the municipality or public body is authorized to act, including the furnishing of such financial and other assistance as the municipality or public body is authorized by §
14-169-601
et seq. to furnish for, or in connection with, a redevelopment plan or redevelopment project.
(b)
A housing authority is authorized to delegate to a municipality or other public body any of the powers or functions of the authority with respect to the planning or undertaking of an urban renewal project in the area in which the municipality or public body is authorized to act. The municipality or public body is authorized to carry out or perform such powers or functions for the authority.
(c)
Any public body is authorized to enter into agreements which may extend over any period, notwithstanding any provision or rule of law to the contrary, with any other public bodies respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted by this subchapter including the furnishing of funds or other assistance in connection with an urban renewal plan or urban renewal project.
Acts 1945, No. 212, § 16 as added by Acts 1957, No. 189, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3063.5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 7 - URBAN RENEWAL GENERALLY (§§ 14-169-701 — 14-169-713) › Section 14-169-707 - Workable program

(a)
The governing body of the municipality or such public officer or public body as it may designate is authorized to prepare a workable program. This program may include an official plan of action as it exists from time to time for effectively dealing with the problem of urban slums and blighted, deteriorated, or deteriorating areas within the community and for the establishment and preservation of a well-planned community with well-organized residential neighborhoods of decent homes and suitable living environment for adequate family life, for utilizing appropriate private and public resources to eliminate, and prevent the development or spread of, slums and urban blight and deterioration, to encourage needed urban rehabilitation, to provide for the redevelopment and renewal of blighted, deteriorated, or slum areas, or to undertake such of these activities or other feasible activities as may be suitably employed to achieve the objectives of such a program.
(b)
The powers conferred by this section shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law.
Acts 1945, No. 212, § 17 as added by Acts 1957, No. 189, § 1; 1957, No. 189, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-3063.6, 19-3063.6n.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 7 - URBAN RENEWAL GENERALLY (§§ 14-169-701 — 14-169-713) › Section 14-169-708 - Adoption of powers by municipality

(a)
Notwithstanding any other provisions in this subchapter, it is provided that in any municipality in this state where on January 10, 1961, a housing authority has not been established or a housing authority is established but the authority has not undertaken an urban renewal project, the municipality may, if the local governing body, by resolution, determines such action to be in the public interest, elect to have the same powers with respect to urban renewal and redevelopment that are conferred on a housing authority by §§
14-169-601
-
14-169-609
,
14-169-701
, and
14-169-703
-
14-169-707
, to be exercised by an urban renewal agency created by §
14-169-709
or by a housing authority if one is authorized for, or subsequently established in, the municipality.
(b)
In the event the local governing body makes such determination, the urban renewal agency or the housing authority, as the case may be, shall be vested with all such urban renewal powers as are conferred by this subchapter.
Acts 1945, No. 212, § 18 as added by Acts 1961, No. 40, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3063.7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 7 - URBAN RENEWAL GENERALLY (§§ 14-169-701 — 14-169-713) › Section 14-169-709 - Urban renewal agency created

(a)
(1)
There is created in each municipality in this state, where on January 10, 1961, a housing authority has not been established or a housing authority is established but the housing authority has not undertaken an urban renewal project, a public body politic and corporate to be known as the "urban renewal agency" of the municipality for the purpose of planning and undertaking urban renewal projects.
(2)
A municipality in which the urban renewal agency has ceased operation and become dormant may by resolution of the governing body revive the urban renewal agency, and upon adoption of the resolution under subsection (b) of this section, the mayor shall appoint a board of commissioners under §
14-169-710
.
(b)
The agency shall not transact any business or exercise any powers under this subchapter unless and until the local governing body shall have adopted a resolution finding that:
(1)
One (1) or more slum, blighted, deteriorated, or deteriorating areas exist in the municipality; and
(2)
The rehabilitation, conservation, redevelopment, or a combination thereof, of such areas is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, morals, or welfare of the residents of the municipality.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 732,§ 7, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1945, No. 212, § 19 as added by Acts 1961, No. 40, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3063.8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 7 - URBAN RENEWAL GENERALLY (§§ 14-169-701 — 14-169-713) › Section 14-169-710 - Commissioners generally

(a)
(1)
If an urban renewal agency is authorized to transact business and exercise powers under this subchapter, the mayor shall appoint a board of commissioners of the agency which shall consist of five (5) commissioners.
(2)
No commissioner may be an officer or employee of the municipality for which the agency is created.
(b)
(1)
The commissioners who are first appointed shall be designated to serve for terms of one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4), and five (5) years, respectively, from the date of their appointment. Thereafter, commissioners shall be appointed as provided in this section for terms of office of five (5) years, except that any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term.
(2)
A commissioner shall hold office until his successor has been designated by the board and approved and confirmed by the municipal council or other municipal governing body.
(c)
(1)
When appointed or reappointed, approved, and confirmed, a certificate of the appointment or reappointment of any commissioner shall be filed with the clerk of the municipal council or other governing body.
(2)
The certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment of the commissioner.
(d)
When a vacancy occurs on the board, the commissioners of the agency shall designate a successor to fill the vacancy, subject to approval and confirmation by the municipal council or other municipal governing body.
(e)
A commissioner shall receive no compensation for his services but shall be entitled to the necessary expenses, including traveling expenses, incurred in the discharge of his duties.
(f)
The mayor shall designate a chairman and vice chairman from among the first commissioners appointed. Thereafter, these offices shall be filled by action of the board.
(g)
(1)
A majority of the commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting business, exercising the powers of the agency, and for all other purposes.
(2)
Action may be taken by the agency upon a vote of a majority of the commissioners present unless in any case the bylaws shall require a larger number.
(h)
The powers of an agency shall be exercised by its commissioners.
Acts 1945, No. 212, § 20 as added by Acts 1961, No. 40, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3063.9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 7 - URBAN RENEWAL GENERALLY (§§ 14-169-701 — 14-169-713) › Section 14-169-711 - Commissioners - Removal

(a)
(1)
For inefficiency or neglect of duty or misconduct in office, a commissioner may be removed by the vote of a three-fourths (3/4) majority of the members of the governing body of the municipality.
(2)
However, a commissioner shall be removed only after he shall have been given a copy of the charges at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing on them and had an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel.
(b)
In the event of the removal of any commissioner, a record of the proceedings, together with the charges and findings on it, shall be filed in the office of the clerk.
Acts 1945, No. 212, § 20 as added by Acts 1961, No. 40, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3063.9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 10 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM GENERALLY (§§ 14-163-201 — 14-176-113) › Chapter 169 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCIES (§§ 14-169-101 — 14-169-1108) › Subchapter 7 - URBAN RENEWAL GENERALLY (§§ 14-169-701 — 14-169-713) › Section 14-169-712 - Executive director, technical experts, agents, etc., of agency

(a)
An agency may employ an executive director, technical experts, and such other agents and employees, permanent and temporary, as it may require. It may determine their qualifications, duties, and compensation.
(b)
For such legal service as it may require, an agency may employ or retain its own legal staff or its own counsel.
Acts 1945, No. 212, § 20 as added by Acts 1961, No. 40, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3063.9.